Greek Men's Handball Championship
Sports league
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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 |
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| 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 |
| 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
The 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
The following 12 clubs compete in the Handball Premier during the 2023–24 season.
| Team | City | Arena |
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| 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
Performances
By club
| 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
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) | 6 | Olympiacos Piraeus (6) |
| Thessaloniki (1) | 3 | PAOK (3) |
| Argos (1) | 2 | Diomidis Argous (2) |
EHF coefficient ranking
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
| Team | Winner | Runner-up | Semifinals |
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| Filippos Veria |
1993 |
| Team | Winner | Runner-up | Semifinals |
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| AEK |
2021 | 2018, 2025 | 2019 |
| Diomidis Argous |
2012 | ||
| Filippos Veria |
2003 | ||
| Olympiacos Piraeus |
2024 | ||