SVS Post Schwechat

VB Niederösterreich Sokol Post SV is an Austrian women's volleyball club based in Schwechat (near Vienna). It plays in the Austrian Volley League Women (AVL) and the MEVZA League. The club is the most successful Austrian women's volleyball team in history, having won the national championship over 40 times.[1]

VB NÖ Sokol Post
Full nameVolleyball Nieder-Österreich Sokol Post Sport-Vereinigung
Short nameSG VB NÖ Sokol Post SV
GroundNeue Postsporthalle, Vienna
ChairmanPeter Kutschera
Head coachZoran Nikolić
LeagueAustrian Volley League Women (AVL)
MEVZA League
2016–171st (AVL)
WebsiteClub home page
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The team constantly features in one of the European competitions, having played in all three CEV organized tournaments (CEV Champions League, CEV Cup and CEV Challenge Cup).[2][3]

History
Background

The origins of the club can be traced back to the 1860s, when the Sokol movement started to spread across the Austrian Empire. In 1867, when Austria-Hungary was formed, the Sokol Vienna society was founded.[4]

Volleyball

Volleyball was introduced in Austria in 1925, initially being played and taught at the Komensky Real Gymnasium in Vienna X. During that time Sokol Vienna organized teams and tournaments, playing an important role to popularize the sport, and soon the club had volleyball sections in many different districts of Vienna.[5] In 1953, Sokol was one of the founding members of the Austrian Volleyball Federation (German: Österreichischer Volleyball Verband). Today's women's volleyball team is a combination of the original Sokol V (later renamed Post SV) with SV Schwechat.[4]

Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:

  • Sokol Wien (1867–1925)
  • Sokol V Wien (1925–)
  • TJ Sokol V Wien (1940s–)
  • Post SV Wien (–1988)
  • Post SV Wien-PSK (1988–1990)
  • Post SV Wien-Teleges (1990–1994)
  • Post SV Wien-Gulet (1994–1997)
  • Fujitsu-Post SV Wien (1997–1999)
  • Post SV Wien-Telekom Austria (1999–2000)
  • Post SV Wien (2000–2001)
  • SG SV Schwechat/PSV Telekom (2001–2002)
  • SG SV Schwechat/PSV Kuoni (2002–2005)
  • SG SV Schwechat/Post SV (2005–2009)
  • SG SVS Post (2009–2016)
  • VB Niederösterreich Post SV (2016–2017)
  • VB NÖ Sokol Post (2017–present)

Honours

National competitions
  • Austrian Championship: 46
1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017[6]
  • Austrian Cup: 25
1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Current squad

As of December 2017.[7][8][9]

Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date
1 Jasmin Haslinger Opposite 1.72 78 (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001
2 Lisa-Christina Schmerlaib Middle blocker 1.84 71 (1995-11-17) 17 November 1995
3 Elizaveta Alexeevna Sanko Middle blocker 1.75 64 (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001
4 Christina Wallinger Middle blocker 1.84 69 (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991
5 Katarina Radosavljević Outside hitter 1.79 70 (2003-02-09) 9 February 2003
6 Monika Bauer Libero 1.62 58 (1995-05-27) 27 May 1995
7 Sofija Sarić Opposite 1.80 79 (2002-03-04) 4 March 2002
8 Aida Mehić Middle blocker 1.85 79 (2001-03-27) 27 March 2001
9 Irena Mishonova Outside hitter 1.80 83 (1988-12-09) 9 December 1988
10 Paula Kubová Opposite 1.83 76 (1986-05-28) 28 May 1986
11 Sonja Maria Katz Outside hitter 1.80 65 (1995-06-16) 16 June 1995
12 Katja Kličković Setter 1.72 60 (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001
13 Katharina Almer Outside hitter 1.79 80 (1988-01-15) 15 January 1988
14 Marlene Jahn Outside hitter 1.84 85 (1998-11-06) 6 November 1998
15 Cornelia Rimser Opposite 1.83 66 (1982-05-01) 1 May 1982
16 Julia Maria Frühbauer Setter 1.73 69 (1991-07-27) 27 July 1991
17 Elma Bajraktarević Setter 1.76 75 (2001-09-06) 6 September 2001
18 Tamina Huber Libero 1.71 72 (1994-03-05) 5 March 1994
19 Carina Sallinger Middle blocker 1.76 55 (2002-08-23) 23 August 2002
Jovana Gogić 1993 (age 26–27)
Amna Hodžić Opposite 1999 (age 20–21)
Coach: Zoran Nikolić

References
  1. "List of champions". Österreichischer Volleyball Verband (ÖVV) (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. "SV Post Schwechat - Team details". CEV. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  3. "VB Niederösterreich Post SV - Team details". CEV. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  4. "Über uns: Volleyball Niederösterreich SOKOL POST SV". VB Sokol (in German). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  5. Wadani, Richard. "Geschichte - Volleyball in Österreich – Die Anfänge". Österreichischer Volleyball Verband (ÖVV) (in German). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  6. "Sokol/Post zum 24. Mal in Folge Meister!". Österreichischer Volleyball Verband (ÖVV) (in German). 26 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  7. "Team". VB Sokol (in German). Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  8. "VB NÖ Sokol Schwechat - Team 2017–18". CEV. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  9. "17/18: SG VB NÖ Sokol/Post - Teamkader". Österreichischer Volleyball Verband (ÖVV) (in German). Retrieved 13 December 2017.
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