# Panathinaikos women's volleyball

Active departments of Panathinaikos AC :
| Football men's | Basketball men's | Volleyball men's |
| Football women's | Basketball women's | Volleyball women's |
| Water Polo | Table tennis | Rugby |
| Athletics | Fencing | Archery |
| Shooting | Boxing | Weightlifting |
| Wrestling | Swimming | Diving |
| Cycling | Modern pentathlon | Esports |
| Chess | Futsal men's | Futsal women's |
| Waterskiing | Triathlon | Open water swimming |
| Parasports | | |
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 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.

## Honours
### Domestic

* Greek Championship (record): (26)
** 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2022, 2023, 2024
* Greek Cup: (6)
** 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022
* Double: (6)
** 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2022

### European

* CEV Cup Winners Cup
** Runners-up (1): 2000
* CEV Challenge Cup
** Runners-up (1): 2009

## Current women's volleyball squad

The following is the roster for the 2024–2025 season.
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
| 1 | Irini Chatziefstratiadou | Middle blocker | 1.85 | (1995-09-02) September 2, 1995 (age 29) |
| 2 | Marianna Belia | Libero | 1.65 | (1998-10-24) October 24, 1998 (age 26) |
| 4 | Evangelia Tani | Setter | 1.82 | (2004-07-22) July 22, 2004 (age 20) |
| 5 | Anastasia Sirinina | Middle blocker | 1.87 | (1995-10-25) October 25, 1995 (age 29) |
| 6 | Maret Grothues | Outside hitter | 1.80 | (1988-09-16) September 16, 1988 (age 36) |
| 10 | Athina Papafotiou (c) | Setter | 1.81 | (1989-08-23) August 23, 1989 (age 35) |
| 12 | Martina Šamadan | Middle blocker | 1.93 | (1993-09-11) September 11, 1993 (age 31) |
| 13 | Penny Rogka | Libero | 1.67 | (1987-07-04) July 4, 1987 (age 37) |
| 14 | Natalia Metaxa | Middle blocker | 1.85 | (1992-06-08) June 8, 1992 (age 32) |
| 15 | Bogumila Biarda | Opposite | 1.91 | (1999-05-24) May 24, 1999 (age 25) |
| 16 | Georgina Antonakaki | Libero | 1.75 | (2002-09-16) September 16, 2002 (age 22) |
| 22 | Manolina Konstantinou | Outside hitter | 1.83 | (1993-04-10) April 10, 1993 (age 31) |
| 23 | Angela Papa | Opposite | 1.80 | (1997-05-11) May 11, 1997 (age 27) |
| 29 | Jovana Mirosavljević | Outside hitter | 1.85 | (2000-01-16) January 16, 2000 (age 25) |

### Technical and managerial staff

Staff :
| Head coach | Giannis Charitonidis |
| Assistant coach | Agi Babouli |
| Statistician | Dimos Avtzioglou |
| Physiotherapist | Vasilis Angelou |
| Kit assistant | Alexandros Mako |
| Team manager | Nikos Lazos |

### Retired numbers

Panathinaikos women's volleyball retired numbers :
| N° | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure |
| 9 | | Ruxandra Dumitrescu | Outside Hitter | 2003–2010 |

## Selected former players

* Jimena Pérez
* Margarita Stepanenko
* Polina Neykova
* Daniela Todorova
* Lira Ribas
* Jennifer Cross
* Marisa Field
* Tammy Mahon
* Kyla Richey
* Kenia Carcaces
* Rachel Sánchez
* Manolina Konstantinou
* Alexia Rotsidou
* Jana Simankova
* Jana Zikmundova
* Jelena Lozancic
* Jana Franziska Poll
* Aggi Babuli
* Eva Chantava
* Eleftheria Chatzinikou
* Ruxandra Dumitrescu
* Eleni Fragiadaki
* Maria Garagouni
* Niki Garagouni
* Sofia Kosma
* Nikoletta Koutouxidou
* Lia Mitsi
* Xanthi Milona
* Chara Sakkoula
* Efi Sfyri
* Georgia Tzanakaki
* Tatjana Samodanova
* Olga Tocko
* Zanete Pizele
* Julia Salcevic
* Milica Budimir
* Jelena Mladenovic
* Brižitka Molnar
* Sanja Tomasevic
* Romana Hudecová
* Sonja Borovincek
* Marisa Fernández
* Monique Adams
* Adora Anae
* Sherridan Atkinson
* Trisha Bradford

## Selected former coaches

* Sava Grozdanović
* Andreas Bergeles
* Nikos Bergeles
* Soulis Toursougas
* Jerzy Welz
* Giannis Nikolakis
* Dimitris Bahramis
* Takis Floros

## Historical performance in the league

| | Panhellenic Championship | Panhellenic Championship | Panhellenic Championship | Panhellenic Championship | Panhellenic Championship | Panhellenic Championship | Panhellenic Championship | Panhellenic Championship | Panhellenic Championship | Panhellenic Championship | Panhellenic Championship | Panhellenic Championship | Panhellenic Championship | A' National | A' National | A' National | A' National | A' National | A' National | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | Pre League | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division | A1 Division |
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### Positions

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Times | 26 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 |

## Sponsorships

| Season | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor |
| 2007-2008 | Adidas | Subaru |
| 2008-2009 | Adidas | |
| 2009-2010 | Asics | Tonotil / Salonpas |
| 2010-2011 | Asics | |
| 2011-2012 | Asics | Evropi insurance |
| 2012-2013 | Royal | Evropi insurance |
| 2013-2014 | Fila | |
| 2014-2015 | (none - only PAO) | (rear) Bolossis |
| 2015-2016 | (none - only PAO) | |
| 2016-2017 | Erreà | Allou fun park |
| 2018-2019 | Athlos Sport | OPAP |
| 2019-2020 | Macron | OPAP |
| 2020-2021 | Macron | |
| 2021-2022 | Macron | OPAP |
| 2022-2023 | Macron | OPAP |
* Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Macron
* Golden Sponsor: OPAP
* Official sponsors: Hygeia Medical Center, Avance Car Rental, Land Rover Spanos Luxury Cars, Viva Fresh, Batteries.gr, Biosteel, LCG. Boukia kai syhorio.
* Official Broadcaster: PAO TV