P.A.O.K. V.C.

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PAOK
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Nickname
  • Double-Headed Eagle of the North
  • Patriarch
Founded1926
(Volleyball Club: 1933)
GroundPAOK Sports Arena
(Capacity: 8,500)
ChairmanAntonis Tsalopoulos
ManagerGiannis Kalmazidis
CaptainThanos Terzis
LeagueA1 Volleyleague
2020–214th
WebsiteClub home page
Uniforms
Home
Away
Championships
3 Greek Championships
3 Greek Cups
Active departments of P.A.O.K.
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P.A.O.K. Volleyball Club or PAOK Volley, is a Greek volleyball club based in Thessaloniki and part of the major multi-sport club PAOK. The department was founded in 1933 and refounded in 1948 after the Axis occupation. Their home ground is PAOK Sports Arena. PAOK has won 3 National Championships (2015, 2016, 2017) and 3 Domestic Cups (2015, 2018, 2019).

The team had its first participation in the CEV Champions League during the 2015–16 season.[1]

P.A.O.K. Sports Arena

Current squad[]

Season 2021–22[2]

Shirt No Nationality Player Birth Date Height Position
1  Canada Andre Brown (1990-08-24) August 24, 1990 (age 31) 2.06 Middle Blocker
5  Greece (c) (1979-03-17) March 17, 1979 (age 42) 1.93 Setter
7  Greece Giorgos Petreas (1986-11-19) November 19, 1986 (age 35) 2.02 Middle Blocker
8  Canada Brett Walsh (1994-02-19) February 19, 1994 (age 27) 1.95 Setter
9  Greece Menelaos Kokkinakis (1993-01-21) January 21, 1993 (age 29) 1.93 Libero
10  Greece Rafail Koumentakis (1993-05-05) May 5, 1993 (age 28) 2.03 Οutside Hitter
11  Greece (1986-04-20) April 20, 1986 (age 35) 1.98 Οutside Hitter
12  Greece (1991-03-14) March 14, 1991 (age 30) 1.93 Middle Blocker
13  Greece Ioannis Takouridis (1988-05-24) May 24, 1988 (age 33) 1.98 Middle Blocker
15  Belarus (1989-12-18) December 18, 1989 (age 32) 1.94 Οutside Hitter
18  Belarus Artur Udrys (1990-10-18) October 18, 1990 (age 31) 2.11 Opposite
19  Greece (1997-06-11) June 11, 1997 (age 24) 1.88 Libero
20  Greece (1998-09-09) September 9, 1998 (age 23) 2.02 Οpposite
21  Greece (1986-06-19) June 19, 1986 (age 35) 1.84 Outside Hitter

Board of directors[]

Board of directors
President Greece Antonis Tsalopoulos
Vice chairman & technical manager Greece Κonstantinos Paisiadis
Technical advisor Greece Notis Litsas
Head of administrative and legal affairs Greece Katerina Giannakopoulou
Security officer and manager in upcoming sporting authorities Greece Achilleas Tzikas
Contact person with the links Greece Antonia Manola
Head of marketing Greece Stelios Beleveslis
Head of press and communications Greece Theodoros Alepidis

Technical staff[]

Technical staff
Head coach Greece Giannis Kalmazidis
Assistant coach Greece Chrisovalantis Mamais
Team manager Greece Kostas Avgitidis
Τrainer Greece Labros Danas
Head Physiotherapist Greece Dimitris Avtosmidis
Statistician Greece Panagiotis Kountouridis
Statistician Greece Vasiliki Nenti
Pathologist Greece Makis Lefkaditis
Orthopedic doctor Greece Dionysis Nikiforos
Scoutman Greece Stefanos Maniotis
Carer Greece Kosmas Kazias

Honours[]

Domestic competitions[]

  • Greek Volley Cup2.png Greek Cup
    • Winners (3): 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19
  • Double
    • Winners (1): 2014−15

Notable players[]

Notable coaches[]

Historical performance in Volleyleague and Greek Cup[]

Season Division Place Greek Cup
1993–94 A1 Ethniki 7th
1994–95 A1 Ethniki 8th Not held
1995–96 A1 Ethniki 10th Not held
1996–97 A1 Ethniki 10th
1997–98 A1 Ethniki 9th
1998–99 A1 Ethniki 4th Semi-finals
1999–00 A1 Ethniki 4th Quarter-finals
2000–01 A1 Ethniki 6th Quarter-finals
2001–02 A1 Ethniki 5th Quarter-finals
2002–03 A1 Ethniki 5th Semi-finals
2003–04 A1 Ethniki 4th Semi-finals
2004–05 A1 Ethniki 4th Quarter-finals
2005–06 A1 Ethniki 4th Quarter-finals
2006–07 A1 Ethniki 4th Quarter-finals
2007–08 A1 Ethniki 10th Quarter-finals
Season Division Place Greek Cup
2008–09 A1 Ethniki 8th —
2009–10 A1 Ethniki 6th Quarter-finals
2010–11 A1 Ethniki 4th Semi-finals
2011–12 A1 Ethniki 7th Quarter-finals
2012–13 A1 Ethniki 3rd Quarter-finals
2013–14 A1 Ethniki 6th Semi-finals
2014–15 A1 Ethniki 1st Winner
2015–16 A1 Ethniki 1st Semi-finals
2016–17 A1 Ethniki 1st Semi-finals
2017–18 A1 Ethniki 2nd Winner
2018–19 A1 Ethniki 2nd Winner
2019–20 A1 Ethniki 3rd Abandoned *
2020–21 A1 Ethniki 4th Cancelled *
  • The 2019-20 Cup was abandoned due to COVID-19 while PAOK was in the semi-finals. The 2020-21 Cup was not held for the same reasons

Positions in Volleyleague[]

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Times 3 2 2 8 2

Greek Cup Finals[]

Finals Winner Finalist Score
1983 Olympiacos PAOK 3–1
2015 PAOK Olympiacos 3–1
2018 PAOK Iraklis 3–0
2019 PAOK Iraklis 3–1
Total
3
1

European record[]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate Qual.
CEV Challenge Cup Switzerland 3–1 2nd place Symbol delete vote.svg
Estonia Pärnu VK 1–3
Luxembourg 1–3
CEV Challenge Cup Romania Dinamo București 3–0 1st place Symbol keep vote.svg
Slovenia OK Maribor 3–0
Croatia Mladost Zagreb 3–2
France Stade Poitevin Poitiers 3–2 2–3 5–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
CEV Challenge Cup Russia Iskra Odintsovo 2–3 1–3 3–6 Symbol delete vote.svg
CEV Challenge Cup Serbia Crvena Zvezda 3–1 1st place Symbol keep vote.svg
Azerbaijan 3–0
Switzerland 3–2
Italy Padova 3–0 1–3 4–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
CEV Cup Belarus 3–0 1st place Symbol keep vote.svg
Azerbaijan 3–0
Montenegro Budvanska Rivijera Budva 3–2
Turkey Arkas Izmir 3–2 0–3 3–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
2007–08 CEV Cup 1/16 Hungary 2–3 1–3 3–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
2013–14 CEV Cup 1/16 Croatia 3–0 3–1 5–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
1/8 Serbia Radnički Kragujevac 3–1 3–2 6–3 Symbol keep vote.svg
1/4 Germany 2–3 0–3 2–6 Symbol delete vote.svg
2015–16 CEV Champions League Group stage France Tours VB 1–3 1–3 3rd place Symbol delete vote.svg
Italy Trentino 1–3 0–3
Belgium Noliko Maaseik 3–1 0–3
2016–17 CEV Champions League QR Croatia 3–2 3–2 6–4 Symbol keep vote.svg
Poland PGE Skra Bełchatów 0–3 1–3 1–6 Symbol delete vote.svg
CEV Cup 1/16 Serbia 3–2 3–1 6–3 Symbol keep vote.svg
1/8 France Tours VB 2–3 1–3 3–6 Symbol delete vote.svg
2017–18 CEV Champions League Group stage Turkey Halkbank Ankara 3–1 1–3 3rd place Symbol delete vote.svg
Germany VfB Friedrichshafen 2–3 0–3
Finland Levoranta Sastamala 3-1 2–3
2018–19 CEV Champions League QR Hungary 3–0 3–2 6–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
Turkey Istanbul BBSK 3–2 2–3 3–3 (15–13) Symbol keep vote.svg
Germany 0–3 1–3 1–6 Symbol delete vote.svg
CEV Cup 1/16 Poland Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 3–2 1–3 4–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
2019–20 CEV Cup 1/16 Ukraine Barkom-Kazhany Lviv 0–3 3–1 3–3 (14–16) Symbol delete vote.svg
2021–22 CEV Challenge Cup Denmark 3–0 3–0 6–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
Croatia MOK Mursa Osijek 3–0 3–0 6–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
Portugal AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores 1–3 1–3 0–6 Symbol delete vote.svg

See also[]

Sponsorships[]

References[]

  1. ^ Επίσημα στο Champions League το βόλεϊ του ΠΑΟΚ.
  2. ^ ΠΑΟΚ 2021–22.

External links[]

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