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P.A.O.K. V.C.

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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 have won 9 domestic titles in total with 3 Championships (2015, 2016, 2017), 5 Cups (2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023) and 1 Super Cup (2023).

PAOK
Nickname
  • Double-Headed Eagle of the North
  • Patriarch
Founded1926
(Volleyball Club: 1933)
GroundPAOK Sports Arena
(Capacity: 8,142)
ChairmanAntonis Tsalopoulos
ManagerJoško Milenkoski
CaptainIoannis Takouridis
LeagueA1 Volleyleague
2022–232nd
WebsiteClub home page
Uniforms
Home
Away
Championships
3 Greek Championships
5 Greek Cups
1 Greek Super Cup

PAOK made their first appearance in the top national division in the 1970–71 season. The team won its first trophies claiming the Double in 2015 and debuted in the CEV Champions League the following season.[1] At the end of 2015–16 season, PAOK was the first team in Greek Volleyball history that managed to win the Greek Championship title despite finishing 4th in the regular season.

PAOK Sports Arena

Current squad edit

Season 2023–24[2]

Shirt No Nationality Player Birth Date Height Position
1   Greece Vasilis Mouchlias (1996-11-21) November 21, 1996 (age 27) 1.94 Outside Hitter
3   Netherlands Maarten Van Garderen (1990-01-24) January 24, 1990 (age 34) 2.00 Οutside Hitter
4   Greece Dimitris Konstantinidis (1997-08-05) August 5, 1997 (age 26) 1.88 Libero
6   Greece Christos Saltaferidis (2002-01-19) January 19, 2002 (age 22) 1.93 Outside Hitter/Opposite Hitter
10   Greece Christos Stefanidis (1993-01-18) January 18, 1993 (age 31) 1.91 Opposite Hitter/Libero
11   Greece Dimitris Sidiropoulos (1995-03-24) March 24, 1995 (age 29) 1.97 Setter
12   Greece Anastasios Gatsis (1991-03-14) March 14, 1991 (age 33) 2.04 Middle Blocker
13   Greece Ioannis Takouridis (c) (1988-05-24) May 24, 1988 (age 35) 1.98 Middle Blocker
14   Greece Markos Galiotos (1996-08-23) August 23, 1996 (age 27) 1.95 Setter
  Belgium Tomas Rousseaux (1994-03-31) March 31, 1994 (age 30) 1.99 Οutside Hitter
18   France
  Bulgaria		 Axel Truhtchev (1995-04-29) April 29, 1995 (age 29) 1.96 Outsider Hitter
19   Belgium Bram Van Den Dries (1989-08-14) August 14, 1989 (age 34) 2.08 Οpposite
22   Greece Dimosthenis Linardos (1997-02-14) February 14, 1997 (age 27) 2.04 Middle Blocker
23   Russia Aleksey Samoylenko (1985-06-23) June 23, 1985 (age 38) 2.10 Middle Blocker
99   Greece Menelaos Kokkinakis (1993-01-21) January 21, 1993 (age 31) 1.93 Libero/Outside Hitter

Board of directors edit

Board of directors
President   Antonis Tsalopoulos
Vice chairman & technical manager   Κonstantinos Paisiadis
Technical advisor   Notis Litsas
Head of administrative and legal affairs   Katerina Giannakopoulou
Security officer and manager in upcoming sporting authorities   Achilleas Tzikas
Contact person with the links   Antonia Manola
Head of marketing   Stelios Beleveslis
Head of press and communications   Georgios Pikoulas

Technical staff edit

Technical staff
Head coach   Joško Milenkoski
Assistant coach   Chrisovalantis Mamais
Team manager   Kostas Avgitidis
Τrainer   Giorgos Ioannidis
Head physiotherapist   Dimitris Pagotos
Statistician   Panagiotis Kountouridis
Statistician   Vasiliki Nenti
Pathologist   Makis Lefkaditis
Orthopedic doctor   Dionysis Nikiforos
Scoutman   Stefanos Maniotis
Carer   Kosmas Kazias

Honours edit

Domestic edit

  •   Greek Cup
    • Winners (5): 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19 , 2021–22, 2022–23
  • Double
    • Winners (1): 2014−15

Historical performance in Volleyleague and Greek Cup edit

Season Division Place Greek Cup
1993–94 A1 Ethniki 7th
1994–95 A1 Ethniki 8th Not held
1995–96 A1 Ethniki 10th Not held
1996–97 A1 Ethniki 10th
1997–98 A1 Ethniki 9th
1998–99 A1 Ethniki 4th Semi-finals
1999–00 A1 Ethniki 4th Quarter-finals
2000–01 A1 Ethniki 6th Quarter-finals
2001–02 A1 Ethniki 5th Quarter-finals
2002–03 A1 Ethniki 5th Semi-finals
2003–04 A1 Ethniki 4th Semi-finals
2004–05 A1 Ethniki 4th Quarter-finals
2005–06 A1 Ethniki 4th Quarter-finals
2006–07 A1 Ethniki 4th Quarter-finals
2007–08 A1 Ethniki 10th Quarter-finals
Season Division Place Greek Cup
2008–09 A1 Ethniki 8th —
2009–10 A1 Ethniki 6th Quarter-finals
2010–11 A1 Ethniki 4th Semi-finals
2011–12 A1 Ethniki 7th Quarter-finals
2012–13 A1 Ethniki 3rd Quarter-finals
2013–14 A1 Ethniki 6th Semi-finals
2014–15 A1 Ethniki 1st Winner
2015–16 A1 Ethniki 1st Semi-finals
2016–17 A1 Ethniki 1st Semi-finals
2017–18 A1 Ethniki 2nd Winner
2018–19 A1 Ethniki 2nd Winner
2019–20 A1 Ethniki 3rd Abandoned *
2020–21 A1 Ethniki 4th Cancelled *
2021–22 A1 Ethniki 4th Winner
2022–23 A1 Ethniki 2nd Winner
2023–24 A1 Ethniki 4th Semi-finals
  • The 2019–20 Cup was abandoned due to COVID-19 while PAOK was in the semi-finals. The 2020–21 Cup was not held for the same reasons.

Positions in Volleyleague edit

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Times 3 3 2 10 2

Greek Cup Finals edit

Year Winner Finalist Score
1983 Olympiacos PAOK 3–1
2015 PAOK Olympiacos 3–1
2018 PAOK Iraklis 3–0
2019 PAOK Iraklis 3–1
2022 PAOK Foinikas Syros 3–0
2023 PAOK Olympiacos 3–1
Total
5
1

European record edit

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate Qual.
2000–01 CEV Challenge Cup QR   Lausanne UC 3–1 2nd place  
  Pärnu VK 1–3
  VC Mamer 1–3
2003–04 CEV Challenge Cup QR   Dinamo București 3–0 1st place  
  OK Maribor 3–0
  Mladost Zagreb 3–2
1/16   Stade Poitevin Poitiers 3–2 2–3 5–5  
2004–05 CEV Challenge Cup 1/8   Iskra Odintsovo 2–3 1–3 3–6  
2005–06 CEV Challenge Cup QR   Crvena Zvezda 3–1 1st place  
  Azerneft Baku 3–0
  Chênois Genève 3–2
1/8   Padova 3–0* 1–3 4–3  
2006–07 CEV Cup QR   Shakhtospetsstroi Soligorsk 3–0 1st place  
  Azerneft Baku 3–0
  Budvanska Rivijera Budva 3–2
1/8   Arkas Izmir 3–2 0–3 1–1 (21–25)**  
2007–08 CEV Cup 1/16   Kometa Kaposvar 2–3 1–3 3–5  
2013–14 CEV Cup 1/16   OK Mladost MK 3–0 3–1 5–1  
1/8   Radnički Kragujevac 3–1 3–2 6–3  
1/4   TV Bühl 2–3 0–3 2–6  
2015–16 CEV Champions League Group stage   Tours VB 1–3 1–3 3rd place  
  Trentino 1–3 0–3
  Noliko Maaseik 3–1 0–3
2016–17 CEV Champions League QR   OK Mladost MK 3–2 3–2 6–4  
  PGE Skra Bełchatów 0–3 1–3 1–6  
CEV Cup 1/16   OK Novi Pazar 3–2 3–1 6–3  
1/8   Tours VB 2–3 1–3 3–6  
2017–18 CEV Champions League Group stage   Halkbank Ankara 3–1 1–3 3rd place  
  VfB Friedrichshafen 2–3 0–3
  Levoranta Sastamala 3-1 2–3
2018–19 CEV Champions League QR   VRCK Kazincbarcika 3–0 3–2 6–2  
  Istanbul BBSK 3–2 2–3 3–3 (15–13)  
  United Volleys Rhein-Main 0–3 1–3 1–6  
CEV Cup 1/16   Indykpol AZS Olsztyn 3–2 1–3 4–5  
2019–20 CEV Cup 1/16   Barkom-Kazhany Lviv 0–3 3–1 3–3 (14–16)  
2021–22 CEV Challenge Cup 1/32   Middelfart VK 3–0 3–0 6–0  
1/16   MOK Mursa Osijek 3–0 3–0 6–0  
1/8   AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores 1–3 1–3 0–6  
2022–23 CEV Challenge Cup 1/32   Volley Näfels 3–1 3–1 6–0  
1/16   SKV Montana 3–0 3–1 6–0  
1/8   Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–2 1–3 1–5  
2023–24 CEV Cup 1/16   HAOK Mladost 3–0 3–0 6–0  
1/8   Allianz Milano 1–3 0–3 0–6  
  • Total points system
    • Total wins system

Notable players edit

See also: Category:P.A.O.K. V.C. players

Notable coaches edit

See also edit

Sponsorships edit

References edit

  1. ^ Επίσημα στο Champions League το βόλεϊ του ΠΑΟΚ.
  2. ^ ΠΑΟΚ 2022–23.

External links edit

Press
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