Panellinios V.C. is the men's volleyball section of Panellinios G.S., the Greek multi-sports club, that is based in Athens. It was one of the first volleyball clubs in Greece, and is also one of the most successful, since it has won six Greek Championships. Panellinios also has a women's team that has won two Greek Women's Championships, and one Greek Women's Cup.
History Panellinios was one of the first volleyball clubs in Greece. The former sports trainer of Panellinios, Anastasios Lefkaditis, is considered to be the man who is mainly responsible for importing the sport of volleyball to Greece. Panellinios took part in the first unofficial Greek men's volleyball championship, along with Panionios and Ethnikos Athens. It was the first winner of the official Greek volleyball championship in 1936. It won 6 overall Greek championships, through the year 1961. In recent years, the team has played in the A2 Ethniki (2nd-tier level).
Recent seasons SeasonDivisionPlaceNotes2009–10A1 Ethniki5th2010–11A1 Ethniki12thRelegation to A22011–12A2 Ethniki3rd2012–13A2 Ethniki4th2013–14A2 Ethniki8th 2014–15 A2 Ethniki5th 2015–16 A2 Ethniki 10th Relegation to Beta
Honours Greek Championship Winner (5): 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1961
Women's team Panellinios also has a volleyball team that dominated in Greek women's volleyball, during the 2000-2002 period. The team won two Greek Women's Championships (2001, 2002), and one Greek Women's Cup (2001). In 2012, the team withdrew from the women's championship, due to financial problems, and nowadays, it plays in the lower local divisions.
Honours Greek Championship Winner (2): 2001, 2002 Greek Cup Winner (1): 2001
References
External links Official website