APOEL V.C.

APOEL

Full name	Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias
Nickname	Τhrylos (The Legend)
Founded	1928 (1928)
Ground	Lefkotheo Indoor Arena, Nicosia, Cyprus (Capacity: 3,000[1])
Chairman	Christoforos Potamitis
Coach	Yuriy Filippov
League	Cypriot First Division
2015–16	7th
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away

Active departments of APOEL
Football	Basketball	Volleyball
Futsal	Table tennis	Cycling
Bowling	Archery	Swimming
Water polo	Runners Team	The Club

APOEL Volleyball Club is a professional volleyball team based in the city of Nicosia, Cyprus and it is a part of the APOEL multi-sport club.

History

APOEL was formed in 1926, but the volleyball team was formed in 1928.^[2] APOEL was also a founding member of the Cyprus Volleyball Federation.

The volleyball team of APOEL won 10 championships (4 held by the Cypriot Local Committee for Sports and 6 held by the Cyprus Volleyball Federation) and 5 Cups. The 1980s was the most successful decade for the team, winning 6 Championships and 5 Cups between 1979 and 1985. Also, the decade of the 1990s was amazing for the youth teams of APOEL (U15, U17, U21) by winning 16 trophies in just 7 years.

Since then, the team had some good seasons with participations in 2003–04 CEV Top Teams Cup and 2004–05 CEV Cup, but without any title outcome. In the 2008–09 season APOEL relegated to the Second Division and suspended its activities due to financial difficulties. That was the first and only time which a team from APOEL multisport club was relegated.

In season 2012–13, the volleyball club of APOEL was reactivated and participated in the Cypriot Second Division. They became champions by winning all their league matches (15 wins out of 15 matches) and promoted to the Cypriot First Division for the 2013–14 season.

Current squad

As of: 31 October 2016^[3][4]

No.	Player	Position	Age
1	Lambros Hadjipavlou	Middle Blocker	32
2	Bruno Godoi	Outside Hitter	29
4	Ioannis Chasikos	Middle Blocker	33
5	Nicos Kolas	Outside Hitter	34
6	Elias Halloumis	Setter	33
7	Gavriel Georgiou	Opposite	28
8	Konstantinos Prousalis	Outside Hitter	36
9	Matheos Averkiou	Middle Blocker	23
10	Nikola Šcerbakov	Setter	21
11	Pantelis Panteli	Libero	32
12	Kyrillos Farhan	Outside Hitter	21
16	José Verdi	Middle Blocker	26
17	Neophytos Kyprianou	Middle Blocker	22
18	Stavros Lagos
	Michalis Lambrinos	Libero	16
Coach: Yuriy Filippov
Assistant coach: Demetris Pampakas

League Positions

Honours^[2]

• Cypriot Championship

Winners (10): 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85

• Cypriot Cup

Winners (5): 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85

• Cypriot Second Division

Winners (1): 2012–13

• Youth trophies (16):

U21: 3 Championships (1991–92, 1992–93, 1995–96)
0000 2 Cups (1994–95, 1995–96)

U18: 5 Championships (1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97)

U16: 6 Championships (1988–89, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96)

Women's team

History

APOEL women's volleyball team was formed in 1974. The women's team won their only title in 1977, when they managed to win AEL Limassol 3–2 in the season's Cup final. The team suspended its operation in 1990, due to financial problems.

League Positions

Honours

• Women's Cup

Winners (1): 1976–77

References

External links

• APOEL Athletic Football Club - Official Website (Greek)