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The A1 Ethniki (), often referred to as the Greek Volleyball League, is the highest professional
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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.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

The clubs for the 2023–24 season:


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

* 1928: Panellinios * 1935–36: Panellinios * 1936–37: Panellinios * 1937–38: EAP * 1938–39: Panellinios * 1939–40: Panellinios * 1940–45: ''Not held due to WWII'' * 1960–61: Panellinios * 1961–62: Milon * 1962–63: Panathinaikos * 1963–64: Milon * 1964–65: Panathinaikos * 1965–66: Panathinaikos * 1966–67: Panathinaikos * 1967–68: Olympiacos * 1968–69: Olympiacos * 1969–70: Panathinaikos * 1970–71: Panathinaikos * 1971–72: Panathinaikos * 1972–73: Panathinaikos * 1973–74: Olympiacos * 1974–75: Panathinaikos * 1975–76: Olympiacos * 1976–77: Panathinaikos * 1977–78: Olympiacos * 1978–79: Olympiacos * 1979–80: Olympiacos * 1980–81: Olympiacos * 1981–82: Panathinaikos * 1982–83: Olympiacos * 1983–84: Panathinaikos * 1984–85: Panathinaikos * 1985–86: Panathinaikos * 1986–87: Olympiacos * 1987–88: Olympiacos * 1988–89: Olympiacos * 1989–90: Olympiacos * 1990–91: Olympiacos * 1991–92: Olympiacos * 1992–93: Olympiacos * 1993–94: Olympiacos * 1994–95: Panathinaikos * 1995–96: Panathinaikos * 1996–97: Aris * 1997–98: Olympiacos * 1998–99: Olympiacos * 1999–00: Olympiacos * 2000–01: Olympiacos * 2001–02: Iraklis * 2002–03: Olympiacos * 2003–04: Panathinaikos * 2004–05: Iraklis * 2005–06: Panathinaikos * 2006–07: Iraklis * 2007–08: Iraklis * 2008–09: Olympiacos * 2009–10: Olympiacos * 2010–11: Olympiacos * 2011–12: Iraklis * 2012–13: Olympiacos * 2013–14: Olympiacos * 2014–15:
PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...
* 2015–16:
PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...
* 2016–17:
PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...
* 2017–18: Olympiacos * 2018–19: Olympiacos * 2019–20: Panathinaikos * 2020–21: Olympiacos * 2021–22: Panathinaikos * 2022–23: Olympiacos * 2023–24: Olympiacos * 2024–25: Panathinaikos Source
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A1 Finals


Performance by club


Sponsors and supporters

*
OPAP OPAP – Greek Organisation of Football Prognostics S.A. () is a Greek company organizing and conducting games of chance. It is headquartered in Athens and for many years OPAP was a state-owned gambling monopoly. The company holds the exclusive ...
* Pame Stoixima * ERT * Blue Star Ferries * Euromedica


See also

* A1 Ethniki Women's Volleyball * Greek Volley League MVP


References


External links


Greek-volley.blogspot.com all news about Greek VolleyballHellenic Volleyball Federation

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