Panathinaikos women's volleyball

Panathinaikos

Nickname	The Trifolium The Amazons The Great Club
Founded	1969
Ground	Panellinios Indoor Hall Athens, Greece (Capacity: 1,500)
Chairman	Ilias Michalarias
Head Coach	Dimitrios Kazazis
League	A1 Ethniki
2015–16	3rd
Uniforms
Home Away

Active departments of Panathinaikos AC
Football	Basketball (Men's)	Basketball (Women's)
Volleyball (Men's)	Volleyball (Women's)	Water Polo
Athletics	Swimming	Diving
Table tennis	Cycling	Modern pentathlon
Fencing	Archery	Shooting
Boxing	Wrestling	Weightlifting
Karate	Kickboxing	Field hockey
Rugby (Men's)	Rugby (Women's)

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. They have won 24 Championships, 5 Cups, with 5 Doubles, while they have the impressive record of finishing undefeated the Championship 9 times (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2007). It is the only unrelegated team, with participation in all first division Championships until today. They hold also the record for the most consecutive Greek League titles, as they are the only team to have won 7 consecutive championships (2005-2011), such as the unique 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 Panellinios Indoor Hall.

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

Domestic

• Greek Championship (record): (24)
  • 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
• Greek Cup: (5)
  • 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
• Double (record): (5) (unofficial)
  • 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010

European

• CEV Cup Winners Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2000
• Challenge Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2009

Current women's volleyball squad

As of May 30, 2016

Number	Player	Position	Birth Date	Height (m)
1	Ourania Gkouzou	Middle Blocker	25/1/1981	1.84
2	Panagiota Rogka	Libero	4/7/1987	1.63
3	Maria Nomikou	Opposite	30/3/1993	1.90
4	Nikoletta Koutouxidou	Setter	10/1/1980	1.77
5	Ilianna Giannakopoulou	Outside Hitter	31/8/1996	1.80
6	Mariota Angelopoulou	Libero	31/1/1992	1.73
7	Aggeliki Kavvadia	Middle Blocker	17/2/1994	1.90
8	Chara Papadopoulou	Setter	9/12/1996	1.74
10	Evaggelia Merteki	Outside Hitter	19/4/1991	1.85
11	Eleni Konstantinidou	Middle Blocker	18/4/1992	1.84
14	Lida Kastanou	Opposite	27/6/1998	1.91
19	Georgia Argyriou	Middle Blocker	12/11/1988	1.84
--	Jana Franziska Poll	Outside Hitter	7/5/1988	1.84
--	Marisa Field	Middle Blocker	10/7/1987	1.89
--	Kyla Richey	Outside Hitter	20/6/1989	1.88

Retired numbers

File:Ruxi-pao2.png

Ruxandra Dumitrescu

Panathinaikos BC retired numbers
N°	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure
9		Ruxandra Dumitrescu	Outside Hitter	2003–2010

Technical and managerial staff

Staff
Curator	Takis Malakates
General Manager	Nikos Lazos
Head Coach	Dimitrios Kazazis
Assistant Coach	Agi Babouli
Physiotherapist	Vassilis Aggelou
Statistician	Giannis Priovolos

Selected former players

• Jimena Perez
• Daniela Todorova
• Lira Ribas
• Marisa Field
• Tammy Mahon
• Jana Simankova
• Jana Zikmundova
• Alexia Rotsidou
• Jelena Lozancic
• Agi Babouli
• Eleftheria Chatzinikou
• Ruxandra Dumitrescu
• Eleni Fragiadaki
• Maria Garagouni
• Niki Garagouni
• Nikoletta Koutouxidou
• Lia Mitsi

• Xanthi Milona
• Chara Sakkoula
• Efi Sfyri
• Georgia Tzanakaki
• Tatjana Samodanova
• Olga Tocko
• Zanete Pizele
• Julia Salcevic
• Milica Budimir
• Jelena Mladenovic
• Brižitka Molnar
• Sanja Tomasevic
• Sonja Borovincek
• Marisa Fernández
• Monique Adams
• Trisha Bradford

Selected former coaches

• Sava Grozdanović
• Andreas Bergeles
• Nikos Bergeles
• Soulis Toursougas
• Jerzy Welz
• Giannis Nikolakis
• Dimitris Bahramis
• Takis Floros

Historical performance in the league

	Panhellenic Championship													A' National						A1 Division
Pos.	70	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
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
3																				3							3								3										3
4																																	4										4
5																																												5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Positions

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Times	24	15	4	2	1

International record

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

• Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Erreà
• Golden Sponsor: Hygeia Medical Center, Media Markt, X-Level Media Group
• Official Sponsor: Blue Star Ferries, Aegean Speed Lines, Gulf Oil Marine Hellas, Solgar
• Academies Sponsor: CYTA
• Communication Sponsor: leoforos.gr

See also

• Panathinaikos Men's VC

External links

• Official website (Greek)