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

History

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 Head coach: Savvas Savva (Volleyball) No.NameDate of birthPosition Opposite Middle-blocker Outside-spiker Middle-blocker 11 Middle-blocker 12 Middle-blocker 18 Setter

Cypriot Championship

The following table presents Omonia's performance at the Cyprus Volleyball Federation championships, for any campaigns adequate information was found.  SeasonCypriot Championship Division Position Teams Wins-Losses Set Points 1978 Div.18th 10 1978–1979 Div.15th 8 1979–1980 Div.15th 10 1980–1981 Div.17th 10 1981–1982 Div.17th 10 1982–1983 Div.15th 10 1983–1984 Div.14th 10 1984–1985 Div.17th 10 1985–1986 Div.18th 10 1986–1987 Div.19th 10 1987–1988 Div.21st 1988–1999 Div.15th 10 1989–1990 Div.17th 10 1990–1991 Div.13rd 10 1991–1992 Div.19th 10 1992–1993 Div.21st 1993–1994 Div.14th 10 1994–1995 Div.13rd 11 1995–1996 Div.15th 10 1996–1997 Div.13rd 9 1997–1998 Div.12nd 10 1998–1999 Div.14th 10 1999–2000 Div.17th 10 2000–01 Div.16th 10 SeasonCypriot Championship Division Position Teams Wins-Losses Set Points 2001–02 Div.14th 9 2001–02 Div.14th 9 2002–03 Div.14th 8 2003–04 Div.17th 8 2004–05 Div.17th 8 2005–06 Div.13rd 8 2006–07 Div.16th 9 2007–08 Div.15th 10 2008–09 Div.13rd 10 2009–10 Div.1 3rd 8 12–8 41–30 32 2010–11 Div.1 4th 8 8–12 28–40 27 2011–12 Div.1 4th 7 6–12 21–38 24 2012–13 Div.1 5th 8 11–9 42–36 31 2013–14 Div.1 2nd 8 14–6 51–28 42 2014–15 Div.1 1st 8 18–2 56–12 53 2015–16 Div.1 1st 8 20–0 60–11 58 2016–17 Div.1 1st 8 16–4 49–19 48 2017–18 Div.1 2nd 8 15–4 47–21 46 2018–19 Div.1 1st 8 18–0 54–9 50 2019–20 Div.1 1st 2020–21 Div.1 1st 9 24–0 72–10 69 2021–22 Div.1 1st 8 17-3 54-23 49 2022–23 Div.1 1st 9 17-0 51-8 49 2023–24 Div.1 1st 7 16-0 48-10 44

Domestic finals 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. Cypriot Cup finals SeasonWinnerResultLoser 1983–84APOEL Nicosia3–1Omonia 1994–95Anorthosis Famagusta3–1Omonia 1996-96 Pafiakos Paphos3–1Omonia 1997–98Anorthosis Famagusta3–0Omonia 1998–99Omonia3–0 Pafiakos Paphos 2005–06Omonia3–2Dionysos Stroumpiou 2008–09Omonia3–2Anorthosis Famagusta 2011–12Anorthosis Famagusta3–1Omonia 2013–14Anorthosis Famagusta3–2Omonia 2015–16Omonia3–2Nea Salamis Famagusta 2016–17 Pafiakos Paphos3–2Omonia 2017–18Omonia3–1APOEL Nicosia 2018–19Omonia3–1Pafiakos Paphos2020-21Omonia3–0E.N.P. Paralimni 2021–22Omonia3–2Nea Salamis Famagusta 2022–23Omonia3–0Anorthosis Famagusta2023-24Omonia3–0 Pafiakos PaphosCypriot Super Cup Finals SeasonWinnerResultLoser1995Anorthosis Famagusta3–0Omonia1999Nea Salamis Famagusta3–0Omonia2006 Pafiakos Paphos3–0Omonia2009Anorthosis Famagusta3–2Omonia2014Omonia3–0Anorthosis Famagusta2015Omonia3–1AEK Karava-Lampousa2016Omonia3–0Nea Salamis Famagusta2017Omonia3–2Pafiakos Paphos2018Omonia3–2Pafiakos Paphos2019Omonia3–1Pafiakos Paphos2021Omonia3–0E.N.P. Paralimni2022Nea Salamis Famagusta3–2Omonia2023Omonia3–1Anorthosis Famagusta2024Pafiakos Paphos3–0Omonia

European competitions

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.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate Golden set Qual.1984–85CEV Challenge Cup1st round Hapoel Mate Asher 0–3 0-3 0–6 1999–00CEV Challenge Cup1st round Volley 80 Pétange 1–3 0-3 0–6 2002–03CEV Challenge Cup1st round Uniqa Salzburg 0–3 0-3 0–6 2006–07Top Teams CupGroup stage Cimone Modena - 1–3 3rd SK Posojilnica Aich/Dob - 3–0 Maribor 0–3 -2009–10CEV Challenge Cup1st round OK Sutjeska Nikšić 3–0 3-0 6–0 2nd round Aalst 3-1 0-3 3-4 2010–11CEV Challenge Cup2nd round Metallurg Zhlobin 1-3 0-3 1-6 2014–15CEV Challenge Cup2nd round Anorthosis Famagusta 3–0 3-1 6–1 1/16 Dukla Liberec 1-3 1-3 2-6 2015–16CEV Cup1/16 Jastrzębski Węgiel 3–0 3-0 6–0 1/8 CV Teruel 2-3 0-3 2-6 2016-17CEV Champions League2nd qualification round ACH Volley Ljubljana 0-3 0-3 0-6 CEV Cup1/16 OK Novi Pazar 2-3 0-3 2-6 2017-18CEV Champions League2nd qualification round Jedinstvo Bemax Bijelo Polje 3–0 3-2 6–2 3rd qualification round Jastrzębski Węgiel 0-3 0-3 0-6 CEV Challenge Cup1/16 Volley Amriswil 3-2 0-3 3-5 2018–19CEV Challenge Cup1/16 Ribola Kaštela 3–2 3-1 6–3 1/8 Belogorie Belgorod 0-3 0-3 0-6 2019–20CEV Challenge Cup1/16 Pénzügyőr Budapest 0-3 0-3 0-6 2020–21CEV Challenge Cup1/16 GIO Strumica 3–0 X 3–2 1/8 Ziraat Bankası Ankara X X W.O. 2021–22CEV Challenge Cup1/16 Narbonne Volley 0-3 2-3 2–6 2022–23CEV Challenge Cup1/32 Ried Im Innkers 3–0 3–1 6–0 1/16 Ribola Kaštela 3–2 3–1 5-1 1/8 Aalst 3-1 3-2 5-1 1/4 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1-3 0-3 0-6 2023–24CEV Challenge Cup1/32 Panvita Pomgrad 3-22-35-55-152024-25CEV Champions League1st qualification round Crvena Zvezda Beograd 0-3 0-3 0-6 CEV Cup1/32 Radnik Bijeljina 3-0 3-1 6-0 1/16 Deya Volley Burgas 3-1 0-3 3-3 15-12 1/8 Volley Amriswil 2-3

Honours 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

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