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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 won the Greek Championship title despite finishing 4th in the regular season.

PAOK Sports Arena

Current squad

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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 27) 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 36) 1.98 Middle Blocker
14   Greece Markos Galiotos (1996-08-23) August 23, 1996 (age 28) 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 35) 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 39) 2.10 Middle Blocker
99   Greece Menelaos Kokkinakis (1993-01-21) January 21, 1993 (age 31) 1.93 Libero/Outside Hitter

Board of directors

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

Technical staff

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

Honours

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Domestic

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  •   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

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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

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

Greek Cup Finals

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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
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European record

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

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Notable coaches

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See also

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Sponsorships

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References

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