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 2022–23 season: 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 Source: volleyleague.gr A1 Finals Performance by club 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 Volleyball in Greece Greece men1 Professional sports leagues in Greece Sports leagues established in 1935 Volleyball