A1 Ethniki Volleyball

A1 Ethniki Volleyball
Current season, competition or edition: 2016–17 Volleyleague (Greece)
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1935
No. of teams	12
Country	Greece
Continent	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

Panathinaikos, Kifissia

Olympiacos

Ethnikos Alexandroupoli

Orestiada

Panachaiki

Iraklis Chalkidas

2016-17 Volleyleague season club locations

The clubs for the 2017-16 season:

Club	Home city
Ethnikos Alexandroupolis	Alexandroupolis
Foinikas Syros	Ermoupolis
Iraklis Chalkidas	Chalkida
Iraklis	Thessaloniki
Kifissia AC	Kifissia, Athens
Kyzikos Nea Peramos	Nea Peramos
Olympiacos	Piraeus
Orestiada V.C.	Orestiada
Pamvohaikos	Vrahati
Panachaiki	Patras
Panathinaikos	Athens
PAOK	Thessaloniki

Championship history

1935-36 to 1967-68: Panhellenic Championship
1968-69 to 1987-88: A Ethniki
1988-89 to 2009−10: A1 Ethniki
since 2010−11: Volleyleague

Title holders^[1]

1935–36 Panellinios
1936–37 Panellinios
1937–38 EAP
1938–39 Panellinios
1939–40 Panellinios
1940–43 Not held due to WWII
1943–44 Panellinios
1944–60 Not held
1960–61 Panellinios
1961–62 Milon
1962–63 Panathinaikos
1963–64 Milon
1964–65 Panathinaikos
1965–66 Panathinaikos
1966–67 Panathinaikos
1967–68 Olympiacos
1968–69 Olympiacos

1969–70 Panathinaikos
1970–71 Panathinaikos
1971–72 Panathinaikos
1972–73 Panathinaikos
1973–74 Olympiacos
1974–75 Panathinaikos
1975–76 Olympiacos
1976–77 Panathinaikos
1977–78 Olympiacos
1978–79 Olympiacos
1979–80 Olympiacos
1980–81 Olympiacos
1981–82 Panathinaikos
1982–83 Olympiacos
1983–84 Panathinaikos
1984–85 Panathinaikos
1985–86 Panathinaikos

1986–87 Olympiacos
1987–88 Olympiacos
1988–89 Olympiacos
1989–90 Olympiacos
1990–91 Olympiacos
1991–92 Olympiacos
1992–93 Olympiacos
1993–94 Olympiacos
1994–95 Panathinaikos
1995–96 Panathinaikos
1996–97 Aris
1997–98 Olympiacos
1998–99 Olympiacos
1999–00 Olympiacos
2000–01 Olympiacos
2001–02 Iraklis
2002–03 Olympiacos

2003–04 Panathinaikos
2004–05 Iraklis
2005–06 Panathinaikos
2006–07 Iraklis
2007–08 Iraklis
2008–09 Olympiacos
2009–10 Olympiacos
2010–11 Olympiacos
2011–12 Iraklis
2012–13 Olympiacos
2013–14 Olympiacos
2014–15 PAOK
2015–16 PAOK
2016–17 PAOK

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

References

↑ http://www.volleyleague.gr/index.php/component/k2/item/3506/o-polynikis-olympiakos-kai-o-protaris-paok

External links

Volleyball in Greece
Overview	Hellenic Volleyball Federation
National teams	Men Women
League Competitions	A1 Ethniki A2 Ethniki A1 Ethniki women A2 Ethniki women
Cup Competitions	Greek Cup Greek Cup women League Cup Super Cup Super Cup women

A1 Ethniki Volleyball 2016–2017
Ethnikos Alexandroupolis Foinikas Syros Iraklis Iraklis Chalkidas Kifisia Kyzikos Olympiacos Orestiada Pamvohaikos Panachaiki Panathinaikos PAOK

Men's professional volleyball leagues

FIVB
National leagues
Club World Championship

North America

South America

International	South American Club Championship
Domestic	Argentina Brazil Chile Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela

Europe

International	CEV Champions League CEV Cup CEV Challenge Cup
Domestic	Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus England Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Israel Italy Lithuania Montenegro Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine

Asia and Oceania

International	AVC Club Championship
Domestic	China Indonesia Iran Japan Korea Philippines Taiwan Thailand Vietnam Australia New Zealand

Africa

International	African Cup of Champions Clubs
Domestic	Algeria Tunisia

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