A1 Ethniki Volleyball

A1 Ethniki Volleyball
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2016–17 Volleyleague (Greece)
Sport Volleyball
Founded 1935
No. of teams 12
Country  Greece
Continent European Union Europe
Most recent
champion(s)
PAOK
Most titles Olympiacos (27)
TV partner(s) Nova Sports
Relegation to A2 Ethniki Volleyball - 2nd Tier
Domestic cup(s) Greek Cup
League Cup
International cup(s) Champions League
CEV Cup
Challenge Cup
Official website www.volleyball.gr

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

Current teams

Olympiacos
Iraklis Chalkidas
2016-17 Volleyleague season club locations

The clubs for the 2017-16 season:

Club Home city
Ethnikos AlexandroupolisAlexandroupolis
Foinikas SyrosErmoupolis
Iraklis Chalkidas Chalkida
IraklisThessaloniki
Kifissia ACKifissia, Athens
Kyzikos Nea Peramos Nea Peramos
OlympiacosPiraeus
Orestiada V.C.Orestiada
PamvohaikosVrahati
PanachaikiPatras
PanathinaikosAthens
PAOKThessaloniki

Championship history

Title holders[1]

A1 Finals

Season Home advantage Result Challenger 1st of Regular Season Record (Points)
1990–91
Olympiacos
3–0
Panathinaikos Olympiacos
18−0 (36)
1991–92
Olympiacos
2–0
Panathinaikos Olympiacos
17−1 (35)
1992–93
Olympiacos
4–0
Orestiada Olympiacos
17−1 (35)
1994–95
Panathinaikos
2–0
Olympiacos Panathinaikos
19−3 (41)
1995–96
Panathinaikos
3–2
Aris Panathinaikos
20–2 (42)
1996–97
Aris
3–2
Orestiada Olympiacos
17−5 (39)
1997–98
Orestiada
2–3
Olympiacos Orestiada
19−3 (41)
1998–99
Olympiacos
3–0
Iraklis Olympiacos
20−2 (42)
1999–00
Olympiacos
3–1
Iraklis Olympiacos
20−2 (42)
2000–01
Olympiacos
3–0
Iraklis Olympiacos
20–2 (42)
2001–02
Olympiacos
2–3
Iraklis Olympiacos
19–3 (57)
2002–03
Olympiacos
3–0
Iraklis Olympiacos
20–2 (58)
2003–04
Olympiacos
1–3
Panathinaikos Olympiacos
20–2 (59)
2004–05
Iraklis
3–0
Olympiacos Iraklis
22–0 (63)
2005–06
Panathinaikos
3–1
Iraklis Panathinaikos
21–1 (60)
2006–07
Panathinaikos
1–3
Iraklis Panathinaikos
21–1 (63)
2007–08
Panathinaikos
0–3
Iraklis Panathinaikos
20–2 (61)
2008–09
Panathinaikos
1–3
Olympiacos Panathinaikos
19–3 (56)
2009–10
Panathinaikos
1–3
Olympiacos Panathinaikos
19–3 (57)
2010–11
Iraklis
0–3
Olympiacos Iraklis
17–5 (52)
2011–12
Iraklis
3–2
Foinikas Syros Iraklis
18–2 (50)
2012–13
Olympiacos
3–1
Pamvohaikos Olympiacos
20–2 (56)
2013–14
Olympiacos
3–0
Ethnikos Alexandroupolis Olympiacos
17–5 (52)
2014–15
PAOK
3–0
Olympiacos PAOK
20–2 (57)
2015–16
Foinikas Syros
1–3
PAOK Olympiacos
20–2 (59)
2016–17
Olympiacos
2–3
PAOK Olympiacos
21–1 (62)

Performance by club

Club Champions Winning years
Olympiacos
27
1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
Panathinaikos
18
1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2006
Panellinios
6
1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1944, 1961
Iraklis
5
2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012
PAOK
3
2015, 2016, 2017
Milon
2
1962, 1964
EAP
1
1938
Aris
1
1997

Titles won by city

8 clubs have won the Greek Volleyball Championships, from a total of 4 cities.

City Titles Clubs
Athens
26
Panathinaikos (18),
Panellinios (6), Milon (2)
Piraeus
27
Olympiacos (27)
Thessaloniki
9
Iraklis (5)
PAOK (3)
Aris (1)
Patras
1
EAP (1)

Sponsors and supporters

See also

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.