A1 Ethniki Volleyball

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.

A1 Ethniki Volleyball

Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1920
No. of teams	10
Country	Greece
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Panathinaikos (19)
Most titles	Olympiacos (29)
TV partner(s)	ERT
Relegation to	A2 Ethniki Volleyball (2nd Tier)
Domestic cup(s)	Greek Cup League Cup
International cup(s)	CEV Champions League CEV Cup CEV Challenge Cup
Official website	www.volleyball.gr

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

Kifissia
Milon
Panathinaikos

PAOK

Olympiacos

Foinikas Syros

OFI

Filippos Veria

Location of clubs for the 2020–21 Volley League season

The clubs for the 2020–21 season:

Club	Home city
Filippos Veria	Veria
Foinikas Syros	Ermoupolis
Kifissia	Kifissia, Athens
Milon	Nea Smyrni, Athens
OFI	Heraklion
Olympiacos	Piraeus
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
• 2010–11 to present: Volley League

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 1960–61: Panellinios 1961–62: Milon 1962–63: Panathinaikos 1963–64: Milon 1964–65: Panathinaikos 1965–66: Panathinaikos 1966–67: Panathinaikos 1967–68: Olympiacos 1968–69: Olympiacos 1969–70: Panathinaikos 1970–71: Panathinaikos 1971–72: Panathinaikos 1972–73: Panathinaikos 1973–74: Olympiacos 1974–75: Panathinaikos 1975–76: Olympiacos

1976–77: Panathinaikos 1977–78: Olympiacos 1978–79: Olympiacos 1979–80: Olympiacos 1980–81: Olympiacos 1981–82: Panathinaikos 1982–83: Olympiacos 1983–84: Panathinaikos 1984–85: Panathinaikos 1985–86: Panathinaikos 1986–87: Olympiacos 1987–88: Olympiacos 1988–89: Olympiacos 1989–90: Olympiacos 1990–91: Olympiacos 1991–92: Olympiacos 1992–93: Olympiacos 1993–94: Olympiacos 1994–95: Panathinaikos 1995–96: Panathinaikos 1996–97: Aris 1997–98: Olympiacos 1998–99: Olympiacos

1999–00: Olympiacos 2000–01: Olympiacos 2001–02: Iraklis 2002–03: Olympiacos 2003–04: Panathinaikos 2004–05: Iraklis 2005–06: Panathinaikos 2006–07: Iraklis 2007–08: Iraklis 2008–09: Olympiacos 2009–10: Olympiacos 2010–11: Olympiacos 2011–12: Iraklis 2012–13: Olympiacos 2013–14: Olympiacos 2014–15: PAOK 2015–16: PAOK 2016–17: PAOK 2017–18: Olympiacos 2018–19: Olympiacos 2019–20: Panathinaikos

Source: volleyleague.gr

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)

Performance by club

Club	Champions	Winning years
Olympiacos	29	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
Panathinaikos	19	1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2020
Panellinios	6	1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1961,1944
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

• OPAP
• Pame Stoixima
• ERT
• Blue Star Ferries
• Euromedica

See also

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

References

External links

• Greek-volley.blogspot.com all news about Greek Volleyball
• Hellenic Volleyball Federation (in Greek)
• volleyleague.gr
• Galanis Sports Data
• Greek Volleyball News on Twitter