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The sport, which was originally governed by the Greek Sports federation until 1978, became a separate entity, when the Cyprus Volleyball Federation (CVF) was established. The following clubs were the founding members of the CVF: |
The sport, which was originally governed by the Greek Sports federation until 1978, became a separate entity, when the Cyprus Volleyball Federation (CVF) was established. The following clubs were the founding members of the CVF: |
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[[AEL Limassol]], Anagennisis Deryneia, Anorthosis Famagusta, APOEL |
[[AEL Limassol]], Anagennisis Deryneia, Anorthosis Famagusta, [[APOEL VC|APOEL]], [[Apollon Limassol]], [[APOP Paphos]], Aris Polemi, Achaeon Akti Gialoussas, [[Achilleas|Achilleas Kaimakli]], [[ENP Paralimni|E.N.P. Paralimni]], Marathon Kato Varosha, [[Nea Salamis Famagusta]], [[Olympiakos Nicosia]], Olympias Neapolis, Olympias Frenaros, [[Omonia Nicosia]], Omonoia Xylotympou, [[Pezoporikos Larnaca]], Phoenix Pyla, [[EPA Larnaca FC|EPA Larnaca]]. |
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The CVF is a member of [[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball]] (FIVB) and of [[Confédération Européenne de Volleyball]] (CEV) and is responsible for representing Cyprus on the international Volleyball stage. Its headquarters are in [[Nicosia]]. |
The CVF is a member of [[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball]] (FIVB) and of [[Confédération Européenne de Volleyball]] (CEV) and is responsible for representing Cyprus on the international Volleyball stage. Its headquarters are in [[Nicosia]]. |
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| Formation | 1978 |
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| Headquarters | Nicosia |
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President | Andreas Stavrou |
| Website | www.volleyball.org.cy |
Cyprus Volleyball Federation (Kypriaki Omospondia Petosfairisis = Greek: Kυπριακή Oμοσπονδία Πετοσφαίρισης) is the governing body of volleyball in Cyprus.
Before the Federation's establishment
Volleyball first made its appearance in Cyprus in the 1920s and was first included as a competitive event in the 1928 Pancyprian Games. After the World War II it was played a lot at schools and a Student Championship was established. The Local Committee of SEGAS Cyprus (SEGAS is the sports governing body of Greece) was founded in 1947 and established annual championships between the Gymnastic Clubs and then between those clubs that had a volleyball section. A representative team of Cyprus was invited in 1953 in Egypt to play against Greek and Egyptian teams of Cairo and Alexandria.
On November 23, 1966, the Local Committee of Cypriot Athletes was established by 15 sport clubs as a local federation of the Greek one. In 1971, the first championship took place and APOEL became the Champions. As Winners of a championship which was run by a local committee, APOEL were represented in the Greek National First Division in 1972/73 and in 1973/74 the Cypriot Champions Anorthosis Famagusta. However, Cypriot teams stop taking place in the Greek Championship after the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.
The establishement and afterwards
The sport, which was originally governed by the Greek Sports federation until 1978, became a separate entity, when the Cyprus Volleyball Federation (CVF) was established. The following clubs were the founding members of the CVF:
AEL Limassol, Anagennisis Deryneia, Anorthosis Famagusta, APOEL, Apollon Limassol, APOP Paphos, Aris Polemi, Achaeon Akti Gialoussas, Achilleas Kaimakli, E.N.P. Paralimni, Marathon Kato Varosha, Nea Salamis Famagusta, Olympiakos Nicosia, Olympias Neapolis, Olympias Frenaros, Omonia Nicosia, Omonoia Xylotympou, Pezoporikos Larnaca, Phoenix Pyla, EPA Larnaca.
The CVF is a member of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and of Confédération Européenne de Volleyball (CEV) and is responsible for representing Cyprus on the international Volleyball stage. Its headquarters are in Nicosia.
Currently the C.V.F. has 25 active clubs, fielding 23 teams in the men's and women's senior competitions, plus as many as 60 teams in junior and youth events.
The CVF currently runs the First and Second Division Championships and Cups for both men and women and several junior competitions. The honoured teams of First Division Championships and Cups represent Cyprus in European competitions. Also the Federation is responsible for all the national teams in men and women.