Panathinaikos AC Women's Volleyball Team is a Greek volleyball team, part of the major Athens-based multi-sport club Panathinaikos A.O. The department was founded in 1969 and is the most successful women's volleyball team in Greece, in terms of Greek Championships won. They have won a record 26 Championships, 6 Cups, with 5 Doubles, while they hold the record for finishing undefeated the Championship 8 times (1971-1973, 1978, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2007). They also hold the record of 68 straight wins in the league including the play-offs.
In addition, they have reached the European Final Four a total of four times and the European final twice (2000 and 2009). The team currently plays in Maroussi Saint Thomas Indoor Hall.
In 2017, the club was relegated due to serious financial problems. They stayed inactive for the 2017âÂÂ18 season.
Apart from the Greek players, who have traditionally been the backbone of Greece's national team, some European volleyball players that have played for the team include Ruxandra Dumitrescu, Brià ¾itka Molnar, Tammy Mahon, Jelena Lozancic, , MarÃÂa Fernández, Sanja Tomaseviàand others.
The club has retired the jersey number 9 in honour of the team's legendary captain Ruxandra Dumitrescu.
The womenâÂÂs volleyball department of the Club was founded in 1926 and is one of the most beloved sections of the âÂÂShamrock.âÂÂ
In 1946, it participated in the Central Championship. The coaches were Mike Stergiadis and Christos Svolopoulos, who trained at the court on Tsokha Street.
The first truly organized effort to form a solid team came in 1969, one year before the Hellenic Volleyball Federation was established.
The teamâÂÂs first coach was Panathinaikos volleyball player Andreas Bergeles, who was later succeeded by Savvas Grozdanovits. The Yugoslav coach worked with the womenâÂÂs team while simultaneously serving as the menâÂÂs team coach.
The team won the Central Championship outright in 1970 and were crowned Greek champions in 1971. The achievements of Panathinaikos and its players became widely recognized when, in the 1980âÂÂ81 season, the team reached the Final Four of the Confederation Cup in Munich, finishing in 4th place.
In the 1994âÂÂ95 season, the âÂÂGreensâ advanced to the Final Four of the Cup Winnersâ Cup in Münster, again finishing 4th. In the 1999âÂÂ2000 season, they made history by competing in the Cup Winnersâ Cup in Perugia against the local team.
Their most recent major success came during the 2008âÂÂ09 season, when they took 2nd place in the Final Four of the Challenge Cup in Jesi, Italy.
In 2008, the womenâÂÂs volleyball team of Panathinaikos achieved a streak of 55 consecutive wins and 77 consecutive home victories.
The club has won two Greek Championships (1991 and 2013) and three ESPAA Junior Championships (1990, 1991, and 2013).
The âÂÂfine girlsâ have also made great contributions to the Greek National Team. Players such as R. Pragaloudi, S. Angelaki, F. Malapetsa, K. Yaleniou, and E. Sfyri were part of the historic success of winning the bronze medal at the 1991 Mediterranean Games.
The teamâÂÂs best season is considered to be 2009, when the âÂÂfine girlsâ reached the Challenge Cup final and, at the same time, won the domestic double in Greece.
The players who made history under coach Takis Floros were Chatzinikou, Saparefska, Totsko, Dumitrescu, Tomasevic, Fernandez, Mylona, Tzanakaki, Koutouxidou, and Papageorgiou.
The following is the roster for the 2025âÂÂ2026 season.