Olympiacos women's volleyball

Olympiacos

Nickname	Thrylos (The Legend) Erythrolefkes (The Red-Whites) Kokkines (The Reds) Dafnostefanomenos (The laurel-crowned)
Founded	1930
Ground	Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Piraeus, Greece (Capacity: 3,000)
Chairman	Michalis Kountouris
Manager	Branko Kovačević
League	A1 Ethniki Women's Volleyball Women's CEV Cup
2014–15	1st (Champions)
Website	Club home page
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Olympiacos women's volleyball is the women's volleyball department of the major Greek multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus. It was founded in 1930 and is one of the most successful volleyball clubs in Greece, having won 4 Greek Championships, a record 6 Greek Cups and 4 Doubles. They play their games at the 3,000-seat Melina Mercouri Hall in Piraeus.

In the 2013 A1 finals, Olympiacos defeated AEK Athens, with 3 wins and 2 losses, thereby winning the Greek Championship for the first time in their history.^[1] AEK started the finals with a 2–0 lead (due to the final standings of the regular season), but Olympiacos managed to win three consecutive games (two of them being away games) to secure the title.

Olympiacos holds the all-time record for winning six consecutive Greek Cups –in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016–, holding also the record for winning four straight Doubles –in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016–.^[2][3][4] In European competitions, the department reached the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup in season 2007–08.^[5]

Some of the greatest players in European volleyball have played for Olympiacos over the years including: Manuela Secolo, Riikka Lehtonen, Maja Ognjenović, Tatiana Artmenko, Antonina Zetova, Michaela Monzoni, Lucie Mühlsteinová, Jovana Vesović, Ivana Bramborová and Saskia Hippe.

Honours

Domestic competitions

• Greek Championship
  • Winners (4): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
• Greek Cup
  • Winners (6) (record): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
• Double
  • Winners (4): 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

European competitions

• Women's Challenge Cup
  • Quarter-finals (1): 2007–08

Current squad

Squad as of 19 June 2016

Number	Player	Position	Height	Date of birth
1	Katerina Giota	Middle Blocker	1.86	07/03/1990
4	Ana Lazarević	Outside Hitter	1.87	04/07/1991
6	Nadzeya Malasai	Outside Hitter	1.82	14/12/1990
7	Georgia Labrousi	Middle Blocker	1.84	27/01/1993
9	Konstantina Vlachaki	Outside Hitter	1.78	08/05/1995
10	Areta Konomi	Libero	1.64	31/01/1989
11	Zenia Tsima	Outside Hitter	1.85	17/5/1986
12	Eirini Kokkinaki	Libero	1.70	06/06/1996
14	Stella Christodoulou (C)	Setter	1.87	19/07/1991
15	Saskia Hippe	Opposite	1.86	16/01/1991
16	Areti Teza	Setter	1.75	03/04/1980
18	Melina Emmanouilidou	Middle Blocker	1.86	18/09/1994

Technical and managerial staff

Name	Job
Nikos Katsiouras	Team Manager
Branko Kovačević	Head Coach
Spyros Sarantitis	Assistant Coach
Dimitris Mpompas	Trainer
Giorgos Tsikouris	Head Doctor
Tzoulia Verta	Physio
Xenofon Krokos	Statistician
Vangelis Roussos	Conditioner

Notable players

• 
  Manuela Secolo
• 
  Riikka Lehtonen
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  Maja Ognjenović
• 
  Tatiana Artmenko
• 
  Jovana Vesović
• 
  Ivana Nešović

(Players are listed in alphabetical order)

Greece Eva Chantava Maria Chatzinikolaou Stella Christodoulou Athina Dilaveri Alexandra Diplarou Vaia Dirva Dimitra Giakoumi Katerina Giota Marina Kalaitzieva Areti Karavasili Anna Kavatha Eleni Kiosi Evi Kiriakidou Pola Kitsou Eirini Kokkinaki Areta Konomi Aliki Konstantinidou Sofia Kosma Eleftheria Koukou Georgia Labrousi Maria Maggina Niki Manolakou Chrysoula Neratzi Katerina Nikolaidou Vaso Nikouli Maria Plagiannakou Areti Teza Zenia Tsima Katerina Vasilaki Konstantina Vlachaki Gianna Vlachou Anna Xerikou Nikol Zaharea

Belarus Nadzeya Malasai  Bulgaria Aneta Germanova Elena Koleva Radosveta Teneva Gabriela Tsvetanova Antonina Zetova  Croatia Biljana Gligorović  Cyprus Manolina Konstantinou  Czech Republic Michaela Monzoni Lucie Mühlsteinová Jana Simankova  Finland Riikka Lehtonen  Germany Saskia Hippe  Hungary Katalin Kiss  Israel Tatiana Artmenko  Italy Manuela Secolo

Latvia Julia Borisova  Russia Julia Salcevic  Serbia Aleksandra Crnčević Svetlana Krstić Ana Lazarević Ivana Luković Ivana Nešović Maja Ognjenović Biljana Simanić Jovana Vesović  Slovakia Ivana Bramborová Martina Nosekova  Slovenia Sonja Borovinšek  Ukraine Eleni Gkortsaniouk Olga Trach  United States Mallori Gibson

Notable coaches

^[6][7][8]

Giorgos Lykoudis Giorgos Dermatis Iraklis Doriadis Stefanos Polyzos Velibor Ivanović Giannis Nikolakis Telis Sotirchos Branko Kovačević

International record

Season	Achievement	Notes
CEV Cup
2013–14	1/8 Finals	eliminated by Aluprof Bielsko-Biała, 0–3 loss in Piraeus, 3–2 win in Bielsko-Biała
2014–15	8th Final	eliminated by Galatasaray Daikin, 1–3 loss in Istanbul, 0–3 loss in Piraeus
CEV Challenge Cup
2007–08	Quarter-finals	eliminated by Infoplus Minetti Imola, 0–3 loss in San Lazzaro, 0–3 loss in Piraeus
2015–16	8th final	eliminated by CSM București, 3–0 win in Piraeus, 1–3 (golden set) loss in Bucharest

See also

• Olympiacos Men's Volleyball Team

References

Main source for names and statistics is GreekVolley.com

1. "Olympiacos wins women's national league for first time ever". cev.lu. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
2. "Olympiacos 2012 Greek Cup Winner". worldofvolley.com. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
3. "Olympiacos won 2013 Greek Cup". worldofvolley.com. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
4. "Βόλεϊ γυναικών: Το κύπελλο βάφτηκε κόκκινο" (in Greek). tovima.gr. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
5. "Challenge Cup andata quarti: Imola domina l'Olympiacos" (in Italian). volleyrosa.net. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
6. "Αφιέρωμα στο γυναικείο τμήμα βόλεϊ του Ολυμπιακού" (in Greek). volleynews.gr.
7. "Telis Sotirchos". CEV.
8. "Stefanos Polyzos". CEV.

External links

• Olympiacos CFP Official Website – Women's Volleyball (Greek)
• Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Πετοσφαίρισης (Greek)