A1 Ethniki Water Polo

A1 Ethniki Water Polo

Sport	Water polo
Founded	1927
No. of teams	12
Country	Greece
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Olympiacos
Most titles	Ethnikos Piraeus (37)
TV partner(s)	OTE Sport Nova Sports
Domestic cup(s)	Greek Cup
Official website	www.koe.org.gr

The A1 Ethniki (Greek: Α1 Εθνική Κατηγορία), often referred to as the Greek Water Polo League, is the highest professional water polo league in Greece. It is run by the Hellenic Swimming Federation. It is considered one of the top national leagues in European water polo, as its clubs have made significant success in European competitions.

History

• 1926-27: Panhelladiko Championship (SEGAS)
• 1927-28 to 1965-66: Panhellenic Championship
• 1966-67 to 1985-86: A Ethniki
• 1986-87 to present: A1 Ethniki

Title holders

Unofficial Championships

• 1922-23 Peiraikos Syndesmos
• 1925-26 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1926-27 Olympiacos

Official Championships

Titles by club

No.	Club	Winners	Winning years
1.	Ethnikos Piraeus	38	1926, 1931, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969*, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1994, 2006
2.	Olympiacos	28	1927, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1969*, 1971, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
3.	NO Patras	8	1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1950
4.	Aris	4	1928, 1929, 1930, 1932
5.	Glyfada	4	1986, 1987, 1989, 1990
6.	Vouliagmeni	4	1991, 1997, 1998, 2012

• The bolded teams are currently playing in the 2014-15 season of the Greek League.

Titles by City

The following table lists the Greek water polo champions by city.

No.	City (Πόλη)	Titles	Winning Clubs
1.	Piraeus	66	Ethnikos Piraeus (38) Olympiacos (28)
2.	Athens	8	Glyfada (4) Vouliagmeni (4)
3.	Patras	8	NO Patras (8)
4.	Thessaloniki	4	Aris (4)

• The bolded teams are currently playing in the 2014-15 season of the Greek League.

Greek water polo clubs in European competitions

LEN Champions League :

Team	Winner	Runners-up
Olympiacos	2002	2001

LEN Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) :

Team	Winner	Runners-up
Vouliagmeni	1997	-
Olympiacos	-	1998, 1999

LEN Euro Cup :

Team	Winner	Runners-up
Panionios	-	2009, 2011
Vouliagmeni	-	2004
NO Patras	-	1999

LEN Super Cup :

Team	Winner	Runners-up
Olympiacos	2002	-

References

External links

• Hellenic Swimming Federation (Greek)
• Eleftherotypia
• Star Channel
• Novasport Fm

Water polo in Greece National teams Men Women League Competitions A1 Ethniki A1 Ethniki women Cup Competitions Greek Cup