Panathinaikos
NicknameThe Trifolium
The Greens
Founded1919 (1919)
GroundMets Indoor Hall
(Capacity: 1,200)
ChairmanPanagiotis Malakates
ManagerDimitris Andreopoulos
LeagueGreek Volleyleague
2022–233rd
WebsiteClub home page
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Panathinaikos V.C. (Greek: ΤΑΑ Παναθηναϊκός Α.Ο.), also known simply as Panathinaikos, or with its full name Panathinaikos A.O. (Greek: Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, transliterated "Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos", Panathenaic Athletic Club) is the professional volleyball team of the major Athens based multi-sport club Panathinaikos A.O. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest and most successful volleyball clubs in Greece. They have won 20Greek Championships finishing 6 times undefeated (1962–63, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1974–75), 6 Greek Cups, 3 Greek League Cups and 2 Greek Super Cups. They have reached also twice the CEV Cup final (1979–80, 2008–09).

Notable Greek player have played for the team, while foreign world-class players that have played with the club include Dante Amaral, Marcelo Elgarten, André Nascimento, Frank Depestele, Liberman Agamez, Peter Pláteník, Jakub Novotný, Plamen Konstantinov, Boyan Yordanov, Björn Andrae, Andrija Gerić, Clayton Stanley, Ernardo Gómez, Renaud Herpe, Guillaume Samica, Dawid Murek, Paweł Zagumny and Łukasz Żygadło.

History

Georgios Kalafatis

The volleyball department of Panathinaikos was founded in 1919 and is one of the first in Greece. With the participation of Giorgos Kalafatis in the Inter-Allied Games of Paris in 1919, and the informations he collected, the sport became more known in Greece. The same year the officials of the club decided the creation of a volleyball team.

The first dynamic presence of the team is dated back in the years 1927–29 with many popular players of the time such as the founder Giorgos Kalafatis, the historical member of the board Apostolos Nikolaidis, as well as players such as Athanasios Aravositas, Goumas, Arg. Nikolaidis, Papageorgiou and Papastefanou. In the following years the interest for volleyball became less until before World War II when Panathinaikos presented a powerful team with leader players such as Lambrou, Vallidis, Momferatos, Tzoumanis, Proselentis, Lykouris, Kakridis and more.

During the 60’s and 70’s, Panathinaikos' volleyball club won many titles and honors due to the fact that the team roster has always included some of the leading volleyball players and coaches in Greece. The first and most popular generation of players of 60’s was Andreas and Nikos Bergeles, as well as Iliopoulos, Leloudas, Chasapis, Emmanouil, Perros and Fotiou who opened the road for the next generations. Notable coaches of this era was the leading figure of the department Gerasimos Theodoratos, the Yugoslavian Sava Grozdanović and later the ex-player of the team Andreas Bergeles.

The most important achievement of the team was the participation in the final of the European Cup in 1980 with Grozdanović as coach and players such as Georgantis, Agrapidakis, Iliopoulos, Papadopoulos, Malousaris, Gountakos, Astras, Kokkinaras and Koliopoulos. In the following years, Panathinaikos team continued to dominate the Greek championship with Janusz Badora as coach and players such as Kazazis, Tentzeris, Gontikas, Galakos, Dimitriadis, Margaronis, Karamaroudis and Andreopoulos.

Two of the most successful periods have been 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons, when Panathinaikos won 2 consecutive championships with Stelios Prosalikas as head coach and Andreopoulos, Triantafillidis, Filippov, Spanos, Hatziantoniou, Ouzounov, A. Kovacev, S. Kovacev, Karamaroudis, Mavrakis, Konstantinidis, Zakynthinos, Koutouleas, Tonev as players.

In 2001 the department became professional under the presidency and financial support of Vlassis Stathokostopoulos and later Thanasis Giannakopoulos.

In 2004 the team won the Championship with the ex-player Stelios Kazazis as coach. With the Brazilian star-player Dante Amaral and Marcelo Elgarten, they made a strong team and finished again first in 2006, while they reached again the final of the European Cup in 2009.

Honours

Domestic

  • Greek Championship:[1] (20)
    • 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2020, 2022
  • Greek Cup:"Χρυσή Βίβλος - ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΟΜΟΣΠΟΝΔΙΑ ΠΕΤΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΗΣ". Archived from the original on 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2017-01-07. (6)
    • 1982, 1984, 1985, 2007, 2008, 2010
  • Greek League Cup: (3)
    • 2020, 2022, 2023
  • Greek Super Cup:[2] (2)
    • 2006, 2022

European

  • CEV Cup
    • Runners-up (2): 1980, 2009

Current men's volleyball squad

Team roster – season 2023/2024[3]

No. Name Date of birth Position
1Greece Stavros KasampalisJune 1, 1995setter
2Italy Jiří KovářApril 10, 1989outside hitter
5Cuba Raydel HierrezueloJuly 14, 1987setter
7Greece Giorgos PetreasNovember 19, 1986middle blocker
9Greece Nikolas PapangelopoulosNovember 17, 1988middle blocker
10Greece Dimitris ZisisApril 2, 1994libero
11Greece Angelos MarkouJuly 1, 2003opposite
12Brazil Lucas Victor RangelOctober 29, 1990middle blocker
15Greece Andreas FrangosDecember 21, 1989outside hitter
17Greece Vasilis KostopoulosJuly 16, 1995outside hitter
18Greece Grigoris KontostathisDecember 22, 1994libero
19Cuba Fernando HernándezSeptember 11, 1989opposite
21Greece Theodoros VoulkidisMarch 30, 1996middle blocker
77Greece Athanasios ProtopsaltisSeptember 12, 1993outside hitter
Head coach: Greece Dimitris Andreopoulos

Technical and managerial staff

Staff
Head coach Greece Dimitris Andreopoulos
Assistant coach Greece Pavlos Karamaroudis
Assistant coach / Trainer Greece Christos Mpelos
Statistician Greece Alkiviadis Mpelos
Physiotherapist Greece Napoleon Charisis
Assistant physiotherapist Greece Panagiotis Vlahas
Team manager Greece Roulis Agrapidakis

Retired numbers

Panathinaikos men's volleyball retired numbers
N° Nat. Player Position Tenure
14GreeceSotiris PantaleonMiddle Blocker1996–2012, 2014–2021

Selected former players

Albania
  • AlbaniaGreece Albano Qualiu
  • AlbaniaGreece Alvi Shurdhi
Argentina
Belgium
Bosnia-Herzegovina
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina Milorad Kovać
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
  • Canada Keith Sanheim
  • Canada Michael Amoroso
  • Canada Derrick Epp
Colombia
Croatia
  • Croatia Danijel Galić
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
  • Czech Republic Jakub Novotný
  • Czech Republic Petr Pešl
  • Czech Republic Peter Pláteník
  • Czech Republic Dalibor Polak
  • Czech Republic Petr Zapletal
Denmark
  • DenmarkArgentina Axel Jacobsen
Egypt
  • EgyptGreece Ionas Rezk
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Montenegro
Netherlands
  • Netherlands Jairo Hooi
Poland
Russia
Serbia
Slovenia
Spain
  • Spain Jordi Gens
Ukraine
  • Ukraine Yuri Filippov
United States
Venezuela

Selected former coaches

Mauro Berruto
  • Greece Gerasimos Theodoratos
  • Serbia Sava Grozdanović
  • Greece Andreas Bergeles
  • Greece Nikos Bergeles
  • Romania Aurel Constantinescu
  • Poland Janusz Badora
  • Greece Stelios Prosalikas
  • Argentina Carlos Xavier Weber
  • Brazil Francisco dos Santos
  • Italy Mauro Berruto
  • Greece Alekos Leonis
  • Greece Stelios Kazazis

International record

Season Achievement Notes
CEV Champions League
1982–83 Quarter–final
1995–96 7th place
1996–97 5th place
2007–08 Play–off 6
Cup Winners Cup
1976–77 Quarter–final
1979–80 Final defeated by Panini Modena, 2–3 sets in Athens
1981–82 Quarter–final
1983–84 Quarter–final
1987–88 Quarter–final
1988–89 Final four 3rd place
1989–90 Quarter–final
1990–91 Quarter–final
1991–92 Quarter–final
Top Teams Cup
2005–06 Final four 3rd place
CEV Cup
2001–02 Quarter–final eliminated by Asystel Milano
2002–03 Quarter–final eliminated by Tourcoing Lille Metropole
2003–04 Final four 4th place
2008–09 Final 2nd place
CEV Challenge Cup
2021–22 Semi–final eliminated by Halkbank Ankara

Historical performance in the league

Period Position W L Sets
1958-59 ?  ?  ?  ?
1959-60 ?  ?  ?  ?
1960-61 2nd 2 1 8–3
1961-62 3rd 3 2 12–6
1962-63 1st 5 0 15–0
1964-65 2nd 4 1 13–6
1964-65 1st 4 1 13–8
1965-66 1st 5 0 15–5
1966-67 1st 6 0 18–1
1967-68 2nd 5 1 15–5
1968–69 2nd 12 2 39–9
1969–70 1st 22 0 66–6
1970–71 1st 22 0 66–8
1971–72 1st 22 2  ;
1972–73 1st 21 1 65–12
1973–74 2nd 22 2  ;
Period Position W L Sets
1974–75 1st 22 0  ;
1975–76 2nd 13 2  ;
1976–77 1st 14 1  ;
1977–78 2nd 20 2  ;
1978–79 2nd 15 7  ;
1979–80 2nd 16 2 50–13
1980–81 2nd 18 4 59–20
1981–82 1st 21 1 64–8
1982–83 2nd 20 2 63–10
1983–84 1st 26 2 82–13
1984–85 1st 27 1 82–14
1985–86 1st 21 1 64–10
1986–87 2nd 20 2 61–12
1987–88 2nd 20 2 64–10
1988–89 2nd 17 3 53–17
1989–90 2nd 20 2 63–15
Period Position W L Sets
1990–91 2nd 16 5 50–19
1991–92 2nd 17 6  ;
1992–93 5th 11 10 43–36
1993–94 5th 13 9 48–37
1994–95 1st 25 4  ;
1995–96 1st 24 3 76–20
1996–97 4th 19 7 62–32
1997–98 4th 17 10 54–37
1998–99 7th 11 13 44–49
1999–00 7th 9 15 41–52
2000–01 3rd 18 9 59–37
2001–02 3rd 21 5 69–30
2002–03 3rd 17 9 59–41
2003–04 1st 23 5 71–32
2004–05 3rd 19 9 66–37
2005–06 1st 29 2 88–23
Period Position W L Sets
2006–07 2nd 25 5 80–27
2007–08 2nd 25 5 80–25
2008–09 2nd 25 6 79–39
2009–10 2nd 25 7 86–34
2010–11 3rd 16 8 56–34
2011–12 10th 5 19 29–61
2012–13 10th 6 19 34–62
2013–14 10th 11 16 42–58
2014–15 4th 16 11 59–48
2015–16 5th 13 9 45–39
2016–17 3rd 17 5 58–27
2017–18 11th 7 15 38–49
2018–19 5th 13 5 44–26
2019–20 1st 17 4 54-20
2020–21 3rd 12 8 43–35
2021–22 1st 19 5 58–22

Sponsorships

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor
2000-2001[4][5] Asics Warsteiner
2001-2002[5][6] Nike
2002-2003[7] Caan EVGA
2003-2004[8][9] Caan EVGA
2004-2005[10] Adidas Subaru
2005-2006[11] Adidas Subaru
2007-2008[12] Adidas Subaru
2008-2009[13] Adidas Subaru
2009-2010[14] Asics
2010-2011[15] Asics
2011-2012[16] Asics
2012-2013[17] Fila
2013-2014[18] Fila
2014-2015[19] Fila
2015-2016[20] Fila Counterpain
2016-2017[21] Erreà Counterpain
2017-2018[22] Erreà
2018-2019[23] Athlos Sport Pame Stoixima
2019-2020[24] Macron Pame Stoixima
2020-2021[25] Macron Pame Stoixima[26]
2021-2022[27] Macron Pame Stoixima
2022-2023[28] Macron Pame Stoixima
  • Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Macron
  • Great Shirt Sponsor: OPAP / Pame Stoixima
  • Official Sponsors: Viva Fresh, Batteries.gr, Hygeia Medical Center, Avance Car Rental, Biosteel, CIEL, Civitel, Myo Cel, Boukia kai syhorio, Bolossis, Art & Fantasy[29][30]
  • Official Broadcaster: PAO TV

Historical uniforms

1980
2005
2010

Arenas

Arena Capacity Years
Leoforos Indoor Hall1,5001960s–2004
Glyfada Indoor Hall2,2702004–2009
2010–2011
Mets Indoor Hall1,2002009–2010
2011–2013
2023–present
Panellinios Indoor Hall1,1002013–2019
Maroussi Saint Thomas Indoor Hall1,7002019–2023

Presidents

  • 2001–08: Vlassis Stathokostopoulos
  • 2008–09: Thanasis Giannakopoulos
  • 2009–11: Thodoris Liakopoulos
  • 2011: Stratos Sopilis
  • 2011–13: Chronis Akritidis
  • 2013–16: Manolis Ladoukakis
  • 2016–18: Dimitris Kassaris
  • 2018–20: Alexandros Ellinas
  • 2020–  : Panagiotis Malakates

See also

References

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