Panellinios V.C.

Panellinios V.C. is the men's volleyball section of Panellinios G.S., the Greek multi-sports club, that is based in Athens. It was one of the first volleyball clubs in Greece, and is also one of the most successful, since it has won six Greek Championships.[1] Panellinios also has a women's team that has won two Greek Women's Championships, and one Greek Women's Cup.[2]

Panellinios Volley
Full namePanellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos
GroundPanellinios Indoor Hall, Kypseli, Athens
(Capacity: 1,100
(permanent tier seats)
1,800
(with temporary tier seats))
LeagueA2
2014-156th
Uniforms
Home
Away
Championships
6
Athletic Departments of
Panellinios GS
Basketball (men)Volleyball (men)Handball
AthleticsTable TennisSwimming
Synchronized
Swimming		DivingBoxing
WrestlingWeightliftingJudo
ShootingFencing

History

Panellinios was one of the first volleyball clubs in Greece. The former sports trainer of Panellinios, Anastasios Lefkaditis, is considered to be the man who is mainly responsible for importing the sport of volleyball to Greece.[3][4] Panellinios took part in the first unofficial Greek men's volleyball championship, along with Panionios and Ethnikos Athens. It was the first winner of the official Greek volleyball championship in 1936. It won 6 overall Greek championships, through the year 1961. In recent years, the team has played in the A2 Ethniki (2nd-tier level).

Recent seasons
Season Division Place Notes
2009–10A1 Ethniki5th
2010–11A1 Ethniki12thRelegation to A2
2011–12A2 Ethniki3rd
2012–13A2 Ethniki4th
2013–14A2 Ethniki8th
2014–15A2 Ethniki5th
2015–16A2 Ethniki10thRelegation to Beta

Honours

Women's team

Panellinios also has a volleyball team that dominated in Greek women's volleyball, during the 2000-2002 period. The team won two Greek Women's Championships (2001, 2002), and one Greek Women's Cup (2001). In 2012, the team withdrew from the women's championship, due to financial problems, and nowadays, it plays in the lower local divisions.[5]

Honours
  • Greek Championship
    • Winner (2): 2001, 2002
  • Greek Cup
    • Winner (1): 2001

References
  1. "Πρωταθλήτριες ομάδες". volleyleague.gr. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. "Κύπελλο Γυναικών, χρυσή βίβλος". volleyball.gr. Archived from the original on 1 December 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  3. "Η ιστορία της πετοσφαίρισης". sansimera.gr. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  4. "Ιστορικό αθλήματος". odbe.gr. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  5. "Βόλεϊ Α2 Γυναικών: Αναβλήθηκε η κλήρωση λόγω αποχώρησης του Πανελληνίου". onsports.gr. Retrieved 13 February 2016.


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