# 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.
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

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

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 |

## Performances
### By club

| 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 | 03 | 2009, 2010, 2015 |
| Diomidis Argous | 02 | 2012, 2014 |
| ESN Vrilissia | 01 | 1996 |
| GE Veria | 01 | 1997 |
| Athinaikos | 01 | 2005 |
| DIKEAS Nea Ionia | 01 | 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) | 4 | Olympiacos (4) |
| Thessaloniki (1) | 3 | PAOK (3) |
| Argos (1) | 2 | Diomidis Argous (2) |

## EHF coefficient ranking

| National leagues for season 2022–23 18. -1 (17) Extraliga (20.40) — 0 CL/ 2 EHF League / 2 EHF Cup ———————————————————————————————————— 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: 32. Olympiacos (143p) 49. AEK (132p) 126. PAOK (41p) 142. AESH Pylaia (35p) 144. Diomidis Argous (34p) 238. Aeropos Edessa (8p) 260. ASE Douka (5p) 304. Filippos Veria (2p) 316. IEK Xini DIKEAS (2p) |

## Greek handball clubs in European competitions

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

* Hellenic Handball Federation, Champions