2017–18 Volleyleague (Greece)

The 2017–18 Greek Volleyleague is the 50th national championship and the 8th under the Volleyleague name. It is the highest volleyball league in Greece. Twelve teams were participating in the 2017–18 season; PAOK was the defending champion. Olympiacos Piraeus won its 28th championship.

Volley League 2017–18
LeagueGreek Volley League
SportVolleyball
Duration28 October 2017 – 24 March 2018 (regular season)
27 March – 9 May (finals)
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)ERT
Regular season
Season championsOlympiacos Piraeus
Finals
ChampionsOlympiacos Piraeus
  Runners-upPAOK

Teams

Twelve teams are participating in the 2017–18 season. The ten highest-ranked teams from the 2016–17 Volleyleague final standings were: PAOK, Olympiacos Piraeus, Panathinaikos Athens, Pamvohaikos Vocha, Kifissia, Foinikas Syros, Ethnikos Alexandroupolis, Iraklis Thessaloniki, Iraklis Chalkidas and Panachaiki. The two promoted teams from A2 Ethniki were Ethnikos Piraeus and Niki Aiginiou. Two teams from the 2016–17 Volleyleague were demoted to A2 Ethniki: Kyzikos Nea Peramos and Orestiada.

Team Appearances Manager Home City
Ethnikos Alexandroupolis40Thanasis MoustakidisAlexandroupoli
Ethnikos Piraeus6Sakis PsarasPiraeus
Iraklis Thessaloniki47Ioannis OrphanosThessaloniki
Iraklis Chalkidas2Spyros GolitsisChalkida
Kifissia17Kostas ArseniadisAthens
Niki Aiginiou3Thanasis StrantzalisAiginio
Olympiacos Piraeus50Fernando Munioz BanitezPiraeus
Pamvohaikos Vocha7Kostas DelikostasVrachati
Panathinaikos Athens50Dimitrios AndreopoulosAthens
Panachaiki4Panagiotis Papadopoulos - Stavros Stamatopoulos (26/12/17)Patras
PAOK39Danielle Ricci Thessaloniki
Foinikas Syros9Sasha Stefanovich - Oscar Kacmarski (29/11/17)Syros

Regular season

The regular season is held in a round-robin format, every team contesting 22 games in total. At the end of the regular season, teams occupying positions 1–8 advance to the 2017–18 Volleyleague Greece Playoffs, while teams occupying positions 9–12 compete in the 2017–18 Volleyleague Greece Playouts.

League table

P Team Pt. G W L Set Sc. Result
1Olympiacos Piraeus 64 22 22 0 66–9 7,33 Play-offs
2PAOK 52 22 17 5 59–22 2,68
3Foinikas Syros 37 22 12 10 46–39 1,18
4Iraklis 36 22 12 10 45–43 1,05
5Kifissia 33 22 12 10 45–44 1,02
6Iraklis Chalkidas 31 22 9 13 41–46 0,89
7Ethnikos Piraeus 31 22 10 12 37-43 0,86
8Pamvohaikos 30 22 11 11 40–44 0,91
9Niki Aiginiou 29 22 11 11 40–47 0,85 Play out
10Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 26 22 8 14 36–49 0,73
11Panathinaikos 25 22 7 15 38–49 0,77
12Panachaiki 2 22 0 22 8–66 0,12

Results

Home \ Away ETA ETH IRA IRC KIF NIK OSFP VCH PAO PAN PAOK SYR
Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 3–1 3–2 0–3 2–3 2–3 1–3 2–3 3–1 3–0 0–3 0–3
Ethnikos Piraeus 2–3 3–1 3–2 3–0 3–0 0–3 0–3 1–3 3–1 0–3 0–3
Iraklis 3–2 3–2 3–0 3–1 3–2 2–3 3–1 3–1 3–0 3–2 3–2
Iraklis Chalkidas 3–1 3–1 3–0 2–3 2–3 0–3 1–3 0–3 3–2 0–3 2–3
Kifissia 3–1 1–3 3–1 3–1 1–3 1–3 3–0 3–1 3–0 2–3 3–2
Niki Aiginiou 3–0 3–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 0–3 1–3 3–2 3–1 1–3 1–3
Olympiacos Piraeus 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–2 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–1 3–0
Pamvohaikos 3–1 1–3 1–3 0–3 3–2 2–3 0–3 3–0 3–0 0–3 3–2
Panathinaikos 1–3 0–3 3–0 2–3 2–3 2–3 0–3 2–3 3–0 3–2 3–1
Panachaiki 0–3 0–3 1–3 0–3 0–3 1–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 2–3
PAOK 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–2 3–0 3–0 1–3 3–1 3–1 3–0 2–3
Foinikas Syros 0–3 1–3 3–0 3–0 2–3 3–0 0–3 3–1 3–1 3–0 0–3
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Play out, positions 9−11

Teams in positions 9-11 after the end of regular season participated in Play outs for the final classification in these positions.

Table

P Team Pt. G W L Set Sc. Result
1Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 7 3 2 1 8–4 2.00 2018-19 Volleyleague Greece
2Panathinaikos 6 3 2 1 8–6 1.33
3Niki Aiginiou 4 4 1 3 5–11 0.45 Relegation in Α2

Playoffs, positions 1−8

Teams in positions 1-8 after the end of regular season participated in Play off for the final classification.

Round of 8 Semifinals Final
         
1 Olympiacos 2
8 Pamvohaikos 0
Olympiacos 3
Kifisia 0
4 Iraklis 0
5 Kifisia 2
Olympiacos 3
PAOK Thessaloniki 0
2 PAOK Thessaloniki 2
7 Ethnikos Piraeus 0
PAOK Thessaloniki 3
Foinikas Syros 0
3 Foinikas Syros 2
6 Iraklis Chalkidas 0

Round of 8

The four pairings for the Round of 8 were determined from the positions after the end of the regular season. The pairings were between the teams in 1st–8th, 2nd–7th, 3rd–6th and 4th–5th positions of the regular season. The first team in two victories advancers to the next round. The four eliminated teams were placed in positions 5–8 according to the classification of the regular season.

(1) Olympiacos – (8) Pamvochaikos (2–0)

Date Time Home team Score Away team 1st set 2nd set 3rd set 4th set 5th set Total Report
27 Mar. 16:30 Olympiacos Piraeus 3–0 Pamvohaikos 25–19 25–20 25–14 75–53
14 Apr. 17:00 Pamvohaikos 1–3 Olympiacos Piraeus 21–25 25–23 21–25 21–25 88–98

(2) PAOK – (7) Ethnikos Piraeus (2–0)

Date Time Home team Score Away team 1st set 2nd set 3rd set 4th set 5th set Total Report
5 Apr. 16:30 PAOK 3–0 Ethnikos Piraeus 25–19 25–22 25–14 75–55
12 Apr. 16:30 Ethnikos Piraeus 1–3 PAOK 25–23 24–26 22–25 21–25 92–99

(3) Foinikas Syros – (6) Iraklis Chalkidas (2–0)

Date Time Home team Score Away team 1st set 2nd set 3rd set 4th set 5th set Total Report
4 Apr. 19:00 Foinikas Syros 3–2 Iraklis Chalkidas 25–27 25–19 23–25 25–20 15–11 113–102
12 Apr. 18:00 Iraklis Chalkidas 1–3 Foinikas Syros 18–25 23–25 26–24 20–25 87–99

(4) Iraklis – (5) Kifissia (0–2)

Date Time Home team Score Away team 1st set 2nd set 3rd set 4th set 5th set Total Report
4 Apr. 18:00 Iraklis 0–3 Kifissia 20–25 24–26 16–25 60–76
12 Apr. 19:00 Kifissia 3–0 Iraklis 25–21 25–20 25–23 75–64

Semifinals

(1) Olympiakos – (5) Kifissia (3–0)

Date Time Home team Score Away team 1st set 2nd set 3rd set 4th set 5th set Total Report
25 Apr. 19:00 Olympiacos Piraeus 3–0 Kifissia 25–18 25–21 25–17 75–56
27 Apr. 17:00 Olympiacos Piraeus 3–0 Kifissia 25–20 25–20 25–23 75–63
30 Apr. 18:00 Kifissia 0–3 Olympiacos Piraeus 18–25 21–25 18–25 57–75

(2) PAOK – (3) Foinikas Syros (2–0)

Date Time Home team Score Away team 1st set 2nd set 3rd set 4th set 5th set Total Report
25 Apr. 17:00 PAOK 3–1 Foinikas Syros 25–18 25–21 23–25 27–25 100–89
27 Αpr. 19:00 PAOK 3–0 Foinikas Syros 25–18 25–14 25–19 75–51
30 Apr. 20:00 Foinikas Syros 2–3 PAOK 25–18 22–25 18–25 25–21 11–15 101–104

Finals

(1) Olympiakos – (2) PAOK (3–0)

Date Time Home team Score Away team 1st set 2nd set 3rd set 4th set 5th set Total Report
3 May. 19:00 Olympiacos Piraeus 3–2 PAOK 25–15 17–25 25–22 22–25 15–06 104–93
6 May. 19:00 PAOK 0–3 Olympiacos Piraeus 19–25 23–25 21–25 63–75
9 May. 19:00 Olympiacos Piraeus 3–0 PAOK 25–22 25–21 25–20 75–63

Final standings

P Team Result
1st place, gold medalist(s)Olympiacos Piraeus CEV Cup 2018-19
2nd place, silver medalist(s)PAOK Champions League 2018-19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Foinikas Syros
4Kifissia
5Iraklis
6Iraklis Chalkidas
7Ethnikos Piraeus
8Pamvohaikos
9Ethnikos Alexandroupolis
10Panathinaikos
11Niki Aiginiou Relegation in Α2
12Panachaiki

References

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