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 with ten titles. The last title (2025-26 period) was won by Olympiacos Piraeus.
Current season, competition or edition: 2024–25 Greek Handball Premier | |
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| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country | Greece |
| Confederation | EHF |
| Most recent champion | Olympiacos Piraeus (6th) (2025–2026) |
| Most titles | Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (10 titles) |
| Broadcaster | ERT |
| Relegation to | A2 Ethniki Handball |
| International cups | EHF European League EHF European Cup |
| Official website | handball.org.gr |
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
editThe season begins with a tournament between the twelve teams. The top four teams advance to the play-offs to determine the champion in the usual manner. There are usually no play-offs for 3rd and 4th place. The ranking is based on the positions the teams occupied in the regular season.[1]
2023/24 Season participants
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The following 12 clubs compete in the Handball Premier during the 2023–24 season.
| 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 |
Previous champions
editPerformances
editBy club
edit| Club | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
.png){kind=small} Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia |
10 | 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1999 |
 Filippos Veria |
9 | 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2016 |
 Olympiacos Piraeus |
6 | 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
 AEK |
5 | 2011, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2023 |
 Panellinios |
5 | 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 |
.png){kind=small} ASE Douka |
3 | 1998, 2001, 2008 |
 PAOK |
2009, 2010, 2015 | |
.png){kind=small} Diomidis Argous |
2 | 2012, 2014 |
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1 | 1996 |
.png){kind=small} GE Veria |
1997 | |
 Athinaikos |
2005 | |
 DIKEAS Nea Ionia |
2017 |
By city
editTwelve 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) |
| Piraeus (1) | 6 | Olympiacos Piraeus (6) |
| Thessaloniki (1) | 3 | PAOK (3) |
| Argos (1) | 2 | Diomidis Argous (2) |
Countries club place distribution for 2025–26 EHF European competitions [2]
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EHF Club Ranking, as of 25 May 2026 [3]
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Greek handball clubs in European competitions
edit| Team | Winner | Runner-up | Semifinals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Filippos Veria |
1993 |
| Team | Winner | Runner-up | Semifinals |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEK |
2021 | 2018, 2025 | 2019 |
| Diomidis Argous |
2012 | ||
| Filippos Veria |
2003 | ||
| Olympiacos Piraeus |
2024 | ||
Sources
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Announcement of the Greek Handball Championship for the 2025-26 season". 18 Jul 2025. Retrieved 1 Jun 2016.
- ↑ European Handball Federation (2 August 2024). "Place distribution released for 2025/26 season". eurohandball.com. Online. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ↑ "Europeam handball team ranking". eurotopteam.com. Online. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
External links
edit- Hellenic Handball Federation handball.org.gr
- Greek Champions (From 1979-80 up to 2025-26) handball.org.gr
- Greek handball greekhandball.com