The A1 Ethniki (), often referred to as the Greek Volleyball League, is the highest professional volleyball 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.
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: ClubHome cityHome groundCapacity Athlos OrestiadaOrestiadaNikos Samaras Indoor Hall2,500 Flisvos Palaio FaliroPalaio FaliroSofia Befon Palaio Faliro Indoor Hall1,204 Foinikas SyrosErmoupolisDimitris Vikelas Arena700 KifissiaKifissia, AthensZirineio Indoor Hall800 MilonNea Smyrni, AthensMilon Indoor Hall1,300 OFIHeraklion, CreteKalamata Coast Indoor Hall1,000 OlympiacosPiraeus1,800 PanathinaikosAthens1,500 Pegasus PolichniPolichni, ThessalonikiAlexandros Nikolaidis Polichni Indoor Hall330 PAOKPylaia, ThessalonikiPAOK Sports Arena8,500
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 2015–16: PAOK 2016–17: PAOK 2017–18: Olympiacos 2018–19: Olympiacos 2019–20: Panathinaikos 2020–21: Olympiacos 2021–22: Panathinaikos 2022–23: Olympiacos 2023–24: Olympiacos 2024–25: Panathinaikos 2025–26: Panathinaikos
Source: volleyleague.gr
A1 Finals Season Home advantage Result Challenger 1st of Regular Season Record (Points) 1990–91Olympiacos 3–0PanathinaikosOlympiacos 18–0 (36) 1991–92Olympiacos 2–0PanathinaikosOlympiacos 17–1 (35) 1992–93Olympiacos 4–0OrestiadaOlympiacos 17–1 (35) 1994–95Panathinaikos 2–0OlympiacosPanathinaikos 19–3 (41) 1995–96Panathinaikos 3–2ArisPanathinaikos 20–2 (42) 1996–97Aris 3–2OrestiadaOlympiacos 17–5 (39) 1997–98Orestiada 2–3OlympiacosOrestiada 19–3 (41) 1998–99Olympiacos 3–0IraklisOlympiacos 20–2 (42) 1999–00Olympiacos 3–1IraklisOlympiacos 20–2 (42) 2000–01Olympiacos 3–0IraklisOlympiacos 20–2 (42) 2001–02Olympiacos 2–3IraklisOlympiacos 19–3 (57) 2002–03Olympiacos 3–0IraklisOlympiacos 20–2 (58) 2003–04Olympiacos 1–3PanathinaikosOlympiacos 20–2 (59) 2004–05Iraklis 3–0OlympiacosIraklis 22–0 (63) 2005–06Panathinaikos 3–1IraklisPanathinaikos 21–1 (60) 2006–07Panathinaikos 1–3IraklisPanathinaikos 21–1 (63) 2007–08Panathinaikos 0–3IraklisPanathinaikos 20–2 (61) 2008–09Panathinaikos 1–3OlympiacosPanathinaikos 19–3 (56) 2009–10Panathinaikos 1–3OlympiacosPanathinaikos 19–3 (57) 2010–11Iraklis 0–3OlympiacosIraklis 17–5 (52) 2011–12Iraklis 3–2Foinikas SyrosIraklis 18–2 (50) 2012–13Olympiacos 3–1PamvohaikosOlympiacos 20–2 (56) 2013–14Olympiacos 3–0Ethnikos AlexandroupolisOlympiacos 17–5 (52) 2014–15PAOK 3–0OlympiacosPAOK 20–2 (57) 2015–16Foinikas Syros 1–3PAOKOlympiacos 20–2 (59) 2016–17Olympiacos 2–3PAOKOlympiacos 21–1 (62) 2017–18Olympiacos 3–0PAOKOlympiacos 22–0 (66) 2018–19Olympiacos 3–0PAOKOlympiacos 16–2 (46) 2019–20Olympiacos 0–2PanathinaikosOlympiacos 14–2 (41) 2020–21Olympiacosr.r.Foinikas SyrosOlympiacos 13–1 (39) 2021–22Panathinaikosr.r.OlympiacosPAOK 12–2 (37) 2022–23Olympiacos 3–1PAOKOlympiacos 16–2 (46) 2023–24Panathinaikos 1–3OlympiacosPanathinaikos 15–1 (44) 2024–25Panathinaikos 3–0OlympiacosPanathinaikos 15–3 (44) 2025–26Panathinaikos 3–1PAOKPanathinaikos
Performance by club ClubChampionsWinning years Olympiacos 32 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 Panathinaikos 221963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2020, 2022, 2025, 2026 Panellinios 6 1928, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1961 Iraklis 5 2002, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012 PAOK 3 2015, 2016, 2017 Milon 2 1962, 1964 EAP 1 1938 Aris 1 1997
Sponsors and supporters OPAP 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 Volleyball Hellenic Volleyball Federation volleyleague.gr Galanis Sports Data Greek Volleyball News on Twitter