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The Greek Men's Handball Championship, or Handball Premier, is the most important competition of Greek handball. The competition which is organised by
Hellenic Handball Federation The Hellenic Handball Federation (OXE) ('' el, Ομοσπονδία Χειροσφαιρίσεως Ελλάδος'') is the governing body of handball and beach handball in Greece, Hellenic Republic (Greece). Founded in 1979, OXE is affiliated to ...
(Greek: ΟΧΕ) started in 1979–80 season. The most successful team is
Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (also Ionikos Nea Philadelphia) is a sport club that is based in Nea Filadelfeia, an Athenian suburb. The full name of club is A.S. Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (Greek: Α. Σ. Ιωνικός Νέας Φιλαδέλφειας). ...
who has won ten titles. The last title was won by
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a numbe ...
. Evangelos Kalfarentzos, fitness director of the Panhellenic Gymnastics Association of Athens (
Panellinios Panellinios G.S. ( Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γ.Σ.), full name, Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos ( Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος), is a Greek multi-sport club that is located in Athens and was founde ...
), physical education teacher and author, recognized as rapporteur of the sport in Greece.


Competition Format

The season begins with a tournament between the twelve teams. The first six teams qualify for a play-off round, while the last three plays play-out. The top two teams of the play-off round qualifies directly to the semifinals, while the others four plays the top two teams of the play-out round in quarterfinals.


2022/23 Season participants

The following 12 clubs compete in the Handball Premier during the 2022–23 season.


Previous champions

Panhellenic Championship (1979–80 to 1981–82) * 1980 :
Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (also Ionikos Nea Philadelphia) is a sport club that is based in Nea Filadelfeia, an Athenian suburb. The full name of club is A.S. Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (Greek: Α. Σ. Ιωνικός Νέας Φιλαδέλφειας). ...
* 1981 :
Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (also Ionikos Nea Philadelphia) is a sport club that is based in Nea Filadelfeia, an Athenian suburb. The full name of club is A.S. Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (Greek: Α. Σ. Ιωνικός Νέας Φιλαδέλφειας). ...
(2) * 1982 :
Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (also Ionikos Nea Philadelphia) is a sport club that is based in Nea Filadelfeia, an Athenian suburb. The full name of club is A.S. Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (Greek: Α. Σ. Ιωνικός Νέας Φιλαδέλφειας). ...
(3) Alpha Ethniki (1982–83 to 1988–89) * 1983 :
Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (also Ionikos Nea Philadelphia) is a sport club that is based in Nea Filadelfeia, an Athenian suburb. The full name of club is A.S. Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (Greek: Α. Σ. Ιωνικός Νέας Φιλαδέλφειας). ...
(4) * 1984 :
Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (also Ionikos Nea Philadelphia) is a sport club that is based in Nea Filadelfeia, an Athenian suburb. The full name of club is A.S. Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (Greek: Α. Σ. Ιωνικός Νέας Φιλαδέλφειας). ...
(5) * 1985 :
Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (also Ionikos Nea Philadelphia) is a sport club that is based in Nea Filadelfeia, an Athenian suburb. The full name of club is A.S. Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (Greek: Α. Σ. Ιωνικός Νέας Φιλαδέλφειας). ...
(6) * 1986 :
Filippos Veria ) , nickname = , founded = 1962 , colours = Red and White , chairman = Giorgos Faiakas , club_titles = , anthem = , website Club home page A.C. Filippos Verias (Greek: Α.Σ. Φίλιππος Βέροιας) is a ...
* 1987 :
Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (also Ionikos Nea Philadelphia) is a sport club that is based in Nea Filadelfeia, an Athenian suburb. The full name of club is A.S. Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (Greek: Α. Σ. Ιωνικός Νέας Φιλαδέλφειας). ...
(7) * 1988 :
Filippos Veria ) , nickname = , founded = 1962 , colours = Red and White , chairman = Giorgos Faiakas , club_titles = , anthem = , website Club home page A.C. Filippos Verias (Greek: Α.Σ. Φίλιππος Βέροιας) is a ...
(2) * 1989 :
Filippos Veria ) , nickname = , founded = 1962 , colours = Red and White , chairman = Giorgos Faiakas , club_titles = , anthem = , website Club home page A.C. Filippos Verias (Greek: Α.Σ. Φίλιππος Βέροιας) is a ...
(3) A1 Ethniki (1989–90 to 2014–15) * 1990 :
Filippos Veria ) , nickname = , founded = 1962 , colours = Red and White , chairman = Giorgos Faiakas , club_titles = , anthem = , website Club home page A.C. Filippos Verias (Greek: Α.Σ. Φίλιππος Βέροιας) is a ...
* 1991 :
Filippos Veria ) , nickname = , founded = 1962 , colours = Red and White , chairman = Giorgos Faiakas , club_titles = , anthem = , website Club home page A.C. Filippos Verias (Greek: Α.Σ. Φίλιππος Βέροιας) is a ...
(5) * 1992 :
Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (also Ionikos Nea Philadelphia) is a sport club that is based in Nea Filadelfeia, an Athenian suburb. The full name of club is A.S. Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (Greek: Α. Σ. Ιωνικός Νέας Φιλαδέλφειας). ...
(8) * 1993 :
Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (also Ionikos Nea Philadelphia) is a sport club that is based in Nea Filadelfeia, an Athenian suburb. The full name of club is A.S. Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (Greek: Α. Σ. Ιωνικός Νέας Φιλαδέλφειας). ...
(9) * 1994 :
Filippos Veria ) , nickname = , founded = 1962 , colours = Red and White , chairman = Giorgos Faiakas , club_titles = , anthem = , website Club home page A.C. Filippos Verias (Greek: Α.Σ. Φίλιππος Βέροιας) is a ...
(6) * 1995 :
Filippos Veria ) , nickname = , founded = 1962 , colours = Red and White , chairman = Giorgos Faiakas , club_titles = , anthem = , website Club home page A.C. Filippos Verias (Greek: Α.Σ. Φίλιππος Βέροιας) is a ...
(7) * 1996 : ESN Vrilissia * 1997 :
GE Veria Gymnastiki Enosi Verias was a Greek sports club from Veria. It was active in athletics, boxing, chess, handball, table tennis, volleyball and weightlifting, but it is best known for the handball section. The women's team won six national champio ...
* 1998 :
ASE Douka A.C. Doukas School (Greek: Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Εκπαιδευτηρίων Δούκα/Α.Σ.Ε.Δ.) is a Greek multisport club based in Marousi, Athens. It was founded in 1979 by Doukas School and its colour is blue and white. Th ...
* 1999 :
Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (also Ionikos Nea Philadelphia) is a sport club that is based in Nea Filadelfeia, an Athenian suburb. The full name of club is A.S. Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (Greek: Α. Σ. Ιωνικός Νέας Φιλαδέλφειας). ...
(10) * 2000 :
Panellinios Panellinios G.S. ( Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γ.Σ.), full name, Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos ( Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος), is a Greek multi-sport club that is located in Athens and was founde ...
* 2001 :
ASE Douka A.C. Doukas School (Greek: Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Εκπαιδευτηρίων Δούκα/Α.Σ.Ε.Δ.) is a Greek multisport club based in Marousi, Athens. It was founded in 1979 by Doukas School and its colour is blue and white. Th ...
(2) * 2002 :
Panellinios Panellinios G.S. ( Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γ.Σ.), full name, Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos ( Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος), is a Greek multi-sport club that is located in Athens and was founde ...
(2) * 2003 :
Filippos Veria ) , nickname = , founded = 1962 , colours = Red and White , chairman = Giorgos Faiakas , club_titles = , anthem = , website Club home page A.C. Filippos Verias (Greek: Α.Σ. Φίλιππος Βέροιας) is a ...
(8) * 2004 :
Panellinios Panellinios G.S. ( Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γ.Σ.), full name, Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos ( Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος), is a Greek multi-sport club that is located in Athens and was founde ...
(3) * 2005 :
Athinaikos Athinaikos A.C. ( el, Αθηναϊκός Α.Σ., full name Athinaikos Athletic Club) is a Greek multisport-club, founded in 1917. It is based in Vyronas, a suburb east of Athens. Athinaikos has football, basketball, and handball teams. Its achiev ...
* 2006 :
Panellinios Panellinios G.S. ( Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γ.Σ.), full name, Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos ( Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος), is a Greek multi-sport club that is located in Athens and was founde ...
(4) * 2007 :
Panellinios Panellinios G.S. ( Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γ.Σ.), full name, Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos ( Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος), is a Greek multi-sport club that is located in Athens and was founde ...
(5) * 2008 :
ASE Douka A.C. Doukas School (Greek: Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Εκπαιδευτηρίων Δούκα/Α.Σ.Ε.Δ.) is a Greek multisport club based in Marousi, Athens. It was founded in 1979 by Doukas School and its colour is blue and white. Th ...
(3) * 2009 : PAOK * 2010 : PAOK (2) * 2011 :
AEK A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...
* 2012 : Diomidis Argous * 2013 :
AEK A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...
(2) * 2014 : Diomidis Argous (2) * 2015 : PAOK (3) Handball Premier (2015–16 to present) *
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Filippos Veria ) , nickname = , founded = 1962 , colours = Red and White , chairman = Giorgos Faiakas , club_titles = , anthem = , website Club home page A.C. Filippos Verias (Greek: Α.Σ. Φίλιππος Βέροιας) is a ...
(9) *
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Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a numbe ...
* 2019 :
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a numbe ...
(2) * 2020 :
AEK A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...
(3) * 2021 :
AEK A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...
(4) * 2022 :
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a numbe ...
(3)


Performances


By club


By city

Twelve clubs from five cities have won the championship.


EHF coefficient rank The EHF coefficient rank is a list made by European Handball Federation. The list is a result of the clubs of the EHF member federations' results in the EHF Champions League (CL), EHF European League (EL), EHF Cup Winners' Cup (CWC) and EHF Europea ...
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Greek handball clubs in European competitions

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year. From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup. Winners ...
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EHF European Cup The Men's EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League. ...
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Sources


Hellenic Handball Federation, Champions


References


External links


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