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

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. 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

after winning the 2005–06 second professional division. In the 2011–12 season, AEK won the

for the first time in its history against

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. 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

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. This was the third top-tier national title for the women's department.

Recent seasons

Honours

Domestic competitions

Winners (1): 2011–12 ** Silver medal with cup

''Runners-up (2)'': 2012–13, 2013–14 * Greek Cup ** Gold medal with cup

Winners (1): 2022–23 * Greek Super Cup ** Gold medal with cup

Winners (1): 2011–12

European competitions

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

International record

Team

''Season 2022–2023, as of August 2022.''

Notable players

Anna Kavatha Anna Kavatha ( gr, Άννα Καβαθά; born December 15, 1987 in Athens, Greece) is a volleyball player from Greece, who has been a member of the Greece women's national volleyball team. At club level, she played for Greek powerhouse Olympiac ...

Aliki Konstantinidou Aliki Konstantinidou ( gr, Αλίκη Κωνσταντινίδου; born June 26, 1989, in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a female professional volleyball player from Greece, who has been a member of the Greece women's national volleyball team. At club ...

Sofia Kosma Sofia Kosma ( gr, Σοφία Κοσμά; born November 15, 1993 in Athens, Greece) is a female professional volleyball player from Greece, who has been a member of the Greece women's national volleyball team. At club level, she plays for AEK Athe ...

Vasiliki Nikouli Vasiliki "Vaso" Nikouli ( gr, Βάσω Νικούλη; born January 1, 1984, in Larisa, Greece) is a female professional volleyball player from Greece, who has been a member of the Greece women's national volleyball team. At club level, she playe ...

Maria Lamprinidou * Flag of Greece

Ourania Gkouzou * Flag of Greece

Eleni Memetzi Eleni Memetzi (born ) is a Greek female volleyball player. She was part of the Greece women's national volleyball team. She competed with the national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She played with Vrilissia in 2004. Clubs * ...

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Dimitra Giakoumi * Flag of Greece

Zenia Tsima Evgenia (Zenia) Tsima ( gr, Ζένια Τσίμα; born May 17, 1986, in Devin, Bulgaria) is a female former Greek professional volleyball player who was a member of the Greece women's national volleyball team. In Summer 2017 she withdrew for f ...

Nikoleta Koutouxidou * Flag of Greece

Georgia Tzanakaki Georgia Tzanaki (born ) is a retired Greek female volleyball player. She was part of the Greece women's national volleyball team. She competed with the national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She won the silver medal at the ...

Athina Dilaveri * Flag of Greece

Pola Kitsou Polyxeni "Pola" Kitsou (born ) is a retired Greek female volleyball player, who played mainly as a libero. On club level, she played most notably for Panellinios, Olympiacos and AEK Athens, winning two Greek Championships in 2002 and 2012. K ...

Athanasia Totsidou * Flag of Greece

Panagiota Rogka * Flag of Greece

Fenia Papageorgiou * Flag of Greece

Athina Papafotiou Athina Papafotiou is a female professional volleyball player from Greece. She plays as setter. Dimitra Siori * Flag of Greece

Izabel Ivanova * Flag of Greece

Marina Kalaitzieva Marina Kalaitzieva ( gr, Μαρίνα Καλαϊτζίεβα; born January 24, 1979, in Bulgaria) is a Greek-Bulgarian female professional volleyball player who has been a member of the Greece women's national volleyball team. At club level, she ...

Sonja Borovinšek * Flag of Poland

Aleksandra Kruk * Flag of Serbia

Bojana Doganjić * Flag of Serbia

Jelena Jošović * Flag of Serbia

Marijana Bašić * Flag of Hungary

Valeria Hejjas * Flag of Hungary

Katalin Kiss * Flag of Spain

Marisa Fernández * Flag of Brazil

Mari Mendes

Notable coaches

Apostolos Oikonomou * Flag of Greece

Manolis Roumeliotis

Sponsorships

*Great Sponsor: Escape Car Rentals *Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer:

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*Official Broadcaster: N/A

References

External links

A.E.K. Official Website – Women's Volleyball
{{Authority control Volleyball Greek volleyball clubs Volleyball clubs established in 1995