Current season, competition or edition: 2024–25 Greek Handball Premier | |
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| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1979 |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country | Greece |
| Confederation | EHF |
| Most recent champion | Olympiacos (5th) (2024–25) |
| 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 |
TheGreek Men's Handball Championship, orHandball Premier, is the most important competition of Greek handball. The competition which is organised byHellenic Handball Federation (Greek: ΟΧΕ) started in the 1979–80 season. The most successful team isIonikos Nea Filadelfeia who has won ten titles. The last title was won byOlympiacos.
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.
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.
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 |
| Club | Titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
.png) 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 |
 AEK | 5 | 2011, 2013, 2020, 2021, 2023 |
 Panellinios | 5 | 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 |
 Olympiacos | 5 | 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025 |
.png) ASE Douka | 3 | 1998, 2001, 2008 |
 PAOK | 2009, 2010, 2015 | |
.png) Diomidis Argous | 2 | 2012, 2014 |
_Vrilissia.png) ESN Vrilissia | 1 | 1996 |
.png) GE Veria | 1997 | |
4.png) Athinaikos | 2005 | |
 DIKEAS Nea Ionia | 2017 |
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) | 5 | Olympiacos (5) |
| Thessaloniki (1) | 3 | PAOK (3) |
| Argos (1) | 2 | Diomidis Argous (2) |
Countries club place distribution for 2025–26 EHF European competitions[1]
| EHF Club Ranking, as of 3 May 2025:[2]
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| 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 | 2024 |
