Nickname | Fine Girls Amazons | ||
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Founded | 1969 | ||
Ground | Mets Indoor Hall (Capacity: 1,200) | ||
Chairman | Panagiotis Malakates | ||
Head Coach | Dragan Nešić | ||
League | Greek Women's Volleyball League | ||
2023–24 | 1st (Champions) | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
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Championships | |||
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Panathinaikos AC Women's Volleyball Team is a Greek volleyball team, part of the major Athens-based multi-sport club Panathinaikos A.O. The department was founded in 1969 and is the most successful women's volleyball team in Greece, in terms of Greek Championships won. They have won a record 26 [1] Championships, 6 Cups, with 5 Doubles, while they hold the record for finishing undefeated the Championship 8 times (1971-1973, 1978, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2007). They hold also the record of 68 straight wins in the league including the play-offs.
They have also reached four times a European final four and two times a European final (2000 and 2009). The team currently plays in Maroussi Saint Thomas Indoor Hall.
In 2017, the club was relegated due to serious financial problems. They stayed inactive in the 2017–18 season.
Apart from the Greek players, who have traditionally been the backbone of Greece's national team, some of the greatest players in European volleyball that have played for the team over the years include Ruxandra Dumitrescu, Brižitka Molnar, Tammy Mahon, Jelena Lozancic, Olga Tocko, María Fernández, Sanja Tomasević and others.
The club has retired the jersey number 9 in honour of the team's legendary captain Ruxandra Dumitrescu.
Season 2024–25 [2]
Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
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1 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 1.85 | September 2, 1995 |
2 | ![]() | Libero | 1.65 | October 24, 1998 |
6 | ![]() | Outside hitter | 1.80 | September 16, 1988 |
10 | ![]() | Setter | 1.81 | August 23, 1989 |
12 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 1.93 | September 11, 1993 |
13 | ![]() | Libero | 1.67 | July 4, 1987 |
14 | ![]() | Middle blocker | 1.85 | June 8, 1992 |
-- | ![]() | Outside hitter | 1.84 | April 10, 1993 |
-- | ![]() | Setter | 1.82 | July 22, 2004 |
-- | ![]() | Libero | 1.75 | September 16, 2002 |
-- | ![]() | Outside hitter | 1.91 | October 1, 1999 |
-- | ![]() | Outside hitter | 1.79 | May 8, 1995 |
-- | ![]() | Opposite | 1.91 | May 24, 1999 |
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Panathinaikos women's volleyball retired numbers | ||||
N° | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure |
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9 | ![]() ![]() | Ruxandra Dumitrescu | Outside Hitter | 2003–2010 |
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Pos. | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
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Times | 26 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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Champions Cup | |||
1993-94 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Matera | |
Cup Winners Cup | |||
1994-95 | Final Four | 4th place | |
1995-96 | 7th place | ||
1999-00 | Final | 2nd place, defeated by Perugia | |
CEV Cup | |||
1980-81 | Final Four | 4th place | |
Challenge Cup | |||
2008-09 | Final | 2nd place, defeated by Vini Monteschiavo Jesi | |
2009-10 | Quarter-final | eliminated by Asterix Kieldrecht |
Season | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor |
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2007-2008 [3] | Adidas | Subaru |
2008-2009 [4] | Adidas | |
2009-2010 [5] | Asics | Tonotil / Salonpas |
2010-2011 [6] | Asics | |
2011-2012 [7] [8] | Asics | Evropi insurance |
2012-2013 [9] [10] | Royal | Evropi insurance |
2013-2014 [11] | Fila | |
2014-2015 [12] [13] [14] | (none - only PAO) | (rear) Bolossis |
2015-2016 [15] | (none - only PAO) | |
2016-2017 [16] | Erreà | Allou fun park |
2018-2019 [17] | Athlos Sport | OPAP |
2019-2020 [18] | Macron | OPAP |
2020-2021 [19] | Macron | |
2021-2022 [20] | Macron | OPAP |
2022-2023 [21] | Macron | OPAP |
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