Kifissia V.C.
| Full name | Athlitikos Omilos Petosfairisis Kifissias/Kifissia Volleyball Club | ||
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| Founded | 1932 | ||
| Ground | Kifissia Zirineio (Capacity: 1,500) |
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| League | A1 Division | ||
| 2014-15 | 5th | ||
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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. The club was firstly founded under the name A.O. Kifissia but in 2015, it absorbed Metamorfosi V.C. and remamed A.O.P Kifissia (Athlitikos Omilos Petosferisis Kifissias/Kifissia Volleyball Club).[1] The team plays at the Zirineio, which holds up to 500 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.[2]
Recent seasons
During the last eight years, Kifissia has played continually in the A1 Ethniki. It usually finishes in medium or low places of the championship.[3]
| 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 |
Honours
- Greek Volleyball Cup
- Finalist (2): 2014, 2016
- Greek Volleyball League Cup
- Finalist (1): 2013
- Balkan Volleyball Championships:
- 2008-09: 2nd
Current squad
2015–2016 roster[1]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) |
| 1 |  Dimitris Nikolakis |
Setter | 1.81 |
| 3 | Kostas Christofidelis |
Outside Hitter | 1.95 |
| 4 | Giorgos Kapelas |
Outside Hitter | 1.88 |
| 5 | Themis Kontos |
Middle Blocker | 1.75 |
| 6 |  Julian Bissette |
Libero | 1.99 |
| 7 | Georgios Stefanou |
Setter | 1.88 |
| 9 | Nikos Papaggelopoulos |
Outside Hitter | 2.02 |
| 10 |  Oleh Kovalchuk |
Outside Hitter | 1.92 |
| 11 | Giannis Roumeliotakis |
Opposite | 1.88 |
| 13 | Menelaos Frangiadakis |
Opposite | 1.98 |
| 16 |  Milan Jovanović |
Outside Hitter | 2.03 |
| 17 | Nikos Papadakis |
Setter | 1.95 |
| 18 | Nikos Gabriil |
Outside Hitter | 1.88 |
| 19 | Christos Oikonomopoulos |
Outside Hitter | 1.87 |
| 20 | Giannis Rovithakis |
Outside Hitter | 1.88 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ AO Kηφισιάς, Aσημένια με το «καλημέρα»
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Kifissia at the Greek Volleyball League
- Athlitikos Kosmos, No. 6 (13/6/1926), p.7 (Greek)
- Athlitikos Kosmos, No. 38 (23/1/1927), p.5 (Greek)
- Athlitikos Kosmis, No. 46 (20-3-1927), p.3" (Greek)
