Greek Women's Basketball League
The Greek women's Basketball League, also known as A1 Ethniki (A1 National) Women's Basketball is the most important competition of Greek women's professional basketball. It is organised by the EOK (Hellenic Basketball Federation). It began with the 1967–68 season. The first championship of the league, which was held in the 1967–68 season, was organised by ΕΟΑΠ (Greek: Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Αθλοπαιδιών). Two years later, the EOK assumed control of the competition.[1]
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| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1967 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country |  Greece |
| Continent |  FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Olympiacos (7th title) |
| Most titles | Sporting Athens (21 titles) |
| Relegation to | A2 National Women's Basketball |
| Domestic cup(s) | Greek Women's Cup |
Iraklis Thessaloniki won the inaugural championship of the league, in the 1967–68 season. From 1976 to 1999, Sporting Athens dominated the competition, winning 20 championships in that period (they also won another championship in 2004). So far, Sporting has won the most league championships (21 in total).[2] From 2008 to 2012, Athinaikos dominated exclusively, breaking the record of consecutive wins in the Greek Women's League. The successes of Olympiacos were entered into the Guinness book of records.[3][4] Theconsecutive win streak of Olympiacos was finally halted at 117 wins.[5][6] The current champion of the league is Olympiacos, which has won six league championships.
History
The Greek Women's Basketball League competition started in 1968. In the 1984–85 season, the competition was renamed to A National, and in the 1997–98 season, it was renamed to A1 National. Simultaneously, the second division was created under the name A2 National.[7] In 2010, the organisers of the league championship decided to add playoff rounds to the competition.[8]
Current teams
The clubs for the 2019–20 season:
| Club | Home city |
|---|---|
| A.O. Eleutheria Moschatou | Moschato, Piraeus |
| O.A. Chanion | Chania |
| Dafni Agiou Dimitriou | Dafni, Athens |
| Kronos Agiou Dimitriou | Agios Dimitrios, Athens |
| Niki Lefkadas | Lefkada |
| Olympiacos S.F. Piraeus | Piraeus |
| Panathinaikos | Ampelokipoi, Athens |
| A.O. Sporting | Ano Patissia, Athens |
| K.A.O. Melission | Melissia, Athens |
| PAOK | Thessaloniki |
| PAS Giannina | Ioannina |
| Esperides Kallitheas | Kallithea, Athens |
Titles holders
- 1967–68 Iraklis Thessaloniki
- 1968–69 Peiraikos
- 1969–70 Peiraikos
- 1970–71 Iraklis Thessaloniki
- 1971–72 Iraklis Thessaloniki
- 1972–73 Athens College
- 1973–74 Apollon Kalamarias
- 1974–75 Palaio Faliro
- 1975–76 Sporting Athens
- 1976–77 Sporting Athens
- 1977–78 Olympiacos Volou
- 1978–79 Sporting Athens
- 1979–80 Sporting Athens
- 1980–81 Sporting Athens
- 1981–82 Palaio Faliro
- 1982–83 Sporting Athens
- 1983–84 Sporting Athens
- 1984–85 Sporting Athens
- 1985–86 Sporting Athens
- 1986–87 Sporting Athens
- 1987–88 Sporting Athens
- 1988–89 Sporting Athens
- 1989–90 Sporting Athens
- 1990–91 Sporting Athens
- 1991–92 Apollon Kalamarias
- 1992–93 Sporting Athens
- 1993–94 Sporting Athens
- 1994–95 Sporting Athens
- 1995–96 Sporting Athens
- 1996–97 Sporting Athens
- 1997–98 Panathinaikos
- 1998–99 Sporting Athens
- 1999–00 Panathinaikos
- 2000–01 Ano Liosia
- 2001–02 Ano Liosia
- 2002–03 Ano Liosia
- 2003–04 Sporting Athens
- 2004–05 Panathinaikos
- 2005–06 Esperides Kallitheas
- 2006–07 Panionios
- 2007–08 Esperides Kallitheas
- 2008–09 Athinaikos
- 2009–10 Athinaikos
- 2010–11 Athinaikos
- 2011–12 Athinaikos
- 2012–13 Panathinaikos
- 2013–14 Elliniko-Sourmena
- 2014–15 Elliniko-Sourmena
- 2015–16 Olympiacos
- 2016–17 Olympiacos
- 2017–18 Olympiacos
- 2018–19 Olympiacos
- 2019–20 Olympiacos
- 2020–21 Panathinaikos
- 2021–22 Olympiacos
- 2022–23 Olympiacos
Performance by club
| Club | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Sporting Athens | 21 |
1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004 |
| Olympiacos | 7 |
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 |
| Panathinaikos | 5 |
1998, 2000, 2005, 2013, 2021 |
| Athinaikos | 4 |
2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Ano Liosia | 3 |
2001, 2002, 2003 |
| Iraklis Thessaloniki | 3 |
1968, 1971, 1972 |
| Peiraikos | 2 |
1969, 1970 |
| Apollon Kalamarias | 2 |
1974, 1992 |
| Palaio Faliro | 2 |
1975, 1982 |
| Esperides Kallitheas | 2 |
2006, 2008 |
| Elliniko-Sourmena | 2 |
2014, 2015 |
| Athens College | 1 |
1973 |
| Olympiacos Volou | 1 |
1978 |
| Panionios | 1 |
2007 |
References
- Hellenic Basketball Federation Archived 2013-08-05 at the Wayback Machine History of the women’s championship.
- Greek Basketball Federation, Women's Basketball League, Champions. Archived 2013-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
- "Athinaikos enters the Guinness book of records". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- "Στο Γκίνες ο Αθηναϊκός". sport24.gr. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- "Α1 Γυναικών: O Ολυμπιακός προσπέρασε το Connecticut και έκανε παγκόσμιο ρεκόρ".
- "Τέλος στο ρεκόρ Γκίνες του Αθηναϊκού!". sentragoal.gr. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- "History of women's championship". Greek Basketball Federation. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- "Αλλαγές στην Α1 μπάσκετ γυναικών". sport-fm.gr. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
External links
- Hellenic Basketball Federation (in Greek)
- Greek Women's Basketball League at basket.gr (in Greek)
- Eurobasket.com, Greek Basketball (Women)