Anorthosis Famagusta Volley (women)

Anorthosis Volleyball Club is the volleyball team of Anorthosis Famagusta, temporarily based in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Active departments of Anorthosis
Football Futsal Volleyball
(men) (women)

Short History

Anorthosis (Ανορθωσισ) Women's volleyball team was established in the team's home town, Famagusta and was the first women's volleyball team on the island. After the Turkish invasion in Cyprus (1974), Famagusta's residents were forced to leave the city and spread to other Cyprus cities. Women's team recruited for a short term in Larnaca, but re-established strong foundations in 1987, in Nicosia, by Anorthosis' people who moved there after the war. The first members of the team were schoolgirls, but gradually the team grew and became competitive in the first division of women volleyball. Their first championship came in 2002, and in 2004 Anorthosis managed to win both the championship and National Cup. Since then, Anorthosis has been one of the top four teams of the Cyprus championship, and has won seven championships, seven National Cups and nine Super Cups. That makes Anorthosis the most successful Cypriot women's team of the last 20 years.

Current volleyball squad
Number Player Nationality Position Birth Year Height (m)
1 Marina Christodoulou Cyprus Outside Hitter 2002 1.77
2 Erika Zembyla Cyprus Ooutside hitter 1996 1.81
3 Andrea Charalambous Cyprus Middle Blocker 1988 1.83
4 Christiana David Cyprus Libero 1993 1.66
6 Tatiana Antoniou Cyprus Libero 2004 1.65
7 Kalia Vassiliou (C) Cyprus Setter 1987 1.80
8 Pelagia Tzakidou Cyprus Middle Blocker 2003 1.78
9 Elena Tsoutsouki Cyprus Setter 2004 1.75
10 Juliana Caetano Brazil Outside Hitter 1987 1.85
11 Vaso Riala Cyprus Middle Blocker 2000 1.88
13 Natalia Bratuhhina Estonia Outside Hitter 1987 1.78
16 Constantina Demetriou Cyprus Setter 2005 1.70
17 Eirini Ioannou Cyprus Outside Hitter 2003 1.78
18 Stella Ioannou Cyprus Setter 1995 1.76

Coach: Alexandar Boskovic Serbia
President of Department: Adamos Montanios

Titles
  • Cyprus Championships: 7
    • 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2018, 2019
  • Cyprus Cups: 7
    • 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2019
  • Cyprus Super Cups: 9
    • 1993, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019
  • Championship Runner-up: 12
    • 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014
  • Cup Finalist: 7
    • 1993, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2017, 2018

Volleball Court, Nicosia

Anorthosis Sports Hall (location on google maps)


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