A1 Ethniki Water Polo

A1 Ethniki Water Polo

Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 A1 Ethniki (men's water polo)
Sport	Water polo
Founded	1927
No. of teams	12
Country	Greece
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Olympiacos (30th title)
Most titles	Ethnikos Piraeus (38)
TV partner(s)	OTE Sport Nova Sports
Relegation to	A2 Ethniki Water Polo
Domestic cup(s)	Greek Cup
Official website	www.koe.org.gr

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.

History

• 1926-27: Panhelladiko Championship (SEGAS)
• 1927-28 to 1965-66: Panhellenic Championship
• 1966-67 to 1985-86: A Ethniki
• 1986-87 to present: A1 Ethniki

Title holders

Unofficial Championships

• 1922–23 Peiraikos
• 1925–26 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1926–27 Olympiacos

Official Championships

• 1927–28 Aris
• 1928–29 Aris
• 1929–30 Aris
• 1930–31 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1931–32 Aris
• 1932–33 Olympiacos
• 1933–34 Olympiacos
• 1934–35 NOP
• 1935–36 Olympiacos
• 1936–37 NOP
• 1937–38 NOP
• 1938–39 NOP
• 1939–40 NOP
• 1941–44 Not held due to WW II
• 1944–45 NOP
• 1945–46 NOP
• 1946–47 Olympiacos
• 1947–48 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1948–49 Olympiacos
• 1949–50 NOP
• 1950–51 Olympiacos
• 1951–52 Olympiacos
• 1952–53 Ethnikos Piraeus

• 1953–54 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1954–55 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1955–56 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1956–57 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1957–58 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1958–59 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1959–60 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1960–61 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1961–62 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1962–63 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1963–64 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1964–65 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1965–66 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1966–67 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1967–68 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1968–69 Olympiacos
  .............. Ethnikos Piraeus (together)
• 1969–70 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1970–71 Olympiacos
• 1971–72 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1972–73 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1973–74 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1974–75 Ethnikos Piraeus

• 1975–76 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1976–77 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1977–78 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1978–79 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1979–80 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1980–81 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1981–82 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1982–83 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1983–84 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1984–85 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1985–86 Glyfada
• 1986–87 Glyfada
• 1987–88 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1988–89 Glyfada
• 1989–90 Glyfada
• 1990–91 Vouliagmeni
• 1991–92 Olympiacos
• 1992–93 Olympiacos
• 1993–94 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 1994–95 Olympiacos
• 1995–96 Olympiacos
• 1996–97 Vouliagmeni
• 1997–98 Vouliagmeni

• 1998–99 Olympiacos
• 1999–00 Olympiacos
• 2000–01 Olympiacos
• 2001–02 Olympiacos
• 2002–03 Olympiacos
• 2003–04 Olympiacos
• 2004–05 Olympiacos
• 2005–06 Ethnikos Piraeus
• 2006–07 Olympiacos
• 2007–08 Olympiacos
• 2008–09 Olympiacos
• 2009–10 Olympiacos
• 2010–11 Olympiacos
• 2011–12 Vouliagmeni
• 2012–13 Olympiacos
• 2013–14 Olympiacos
• 2014–15 Olympiacos
• 2015–16 Olympiacos

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	30	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
3.	NOP	8	1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1950
4.	Aris	4	1928, 1929, 1930, 1932
5.	Glyfada	4	1986, 1987, 1989, 1990
6.	Vouliagmeni	4	1991, 1997, 1998, 2012

• The bolded teams are currently playing in the 2014-15 season of the Greek League.

Titles by City

The following table lists the Greek water polo champions by city.

No.	City (Πόλη)	Titles	Winning Clubs
1.	Piraeus	68	Ethnikos Piraeus (38) Olympiacos (30)
2.	Athens	8	Glyfada (4) Vouliagmeni (4)
3.	Patras	8	NOP (8)
4.	Thessaloniki	4	Aris (4)

• The bolded teams are currently playing in the 2014-15 season of the Greek League.

Greek clubs in European competitions

		Champions League					Euro Cup					Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
		C		RU	SF		C		RU	SF		C		RU	SF
Olympiacos		1	2002	1	1		–					0		2
Ethnikos Piraeus		0		0	1		0		0	1		0		0
Vouliagmeni		0		0	0		0		1	1		1	1997	0
Panionios		0		0	0		0		2	1		–
NO Patras		–					0		0	1		–

LEN Super Cup :

Team	Winner	Runners-up
Olympiacos	2002	-

External links

• Hellenic Swimming Federation (Greek)
• Eleftherotypia
• Star Channel
• Novasport Fm