APOEL VC
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APOEL Volleyball Club is the volleyball team of APOEL, the Nicosia
Nicosia
Nicosia from , known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city in Cyprus, as well as its main business center. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world, with the southern and the northern portions divided by a Green Line...

-based sport club. Founded in 1926, it is one of the oldest volleyball clubs in Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

. APOEL was a founding member of the Cyprus Volleyball Federation
Cyprus Volleyball Federation
Cyprus Volleyball Federation is the governing body of volleyball in Cyprus...

.

History

APOEL VC won 8 championships (one held by the Greek Volleyball Federation, one by SEGAS and six by the Cyprus Volleyball Federation
Cyprus Volleyball Federation
Cyprus Volleyball Federation is the governing body of volleyball in Cyprus...

) and 5 Cups. The 1980's was the most successful decade for APOEL. The team won 6 Championships
Cyprus Volleyball Division 1
Cyprus Volleyball Division 1 is the top level volleyball league in Cyprus. The league is organised by the Cyprus Volleyball Federation since 1978. The league is contested by 9 teams.-History:...

 and 5 Cups between 1979 and 1985. Also, the decade of the 90's was amazing for the youth teams of APOEL (U15, U17, U21) by winning 16 trophies in just 7 years. Since then, the team had some good seasons with participations in 2003–04 CEV Top Teams Cup
CEV Cup
The CEV Cup is the second top official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year.Until 2000, it was the CEV Cup Winners' Cup...

 and 2004–05 CEV Cup
Challenge Cup (volleyball)
The Challenge Cup is an official competition for men's Volleyball clubs of Europe and takes place every year. It was started in the 1980/81 season under the name CEV Cup. In 2007 it was renamed to Challenge Cup.-CEV Cup:-Challenge Cup:...

, but without any title outcome. In the 2008–09 season APOEL relegated to the Second Division and suspended its activities due to financial difficulties. That was the first and only time which a team from APOEL multisport club was relegated.

Honours

  • Cypriot Championship
    Cyprus Volleyball Division 1
    Cyprus Volleyball Division 1 is the top level volleyball league in Cyprus. The league is organised by the Cyprus Volleyball Federation since 1978. The league is contested by 9 teams.-History:...


Winners (7): 1972, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985

  • Cypriot Cup

Winners (5): 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985

  • Youth trophies (16):

U21: 5
U18: 5
U16: 6
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