The Greek Men's Handball Championship, or Handball Premier, is the most important competition of Greek handball. The competition which is organised by

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(Greek: ΟΧΕ) started in the 1979–80 season. The most successful team is

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who has won ten titles. The last title was won by

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. Evangelos Kalfarentzos, fitness director of Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos ( Panhellenic Gymnastic Club) of Athens, 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 play play-out. The top two teams of the play-off round qualify directly to the semifinals, while the other four play the top two teams of the play-out round in the quarterfinals.

2023/24 Season participants

The following 12 clubs compete in the Handball Premier during the 2023–24 season.

Previous champions

Panhellenic Championship (1979–80 to 1981–82) * 1980 :

* 1981 :

(2) * 1982 :

(3) Alpha Ethniki (1982–83 to 1988–89) * 1983 :

(4) * 1984 :

(5) * 1985 :

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Filippos Veria * 1987 :

(7) * 1988 : 600px vertical stripes Red HEX-FF0000 White

Filippos Veria (2) * 1989 : 600px vertical stripes Red HEX-FF0000 White

Filippos Veria (3) A1 Ethniki (1989–90 to 2014–15) * 1990 : 600px vertical stripes Red HEX-FF0000 White

Filippos Veria * 1991 : 600px vertical stripes Red HEX-FF0000 White

Filippos Veria (5) * 1992 :

(8) * 1993 :

(9) * 1994 : 600px vertical stripes Red HEX-FF0000 White

Filippos Veria (6) * 1995 : 600px vertical stripes Red HEX-FF0000 White

Filippos Veria (7) * 1996 : ESN Vrilissia * 1997 : GE Veria * 1998 : ASE Douka * 1999 :

(10) * 2000 : Celeste PGS

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* 2001 : ASE Douka (2) * 2002 :

(2) * 2003 : 600px vertical stripes Red HEX-FF0000 White

Filippos Veria (8) * 2004 : Celeste PGS

(3) * 2005 :

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* 2006 :

(4) * 2007 : Celeste PGS

(5) * 2008 : ASE Douka (3) * 2009 :

PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...

* 2010 :

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* 2012 : Diomidis Argous * 2013 :

(2) * 2014 : Diomidis Argous (2) * 2015 : 600px Bianco con aquila bicefala nera

(3) Handball Premier (2015–16 to present) *

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

Filippos Veria (9) *

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* 2019 :

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Performances

By club

By city

Twelve clubs from five cities have won the championship.

EHF coefficient ranking

Greek handball clubs in European competitions

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EHF European Cup The 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. Founde ...

Sources

Hellenic Handball Federation, Champions

References

External links

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