Panathinaikos women's volleyball

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Panathinaikos
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NicknameFine Girls
Amazons
Founded1926
GroundMaroussi Saint Thomas Indoor Hall
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ChairmanPanagiotis Malakates
Head CoachApostolos Oikonomou
LeagueGreek Women's Volleyball League
2019–203rd
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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 23[1][2][3] 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 Panellinios 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, , , Olga Tocko, , 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): (23)[1][2][4][5]
    • 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • Greek Cup: (6)
    • 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022
  • Double: (5)
    • 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010

European[]

Current women's volleyball squad[]

Season 2021–22[6]

Number Player Position Birth Date Height (m)
1 Greece Irini Hatziefstratiadou Middle Blocker 02/09/1995 1.85
2 Cyprus Manolina Konstantinou Outside Hitter 10/04/1993 1.83
3 Greece Emili Konstantelou Middle Blocker 27/05/1997 1.84
4 Canada Jennifer Cross Middle Blocker 04/07/1992 1.95
5 Azerbaijan Margarita Stepanenko Opposite 25/04/1993 1.86
6 Netherlands Maret Grothues Outside Hitter 16/09/1988 1.80
8 Greece Pinelopi Papastergiou Setter 26/03/1995 1.73
10 Greece Athina Papafotiou Setter 23/08/1989 1.81
11 Greece Maria Tsitsigianni Opposite 23/11/2000 1.87
12 Greece Eva Chantava (c) Outside Hitter 26/10/1990 1.88
13 Greece Panagiota Rogka Libero 04/07/1987 1.67
14 Greece Natalia Metaxa Middle Blocker 08/06/1992 1.82
15 Brazil Mariana Brambilla Opposite 19/03/2000 1.83
18 Greece Evita Xintara Libero 09/02/1993 1.73

Retired numbers[]

Panathinaikos women's volleyball retired numbers
N° Nat. Player Position Tenure
9 RomaniaGreece Ruxandra Dumitrescu Outside Hitter 2003–2010

Technical and managerial staff[]

Staff
Head Coach Greece Apostolos Oikonomou
Assistant coach Greece Agki Babouli
Assistant coach Greece Nikos Katikas
Physiotherapist Greece Vasilis Aggelou
Statistician Greece Giannis Priovolos
Team Manager Greece Christos Kirizakis

Selected former players[]

Selected former coaches[]

  • Serbia
  • Greece
  • Greece
  • Greece
  • Poland
  • Greece
  • Greece
  • Greece

Historical performance in the league[]

Panhellenic Championship A' National 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
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
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4
5 5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Positions[]

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Times 23 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

Sponsorships[]

  • Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Macron
  • Golden Sponsor: OPAP
  • Official Sponsor: Hygeia Medical Center,Protergia, Smile Acadimos, Avance Car Rental"

See also[]

  • Panathinaikos Men's VC

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Οι πρωταθλητές στην Α1 γυναικών". volleyball.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2013-07-26.
  2. ^ a b "Αρχείο". www.volleyball.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  3. ^ "πρωτάθλημαα1γυναικώνχρυσήβιβλος". volleyball.gr (in Greek).[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ ΟΙ ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΤΕΣ (ΟΜΑΔΕΣ,ΠΡΟΠΟΝΗΤΕΣ,ΑΘΛΗΤΡΙΕΣ). www.volleyball.gr (in Greek). Hellenic Volleyball Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  5. ^ ΟΙ ΤΙΤΛΟΙ ΤΟΥ ΠΑΝΑΘΗΝΑΪΚΟΥ ΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΟΥ ΟΜΙΛΟΥ (PDF). panathinaikos1908.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  6. ^ ΒΟΛΕΙ ΓΥΝΑΙΚΩΝ ΡΟΣΤΕΡ. pao1908.com (in Greek). Retrieved 17 October 2020.

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