A1 Ethniki Water Polo

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.

A1 Ethniki Water Polo

Current season, competition or edition: 2018–19 A1 Ethniki (men's water polo)
Sport	Water polo
Founded	1927
No. of teams	12
Country	Greece
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Olympiacos (34rd title)
Most titles	Ethnikos Piraeus (38)
TV partner(s)	ERT
Relegation to	A2 Ethniki Water Polo
Domestic cup(s)	Greek Cup
Official website	www.koe.org.gr

History

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

Title holders

1922–23 Peiraikos 1925–26 Ethnikos Piraeus 1926–27 Olympiacos 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 Ethnikos Piraeus & Olympiacos [1] 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 2016–17 Olympiacos 2017–18 Olympiacos 2018–19 Olympiacos 2019–20 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	34	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
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
7.	Peiraikos	1	1923

* The 1969 Championship was shared between Olympiacos and Ethnicos

• 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		2	2002,2018	3	1		–					0		32
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		1	0		–

LEN Super Cup :

Team	Winner	Runners-up
Olympiacos	2002	2018

References

1. Official Decision of General Secretariat Athletic by President C.Aslanidis - 24/09/1969

External links

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