Panathinaikos women's volleyball

Panathinaikos
NicknameFine Girls
Amazons
Founded1926; 98 years ago (1926)
GroundMets Indoor Hall
(Capacity: 1,200)
ChairmanPanagiotis Malakates
Head CoachDragan Nešić
CaptainAthina Papafotiou
LeagueGreek Women's Volleyball League
2023–241st (Champions)
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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

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Domestic

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  • 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

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Current women's volleyball squad

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The following is the roster for the 2024–2025 season.[2]

Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date
1 Greece Irini Chatziefstratiadou Middle blocker 1.85 (1995-09-02) September 2, 1995 (age 29)
2 Greece Marianna Belia Libero 1.65 (1998-10-24) October 24, 1998 (age 26)
4 Greece Evangelia Tani Setter 1.82 (2004-07-22) July 22, 2004 (age 20)
6 Netherlands Maret Grothues Outside hitter 1.80 (1988-09-16) September 16, 1988 (age 36)
8 Greece Konstantina Vlachaki Outside hitter 1.79 (1995-05-08) May 8, 1995 (age 29)
10 Greece Athina Papafotiou (c) Setter 1.81 (1989-08-23) August 23, 1989 (age 35)
11 Serbia Katarina Jović Outside hitter 1.91 (1999-10-01) October 1, 1999 (age 25)
12 Croatia Martina Šamadan Middle blocker 1.93 (1993-09-11) September 11, 1993 (age 31)
13 Greece Penny Rogka Libero 1.67 (1987-07-04) July 4, 1987 (age 37)
14 Greece Natalia Metaxa Middle blocker 1.85 (1992-06-08) June 8, 1992 (age 32)
15 Russia Bogumila Biarda Opposite 1.91 (1999-05-24) May 24, 1999 (age 25)
16 Greece Georgina Antonakaki Libero 1.75 (2002-09-16) September 16, 2002 (age 22)
22 Cyprus Manolina Konstantinou Outside hitter 1.83 (1993-04-10) April 10, 1993 (age 31)

Technical and managerial staff

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Staff
Head coach Serbia Dragan Nešić
Assistant coach Greece Dimitris Markakis
Assistant coach Greece Agi Babouli
Statistician Greece Dimos Avtzioglou
Trainer Greece Vangelis Polimeropoulos
Physiotherapist Greece Vasilis Angelou
Kit assistant Greece Alexandros Mako
Team manager Greece Nikos Lazos

Retired numbers

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

Selected former players

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Selected former coaches

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Historical performance in the league

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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
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4
5 5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Positions

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Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Times 26 15 6 2 1

International record

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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

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Season Kit manufacturer Main shirt sponsor
2007-2008 [3] Adidas Subaru
2008-2009 [4] Adidas
2009-2010 [5] Asics Tonotil / Salonpas
2010-2011 [6] Asics
2011-2012 [7][8] Asics Evropi insurance
2012-2013 [9][10] Royal Evropi insurance
2013-2014 [11] Fila
2014-2015 [12][13][14] (none - only PAO) (rear) Bolossis
2015-2016 [15] (none - only PAO)
2016-2017 [16] Erreà Allou fun park
2018-2019 [17] Athlos Sport OPAP
2019-2020 [18] Macron OPAP
2020-2021 [19] Macron
2021-2022 [20] Macron OPAP
2022-2023 [21] Macron OPAP
  • 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

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References

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  2. ^ Παναθηναϊκός ΑΟ. volleyball.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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  14. ^ admin (2014-10-14). "Έτοιμες για το… κάτι παραπάνω!". NewsPAO (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  15. ^ σύνταξης, Ομάδα. "ΠΑΝΑΘΗΝΑΪΚΟΣ 2015-2016 - GREEKVOLLEY.GR". greekvolley.eu (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-12-04.
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  21. ^ σύνταξης, Ομάδα. "ΠΑΝΑΘΗΝΑΪΚΟΣ 2022 - 2023 - GREEKVOLLEY.GR". greekvolley.eu (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
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