A1 Ethniki Water Polo

A1 Ethniki Water Polo
Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 A1 Ethniki (men's water polo)
Sport	Water polo
Founded	1927
No. of teams	12
Country	Greece
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Olympiacos (31st title)
Most titles	Ethnikos Piraeus (38)
TV partner(s)	OTE Sport Nova Sports
Relegation to	A2 Ethniki Water Polo
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

Championships held by SEGAS

1922–23 Peiraikos
1925–26 Ethnikos Piraeus
1926–27 Olympiacos

Championships held by Hellenic Swimming Federation

1927–28 Aris
1928–29 Aris
1929–30 Aris
1930–31 Ethnikos Piraeus
1931–32 Aris
1932–33 Olympiacos
1933–34 Olympiacos
1934–35 NOP
1935–36 Olympiacos
1936–37 NOP
1937–38 NOP
1938–39 NOP
1939–40 NOP
1941–44 Not held due to WW II
1944–45 NOP
1945–46 NOP
1946–47 Olympiacos
1947–48 Ethnikos Piraeus
1948–49 Olympiacos
1949–50 NOP
1950–51 Olympiacos
1951–52 Olympiacos
1952–53 Ethnikos Piraeus

1953–54 Ethnikos Piraeus
1954–55 Ethnikos Piraeus
1955–56 Ethnikos Piraeus
1956–57 Ethnikos Piraeus
1957–58 Ethnikos Piraeus
1958–59 Ethnikos Piraeus
1959–60 Ethnikos Piraeus
1960–61 Ethnikos Piraeus
1961–62 Ethnikos Piraeus
1962–63 Ethnikos Piraeus
1963–64 Ethnikos Piraeus
1964–65 Ethnikos Piraeus
1965–66 Ethnikos Piraeus
1966–67 Ethnikos Piraeus
1967–68 Ethnikos Piraeus
1968–69 Olympiacos^[1]
.............. Ethnikos Piraeus (together)
1969–70 Ethnikos Piraeus
1970–71 Olympiacos
1971–72 Ethnikos Piraeus
1972–73 Ethnikos Piraeus
1973–74 Ethnikos Piraeus
1974–75 Ethnikos Piraeus

1975–76 Ethnikos Piraeus
1976–77 Ethnikos Piraeus
1977–78 Ethnikos Piraeus
1978–79 Ethnikos Piraeus
1979–80 Ethnikos Piraeus
1980–81 Ethnikos Piraeus
1981–82 Ethnikos Piraeus
1982–83 Ethnikos Piraeus
1983–84 Ethnikos Piraeus
1984–85 Ethnikos Piraeus
1985–86 Glyfada
1986–87 Glyfada
1987–88 Ethnikos Piraeus
1988–89 Glyfada
1989–90 Glyfada
1990–91 Vouliagmeni
1991–92 Olympiacos
1992–93 Olympiacos
1993–94 Ethnikos Piraeus
1994–95 Olympiacos
1995–96 Olympiacos
1996–97 Vouliagmeni
1997–98 Vouliagmeni

1998–99 Olympiacos
1999–00 Olympiacos
2000–01 Olympiacos
2001–02 Olympiacos
2002–03 Olympiacos
2003–04 Olympiacos
2004–05 Olympiacos
2005–06 Ethnikos Piraeus
2006–07 Olympiacos
2007–08 Olympiacos
2008–09 Olympiacos
2009–10 Olympiacos
2010–11 Olympiacos
2011–12 Vouliagmeni
2012–13 Olympiacos
2013–14 Olympiacos
2014–15 Olympiacos
2015–16 Olympiacos
2016–17 Olympiacos

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	31	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, 2015, 2016, 2017
3.	NOP	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
7.	Peiraikos	1	1923

* The 1969 Championship was shared between Olympiacos and Ethnicos

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	70	Ethnikos Piraeus (38) Olympiacos (31) Peiraikos (1)
2.	Athens	8	Glyfada (4) Vouliagmeni (4)
3.	Patras	8	NOP (8)
4.	Thessaloniki	4	Aris (4)

Greek clubs in European competitions

	Champions League				Euro Cup			Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
	C		RU	SF	C	RU	SF	C		RU	SF
Olympiacos	1	2002	1	1	–			0		2
Ethnikos Piraeus	0		0	1	0	0	1	0		0
Vouliagmeni	0		0	0	0	1	1	1	1997	0
Panionios	0		0	0	0	2	1	–
NO Patras	–				0	1	0	–

LEN Super Cup :

Team	Winner	Runners-up
Olympiacos	2002	-

References

↑ Official Decision of General Secretariat Athletic by President C.Aslanidis - 24/09/1969

External links

A1 Greek water polo 2016–17
Chios Ethnikos Glyfada Kalamaki NO Patras Olympiacos Paleo Faliro Panathinaikos Panionios PAOK Vouliagmeni Ydraikos

Water polo in Greece
National teams	Men Women
League Competitions	A1 Ethniki A2 Ethniki A1 Ethniki women
Cup Competitions	Greek Cup

Top level water polo leagues of Europe (LEN)

Active

Albania
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
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Faroe Islands
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
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Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
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Monaco
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Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine

Defunct

Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Serbia and Montenegro
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia

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