P.A.O.K. V.C.
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 Championships (2015, 2016, 2017) and 3 Cups (2015, 2018, 2019).
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| Full name | (Greek: Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών) (Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans) | ||
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| Nickname | Two Headed Eagle of the North, Patriarch | ||
| Founded | 1926 (Volleyball Club: 1933) | ||
| Ground | PAOK Sports Arena (Capacity: 8,500) | ||
| Chairman | Antonis Tsalopoulos | ||
| Manager | Kostas Delikostas | ||
| League | A1 Greek Volleyleague CEV Champions League | ||
| 2018–19 | 2nd | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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| Football (Men's) | Football (Women's) | Basketball (Men's) | |
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| Basketball (Women's) | Volleyball (Men's) | Volleyball (Women's) | |
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| Water Polo (Men's) | Water Polo (Women's) | Handball (Men's) | |
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| Handball (Women's) | Boxing | Taekwondo | |
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| Swimming | Judo | Synchronized swimming | |
The team had its first participation in the CEV Champions League during the 2015-16 season.
Current squad
Season 2019–20
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Height | Position |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Steven Marshall | November 23, 1989 | 1.93 | Οutside Hitter |
| 3 |  | Dimitris Charalampidis | April 6, 1991 | 2.00 | Middle Blocker |
| 4 | | Dimitris Konstantinidis | May 8, 1993 | 1.88 | Libero |
| 5 | | Thanos Terzis (c) | March 17, 1979 | 1.93 | Setter |
| 6 | | Georgios Stefanou | January 12, 1981 | 1.87 | Libero |
| 7 | | Dima Filippov | April 12, 1990 | 1.98 | Setter |
| 8 |  | Novica Bjelica | February 2, 1983 | 2.02 | Middle Blocker |
| 10 | | Tasos Gatsis | March 14, 1991 | 1.96 | Middle Blocker |
| 11 | | Sotiris Sotiriou | April 20, 1986 | 1.98 | Οutside Hitter |
| 13 | | Ioannis Takouridis | May 24, 1988 | 1.98 | Middle Blocker |
| 14 | | Apostolos Armenakis | July 19, 1980 | 2.05 | Οpposite/Middle Blocker |
| 17 |  | Rodrigo Ruiz Abrao | September 17, 1996 | 1.95 | Οutside Hitter |
| 18 | | Nikitas Efremidis | February 11, 1989 | 1.92 | Libero/Οutside Hitter |
| 19 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Bram Van Den Dries | August 14, 1989 | 2.08 | Οpposite |
| 20 | | Alexandros Boutos | September 9, 1998 | 2.02 | Οpposite |
Board of directors
| Board of directors | |
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| President | |
| Vice chairman & technical manager | |
| Technical advisor | |
| Head of administrative and legal affairs | |
| Security officer and manager in upcoming sporting authorities | |
| Contact person with the links | |
| Head of marketing | |
| Head of press and communications | |
Technical staff
| Technical staff | |
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| Head coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Team manager | |
| Τrainer | |
| Head Physiotherapist' | |
| Statistician' | |
| Statistician' | |
| Pathologist | |
| Orthopedic doctor | |
| Scoutman | |
| Carer | |
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Winners (3): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
- Winners (3): 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Double
- Winners (1): 2014−15
Notable players
Notable coaches
Historical performance in Volleyleague and Greek Cup
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Positions in Volleyleague
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
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| Times | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | Qual. |
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| 2000–01 | CEV Challenge Cup | QR |  |
3–1 | 2nd place |  | |
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| 2003–04 | CEV Challenge Cup | QR |  |
3–0 | 1st place |  | |
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| 1/16 |  |
3–2 | 2–3 | 5–5 | | ||
| 2004–05 | CEV Challenge Cup | 1/8 |  |
2–3 | 1–3 | 3–6 | |
| 2005–06 | CEV Challenge Cup | QR | |
3–1 | 1st place | | |
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3–0 | ||||||
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3–0 | 1–3 | 4–3 | | ||
| 2006–07 | CEV Cup | QR |  |
3–0 | 1st place | | |
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3–2 | 0–3 | 3–5 | | ||
| 2007–08 | CEV Cup | 1/16 | |
2–3 | 1–3 | 3–5 | |
| 2013–14 | CEV Cup | 1/16 | |
3–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | |
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3–1 | 3–2 | 6–3 | | ||
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2–3 | 0–3 | 2–6 | | ||
| 2015–16 | CEV Champions League | Group stage | |
1–3 | 1–3 | 3rd place | |
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3–1 | 0–3 | |||||
| 2016–17 | CEV Champions League | QR | |
3–2 | 3–2 | 6–4 | |
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0–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 | | |||
| CEV Cup | 1/16 | |
3–2 | 3–1 | 6–3 | | |
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2–3 | 1–3 | 3–6 | | ||
| 2017–18 | CEV Champions League | Group stage | |
3–1 | 1–3 | 3rd place | |
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2–3 | 0–3 | |||||
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3-1 | 2–3 | |||||
| 2018–19 | CEV Champions League | QR | |
3–0 | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
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3–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 (15–13) | | |||
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0–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 | | |||
| CEV Cup | 1/16 | |
3–2 | 1–3 | 4–5 | | |
| 2019–20 | CEV Cup | 1/16 | |
0–3 | 3–1 | 3–3 (14–16) | |
Women's Volleyball Department
PAOK women's volleyball club was only alive for 3 years, 1995–1998. In 2003 it merged with Filathlitikos and ceased to exist.
It was founded again in 2010 and is currently and after reaching A2 it fell again in the 3rd level for 2012–13, B Ethiki. In 2017 the team promoted into A2 Ethniki Women's Volleyball. In 2019 the club won the Pre League Championship, and promoted to the A1 Ethniki.
Sponsorships
- Official Sponsor: OPAP, Sportingbet
- Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Legea
- Official Broadcaster: Nova Sports
External links
- http://www.paokvolley.gr/ (Official site in Greek)
- http://www.volleyball.gr/
- http://www.volleyleague.gr/
- Press
- PAOK24 (in Greek)
Media
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