A.C. Orestias (full name Athletic Club of Orestias/ el, Αθλητικός Όμιλος Ορεστιάδας) is a Greek volleyball club based in

Orestias Orestias ( el, Ὀρεστιάς) was an ancient Greek settlement next to the Maritsa (or Evros) river, near or at the site of present-day Edirne, and close to the current border between Turkey and Greece. Legends claim that Orestias was founded ...

. 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

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, in 1995.

History

A.C. Orestias was founded in 1970. The first presence in the

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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 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 Greec ...

and

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.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– ...

but was defeated by Pallavolo Parma. The decline of Orestias started with the relegation in 2007. Orestias remained seven years in the lower division. In 2014 the club returned to the highest level again. In 2017 and 2018, the club relegated in back to back years and is now competing in Beta Ethinki.

Honours

**''Finalist (1): 1995'' *

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**''Finalist (3): 1992, 1997, 1998 '' *

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 cl ...

**''Finalist (1): 1993''

References

External links

Official page
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