Kifissia V.C.
Staff
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Head Coach 2025-2026 season was Nikolaos Zalmas, the assistant coach is Nikolaos Grezias.
Head Strength and Conditioning coach Panagiotis Roxanas, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Stefanos Morellas and Physiotherapist Andreas Tzanis
During the last eight years, Kifissia has played continually in the A1 Ethniki. It usually [1]
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| Full name | Athlitikos Omilos Petosfairisis Kifissias/Kifissia Volleyball Club | ||
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| Founded | 1932 | ||
| Ground | Zirineio Indoor Hall (Capacity: 800) | ||
| Manager | Kostas Christofidelis | ||
| League | A1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 6th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Kifissia V.C. (Kifissia Volleyball Club; Greek: Α.Ο.Π. Κηφισιάς A.O.P. Kifissias, former Α.Ο. Κηφισιάς) is a volleyball club which was founded in 1932 in Kifissia, a town and a suburb in Athens urban area, Greece. The club was firstly founded under the name A.O. Kifissia but in 2015, it absorbed Metamorfosi V.C. and renamed A.O.P Kifissia (Athlitikos Omilos Petosferisis Kifissias/Kifissia Volleyball Club).[2] The club plays at the Zirineio Indoor Ball, which holds 800 people.
The team plays at the A1 division of the Greek Volleyball Championships. The club ranked 6th in the 2007–08 season, while in 2013-2014 it ended up in the third place of the league, the best result in its history. A.O. Kifissia also took the second place in the Balkan Championships.[3]
Recent seasons
[edit]During the last eight years, Kifissia has played continually in the A1 Ethniki. It usually finishes in medium or low places of the championship.[4]
| Season | Division | Place | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | A2 Ethniki | 1st | Promoted to A1 Ethniki |
| 2007-08 | A1 Ethniki | 6th | |
| 2008-09 | A1 Ethniki | 9th | |
| 2009-10 | A1 Ethniki | 10th | |
| 2010-11 | A1 Ethniki | 8th | |
| 2011-12 | A1 Ethniki | 9th | |
| 2012-13 | A1 Ethniki | 7th | Finalist League Cup |
| 2013-14 | A1 Ethniki | 3rd | Finalist Greek Cup |
| 2014-15 | A1 Ethniki | 5th | |
| 2015-16 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | Finalist Greek Cup |
| 2016-17 | A1 Ethniki | 5th | Finalist Greek Cup |
| 2017-18 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | |
| 2018-19 | A1 Ethniki | 4th | |
| 2019-20 | A1 Ethniki | 5th | |
| 2020-21 | A1 Ethniki | 5th | |
| 2021-22 | A1 Ethniki | 6th | |
Honours
[edit]- Greek Volleyball Cup
- Finalist (3): 2014, 2016, 2017
- Greek Volleyball League Cup
- Finalist (1): 2013
- Balkan Volleyball Championships:
- 2008-09: 2nd
Current squad
[edit]2016–2017 roster[5]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) |
| 2 |  Valentyn Burkovskyi | Middle blocker | 2.05 |
| 3 |  Konstantinos Christofidelis | Outside hitter | 1.95 |
| 4 | Giorgos Kapelas | Libero | 1.88 |
| 8 | Giannis Papadopoulos | Outside Hitter | 1.92 |
| 9 |  Zlatko Pulko | Outside hitter | 1.95 |
| 10 | Nikos Papaggelopoulos | Middle blocker | 2.02 |
| 11 |  Boyan Yordanov | Opposite | 1.97 |
| 12 | Kostas Tampouratzis | Libero | 1.91 |
| 13 | Menelaos Frangiadakis | Middle blocker | 1.98 |
| 14 | Nikos Karatzas | Middle blocker | 2.00 |
| 16 | Spyros Veloudis | Libero | 1.72 |
| 18 | Nikos Gavriil | Setter | 1.88 |
| 19 | Christos Oikonomopoulos | Outside hitter | 1.87 |
| 20 | Nikos Giotakis | Outside hitter | 1.87 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Internal Business Structure
- ↑ "volleyleague.gr". Αφιέρωμα Volley League «Πάμε Στοίχημα» 2015-16: Α.Ο.Π.Κηφισιάς. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
- ↑ AO Kηφισιάς, Aσημένια με το «καλημέρα»
- ↑ "Kifissia" (in Greek). volleyleague.gr. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ↑ "Α.Ο.Π.Κηφισιάς".
External links
[edit]- Kifissia at the Greek Volleyball League Archived 2016-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
- Athlitikos Kosmos, No. 6 (13/6/1926), p.7 (in Greek)
- Athlitikos Kosmos, No. 38 (23/1/1927), p.5 (in Greek)
- Athlitikos Kosmis, No. 46 (20-3-1927), p.3" (in Greek)