Esperos Kallitheas


Esperos is a sports club in Kallithea, founded in 1943 during the Nazi occupation of the country.

History

Started as a football club and participated during World War II in the games organised by the "Union of Greek Athletes" seeking finance in order to fund public messes for the starving population.
After the war the Esperos football team played in Division 1 for three periods and in Division 2 most of the time. In year 1966 Esperos was co-founder of Kallithea FC.
Since 1944, POK Esperos has also uninterruptedly participated in all national volleyball and basketball championships with 7 and 8 Division 1 participations respectively.
POK ESPEROS is a founding member of the Hellenic Basketball Federation, the Hellenic Volleyball Federation, the Hellenic Table Tennis Federation and also a member of the Hellenic Handball Federation.