Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki (Greek: Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Άρης Θεσσαλονίκης), is a major Greek multi-sport club founded on 25 March 1914 in Thessaloniki. Nicknamed God of War, Aris was one of the strongest Greek clubs during the Interwar period with champion teams in football, basketball and water polo. Until nowadays maintains a remarkable tradition in basketball, while "established" the sport in the country with the great star player Nikos Galis and the team of the 1980s, which was voted as the best Greek team of the 20th century.