Omonia V.C.
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| Full name | Omonia Nicosia Volleyball Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Queen |
| Short name | OMO |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Ground | Eleftheria Indoor Hall Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Capacity | 6,800 |
| Chairman |  Loris Kiriakou |
| Head Coach | Savvas Savva (volleyball) |
| League | Cyprus Volleyball Division 1 |
| 2018–19 | 1st place |
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Omonia Volleyball Club or Omonia V.C. is the volleyball team of the Omonia Athletic Club based in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus. It is a founding member of the Cyprus Volleyball Federation and has been participating at its competitions since its inception in 1978.
Omonia V.C. is ranked 77th (as of August 2022) in the Men's European clubs ranking.[1]
History
[edit]Omonia VC is one of the most successful volleyball clubs in Cyprus. The most notable player has been Panos Eracleous who served the club for 27 years, from 1987 until his retirement in 2014. Nowadays, the club owns its recent success to the so-called golden green generation which refers primarily to Aggelos Alexiou and the Petrakkides twins, Achilleas Petrakkides and the captain Sotos Petrakkides, who after spending some time in other local and foreign teams, returned to Omonia VC where they commenced their careers and conquered domestically. The peak of their reign has been the undefeated defense of their second consecutive domestic championship during the 2015–2016 season.
The manager of the team Savvas Savva, who is in charge since 2013, with a year's break as an assistant coach in 2018, had also commenced his career in Omonia VC where he served until his retirement. He is by far the most successful manager in the team's history as he has won 8 Cypriot Championships, 7 Cypriot Cups and 8 Supercups.
Omonia VC has a remarkable record of 29 consecutive wins in all domestic competitions which spans in three different seasons. The strike started on the 20/2/2015 at the 16th round of the 2014–2015 Cypriot championship season and ended on the 11/11/2016 at the 3rd round of the 2016–2017 season. During this period Omonia VC won 2 Championships, 1 Cup and 2 Super Cups. More recently, Omonia VC has set an undefeated record of 24 wins within a single season, gained them their 5th Championship. Moreover, the club holds another record, that of winning the 2020-2021 title undefeated with 24 wins.
Current squad
[edit]Head coach: Savvas Savva (Volleyball)
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
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| 1 | Achilleas Petrakidis |
August 12, 1984 | Opposite |
| 3 | Sotiris Petrakidis |
August 12, 1984 | Middle-blocker |
| 7 | Nikolas Eleftheriou |
October 17, 1997 | Outside-spiker |
| 9 | Christodoulos Antoniades |
December 27, 1986 | Middle-blocker |
| 11 | Christos Prodromou |
October 26, 1995 | Middle-blocker |
| 12 | Angelos Alexiou |
February 4, 1987 | Middle-blocker |
| 18 |  Bruno Henrique |
May 18, 1989 | Setter |
Cypriot Championship
[edit]The following table presents Omonia's performance at the Cyprus Volleyball Federation championships, for any campaigns adequate information was found.
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Domestic finals
[edit]The following table presents the seasons where Omonia succeeded to qualify at the Cypriot Cup Final through knock-out phases or the Cypriot Super Cup and the results.
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Cypriot Cup finals
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Cypriot Super Cup Finals
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European competitions
[edit]Omonia VC's first European success was the elimination of the Montenegrin team OK Sutjeska Nikšić when the current coach Savvas Savva was a teammate of the golden green generation that has won the 6 domestic championships. In a rare occasion, it was drawn to play against their biggest domestic rivals Anorthosis Famagusta where it successfully knocked them out from the competition. In its most successful European campaign, the club reached the quarterfinals of the 2022–23 CEV Challenge Cup.
Home CEV Champions League attendance record
| Date | Opponent | Spectators |
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| 2 Nov 2016 |  ACH Volley Ljubljana
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1,582[2] |
| 18 Oct 2017 |  Jedinstvo Bemax Bijelo Polje
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1,200[3] |
| 8 Nov 2017 |  Jastrzębski Węgiel
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1,254[4] |
Honours
[edit]- Cypriot Championships
- Winner (8): 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-24
- Cyprus Cup:
- Winner (10): 1998–99, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Cypriot Super Cup:
- Winner (8): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
References
[edit]- ^ "Eurotopteam". Archived from the original on 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
- ^ "Omonia Vs ACH Volley". cev.lu. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Omonia Vs Jedinstvo Bemax Bijelo Polje". cev.lu. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Omonia Vs Jastrzębski Węgiel". cev.lu. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.