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Nickname | Fine Girls Amazons | ||
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Founded | 1969 | ||
Ground | Mets Indoor Hall (Capacity: 1,200) | ||
Chairman | Panagiotis Malakates | ||
Head Coach | Dragan Nešić | ||
League | Greek Women's Volleyball League | ||
2023–24 | 1st (Champions) | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
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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, in terms of Greek Championships won. They have won a record 26[1] Championships, 6 Cups, with 5 Doubles, while they hold the record for finishing undefeated the Championship 8 times (1971-1973, 1978, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2007). They hold also the 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 Maroussi Saint Thomas Indoor Hall.
In 2017, the club was relegated due to serious financial problems. They stayed inactive in the 2017–18 season.
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): (26)[1]
- 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2022, 2023, 2024
- Greek Cup: (6)
- 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022
- Double: (6)
- 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022
European
- CEV Cup Winners Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2000
- CEV Challenge Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2009
Current women's volleyball squad
Season 2024–25[2]
2024–2025 Team | |||||
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Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date | |
1 | Irini Hatziefstratiadou | Middle blocker | 1.85 | September 2, 1995 | |
2 | Marianna Belia | Libero | 1.65 | October 24, 1998 | |
6 | Maret Grothues | Outside hitter | 1.80 | September 16, 1988 | |
10 | Athina Papafotiou | Setter | 1.81 | August 23, 1989 | |
12 | Martina Šamadan | Middle blocker | 1.93 | September 11, 1993 | |
13 | Penny Rogka | Libero | 1.67 | July 4, 1987 | |
14 | Natalia Metaxa | Middle blocker | 1.82 | June 8, 1992 |
Technical and managerial staff
Staff | |
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Head coach | Dragan Nešić |
Assistant coach | Dimitris Markakis |
Assistant coach | Agki Mpampouli |
Statistician | Dimos Avtzioglou |
Trainer | Giannis Sourmpis |
Physiotherapist | Vasilis Angelou |
Team manager | Nikos Lazos |
Retired numbers
Panathinaikos women's volleyball retired numbers | ||||
N° | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure |
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9 | Ruxandra Dumitrescu | Outside Hitter | 2003–2010 |
Selected former players
- Jimena Pérez
- Margarita Stepanenko
- Polina Neykova
- Daniela Todorova
- Lira Ribas
- Jennifer Cross
- Marisa Field
- Tammy Mahon
- Kyla Richey
- Kenia Carcaces
- Rachel Sánchez
- Manolina Konstantinou
- Alexia Rotsidou
- Jana Simankova
- Jana Zikmundova
- Jelena Lozancic
- Jana Franziska Poll
- Aggi Babuli
- Eva Chantava
- Eleftheria Chatzinikou
- Ruxandra Dumitrescu
- Eleni Fragiadaki
- Maria Garagouni
- Niki Garagouni
- Sofia Kosma
- 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
- Romana Hudecová
- Sonja Borovincek
- Marisa Fernández
- Monique Adams
- Adora Anae
- 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 | Pre League | A1 Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pos. | 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 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Panathinaikos_women's_volleyball |