Greek Women's Basketball League

{{Short description|Professional women's basketball league in Greece}}

{{Infobox sports league

| title = Greek Women's Basketball League

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| logo = Greek Women's Basketball League logo.jpeg

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| sport = Basketball

| founded = 1967

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| teams = 10

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| relegation = A2 National Women's Basketball

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| domestic_cup = Greek Women's Cup

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| continent = {{flagicon|EU}} FIBA Europe (Europe)

| country = {{GRE}}

| champion = Olympiacos Piraeus

(9th title)

| most_champs = Sporting Athens
(21 titles)

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The Greek women's Basketball League, also known as A1 Ethniki (A1 National) Women's Basketball is the most important competition of Greek women's professional basketball. It is organised by the EOK (Hellenic Basketball Federation). It began with the 1967–68 season. The first championship of the league, which was held in the 1967–68 season, was organised by ΕΟΑΠ (Greek: Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Αθλοπαιδιών). Two years later, the EOK assumed control of the competition.[http://www.basket.gr/cont/history/women/index.asp Hellenic Basketball Federation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805044607/http://www.basket.gr/cont/history/women/index.asp |date=2013-08-05 }} History of the women’s championship.

Iraklis Thessaloniki won the inaugural championship of the league, in the 1967–68 season. From 1976 to 1999, Sporting Athens dominated the competition, winning 20 championships in that period (they also won another championship in 2004). So far, Sporting has won the most league championships (21 in total).[http://www.basket.gr/cont/history/women/a1.asp Greek Basketball Federation, Women's Basketball League, Champions.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130804095506/http://www.basket.gr/cont/history/women/a1.asp |date=2013-08-04 }} From 2008 to 2012, Athinaikos dominated exclusively, breaking the record of consecutive wins in the Greek Women's League. The successes of Olympiacos Piraeus were entered into the Guinness book of records.{{cite web|title=Athinaikos enters the Guinness book of records.|url=https://www.eurobasket.com/Greece/basketball.aspx?NewsID=260491&Women=1|publisher=eurobasket.com|access-date=24 July 2013}}{{cite web|title=Στο Γκίνες ο Αθηναϊκός|url=http://www.sport24.gr/Basket/ElladaBasket/A1Women/sto_gkines_o_athhnaikos.1657575.html|publisher=sport24.gr|access-date=24 July 2013}} The consecutive win streak of Olympiacos was finally halted at 117 wins.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport24.gr/Basket/ElladaBasket/A1Women/a1-gynaikwn-o-olympiakos-prosperase-to-connecticut-kai-ekane-pagkosmio-rekor.5677459.html|title = Α1 Γυναικών: O Ολυμπιακός προσπέρασε το Connecticut και έκανε παγκόσμιο ρεκόρ}}{{cite web|title=Τέλος στο ρεκόρ Γκίνες του Αθηναϊκού!|url=http://www.sentragoal.gr/article.asp?catid=10546&subid=2&pubid=129221025|publisher=sentragoal.gr|access-date=24 July 2013|archive-date=21 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221203622/http://www.sentragoal.gr/article.asp?catid=10546&subid=2&pubid=129221025|url-status=dead}} The current champion of the league is Olympiacos Piraeus, which has won nine league championships.