P.A.O.K. Volleyball Club or PAOK Volley, is a Greek

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club based in

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; ), also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece (with slightly over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area) and the capital cit ...

and part of the major multi-sport club

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

. The department was founded in 1933 and refounded in 1948 after the Axis occupation. Their home ground is

PAOK Sports Arena P.A.O.K. Sports Arena () is an indoor arena located in Pylaia, Thessaloniki, Greece, and it hosts the P.A.O.K. B.C., men's basketball, P.A.O.K. women's basketball, women's basketball, P.A.O.K. V.C., men's volleyball and P.A.O.K. Women's Volleybal ...

. PAOK have won 9 domestic titles in total with 3

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), 5

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(2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023) and 1

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(2023). PAOK made their first appearance in the top national division in the 1970–71 season. The team won its first trophies claiming the Double in 2015 and debuted in the

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the following season. In 2015–16 season, PAOK became the first team in Greek Volleyball history that won the Greek Championship title despite finishing 4th in the regular season.

Current squad

Season 2024–25https://volleyland.gr/arthra/afto-einai-to-neo-roster-tou-paok/

Board of directors

Technical staff

Honours

Domestic

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** Winners (3): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 * Greek Volley Cup2

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**Winners (5): 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 *

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**Winners (1): 2023 * Double ** Winners (1): 2014−15

Historical performance in Volleyleague and Greek Cup

* The 2019–20 Cup was abandoned due to COVID-19 while PAOK was in the semi-finals. The 2020–21 Cup was not held for the same reasons.

Positions in Volleyleague

Greek Cup Finals

European record

* Total points system ** Total wins system

Notable players

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Dima Filippov * Flag of Greece

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Nikolay Uchikov * Flag of Bulgaria

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Saša Starović * Flag of Serbia

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Dmitry Ilinikh * Flag of Finland

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Matthias Valkiers * Flag of Belgium

Bram Van Den Dries *

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Yoichi Kato * David Lee * Kevin Hansen * Michael Lambert *

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* Michael Diehl *

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* Garrett Muagututia *

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Javier Jiménez * Flag of Cuba

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Notable coaches

Sotiris Ieroklis * Flag of Greece

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Jorge Elgueta * Flag of Italy

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Yuriy Filippov * Flag of North Macedonia

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Sponsorships

*Official Sponsor:

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*Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer:

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*Official Broadcaster:

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References

External links

*https://www.paokvolley.gr/ (Official site in Greek) *http://www.volleyball.gr/ *http://www.volleyleague.gr/ ;Press
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