Panathinaikos women's volleyball
| Nickname | Fine Girls Amazons | ||
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| Founded | 1926 | ||
| Ground | Mets Indoor Hall (Capacity: 1,200) | ||
| Chairman | Dimitris Vranopoulos | ||
| Head Coach | Alessandro Chiappini | ||
| Captain | Penny Rogka | ||
| League | Greek Women's Volleyball League | ||
| 2024–25 | 3rd | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Championships | 26 | ||
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Panathinaikos AC Women's Volleyball Team is a Greek volleyball team, part of the major Athens-based multi-sport club Panathinaikos A.O. The department was founded in 1969 and is the most successful women's volleyball team in Greece, in terms of Greek Championships won. They have won a record 26 Championships, 6 Cups, with 5 Doubles, while they hold the record for finishing undefeated the Championship 8 times (1971-1973, 1978, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2007). They also hold the record of 68 straight wins in the league including the play-offs.
In addition, they have reached the European Final Four a total of four times and the European final twice (2000 and 2009). The team currently plays in Maroussi Saint Thomas Indoor Hall.
In 2017, the club was relegated due to serious financial problems. They stayed inactive for the 2017–18 season.
Apart from the Greek players, who have traditionally been the backbone of Greece's national team, some European volleyball players that have played for the team include Ruxandra Dumitrescu, Brižitka Molnar, Tammy Mahon, Jelena Lozancic, Olga Tocko, María Fernández, Sanja Tomasević and others.
The club has retired the jersey number 9 in honour of the team's legendary captain Ruxandra Dumitrescu.