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2016–17 Volleyleague (Greece)
The 2016–17 Greek Volleyleague is the 49th season of the Greek Volleyleague, the highest tier professional volley league in Greece. The defending champion is PAOK. Teams 12 teams participate in the 2016–17 Volleyleague. *The 10 highest ranked teams from the 2015–16 Volleyleague final standings: PAOK, Foinikas Syros, Olympiacos, Kifissia, Panathinaikos, Pamvohaikos, Ethnikos Alexandroupolis, Panachaiki, Orestiada, Iraklis Thessaloniki. *The 2 promoted teams from the A2 Ethniki 2015–16: Iraklis Chalkidas and Kyzikos. Regular season The Regular season of the 2016–17 Volleyleague Greece is held in a round robin format. At season finish, teams occupying positions 1–8 advance to 2016–17 Volleyleague Play-offs, while teams occupying positions 9–12 advance to 2016–17 Volleyleague Greece Play-outs. League table SourceVolleyleague.gr Results Play-out (9–11) * 1st/4th fixture Panachaiki vs Iraklis Chalkidas 2-3/0-3 * 2nd/5th fixture Iraklis Chalkidas vs Kyz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1 Ethniki Volleyball
The A1 Ethniki (), 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.https://www.gavros.gr/article/volei/396659-epeisodiako-d-s-sthn-esap-paraiththhke-o-ypeythynos-typoy-gia-th-lathos-katametrhsh-titloy-yper-toy-panathhnaikoy 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 2023–24 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: Panellini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iraklis Chalkidas
Gymnastikos Syllogos Thessalonikis "Iraklis" (), commonly referred to as Iraklis Thessaloniki, is a multi–sporting club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece. G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis was founded on 29 November 1908 and is one of the oldest and most historic sporting clubs in Greece, hence the nickname "Gireos" (). In 1910, the name "Iraklís" (, ) was added to the club's name as an honour to the ancient Greek demigod Heracles (or Hercules as the Roman equivalent), hence the nickname "Imitheos" (). The club's colours are blue and white, inspired by the flag of Greece. History G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis traced its roots back on 1 July 1899 when Omilos Filomouson () was established. The club was established as a cultural union of the Greeks of Thessaloniki (then under Ottoman sovereignty), and it's sports department was founded in 1902. In 1903 the club joined forces with Olympia, another greek Gymnastic Club of Thessaloniki. Football was a new sport at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piraeus
Piraeus ( ; ; , Ancient: , Katharevousa: ) is a port city within the Athens urban area ("Greater Athens"), in the Attica region of Greece. It is located southwest of Athens city centre along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf in the Athens Riviera. The municipality of Piraeus and four other suburban municipalities form the regional unit of Piraeus, sometimes called the Greater Piraeus area, with a total population of 448,051. At the 2021 census, Piraeus had a population of 168,151 people, making it the fourth largest municipality in Greece and the second largest (after the municipality of Athens) within the Athens urban area. Piraeus has a long recorded history, dating back to ancient Greece. The city was founded in the early 5th century BC, when plans to make it the new port of Athens were implemented: A prototype harbour was constructed, which resulted in concentrating in one location all the import and transit trade of Athens, along with the navy's base. During the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chalkida
Chalcis (; Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: , ), also called Chalkida or Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief city of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from Classical antiquity, antiquity and is derived from the Greek wiktionary:χαλκός, χαλκός (copper, bronze), though there is no trace of any mines in the area. In the Late Middle Ages, it was known as Negropont(e), an Italian name that has also been applied to the entire island of Euboea. History Ancient Greece The earliest recorded mention of Chalcis is in the Iliad, where it is mentioned in the same line as its rival Eretria. It is also documented that the ships set for the Trojan War gathered at Aulis, the south bank of the strait near the city. Chamber tombs at Trypa and Vromousa dated to the Mycenaean period were excavated by Papavasiliou in 1910. In the 8th and 7th centuries BC, colonists from Chalcis founded thirty tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athens
Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. With its urban area's population numbering over 3.6 million, it is the List of urban areas in the European Union, eighth-largest urban area in the European Union (EU). The Municipality of Athens (also City of Athens), which constitutes a small administrative unit of the entire urban area, had a population of 643,452 (2021) within its official limits, and a land area of . Athens is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years, and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BCE. According to Greek mythology the city was named after Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kifissia
Kifisia or Kifissia (also Kephisia or Cephissia; , ) is a municipality and one of the most affluent northern suburbs in the Athens agglomeration, Attica, Greece, mainly accessed via Kifissias Avenue, running all the way from central Athens up to Theseos Avenue in the suburb of Nea Erythraia. It has traditionally been home to rich Greek families and major List of political families in Greece, Greek political families. Municipality The municipality Kifisia was formed during the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units: *Ekali *Kifisia *Nea Erythraia The municipality has an area of 35.100 km2, the municipal unit 25.937 km2. Geography Kifisia is situated in central Attica, at the western end of the forested Mount Pentelicus, Penteli mountain range. The small river Cephissus (Athenian plain), Kifisos forms the western border of the municipality. Kifisia is situated 12 km northeast of Athens city c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; ), also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece (with slightly over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area) and the capital city, capital of the geographic regions of Greece, geographic region of Macedonia (Greece), Macedonia, the administrative regions of Greece, administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace. It is also known in Greek as , literally "the co-capital", a reference to its historical status as the "co-reigning" city () of the Byzantine Empire alongside Constantinople. Thessaloniki is located on the Thermaic Gulf, at the northwest corner of the Aegean Sea. It is bounded on the west by the Axios Delta National Park, delta of the Axios. The Thessaloniki (municipality), municipality of Thessaloniki, the historical centre, had a population of 319,045 in 2021, while the Thessaloniki metropolitan are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ermoupolis
Ermoupoli (), also known by the formal older name Ermoupolis or Hermoupolis ( < "Town of Hermes"), is a town and former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality on the island of Syros, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Syros, Syros-Ermoupoli, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is also the capital of the South Aegean region. The municipal unit has an area of 11.18 km2. History Ermoupoli was founded during the Greek Revolution in the 1820s, as an extension to the existing Ano Syros township, by refugees from other Greek islands because of the War. It soon became the leading commercial and industrial center of Greece, as well as its main port. The renowned Greek Steamship Company was founded in the city in 1856. Thousands of ships were built in the various Syros shipyards. Eventually Ermoupoli was eclipse ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foinikas Syros V
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Foinikas may refer to: * Foinikas, Crete * Foinikas, Cyprus * Foinikas, a village on the Greek island of Syros *Foinikas (river) The river Foinikas (, ) is a river in the northern Peloponnese, Greece. It is also known as Salmenikos River (Σαλμένικος). Its source is on the north-eastern slopes of Mount Panachaiko, near the village of Vounopirgos (Loubista). It empti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandroupoli
Alexandroupolis (, ) or Alexandroupoli (, ) is a city in Greece and the capital of the Evros (regional unit), Evros regional unit. It is the largest city in Greek Thrace and the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, with a population of 71,751, and is an important port and commercial center for northeastern Greece. The city was first settled by the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century and grew into the fishing village ''Dedeağaç''. In 1873, it became a ''kaza'' and one year later was promoted to a ''Sanjak of Dedeağaç, sanjak''. The city developed into a regional trading center. Later, it became a part of Adrianople Vilayet. During the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878), the area was briefly captured by the Russians. Ottoman rule ended with the First Balkan War, when the city was captured by Kingdom of Bulgaria, Bulgaria in 1912. In the Second Balkan War, Kingdom of Greece, Greece took control of the city. With the Treaty of Bucharest (1913), Treaty of Bucharest (10 August 1913 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethnikos Alexandroupolis V
Ethnikos means National in Greek and may refer to the following: In football, *Ethnikos Achna FC, a football team from Achna, Cyprus *Ethnikos Assia, a lower-league football team from Assia, Cyprus * Ethnikos Asteras, a football team from Athens, Greece * Ethnikos Filippiada F.C., a football team from Filippiada, Greece * Ethnikos Katerini, a lower-league football team from Katerini, Greece * Ethnikos Patron, a lower-league football team from Patras Patras (; ; Katharevousa and ; ) is Greece's List of cities in Greece, third-largest city and the regional capital and largest city of Western Greece, in the northern Peloponnese, west of Athens. The city is built at the foot of Mount Panachaiko ..., Greece * Ethnikos Piraeus, a football team from Piraeus, Greece {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nea Peramos
Nea Peramos (), before the 1990s ''Megalo Pefko'' (), is a suburb and a former municipality in West Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Megara, of which it is a municipal unit. Geography Nea Peramos is situated in the eastern part of the Megaris plain, on the Saronic Gulf coast, opposite the island of Salamis. Nea Peramos is 7 km east of Megara, 11 km west of Eleusis. The town was developed across the sea shore and included the seashore summer resort of Loutropyrgos, once the boundary between the ancient rival city states of Athens and Megara. The A8 motorway passes north of the town. The Nea Peramos railway station is served by Proastiakos commuter trains to Kiato. From its fishing harbour, a ferryboat line connects it to the island of Salamis, close to the Monastery of Panagia Faneromeni. Landmark buildings include the two tall (12-storied and 10-storied) blocks of flats, the Church of St. George, the N. Petkas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
