A1 Ethniki Water Polo

A1 Ethniki Water Polo

Current season, competition or edition: 2020–21 A1 Ethniki (men's water polo)
Sport	Water polo
Founded	1927
No. of teams	12
Country	Greece
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Olympiacos (34rd title)
Most titles	Ethnikos Piraeus (38)
TV partner(s)	ERT
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 (held by SEGAS)
• 1927–28 to 1965-66: Panhellenic Championship (held by Hellenic Swimming Federation)
• 1966–67 to 1985-86: A Ethniki
• 1986–87 to present: A1 Ethniki

Title holders

• 1922–23 Peiraikos
• 1925–26 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1926–27 Olympiacos
• 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 Ethnikos Piraeus & Olympiacos
• 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
• 2017–18 Olympiacos
• 2018–19 Olympiacos
• 2019–20 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	34	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
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.

Greek clubs in European competitions

		Champions League					Euro Cup					Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
		C		RU	SF		C		RU	SF		C		RU	SF
Olympiacos		2	2002,2018	3	1		–					0		2
Ethnikos Piraeus		0		0	1		0		0	1		0		0
Vouliagmeni		0		0	0		0		1	1		1	1997	0	1
Panionios		0		0	0		0		2	1		–
NO Patras		–					0		1	0		–

LEN Super Cup :

Team	Winner	Runners-up
Olympiacos	2002	2018

External links

• Hellenic Swimming Federation (in Greek)
• Eleftherotypia
• Star Channel
• Novasport Fm