The 2017–18 Greek Volleyleague is the 50th national championship and the 8th under the Volleyleague name. It is the highest volleyball league in Greece. Twelve teams were participating in the 2017–18 season; PAOK was the defending champion. Olympiacos Piraeus won its 28th championship.

Teams Twelve teams are participating in the 2017–18 season. The ten highest-ranked teams from the 2016–17 Volleyleague final standings were: PAOK, Olympiacos Piraeus, Panathinaikos Athens, Pamvohaikos Vocha, Kifissia, Foinikas Syros, Ethnikos Alexandroupolis, Iraklis Thessaloniki, Iraklis Chalkidas and Panachaiki. The two promoted teams from A2 Ethniki were Ethnikos Piraeus and Niki Aiginiou. Two teams from the 2016–17 Volleyleague were demoted to A2 Ethniki: Kyzikos Nea Peramos and Orestiada.

TeamManagerHome CityEthnikos Alexandroupolis40Thanasis Moustakidis AlexandroupoliEthnikos Piraeus6Sakis Psaras PiraeusIraklis Thessaloniki47Ioannis Orphanos ThessalonikiIraklis Chalkidas2Spyros Golitsis ChalkidaKifissia17Kostas Arseniadis AthensNiki Aiginiou3Thanasis Strantzalis AiginioOlympiacos Piraeus50Fernando Munioz Banitez PiraeusPamvohaikos Vocha7Kostas Delikostas VrachatiPanathinaikos Athens50Dimitrios Andreopoulos AthensPanachaiki4Panagiotis Papadopoulos - Stavros Stamatopoulos (26/12/17) PatrasPAOK39 Danielle Ricci ThessalonikiFoinikas Syros9Sasha Stefanovich - Oscar Kacmarski (29/11/17) Syros

Regular season The regular season is held in a round-robin format, every team contesting 22 games in total. At the end of the regular season, teams occupying positions 1–8 advance to the 2017–18 Volleyleague Greece Playoffs, while teams occupying positions 9–12 compete in the 2017–18 Volleyleague Greece Playouts.

League table TeamSet Result 1 Olympiacos Piraeus 64 22 22 0 66–9 7,33 Play-offs 2 PAOK 52 22 17 5 59–22 2,68 3 Foinikas Syros 37 22 12 10 46–39 1,18 4 Iraklis 36 22 12 10 45–43 1,05 5 Kifissia 33 22 12 10 45–44 1,02 6 Iraklis Chalkidas 31 22 9 13 41–46 0,89 7 Ethnikos Piraeus 31 22 10 12 37–43 0,86 8 Pamvohaikos 30 22 11 11 40–44 0,91 9 Niki Aiginiou 29 22 11 11 40–47 0,85Play out 10 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 26 22 8 14 36–49 0,73 11 Panathinaikos 25 22 7 15 38–49 0,77 12 Panachaiki 2 22 0 22 8–66 0,12

Results

Play out, positions 9−11 Teams in positions 9–11 after the end of regular season participated in Play outs for the final classification in these positions.

Table TeamSet Result 1 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 7 3 2 1 8–4 2.002018-19 Volleyleague Greece 2 Panathinaikos 6 3 2 1 8–6 1.33 3 Niki Aiginiou 4 4 1 3 5–11 0.45Relegation in Α2

Results

Playoffs, positions 1−8 Teams in positions 1–8 after the end of regular season participated in Play off for the final classification.

Round of 8 The four pairings for the Round of 8 were determined from the positions after the end of the regular season. The pairings were between the teams in 1st–8th, 2nd–7th, 3rd–6th and 4th–5th positions of the regular season. The first team in two victories advancers to the next round. The four eliminated teams were placed in positions 5–8 according to the classification of the regular season.

(1) Olympiacos – (8) Pamvochaikos (2–0) Date Time Home team Score Away team 1st set 2nd set 3rd set 4th set 5th set Total Report27 Mar.16:30 Olympiacos Piraeus3–0 Pamvohaikos 25–19 25–20 25–14 – – 75–5314 Apr.17:00 Pamvohaikos1–3 Olympiacos Piraeus 21–25 25–23 21–25 21–25 – 88–98

(2) PAOK – (7) Ethnikos Piraeus (2–0) Date Time Home team Score Away team 1st set 2nd set 3rd set 4th set 5th set Total Report5 Apr.16:30 PAOK3–0 Ethnikos Piraeus 25–19 25–22 25–14 – – 75–5512 Apr.16:30 Ethnikos Piraeus1–3 PAOK 25–23 24–26 22–25 21–25 – 92–99

(3) Foinikas Syros – (6) Iraklis Chalkidas (2–0) Date Time Home team Score Away team 1st set 2nd set 3rd set 4th set 5th set Total Report4 Apr.19:00 Foinikas Syros3–2 Iraklis Chalkidas 25–27 25–19 23–25 25–20 15–11 113–10212 Apr.18:00 Iraklis Chalkidas1–3 Foinikas Syros 18–25 23–25 26–24 20–25 – 87–99

(4) Iraklis – (5) Kifissia (0–2) Date Time Home team Score Away team 1st set 2nd set 3rd set 4th set 5th set Total Report4 Apr.18:00 Iraklis0–3 Kifissia 20–25 24–26 16–25 – – 60–7612 Apr.19:00 Kifissia3–0 Iraklis 25–21 25–20 25–23 – – 75–64

Semifinals (1) Olympiakos – (5) Kifissia (3–0) Date Time Home team Score Away team 1st set 2nd set 3rd set 4th set 5th set Total Report25 Apr.19:00 Olympiacos Piraeus3–0 Kifissia 25–18 25–21 25–17 – – 75–5627 Apr.17:00 Olympiacos Piraeus3–0 Kifissia 25–20 25–20 25–23 – – 75–6330 Apr.18:00 Kifissia0–3 Olympiacos Piraeus 18–25 21–25 18–25 – – 57–75

(2) PAOK – (3) Foinikas Syros (2–0) Date Time Home team Score Away team 1st set 2nd set 3rd set 4th set 5th set Total Report25 Apr.17:00 PAOK3–1 Foinikas Syros 25–18 25–21 23–25 27–25 – 100–8927 Αpr.19:00 PAOK3–0 Foinikas Syros 25–18 25–14 25–19 – – 75–5130 Apr.20:00 Foinikas Syros2–3 PAOK 25–18 22–25 18–25 25–21 11–15 101–104

Finals

(1) Olympiacos – (2) PAOK (3–0) Date Time Home team Score Away team 1st set 2nd set 3rd set 4th set 5th set Total Report3 May.19:00 Olympiacos Piraeus3–2 PAOK 25–15 17–25 25–22 22–25 15–06 104–936 May.19:00 PAOK0–3 Olympiacos Piraeus 19–25 23–25 21–25 – – 63–759 May.19:00 Olympiacos Piraeus3–0 PAOK 25–22 25–21 25–20 – – 75–63

Final standings Team Result Olympiacos Piraeus CEV Cup 2018–19 PAOK Champions League 2018–19 Foinikas Syros 4 Kifissia 5 Iraklis 6 Iraklis Chalkidas 7 Ethnikos Piraeus 8 Pamvohaikos 9 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 10 Panathinaikos 11 Niki AiginiouRelegation in Α2 12 Panachaiki

References

External links Επίσημος ιστότοπος της ΕΣΑΠ www.volleyleague.gr Πρόγραμμα - Αποτελέσματα www.volleyleague.gr Βαθμολογία www.volleyleague.gr Προκήρυξη Πρωταθλήματος 2017–18 www.volleyleague.gr