P.A.O.K. Women's Volleyball Club or PAOK Women's Volley, is a Greek volleyball club based in Thessaloniki and part of the major multi-sport club PAOK. The department was founded in 1985 and refounded in 2010.
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| Nickname | Double-Headed Eagle of the North | ||
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| Founded | 1985[1] (Refounded: 2010) | ||
| Ground | PAOK Sports Arena (Capacity: 8,142) | ||
| Chairman | Kostas Amoiridis | ||
| Manager |  Darko Zakoč | ||
| League | A1 Ethniki | ||
| 2022–23 | 3rd | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| Championships | |||
| 1 Greek Cup | |||
History edit
PAOK women's volleyball club was only active for 13 years, from 1985 until 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.[2] In 2021 the club won the Greek Cup.[3]
Honours edit
Domestic competitions edit
Greek Cup
- Winners (1): 2020–21
Recent Seasons edit
| Season | Division | Place | Greek Cup |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | B Ethniki (3rd Tier) | 1st | Last 32 |
| 2017–18 | A2 Ethniki (3rd Tier/First phase)[a] | 1st | Last 16 |
| 2018–19 | Pre League (2nd Tier/Second phase) | 1st | Quarter-Finals |
| 2019–20 | A1 Ethniki | 5th[b] | Abandoned[c] |
| 2020–21 | A1 Ethniki | –[d] | Winner |
| 2021–22 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd | Last 16 |
| 2022–23 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd | Semi-Finals |
| 2023–24 | A1 Ethniki | 6th | Quarter-Finals |
Notes edit
- ^ In 2017 was founded the Pre League Dision, which became the second level
- ^ The 2019–20 season of the Greek Championship was wrapped up due to COVID-19 pandemic. PAOK was at the 5th place when it stopped.
- ^ The 2019–20 season of the Greek Cup was abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic. PAOK was at the semi-finals when it stopped.
- ^ The 2020–21 of the Greek Championship was abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic while PAOK was in the 1st place
Current squad edit
| Shirt No. | Nationality | Player | Height | Birth Date |
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| Middle blockers | ||||
| 5 | 
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Ioanna Polynopoulou | 1.82 | 09/04/1995 |
| 18 |
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Andromachi Tsioga | 1.90 | 03/11/2001 |
| 14 |
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Kyriaki Terzoglou | 1.86 | 22/11/2003 |
| 12 |
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Tatiana Armoutsi | 1.84 | 24/05/2003 |
| Outside hitters | ||||
| 10 |
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Maria Klepkou | 1.78 | 13/05/2000 |
| 23 | 
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Kashauna Williams | 1.83 | 12/01/1999 |
| 7 | 
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Duan Fang | 1.88 | 26/12/1994 |
| 13 |
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Stamatia Kyparissi | 1.84 | 20/6/2002 |
| Opposites | ||||
| 15 |
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Charikleia Ntafopoulou | 1.84 | 13/01/2006 |
| 11 |
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Maria Oikonomidou | 1.85 | 18/09/1992 |
| Setters | ||||
| 16 | 
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Lea Deak | 1.83 | 27/04/200 |
| 9 |
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Elisavet Iliopoulou | 1.76 | 25/01/2001 |
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Alexandra Merodoulaki | 1.83 | 2005 | |
| Libero | ||||
| 1 |
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Martina Xanthopoulou | 1.63 | 24/10/1998 |
| 6 |
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Eleni Papadopoulou | 1.59 | 17/02/2004 |
| Coach | ||||
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Thanos Terzis | 1.93 | 10/03/1979 | |
| Assistant coach | ||||
Former players edit
Greek Cup Finals edit
| Finals | Winner | Finalist | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PAOK | A.O. Thiras | 3–0
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| Total | 1
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0
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European record edit
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | CEV Cup | R32 |  Asterix Avo
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3–2 | 3–0 | 6–2 | 
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| R16 |  Alba Blaj
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1–3 | 0–3 | 1–6 | 
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| 2022–23 | CEV Cup | R32 |  Královo Pole Brno
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3–2 | 1–3 | 2–5 |
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| 2023–24 | CEV Challenge Cup | QR |  Olympiada Neapolis
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3–1 | 3–2 | 6–3 |
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| R32 | VK Prostějov
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3–0 | 3–1 | 6–1 |
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| R16 |  Dinamo Zagreb
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0–3 | 3–0 | 3–3 (15–6) |
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| QF |  VC Wiesbaden
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–6 |
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See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- Official website (in Greek)