NO Patras

Ν.Ο. Πατρών
Full name	Naftikos Omilos Patras
Colours	blue, white
Founded	1929
Court	NOP Arena
Capacity	3.000
Sports	Water polo Swimming
Greek Championships (Water polo)	1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1950
Greek Cup (Water polo)	1995
Len Trophy finalist	1999

NO Patras (NOP), Nautical Club of Patras (Ναυταθλητικός Όμιλος Πατρών), is a water polo club participating in the First Division of the Greek Championship (A1 Ethniki).

History

NO Patras aquatic center, Akti Dymeon, Patras

NOP was founded on April 19, 1929, in Patras, Western Greece and immediately became one of the protagonists of Greek water polo, dominating the 30's and 40's by winning 8 Greek Championships. During the next decades the club continually participated at the First Division (with the exception of six seasons in the Second Division/A2 Ethniki). The club also reached 8 times the final of the Greek Water Polo Cup, winning the trophy in 1995. NO Patras was the runner-up of the LEN Trophy in 1999.

Honours

• National Titles: 9

• Men
  • Greek Championship
    • Winners (8): 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1950
  • Greek Cup
    • Winners (1): 1995
    • finalists (7): 1957, 1958, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005
  • LEN Euro Cup
    • finalists (1): 1999

Rankings in the Greek First Division (A1 & A Ethniki)

NO Patras, 2011 tournament

Antonios Pepanos aquatic center, Koukouli (Patras).

A1 League: 23 participations ^[1]

Season Rank 1929-30 6th 1930-31 3rd 1931-32 - 1932-33 5th 1933-34 4th 1934-35 1st 1935-36 2nd 1936-37 1st 1937-38 1st 1938-39 1st 1939-40 1st 1940-44 World War II 1944-45 1st 1945-46 1st 1946-47 2nd 1947-48 - 1948-49 2nd 1949-50 1st 1950-51 2nd

Season Rank 1951-52 2nd 1952-53 3rd 1953-54 - 1954-55 3rd 1955-56 2nd 1956-57 5th 1957-58 2nd 1958-59 2nd 1959-60 3rd 1960-61 2nd 1961-62 2nd 1962-63 3rd 1963-64 3rd 1964-65 3rd 1965-66 3rd 1966-67 7th 1967-68 3rd 1968-69 5th 1969-70 5th

Season Rank 1970-71 6th 1971-72 5th 1972-73 5th 1973-74 4th 1974-75 4th 1975-76 4th 1976-77 7th 1977-78 6th 1978-79 7th 1979-80 8th 1980-81 5th 1981-82 6th 1982-83 8th 1983-84 9th 1984-85 10th 1985-86 7th 1986-87 7th 1987-88 A2 1988-89 8th

Season Rank 1989-90 A2 1990-91 5th 1991-92 5th 1992-93 5th 1993-94 5th 1994-95 5th 1995-96 3rd 1996-97 3rd 1997-98 3rd 1998-99 7th 1999-00 6th 2000-01 7th 2001-02 10th 2002-03 7th 2003-04 3rd 2004-05 7th 2005-06 11th 2006-07 A2 2007-08 A2

Season Rank 2008-09 7th 2009-10 8th 2010-11 9th 2011-12 10th 2012-13 12th 2013-14 A2 2014-15 A2

Greek Cup

In the Greek Water Polo Cup, N.O. Patras has reached the final 8 times, winning the trophy once. The team was the Greek Cup Winner in 1995, when they defeated Vouliagmeni 13-12 in the OAKA Indoor Aquatic Centre.

It was defeated in the following finals:

• 1957 to Ethnikos Piraeus 6-1
• 1958 to Ethnikos Piraeus 5-1
• 1992 to Olympiacos 9-8
• 1996 to Vouliagmeni 11-8
• 1997 to Olympiacos 9-8
• 1998 to Olympiacos 10-8
• 2005 to Ethnikos Piraeus 12-8

European Cups

The greatest honour of NO Patras was in 1999 when they reached the LEN Trophy double finals against Újpest Budapest. In the first final, in Patras, NOP was defeated 7-12, while it won 9-10 in the second final in Budapest. Before reaching the final, NOP had eliminated Montpellier, Crişul Oradea, Adalar and Dynamo Lviv. In the quarter finals they defeated Primorac Kotor and in the semi finals the Real Canoe NC.

Another successful year for NOP in Europe was in 1992, when they reached the semi-finals of the LEN Cup Winners' Cup.

References

1. http://www.axaioi3.gr/forum/index.php?topic=329.90