A1 Ethniki Volleyball

A1 Ethniki Volleyball

Current season, competition or edition: 2016–17 Volleyleague (Greece)
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1935
No. of teams	12
Country	Greece
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	PAOK
Most titles	Olympiacos (27)
TV partner(s)	Nova Sports
Relegation to	A2 Ethniki Volleyball - 2nd Tier
Domestic cup(s)	Greek Cup League Cup
International cup(s)	Champions League CEV Cup Challenge Cup
Official website	www.volleyball.gr

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.

Current teams

Panathinaikos, Kifissia

PAOK
Iraklis

Olympiacos

Pamvochaikos

Foinikas Syros

Kyzikos

Ethnikos Alexandroupoli

Orestiada

Panachaiki

Iraklis Chalkidas

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2016-17 Volleyleague season club locations

The clubs for the 2017-16 season:

Club	Home city
Ethnikos Alexandroupolis	Alexandroupolis
Foinikas Syros	Ermoupolis
Iraklis Chalkidas	Chalkida
Iraklis	Thessaloniki
Kifissia AC	Kifissia, Athens
Kyzikos Nea Peramos	Nea Peramos
Olympiacos	Piraeus
Orestiada V.C.	Orestiada
Pamvohaikos	Vrahati
Panachaiki	Patras
Panathinaikos	Athens
PAOK	Thessaloniki

Championship history

• 1935-36 to 1967-68: Panhellenic Championship
• 1968-69 to 1987-88: A Ethniki
• 1988-89 to 2009−10: A1 Ethniki
• since 2010−11: Volleyleague

Title holders

• 1935–36 Panellinios
• 1936–37 Panellinios
• 1937–38 EAP
• 1938–39 Panellinios
• 1939–40 Panellinios
• 1940–43 Not held due to WWII
• 1943–44 Panellinios
• 1944–60 Not held
• 1960–61 Panellinios
• 1961–62 Milon
• 1962–63 Panathinaikos
• 1963–64 Milon
• 1964–65 Panathinaikos
• 1965–66 Panathinaikos
• 1966–67 Panathinaikos
• 1967–68 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 1968–69 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos

• 1969–70 Panathinaikos
• 1970–71 Panathinaikos
• 1971–72 Panathinaikos
• 1972–73 Panathinaikos
• 1973–74 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 1974–75 Panathinaikos
• 1975–76 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 1976–77 Panathinaikos
• 1977–78 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 1978–79 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 1979–80 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 1980–81 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 1981–82 Panathinaikos
• 1982–83 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 1983–84 Panathinaikos
• 1984–85 Panathinaikos
• 1985–86 Panathinaikos

• 1986–87 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 1987–88 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 1988–89 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 1989–90 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 1990–91 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 1991–92 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 1992–93 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 1993–94 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 1994–95 Panathinaikos
• 1995–96 Panathinaikos
• 1996–97 Aris
• 1997–98 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 1998–99 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 1999–00 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 2000–01 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 2001–02 Iraklis
• 2002–03 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos

• 2003–04 Panathinaikos
• 2004–05 Iraklis
• 2005–06 Panathinaikos
• 2006–07 Iraklis
• 2007–08 Iraklis
• 2008–09 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 2009–10 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 2010–11 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 2011–12 Iraklis
• 2012–13 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 2013–14 File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos
• 2014–15 PAOK
• 2015–16 PAOK
• 2016–17 PAOK

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)

Performance by club

Club	Champions	Winning years
File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos	27	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
Panathinaikos	18	1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2006
Panellinios	6	1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1944, 1961
Iraklis	5	2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012
PAOK	3	2015, 2016, 2017
Milon	2	1962, 1964
EAP	1	1938
Aris	1	1997

Titles won by city

8 clubs have won the Greek Volleyball Championships, from a total of 4 cities.

City	Titles	Clubs
Athens	26	Panathinaikos (18), Panellinios (6), Milon (2)
Piraeus	27	File:600px Quadrado Branco com uma figura olimpica grega.PNG Olympiacos (27)
Thessaloniki	9	Iraklis (5) PAOK (3) Aris (1)
Patras	1	EAP (1)

Sponsors and supporters

• OPAP
• Pame Stoixima
• Nova Sports
• Blue Star Ferries
• Euromedica

See also

• A1 Ethniki Women's Volleyball
• Greek Volley League MVP

External links

• Greek-volley.blogspot.com all news about Greek Volleyball
• Hellenic Volleyball Federation Template:El icon
• volleyleague.gr
• Galanis Sports Data
• Greek Volleyball News on Twitter