Volleyleague Greece 2018-2019

Volleyleague Greece 2018-2019

1.Olympiakos - Challenge Cup 2018-2019

2.Aris - Challenge Cup 2018-2019

3.AO Thiras - Challenge Cup 2018-2019

4.Makedones Aksiou

5.Pannaksiakos

6.Aias Evosmou

7.Ilioupoli

8.Porfyras

9.Korinthos

10.Markopoulo

11.Thetis Voulas

12.Ilisiakos

Olympiakos S.F.P.

Head Coach :

Branko Kovacevic

S:
Stella Christodoulou
Labrini Konstantinidou

OH:

Regan Hood

Laura Emonts Weihenmaier

Alison Mayfield (last game 8/12)

Asimina Nikologianni

Konstantina Vlachaki

OPP:

Saskia Hippe

Maria Nomikou

MB:
Katerina Giota
Tzina Labrousi
Katerina Zakhaiou

Aliki Konstantinidou

L:

Areta Konomi

Eirini Kokkinaki

Elena Milentijevic

Aris

Head Coach :

Stelios Koutounidis

S:
Kristina Djuric
Elpiniki Zwidou

OH:

Madelayne Montano

Veronika Hudima

Elena Baka

Eva Vasileiou

OPP:

Anastasia Gougousi

Konstantina Gougousi

MB:
Natalia Metaxa
Labrianna Pitta
Eleytheria Papadopoulou

L:

Maria Chitziou

Olga Petrinoli

Veroni Kapa

AO Thiras

Head Coach:

Branco Gajic

S:

Megan Cyr

Panagiota Xanthopoulou

Pantelia Damigou

OH:

Katarina Pilepic

Litsa Merteki

Alexia Kalantaridou

Efi Drosou

OPP:

Alkistis Karafoulidou

MB:

Melina Emmanouilidou

Marisa Field

Anna Kalantatze

Lentiana Tsalai

L:

Marialena Artakianou

Vasiliki Kosmidou

Makedones Aksiou

Head Coach:

Giorgos Karavidopoulos

S:

Marina Tsoxatzh
Zoi Kaltsoni

OPP:

Vesna Sekulic

Anastasia Iliadou

OH:

Jelena Cvijovic

Marija Jelic
Pinelopi Noti
Sofia Dourouka

Marialena Papadopoulou

Irini Moschou
Evridiki Mandraou

MB:

Nikoletta Karafoulidou
Eleni Spanou

Georgia Mitakidou

L:

Georgia Tsagkaraki
Apostolina Euthimiadi

Pannaksiakos

Head Coach:

Nikos Kostakopoulos

S:

Olga Vergidou

Evanthia Lavda

OH:

Franciele Stedile

Alex Reid

Vilma Anagnostou

OPP:

Nasia Liagki

MB:

Marifenia Pateraki

Eirini Tsobanidou

Eirini Chatzieustratiadou

Panagiota Vomva

L:

Xenia Kakouratou

Alexandra Karavokiri

Aias Evosmou

Head Coach:

Ilias Zolostathiadis

S:

Vasiliki Vlachou

Penny Kalagasidi

OH:

Christina Andronikidou

Sanja Kojic Djuric

Aggeliki Pegklidi

Eleni Bliatsou

Anna Gioranidi

Sofia Damianidou

OPP:

Martina Guiggi

MB:

Stavroula Kousi

Theophili Chamalidou

Christianna Matthaiou

L:

Iliana Iakovidou

Vasiliki Amanatidou

Ilioupoli

Head Coach:

Giannis Paganelis

S:

Biljana Gligorovic

Foteinh Paganeli

OH:

Monica Potokar

Anna Spanou

Aggeliki Kalafataki

Anastasia Fokianou

OPP:

Mirjana Komlenovic

Antzela Papa

MB:

Olga Malousari

Afroditi Giota

Katerina Stavropoulou

L:

Tonia Kokkiou

Maria Kanellou

Porfyras

Head Coach :

Vassilis Pandis

S:
Shelley Rae Anderson
Irini Nikolaki

OH:

Marialena Dragoumanou

Evelina Thallasinou

Kelli Efthimiadi

Eleni Zani

OPP:

Despina Sideratou

Antonia Spiridaki

MB:
Anna Foteinou
Emili Konstantellou
Niovi Goura

Anastasia Pontikaki

L:

Ifigenia Sabati

Marianna Liarou

Korinthos

Head Coach :

Peropoulos Vaggelis

S:
Tzina Ksagoraraki
Irini Vakaloglou

OH:

Rachel Lynne Cox

Elissa Blowes

Fotini Biskou

Konstantina Alatzaki

Aggeliki Karavouli

OPP:

Fereniki Zioga

MB:
Georgia Argiriou
Nantia Panagopoulou
Katerina Eleutheriou

L:

Marianna Margariti

Anastasia Vatousiadi

Markopoulo

Head Coach :

Kostas Sotiropoulos

S:

Milica Knezevic
Nefeli Chatzigrigoriou

OH:

Fabianna Rosas

Polina Liutikova

Vicky Papadopoulou

Rafaela Lepenioti

Stefania Anagnostou

OPP:

Maria Tsitsigianni

Ioanna Georgatzi

MB:
Vassiliki Dialla
Virginia Dikaioulia
Nora Boki

Marinaki Chara

L:

Christina Kotta

Stefania Gaki

Thetis Voulas

Head Coach :

Giannis Nikolakis

S:
Konstantina Drakoulidou
Aleksandra Veneti

OH:

Manolina Konstantinou

Eudoxia Argiropoulou

Ioanna Charitonidi

Rania Stilianou

OPP:

Taylor Milton

Anastasia Galanou

MB:
Anastasia Georgiadou
Anastasia Sirinina
Ioanna Gudimenko

Niki Aplada

L:

Evita Xidara

Chrisanthi Karabala

Ilisiakos

Head Coach :

Manolis Apostologiorgakis

S:
Chara Papadopoulou
Tzina Kapatou

OH:

Maria Sotiriou

Chrisanthi Christodoulou

Vassiliki Chatzikostanta

OPP:

Sofia Greka

Stefania Bebi

MB:
Marianna Liaroutsou
Aleksandra Chabilomati
Sofia Tzalali

Vassiliki Daskalopoulou

L:

Eleftheria Maniatogianni

The greek league is going to be better than the last years. Almost all teams increased their bugdets. The biggest transfers were Madelaynne Montano and Martina Guiggi.

Olympiakos, Aris and AO Thiras have the best rosters again. Olympiakos is the main candidate to win the league, but if Montano play as she can everything is possible. Olympiakos changed 2 OHs, the 2nd setter and libero (pregancy). I think that he will be in the same level as last year. Aris took Kristina Djuric (best setter of serbian championship), 1 MB and after 10 years Montano is playing again in this team. AO Thiras took Megan Cyr from Pomi Casamaggiore and other 2 foreigns. Like Olympiakos they have 6 players of the wide roster of national team. Merteki,Emmanoulidou and Artakianou are the most important of them.

There are many teams who can be in top 4. Makedones lost all their importants players but if they take again good foreigns everything is possible. Pannaxiakos took 2 OHs from the Finnish champions are 3 very good greek athletes (Vergidou, Kakouratou, Chatziestratiadou).

Aias took the 2nd libero of national team (Iakovidou) and Martina Guiggi. Martina maybe will play as OPP. If she will be good Aias will be one of the best teams of the league. Ilioupoli 4x their bugdet. 4 players (Gligorovic, Spanou, Malousari, Kokkiou) returned . Also they took Potokar and Komlenovic. Thetis Voulas has some very good greek athletes, an OPP from USA who played in Germany and Phillipines and the greek coach with the more titles.

2 teams are going to elegate . I think that Porfyras,Korinthos and Ilisiakos are going to be the most weak teams. Markopoulo propably will stay in Volleyleague.

This year in Pre League (2ns devision) will participate three of the biggest greek clubs. Panathinaikos, PAOK and AEK. According to rumors their bugdets are 150.000 € and its the first time that they are three so good teams in the second devision.

PAOK has Eva Chantava and 4 former players of Greek National team. Kiosi,Chantava and Kiriakidou are playing in the same team again after 10 years.They were playing in Iraklis 2008-2009 with Montano,Katic and Vujovic.

Eva Chantava - OH

Eleni Kiosi - OPP

Evangelia Kiriakidou - MB

Eleni Konstantinidou - MB

Eirini Kelesidou - L

Panathinaikos

Eleni Koudoura - S

Former Clubs: Vasas Obuda, FRANCHES-MONTAGNES

Maria Labrinidou - MB

Former clubs: Quimper, Trentino, Forli

Sofia Kosma - OH

When she was 21 years old (2014) had a serious injury. Until then maybe was the best greek OH. Last didn't want to play volleyball but she returned.

Penny Rogka - L

Maria Oikonomidou - OH

She was MB but last year starting playing as OPP and now she is the 2nd OPP of the greek national team.

AEK

Sia Totsidou - OH

Areti Teza - S

Aggeliki Kavvadia - MB

Olympiakos is going to play 4 friendly games against THY. 20&21/9 in Greece - 29&30/9 in Turkey.

Olympiakos - Aigaleo 4-0 (25-17,25-12,25-17,25-13)

Giota 6/8, Hippe 14/23, Mayfield 12/18, Emonts 7/14