Greek_Men's_Handball_Championship
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 (Greek: ΟΧΕ) started in the 1979–80 season. The most successful team is Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia who has won ten titles. The last title was won by AEK.
Current season, competition or edition: 2022–23 Greek Handball Premier | |
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country | Greece |
| Confederation | EHF |
| Most recent champion(s) | AEK (5th) (2022–23) |
| Most titles | Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (10 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | ERT |
| Relegation to | A2 Ethniki Handball |
| International cup(s) | EHF European League EHF European Cup |
| Official website | handball.org.gr |
Evangelos Kalfarentzos, fitness director of the Panhellenic Gymnastics Association of Athens (Panellinios), physical education teacher, and author, recognized as rapporteur of the sport in Greece.
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
| Team | City | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| AEK | Athens | G. Kassimatis Indoor Hall |
| Aeropos Edessa | Edessa | Edessa Indoor Hall |
| AESH Pylaia | Thessaloniki | Mikra Indoor Arena III |
| ASE Douka | Athens | Dais Indoor Hall |
| Diomidis Argous | Argos | Nea Kios Indoor Hall |
| Drama 86 | Drama | Dimitris Krachtidis Indoor Hall |
| GAS Kilkis | Kilkis | Kilkis Indoor Arena |
| Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia | Athens | Zacharias Alexandrou Indoor Hall |
| Olympiacos | Piraeus | Ilioupoli Indoor Hall |
| Panellinios | Athens | Panellinios Indoor Hall |
| PAOK | Thessaloniki | Mikra Indoor Arena III |
| Zafeirakis Naousa | Naousa | Naousa Indoor Hall |
The following 12 clubs compete in the Handball Premier during the 2023–24 season.
Previous champions
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Panhellenic Championship (1979–80 to 1981–82)
Alpha Ethniki (1982–83 to 1988–89)
A1 Ethniki (1989–90 to 2014–15)
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Handball Premier (2015–16 to present)
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Performances
By club
| Club | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
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10 | 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1999 |
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09 | 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2016 |
 AEK |
05 | 2011, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2023 |
 Panellinios |
05 | 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 |
.png){kind=small} ASE Douka |
03 | 1998, 2001, 2008 |
 PAOK |
2009, 2010, 2015 | |
 Olympiacos |
2018, 2019, 2022 | |
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02 | 2012, 2014 |
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01 | 1996 |
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1997 | |
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2005 | |
 DIKEAS Nea Ionia |
2017 |
By city
Twelve clubs from five cities have won the championship.
| City | Number of Titles | Clubs |
|---|---|---|
| Athens (7) | 26 | Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (10) Panellinios (5) AEK (5) ASE Douka (3) ESN Vrilissia (1) Athinaikos (1) DIKEAS Nea Ionia (1) |
| Veria (2) | 10 | Filippos Veria (9) GE Veria (1) |
| Thessaloniki (1) | 3 | PAOK (3) |
| Piraeus (1) | 3 | Olympiacos (3) |
| Argos (1) | 2 | Diomidis Argous (2) |
EHF coefficient ranking
National leagues for season 2022–23 [1]
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EHF Club Ranking, as of 20 May 2023:[2]
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Greek handball clubs in European competitions
| Team | Winner | Runner-up | Semifinals |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEK |
2021 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Diomidis Argous |
2012 | ||
| Filippos Veria |
2003 | ||
Sources
References
- "EHF ANNOUNCES PLACE DISTRIBUTION FOR 2022/23 EUROPEAN CLUB COMPETITIONS". eurohandball.com. Online. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- "Europeam handball team ranking". eurotopteam.com. Online. Retrieved 1 June 2023.