Greek Women's Handball Championship

A1 Ethniki Women's Handball

Sport	Handball
Founded	1981
No. of teams	8
Country	Greece
Continent	(Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	OF Nea Ionia (4th title)
Most titles	Anagennisi Arta (12 titles)
Relegation to	A2 Ethniki
Domestic cup(s)	Greek Cup

The Greek women's handball championship known as A1 Ethniki Women's Handball is an annual competition, the most important in Greek women's handball together with the Greek cup. The first winner was Aris Nikaias in 1982. Anagennisi Artas holds the record of cups won with twelve consecutive titles between 1995 and 2006. Ormi Patras was the team that put an end to that domination by winning the title on May 26, 2007. The current title was won by OF Nea Ionia for three consecutive season.^[1]

List of champions

Panhellenic Championship Season Champion 1982 Aris Nikaias 1983 Aris Nikaias 1984 Aris Nikaias 1985 Aris Nikaias 1986 Athinaikos 1987 Athinaikos 1988 GE Veria 1989 GE Veria 1990 GE Veria 1991 GE Veria 1992 GE Veria 1993 GE Veria

A1 Ethniki Season Champion 1994 ASE Douka 1995 Anagennisi Arta 1996 Anagennisi Arta 1997 Anagennisi Arta 1998 Anagennisi Arta 1999 Anagennisi Arta 2000 Anagennisi Arta 2001 Anagennisi Arta 2002 Anagennisi Arta 2003 Anagennisi Arta 2004 Anagennisi Arta 2005 Anagennisi Arta

A1 Ethniki Season Champion 2006 Anagennisi Arta 2007 Ormi Patras 2008 Ormi Patras 2009 Ormi Patras 2010 Ormi Patras 2011 Ormi Patras 2012 Ormi Patras 2013 PAOK Thessaloniki 2014 OF Nea Ionia 2015 OF Nea Ionia 2016 OF Nea Ionia 2017 OF Nea Ionia

Titles by team

Club	Titles	Seasons
Anagennisi Arta	12	1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
GE Veria	6	1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
Ormi Patras	6	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Aris Nikaia	4	1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
OF Nea Ionia	4	2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Athinaikos	2	1986, 1987
ASE Douka	1	1994
PAOK Thessaloniki	1	2013

Titles by city

8 clubs have won the Greek Women's Hanball Championships, from a total of 6 cities.

City	Titles	Clubs
Arta	12	Anagennisi Arta (12)
Athens	7	Athinaikos (2) OF Nea Ionia (4), ASE Douka (1)
Veria	6	GE Veria (6)
Patras	6	Ormi Patras (6)
Piraeus	4	Aris Nikaia (4)
Thessaloniki	1	PAOK Thessaloniki (1)

References

• Sportime, Greek sports website,
• Greek handball federation's official website,

External links

• handball.org.gr