APOEL V.C.

APOEL Volleyball Club is a professional volleyball team based in the city of Nicosia, Cyprus and it is a part of the APOEL multi-sport club.

APOEL
Full nameAthletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias
NicknameΤhrylos (The Legend)
Founded1928 (1928)
GroundLefkotheo Indoor Arena,
Nicosia, Cyprus
(Capacity: 2,100[1])
LeagueCypriot First Division
2018–193rd
WebsiteClub home page
Uniforms
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History

APOEL was formed in 1926, but the volleyball team was formed in 1928.[2] APOEL was also a founding member of the Cyprus Volleyball Federation.

The volleyball team of APOEL won 11 championships (4 held by the Cypriot Local Committee for Sports and 7 held by the Cyprus Volleyball Federation) and 5 Cups. The 1980s was the most successful decade for the team, winning 6 Championships and 5 Cups between 1979 and 1985. Also, the decade of the 1990s was amazing for the youth teams of APOEL (U15, U17, U21) by winning 16 trophies in just 7 years.

Since then, the team had some good seasons with participation in 2003–04 CEV Top Teams Cup and 2004–05 CEV Cup, but without any title outcome. In the 2008–09 season APOEL relegated to the Second Division and suspended its activities due to financial difficulties. That was the first and only time which a team from APOEL multisport club was relegated.

In season 2012–13, the volleyball club of APOEL was reactivated and participated in the Cypriot Second Division. They became champions by winning all their league matches (15 wins out of 15 matches) and promoted to the Cypriot First Division for the 2013–14 season.

In 2018-19 APOEL has reached again to the top clubs of Cyprus by qualifying both to the cup final 4 and championship play offs while finishing 3rd in the championship while almost reached play offs finals although lost in the semi finals series with Pafiakos by 4-3 (Pafiakos started having a 2-0 handicap from the regular season)

Current squad

As of: 15 August 2020[3][4]

No. Player Position Age
1 Kevin SaarOutside Hitter25
2 Michalis LambrinosLibero20
3 Andreas FrangouOpposite35
5 Janis JansonsSetter20
6 Marios StrugarevicUniversal22
7 Alexandros PanayidesSetter28
8 Kyriacos ChristoforidesOutside Hitter18
9 Neofytos KyprianouMiddle Blocker24
10 Matheos AverkiouMiddle Blocker27
11 Loukas SofokleousOpposite31
12 Kanaris MichaelOutside Hitter18
13 Constantinos SkordisOutside Hitter20
17 Pantelis PanteliLibero35
19 Ioannis LaiosHead Coach70
20 Sylvia KokkalouAssistant Coach36
21 Apostolos ApostolakoudisTeam Manager27

League Positions

 
Season Div. Pos.
1971–72 Div.1 1st
1972–73 Div.1 4th
1973–74 Div.1 4th
1974–75 Div.1 3rd
1975–76 Div.1 4th
1976–77 Div.1 4th
1977–78 Div.1 4th
 
Season Div. Pos.
1978–79 Div.1 1st
1979–80 Div.1 1st
1980–81 Div.1 1st
1981–82 Div.1 2nd
1982–83 Div.1 1st
1983–84 Div.1 1st
1984–85 Div.1 1st
 
Season Div. Pos.
1985–86 Div.1 2nd
1986–87 Div.1 2nd
1987–88 Div.1 2nd
1988–89 Div.1 2nd
1989–90 Div.1 3rd
1990–91 Div.1 8th
1991–92 Div.1 4th
 
Season Div. Pos.
1992–93 Div.1 5th
1993–94 Div.1 5th
1994–95 Div.1 9th
1995–96 Div.1 4th
1996–97 Div.1 4th
1997–98 Div.1 6th
1998–99 Div.1 5th
 
Season Div. Pos.
1999–00 Div.1 3rd
2000–01 Div.1 7th
2001–02 Div.1 4th
2002–03 Div.1 5th
2003–04 Div.1 5th
2004–05 Div.1 6th
2005–06 Div.1 8th
 
Season Div. Pos.
2006–07 Div.1 7th
2007–08 Div.1 6th
2008–09 Div.1 8th
2009–10 Team was
inactive
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13 Div.2 1st
 
Season Div. Pos.
2013–14 Div.1 7th
2014–15 Div.1 6th
2015–16 Div.1 7th
2016–17 Div.1 4th
2017–18 Div.1 5th
2018-19 Div.1 3rd
2019–20 Div.1 LNF

Honours

Winners (11): 1953–54, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85
  • Cypriot Cup
Winners (5): 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85
  • Cypriot Second Division
Winners (1): 2012–13
  • Youth trophies (16):
U21: 3 Championships (1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96)
0000 2 Cups (1994–95, 1995–96)
U18: 5 Championships (1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97)
U16: 6 Championships (1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96)

[2]

Women's team

History

APOEL women's volleyball team was formed in 1974. The women's team won their only title in 1977, when they managed to win AEL Limassol 3–2 in the season's Cup final. The team suspended its operation in 1990, due to financial problems.

League Positions

 
Season Div. Pos.
1977–78 Div.1 2nd
1978–79 Div.1 2nd
1979–80 Div.1 2nd
 
Season Div. Pos.
1980–81 Div.1 4th
1981–82 Div.1 4th
1982–83 Div.1 4th
 
Season Div. Pos.
1983–84 Div.1 2nd
1984–85 Div.1 2nd
1985–86 Div.1 2nd
 
Season Div. Pos.
1986–87 Div.1 2nd
1987–88 Div.1 2nd
1988–89 Div.1 3rd
 
Season Div. Pos.
1989–90 Div.1 6th

Honours

  • Women's Cup
Winners (1): 1976–77

References

  1. ""Lefkotheo" Sport Center". Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. ΤΑΥΤΟΤΗΤΑ (in Greek). apoel.com.cy. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  3. Πρώτο σερβίς με Α.Ε Καραβά (Αναλυτικά το ρόστερ) (in Greek). APOEL. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  4. Πρωτάθλημα ΟΠΑΠ Α΄ Ανδρών 2016–17 (in Greek). volleyball.org.cy. 26 October 2016. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
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