# 2018–19 Volleyleague (Greece)

The Greek Volley League 2018–19 championship is the 51st National championship and the 9th under the Volleyleague name. The championship started on Saturday 20 October 2018 and the regular season is scheduled to complete on Saturday 30 March 2019.

## Teams

Ten teams participate in 2018–19 Volleyleage. Teams in positions 1−8 from 2017–18, the two winning teams from 2017-18 Volleyleagur Play outs and two teams promoted from 2017 to 2018 A2 Ethniki Specifically:
* Teams in positions 1-8 of 2017–18 Volleyleague regular season: Olympiacos Piraeus, PAOK, Foinikas Syros, Kifissia, Iraklis Thessaloniki, Iraklis Chalkidas, Ethnikos Piraeus, Pamvohaikos Vocha.
* Teams in positions 1–2 on 2017–18 Volleyleague play outs: Ethnikos Alexandroupolis and Panathinaikos.
* Teams promoted from 2017 to 2018 A2 Ethniki: AEK, AE Komotini
* Teams relegated from 2017–18 Volleyleague: Niki Aiginiou and Panachaiki.
* Ethnikos Piraeus withdrew from 2018 to 2019 Volleyleague Greece due to financial reasons.
* Iraklis Chalkidas withdrew from 2018 to 2019 Volleyleague Greece due to not granted licence.

## Regular season

Regular season takes place in round robin format with each team playing all other teams twice. Teams in positions 1-8 advance in Playoffs positions 1−8, while teams in positions 9-10 will play each other to avoid relegation

### Results

| Home \ Away | AEK | ETA | IRA | KIF | KOM | OSFP | VCH | PAO | PAOK | SYR |
| AEK | | 3–0 | 3–2 | | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | |
| Ethnikos Alexandroupolis | | | 3–2 | 3–0 | | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | | 3–2 |
| Iraklis | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | | 2–3 | | 2–3 | | 0–3 |
| Kifissia | 3–2 | | 3–0 | | 3–2 | | 3–0 | | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| AE Komotini | 3–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | | | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | |
| Olympiacos Piraeus | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | | 3–1 | | 3–2 |
| Pamvohaikos | | | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 1–3 | | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Panathinaikos | | | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | | | 0–3 | 3–2 |
| PAOK | | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | | |
| Foinikas Syros | 2–3 | 3–0 | | 2–3 | 3–1 | | 3–0 | | 3–2 | |

### Standings

| P | Team | Pt. | G | W | L | Set | Sr. | Points | Pr. | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | Result |
| 1 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 46 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 51–18 | 2,83 | 1632–1421 | 1,148 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Playoffs positions 1−8 |
| 2 | PAOK | 41 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 46–18 | 2,56 | 1501–1324 | 1,134 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Playoffs positions 1−8 |
| 3 | Panathinaikos | 37 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 44–26 | 1,69 | 1608–1521 | 1,057 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Playoffs positions 1−8 |
| 4 | Foinikas Syros | 30 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 40-35 | 1,14 | 1665–1624 | 1,025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | Playoffs positions 1−8 |
| 5 | Pamvohaikos | 28 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 35–34 | 1,03 | 1539-1542 | 0,998 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Playoffs positions 1−8 |
| 6 | Kifissia | 26 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 32-37 | 0,86 | 1539-1577 | 0,976 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Playoffs positions 1−8 |
| 7 | Iraklis | 24 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 31–36 | 0,86 | 1468-1496 | 0,981 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | Playoffs positions 1−8 |
| 8 | AEK | 17 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 26–43 | 0,60 | 1480-1560 | 0,949 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Playoffs positions 1−8 |
| 9 | Ethnikos Alexandroupolis | 16 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 22-42 | 0,52 | 1354-1456 | 0,930 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | Play outs |
| 10 | AE Komotini | 5 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 14-52 | 0,27 | 1324-1589 | 0,833 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | Play outs |

## Playoffs positions 1-8

The teams that finish in the top eight after the regular season advance to the play-offs.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 3 | 3 | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | AEK | 0 | 0 | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | AEK | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | X | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Foinikas Syros | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | X | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Foinikas Syros | 3 | 3 | X | 4 | Foinikas Syros | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | X | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Pamvohaikos | 0 | 1 | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Pamvohaikos | 0 | 1 | X | | | | | | | | 1 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 3 | 3 | 3 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | PAOK | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | PAOK | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X |
| 7 | Kifissia | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Kifissia | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | PAOK | 3 | 3 | 3 | X | X | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Kifissia | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Iraklis | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Kifissia | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | | | | | | | |
| 6 | PAOK | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards

* Most valuable player
    Jeroen Rauwerdink (Olympiacos)
* Best setter
    Axel Jacobsen (Panathinaikos)
* Best outside spikers
    Jeroen Rauwerdink (Olympiacos)
    Evandro Dias de Souza (Foinikas Syros)
* Best middle blockers
    Giorgos Petreas (Olympiacos)
    Aleksandar Okolić (PAOK)
* Best opposite spiker
    Gavin Schmitt (Olympiacos)
* Best libero
    Dimitris Zisis (Panathinaikos)