2015–16 Greek Volleyleague
LeagueGreek Volley League
SportVolleyball
Duration31 October 2015 – 1 April 2016 (regular season)
6 – 28 April (playoffs)
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)Nova Sports
Regular Season
Season championsOlympiacos
Finals
ChampionsPAOK (2nd title)
  Runners-upFoinikas Syros

The 2015–16 Greek Volleyleague season is the 48th season of the Greek Volleyleague, the highest tier professional volley league in Greece. The winner of the league was PAOK, which beat Foinikas Syros 3–1 in the league's playoff's finals. It was the second championship of PAOK. The clubs Aris Thessaloniki and Lamia were relegated to the A2 Ethniki.

Teams

12 teams participate in the 2015–16 Volleyleague.

  • The 10 highest ranked teams from the 2014–15 Volleyleague final standings: PAOK, Olympiacos, Foinikas Syros, Panathinaikos, Kifissia, Ethnikos Alexandroupolis, Pamvohaikos, Orestiada, Aris and Lamia.
  • The 2 promoted teams from the A2 Ethniki 2014–15: Iraklis and Panachaiki.
Club Ap. Home city
Aris Thessaloniki46Thessaloniki
Ethnikos Alexandroupolis38Alexandroupoli
Foinikas Syros7Ermoupolis
Iraklis45Thessaloniki
Kifissia15Kifissia, Athens
Lamia11Lamia
Olympiacos48Piraeus
Orestiada23Orestiada
Pamvohaikos5Vrachati
Panachaiki2Patras
Panathinaikos48Athens
PAOK37Thessaloniki

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification or relegation
1 Olympiacos Piraeus 22 20 2 59 63 13 4.846 1834 1490 1.231 Playoffs
2 Kifissia 22 17 5 51 59 28 2.107 2042 1822 1.121
3 Foinikas Syros 22 16 6 47 53 29 1.828 1925 1743 1.104
4 PAOK Thessaloniki 22 16 6 44 52 28 1.857 1848 1668 1.108
5 Panathinaikos 22 13 9 36 45 39 1.154 1881 1861 1.011
6 Pamvohaikos 22 9 13 31 41 45 0.911 1925 1945 0.990
7 Ethnikos Alexandroupoli 22 9 13 28 38 50 0.760 1849 1937 0.955
8 Panachaiki 22 9 13 25 34 49 0.694 1770 1898 0.933
9 Orestiada 22 8 14 25 33 51 0.647 1778 1890 0.941
10 Iraklis Thessaloniki 22 7 15 24 34 52 0.654 1816 1979 0.918
11 Aris Thessaloniki 22 6 16 17 30 56 0.536 1810 1962 0.923 Relegated to A2 Ethniki
12 Lamia 22 2 20 9 18 60 0.300 1563 1846 0.847
Source:
Source: volleyleague.gr

Results

Home \ Away ARI ETH FNS IRA KIF LAM OLY ORE PVH PNC PAO PAOK
Aris 3–2 3–0 1–3 2–3 3–0 2–3 1–3 3–2 1–3 1–3 1–3
Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 3–0 3–1 3–0 0–3 3–1 0–3 1–3 0–3 3–2 2–3 2–3
Foinikas Syros 3–0 3–0 3–2 1–3 3–1 3–2 3–1 3–1 3–0 3–1 3–1
Iraklis 2–3 2–3 0–3 2–3 3–1 0–3 3–2 1–3 1–3 3–0 0–3
Kifissia 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–0 2–3 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 2–3
Lamia 3–0 1–3 1–3 2–3 2–3 0–3 2–3 0–3 3–0 0–3 0–3
Olympiacos 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 1–3 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
Orestiada 3–0 2–3 1–3 0–3 3–1 3–1 0–3 3–1 2–3 3–2 0–3
Pamvohaikos 2–3 2–3 0–3 1–3 3–2 3–0 0–3 3–0 3–1 2–3 3–1
Panachaiki 3–2 3–2 0–3 3–1 1–3 3–0 1–3 3–1 1–3 3–0 0–3
Panathinaikos 3–1 3–2 3–2 3–0 3–1 3–0 1–3 3–0 3–1 3–0 1–3
PAOK 3–0 3–0 0–3 3–2 1–3 3–0 1–3 3–0 3–2 3–0 3–0
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Play-off (1-4)

The four teams that finished in the places 1 to 4 in the Regular season, compete in the Play-off (1-4).

Semifinals Finals
              
1 Olympiacos 1 2 3 1
4 PAOK 3 3 2 3
3 Foinikas Syros 0 1 3 2
4 PAOK 3 3 1 3
2 Kifissia 3 2 0 2
3 Foinikas Syros 2 3 3 3

Semi-finals

In the Playoff's semi-finals, the team that finished in the 1st place in the Regular season plays against the 4th and the 2nd placed team plays against the 3rd. To qualify to the Final the teams must win three games. The teams that finished 1st and 2nd in the Regular season, will be played the first, the second and the fifth (if it is necessary) game of the series at home.

Olympiacos – PAOK (1–3)

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Apr 20:30 Olympiacos 1–3 PAOK 19–25 25–20 24–26 20–25 — 88–96 Report
8 Apr 18:00 Olympiacos 2–3 PAOK 27–25 25–21 20–25 20–25 14–16 106–112 Report
11 Apr 20:30 PAOK 2–3 Olympiacos 25–21 24–26 25–23 17–25 8–15 99–110 Report
13 Apr 18:00 PAOK 3–1 Olympiacos 22–25 25–23 25–22 25–18 — 97–88 Report

Kifissia – Foinikas Syros (1–3)

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
6 Apr 18:00 Kifissia 3–2 Foinikas Syros 25–22 20–25 25–19 23–25 15–12 108–103 Report
8 Apr 20:30 Kifissia 2–3 Foinikas Syros 25–18 22–25 17–25 27–25 7–15 98–108 Report
11 Apr 18:00 Foinikas Syros 3–0 Kifissia 25–17 25–15 25–23 — — 75–55 Report
13 Apr 20:30 Foinikas Syros 3–2 Kifissia 26–28 25–23 20–25 25–22 15–7 111–105 Report

Final

In the Playoff's final the two qualified teams play against each other in a series where the team winning three games will become the 2015–16 Volleyleague championship. The team that finished in the higher Regular season place will be played the first, the third and the fifth (if it is necessary) game of the series at home.

Foinikas Syros – PAOK (1–3)

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Apr 19:00 Foinikas Syros 0–3 PAOK 22–25 23–25 14–25 — — 59–75 Report
22 Apr 19:00 PAOK 3–1 Foinikas Syros 25–21 17–25 25–23 25–18 — 92–87 Report
25 Apr 19:00 Foinikas Syros 3–1 PAOK 35–33 20–25 26–24 25–20 — 106–102 Report
28 Apr 19:00 PAOK 3–2 Foinikas Syros 21–25 21–25 25–16 25–14 15–10 107–90 Report

Final standings

Qualified for the 2016–17 CEV Champions League
Qualified for the 2016–17 CEV Cup
Qualified for the 2016–17 CEV Challenge Cup
Relegated to the 2016–17 A2 Ethniki
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) PAOK Thessaloniki
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Foinikas Syros
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Olympiacos Piraeus
4Kifissia
5Panathinaikos Athens
6Pamvohaikos Vocha
7Ethnikos Alexandroupolis
8Panachaiki
9Orestiada
10Iraklis Thessaloniki
11Aris Thessaloniki
12Lamia
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