A1 Ethniki Volleyball
{{Short description|Top-tier men's volleyball league in Greece}}
{{Infobox Sports league
| title = Greek Volleyball League
| current_season = 2023–24 Volleyleague (Greece)
| logo = Greek Volleyleague logo.jpg
| pixels = 190
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| Formerly =
| sport = Volleyball
| founded = 1928
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| promotion =
| relegation = Pre League (2nd Tier)
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| domestic_cup = Greek Cup
League Cup
| confed_cup = CEV Champions League
CEV Cup
CEV Challenge Cup
| teams = 10
| country = Greece
| continent = Europe
| champion = Panathinaikos (21)
| most_champs = Olympiacos (32)
| qualification =
| folded =
| website = [https://www.volleyleague.gr/ volleyleague.gr]
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| TV = ERT
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The A1 Ethniki ({{langx|el|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.https://www.sport24.gr/volley/volley-league-i-episimi-lista-ton-protathlimaton-21-titlous-o-panathinaikos/https://www.gavros.gr/article/volei/396659-epeisodiako-d-s-sthn-esap-paraiththhke-o-ypeythynos-typoy-gia-th-lathos-katametrhsh-titloy-yper-toy-panathhnaikoy
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
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{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=37.95 |long=23.633333 |label=Olympiacos, Flisvos|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=37.966667 |long=23.716667 |label=Panathinaikos, Κifissia, Milon|position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=40.60 |long=22.9695 |label=PAOK|position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=40.65 |long=22.9655 |label=Pegasus Polichnis|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=37.38|long=25.00 |label=Foinikas Syros|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=41.50|long=26.5333 |label=Athlos Orestiada|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=35.33|long=25.13 |label=OFI|position=top}}
}}
The clubs for the 2023–24 season:
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Club
!Home city !Home ground !Capacity | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| align="left"| Athlos Orestiada | Orestiada | Nikos Samaras Indoor Hall | 2,500 |
| align="left"| Flisvos Palaio Faliro | Palaio Faliro | Sofia Befon Palaio Faliro Indoor Hall | 1,204 |
| align="left"| Foinikas Syros | Ermoupolis | Dimitris Vikelas Arena | 700 |
| align="left"| Kifissia | Kifissia, Athens | Zirineio Indoor Hall | 800 |
| align="left"| Milon | Nea Smyrni, Athens | Milon Indoor Hall | 1,300 |
| align="left"| OFI | Heraklion, Crete | Kalamata Coast Indoor Hall | 1,000 |
| align="left"| Olympiacos | Piraeus | {{ill|Melina Merkouri Rentis Indoor Hall|el|Κλειστό Γυμναστήριο Ρέντη «Μελίνα Μερκούρη»}} | 1,800 |
| align="left"| Panathinaikos | Athens | {{ill|Mets Indoor Hall|el|Κλειστό Γυμναστήριο Μετς}} | 1,500 |
| align="left"| Pegasus Polichni | Polichni, Thessaloniki | Alexandros Nikolaidis Polichni Indoor Hall | 330 |
| align="left"| PAOK | Pylaia, Thessaloniki | PAOK Sports Arena | 8,500 |
Championship history
- 1935–36 to 1939–40 and 1960–61 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
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- 1928: {{0}}{{0}}{{0}}25px Panellinios
- 1935–36: 25px Panellinios
- 1936–37: 25px Panellinios
- 1937–38: 25px EAP
- 1938–39: 25px Panellinios
- 1939–40: 25px Panellinios
- 1940–45: Not held due to WWII
- 1960–61: 25px Panellinios
- 1961–62: 25px Milon
- 1962–63: 25px Panathinaikos
- 1963–64: 25px Milon
- 1964–65: 25px Panathinaikos
- 1965–66: 25px Panathinaikos
- 1966–67: 25px Panathinaikos
- 1967–68: 25px Olympiacos
- 1968–69: 25px Olympiacos
- 1969–70: 25px Panathinaikos
- 1970–71: 25px Panathinaikos
- 1971–72: 25px Panathinaikos
- 1972–73: 25px Panathinaikos
- 1973–74: 25px Olympiacos
- 1974–75: 25px Panathinaikos
- 1975–76: 25px Olympiacos
- 1976–77: 25px Panathinaikos
- 1977–78: 25px Olympiacos
- 1978–79: 25px Olympiacos
- 1979–80: 25px Olympiacos
- 1980–81: 25px Olympiacos
- 1981–82: 25px Panathinaikos
- 1982–83: 25px Olympiacos
- 1983–84: 25px Panathinaikos
- 1984–85: 25px Panathinaikos
- 1985–86: 25px Panathinaikos
- 1986–87: 25px Olympiacos
- 1987–88: 25px Olympiacos
- 1988–89: 25px Olympiacos
- 1989–90: 25px Olympiacos
- 1990–91: 25px Olympiacos
- 1991–92: 25px Olympiacos
- 1992–93: 25px Olympiacos
- 1993–94: 25px Olympiacos
- 1994–95: 25px Panathinaikos
- 1995–96: 25px Panathinaikos
- 1996–97: 25px Aris
- 1997–98: 25px Olympiacos
- 1998–99: 25px Olympiacos
- 1999–00: 25px Olympiacos
- 2000–01: 25px Olympiacos
- 2001–02: 25px Iraklis
- 2002–03: 25px Olympiacos
- 2003–04: 25px Panathinaikos
- 2004–05: 25px Iraklis
- 2005–06: 25px Panathinaikos
- 2006–07: 25px Iraklis
- 2007–08: 25px Iraklis
- 2008–09: 25px Olympiacos
- 2009–10: 25px Olympiacos
- 2010–11: 25px Olympiacos
- 2011–12: 25px Iraklis
- 2012–13: 25px Olympiacos
- 2013–14: 25px Olympiacos
- 2014–15: 25px PAOK
- 2015–16: 25px PAOK
- 2016–17: 25px PAOK
- 2017–18: 25px Olympiacos
- 2018–19: 25px Olympiacos
- 2019–20: 25px Panathinaikos
- 2020–21: 25px Olympiacos
- 2021–22: 25px Panathinaikos
- 2022–23: 25px Olympiacos
- 2023–24: 25px Olympiacos
- 2024–25: 25px Panathinaikos
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Source: [https://www.volleyleague.gr/index.php/season/xrisi-biblos/champion-teams volleyleague.gr]
A1 Finals
| class="wikitable" width=83% |
| width="9%"| Season
!width="20%"| Home advantage !width="7%"| Result !width="20%"| Challenger !width="20%"| 1st of Regular Season !width="7%"| Record (Points) |
|---|
| style="text-align:center"| 1990–91
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Olympiacos |style="text-align:center"| 3–0 |style="text-align:center"| 18–0 (36) |
| style="text-align:center"| 1991–92
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Olympiacos |style="text-align:center"| 2–0 |style="text-align:center"| 17–1 (35) |
| style="text-align:center"| 1992–93
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Olympiacos |style="text-align:center"| 4–0 |style="text-align:center"| 17–1 (35) |
| style="text-align:center"| 1994–95
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Panathinaikos |style="text-align:center"| 2–0 |style="text-align:center"| 19–3 (41) |
| style="text-align:center"| 1995–96
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Panathinaikos |style="text-align:center"| 3–2 |Aris |style="text-align:center"| 20–2 (42) |
| style="text-align:center"| 1996–97
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Aris |style="text-align:center"| 3–2 |style="text-align:center"| 17–5 (39) |
| style="text-align:center"| 1997–98
|style="text-align:center"| 2–3 |style="background:#FFFF99"|Olympiacos |style="text-align:center"| 19–3 (41) |
| style="text-align:center"| 1998–99
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Olympiacos |style="text-align:center"| 3–0 |style="text-align:center"| 20–2 (42) |
| style="text-align:center"| 1999–00
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Olympiacos |style="text-align:center"| 3–1 |style="text-align:center"| 20–2 (42) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2000–01
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Olympiacos |style="text-align:center"| 3–0 |style="text-align:center"| 20–2 (42) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2001–02
|style="text-align:center"| 2–3 |style="background:#FFFF99"|Iraklis |style="text-align:center"| 19–3 (57) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2002–03
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Olympiacos |style="text-align:center"| 3–0 |style="text-align:center"| 20–2 (58) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2003–04
|style="text-align:center"| 1–3 |style="background:#FFFF99"|Panathinaikos |style="text-align:center"| 20–2 (59) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2004–05
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Iraklis |style="text-align:center"| 3–0 |style="text-align:center"| 22–0 (63) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2005–06
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Panathinaikos |style="text-align:center"| 3–1 |style="text-align:center"| 21–1 (60) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2006–07
|style="text-align:center"| 1–3 |style="background:#FFFF99"|Iraklis |style="text-align:center"| 21–1 (63) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2007–08
|style="text-align:center"| 0–3 |style="background:#FFFF99"|Iraklis |style="text-align:center"| 20–2 (61) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2008–09
|style="text-align:center"| 1–3 |style="background:#FFFF99"|Olympiacos |style="text-align:center"| 19–3 (56) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2009–10
|style="text-align:center"| 1–3 |style="background:#FFFF99"|Olympiacos |style="text-align:center"| 19–3 (57) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2010–11
|style="text-align:center"| 0–3 |style="background:#FFFF99"|Olympiacos |style="text-align:center"| 17–5 (52) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2011–12
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Iraklis |style="text-align:center"| 3–2 |style="text-align:center"| 18–2 (50) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2012–13
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Olympiacos |style="text-align:center"| 3–1 |style="text-align:center"| 20–2 (56) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2013–14
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Olympiacos |style="text-align:center"| 3–0 |style="text-align:center"| 17–5 (52) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2014–15
|style="background:#FFFF99"|PAOK |style="text-align:center"| 3–0 |PAOK |style="text-align:center"| 20–2 (57) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2015–16
|style="text-align:center"| 1–3 |style="background:#FFFF99"|PAOK |style="text-align:center"| 20–2 (59) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2016–17
|style="text-align:center"| 2–3 |style="background:#FFFF99"|PAOK |style="text-align:center"| 21–1 (62) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2017–18
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Olympiacos |style="text-align:center"| 3–0 |PAOK |style="text-align:center"| 22–0 (66) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2018–19
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Olympiacos |style="text-align:center"| 3–0 |PAOK |style="text-align:center"| 16–2 (46) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2019–20
|style="text-align:center"| 0–2 |style="background:#FFFF99"|Panathinaikos |style="text-align:center"| 14–2 (41) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2020–21
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Olympiacos |style="text-align:center"|r.r. |style="text-align:center"| 13–1 (39) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2021–22
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Panathinaikos |style="text-align:center"|r.r. |PAOK |style="text-align:center"| 12–2 (37) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2022–23
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Olympiacos |style="text-align:center"| 3–1 |PAOK |style="text-align:center"| 16–2 (46) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2023–24
|style="text-align:center"| 1–3 |style="background:#FFFF99"|Olympiacos |style="text-align:center"| 15–1 (44) |
| style="text-align:center"| 2024–25
|style="background:#FFFF99"|Panathinaikos |style="text-align:center"| 3–0 |style="text-align:center"| 15–3 (44) |
Performance by club
| class="wikitable" |
| width=15%|Club
!width=10%|Champions !width=75%|Winning years |
|---|
| Olympiacos
|style="text-align:center"| 32 | 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, 2021, 2023, 2024 |
| Panathinaikos
|style="text-align:center"| 21 |1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2020, 2022, 2025 |
| Panellinios
|style="text-align:center"| 6 | 1928, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1961 |
| Iraklis
|style="text-align:center"| 5 | 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012 |
| PAOK
|style="text-align:center"| 3 | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Milon
|style="text-align:center"| 2 | 1962, 1964 |
| EAP
|style="text-align:center"| 1 | 1938 |
| Aris
|style="text-align:center"| 1 | 1997 |
Sponsors and supporters
- OPAP
- Pame Stoixima
- ERT
- Blue Star Ferries
- Euromedica
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://greek-volley.blogspot.com/ Greek-volley.blogspot.com all news about Greek Volleyball]
- [http://www.volleyball.gr/ Hellenic Volleyball Federation] {{in lang|el}}
- [http://www.volleyleague.gr volleyleague.gr]
- [http://www.galanissportsdata.com/ Galanis Sports Data]
- [https://twitter.com/greekvolley Greek Volleyball News on Twitter]
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