A.C. Orestias (full name Athletic Club of Orestias/ ) is a Greek volleyball club based in Orestias. It was founded in 1970 and it has important presence in the Greek volleyball championship. Orestias was the finalist of the championship at three times and one time the finalist of the Greek cup. Nevertheless the most important moment was the presence of the club in the final of the CEV Challenge Cup, in 1995.
History A.C. Orestias was founded in 1970. The first presence in the A1 Ethniki championship was in 1984. Since 1989, Orestias was one of the most powerful teams in the championship. At those years Orestias had notable players such as Nikos Samaras and Theodoros Baev. The club played three times in the finals of the championship and one time in the final of the cup. In 1995, Orestias reached to the final of the CEV Challenge Cup but was defeated by Pallavolo Parma. The decline of Orestias started with the relegation in 2007. Orestias remained seven years in the lower division. In 2014 the club returned to the highest level again. In 2017 and 2018, the club relegated in back to back years and is now competing in Beta Ethinki.
SeasonDivisionPlaceNotes1990-91A1 Ethniki4th1991-92A1 Ethniki5th1992-93A1 Ethniki2ndGreek Cup runner-up1993-94A1 Ethniki3rd4th place in CEV Cup1994-95A1 Ethniki3rdChallenge Cup runner-up1995-96A1 Ethniki3rd4th place in Challenge Cup1996-97A1 Ethniki2nd1997-98A1 Ethniki2nd1998-99A1 Ethniki3rd1999-00A1 Ethniki3rd4th place in Challenge Cup2000-01A1 Ethniki4th2001-02A1 Ethniki4th2002-03A1 Ethniki9th2003-04A1 Ethniki6th2004-05A1 Ethniki9th 2005-06A1 Ethniki8th 2006-07A1 Ethniki11th Relegated to A2 Ethniki2007-08A2 Ethniki 3rd2008-09A2 Ethniki 12thRelegated to Beta Ethniki2009-10Beta Ethniki 3rd2010-11Beta Ethniki 1stPromoted to A2 Ethniki2011-12A2 Ethniki 5th2012-13A2 Ethniki3rd 2013-14A2 Ethniki2nd Promoted to A1 Ethniki2014-15A1 Ethniki8th 2015-16A1 Ethniki9th 2016-17A1 Ethniki12th Relegated to A2 Ethniki2017-18A2 Ethniki8th Relegated to Beta Ethniki2018-19Beta Ethniki5th
Honours CEV Challenge Cup Finalist (1): 1995 Greek Championship Finalist (3): 1992, 1997, 1998 Greek Volleyball Cup Finalist (1): 1993 Youth Departments Young Men 6 Greek Championships:1988,1991,1992, 1993,1995,1996 Cadets 5 Greek Championships:1989,1991,1992, 1993,2000
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External links Official page