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| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1967 |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country |  Greece |
| Continent |  FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Olympiacos Piraeus (8th title) |
| Most titles | Sporting Athens (21 titles) |
| Relegation to | A2 National Women's Basketball |
| Domestic cup(s) | Greek Women's Cup |
The Greek women's Basketball League, also known as A1 Ethniki (A1 National) Women's Basketball is the most important competition of Greek women's professional basketball. It is organised by the EOK (Hellenic Basketball Federation). It began with the 1967–68 season. The first championship of the league, which was held in the 1967–68 season, was organised by ΕΟΑΠ (Greek: Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Αθλοπαιδιών). Two years later, the EOK assumed control of the competition.[1]
Iraklis Thessaloniki won the inaugural championship of the league, in the 1967–68 season. From 1976 to 1999, Sporting Athens dominated the competition, winning 20 championships in that period (they also won another championship in 2004). So far, Sporting has won the most league championships (21 in total).[2] From 2008 to 2012, Athinaikos dominated exclusively, breaking the record of consecutive wins in the Greek Women's League. The successes of Olympiacos Piraeus were entered into the Guinness book of records.[3][4] The consecutive win streak of Olympiacos was finally halted at 117 wins.[5][6] The current champion of the league is Olympiacos Piraeus, which has won eight league championships.
- ^ Hellenic Basketball Federation Archived 2013-08-05 at the Wayback Machine History of the women’s championship.
- ^ Greek Basketball Federation, Women's Basketball League, Champions. Archived 2013-08-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Athinaikos enters the Guinness book of records". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Στο Γκίνες ο Αθηναϊκός". sport24.gr. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Α1 Γυναικών: O Ολυμπιακός προσπέρασε το Connecticut και έκανε παγκόσμιο ρεκόρ".
- ^ "Τέλος στο ρεκόρ Γκίνες του Αθηναϊκού!". sentragoal.gr. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2013.