Omonia VC
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| Full name | Omonia Nicosia Volleyball Club |
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| Nickname(s) | Queen |
| Short name | OMO |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Ground |
Eleftheria Indoor Hall Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Capacity | 6,800 |
| Chairman |
 Antonis Tzionis |
| Head Coach |
 Giannis Kalmazidis
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| League | Cyprus Volleyball Division 1 |
| 2016–17 | 1st place |
Omonia Volleyball Club or Omonia V.C. is the volleyball team of the Omonia Athletic Club based in Nicosia, the capital of Cyprus. It is a founding member of the Cyprus Volleyball Federation and has been participating at its competitions since its inception in 1978.
Omonia V.C. is ranked 70th (as of November 2017) in the Men's European clubs ranking.
Despite of not been one of the most successful clubs in terms of number of trophies such as Anorthosis and Nea Salamis, Omonia VC has been considered as one of the most noteworthy teams in Cyprus. Recently, in 2016, it celebrated its second consecutive championship and fourth cup. The most notable player has been Panos Eracleous who served the club for 27 years, from 1987 until his retirement in 2014. Nowadays, the club owns its recent success to the so-called golden green generation which refers to players such as Aggelos Alexiou, Jimmys Apostolou and the Petrakkides twins, Achilleas Petrakkides and the captain Sotos Petrakidis, who after spending some time in other local and foreign teams, returned to Omonia where they commenced their careers and conquered domestically. The peak of their reign has been the undefeated defense of their second consecutive domestic championship during the 2015–2016 season.
The manager of the team Savvas Savva, who is in charge since 2013, had also commenced his career in Omonia VC where he served until his retirement. He is by far the most successful manager in the team's history as he has won 3 Cypriot Championships, 1 Cypriot Cup and 3 Supercups.
Omonia VC has a remarkable record of 29 consecutive wins in all domestic competitions which spans in three different seasons. The strike started on the 20/2/2015 at the 16th round of the 2014-2015 Cypriot championship season and ended on the 11/11/2016 at the 3rd round of the 2016-2017 season. During this period Omonia VC won 2 Championships, 1 Cup and 2 Super Cups.
Head coach: Giannis Kalmazidis
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