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 Olympiacos.

Greek Men's Handball Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023–24 Greek Handball Premier
SportHandball
Founded1979
No. of teams14
CountryGreece
ConfederationEHF
Most recent
champion(s)
Olympiacos (4th)
(2023–24)
Most titlesIonikos Nea Filadelfeia (10 titles)
TV partner(s)ERT
Relegation toA2 Ethniki Handball
International cup(s)EHF European League
EHF European Cup
Official websitehandball.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.

Competition format

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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

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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

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Performances

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By club

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Club Titles Seasons
  Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia 10 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1999
  Filippos Veria 09 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2016
  Panellinios 05 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007
  AEK 05 2011, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2023
  Olympiacos 04 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024
  ASE Douka 03 1998, 2001, 2008
  PAOK 2009, 2010, 2015
  Diomidis Argous 02 2012, 2014
  ESN Vrilissia 01 1996
  GE Veria 1997
  Athinaikos 2005
  DIKEAS Nea Ionia 2017

By city

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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)
Piraeus (1) 4   Olympiacos (4)
Thessaloniki (1) 3   PAOK (3)
Argos (1) 2   Diomidis Argous (2)
National leagues for season 2022–23 [1]
  • 18.   -1 (17)   Extraliga (20.40) — 0 CL/ 2 EHF League / 2 EHF Cup

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  • 19.   +1 (20)   spusu LIGA (17.75) — 1 EHF League / 3 EHF Cup
  • 22.   +4 (26)   Handball Premier (10.50) — 1 EHF League / 3 EHF Cup
  • 30.   -1 (29)   Lotto Eredivisie (4.20) — 1 EHF League / 3 EHF Cup
EHF Club Ranking, as of 20 May 2023:[2]

Greek handball clubs in European competitions

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EHF Cup Winners' Cup:

Team Winner Runner-up Semifinals
  Filippos Veria 1993

EHF European Cup:

Team Winner Runner-up Semifinals
  AEK 2021 2018 2019
  Diomidis Argous 2012
  Filippos Veria 2003
  Olympiacos 2024

Sources

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References

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  1. ^ "EHF ANNOUNCES PLACE DISTRIBUTION FOR 2022/23 EUROPEAN CLUB COMPETITIONS". eurohandball.com. Online. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Europeam handball team ranking". eurotopteam.com. Online. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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