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APOEL
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Full nameAPOEL VC
Nickname(s)Τhrylos (Legend)
Founded1926
GroundLefkotheo Indoor Arena
Nicosia, Cyprus
Capacity3,000
ChairmanChristodoulos Ellinas
CoachCyprus Michael Markou
League1st division
2007-086th

APOEL Voleyball Club is the volleyball team of APOEL, the Nicosia based sport club. Founded in 1926, it is one of the oldest volleyball clubs in Cyprus. APOEL was a founding member of the Cyprus Volleyball Federation.

History

APOEL VC won 8 championships (1 held by SEGAS, 1 by the Greek Volleyball Federation and 6 by the Cyprus Volleyball federation) and 5 Cups. Mainly the peak years for the APOEL volleyball team were between 1980-1990. Since then some good years were been made by the team but without any title outcome. In the current season APOEL is very close to relegation.

Current squad

As of December 2008

Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date
1 Christoforos Aloneftis Setter
2 Stavros Michaelides Spiker
4 Kyriacos Tsiaklis Spiker
5 Andreas Frangos Spiker
7 Zenonas Severis Libero
8 Andreas Nikiforou (Captain) Center
9 Colin Lundeen Setter
10 Michael Kassinopoullos Spiker
11 Giannis Chasikos Center
12 Christoforos Chatzidemetriou Libero
13 Michael Parpas Center
14 Rodin Merx Diagonal
17 Bartolomei Soroka Spiker

Coach: Cyprus Michael Markou

Honours