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AC Diomidis Argous

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AO Diomidis Argous
Full nameAthlitikós Ómilos Diomidis Argous Handball Club
Nickname(s)Wolves
Short nameDiomidis
Founded1984; 40 years ago (1984)
ArenaNea Kios Indoor Sports Hall, Nea Kios
Capacity600
Head coachGeorgios Zaravinas
LeagueHandball Premier
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Website
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AO Diomidis Argous (Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Διομήδης Άργους) is a Greek handball team based in Argos, that plays in the Handball Premier.

Location of AO Diomidis Argous
Argos
Argos
Location of AO Diomidis Argous

History

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The club was founded in 1976. The handball department was founded in the club in 1984. The team was named after Diomedes, the former king of the city of Argos, who became famous in the Trojan War. The symbol of the team is the ancient wolf with the crown of King Diomedes. Popularly nicknamed the "Wolves", the team won for the first time the EHF Challenge Cup in 2012, downing in the final Wacker Thun.[1] It was also the first time a Greek team won a European title in a handball club competition.

Crest, colours, supporters

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Kits

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Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2023–24 season[2]
Diomidis Argous

Technical staff

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Previous squads

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Achievements

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EHF Challenge Cup

  • Winners (1): 2011/12

Greek Championships

  • Winners (2): 2011/12, 2013/14
  • Runners-up (3): 2012/13, 2014/15, 2015/16

Greek Cup

  • Runners-up (2): 2013/14, 2019/20

European record

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EHF Challenge Cup

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Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2011–12
Winners
Round 3 Poland SPR Stal Mielec 30–26 27–28 57–54
Round 4 Ukraine Portovik Yuzhny 27–24 26–29 53–53 (a)
Quarter-finals Switzerland HC Kriens-Luzern 25–21 28–28 53–49
Semi-finals Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 21–21 29–26 50–47
Finals Switzerland Wacker Thun 26–23 20–22 46–45

EHF ranking

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As of 6/12/2023[3]
Rank Team Points
138 Poland SPR Chrobry Głogów 34
139 North Macedonia RK Metalurg Skopje 34
140 Sweden HK Malmö 34
141 Greece Diomidis Argous 33
142 Bosnia and Herzegovina RK Borac Banja Luka 33
143 Luxembourg Handball Club Berchem 32
144 Netherlands RKHV Volendam 32

Former club members

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Notable former players

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References

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  1. ^ "European Handball Federation - A.C. Diomidis Argous win EHF Men's Challenge Cup / Article".
  2. ^ "Diomidis Argous - Players, Team & Season Info | EHF".
  3. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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