Greek A Division (women's football)

Women's Alpha Ethniki
Organising body
Founded1989 (1989)
First season
  • Panellinio Protathlima, Greek: Πανελλήνιο Πρωτάθλημα, lit.'Panhellenic Championship' (1989–90)
  • Alpha Ethniki Katigoria, Greek: Α΄ Εθνική Κατηγορία, lit.'First National Division' (1992–93)
Country Greece
ConfederationUEFA
Number of clubs14
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toWomen's Beta Ethniki
Domestic cupWomen's Greece Cup
International cups
Current championsAEK Athens (1st Title)
(2024–25)
Most championshipsPAOK (19 Titles)
Broadcaster(s)E.R.T.
Websiteespg.gr
Current: 2025–26 Greek A Division

The Women's Alpha Ethniki Katigoria (Greek: Α΄ Εθνική Κατηγορία Γυναικών, lit.'Women's First National Division') is the first-tier women's association football league in Greece, organised by the Women's Football Clubs Association.[1][2]

The Women's Panhellenic Championship was founded in 1989. Prior to 1989, the championship was organised by the regional Football Clubs Associations. In 1989, the Hellenic Football Federation created a committee on women's association football which organized the Panhellenic Championship. In 1989, the first organization was made by Hellenic Football Federation (E.P.O.), which was named testing and the Hellenic Football Federation did not recognize him as a formal organization. The current champion is AEK Athens with 1 domestic title won in total.

Format

The 2009–10 championship is organized into one group of 7 clubs and one group of 8 clubs. In the first phase of the championship, each club in the first group plays a total of 12 matches (home and away) against the other 6 clubs in the group over 14 rounds,[3] while each club in the second group plays a total of 14 matches (home and away) against the other 7 clubs in the group over 14 rounds.[4] In the second phase, the top three clubs from each group with participate in a new group competition with each club playing 10 matches (home and away) against the other 5 clubs. The clubs which did not finish in the top three of their group in the first phase will be relegated to the regional competition for the 2010–11 season.[5]

From the 2010-11 season onwards, there will be no more different groups and stages. All 13 clubs will play a round robin league, so each team plays 24 matches. The champion will be the first-place finisher.

Current members

Acharnaikos
AEK
Agia Paraskevi
Kifisia
Nees Atromitou
Odysseas
Panathinaikos
Trikala
Volos 2004
Volos
Locations of the 2025–26 season clubs

The following 14 clubs are competing in the A Division during the 2025–26 season.

List of champions

The list of champions:[6]

Unofficial (organised by the clubs)
Season Champion
1986–87 Ilioupoli Thessaloniki
1987–88 Centauros Larisa
1988–89 Doxa Piraeus
Panhellenic Championship
Season Champion
1989–90 Olympiada Thessaloniki
1990–91 Doxa Piraeus
1991–92 Doxa Piraeus
First National Division
Season Champion
1992–93 Kavala 86
1993–94 Doxa Piraeus
1994–95 Doxa Piraeus
1995–96 Olympiada Thessaloniki
1996–97 Ilioupoli Thessaloniki
1997–98 Olympiada Thessaloniki
1998–99 Union Doxa/Artemis Piraeus
1999–2000 Filyriakos Florina
2000–01 Kavala 86
2001–02 PAOK
2002–03 A.E. Aeginas
2003–04 A.E. Aeginas
2004–05 A.E. Aeginas
2005–06 PAOK
2006–07 PAOK
2007–08 PAOK
2008–09 PAOK
2009–10 PAOK
2010–11 PAOK
2011–12 PAOK
2012–13 PAOK
2013–14 Amazones Dramas
2014–15 PAOK
2015–16 PAOK
2016–17 PAOK
2017–18 PAOK
2018–19 PAOK
2019–20 PAOK
2020–21 PAOK
2021–22 PAOK
2022–23 PAOK
2023–24 PAOK
2024–25 AEK Athens

Performance by club

Club Titles Season
PAOK 19 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Doxa Piraeus 4 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995
Olympiada Thessaloniki 3 1990, 1996, 1998
A.E. Aeginas 3 2003, 2004, 2005
Kavala 86 2 1993, 2001
Ilioupoli Thessaloniki 1 1997
Union Doxa/Artemis Piraeus 1 1999
Filyriakos Florina 1 2000
Amazones Dramas 1 2014
AEK Athens 1 2025

Records

Top goalscorer by season

Season Player(s) Club(s) Goals
2016–17 Eleni Markou PAOK 18
Gisela Betancourt Elpides Karditsas
2017–18 Eleni Markou PAOK 27
2018–19 Gisela Betancourt PAOK 30
2019–20 Gisela Betancourt PAOK 25
2020–21 Anastasia Spyridonidou PAOK 22
2021–22 Esse Akida PAOK 17
2022–23 Nikola Rybanská OFI 17
2023–24 Nikola Rybanská OFI 24
2024–25 Nikola Rybanská OFI 22

See also

References

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  2. ^ "ΕΣΠ Γυναικών: Προκηρύξεις - Έντυπα". espg.gr. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  3. ^ Πανελλήνιο Πρωτάθλημα Γυναικών 2009-2010: Πρόγραμμα-Αποτελέσματα 1ου Ομίλου (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. 11 November 2009.
  4. ^ Πανελλήνιο Πρωτάθλημα Γυναικών 2009-2010: Πρόγραμμα-Αποτελέσματα 2ου Ομίλου (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. 11 November 2009.
  5. ^ ΑΝΑΔΕΙΞΗ ΠΡΩΤΑΘΛΗΤΡΙΑΣ ΟΜΑΔΑΣ και ΥΠΟΒΙΒΑΣΜΟΣ (in Greek). Womensoccer.gr. Archived from the original on 16 March 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
  6. ^ "Greece - List of Women Champions". RSSSF. 2010.