Omonia V.C.
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| Full name | Omonia Nicosia Volleyball Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Queen |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Ground |
Eleftheria Indoor Hall Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Capacity | 6,800 |
| Chairman |
 Antonis Tzionis |
| Head Coach |
Savvas Savva |
| League | Cyprus Volleyball Division 1 |
| 2016–17 | 1st place |
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Omonia Volleyball Club or Omonia VC is the volleyball team of the Omonia Athletic Club based in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus. It is a founding member of the Cyprus Volleyball Federation and has been participating at its competitions since its inception in 1978.
Omonia VC is ranked 77th (as of November 2016) in the Men's European clubs ranking.[1]
History
Despite of not been one of the most successful clubs in terms of number of trophies such as Anorthosis and Nea Salamis, Omonia VC has been considered as one of the most noteworthy teams in Cyprus. Recently, in 2016, it celebrated its second consecutive championship and fourth cup. The most notable player has been Panos Eracleous who served the club for 27 years, from 1987 until his retirement in 2014. Nowadays, the club owns its recent success to the so-called golden green generation which refers to players such as Aggelos Alexiou, Jimmys Apostolou and the Petrakkides twins, Achilleas Petrakkides and the captain Sotos Petrakidis, who after spending some time in other local and foreign teams, returned to Omonia VC where they commenced their careers and conquered domestically. The peak of their reign has been the undefeated defense of their second consecutive domestic championship during the 2015–2016 season.
The manager of the team Savvas Savva, who is in charge since 2013, had also commenced his career in Omonia VC where he served until his retirement. He is by far the most successful manager in the team's history as he has won 3 Cypriot Championships, 1 Cypriot Cup and 3 Supercups.
Omonia VC has a remarkable record of 29 consecutive wins in all domestic competitions which spans in three different seasons. The strike started on the 20/2/2015 at the 16th round of the 2014-2015 Cypriot championship season and ended on the 11/11/2016 at the 3rd round of the 2016-2017 season. During this period Omonia VC won 2 Championships, 1 Cup and 2 Super Cups.
Cypriot Championship
The following table presents Omonia's performance at the Cyprus Volleyball Federation championships, for any campaigns adequate information was found.
Cypriot Cup Finals
The following table presents the seasons where Omonia succeeded to qualify at the Cypriot Cup Final through knock-out phases, and the results.
| Season | Winner | Result | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-84 | APOEL Nicosia | 3-1 | Omonia |
| 1994-95 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 3-1 | Omonia |
| 1996-96 | Pafiakos Paphos | 3-1 | Omonia |
| 1997-98 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 3-0 | Omonia |
| 1998-99 | Omonia | 3-0 | Pafiakos Paphos |
| 2005-06 | Omonia | 3-2 | Dionysos Stroumpiou |
| 2008-09 | Omonia | 3-2 | Anorthosis Famagusta |
| 2011-12 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 3-1 | Omonia |
| 2013-14 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 3-2 | Omonia |
| 2015-16 | Omonia | 3-2 | Nea Salamis Famagusta |
| 2016-17 | Pafiakos Paphos | 3-2 | Omonia |
Cypriot Super Cup Finals
| Season | Winner | Result | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 3-0 | Omonia |
| 1999 | Nea Salamis Famagusta | 3-0 | Omonia |
| 2006 | Pafiakos Paphos | 3-0 | Omonia |
| 2009 | Anorthosis Famagusta | 3-2 | Omonia |
| 2014 | Omonia | 3-0 | Anorthosis Famagusta |
| 2015 | Omonia | 3-1 | AEK Karava-Lampousa |
| 2016 | Omonia | 3-0 | Nea Salamis Famagusta |
CEV Champions League
Omonia is participating for the first time at the second round of the 2017 CEV Champions League qualification phase where it is facing ACH Volley Ljubjana, the winner of the 2007 version of CEV Cup, in knock-out games.
First Leg
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 2 Nov | 19:00 | Omonia Nicosia | 0–3 |  ACH Volley Ljubjana | 16–25 | 23–25 | 18–25 | 57–75 | Report |
Second Leg
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov | 18:00 | ACH Volley Ljubjana | 3–0 | Omonia Nicosia | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 75–65 | Report |
CEV Cup and Challenge Cup
Owing to its recent domestic success, Omonia ACV has also participated at the other two of CEV's pan-European competitions. In a rare occasion, it was drawn to play against their biggest domestic rivals Anorthosis Famagusta where it successfully knocked them out from the competition.Omonia ACV's first European success was the elimination of the Montenegrin team OK Sutjeska Nikšić when the current coach Savvas Savva was a teammate of the golden green generation that has won the 2 consecutive championships of 2014-2015 and 2015-2016.
- 2009-10 Challenge Cup
1st Qualification Round
| Results | ||
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| Omonia Nicosia | 3 - 0 3 - 0 |  OK Sutjeska Nikšić |
2nd Qualification Round
| Results | ||
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- 2010-11 Chellenge Cup
2nd Qualification Round
| Results | ||
|---|---|---|
Metallurg Zhlobin  | 3 - 1 3 - 0 | Omonia Nicosia |
2nd Qualification Round
| Results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 1 – 3 0 – 3 | Omonia Nicosia |
16th Final
| Results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Omonia Nicosia | 1 – 3 1 – 3 |  Dukla Liberec |
16th Final
| Results | ||
|---|---|---|
Jastrzębski Węgiel | 0 – 3 0 – 3 | Omonia Nicosia |
8th Final
| Results | ||
|---|---|---|
CV Teruel  | 3 – 0 3 – 2 | Omonia Nicosia |
32th Final
| Results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Omonia Nicosia | 2 – 3 0 – 3 |  OK Novi Pazar |
Honours
- Cypriot Championships
- Winner (3): 2014–2015, 2015–2016, 2016–2017
- Cyprus Cup:
- Winner (4): 1998-1999, 2005-2006, 2008–2009, 2015-2016
- Cypriot Super Cup:
- Winner (3): 2014, 2015, 2016