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 AEK.
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.
2022/23 Season participants
The following 12 clubs compete in the Handball Premier during the 2022–23 season.
Previous champions
Panhellenic Championship (1979–80 to 1981–82) 1980 : Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia 1981 : Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (2) 1982 : Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (3) Alpha Ethniki (1982–83 to 1988–89) 1983 : Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (4) 1984 : Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (5) 1985 : Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (6) 1986 : Filippos Veria 1987 : Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (7) 1988 : Filippos Veria (2) 1989 : Filippos Veria (3) A1 Ethniki (1989–90 to 2014–15) 1990 : Filippos Veria 1991 : Filippos Veria (5)
1992 : Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (8) 1993 : Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (9) 1994 : Filippos Veria (6) 1995 : Filippos Veria (7) 1996 : ESN Vrilissia 1997 : GE Veria 1998 : ASE Douka 1999 : Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia (10) 2000 : Panellinios 2001 : ASE Douka (2) 2002 : Panellinios (2) 2003 : Filippos Veria (8) 2004 : Panellinios (3) 2005 : Athinaikos 2006 : Panellinios (4) 2007 : Panellinios (5) 2008 : ASE Douka (3)
2009 : PAOK
2010 : PAOK (2) 2011 : AEK 2012 : Diomidis Argous 2013 : AEK (2) 2014 : Diomidis Argous (2) 2015 : PAOK (3) Handball Premier (2015–16 to present) 2016 : Filippos Veria (9) 2017 : IEK Xini DIKEAS 2018 : Olympiacos 2019 : Olympiacos (2) 2020 : AEK (3) 2021 : AEK (4) 2022 : Olympiacos (3) 2023 : AEK (5)
Performances
By club
By city
Twelve clubs from five cities have won the championship.
EHF coefficient ranking
Greek handball clubs in European competitions
EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
EHF European Cup: