Greek A Division (women's football)

The Pan-Hellenic Women's Football Championship (Greek: Πανελλήνιο Πρωτάθλημα Γυναικών), also known as the Panelinio Protathlima or Women's Alpha Ethniki, is the highest professional women's football league in Greece.

Greek A Division
Founded1987
Country Greece
ConfederationUEFA
Divisions1
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toB Division
Domestic cup(s)Greek Women's Cup
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
Current championsPAOK W.F (15th Title)
(2019–20)
Most championshipsPAOK W.F (14th Titles)
Websiteepo.gr

The Pan-Hellenic Women's Football Championship was founded in 1987. Prior to 1990, the championship was organised by the regional football associations. In 1990, the Hellenic Football Federation created a committee on women's football which organized the championship. In 1990 became the first organisation from the EPO which however were named test and the Greek federation him did not recognize as official organisation. The current winner as well as the most-times winner is PAOK.[1]

Format

The 2009–10 championship is organized into one group of 7 clubs and one group of 8 clubs. In the first phase of the championship, each club in the first group plays a total of 12 matches (home and away) against the other 6 clubs in the group over 14 rounds,[2] while each club in the second group plays a total of 14 matches (home and away) against the other 7 clubs in the group over 14 rounds.[3] In the second phase, the top three clubs from each group with participate in a new group competition with each club playing 10 matches (home and away) against the other 5 clubs. The clubs which did not finish in the top three of their group in the first phase will be relegated to the regional competition for the 201011 season.[4]

From the 2010-11 season onwards, there will be no more different groups and stages. All 13 clubs will play a round robin league, so each team plays 24 matches. The champion will be the first-place finisher.

Current members

Atromitos
Odysseas
Aris
PAOK
AEL
Trikala
Locations of the 2019–20 Football League clubs

The following 12 clubs are competing in the A Division during the 2019–20 season.

  • Agrotikos Asteras
  • Aris Thessaloniki
  • Atromitos
  • Avantes Chalkida
  • Elpides Karditsas
  • PAS Giannina
  • Larissa
  • Missolonghi 2008
  • Odysseas Glyfades
  • OFI
  • P.A.O.K.
  • AS Trikala 2011

List of champions

The list of champions:[5][6]

Hellenic Football Federation HFF
Season Champion
1987Ilioupoli Thessaloniki
1989Doxa Piraeus
Season Champion
1990Olympiada Thessaloniki
1991Doxa Piraeus
1992Doxa Piraeus
A Division
1993Kavala 86
1994Doxa Piraeus
1995Doxa Piraeus
1996Olympiada Thessaloniki
1997Ilioupoli Thessaloniki
1998Olympiada Thessaloniki
1999Union Doxa/Artemis Piraeus
2000Filiriakos Florinas
2001Kavala 86'
2002PAOK W.F
2003A.E. Egina
2004A.E. Egina
2005A.E. Egina
2006PAOK W.F
2007PAOK W.F
2008PAOK W.F
2009PAOK W.F
2010PAOK W.F
2011PAOK W.F
2012PAOK W.F
2013PAOK W.F
2014Amazones Dramas
2015PAOK W.F
2016PAOK W.F
2017PAOK W.F
2018PAOK W.F
2019PAOK W.F
2020PAOK W.F

References

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