A1 Ethniki Water Polo
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Water polo league in Greece
| Current season, competition or edition: [画像:Current sports event] 2024–25 A1 Ethniki | |
| Sport | Water polo |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1927;99years ago(1927) |
| Administrator | Hellenic Swimming Federation |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country | Greece |
| Confederation | LEN |
Most recent champion | Olympiacos Piraeus (2025–26) |
| Most titles | Olympiacos Piraeus (40 titles) |
| Broadcaster | ERT |
| Level on pyramid | Level 1 |
| Relegation to | A2 Ethniki Water Polo |
| Domestic cup | Greek Cup |
| International cups | LEN Champions League LEN Euro Cup |
| Website | 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.
Olympiacos Piraeus has conquered the most Greek League titles, with 39. Ethnikos also has the record for consecutive championships, with 18.
History
[edit ]- 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
[edit ]- 1922–23 Wycombe Wanderers footie flag Peiraikos
- 1925–26 Ethnikos Piraeus
- 1926–27 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus
- 1927–28 Giallo e Nero Aris Aris Thessaloniki
- 1928–29 Giallo e Nero Aris Aris Thessaloniki (2)
- 1929–30 Giallo e Nero Aris Aris Thessaloniki (3)
- 1930–31 Ethnikos Piraeus (2)
- 1931–32 Giallo e Nero Aris Aris Thessaloniki (4)
- 1932–33 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (2)
- 1933–34 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (3)
- 1934–35 600px Bianco Con Striscia Blu NO Patras
- 1935–36 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (4)
- 1936–37 600px Bianco Con Striscia Blu NO Patras (2)
- 1937–38 600px Bianco Con Striscia Blu NO Patras (3)
- 1938–39 600px Bianco Con Striscia Blu NO Patras (4)
- 1939–40 600px Bianco Con Striscia Blu NO Patras (5)
- 1941–44 Not held due to WW II
- 1944–45 600px Bianco Con Striscia Blu NO Patras (6)
- 1945–46 600px Bianco Con Striscia Blu NO Patras (7)
- 1946–47 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Pireaus (5)
- 1947–48 Ethnikos Piraeus (3)
- 1948–49 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (6)
- 1949–50 600px Bianco Con Striscia Blu NO Patras (8)
- 1950–51 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (7)
- 1951–52 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White 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) &
630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (9)[1] - 1969–70 Ethnikos Piraeus (21)
- 1970–71 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White 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 600px Blu e Bianco dolphin ANO Glyfada
- 1986–87 600px Blu e Bianco dolphin ANO Glyfada (2)
- 1987–88 Ethnikos Piraeus (36)
- 1988–89 600px Blu e Bianco dolphin ANO Glyfada (3)
- 1989–90 600px Blu e Bianco dolphin ANO Glyfada (4)
- 1990–91 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata NO Vouliagmeni
- 1991–92 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (11)
- 1992–93 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (12)
- 1993–94 Ethnikos Piraeus (37)
- 1994–95 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (13)
- 1995–96 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (14)
- 1996–97 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata NO Vouliagmeni (2)
- 1997–98 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata NO Vouliagmeni (3)
- 1998–99 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (15)
- 1999–00 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (16)
- 2000–01 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (17)
- 2001–02 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (18)
- 2002–03 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (19)
- 2003–04 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (20)
- 2004–05 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (21)
- 2005–06 Ethnikos Piraeus (38)
- 2006–07 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (22)
- 2007–08 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (23)
- 2008–09 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (24)
- 2009–10 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (25)
- 2010–11 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (26)
- 2011–12 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata NO Vouliagmeni (4)
- 2012–13 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (27)
- 2013–14 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (28)
- 2014–15 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (29)
- 2015–16 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (30)
- 2016–17 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (31)
- 2017–18 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (32)
- 2018–19 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (33)
- 2019–20 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (34)
- 2020–21 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (35)
- 2021–22 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (36)
- 2022–23 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (37)
- 2023–24 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (38)
- 2024–25 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (39)
- 2025–26 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus (40)
Titles by club
[edit ]| No. | Club | Winners | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus | 40 | 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, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| 2. | 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 |
| 3. | 600px Bianco Con Striscia Blu NO Patras | 8 | 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1950 |
| 4. | Giallo e Nero Aris Aris Thessaloniki | 4 | 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932 |
| 5. | 600px Blu e Bianco dolphin ANO Glyfada | 4 | 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 |
| 6. | 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata NO Vouliagmeni | 4 | 1991, 1997, 1998, 2012 |
| 7. | Wycombe Wanderers footie flag Peiraikos | 1 | 1923 |
* The 1969 Championship was shared between Olympiacos and Ethnikos
Consecutive championships
[edit ]18 in a row
- Ethnikos Piraeus→1953–1970
14 in a row
- Ethnikos Piraeus→1972–1985
9 in a row
6 in a row
- 600px Bianco Con Striscia Blu NO Patras→1937–1946
5 in a row
3 in a row
- Giallo e Nero Aris Aris Thessaloniki→1928–1930
2 in a row
- 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos→1933–1934, 1951–1952, 1992–1993, 1995–1996
- 600px Blu e Bianco dolphin ANO Glyfada→1986–1987, 1989–1990
Appearances in A' Ethniki (1967―2026)
[edit ]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 2025–26 season.
|
|
|
.png){kind=link}
.png){kind=link}
2.png){kind=link}
.png){kind=link}
Greek clubs in European competitions
[edit ]| 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 | |||||
| 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White Olympiacos Piraeus | 2 | 2002,2018 | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2002 | 1 | |||||||||
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | ||||||||||
| 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata NO Vouliagmeni | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1997 | 0 | 1 | – | ||||||||
| Rosso e Blu (Diagonale) Panionios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | |||||||||||
| 600px Bianco Con Striscia Blu NO Patras | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | |||||||||||||
.png){kind=link}
References
[edit ]- ↑ Official Decision of General Secretariat Athletic by President C.Aslanidis - 24/09/1969
External links
[edit ]- Hellenic Swimming Federation koe.org.gr (in Greek)
- Water Polo League waterpololeague.gr (in Greek)
- Water Polo League ανδρών, Χρυσή Βίβλος: Ο 14ος διαδοχικός τίτλος του Ολυμπιακού - 2026 (Men's Water Polo League, Golden Book: Olympiacos' 14th consecutive title - 2026) sport24.gr (in Greek)