SVS Post Schwechat

VB NÖ Sokol Post
Full nameVolleyball Nieder-Österreich Sokol Post Sport-Vereinigung
Short nameSG VB NÖ Sokol Post SV
GroundNeue Postsporthalle, Vienna
ChairmanPeter Kutschera
LeagueAustrian Volley League (AVL)
2017–183rd
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VB Niederösterreich Sokol Post SV is an Austrian women's volleyball club based in Schwechat. It plays in the Austrian Volley League (AVL). The club is the most successful Austrian women's volleyball team in history, having won the national championship over 40 times.[1]

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

Including Sokol Wien and Post Wien.

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

Regional competitions

  • Interleague: 5
1993, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002

References

  1. ^ "List of champions". Österreichischer Volleyball Verband (ÖVV) (in German). Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. 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. ^ a b "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.