Greek Volleyball Cup
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Hellenic Volleyball Federation |
| Country | |
| Most recent champion | Panathinaikos |
| Most titles | Olympiacos (18) |
| Domestic cup | Greek Championship |
| Official website | www.volleyball.gr |
The Greek Volleyball Cup is organized by Hellenic Volleyball Federation and started in 1980–81 season. The competition was not held sometimes in the past for financial reasons . Olympiacos won the first Cup in 1981 and is the most successful club, having won the title 18 times. They are also the current Cup holders.[1]
In 1986–87 edition, teams from the 1st Division did not take part. In 1998, Final 4 was established. In the period 2003–07, Final 8 were held. From 2003 to 2012 only the 1st Division teams competed for the trophy. From 2013 the participating clubs come from all divisions.[2]
Finals
[edit]Notes:
• In 1987, teams from the 1st Division did not take part. In the final, Demokritos Thessaloniki defeated HANTH 3–0 sets.[3]
• In 1994, the Greek Cup was cancelled and a final 4 tournament was held in memory of Melina Merkouri. International players were absent due to the 1994 World Championship. In the final, Olympiacos Piraeus defeated Aris Thessaloniki 3–0 sets.[4]
• The 1986, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1996 editions were not held for financial reasons.
• In 1998, final 4 was established. In the period 2003−07, final 8 were held.
Titles by club
[edit]| Club | Cups | Season |
|---|---|---|
| Olympiacos | 18 | 1981, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2024, 2025 |
| Panathinaikos | 7 | 1982, 1984, 1985, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2026 |
| Iraklis | 6 | 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012 |
| PAOK | 5 | 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| A.E. Nikaia | 1 | 2003 |
| Demokritos | 1 | 1987 |
Most valuable player by edition
[edit]- 1997–98 –
Marios Giourdas - 1998–99 –
Vasileios Kournetas - 1999–00 –
Andrej Kravárik - 2000–01 –
Marios Giourdas (x2) - 2001–02 –
Tom Hoff - 2002–03 –
Jorge Elgueta - 2003–04 –
Nikolay Jeliazkov - 2004–05 –
Marios Giourdas (x3) - 2005–06 –
Clayton Stanley - 2006–07 –
Dante Amaral - 2007–08 –
Liberman Agámez - 2008–09 –
Konstantinos Christofidelis - 2009–10 –
Liberman Agámez (x2) - 2010–11 –
Rolando Despaigne - 2011–12 –
Rolando Despaigne (x2) - 2012–13 –
Boyan Yordanov - 2013–14 –
Boyan Yordanov (x2) - 2014–15 –
Vasileios Kournetas (x2) - 2015–16 –
Dimitrios Soultanopoulos - 2016–17 –
Konstantin Čupković - 2017–18 –
Rafail Koumentakis - 2018–19 –
Garrett Muagututia - 2021–22 –
Rafail Koumentakis (x2) - 2022–23 –
Alexandros Raptis - 2023–24 –
Mitar Tzourits - 2024–25 –
John Gordon Perrin - 2025–26 –
Athanasios Protopsaltis
References
[edit]- ^ "Greek Volleyball Federation, Cup winners". volleyball.gr. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Αποφάσεις από το 25ο Δ.Σ. της ΕΟΠΕ" Archived 2012-10-21 at the Wayback Machine Hellenic Volleyball Federation
- ^ "Χρήστος Πάτρας: Ο Δημόκριτος του 1987 και τα "δικά του" παιδιά". 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Η Χρυσή Βίβλος του Κυπέλλου Ελλάδας ανδρών". 19 April 2025.