SVS Post Schwechat
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| Full name | Volleyball Nieder-Österreich Sokol Post Sport-Vereinigung | ||
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| Short name | SG VB NÖ Sokol/Post | ||
| Ground | Neue Postsporthalle, Vienna | ||
| League | Austrian Volley League Women (AVL) MEVZA Cup | ||
| 2016–17 | 1st (AVL) | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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VB Niederösterreich Post SV is an Austrian women's volleyball club based in Schwechat (near Vienna). It plays in the Austrian Volley League Women (AVL) and the MEVZA Cup. The club is the most successful Austrian women's volleyball team in history, having won the national championship over 40 times.[1]
The team constantly features in one of the European competitions, having played in all three CEV organized tournaments (CEV Champions League, CEV Cup and CEV Challenge Cup).[2][3]
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
- Sokol Wien (1953–)
- Post SV Wien (–1988)
- Post SV Wien-PSK (1988–1990)
- Post SV Wien-Teleges (1990–1994)
- Post SV Wien-Gulet (1994–1997)
- Fujitsu-Post SV Wien (1997–1999)
- Post SV Wien-Telekom Austria (1999–2000)
- Post SV Wien (2000–2001)
- SG SV Schwechat/PSV Telekom (2001–2002)
- SG SV Schwechat/PSV Kuoni (2002–2005)
- SG SV Schwechat/Post SV (2005–2009)
- SG SVS Post (2009–2016)
- VB Niederösterreich Post SV (2016–present)
Honours
National competitions
Austrian Championship: 46
- 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017[4]
- Austrian Cup: 25
- 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Team squad
Season 2016–2017, as of April 2017.[5][6]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Taylor Leigh Brauneis
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Setter | 1.82 | 75 | 5 September 1991 |
| 2 |  Lisa Schmerlaib
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Middle Blocker | 1.84 | 69 | 17 November 1995 |
| 3 | Lisa Chukwuma
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Outside Hitter | 1.82 | 69 | 17 June 1992 |
| 4 | Christina Wallinger
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Middle Blocker | 1.84 | 69 | 14 January 1991 |
| 5 | Nicole Sabathiel
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Middle Blocker | 1.84 | 1999 (age 24–25) | |
| 6 | Monika Bauer
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Libero | 1.59 | 1995 (age 28–29) | |
| 7 | Sara Sarić
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Middle Blocker | 1.84 | 77 | 11 April 1998 |
| 8 | Dana Schmit
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Setter | 1.80 | 68 | 20 July 1997 |
| 9 |  Simona Janečková
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Outside Hitter | 1.98 | 83 | 13 September 1989 |
| 10 |  Paula Kubová
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Opposite | 1.83 | 76 | 28 May 1986 |
| 11 | Sonja Katz
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Outside Hitter | 1.80 | 65 | 16 June 1995 |
| 12 | Amna Hodžić
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Opposite | 1999 (age 24–25) | ||
| 13 | Katharina Almer
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Outside Hitter | 1.80 | 70 | 15 January 1988 |
| 14 | Šárka Melichárková
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Libero | 1.82 | 70 | 8 June 1990 |
| 15 | Cornelia Rimser
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Opposite | 1.85 | 68 | 1 May 1982 |
| 16 | Andjela Pejić
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Middle Blocker | 1.74 | 1997 (age 26–27) | |
| 17 | Elma Bajraktarević
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Setter | 1.76 | 2001 (age 22–23) | |
| 18 | Theresa Jenner-Braunschmied
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Libero | 1.71 | 64 | 23 January 1998 |
| 19 |  Evgenija Milivojević
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Setter | 1.82 | 66 | 8 December 1993 |
| 22 |  Danijela Nikić
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Middle Block | 1.96 | 81 | 6 February 1987 |
| Coach: Jiří Šiller
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References
- ^ "List of champions". Österreichischer Volleyball Verband (ÖVV) (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "SV Post Schwechat - Team details". CEV. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "VB Niederösterreich Post SV - Team details". CEV. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "Sokol/Post zum 24. Mal in Folge Meister!". Österreichischer Volleyball Verband (ÖVV) (in German). 26 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "Team". VB Sokol (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ "VB Niederösterreich Post SV - Team 2016–17". CEV. Retrieved 8 January 2017.