Panionios V.C.
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| Full name | Panionios V.C. | ||
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| Founded | 1913 | ||
| Ground | Panionios Indoor Hall, Nea Smyrni, Greece | ||
| League | A2 Ethniki | ||
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Panionios Volleyball Club is the volleyball department of the Greek multisport club of Panionios, based in Nea Smirni. It is one of the oldest sport sections of the club, with a presence since the early 20th century. The colours of the club are red and blue and its home arena is the Panionios Indoor Hall.
The volleyball department of Panionios was founded in 1913 and was one of the first departments of the club. It was active as long as Panionios was in Smyrna. After the move of Panionios in Greece the volleyball team came to the country. Panionios was the team which brought volleyball to Greece.[1][2][3] Before then, there was not any volley competition in Greece. Panionios starred in the interwar period Athenian championships, regulated by SEGAS. In the post-war period, the section dissolved and was refounded in 1970.
On 1987 the Women's Volleyball Academy is founded with mini and pangolin teams. Fruits of this effort are the conquest of the Panhellenic Championship of Pagorasides in the period 1993-94 and the corresponding of the Girls in the period 1995-96.
Men's team
The volleyball department of Panionios is the first in Greece since it was founded in Smyrna in 1913. In 1919 a volleyball championship was held in Smyrna with the participation of eight clubs and the winner was Panionios. It was the first organization of volleyball games by Greek teams. The volleyball players of the club came mainly from the track and the main ones were: Dimitros Karabatis (nail), Panagiotis Retellas, Costas Papazoglou (passer), A. Vassiliadis, Kl. Drivas, Er. Isigonis and later George R.
The club's men's team remained in the lower divisions of the championship until recently. The season 2014-15 Panionios finished in the first place of the local ESPEDA championship and was promoted to A2 for the first time in its history.[4]
Recent seasons
| Season | Division | Place | Notes |
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| 2012-13 | ESPEDA | 5th | |
| 2013-14 | ESPEDA | 3rd | |
| 2014-15 | ESPEDA | 1st | Promoted to A2 Ethniki |
| 2015-16 | A2 Ethniki | 5th | |
| 2016-17 | A2 Ethniki | 5th | |
| 2017-18 | A2 Ethniki | 3rd | |
| 2018-19 | A2 Ethniki | 3rd | |
| 2019-20 | A2 Ethniki | 5th |
