# AEK Women's Volleyball Club

Departments of AEK Athens :
| Football (Men's) | Football B (Men's) | Football (Women's) |
| Basketball | Volleyball (Men's) | Volleyball (Women's) |
| Water Polo (Men's) | Water Polo (Women's) | Handball |
| Futsal | Athletics | Cycling |
| Table tennis | Boxing | Fencing |
| Field hockey | Rugby | Chess |
| Muay Thai | MMA | Weightlifting |
| eSports | Parasports | |
AEK Women's Volleyball Club is the women's volleyball section of the major Greek multi-sport club of AEK. It was founded in 1995 and has won one Greek Championship (2011–12), one Greek Cup (2022–23), and one Greek Super Cup (2011–12).

## History

The women's volleyball club was established in 1930 and dissolved after a few years. It was re-established in 1995, after a merger with the Alsoupolis group, and participated for the first time in the local championship of Athens. The club gradually gained promotion to A1 Ethniki. Nevertheless, it was not well-prepared for participation in the first professional division and was relegated.
In the 2003–04 season, the club competed in the second professional division. The club was promoted to A1 Ethniki after winning the 2005–06 second professional division.
In the 2011–12 season, AEK won the A1 Ethniki for the first time in its history against Panathinaikos. They have also won the 2011–12 Greek Super Cup against Olympiacos.
In the first years, the volleyball departments of AEK were housed in the indoor "Leontios Hall" in Patissia and since 1989 in the historic Georgios Moschos Indoor Hall.
On 11 March 2023, the club won the first Greek Cup against Panathinaikos in Arta. This was the third top-tier national title for the women's department.

### Recent seasons

| Season | Division | Place | Notes |
| 2002–03 | A1 Ethniki | 11th | Relegated to A2 |
| 2006–07 | A1 Ethniki | 10th | |
| 2007–08 | A1 Ethniki | 11th | Relegated to A2 |
| 2009–10 | A2 Ethniki | 1st | Promoted to A1 |
| 2010–11 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd | |
| 2011–12 | A1 Ethniki | 1st | Winners Greek Super Cup |
| 2012–13 | A1 Ethniki | 2nd | |
| 2013–14 | A1 Ethniki | 2nd | |
| 2014–15 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | |
| 2015–16 | A1 Ethniki | 6th | |
| 2016–17 | A1 Ethniki | 12th | Relegated to Pre League |
| 2017–18 | Pre League | 3rd | |
| 2018–19 | Pre League | 3rd | |
| 2019–20 | Pre League | 1st | Promoted to A1 |
| 2020–21 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd | |
| 2021–22 | A1 Ethniki | 6th | |
| 2022–23 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | Winners Greek Cup |
| 2023–24 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd | Runners-up Greek Cup |

## Honours and titles
### Domestic competitions

* A1 Ethniki
** Winners (1): 2011–12
** Runners-up (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
* Greek Cup
** Winners (1): 2022–23
** Runners-up (1): 2023–24
* Greek Super Cup
** Winners (1): 2011–12
* Greek Pre League
** Winners (1): 2019–20

### European competitions

* CEV Women's Challenge Cup
** Quarter–Finals (1): 2011–12

## Team

Season 2024–2025
2024–2025 Team :
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
| 1 | Zoe Weatherington | Opposite | 1.88 | (2001-12-07) 7 December 2001 (age 23) |
| 2 | Stella Gkiourda | Outside hitter | 1.85 | (2002-03-15) 15 March 2002 (age 22) |
| 4 | Afroditi Kavoura | Outside hitter | 1.74 | (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 (age 25) |
| 5 | Ioanna Polynopoulou | Middle blocker | 1.82 | (1995-04-09) 9 April 1995 (age 29) |
| 9 | Evangelia Toulgaridou | Libero | 1.62 | (1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 (age 26) |
| 10 | Mara Rapti | Outside hitter | 1.77 | (1996-10-30) 30 October 1996 (age 28) |
| 12 | Aybüke Özdemir | Middle blocker | 1.96 | (1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 (age 28) |
| 14 | Breana Edwards | Outside hitter | 1.91 | (2000-03-23) 23 March 2000 (age 24) |
| 15 | Angeliki Kavvadia | Middle blocker | 1.88 | (1994-02-17) 17 February 1994 (age 31) |
| 17 | Sara Sakradžija | Outside hitter | 1.86 | (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 (age 30) |
| 41 | Evelina Fliakou | Setter | 1.75 | (2000-02-18) 18 February 2000 (age 25) |
| 77 | Niverka Marte | Setter | 1.78 | (1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 (age 31) |

## Notable former players

* Yamila Nizetich
* Mari Mendes
* Miroslava Paskova
* Liset Herrera
* Gyselle Silva
* Rosir Calderón
* Jade Cholet
* Anna Kavatha
* Aliki Konstantinidou
* Sofia Kosma
* Vasiliki Nikouli
* Maria Lamprinidou
* Ourania Gkouzou
* Eleni Memetzi
* Katerina Vasilaki
* Dimitra Giakoumi
* Zenia Tsima
* Nikoleta Koutouxidou
* Georgia Tzanakaki
* Athina Dilaveri
* Pola Kitsou
* Athanasia Totsidou
* Panagiota Rogka
* Fenia Papageorgiou
* Athina Papafotiou
* Dimitra Siori
* Izabel Ivanova
* Marina Kalaitzieva
* Valeria Hejjas
* Katalin Kiss
* Aleksandra Kruk
* Bojana Doganjić
* Jelena Jošović
* Marijana Bašić
* Sonja Borovinšek
* Marisa Fernández
* Eva Chantava
* Niverka Marte

## Notable former coaches

* Apostolos Oikonomou
* Manolis Roumeliotis
* Yunus Öçal

## Sponsorships

* Great Sponsor: Escape Car Rentals
* Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Macron
* Official Broadcaster: ERT