Panathinaikos

Nickname	Fine Girls Amazons
Founded	1926;100 years ago (1926)
Ground	Mets Indoor Hall (Capacity: 1,200)
Chairman	Dimitris Vranopoulos
Head Coach	Alessandro Chiappini
Captain	Penny Rogka
League	Greek Women's Volleyball League
2024–25	3rd
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away
Championships
26

Panathinaikos AC Women's Volleyball Team is a Greek volleyball team, part of the major Athens-based multi-sport club Panathinaikos A.O. The department was founded in 1969 and is the most successful women's volleyball team in Greece, in terms of Greek Championships won. They have won a record 26 ^[1] Championships, 6 Cups, with 5 Doubles, while they hold the record for finishing undefeated the Championship 8 times (1971-1973, 1978, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2007). They also hold the record of 68 straight wins in the league including the play-offs.

Contents

• History
• Honours
• Domestic
• European
• Current women's volleyball squad
• Technical and managerial staff
• Retired numbers
• Selected former players
• Selected former coaches
• Historical performance in the league
• Positions
• International record
• Sponsorships
• See also
• References
• External links

In addition, they have reached the European Final Four a total of four times and the European final twice (2000 and 2009). The team currently plays in Maroussi Saint Thomas Indoor Hall.

In 2017, the club was relegated due to serious financial problems. They stayed inactive for the 2017–18 season.

Apart from the Greek players, who have traditionally been the backbone of Greece's national team, some European volleyball players that have played for the team include Ruxandra Dumitrescu, Brižitka Molnar, Tammy Mahon, Jelena Lozancic, Olga Tocko, María Fernández, Sanja Tomasević and others.

The club has retired the jersey number 9 in honour of the team's legendary captain Ruxandra Dumitrescu.

History

The women’s volleyball department of the Club was founded in 1926 and is one of the most beloved sections of the “Shamrock.”

In 1946, it participated in the Central Championship. The coaches were Mike Stergiadis and Christos Svolopoulos, who trained at the court on Tsokha Street.

The first truly organized effort to form a solid team came in 1969, one year before the Hellenic Volleyball Federation was established.

The team’s first coach was Panathinaikos volleyball player Andreas Bergeles, who was later succeeded by Savvas Grozdanovits. The Yugoslav coach worked with the women’s team while simultaneously serving as the men’s team coach.

The team won the Central Championship outright in 1970 and were crowned Greek champions in 1971. The achievements of Panathinaikos and its players became widely recognized when, in the 1980–81 season, the team reached the Final Four of the Confederation Cup in Munich, finishing in 4th place.

In the 1994–95 season, the “Greens” advanced to the Final Four of the Cup Winners’ Cup in Münster, again finishing 4th. In the 1999–2000 season, they made history by competing in the Cup Winners’ Cup in Perugia against the local team.

Their most recent major success came during the 2008–09 season, when they took 2nd place in the Final Four of the Challenge Cup in Jesi, Italy.

In 2008, the women’s volleyball team of Panathinaikos achieved a streak of 55 consecutive wins and 77 consecutive home victories.

The club has won two Greek Championships (1991 and 2013) and three ESPAA Junior Championships (1990, 1991, and 2013).

The “fine girls” have also made great contributions to the Greek National Team. Players such as R. Pragaloudi, S. Angelaki, F. Malapetsa, K. Yaleniou, and E. Sfyri were part of the historic success of winning the bronze medal at the 1991 Mediterranean Games.

The team’s best season is considered to be 2009, when the “fine girls” reached the Challenge Cup final and, at the same time, won the domestic double in Greece.

The players who made history under coach Takis Floros were Chatzinikou, Saparefska, Totsko, Dumitrescu, Tomasevic, Fernandez, Mylona, Tzanakaki, Koutouxidou, and Papageorgiou. ^[2]

Honours

Current women's volleyball squad

The following is the roster for the 2025–2026 season. ^[3]

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
1	Irini Chatziefstratiadou	Middle blocker	1.85	(1995-09-02) September 2, 1995 (age 30)
2	Micaya White	Outside hitter	1.86	(1998-09-20) September 20, 1998 (age 27)
3	Afroditi Giota	Middle blocker	1.82	(1999-12-03) December 3, 1999 (age 26)
4	Evangelia Tani	Setter	1.82	(2004-07-22) July 22, 2004 (age 21)
6	Olga Strantzali	Outside hitter	1.85	(1996-01-12) January 12, 1996 (age 30)
7	Haylie Bennett	Opposite	1.86	(1998-05-02) May 2, 1998 (age 27)
10	Mara Rapti	Outside hitter	1.78	(1996-10-30) October 30, 1996 (age 29)
11	Lamprini Konstantinidou	Setter	1.84	(1996-09-16) September 16, 1996 (age 29)
12	Martina Šamadan	Middle blocker	1.93	(1993-09-11) September 11, 1993 (age 32)
13	Penny Rogka (c)	Libero	1.67	(1987-07-04) July 4, 1987 (age 38)
14	Monika Lampkowska	Outside hitter	1.83	(1999-11-06) November 6, 1999 (age 26)
16	Georgina Antonakaki	Libero	1.75	(2002-09-16) September 16, 2002 (age 23)
18	Markela Papageorgiou	Middle blocker	1.86	(1999-12-22) December 22, 1999 (age 26)
22	Manolina Konstantinou	Outside hitter	1.83	(1993-04-10) April 10, 1993 (age 32)
30	Angela Papa	Opposite	1.80	(1997-05-11) May 11, 1997 (age 28)

Technical and managerial staff

Staff
Head coach	Alessandro Chiappini
Assistant coach	Dominik Fabianowicz
Assistant coach	Agi Babouli
Statistician	Vassilis Makris
Trainer	Leonidas Christakidis
Physiotherapist	Napoleon Charisis
Kit assistant	Charalampos Gkanas
Team manager	Nikos Lazos

Retired numbers

Panathinaikos women's volleyball retired numbers
N°	Nat.	Player	Position	Tenure
9		Ruxandra Dumitrescu	Outside Hitter	2003–2010

Selected former players

Selected former coaches

• Sava Grozdanović
• Andreas Bergeles
• Nikos Bergeles
• Soulis Toursougas
• Jerzy Welz
• Giannis Nikolakis
• Dimitris Bahramis
• Takis Floros

Historical performance in the league

International record

Sponsorships

• Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Adidas
• Golden Sponsor: Pame Stoixima
• Official sponsors: Hygeia Medical Center, Avance Car Rental, Land Rover Spanos Luxury Cars, Viva Fresh, Batteries.gr, Biosteel, LCG. Boukia kai syhorio. ^{[4] [5]}
• Official Broadcaster: PAO TV

See also

• Panathinaikos Men's VC

References

External links

• Official website (in Greek)