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A1 Ethniki Water Polo
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: 2022–23 A1 Ethniki | |
| Sport | Water polo |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1927 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country | Greece |
| Confederation | LEN |
| Most recent champion(s) | Olympiacos Piraeus (2021-22) |
| Most titles | Ethnikos Piraeus (38 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | ERT |
| 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 is the team with the most championships, having 38. Ethnikos also has the record for consecutive championships, with 18.
History
- 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
- 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)
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 Piraeus | 36 | 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 |
| 3. | NO Patras | 8 | 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1950 |
| 4. | Aris Thessaloniki | 4 | 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932 |
| 5. | ANO Glyfada | 4 | 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 |
| 6. | NO Vouliagmeni | 4 | 1991,1997, 1998, 2012 |
| 7. | Peiraikos | 1 | 1923 |
* The 1969 Championship was shared between Olympiacos and Ethnikos
Consecutive championships
18 in a row
- Ethnikos Piraeus→1953-1970
14 in a row
- Ethnikos Piraeus→1972-1985
10 in a row
- Olympiacos Piraeus→2013
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―2023)
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 2022–23 season.
| App | Club |
|---|---|
| 57 | Olympiacos SFP |
| 55 | Ethnikos OFPF |
| 48 | N.O. Chios |
| 45 | Panathinaikos |
| 44 | N.O. Patras |
| 43 | NO Vouliagmeni |
| 43 | A.N.O. Glyfada |
| 35 | A.O. Palaio Faliro |
| 28 | N.O. Chania |
| 28 | P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki |
| 23 | Panionios G.S.S. (Athens) |
| 16 | Iraklis Thessaloniki |
| 16 | N.A.O. Kerkyra |
| 14 | N.O. Volos |
| 13 | N.O. Kalamaki |
| 10 | Aris Thessaloniki |
| 9 | N.O. Ydraikos |
| 7 | N.O. Chalcis |
| 7 | O.F. Thalassis Thessaloniki |
| 7 | Ilisiakos A.O. Athens |
| 6 | K.O. Poseidon Ilision (Athens) |
| 6 | Apollon Smyrnis (Athens) |
| 5 | N.E. Patras |
| 5 | E.N.O. Egyptioton Athens |
| 4 | G.S. Peristeri |
| 3 | N.O. Argostoli |
| 3 | A.O. Nireas Chalandri |
| 3 | N.O. Mytilene |
| 3 | G.N.O. Aris Nikaias |
| 3 | A.E.K. Athens |
| 2 | N.O. Larissa |
| 2 | G.S. Nireas Lamia |
| 2 | GS Ilioupolis (Athens) |
| 2 | O.Y.K. Volos |
| 1 | O.F.I. (Heraklion) |
| 1 | Phoenix Piraeus |
Greek clubs in European competitions
| Club | Champions League | Euro Cup | Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) | Super Cup | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1997 | 0 | 1 | – | ||||||||
| Panionios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | |||||||||||
| NO Patras | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Official Decision of General Secretariat Athletic by President C.Aslanidis - 24/09/1969
External links
- Hellenic Swimming Federation (in Greek)
- Eleftherotypia
- Novasport Fm