Omonia V.C.

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Omonia
Full nameOmonia Nicosia Volleyball Club
Nickname(s)Queen
Short nameOMO
Founded1948
Ground Eleftheria Indoor Hall
Nicosia, Cyprus
Capacity6,800
Chairman Flag of Cyprus.svg Loris Kiriakou
Head Coach Flag of Cyprus.svg Savvas Savva (volleyball)
League Cyprus Volleyball Division 1
2018–19 1st place

Omonia Volleyball Club or Omonia V.C. 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.

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Omonia V.C. is ranked 77th (as of August 2022) in the Men's [1]

History

Omonia VC is one of the most successful volleyball clubs in Cyprus. 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 primarily to Aggelos Alexiou and the Petrakkides twins, Achilleas Petrakkides and the captain Sotos Petrakkides, 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, with a year's break as an assistant coach in 2018, 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 8 Cypriot Championships, 7 Cypriot Cups and 8 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. More recently, Omonia VC has set an undefeated record of 24 wins within a single season, gained them their 5th Championship. Moreover, the club holds another record, that of winning the 2020-2021 title undefeated with 24 wins.

Current squad

Head coach: Flag of Cyprus.svg Savvas Savva (Volleyball)

No.NameDate of birthPosition
1 Flag of Cyprus.svg Achilleas Petrakidis August 12, 1984 (age 40)Opposite
3 Flag of Cyprus.svg Sotiris Petrakidis August 12, 1984 (age 40)Middle-blocker
7 Flag of Cyprus.svg Nikolas Eleftheriou October 17, 1997 (age 27)Outside-spiker
9 Flag of Cyprus.svg Christodoulos Antoniades December 27, 1986 (age 38)Middle-blocker
11 Flag of Cyprus.svg Christos Prodromou October 26, 1995 (age 29)Middle-blocker
12 Flag of Cyprus.svg Angelos Alexiou February 4, 1987 (age 38)Middle-blocker
18 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Henrique May 18, 1989 (age 35)Setter

Cypriot Championship

The following table presents Omonia's performance at the Cyprus Volleyball Federation championships, for any campaigns adequate information was found.

 
SeasonCypriot Championship
DivisionPositionTeamsWins-LossesSetPoints
1978 Div.1 8th10
1978–1979 Div.1 5th8
1979–1980 Div.1 5th10
1980–1981 Div.1 7th10
1981–1982 Div.1 7th10
1982–1983 Div.1 5th10
1983–1984 Div.1 4th10
1984–1985 Div.1 7th10
1985–1986 Div.1 8th10
1986–1987 Div.1 9th RedDownArrow.svg 10
1987–1988 Div.2 1st Green-Up-Arrow.svg
1988–1999 Div.1 5th10
1989–1990 Div.1 7th10
1990–1991 Div.1 3rd10
1991–1992 Div.1 9th RedDownArrow.svg 10
1992–1993 Div.2 1st Green-Up-Arrow.svg
1993–1994 Div.1 4th10
1994–1995 Div.1 3rd11
1995–1996 Div.1 5th10
1996–1997 Div.1 3rd9
1997–1998 Div.1 2nd10
1998–1999 Div.1 4th10
1999–2000 Div.1 7th10
2000–01 Div.1 6th10
 
SeasonCypriot Championship
DivisionPositionTeamsWins-LossesSetPoints
2001–02 Div.1 4th9
2001–02 Div.1 4th9
2002–03 Div.1 4th8
2003–04 Div.1 7th8
2004–05 Div.1 7th8
2005–06 Div.1 3rd8
2006–07 Div.1 6th9
2007–08 Div.1 5th10
2008–09 Div.1 3rd10
2009–10 Div.1 3rd812–841–3032
2010–11 Div.1 4th88–1228–4027
2011–12 Div.1 4th76–1221–3824
2012–13 Div.1 5th811–942–3631
2013–14 Div.1 2nd814–651–2842
2014–15 Div.1 1st818–256–1253
2015–16 Div.1 1st820–060–1158
2016–17 Div.1 1st816–449–1948
2017–18 Div.1 2nd815–447–2146
2018–19 Div.1 1st818–054–950
2019–20 Div.1 1st
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 Div.1 1st924–072–1069
2021–22 Div.1 1st817-354-2349
2022–23 Div.1 1st917-051-849
2023–24 Div.1 1st716-048-1044

Domestic finals

The following table presents the seasons where Omonia succeeded to qualify at the Cypriot Cup Final through knock-out phases or the Cypriot Super Cup and the results.

Cypriot Cup finals

SeasonWinnerResultLoser
1983–84 APOEL Nicosia 3–1Omonia
1994–95 Anorthosis Famagusta 3–1Omonia
1996-96 Pafiakos Paphos 3–1Omonia
1997–98 Anorthosis Famagusta 3–0Omonia
1998–99Omonia3–0 Pafiakos Paphos
2005–06Omonia3–2 Dionysos Stroumpiou
2008–09Omonia3–2 Anorthosis Famagusta
2011–12 Anorthosis Famagusta 3–1Omonia
2013–14 Anorthosis Famagusta 3–2Omonia
2015–16Omonia3–2 Nea Salamis Famagusta
2016–17 Pafiakos Paphos 3–2Omonia
2017–18Omonia3–1 APOEL Nicosia
2018–19Omonia3–1 Pafiakos Paphos
2020-21Omonia3–0 E.N.P. Paralimni
2021–22Omonia3–2 Nea Salamis Famagusta
2022–23Omonia3–0 Anorthosis Famagusta
2023-24Omonia3–0 Pafiakos Paphos

Cypriot Super Cup Finals

SeasonWinnerResultLoser
1995 Anorthosis Famagusta 3–0Omonia
1999 Nea Salamis Famagusta 3–0Omonia
2006 Pafiakos Paphos 3–0Omonia
2009 Anorthosis Famagusta 3–2Omonia
2014Omonia3–0 Anorthosis Famagusta
2015Omonia3–1 AEK Karava-Lampousa
2016Omonia3–0 Nea Salamis Famagusta
2017Omonia3–2 Pafiakos Paphos
2018Omonia3–2 Pafiakos Paphos
2019Omonia3–1 Pafiakos Paphos
2021Omonia3–0 E.N.P. Paralimni
2022 Nea Salamis Famagusta 3–2Omonia
2023Omonia3–1 Anorthosis Famagusta
2024 Pafiakos Paphos 3–0Omonia

European competitions

Omonia VC'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 6 domestic championships. 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. In its most successful European campaign, the club reached the quarterfinals of the 2022–23 CEV Challenge Cup.

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregateGolden setQual.
1984–85 CEV Challenge Cup 1st round Flag of Israel.svg Hapoel Mate Asher 0–30-30–6 Symbol delete vote.svg
1999–00 CEV Challenge Cup 1st round Flag of Luxembourg.svg Volley 80 Pétange 1–30-30–6 Symbol delete vote.svg
2002–03 CEV Challenge Cup 1st round Flag of Austria.svg Uniqa Salzburg 0–30-30–6 Symbol delete vote.svg
2006–07 Top Teams Cup Group stage Flag of Italy.svg Cimone Modena -1–33rd Symbol delete vote.svg
Flag of Austria.svg SK Posojilnica Aich/Dob -3–0
Flag of Slovenia.svg Maribor 0–3-
2009–10 CEV Challenge Cup 1st round Flag of Montenegro.svg OK Sutjeska Nikšić 3–03-06–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
2nd round Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Aalst 3-10-33-4 Symbol delete vote.svg
2010–11 CEV Challenge Cup 2nd round Flag of Belarus.svg Metallurg Zhlobin 1-30-31-6 Symbol delete vote.svg
2014–15 CEV Challenge Cup 2nd round Flag of Cyprus.svg Anorthosis Famagusta 3–03-16–1 Symbol keep vote.svg
1/16 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dukla Liberec 1-31-32-6 Symbol delete vote.svg
2015–16 CEV Cup 1/16 Flag of Poland.svg Jastrzębski Węgiel 3–03-06–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
1/8 Flag of Spain.svg CV Teruel 2-30-32-6 Symbol delete vote.svg
2016-17 CEV Champions League 2nd qualification round Flag of Slovenia.svg ACH Volley Ljubljana 0-30-30-6 Symbol delete vote.svg
CEV Cup 1/16 Flag of Serbia.svg OK Novi Pazar 2-30-32-6 Symbol delete vote.svg
2017-18 CEV Champions League 2nd qualification round Flag of Montenegro.svg Jedinstvo Bemax Bijelo Polje 3–03-26–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
3rd qualification round Flag of Poland.svg Jastrzębski Węgiel 0-30-30-6 Symbol delete vote.svg
CEV Challenge Cup 1/16 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Volley Amriswil 3-20-33-5 Symbol delete vote.svg
2018–19 CEV Challenge Cup 1/16 Flag of Croatia.svg Ribola Kaštela 3–23-16–3 Symbol keep vote.svg
1/8 Flag of Russia.svg Belogorie Belgorod 0-30-30-6 Symbol delete vote.svg
2019–20 CEV Challenge Cup 1/16 Flag of Hungary.svg Pénzügyőr Budapest 0-30-30-6 Symbol delete vote.svg
2020–21 CEV Challenge Cup 1/16 Flag of North Macedonia.svg GIO Strumica 3–0X3–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
1/8 Flag of Turkey.svg Ziraat Bankası Ankara XX W.O. Symbol delete vote.svg
2021–22 CEV Challenge Cup 1/16 Flag of France.svg Narbonne Volley 0-32-32–6 Symbol delete vote.svg
2022–23 CEV Challenge Cup 1/32 Flag of Austria.svg Ried Im Innkers 3–03–16–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
1/16 Flag of Croatia.svg Ribola Kaštela 3–23–15-1 Symbol keep vote.svg
1/8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Aalst 3-13-25-1 Symbol keep vote.svg
1/4 Flag of Israel.svg Maccabi Tel Aviv 1-30-30-6 Symbol delete vote.svg
2023–24 CEV Challenge Cup 1/32 Flag of Slovenia.svg Panvita Pomgrad 3-22-35-55-15 Symbol delete vote.svg
2024-25 CEV Champions League 1st qualification round Flag of Serbia.svg Crvena Zvezda Beograd 0-30-30-6 Symbol delete vote.svg
CEV Cup 1/32 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Radnik Bijeljina 3-03-16-0 Symbol keep vote.svg
1/16 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Deya Volley Burgas 3-10-33-315-12 Symbol keep vote.svg
1/8 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Volley Amriswil 2-3

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Eurotopteam". Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
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