Greek women's volleyball team
PanathinaikosNickname | Fine Girls Amazons |
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Founded | 1969 |
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Ground | Mets Indoor Hall (Capacity: 1,200) |
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Chairman | Panagiotis Malakates |
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Head Coach | Dragan Nešić |
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League | Greek Women's Volleyball League |
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2023–24 | 1st (Champions) |
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Website | Club home page |
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Championships |
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Active departments of Panathinaikos AC |
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| | | Football men's | Football B men's | Football women's | | | | Basketball men's | Basketball women's | Water Polo | | | | Volleyball men's | Volleyball women's | Table tennis | | | | Rugby | Athletics | Cycling | | | | Fencing | Archery | Shooting | | | | Wrestling | Weightlifting | Boxing | | | | Swimming | Diving | Modern pentathlon | | | | Esports | Chess | Futsal men's | | | | Futsal women's | Waterskiing | Triathlon | | | | Parasports | | |
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Panathinaikos AC Women's Volleyball Team is a Greek volleyball team, part of the major Athens-based multi-sport club Panathinaikos A.O. The department was founded in 1969 and is the most successful women's volleyball team in Greece, in terms of Greek Championships won. They have won a record 26[1] Championships, 6 Cups, with 5 Doubles, while they hold the record for finishing undefeated the Championship 8 times (1971-1973, 1978, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2007). They hold also the record of 68 straight wins in the league including the play-offs.
They have also reached four times a European final four and two times a European final (2000 and 2009). The team currently plays in Maroussi Saint Thomas Indoor Hall.
In 2017, the club was relegated due to serious financial problems. They stayed inactive in the 2017–18 season.
Apart from the Greek players, who have traditionally been the backbone of Greece's national team, some of the greatest players in European volleyball that have played for the team over the years include Ruxandra Dumitrescu, Brižitka Molnar, Tammy Mahon, Jelena Lozancic, Olga Tocko, María Fernández, Sanja Tomasević and others.
The club has retired the jersey number 9 in honour of the team's legendary captain Ruxandra Dumitrescu.
Honours
Domestic
- Greek Championship (record): (26)[1]
- 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Greek Cup: (6)
- 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022
- Double: (6)
- 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022
European
Current women's volleyball squad
Season 2024–25[2]
Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
1 | Irini Chatziefstratiadou | Middle blocker | 1.85 | (1995-09-02) September 2, 1995 (age 28) |
2 | Marianna Belia | Libero | 1.65 | (1998-10-24) October 24, 1998 (age 25) |
6 | Maret Grothues | Outside hitter | 1.80 | (1988-09-16) September 16, 1988 (age 35) |
10 | Athina Papafotiou | Setter | 1.81 | (1989-08-23) August 23, 1989 (age 34) |
12 | Martina Šamadan | Middle blocker | 1.93 | (1993-09-11) September 11, 1993 (age 30) |
13 | Penny Rogka | Libero | 1.67 | (1987-07-04) July 4, 1987 (age 36) |
14 | Natalia Metaxa | Middle blocker | 1.82 | (1992-06-08) June 8, 1992 (age 32) |
Technical and managerial staff
Staff |
Head coach | Dragan Nešić |
Assistant coach | Dimitris Markakis |
Assistant coach | Agki Mpampouli |
Statistician | Dimos Avtzioglou |
Trainer | Giannis Sourmpis |
Physiotherapist | Vasilis Angelou |
Team manager | Nikos Lazos |
Retired numbers
Panathinaikos women's volleyball retired numbers |
N° | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure |
9 | | Ruxandra Dumitrescu | Outside Hitter | 2003–2010 |
Selected former players
Selected former coaches
- Sava Grozdanović
- Andreas Bergeles
- Nikos Bergeles
- Soulis Toursougas
- Jerzy Welz
- Giannis Nikolakis
- Dimitris Bahramis
- Takis Floros
Historical performance in the league
| Panhellenic Championship | A' National | A1 Division | Pre League | A1 Division |
Pos. | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | | | | | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | | | | | |
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Positions
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
Times | 26 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
International record
Season | Achievement | Notes |
Champions Cup |
1993-94 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Matera |
Cup Winners Cup |
1994-95 | Final Four | 4th place |
1995-96 | | 7th place |
1999-00 | Final | 2nd place, defeated by Perugia |
CEV Cup |
1980-81 | Final Four | 4th place |
Challenge Cup |
2008-09 | Final | 2nd place, defeated by Vini Monteschiavo Jesi |
2009-10 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Asterix Kieldrecht |
- Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Macron
- Golden Sponsor: OPAP
- Official sponsors: Hygeia Medical Center, Avance Car Rental, Land Rover Spanos Luxury Cars, Viva Fresh, Batteries.gr, Biosteel, LCG. Boukia kai syhorio.[22][23]
- Official Broadcaster: PAO TV
See also
References
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- ^ ΡΟΣΤΕΡ 2023-24. pao1908.com (in Greek). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ σύνταξης, Ομάδα. "ΠΑΝΑΘΗΝΑΪΚΟΣ 2007-2008 - GREEKVOLLEY.GR". greekvolley.eu (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-12-04.
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- ^ admin (2014-10-14). "Έτοιμες για το… κάτι παραπάνω!". NewsPAO (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ^ σύνταξης, Ομάδα. "ΠΑΝΑΘΗΝΑΪΚΟΣ 2015-2016 - GREEKVOLLEY.GR". greekvolley.eu (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ^ σύνταξης, Ομάδα. "ΠΑΝΑΘΗΝΑΪΚΟΣ 2016-2017 - GREEKVOLLEY.GR". greekvolley.eu (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ^ σύνταξης, Ομάδα. "ΠΑΝΑΘΗΝΑΪΚΟΣ 2018-2019 - GREEKVOLLEY.GR". greekvolley.eu (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-12-04.
- ^ σύνταξης, Ομάδα. "ΠΑΝΑΘΗΝΑΪΚΟΣ 2019-2020 - GREEKVOLLEY.GR". greekvolley.eu (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-12-04.
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External links
- Official website (in Greek)
Panathinaikos A.O.
- Founded in February 3, 1908 - Based in Athens
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