The Pan-Hellenic Women's Football Championship (), also known as the Panelinio Protathlima or Women's Alpha Ethniki, is the highest professional women's
football
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league in Greece.
The Pan-Hellenic Women's Football Championship was founded in 1987. Prior to 1990, the championship was organised by the regional football associations. In 1990, the
Hellenic Football Federation
The Hellenic Football Federation (HFF), (), is the governing body of football in Greece. It contributes in the organisation of Super League Greece 2. It is also responsible for the organization of the Greek Cup, Gamma Ethniki (3rd ranked men's f ...
created a committee on women's football which organized the championship. In 1990, the first organization was made by
Hellenic Football Federation
The Hellenic Football Federation (HFF), (), is the governing body of football in Greece. It contributes in the organisation of Super League Greece 2. It is also responsible for the organization of the Greek Cup, Gamma Ethniki (3rd ranked men's f ...
(
EPO), which was named testing and the Hellenic Federation did not recognize him as a formal organization. The current champions are
PAOK
PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...
with a record 19 domestic titles won in total.
Format
The 2009–10 championship is organized into one group of 7 clubs and one group of 8 clubs. In the first phase of the championship, each club in the first group plays a total of 12 matches (home and away) against the other 6 clubs in the group over 14 rounds, while each club in the second group plays a total of 14 matches (home and away) against the other 7 clubs in the group over 14 rounds. In the second phase, the top three clubs from each group with participate in a new group competition with each club playing 10 matches (home and away) against the other 5 clubs. The clubs which did not finish in the top three of their group in the first phase will be relegated to the regional competition for the 2010–11 season.
From the 2010-11 season onwards, there will be no more different groups and stages. All 13 clubs will play a round robin league, so each team plays 24 matches. The champion will be the first-place finisher.
Current members
The following 12 clubs are competing in the A Division during the
2024–25 season.
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AEK
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Agia Paraskevi
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Asteras Tripolis
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Doxa 2016
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Kastoria
Kastoria (, ''Kastoriá'' ) is a city in northern Greece in the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Macedonia. It is the capital of Kastoria (regional unit), Kastoria regional unit, in the Geographic regions of Greece, geographic region ...
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Kifisia
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Nees Atromitou
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OFI
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Panathinaikos
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PAOK
PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...
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REA
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AO Trikala 2011
List of champions
The list of champions:
Performance by club
References
External links
Leagueat epo.gr
at UEFA
Leagueat women.soccerway.com
womensoccer.gr
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Women's sports leagues in Greece
Football
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Professional sports leagues in Greece