Greek Volleyball Cup
Sport | Volleyball |
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Founded | 1980 |
Founder | Hellenic Volleyball Federation |
Country | Greece |
Most recent champion(s) | Olympiacos |
Most titles | Olympiacos (17) |
Domestic cup(s) | Greek Championship |
Official website | www.volleyball.gr |
The Greek Volleyball Cup is organized by Hellenic Volleyball Federation and started in 1980–81 season. The competition was not held sometimes in the past for financial reasons . Olympiacos won the first Cup in 1981 and is the most successful club, having won the title 17 times. They are also the current Cup holders.[1]
In 1986–87 edition, teams from the 1st Division did not take part. In 1998, Final 4 was established. In the period 2003–07, Final 8 were held. From 2003 to 2012 only the 1st Division teams competed for the trophy. From 2013 the participating clubs come from all divisions.[2]
Finals
[edit]Notes:
• In 1987, teams from the 1st Division did not take part. In the final, Demokritos won 3–0 sets against HANTH.[3]
• In 1994, the Greek Cup was cancelled and a final 4 tournament was held in memory of Melina Merkouri. International players were absent due to the 1994 World Championship. In the final, Olympiacos won 3–0 sets against Aris and won the title.[4]
• The 1986, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1996 editions were not held for financial reasons.
• In 1998, final 4 was established. In the period 2003−07, final 8 were held.
Titles by club
[edit]Club | Cups | Season |
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Olympiacos | 17 | 1981, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2024 |
Panathinaikos | 6 | 1982, 1984, 1985, 2007, 2008, 2010 |
Iraklis | 6 | 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012 |
PAOK | 5 | 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
A.E. Nikaia | 1 | 2003 |
Demokritos | 1 | 1987 |
Most valuable player by edition
[edit]- 1997–98 – Marios Giourdas
- 1998–99 – Vasileios Kournetas
- 1999–00 – Andrej Kravárik
- 2000–01 – Marios Giourdas (x2)
- 2001–02 – Tom Hoff
- 2002–03 – Jorge Elgueta
- 2003–04 – Nikolay Jeliazkov
- 2004–05 – Marios Giourdas (x3)
- 2005–06 – Clayton Stanley
- 2006–07 – Dante Amaral
- 2007–08 – Liberman Agámez
- 2008–09 – Konstantinos Christofidelis
- 2009–10 – Liberman Agámez (x2)
- 2010–11 – Rolando Despaigne
- 2011–12 – Rolando Despaigne (x2)
- 2012–13 – Boyan Yordanov
- 2013–14 – Boyan Yordanov (x2)
- 2014–15 – Vasileios Kournetas (x2)
- 2015–16 – Dimitrios Soultanopoulos
- 2016–17 – Konstantin Čupković
- 2017–18 – Rafail Koumentakis
- 2018–19 – Garrett Muagututia
- 2021–22 – Rafail Koumentakis (x2)
- 2022–23 – Alexandros Raptis
- 2023–24 – Mitar Tzourits
References
[edit]- ^ "Greek Volleyball Federation, Cup winners". volleyball.gr. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Αποφάσεις από το 25ο Δ.Σ. της ΕΟΠΕ" Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine Hellenic Volleyball Federation
- ^ "Χρήστος Πάτρας: Ο Δημόκριτος του 1987 και τα "δικά του" παιδιά". 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Η Χρυσή Βίβλος του Κυπέλλου Ανδρών". 15 April 2019.