P.A.O.K. V.C.

PAOK
Nickname	Double-Headed Eagle of the North; Patriarch;
Founded	1926; (Volleyball Club: 1933)
Ground	PAOK Sports Arena; (Capacity: 8,142)
Chairman	Alkiviadis Isaiadis
Manager	Chrysovalantis Mamais
Captain	Ioannis Takouridis
League	A1 Volleyleague
2024–25	4th
Website	Club home page
Championships	3 Greek Championships; 5 Greek Cups; 1 Greek Super Cup
Uniforms
Home	Away

PAOK Volleyball Club or PAOK Volley, is a Greek volleyball club based in Thessaloniki and part of the major multi-sport club PAOK. The department was founded in 1933 and refounded in 1948 after the Axis occupation. Their home ground is PAOK Sports Arena. PAOK have won 9 domestic titles in total with 3 Championships (2015, 2016, 2017), 5 Cups (2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023) and 1 Super Cup (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 CEV Champions League the following season.^[1] 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 2025–26^[2]

Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Height	Position
2	Serbia	Uroš Kovačević	(1993-05-06) May 6, 1993 (age 33)	1.98	Outside Hitter
4	Greece	Iasonas Telios	(2009-04-22) April 22, 2009 (age 17)	1.82	Libero
6	Greece	Giorgos Michelakis	(1997-05-27) May 27, 1997 (age 29)	1.77	Libero
9	Greece	Menelaos Kokkinakis	(1993-01-21) January 21, 1993 (age 33)	1.93	Outside Hitter
11	Cuba	Alberto Lázaro Torres	(1996-09-11) September 11, 1996 (age 29)	1.98	Outside Hitter
12	Bulgaria	Nikolay Kolev	(1997-12-16) December 16, 1997 (age 28)	2.05	Middle Blocker
13	Greece	Ioannis Takouridis (c)	(1988-05-24) May 24, 1988 (age 38)	1.98	Middle Blocker
14	Greece	Markos Galiotos	(1996-08-23) August 23, 1996 (age 29)	1.95	Setter
15	Greece	Vasilis Karassavidis	(1995-03-17) March 17, 1995 (age 31)	1.98	Libero
18	Greece	Nikos Bonias	(2008-02-14) February 14, 2008 (age 18)	2.02	Middle Blocker
19	Cuba	Fernando Hernández	(1989-10-11) October 11, 1989 (age 36)	1.96	Opposite Hitter
24	United States	Jeffrey Jendryk	(1995-09-15) September 15, 1995 (age 30)	2.08	Middle Blocker
27	Greece	Stavros Mouchlias	(2008-01-05) January 5, 2008 (age 18)	2.05	Outside Hitter
99	Greece	Lazaros Pavlidis	(2006-07-11) July 11, 2006 (age 19)	2.00	Setter

Board of directors

Board of directors
President	Alkiviadis Isaiadis
Vice chairman & technical manager	Κonstantinos Paisiadis
Head of administrative and legal affairs	Katerina Giannakopoulou
Security officer and manager in upcoming sporting authorities	Achilleas Tzikas
Contact person with the links	Antonia Manola
Head of marketing	Stelios Beleveslis
Head of press and communications	Georgios Pikoulas

Technical staff

Technical staff
Head coach	Chrisovalantis Mamais
Assistant coach	Vacant
Team manager	Kostas Avgitidis
Τrainer	Giorgos Ioannidis
Head physiotherapist	Dimitris Pagotos
Statistician	Panagiotis Kountouridis
Statistician	Vasiliki Nenti
Pathologist	Makis Lefkaditis
Orthopedic doctor	Dionysis Nikiforos
Scoutman	Stefanos Maniotis
Carer	Kosmas Kazias

Honours

Domestic

Greek Championship
- Winners (3): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Greek Cup
- Winners (5): 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23
Greek Super Cup
- Winners (1): 2023
Double
- Winners (1): 2014−15

Historical performance in Volleyleague and Greek Cup

Season	Division	Place	Greek Cup
1993–94	A1 Ethniki	7th
1994–95	A1 Ethniki	8th	Not held
1995–96	A1 Ethniki	10th	Not held
1996–97	A1 Ethniki	10th
1997–98	A1 Ethniki	9th
1998–99	A1 Ethniki	4th	Semi-finals
1999–00	A1 Ethniki	4th	Quarter-finals
2000–01	A1 Ethniki	6th	Quarter-finals
2001–02	A1 Ethniki	5th	Quarter-finals
2002–03	A1 Ethniki	5th	Semi-finals
2003–04	A1 Ethniki	4th	Semi-finals
2004–05	A1 Ethniki	4th	Quarter-finals
2005–06	A1 Ethniki	4th	Quarter-finals
2006–07	A1 Ethniki	4th	Quarter-finals
2007–08	A1 Ethniki	10th	Quarter-finals
2008–09	A1 Ethniki	8th	—
2009–10	A1 Ethniki	6th	Quarter-finals

Season	Division	Place	Greek Cup
2010–11	A1 Ethniki	4th	Semi-finals
2011–12	A1 Ethniki	7th	Quarter-finals
2012–13	A1 Ethniki	3rd	Quarter-finals
2013–14	A1 Ethniki	6th	Semi-finals
2014–15	A1 Ethniki	1st	Winner
2015–16	A1 Ethniki	1st	Semi-finals
2016–17	A1 Ethniki	1st	Semi-finals
2017–18	A1 Ethniki	2nd	Winner
2018–19	A1 Ethniki	2nd	Winner
2019–20	A1 Ethniki	3rd	Abandoned *
2020–21	A1 Ethniki	4th	Cancelled *
2021–22	A1 Ethniki	4th	Winner
2022–23	A1 Ethniki	2nd	Winner
2023–24	A1 Ethniki	4th	Semi-finals
2024–25	A1 Ethniki	4th	Runner-up
2025–26	A1 Ethniki	2nd	Quarter-finals

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

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Times	3	3	2	11	2

Greek Cup Finals

Year	Winner	Finalist	Score
1983	Olympiacos	PAOK	3–1
2015	PAOK	Olympiacos	3–1
2018	PAOK	Iraklis	3–0
2019	PAOK	Iraklis	3–1
2022	PAOK	Foinikas Syros	3–0
2023	PAOK	Olympiacos	3–1
2025	Olympiacos	PAOK	3–1
Total	5	2

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate

2000–01	CEV Challenge Cup	QR	Lausanne UC	3–1		2nd place
			Pärnu VK	1–3
			VC Mamer	3–1
2003–04	CEV Challenge Cup	QR	Dinamo București	3–0		1st place
			OK Maribor	3–0
			Mladost Zagreb	3–2
		1/16	Stade Poitevin Poitiers	3–2	2–3	5–5
2004–05	CEV Challenge Cup	1/8	Iskra Odintsovo	2–3	1–3	3–6
2005–06	CEV Challenge Cup	QR	Crvena Zvezda	3–1		1st place
			Azerneft Baku	3–0
			Chênois Genève	3–2
		1/8	Padova	3–0*	1–3	4–3
2006–07	CEV Cup	QR	Shakhtospetsstroi Soligorsk	3–0		1st place
			Azerneft Baku	3–0
			Budvanska Rivijera Budva	3–2
		1/8	Arkas Izmir	3–2	0–3	1–1 (21–25)**
2007–08	CEV Cup	1/16	Kometa Kaposvar	2–3	1–3	3–5
2013–14	CEV Cup	1/16	OK Mladost MK	3–0	3–1	5–1
		1/8	Radnički Kragujevac	3–1	3–2	6–3
		1/4	TV Bühl	2–3	0–3	2–6
2015–16	CEV Champions League	Group stage	Tours VB	1–3	1–3	3rd place
			Trentino	1–3	0–3
			Noliko Maaseik	3–1	0–3
2016–17	CEV Champions League	QR	OK Mladost MK	3–2	3–2	6–4
	CEV Champions League	QR	PGE Skra Bełchatów	0–3	1–3	1–6
	CEV Cup	1/16	OK Novi Pazar	3–2	3–1	6–3
	CEV Cup	1/8	Tours VB	2–3	1–3	3–6
2017–18	CEV Champions League	Group stage	Halkbank Ankara	3–1	1–3	3rd place
			VfB Friedrichshafen	2–3	0–3
			Levoranta Sastamala	3-1	2–3
2018–19	CEV Champions League	QR	VRCK Kazincbarcika	3–0	3–2	6–2
			Istanbul BBSK	3–2	2–3	3–3 (15–13)
			United Volleys Rhein-Main	0–3	1–3	1–6
	CEV Cup	1/16	Indykpol AZS Olsztyn	3–2	1–3	4–5
2019–20	CEV Cup	1/16	Barkom-Kazhany Lviv	0–3	3–1	3–3 (14–16)
2021–22	CEV Challenge Cup	1/32	Middelfart VK	3–0	3–0	6–0
		1/16	MOK Mursa Osijek	3–0	3–0	6–0
		1/8	AJ Fonte Bastardo Azores	1–3	1–3	0–6
2022–23	CEV Challenge Cup	1/32	Volley Näfels	3–1	3–1	6–0

		1/16	SKV Montana	3–0	3–1	6–0
1/8	Maccabi Tel Aviv	2–3	1–3	1–5
2023–24	CEV Cup	1/16	HAOK Mladost	3–0	3–0	6–0
2023–24	CEV Cup	1/8	Allianz Milano	1–3	0–3	0–6
2024–25	CEV Challenge Cup	1/16	CV San Roque Batan	3–0	3–1	6–1

		1/8	MÁV Előre SC	3–1	3–2	6–3
QF	Spor Toto	1–3	0–3	1–6
2025–26	CEV Challenge Cup	1/16	Pafiakos Pafos	3–0	3–0	6–0

		1/8	Epicentr-Podolyany	2–3	3–0	5–3
QF	Lindemans Aalst	2–3	2–3	4–6