Greek Volleyball League Cup "Nikos Samaras" is the third domestic competition of Greek Volleyball, started in the 2011–12 season. The first League Cup was won by Foinikas Syros. Olympiacos Piraeus are the current League Cup holders. Since 2013, the competition is named Nikos Samaras after the great Greek volleyball player who died suddenly in January 2013, at the age of 43.
Titles SeasonWinnerScore FinalistPlacesource2011–12Foinikas Syros3–0Apollon KalamariasSyros 2012–13Olympiacos Piraeus3–0 KifissiaVrachati 2013–14AEK3–2Foinikas SyrosAlexandroupoli 2014–15Olympiacos Piraeus3–1Ethnikos AlexandroupoliGlyfada2015–16Olympiacos Piraeus3–2PAOKSyros2016–17Olympiacos Piraeus3–0PAOKRentis2017–18Olympiacos Piraeus3–0Ethnikos AlexandroupoliSyros2018–19Olympiacos Piraeus3–1Foinikas SyrosSyros3–1Rentis 2019–20Panathinaikos3–2Olympiacos PiraeusRentisLeague Cup 2019-20 1st leg www.volleyleague.gr2–315–13 (GS)MarousiLeague Cup 2019-20 2nd leg www.volleyleague.gr2020–21Foinikas Syros3–1Filippos VeriaVeriaLeague Cup 2021-22 Final www.volleyleague.g 2021–22Panathinaikos2–3PAOKPylaiaLeague Cup 2021-22 1st leg www.volleyleague.g3–0MarousiLeague Cup 2021-22 2nd leg www.volleyleague.g 2022–23Panathinaikos3–2Olympiacos PiraeusRentisLeague Cup 2022-23 1st leg www.volleyleague.g3–2MarousiLeague Cup 2022-23 2nd leg www.volleyleague.g 2023–24Panathinaikos3–0PAOKPylaiaLeague Cup 2023-24 1st leg www.volleyleague.gr2–3Mets League Cup 2023-24 2nd leg www.volleyleague.gr2024–25Olympiacos Piraeus3–0PAOKArta2025–26Olympiacos Piraeus3–1PAOKAthens
Performance by club Club Cups SeasonOlympiacos 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2025, 2026Panathinaikos 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024Foinikas Syros 2012, 2021AEK 2014
Most valuable player by edition 2011–12 – Stelios Nikiforidis (Οutside Hitter - Foinikas Syros) 2012–13 – Boyan Yordanov (Opposite - Olympiacos Piraeus) 2013–14 – Nikos Kretsis (Setter - AEK Athens) 2014–15 – Giorgos Stefanou (Libero - Olympiacos Piraeus) 2015–16 – Dimitris Soultanopoulos (Middle blocker - Olympiacos Piraeus) 2016–17 – Konstantin Čupković (Οutside Hitter - Olympiacos Piraeus) 2017–18 – Jeroen Rauwerdink (Οutside Hitter - Olympiacos Piraeus) 2018–19 – Nikos Zoupanis (Opposite - Olympiacos Piraeus) 2019–20 – Axel Jacobsen (Setter - Panathinaikos AO) 2020–21 – Žiga Štern (Οutside Hitter - Foinikas Syros) 2021–22 – Thanasis Protopsaltis (Οutside Hitter - Panathinaikos AO) 2022–23 – Jiří Kovář (Οutside Hitter - Panathinaikos AO) 2023–24 – Fernando Hernández (Opposite - Panathinaikos AO) 2024–25 – Mitar Tzourits (Middle blocker - Olympiacos Piraeus) 2025–26 – Aleksandar Atanasijević (Opposite - Olympiacos Piraeus)
References
External links Hellenic Volleyball Federation www.volleyball.gr The history of Hellenic League Cup www.volleyleague.gr Olympiacos won the League Cup "Nikos Samaras" 2015 www.volleyleague.gr Olympiacos won the League Cup "Nikos Samaras" 2016 by beating PAOK 3-2, after an unbelievable come back www.volleyleague.gr Hellenic League Cup 2016-17 review www.volleyleague.gr News about Hellenic League Cup www.volleyleague.gr