Men’s Volleyball League: Back to Playoffs, Mini-League Remains

After the decision of ESAP, the champion of the men’s volley league for the next season will be crowned with a playoff. Instead, we will have a mini-league for the night before.

The corresponding announcement in detail: “The ESAP Board of Directors, at the July 26 meeting, decided the following regarding the system for conducting the Volley League Championship and the Nikos Samaras League Cup:

Volleyball League Championship 2022-23

The 10 teams compete against each other in the A phase. A total of 18 games will be played using the one-to-all system. The 18 games of the A phase are divided into two rounds. Each team will play a total of 18 games, 9 home, 9 away.

* In Phase B, teams will be divided into three groups after matchday 18 according to their ranking.

* The 4 best teams play in a playoff. Both the semi-finals (1-4) and the finals (1-2), in which the champion is determined, are played with the 3 wins. The first game is played at the home of the team with the highest scoring, followed by alternating games at each team’s home.

*Teams ranked 5th and 6th after matchday 18 will play each other for 5th place which leads to Balkan Cup or conditionally European Cup.

*The teams placed 7th to 10th will play a mini league against each other. They carry over their score from Phase A. The top two teams in the table remain in the division and two are relegated to the Pre League.

Nikos Samara’s League Cup 2022-23

In the first phase of the Nikos Samaras League Cup, the three new teams in the category and OFI, which took 7th place in the 2021-22 season, will take part. There will be a draw where two pairs play doubles to qualify for the B phase. Most likely, both matches of each couple will be played at a common location to avoid long journeys, but this will be decided at the next board meeting. on Tuesday, August 2″.