A.E.K. Athens V.C.
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| Full name | A.E.K. Athens Volleyball Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Yellow-Blacks | ||
| Founded | (Men)1967/(Women)1995 | ||
| Ground | Neo Iraklio, Athens, Greece | ||
| Capacity | 1, 500 | ||
| League | (Men)A1/(Women)A1 | ||
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A.E.K. Athens V.C. is the volleyball team of the Greek sports club A.E.K. It was founded in 1967 by Jason Platsi. Over the years AEK have struggled to stay in the top flight of Greek volleyball, competing in A2 (Greece's second division) and A1. AEK had its finest moment with coach Stelios Prosalikas, as they prevailed in the final-4 of the Cup Winners Cup. The races held (9-10 March 2000) in Athens and AEK lost in the semifinal by Cuneo, but won 3-1 Galatasaray in the small final and won the 3rd place.
Men's team
History
The volleyball department was founded in 1967 by Jason Platsi and participated in the C category of Athens. But not maintained and was reconstituted in 1982 to participate again in the C of Athens. Between 1985/86 participated in the second centre court and won rise, as in 1986/87 to A' local.
Since 1987/88 AEK Struggling to National categories. She held C division for 4 years until they won the championship with 22 victories in tantamount matches the 1990/91 marketing. The next year in the second division, he won again the upswing A2.
During the 1992/93 AEK participated for the first time in the A2 and missed the rise in the broad category in the process of massive with PAOK in Trikala. Mo was the same but in the next year (1993-94) which, with 19 victories in 22 games she got a ticket to the A1.
Our initial presence in the 'lounges' volleyball (1994-95) were unsuccessful because we achieved only 3 wins and returned at A2, but in order to win back the ticket of the rise in 1995/96.
The second half of the 90s until the beginning of the new millennium was the best year for kitrinomafro volleyball. The group not only participates in exactly A1, but the pioneers and even wins and a ticket to the European Cups in 1998/99 occupying the 5 position, while winning the Nationwide in the quarterfinal with 3-1 and reach the final of the Cup made in Greece Tower and lost to Olympiakos with a 3-1.
In 2000, AEK with coach Stelios Prosalikas reaches its peak, as has prevailed in the final-4 of the Cup Winners Cup. The races held (9-10 March) in Athens. AEK lost in the semifinal by Cuneo, but won 3-1 Galatasaray in the small final and won the 3rd place.
Unfortunately since the downturn began in the 2001/02 marketing year, our team relegated at A2. In the last official match was in the closed George Moschos the AEK Earning Pangrati and celebrate the championship in her return to the A1. But we will not be able to stand in the great division as relegated again. The last two years the group fought at A2, but he won the Championship in 2005/06 and from 2006/07 will return to A1. In current season, AEK played in A1 Ethniki and finished the championship in 7th place.[1] During this season, AEK also managed to win the first domestic cup title in the men team's history. More specifically, AEK beat Foinikas Sirou with 3-2 in the final of the third Greek League Cup, after having defeated in the semi-final the big favorite and host of the final-four tournament Ethnikos Alexandroupolis (0-3). [2]
Season to season
AEK has played 12 times in A1 Ethniki (first division). It played in A1, in season 1994-95 for first time. From 1996-97 to 2001-02 was playing continuously in A1. The last years was going up and down the divisions.[3]
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Honours
- Greek Volleyball League Cup
- Winner (1): 2014
- Greek Volleyball Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1999
- Greek A2 Ethniki
- Winner (5): 1994, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2013
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CEV Cup
- 3rd place: 2000
Current squad
As of March 19 2014[4]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) |
| 1 |  Giannis Mantekas | Outside Hitter | 1.95 |
| 2 | Kyriakos Kalaitsidis | Middle Blocker | 2.00 |
| 3 |  Torres García Julian | Middle Blocker | 2.02 |
| 4 | Stavros Katsanevakis | Middle Blocker | 1.98 |
| 5 | Giannis Tokanis | Outside Hitter | 2.03 |
| 6 |  Dusan Novoselac | Setter | 1.94 |
| 7 | Giannis Alexiou | Outside Hitter | 1.94 |
| 8 | Nikos Kretsis | Setter | 1.82 |
| 9 |  Payan Jorgr Emilio Moreno | Opposite | 1.93 |
| 10 | Konrant Gkouznta | Libero | 1.85 |
| 11 | Giannis Roumeliotakis | Outside Hitter | 1.88 |
| 14 | Iraklis Papadopoulos | Opposite | 2.02 |
| 15 | Dimitris Hatzopoulos | Middle Blocker | 2.01 |
| 16 | Giannis Achilleopoulos | Libero | 1.84 |
| 17 | Petros Petroglou | Outside Hitter | 2.00 |
Women's team
The women's volleyball team was founded in 1995, after merging with the group of Alsoupolis and participated for the first time in the league as the first Athens. Slowly, climbed all categories and in the spring of 2002 won's rise to A1 with coach George Paganeli that sticks to this day on the bench. But the team was not quite ready for a great class and downgraded immediately. Since that time (2003/04) fought at A2, but he won the Championship in 2005/06 and the following season (2006/07) will be struggling again to the great category. In season 2011-12, AEK won A1 championship.[5] Also it won the Super cup at the same year.[6]
The first few years of the volleyball team was housed in the closed, 'Leontios' in Patissia. Since 1989 that ended in 'George Moschos' and until May 2003, both the Men and women competed in what was one of the warmest seats in the Greek volleyball. Over the last three years the men's group had its headquarters in the New Liosia (2003/04), a closed system of Ionikos NF and Panerythraikou (2004-05) and New Iraklion this year, while the Women's team hosted for 3 consecutive years in the closed of St. Demetrius.
Honours
- Greek Championship
- Winners (1): 2012
- Greek Super Cup
- Winners (1): 2012
Cuerrent squad
As of March 19 2014[7]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) |
| 2 | Panagiota Rogka | Libero | 1,62 |
| 3 | Marisa Fernades | Middle Blocker | 1,94 |
| 4 | Afroditi Latheni | Outside Hitter | 1,82 |
| 5 |  Isabella Ivanova | Outside Hitter | 1,87 |
| 6 | Konstantina Passia | Setter | 1,75 |
| 7 |  Alexandra Kruk | Outside Hitter | 1,83 |
| 8 | Dimitra Giakoumi | Middle Blocker | 1,86 |
| 9 | Sofia Mpousia | Middle Blocker | 1,84 |
| 10 | Jelena Josovic | Opposite | 1,87 |
| 12 | Athena Papafotiou | Setter | 1,80 |
| 14 | Zoe Faki | Opposite | 1,83 |
| 16 | Anna Gkeou | Outside Hitter | 1,73 |
| 17 | Anna Kavatha | Middle Blocker | 1,88 |
| 18 | Athanasia Totsidou | Outside Hitter | 1,78 |
References
- ↑ Έχασε και έμεινε 7η η ΑΕΚ (in Greek). woop.gr. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ↑ http://www.volleyleague.gr/index.php/league-cup/item/1659-egrapse-istoria-i-aek-kataktontas-to-league-cup
- ↑ "AEK" (in Greek). volleyleague.gr. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
- ↑ "aek". volleyleague.gr. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ↑ "Πρωταθλήτρια η ΑΕΚ". sport24.gr. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ↑ "Πήρε το Σούπερ καπ η ΑΕΚ". contra.gr. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
- ↑ "AEK roster". volleyball.gr. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
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