Panachaiki Volleyball Club

Panachaiki Volleyball Club is the volleyball department of Panachaiki, a multi-sport club based in Patras. It was founded in 1928. Its home is the Panachaiki Indoor Hall. In the 2013-14 season the team played in the A1 Ethniki (first division) for the first time.

Panachaiki V.C.

Founded	1928
Ground	Panachaiki Gymnasium
League	A1 Division
2017-18	12th
Uniforms
Home Away

History

Panachaiki participated in the 1937-38 Panhellenic championship. The final stage of this championship took place in Patras and the winner was E.A. Patras, the other volleyball Club of Patras. Panachaiki also took place in the 1961-62 Panhellenic championship but was disqualified early. Since the 1970s, Panachaiki has been mostly participating in Gamma and Beta Ethniki (fourth and third division respectively).^[1]
In the 2007-08 season, it was promoted to the A2 Ethniki (second division) for the first time. In the 2012-13 season, they finished first of their group. After the end of the regular season, the team won the special ascension tournament and it was promoted to the A1 Ethniki for the first time.^[2][3]
In the 2015-16 season Panachaiki finished in the 8th place of the Volleyball League, which is the team's most important success so far.

Recent seasons

Season	Division	Place	Notes
2006-07	Gamma Ethniki		Promoted to Beta
2007-08	Beta Ethniki		Promoted to A2 Ethniki
2008-09	A2 Ethniki	7th
2009-10	A2 Ethniki	4th
2010-11	A2 Ethniki	5th
2011-12	A2 Ethniki	10th
2012-13	A2 Ethniki	1st	Promoted to A1 Ethniki
2013-14	A1 Ethniki	11th	Relegated to A2 Ethniki
2014-15	A2 Ethniki	2nd	Promoted to A1 Ethniki
2015-16	A1 Ethniki	8th
2016-17	A1 Ethniki	10th
2017-18	A1 Ethniki	12th

References

1. "Panachaiki". volleyleague.gr. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
2. "Στην volleyleague ΑΕΚ και Παναχαϊκή". volleyleague.gr. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
3. "Πρωταθλήτρια η Παναχαϊκή". gazzetta.gr. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

External links

• Panachaiki Volley Club Official site