Faros Keratsiniou B.C.
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| Nickname | Cyan-Reds Panionios Sharks |
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Greek Basket League Greek Cup |
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| Founded | 1971 | ||
| History | 1971 – Present | ||
| Arena | Pantelis Nikolaidis Indoor Hall | ||
| Capacity | 1,000 | ||
| Location | Keratsini, Piraeus, Athens, Greece | ||
| Team colors | Red, Black and Blue |
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| President | Nikos Petsas | ||
| Head coach | Giannis Tzimas | ||
| Website | Official site | ||
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Faros Keratsiniou B.C. (alternate spellings: Pharos, Keratsini), or simply, Faros B.C., is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Keratsini, Piraeus, Athens, Greece. The club's full name is Athlitikos Omilos Faros Keratsiniou, which means Sporting Group Lighthouse Keratsini (Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Φάρος Κερατσινίου), abbreviated as A.O. Faros Keratsiniou. The club's emblem is a lighthouse.
Faros was founded in 1971, by Stefanos Lachanis. The team had its best season to date, in the 2014–15 season, when Faros was promoted to the 2nd-tier level Greek 2nd Division, because of the relegation of Panelefsiniakos to the Greek B League (Greek 3rd-tier level), due to financial problems.
During its first season (2015–16) in the Greek A2 League, Faros had a terrific start to their season, and managed to break the record for the best win/loss start in the league, which was previously set by Dafni, during the 1998–99 season. That same season, they also managed to make it to the Greek Cup's 2016 Final. Faros became just the third team in history to make it to the Greek Cup Final, while not being a current member of the top-tier level basketball league in Greece, the Greek Basket League, after Panellinios in 1987, and Rethymno Aegean in 2007, previously accomplished the feat.
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