The 2016–17 Greek Volleyleague is the 49th season of the Greek Volleyleague, the highest tier professional volley league in Greece. The defending champion is PAOK.
Teams
12 teams participate in the 2016–17 Volleyleague. The 10 highest ranked teams from the 2015–16 Volleyleague final standings: PAOK, Foinikas Syros, Olympiacos, Kifissia, Panathinaikos, Pamvohaikos, Ethnikos Alexandroupolis, Panachaiki, Orestiada, Iraklis Thessaloniki. The 2 promoted teams from the A2 Ethniki 2015–16: Iraklis Chalkidas and Kyzikos.
ClubHome cityKyzikos Neas Peramou1Nea PeramosEthnikos Alexandroupolis39AlexandroupoliFoinikas Syros8ErmoupolisIraklis46ThessalonikiKifissia16Kifissia, AthensIraklis Chalkidas1ChalkidaOlympiacos49PiraeusOrestiada24OrestiadaPamvohaikos6VrachatiPanachaiki3PatrasPanathinaikos49AthensPAOK38Thessaloniki
Regular season The Regular season of the 2016–17 Volleyleague Greece is held in a round robin format. At season finish, teams occupying positions 1–8 advance to 2016–17 Volleyleague Play-offs, while teams occupying positions 9–12 advance to 2016–17 Volleyleague Greece Play-outs.
League table
Source: Volleyleague.gr
Results
Play-out (9–11) 1st/4th fixture Panachaiki vs Iraklis Chalkidas 2-3/0-3 2nd/5th fixture Iraklis Chalkidas vs Kyzikos Nea Peramos 3-2/0-3 3rd/6th fixture Kyzikos Nea Peramos vs Panachaiki 2-3/1-3 Score table: Iraklis Chalkidas 7, Panachaiki 6, Kyzikos Nea Peramos 5.
Source: Volleyleague.gr Play-out 9–12
Play-off (1–8) The eight teams that finished in the places 1 to 8 in the Regular season, compete in the Play-off (1–8).
http://www.volleyleague.gr/index.php/season/2016-17/play-off-1-8 Play-off 1–8
Final standings Qualified for the 2017–18 CEV Champions League Qualified for the 2017–18 Men's CEV Cup Qualified for the 2017–18 CEV Challenge Cup Relegated to the 2017–18 A2 Ethniki
RankTeam PAOK Thessaloniki Olympiacos Piraeus Panathinaikos Athens 4 Pamvohaikos Vocha 5 Kifissia 6 Foinikas Syros 7 Ethnikos Alexandroupolis 8 Iraklis Thessaloniki 9 Iraklis Chalkidas 10Panachaiki 11Kyzikos Nea Peramos 12 Orestiada
References
External links Greek Volleyleague, Official Page Greek Volleyball Federation