A1 Ethniki Volleyball

A1 Ethniki Volleyball

Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 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

Aris
PAOK
Iraklis

Olympiacos

Pamvochaikos

Foinikas

Lamia

Ethnikos

Orestiada

Panachaiki

Location of teams in Greek Volleyball League 2015-16

The clubs for the 2015–16 season:

Club	Home city
Aris	Thessaloniki
Ethnikos Alexandroupolis	Alexandroupolis
Foinikas Syros	Ermoupolis
Iraklis	Thessaloniki
Kifissia AC	Kifissia, Athens
Lamia VC	Lamia
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 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

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)

Performance by club

Club	Champions	Winning years
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
Milon	2	1962, 1964
PAOK	2	2015, 2016
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
Piraeus	27	Olympiacos (27)
Athens	26	Panathinaikos (18), Panellinios (6), Milon (2)
Thessaloniki	8	Iraklis (5) PAOK (2) 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 (Greek)
• volleyleague.gr
• Galanis Sports Data
• Greek Volleyball News on Twitter