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.
Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 A1 Ethniki | |
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| Sport | Water polo |
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| Founded | 1927 |
| Administrator | Hellenic Swimming Federation |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country | Greece |
| Confederation | LEN |
| Most recent champion(s) | Olympiacos Piraeus (2023–24) |
| Most titles | Ethnikos Piraeus Olympiacos Piraeus (38 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | ERT |
| Level on pyramid | Level 1 |
| Relegation to | A2 Ethniki Water Polo |
| Domestic cup(s) | Greek Cup |
| International cup(s) | LEN Champions League LEN Euro Cup |
| Official website | koe.org.gr |
Ethnikos Piraeus and Olympiacos Piraeus share the most championships, having 38. Ethnikos also has the record for consecutive championships, with 18.
History edit
- 1923-27: Panhellenic Championship (held by SEGAS)
- 1927–28 to 1965-66: Panhellenic Championship (held by Hellenic Swimming Federation)
- 1966–67 to 1985-86: A Ethniki (held by Hellenic Swimming Federation)
- 1986–87 to present: A1 Ethniki (held by Hellenic Swimming Federation)
Title holders edit
- 1922–23
Peiraikos - 1925–26
Ethnikos Piraeus - 1926–27
Olympiacos Piraeus - 1927–28
Aris Thessaloniki - 1928–29 Aris Thessaloniki (2)
- 1929–30 Aris Thessaloniki (3)
- 1930–31 Ethnikos Piraeus (2)
- 1931–32 Aris Thessaloniki (4)
- 1932–33 Olympiacos Piraeus (2)
- 1933–34 Olympiacos Piraeus (3)
- 1934–35
NO Patras - 1935–36 Olympiacos Piraeus (4)
- 1936–37 NO Patras (2)
- 1937–38 NO Patras (3)
- 1938–39 NO Patras (4)
- 1939–40 NO Patras (5)
- 1941–44 Not held due to WW II
- 1944–45 NO Patras (6)
- 1945–46 NO Patras (7)
- 1946–47 Olympiacos Pireaus (5)
- 1947–48 Ethnikos Piraeus (3)
- 1948–49 Olympiacos Piraeus (6)
- 1949–50
NO Patras (8) - 1950–51 Olympiacos Piraeus (7)
- 1951–52 Olympiacos Piraeus (8)
- 1952–53 Ethnikos Piraeus (4)
- 1953–54 Ethnikos Piraeus (5)
- 1954–55 Ethnikos Piraeus (6)
- 1955–56 Ethnikos Piraeus (7)
- 1956–57 Ethnikos Piraeus (8)
- 1957–58 Ethnikos Piraeus (9)
- 1958–59 Ethnikos Piraeus (10)
- 1959–60 Ethnikos Piraeus (11)
- 1960–61 Ethnikos Piraeus (12)
- 1961–62 Ethnikos Piraeus (13)
- 1962–63 Ethnikos Piraeus (14)
- 1963–64 Ethnikos Piraeus (15)
- 1964–65 Ethnikos Piraeus (16)
- 1965–66 Ethnikos Piraeus (17)
- 1966–67 Ethnikos Piraeus (18)
- 1967–68 Ethnikos Piraeus (19)
- 1968–69 Ethnikos Piraeus (20) & Olympiacos Piraeus (9)[1]
- 1969–70 Ethnikos Piraeus (21)
- 1970–71 Olympiacos Piraeus (10)
- 1971–72 Ethnikos Piraeus (22)
- 1972–73 Ethnikos Piraeus (23)
- 1973–74 Ethnikos Piraeus (24)
- 1974–75 Ethnikos Piraeus (25)
- 1975–76 Ethnikos Piraeus (26)
- 1976–77 Ethnikos Piraeus (27)
- 1977–78 Ethnikos Piraeus (28)
- 1978–79 Ethnikos Piraeus (29)
- 1979–80 Ethnikos Piraeus (30)
- 1980–81 Ethnikos Piraeus (31)
- 1981–82 Ethnikos Piraeus (32)
- 1982–83 Ethnikos Piraeus (33)
- 1983–84 Ethnikos Piraeus (34)
- 1984–85 Ethnikos Piraeus (35)
- 1985–86
ANO Glyfada - 1986–87 ANO Glyfada (2)
- 1987–88 Ethnikos Piraeus (36)
- 1988–89 ANO Glyfada (3)
- 1989–90 ANO Glyfada (4)
- 1990–91
NO Vouliagmeni - 1991–92 Olympiacos Piraeus (11)
- 1992–93 Olympiacos Piraeus (12)
- 1993–94 Ethnikos Piraeus (37)
- 1994–95 Olympiacos Piraeus (13)
- 1995–96 Olympiacos Piraeus (14)
- 1996–97 NO Vouliagmeni (2)
- 1997–98 NO Vouliagmeni (3)
- 1998–99 Olympiacos Piraeus (15)
- 1999–00 Olympiacos Piraeus (16)
- 2000–01 Olympiacos Piraeus (17)
- 2001–02 Olympiacos Piraeus (18)
- 2002–03 Olympiacos Piraeus (19)
- 2003–04 Olympiacos Piraeus (20)
- 2004–05 Olympiacos Piraeus (21)
- 2005–06 Ethnikos Piraeus (38)
- 2006–07 Olympiacos Piraeus (22)
- 2007–08 Olympiacos Piraeus (23)
- 2008–09 Olympiacos Piraeus (24)
- 2009–10 Olympiacos Piraeus (25)
- 2010–11 Olympiacos Piraeus (26)
- 2011–12 NO Vouliagmeni (4)
- 2012–13 Olympiacos Piraeus (27)
- 2013–14 Olympiacos Piraeus (28)
- 2014–15 Olympiacos Piraeus (29)
- 2015–16 Olympiacos Piraeus (30)
- 2016–17 Olympiacos Piraeus (31)
- 2017–18 Olympiacos Piraeus (32)
- 2018–19 Olympiacos Piraeus (33)
- 2019–20 Olympiacos Piraeus (34)
- 2020–21 Olympiacos Piraeus (35)
- 2021–22 Olympiacos Piraeus (36)
- 2022–23 Olympiacos Piraeus (37)
- 2023–24 Olympiacos Piraeus (38)
Titles by club edit
| No. | Club | Winners | Winning years |
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| 1. |  Ethnikos Piraeus
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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 |
 Olympiacos Piraeus
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38 | 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, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| 3. |  NO Patras
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8 | 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1950 |
| 4. |  Aris Thessaloniki
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4 | 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932 |
| 5. |  ANO Glyfada
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4 | 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 |
| 6. |  NO Vouliagmeni
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4 | 1991,1997, 1998, 2012 |
| 7. |  Peiraikos
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1 | 1923 |
* The 1969 Championship was shared between Olympiacos and Ethnikos
Consecutive championships edit
18 in a row
Ethnikos Piraeus→1953–1970
14 in a row
- Ethnikos Piraeus→1972-1985
12 in a row
Olympiacos Piraeus→2013–2024
9 in a row
- Olympiacos Piraeus→1999–2005
6 in a row
- NO Patras→1937–1946
5 in a row
- Olympiacos Piraeus→2007–2011
3 in a row
Aris Thessaloniki→1928–1930
2 in a row
- Olympiacos→1933–1934, 1951–1952, 1992–1993, 1995–1996
ANO Glyfada→1986–1987, 1989–1990
NO Vouliagmeni→1997–1998
Appearances in A' Ethniki (1967―2024) edit
A' Ethniki (National Division) started in 1967, but the Greek championship started in 1923 as a Panhellenic Championship. The Hellenic Swimming Federation declares all championship winning teams as champions from 1928 and onwards. Teams in bold participate in the 2023–24 season.
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Greek clubs in European competitions edit
| Club | Champions League | Euro Cup | Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) | Super Cup | |||||||||||||||
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| C | Years | RU | SF | C | Years | RU | SF | C | Years | RU | SF | C | Years | RU | |||||
| Olympiacos Piraeus |
2 | 2002,2018 | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2002 | 1 | |||||||||
| Ethnikos Piraeus |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | ||||||||||
| NO Vouliagmeni |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1997 | 0 | 1 | – | ||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | |||||||||||
| NO Patras |
– | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ Official Decision of General Secretariat Athletic by President C.Aslanidis - 24/09/1969