2023–24_Volleyleague_(Greece)
2023–24 Volleyleague (Greece)
Sports season
2023–24 Volleyleague is the 56th national Championship and the 14th under the Volleyleague name. The league is organized by E.S.A.P. [el] with 9 teams participating. Championship started on Saturday 28 October 2023.[1]
| Volley League 2023–24 | |
|---|---|
| League | Volley League |
| Sport | Volleyball |
| Duration | 28 October 2023 - 2 March 2024 (Regular Season) |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| TV partner(s) | ERT3 |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Panathinaikos |
| Season MVP |  Mitar Tzourits |
| Top scorer |  Fernardo Hernández 634 points |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Olympiacos |
| Volleyleague seasons | |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
In 2023-24 Volleyleague participate teams classified in the first eight positions in 2022-23 Volleyleague Greece [el] and Kalamata 1980 [el] was promoted from Pre League [el]. ΑΕΚ was denied promotion due do incurred debts.[2] Initially a team from Pre League was going to receive a wild card, however it was decided not to award one [3]
| Team | Seasons | Manager | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athlos Orestiada | 2 | Cristian Chitigoi | "Nikolaos Samaras" Orestiada Indoor Sports Hall |
| Kalamata 1980 [el] | 1 | Panagiotis Ntakouris | Tenta Sports Hall Kalamata |
| Kifissia | 23 | Konstantinos Christofidelis | Zirineio Indoor Hall |
| Milon | 17 | Thanasis Psarras [el] | Kroisos Persis Indoor Hall |
| Olympiakos | 56 | Daniel Castellani | Dimotiko Gimnastirio Melina Merkouri |
| Panathinaikos | 56 | Dimitrios Andreopoulos [el] | Agios Thomas Indoor Hall |
| PAOK | 45 | Joško Milenkoski | P.A.O.K. Sports Arena |
| Pegasus Polihnis | 2 | Giannis Orfanos | Alexandro Nikolaidis Indoor Hall |
| Foinikas Syros | 15 | Cedomir Ilić | Sports Center Dimitrios Vikelas |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panathinaikos | 16 | 15 | 1 | 44 | 46 | 7 | 6.571 | 1327 | 1104 | 1.202 | Championship play-offs |
| 2 | Olympiakos | 16 | 14 | 2 | 41 | 42 | 16 | 2.625 | 1413 | 1238 | 1.141 | |
| 3 | Milon | 16 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 35 | 19 | 1.842 | 1257 | 1165 | 1.079 | |
| 4 | PAOK | 16 | 11 | 5 | 33 | 37 | 19 | 1.947 | 1321 | 1188 | 1.112 | |
| 5 | Kifissia | 16 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 37 | 0.622 | 1284 | 1378 | 0.932 | Positions 5-7 play-offs |
| 6 | Athlos Orestiadas | 16 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 43 | 0.535 | 1386 | 1496 | 0.926 | |
| 7 | Pegasus Polihnis | 16 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 39 | 0.462 | 1182 | 1334 | 0.886 | |
| 8 | AO Kalamata 1980 [el] | 16 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 0.500 | 1273 | 1413 | 0.901 | Relegation play-outs |
| 9 | Foinikas Syros | 16 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 0.405 | 1255 | 1382 | 0.908 |
Results table
| Home \ Away | ORE | KAL | KIF | MIL | OLY | PAO | POL | PAOK | SYR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlos Orestiadas | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 3–2 | |
| Kalamata | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–2 | |
| Kifissia | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | |
| Milon | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | |
| Olympiakos | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Panathinaikos | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Pegasus Polihnis | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | |
| PAOK | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| Foinikas Syros | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Teams that occupied the first 4 positions of the scoreboard, will enter Championship playoff round to determine the winner of Volleyleague 2023-24. Championship playoff are determined in best-of-three series. Teams in positions 1 and 2 at the end of Regular season have home advantage. [4]
Semifinals
(1) Panathinaikos – (4) PAOK (3-1)
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | 1st set | 2nd set | 3rd set | 4th set | 5th set | Total | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 March | Panathinaikos | 3–1 | PAOK | 23–25 | 25–19 | 31–29 | 25–23 | 104–96 | [5] | |
| 14 March | PAOK | 1–3 | Panathinaikos | 21–25 | 25–19 | 18–25 | 21–25 | 85–94 | [6] | |
| 18 March | Panathinaikos | 1–3 | PAOK | 16–25 | 21–25 | 25–20 | 18–25 | 80–95 | ||
| 21 March | PAOK | 1–3 | Panathinaikos | 21–25 | 23–25 | 25–18 | 19–25 | 88–93 | [8] | |
(2) Olympiacos– (3) Milon (3-2)
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | 1st set | 2nd set | 3rd set | 4th set | 5th set | Total | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 March | Olympiacos | 3–0 | Milon | 25–22 | 25–22 | 25–21 | 75–65 | [9] | ||
| 14 March | Milon | 3–0 | Olympiacos | 25–23 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 75–65 | [10] | ||
| 18 March | Olympiacos | 3–1 | Milon | 25–18 | 25–19 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 95–79 | ||
| 21 March | Milon | 3–0 | Olympiacos | 25–22 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 75–66 | [12] | ||
| 25 March | Olympiacos | 3–0 | Milon | 25–18 | 25–18 | 25–19 | 75–55 | |||
Finals
(1) Panathinaikos - (2) Olympiacos (1-3)
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | 1st set | 2nd set | 3rd set | 4th set | 5th set | Total | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April | Panathinaikos | 0–3 | Olympiacos | 23–25 | 30–32 | 17–25 | 70–82 | [13] | ||
| 15 April | Olympiacos | 3–0 | Panathinaikos | 25–17 | 25–16 | 26–24 | 76–57 | [14] | ||
| 18 April | Panathinaikos | 3–2 | Olympiacos | 25–15 | 21–25 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 19–17 | 110–102 | [15] |
| 22 April | Olympiacos | 3–2 | Panathinaikos | 25–17 | 25–19 | 20–25 | 21–25 | 15–12 | 106–98 | [16] |
Playoff to determine positions 5 to 7 will be held in round robin format, with each team playing two matches against the other two. [17] Teams are carrying points from regular season. Winner of positions 5-7 playoffs qualifies for 2024-25 CEV cup. Second placed team qualifies for Volleyball Balkan cup.[18]
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kifissia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 1.000 | 315 | 323 | 0.975 | 2024-25 CEV cup |
| 2 | Pegasus Polihnis | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1.286 | 382 | 360 | 1.061 | Volleyball Balkan cup |
| 3 | Athlos Orestiadas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0.778 | 353 | 367 | 0.962 |
Results table
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
The 2 teams that occupied the last 2 positions of the scoreboard, will play a play-off to stay in the Volleyleague. Best-of-three series. [19]
(8) Kalamata '80 – (9) Foinikas Syros (0–3)
| Date | Home Team | Result | Away Team | 1st set | 2nd set | 3rd set | 4th set | 5th set | Total | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 March | Kalamata '80 | 2–3 | Foinikas Syros | 18–25 | 19–25 | 25–23 | 25–19 | 5–15 | 92–107 | [20] |
| 16 March | Foinikas Syros | 3–1 | Kalamata '80 | 25–16 | 19–25 | 25–17 | 25–23 | 94–81 | [21] | |
| 24 March | Kalamata '80 | 1–3 | Foinikas Syros | 21–25 | 25–23 | 26–28 | 23–25 | 95–101 | [22] | |
Kalamata '80 is relegated to Pre League.
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