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Orestiada V.C.
A.C. Orestias (full name Athletic Club of Orestias/ el, Αθλητικός Όμιλος Ορεστιάδας) is a Greek volleyball club based in Orestias. It was founded in 1970 and it has important presence in the Greek volleyball championship. Orestias was the finalist of the championship at three times and one time the finalist of the Greek cup. Nevertheless the most important moment was the presence of the club in the final of the CEV Challenge Cup, in 1995. History A.C. Orestias was founded in 1970. The first presence in the A1 Ethniki championship was in 1984. Since 1989, Orestias was one of the most powerful teams in the championship. At those years Orestias had notable players such as Nikos Samaras and Theodoros Baev. The club played three times in the finals of the championship and one time in the final of the cup. In 1995, Orestias reached to the final of the CEV Challenge Cup but was defeated by Pallavolo Parma. The decline of Orestias started with the relegation in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orestiada
Orestiada ( el, Ορεστιάδα, formerly , ''Nea Orestiás''), is the northeasternmost, northernmost and newest city of Greece and the second largest town of the Evros regional unit of Thrace. Founded by Greek refugees from Edirne after the Treaty of Lausanne when the population exchange occurred between Turkey and Greece, in which the river Evros became the new border between the two countries. The population is around 20,000. History Ancient Orestiada was located in present-day Turkey, across the river from the current town of Kastanies. In ancient times, there was a small settlement on this site which legends claim was founded by Orestes, the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. In 1920, after the liberation of Thrace, the city was renamed Orestiada and conferred on Greece along with the whole of Western Thrace and most of Eastern Thrace under the Treaty of Sevres. Following the Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) and the Armistice of Mudanya (October 1922), the Western Forc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 Ethniki Volleyball
The A1 Ethniki ( el, Α1 Εθνική Κατηγορία), often referred to as the Greek Volleyball League, is the highest professional volleyball league in Greece. It is run by the Hellenic Volleyball Federation. It is considered one of the top national leagues in European volleyball, as its clubs have made significant success in European competitions. History It was first organized in 1928 as a Panhellenic Championship. In the 1968–69 season, the men's Alpha Ethniki category was created at the men's level, which from 1990–91 to 2009–10 was named A1. Current teams The clubs for the 2022–23 season: Championship history * ''1935–36 to 1939–40 and 1960–61 to 1967–68: Panhellenic Championship'' * ''1968–69 to 1987–88: A Ethniki'' * ''1988–89 to 2009–10: A1 Ethniki'' * ''2010–11 to present: Volley League'' Title holders * 1928: Panellinios V.C., Panellinios * 1935–36: Panellinios V.C., Panellinios * 1936–37: Panellinios V.C., Panellinios * 1937 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CEV Challenge Cup
The CEV Challenge Cup is the third tier official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. It started in the 1980–81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed CEV Challenge Cup. History * CEV Cup (1980–81 to 2006–2007) * CEV Challenge Cup (2007–08 to present) Title holders * 1980–81: AS Cannes * 1981–82: Star Lift Voorburg * 1982–83: Panini Modena * 1983–84: Panini Modena * 1984–85: Panini Modena * 1985–86: Kutiba Falconara * 1986–87: Ener–Mix Milano * 1987–88: Avtomobilist Leningrad * 1988–89: Avtomobilist Leningrad * 1989–90: Moerser SC * 1990–91: Sisley Treviso * 1991–92: Maxicono Parma * 1992–93: Sisley Treviso * 1993–94: Ignis Padova * 1994–95: Pallavolo Parma * 1995–96: Alpitour Traco Cuneo * 1996–97: Porto Ravenna Volley * 1997–98: Sisley Treviso * 1998–99: Palermo Volley * 1999–00: Roma Volley * 2000–01: Lube Banca Marche Macerata * 2001–02: Noi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikos Samaras
Nikos Samaras (1 July 1970 – 4 January 2013) was a Greek volleyball player, who competed for various Greek, Italian, Spanish and Turkish clubs. Samaras was born in Stuttgart. He led Orestiada, helping the team to become successful in Greece and Europe. Many young people turned to volleyball in the 1990s because of him. Career stats * 160 caps with the Greece Junior National Team * 263 caps with the Greece National Team Honours National team * 1989 Junior World Championship - 6th place * 1994 FIVB World Championship - 6th place Clubs * 1993 Greek Cup - Runner-up, with Orestiada * 1993 Greek Championship - Runner-up, with Orestiada * 1995 CEV Cup - Runner-up, with Orestiada * 1997 Greek Championship - Runner-up, with Orestiada * 1998 Greek Championship - Runner-up, with Orestiada * 2000 Greek Cup - Champion, with Iraklis Thessaloniki * 2004 Turkish Championship Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodoros Baev
Theodoros Baev ( bg, Теодорос Баев, el, Θεόδωρος Μπάεφ; born 31 May, 1977) also written as Zlatkov Bayev and Tontor-Zlatko Baev, is a Bulgarian-born Greek retired volleyball player. , somovoley.com, 09-04-2006, retrieved 2011-04-29 Baev was born in , . From the beginning of his career in Greek championship as a player of Ethnikos Alexandroupolis (1994–1997), Todor Baev was the focal point of federal coaches' interest. He first joined the juniors' National Team in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pallavolo Parma
The Pallavolo Parma was one of the oldest and most successful professional man's volleyball clubs in Italy. Its colours were white and azure. Founded in Parma in the 1940s, after a sequence of incorporations with other teams, it is currently disappeared from Italian professional volleyball panorama. It won 8 national titles, 2 CEV Champions League and a number of other Italian and European trophies. History Founded in 1946 for initiative of the Railroaders's Recreative Club as ''Ferrovieri Parma'', the team took part for the first time at Serie A in 1949 and won its first national title in 1950. In 1954 Ferrovieri merged into ''CUS Parma''. In the 1960s the ''Gruppo Sportivo Salvarani'' supported briefly the club, which won another championship in 1969. In 1980 Parmalat Industries started to economically supported the club, declined in the 1970s. Sponsored by Santal, it won two national titles, three Coppa Italia and two CEV Champions League The CEV Champions League is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Volleyball Cup
The Greek Volleyball Cup began with 1980–81 season. It is organized by Hellenic Volleyball Federation. 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 16 times. PAOK are the current Cup holders. In season 2008–09, it was carried out the final four tournament, but the tournament wasn't carried out and the next years because of riots in the place of final four's tournament, between the fans of Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. By the season 2011–12, the final four tournament is taken place again. From 2003 to 2012 in the competitions were taking part clubs of first division only. From 2013 takes part clubs of all divisions. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CEV Cup
The CEV Cup is the second tier official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe. The competition takes place every year. Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup. In 2000 it was renamed CEV Top Teams Cup and in 2007 it was renamed CEV Cup. The former CEV Cup was renamed to CEV Challenge Cup. History * CEV Cup Winners' Cup (1972–73 to 1999–2000) * CEV Top Teams Cup (2000–01 to 2006–2007) * CEV Cup (2007–08 to present) Title holders * 1972–73: Zvezda Voroshilovgrad * 1973–74: Elektrotechnika Riga * 1974–75: Elektrotechnika Riga * 1975–76: CSKA Sofia * 1976–77: Elektrotechnika Riga * 1977–78: Rudá Hvězda Praha * 1978–79: Dinamo București * 1979–80: Panini Modena * 1980–81: Červená Hvězda Bratislava * 1981–82: Avtomobilist Leningrad * 1982–83: Avtomobilist Leningrad * 1983–84: Robe di Kappa Torino * 1984–85: Dynamo Moscow * 1985–86: Panini Modena * 1986–87: Tartarini Bologna * 1987–88: Max ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
