# P.A.O.K. V.C.

Active departments of P.A.O.K. :
| Football (Men's) | Football B (Men's) | Football (Women's) |
| Basketball (Men's) | Basketball (Women's) | Volleyball (Men's) |
| Volleyball (Women's) | Handball (Men's) | Handball (Women's) |
| Water Polo (Men's) | Water Polo (Women's) | Boxing |
| Taekwondo | Cycling | Athletics |
| Ice hockey | Futsal (Men's) | Wrestling |
| Weightlifting | Swimming | Judo |
| Esports | Chess | |
P.A.O.K. Volleyball Club or PAOK Volley, is a Greek volleyball club based in Thessaloniki and part of the major multi-sport club PAOK. The department was founded in 1933 and refounded in 1948 after the Axis occupation. Their home ground is PAOK Sports Arena. PAOK have won 9 domestic titles in total with 3 Championships (2015, 2016, 2017), 5 Cups (2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023) and 1 Super Cup (2023).
PAOK made their first appearance in the top national division in the 1970–71 season. The team won its first trophies claiming the Double in 2015 and debuted in the CEV Champions League the following season. At the end of 2015–16 season, PAOK was the first team in Greek Volleyball history that won the Greek Championship title despite finishing 4th in the regular season.

## Current squad

Season 2024–25
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Height | Position |
| 1 | Greece | Vasilis Mouchlias | (1996-11-21) November 21, 1996 (age 28) | 1.94 | Outside Hitter |
| 3 | Serbia | Milan Katic | (1993-10-22) October 22, 1993 (age 31) | 2.01 | Οutside Hitter |
| 5 | Russia | Alexsey Lobyzenko | (1999-08-21) August 21, 1999 (age 25) | 2.01 | Middle Blocker |
| 7 | Greece | Angelos Stefanidis | (2000-01-02) January 2, 2000 (age 25) | 1.85 | Setter |
| 9 | Greece | Menelaos Kokkinakis | (1993-01-21) January 21, 1993 (age 32) | 1.93 | Libero |
| 11 | Greece | Dimitris Mouchlias | (2001-05-17) May 17, 2001 (age 23) | 2.00 | Οpposite |
| 12 | Greece | Xenofon Gkroumousas | (2001-02-28) February 28, 2001 (age 23) | 1.85 | Libero |
| 13 | Greece | Ioannis Takouridis (c) | (1988-05-24) May 24, 1988 (age 36) | 1.98 | Middle Blocker |
| 14 | Greece | Markos Galiotos | (1996-08-23) August 23, 1996 (age 28) | 1.95 | Setter |
| 16 | Bulgaria | Nikolay Kolev | (1997-12-16) December 16, 1997 (age 27) | 2.05 | Middle Blocker |
| 17 | North Macedonia | Aleksandar Ljaftov | (1990-08-05) August 5, 1990 (age 34) | 1.97 | Outside Hitter |
| 18 | Greece | Nikos Bonias | (2008-02-14) February 14, 2008 (age 17) | 2.02 | Middle Blocker |
| 19 | Greece | Christos Saltaferidis | (2002-01-19) January 19, 2002 (age 23) | 1.93 | Opposite Hitter |
| 27 | Greece | Stavros Mouchlias | (2008-01-05) January 5, 2008 (age 17) | 2.05 | Outside Hitter |

### Board of directors

Board of directors :
| President | Antonis Tsalopoulos |
| Vice chairman & technical manager | Κonstantinos Paisiadis |
| Technical advisor | Notis Litsas |
| Head of administrative and legal affairs | Katerina Giannakopoulou |
| Security officer and manager in upcoming sporting authorities | Achilleas Tzikas |
| Contact person with the links | Antonia Manola |
| Head of marketing | Stelios Beleveslis |
| Head of press and communications | Georgios Pikoulas |

### Technical staff

Technical staff :
| Head coach | Joško Milenkoski |
| Assistant coach | Chrisovalantis Mamais |
| Team manager | Kostas Avgitidis |
| Τrainer | Giorgos Ioannidis |
| Head physiotherapist | Dimitris Pagotos |
| Statistician | Panagiotis Kountouridis |
| Statistician | Vasiliki Nenti |
| Pathologist | Makis Lefkaditis |
| Orthopedic doctor | Dionysis Nikiforos |
| Scoutman | Stefanos Maniotis |
| Carer | Kosmas Kazias |

## Honours
### Domestic

* Greek Championship
** Winners (3): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
* Greek Cup
** Winners (5): 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23
* Greek Super Cup
** Winners (1): 2023
* Double
** Winners (1): 2014−15

## Historical performance in Volleyleague and Greek Cup

| Season | Division | Place | Greek Cup |
| 1993–94 | A1 Ethniki | 7th | |
| 1994–95 | A1 Ethniki | 8th | Not held |
| 1995–96 | A1 Ethniki | 10th | Not held |
| 1996–97 | A1 Ethniki | 10th | |
| 1997–98 | A1 Ethniki | 9th | |
| 1998–99 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | Semi-finals |
| 1999–00 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | Quarter-finals |
| 2000–01 | A1 Ethniki | 6th | Quarter-finals |
| 2001–02 | A1 Ethniki | 5th | Quarter-finals |
| 2002–03 | A1 Ethniki | 5th | Semi-finals |
| 2003–04 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | Semi-finals |
| 2004–05 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | Quarter-finals |
| 2005–06 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | Quarter-finals |
| 2006–07 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | Quarter-finals |
| 2007–08 | A1 Ethniki | 10th | Quarter-finals |
| Season | Division | Place | Greek Cup |
| 2008–09 | A1 Ethniki | 8th | — |
| 2009–10 | A1 Ethniki | 6th | Quarter-finals |
| 2010–11 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | Semi-finals |
| 2011–12 | A1 Ethniki | 7th | Quarter-finals |
| 2012–13 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd | Quarter-finals |
| 2013–14 | A1 Ethniki | 6th | Semi-finals |
| 2014–15 | A1 Ethniki | 1st | Winner |
| 2015–16 | A1 Ethniki | 1st | Semi-finals |
| 2016–17 | A1 Ethniki | 1st | Semi-finals |
| 2017–18 | A1 Ethniki | 2nd | Winner |
| 2018–19 | A1 Ethniki | 2nd | Winner |
| 2019–20 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd | Abandoned * |
| 2020–21 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | Cancelled * |
| 2021–22 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | Winner |
| 2022–23 | A1 Ethniki | 2nd | Winner |
| 2023–24 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | Semi-finals |
* The 2019–20 Cup was abandoned due to COVID-19 while PAOK was in the semi-finals. The 2020–21 Cup was not held for the same reasons.

### Positions in Volleyleague

| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
| Times | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 |

### Greek Cup Finals

| Year | Winner | Finalist | Score |
| 1983 | Olympiacos | PAOK | 3–1 |
| 2015 | PAOK | Olympiacos | 3–1 |
| 2018 | PAOK | Iraklis | 3–0 |
| 2019 | PAOK | Iraklis | 3–1 |
| 2022 | PAOK | Foinikas Syros | 3–0 |
| 2023 | PAOK | Olympiacos | 3–1 |
| Total | 5 | 1 |

## European record

| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | Qual. |
| 2000–01 | CEV Challenge Cup | QR | Lausanne UC | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2nd place | |
| 2000–01 | CEV Challenge Cup | QR | Pärnu VK | 1–3 | 1–3 | | 2nd place |
| 2000–01 | CEV Challenge Cup | QR | VC Mamer | 3–1 | 3–1 | | 2nd place |
| 2003–04 | CEV Challenge Cup | QR | Dinamo București | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1st place | |
| 2003–04 | CEV Challenge Cup | QR | OK Maribor | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 1st place |
| 2003–04 | CEV Challenge Cup | QR | Mladost Zagreb | 3–2 | 3–2 | | 1st place |
| 2003–04 | CEV Challenge Cup | 1/16 | Stade Poitevin Poitiers | 3–2 | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
| 2004–05 | CEV Challenge Cup | 1/8 | Iskra Odintsovo | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–6 | |
| 2005–06 | CEV Challenge Cup | QR | Crvena Zvezda | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1st place | |
| 2005–06 | CEV Challenge Cup | QR | Azerneft Baku | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 1st place |
| 2005–06 | CEV Challenge Cup | QR | Chênois Genève | 3–2 | 3–2 | | 1st place |
| 2005–06 | CEV Challenge Cup | 1/8 | Padova | 3–0* | 1–3 | 4–3 | |
| 2006–07 | CEV Cup | QR | Shakhtospetsstroi Soligorsk | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1st place | |
| 2006–07 | CEV Cup | QR | Azerneft Baku | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 1st place |
| 2006–07 | CEV Cup | QR | Budvanska Rivijera Budva | 3–2 | 3–2 | | 1st place |
| 2006–07 | CEV Cup | 1/8 | Arkas Izmir | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 (21–25)** | |
| 2007–08 | CEV Cup | 1/16 | Kometa Kaposvar | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–5 | |
| 2013–14 | CEV Cup | 1/16 | OK Mladost MK | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | |
| 2013–14 | CEV Cup | 1/8 | Radnički Kragujevac | 3–1 | 3–2 | 6–3 | |
| 2013–14 | CEV Cup | 1/4 | TV Bühl | 2–3 | 0–3 | 2–6 | |
| 2015–16 | CEV Champions League | Group stage | Tours VB | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3rd place | |
| 2015–16 | CEV Champions League | Group stage | Trentino | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3rd place | |
| 2015–16 | CEV Champions League | Group stage | Noliko Maaseik | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3rd place | |
| 2016–17 | CEV Champions League | QR | OK Mladost MK | 3–2 | 3–2 | 6–4 | |
| 2016–17 | CEV Champions League | QR | PGE Skra Bełchatów | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 | |
| 2016–17 | CEV Cup | 1/16 | OK Novi Pazar | 3–2 | 3–1 | 6–3 | |
| 2016–17 | CEV Cup | 1/8 | Tours VB | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–6 | |
| 2017–18 | CEV Champions League | Group stage | Halkbank Ankara | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3rd place | |
| 2017–18 | CEV Champions League | Group stage | VfB Friedrichshafen | 2–3 | 0–3 | 3rd place | |
| 2017–18 | CEV Champions League | Group stage | Levoranta Sastamala | 3-1 | 2–3 | 3rd place | |
| 2018–19 | CEV Champions League | QR | VRCK Kazincbarcika | 3–0 | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
| 2018–19 | CEV Champions League | QR | Istanbul BBSK | 3–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 (15–13) | |
| 2018–19 | CEV Champions League | QR | United Volleys Rhein-Main | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–6 | |
| 2018–19 | CEV Cup | 1/16 | Indykpol AZS Olsztyn | 3–2 | 1–3 | 4–5 | |
| 2019–20 | CEV Cup | 1/16 | Barkom-Kazhany Lviv | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–3 (14–16) | |
| 2021–22 | CEV Challenge Cup | 1/32 | Middelfart VK | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | |
| 2021–22 | CEV Challenge Cup | 1/16 | MOK Mursa Osijek | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | |
| 2021–22 | CEV Challenge Cup | 1/8 | AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–6 | |
| 2022–23 | CEV Challenge Cup | 1/32 | Volley Näfels | 3–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | |
| 2022–23 | CEV Challenge Cup | 1/16 | SKV Montana | 3–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | |
| 2022–23 | CEV Challenge Cup | 1/8 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–5 | |
| 2023–24 | CEV Cup | 1/16 | HAOK Mladost | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | |
| 2023–24 | CEV Cup | 1/8 | Allianz Milano | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–6 | |
| 2024–25 | CEV Challenge Cup | 1/16 | CV San Roque Batan | 3–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | |
| 2024–25 | CEV Challenge Cup | 1/8 | MÁV Előre SC | 3–1 | 3–2 | 5–1 | |
| 2024–25 | CEV Challenge Cup | QF | Spor Toto | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–6 | |
* Total points system
** Total wins system

## Notable players

* David Lee
* Dante Amaral
* Vladimir Grbić
* Ernardo Gómez
* Plamen Konstantinov
* Saša Starović
* Paul Lotman
* Nikolay Uchikov
* Konstantinos Prousalis
* Evan Patak
* Olli-Pekka Ojansivu
* Marko Bojić
* Garrett Muagututia
* Chrysanthos Kyriazis
* Vassilis Mitroudis
* Ioannis Pantakidis
* Menelaos Kokkinakis
* Dimitris Orologas
* Theodoros Bozidis
* Theoklitos Karipidis
* Giannis Kalmazidis
* Nikos Karagiannis
* Andreas Andreadis
* Georgios Stefanou
* Thanasis Psaras
* Ilias Lappas
* Giannis Melkas
* Gerasimos Kanellos
* Vasileios Kournetas
* Sotiris Amarianakis
* Giannis Charitonidis
* Konstantinos Prousalis
* Nikolaos Smaragdis
* Dimitrios Gkaras
* Sotirios Sotiriou
* Georgios Petreas
* Thanos Terzis
* Apostolos Armenakis
* Ioannis Takouridis
* Alexandros Raptis
* Panagiotis Pelekoudas
* Rafail Koumentakis
* Mitar Tzourits
* Dima Filippov
* Andrej Kravárik
* Nikolay Uchikov
* Plamen Konstantinov
* Nikolay Jeliazkov
* Ivaylo Gavrilov
* Vladimir Grbić (FIVB Hall of Fame)
* Saša Starović
* Aleksandar Okolić
* Đula Mešter
* Marko Bojić
* Jernej Potocnik
* Artur Udrys
* Dmitry Ilinikh
* Olli-Pekka Ojansivu
* Matti Hietanen
* Ralph Bergmann
* Matthias Valkiers
* Bram Van Den Dries
* Ronald Zoodsma
* Niels Klapwijk
* Alexander Shafranovich
* Yoichi Kato
* David Lee
* Kevin Hansen
* Michael Lambert
* Paul Lotman
* Evan Patak
* James Polster
* Riley Salmon
* Clayton Stanley
* Michael Diehl
* Kyle Robinson
* Jayson Jablonsky
* Garrett Muagututia
* Steven Marshall
* Brett Walsh
* Dante Amaral
* Ernardo Gómez
* Javier Jiménez
* Rolando Cepeda
* Freddy Brooks

## Notable coaches

* Sotiris Ieroklis
* Ilias Ieroklis
* Stelios Kazazis
* Alekos Leonis
* Giannis Melkas
* Kostas Charitonidis
* Giannis Kalmazidis
* Jorge Elgueta
* Danielle Ricci
* Yuriy Filippov
* Joško Milenkoski