2018–19 Volleyleague (Greece)

Volley League 2018–19
Volley League 2018–19
League	Greek Volley League
Sport	Volleyball
Duration	13 October 2018 – 30 March 2019 (regular season)
Number of teams	10
TV partner(s)	ERT
Regular season
Season MVP	Jeroen Rauwerdink
Top scorer	Taylor Hunt 453 points
Finals
Champions	Olympiacos
Volleyleague seasons
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The Greek Volley League 2018–19 championship is the 51st National championship and the 9th under the Volleyleague name. The championship started on Saturday 20 October 2018 and the regular season is scheduled to complete on Saturday 30 March 2019.

Teams

Ten teams participate in 2018–19 Volleyleage. Teams in positions 1−8 from 2017–18, the two winning teams from 2017-18 Volleyleagur Play outs and two teams promoted from 2017 to 2018 A2 Ethniki Specifically:

Teams in positions 1-8 of 2017–18 Volleyleague regular season: Olympiacos Piraeus, PAOK, Foinikas Syros, Kifissia, Iraklis Thessaloniki, ~~Iraklis Chalkidas~~, ~~Ethnikos Piraeus~~, Pamvohaikos Vocha.
Teams in positions 1–2 on 2017–18 Volleyleague play outs: Ethnikos Alexandroupolis and Panathinaikos.
Teams promoted from 2017 to 2018 A2 Ethniki: AEK, AE Komotini
Teams relegated from 2017–18 Volleyleague: Niki Aiginiou and Panachaiki.
Ethnikos Piraeus withdrew from 2018 to 2019 Volleyleague Greece due to financial reasons.
Iraklis Chalkidas withdrew from 2018 to 2019 Volleyleague Greece due to not granted licence.

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Olympiacos Piraeus

Panathinaikos,Kifissia,AEK

PAOK,
Iraklis Thessaloniki

Pamvohaikos Vocha

Foinikas Syros

Ethnikos Alexandroupolis

AE Komotini

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2018–19 Volleyleague season club locations

Regular season

Regular season takes place in round robin format with each team playing all other teams twice. Teams in positions 1-8 advance in Playoffs positions 1−8, while teams in positions 9-10 will play each other to avoid relegation

Results

Home \ Away	AEK	ETA	IRA	KIF	KOM	OSFP	VCH	PAO	PAOK	SYR
AEK		3–0	3–2		3–1	1–3	1–3	3–2	0–3
Ethnikos Alexandroupolis			3–2	3–0		0–3	3–2	0–3		3–2
Iraklis	3–0	3–0		3–0		2–3		2–3		0–3
Kifissia	3–2		3–0		3–2		3–0		0–3	2–3
AE Komotini	3–1	0–3	0–3	1–3			0–3	1–3	2–3
Olympiacos Piraeus	3–0		3–0	3–0	3–1			3–1		3–2
Pamvohaikos			3–0	3–1		1–3		0–3	3–1	3–0
Panathinaikos				3–0	3–0	2–3			0–3	3–2
PAOK		3–0	3–0		3–0	0–3	3–2	3–0
Foinikas Syros	2–3	3–0		2–3	3–1		3–0		3–2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Standings

P	Team	Pt.	G	W	L	Set	Sr.	Points	Pr.	3–0	3–1	3–2	2–3	1–3	0–3	Result
1	Olympiacos Piraeus	46	18	16	2	51–18	2,83	1632–1421	1,148	7	6	3	1	1	0	Playoffs positions 1−8
2	PAOK	41	18	14	4	46–18	2,56	1501–1324	1,134	10	2	2	1	2	1
3	Panathinaikos	37	18	13	5	44–26	1,69	1608–1521	1,057	6	3	4	2	1	2
4	Foinikas Syros	30	18	9	9	40-35	1,14	1665–1624	1,025	4	2	3	6	1	2
5	Pamvohaikos	28	18	9	9	35–34	1,03	1539-1542	0,998	4	3	2	3	2	4
6	Kifissia	26	18	9	9	32-37	0,86	1539-1577	0,976	2	4	3	2	1	6
7	Iraklis	24	18	7	11	31–36	0,86	1468-1496	0,981	5	1	1	4	2	5
8	AEK	17	18	6	12	26–43	0,60	1480-1560	0,949	2	1	3	2	4	6
9	Ethnikos Alexandroupolis	16	18	6	12	22-42	0,52	1354-1456	0,930	3	0	3	1	2	9	Play outs
10	AE Komotini	5	18	1	17	14-52	0,27	1324-1589	0,833	0	1	0	2	7	8	Play outs

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Playoffs positions 1-8

The teams that finish in the top eight after the regular season advance to the play-offs.

Quarterfinals					Semifinals							Finals

1	Olympiacos Piraeus	3	3	X

8	AEK	0	0	X
					1	Olympiacos Piraeus	3	3	0	3	X

					4	Foinikas Syros	0	1	3	1	X
4	Foinikas Syros	3	3	X

5	Pamvohaikos	0	1	X
												1	Olympiacos Piraeus	3	3	3	X	X

												2	PAOK	0	1	0	X	X
2	Panathinaikos	3	2	1

7	Kifissia	0	3	3
					2	PAOK	3	3	3	X	X

					6	Kifissia	0	1	0	X	X
3	Iraklis	0	3	0

6	PAOK	3	1	3