A1 Ethniki Women's Water Polo

The Greek Women's Water Polo A1 League (Greek: Ελληνικό Πρωτάθλημα Υδατοσφαίρισης της Α1 Γυναικών) is the premier championship for women's water polo teams in Greece. It was founded in 1988, and it is currently contested by eight teams.[1] Greek League is ranked as one of the top national domestic leagues in European water polo. The champion, the runner-up and the third-placed team qualify for the LEN Euro League.[2]

A1 Ethniki Women's Water Polo

Founded	1988
Country	Greece
Confederation	KOE
Number of teams	9
Relegation to	A2 Ethniki Women's Water Polo
International cup(s)	LEN Euro League
Current champions	Olympiacos Piraeus (2019–20)

The first champion was Ethnikos Piraeus. During the next years Glyfada NSC and NC Vouliagmeni dominated. At the last ten seasons Olympiacos Piraeus and Vouliagmeni are alternated in the top of the championship. Only four teams have won the championship so far. Olympiacos and Vouliagmeni have won the most championships (11), while Olympiacos is also the current champion (2019–20).[3][4]

Greek clubs are among the most successful in European water polo. They have got numerous successes in all European competitions. As a total, they have won 5 times the LEN Champions' Cup / LEN Euro League, 3 times the LEN Super Cup and 3 times the LEN Trophy. Concretely, Vouliagmeni has won 2 Champions Cups (2009, 2010), 2 LEN Super Cups (2009, 2010) and 1 LEN Trophy (2003), Glyfada has won 2 Champions Cups (2000, 2003), Olympiacos has won 1 LEN Euro League (2015), 1 LEN Super Cup (2015) and 1 LEN Trophy (2014) and Ethnikos Piraeus has won 1 LEN Trophy as well (2010).

Champions

A Ethniki Season Champion 1987–88 Ethnikos Piraeus 1988–89 Glyfada NSC 1989–90 Ethnikos Piraeus 1990–91 NC Vouliagmeni 1991–92 Ethnikos Piraeus 1992–93 NC Vouliagmeni 1993–94 NC Vouliagmeni 1994–95 Olympiacos 1995–96 Glyfada NSC 1996–97 NC Vouliagmeni 1997–98 Olympiacos

A1 Ethniki Season Champion 1998–99 Glyfada NSC 1999–00 Glyfada NSC 2000–01 Glyfada NSC 2001–02 Glyfada NSC 2002–03 NC Vouliagmeni 2003–04 Glyfada NSC 2004–05 NC Vouliagmeni 2005–06 NC Vouliagmeni 2006–07 NC Vouliagmeni 2007–08 Glyfada NSC 2008–09 Olympiacos

A1 Ethniki Season Champion 2009–10 NC Vouliagmeni 2010–11 Olympiacos 2011–12 NC Vouliagmeni 2012–13 NC Vouliagmeni 2013–14 Olympiacos 2014–15 Olympiacos 2015–16 Olympiacos 2016–17 Olympiacos 2017–18 Olympiacos 2018–19 Olympiacos 2019–20 Olympiacos

Performance by club

Club	Titles	Winning years
Olympiacos Piraeus	11	1995, 1998, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 , 2020
NC Vouliagmeni	11	1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2013
Glyfada NSC	8	1989, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008
Ethnikos Piraeus	3	1988, 1990, 1992

Greek clubs in European competitions

LEN Women's Euroleague :

Team	European Champion	Runners-up
Vouliagmeni	2009, 2010	2008, 2012, 2014
Glyfada	2000, 2003	2001, 2004
Olympiacos	2015	2017, 2019

LEN Women's Super Cup :

Team	Super Cup Champion	Runners-up
Vouliagmeni	2009, 2010	-
Olympiacos	2015	2014
Ethnikos	-	2010

Women's LEN Trophy :

Team	LEN Trophy Winner	Runners-up
Vouliagmeni	2003	2000, 2005, 2016
Ethnikos	2010	2004
Olympiacos	2014	2008, 2018

References

1. 2011-12 regular season final table in the Greek Swimming Federation's website
2. 2012-13 teams Archived 2012-10-16 at the Wayback Machine in LEN's website
3. "Η Χρυσή Βίβλος της Α1 πόλο γυναικών". contra.gr. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
4. "Πρωταθλητής ο Ολυμπιακός, 7-10 τον ΝΟ Βουλιαγμένης (6-6 η κανονική διάρκεια, 4-1 στα πέναλτι)". Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

External links

• Hellenic Swimming Federation
• Greek League top scorers at Hellenic Swimming Federation (in Greek)