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.[1][2]

History

It was first organized in 1928 as a Panhellenic Championship. In the 1968–69 season, the men's Alpha Ethniki category was created at the men's level, which from 1990–91 to 2009–10 was named A1.

Current teams

The clubs for the 2023–24 season:

Club Home city Home ground Capacity
Athlos OrestiadaOrestiadaNikos Samaras Indoor Hall2,500
Flisvos Palaio FaliroPalaio FaliroSofia Befon Palaio Faliro Indoor Hall1,204
Foinikas SyrosErmoupolisDimitris Vikelas Arena700
KifissiaKifissia, AthensZirineio Indoor Hall800
MilonNea Smyrni, AthensMilon Indoor Hall1,300
OFIHeraklion, CreteKalamata Coast Indoor Hall1,000
OlympiacosPiraeusMelina Merkouri Rentis Indoor Hall [el]1,800
PanathinaikosAthensMets Indoor Hall [el]1,500
Pegasus PolichniPolichni, ThessalonikiAlexandros Nikolaidis Polichni Indoor Hall330
PAOKPylaia, ThessalonikiPAOK Sports Arena8,500

Championship history

  • 1935–36 to 1939–40 and 1960–61 to 1967–68: Panhellenic Championship
  • 1968–69 to 1987–88: A Ethniki
  • 1988–89 to 2009–10: A1 Ethniki
  • 2010–11 to present: Volley League

Title holders

Source: volleyleague.gr Archived 2023-04-04 at the Wayback Machine

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)
2017–18 Olympiacos 3–0 PAOK Olympiacos 22–0 (66)
2018–19 Olympiacos 3–0 PAOK Olympiacos 16–2 (46)
2019–20 Olympiacos 0–2 Panathinaikos Olympiacos 14–2 (41)
2020–21 Olympiacos r.r. Foinikas Syros Olympiacos 13–1 (39)
2021–22 Panathinaikos r.r. Olympiacos PAOK 12–2 (37)
2022–23 Olympiacos 3–1 PAOK Olympiacos 16–2 (46)
2023–24 Panathinaikos 1–3 Olympiacos Panathinaikos 15–1 (44)
2024–25 Panathinaikos 3–0 Olympiacos Panathinaikos 15–3 (44)
2025–26 Panathinaikos 3–1 PAOK Panathinaikos

Performance by club

Club Champions Winning years
Olympiacos 32 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, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
Panathinaikos 22 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2020, 2022, 2025, 2026
Panellinios 6 1928, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1961
Iraklis 5 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012
PAOK 3 2015, 2016, 2017
Milon 2 1962, 1964
EAP 1 1938
Aris 1 1997

Sponsors and supporters

See also

References

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A1_Ethniki_Volleyball