Greek Water Polo Cup

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Greek Water Polo cup
CountriesFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Confederation KOE
Founded1953
Domestic championship Greek championship
Current winner Olympiacos Piraeus
Most titles Olympiacos Piraeus (25)

The Greek Water Polo cup is the second most important competition of Greek men's waterpolo and is organised by KOE (Hellenic Swimming Federation). It was first held in 1953. Initially started as a competition in memory of Pantelis Psychas, Greek athlete of the swimming. [1] The competition was interrupted from 1959 to 1983. Moreover, it wasn't held in 1993-94 season. From 1998-99 season the Final Four system was instituted. Olympiacos Piraeus have won the most titles (25), followed by Ethnikos Piraeus (12). [2] Olympiacos is the team with the most appearances in finals (30) while Ethnikos has the record of successive wins (8).

Contents

Title holders

Finals

SeasonCityWinnerFinalistScore
1952–53 Athens 600px Bianco e Blu a Strisce.png Ethnikos OFPF 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP   5–4 (ext)
1953–54 Athens 600px Bianco e Blu a Strisce.png Ethnikos OFPF 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP  12–0
1954–55 Athens 600px Bianco e Blu a Strisce.png Ethnikos OFPF Giallo e Nero Aris.JPG Aris Thessaloniki   1–0 ( w/o )
1955–56 Athens 600px Bianco e Blu a Strisce.png Ethnikos OFPF Held in a round-robin with the participation of 4 teams. [3]
1956–57 Athens 600px Bianco e Blu a Strisce.png Ethnikos OFPF 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP   6–4 (ext)
1957–58 Athens 600px Bianco e Blu a Strisce.png Ethnikos OFPF 600px Bianco con striscia Blu centrale.svg NO Patras   5–2
1958–83Not held
1983–84 Athens 600px Bianco e Blu a Strisce.png Ethnikos OFPF 600px Blu e Bianco dolphin.png ANO Glyfada   8–5
1984–85 Athens 600px Bianco e Blu a Strisce.png Ethnikos OFPF Giallo e Nero Aris.JPG Aris Thessaloniki   8–7
1985–86 Piraeus 600px Blu e Bianco dolphin.png ANO Glyfada 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata.png NO Vouliagmeni   5–4
1986–87 Athens 600px Blu e Bianco dolphin.png ANO Glyfada 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata.png NO Vouliagmeni  10–7
1987–88 Athens 600px Bianco e Blu a Strisce.png Ethnikos OFPF 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata.png NO Vouliagmeni   8–6
1988–89 Athens 600px Blu e Bianco dolphin.png ANO Glyfada 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata.png NO Vouliagmeni  10–8 (ext)
1989–90 Athens Blu Con Striscia Bianca.svg NO Chios 600px Blu e Bianco dolphin.png ANO Glyfada   8–5 (ext)
1990–91 Athens (Marousi) 600px Bianco e Blu a Strisce.png Ethnikos OFPF 600px Blu e Bianco dolphin.png ANO Glyfada  10–7
1991–92 Athens (Marousi) 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP 600px Bianco con striscia Blu centrale.svg NO Patras   9–8
1992–93 Athens (Marousi) 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP 600px Blu e Bianco dolphin.png ANO Glyfada   8–4
1993–94Not held
1994–95 Athens (Marousi) 600px Bianco con striscia Blu centrale.svg NO Patras 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata.png NO Vouliagmeni 13–12
1995–96 Athens (Marousi) 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata.png NO Vouliagmeni 600px Bianco con striscia Blu centrale.svg NO Patras  11–8
1996–97 Athens (Marousi) 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP 600px Bianco con striscia Blu centrale.svg NO Patras   9–8
1997–98 Athens (Marousi) 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP 600px Bianco con striscia Blu centrale.svg NO Patras  10–8
1998–99 Kerkyra 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata.png NO Vouliagmeni 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP   8–7
1999–00 Piraeus (Nikaia) 600px Bianco e Blu a Strisce.png Ethnikos OFPF 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP 12–11 (ext)
2000–01 Patras 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata.png NO Vouliagmeni   9–7
2001–02 Volos 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata.png NO Vouliagmeni  10–9 (ext)
2002–03 Chios 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP Sports flag icons - Yellow blue white.svg NO Chania  14–5
2003–04 Athens (Marousi) 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata.png NO Vouliagmeni   6–5
2004–05 Thessaloniki 600px Bianco e Blu a Strisce.png Ethnikos OFPF 600px Bianco con striscia Blu centrale.svg NO Patras  12–8
2005–06 Arta 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP Rosso e Blu (Diagonale).png Panionios  16–5
2006–07 Kalamata 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP 600px Bianco e Blu a Strisce.png Ethnikos OFPF  11–5
2007–08 Tripoli 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP Rosso e Blu (Diagonale).png Panionios  10–4
2008–09 Ptolemaida 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP Rosso e Blu (Diagonale).png Panionios   9–6
2009–10 Ermoupoli 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP Rosso e Blu (Diagonale).png Panionios   7–6 (ext)
2010–11 Kalymnos 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP Rosso e Blu (Diagonale).png Panionios   10−8
2011–12 Argostoli 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata.png NO Vouliagmeni Blu Con Striscia Bianca.svg NO Chios   6−4
2012–13 Lamia 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata.png NO Vouliagmeni   6−5
2013–14 Athens (Palaio Faliro) 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata.png NO Vouliagmeni   11−10
2014–15 Karpenisi 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP Verde con trifoglio Verde su cerchio Bianco.svg Panathinaikos   18−10
2015–16 Vouliagmeni 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata.png NO Vouliagmeni   12−5
2016–17 Karpenisi 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata.png NO Vouliagmeni 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP   8−7
2017–18 Chios 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP 600px Blu e Bianco dolphin.png ANO Glyfada   14−8
2018–19 Karpenisi 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata.png NO Vouliagmeni   6−4
2019–20 Chios 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP 600px Bianco e Blu a Strisce.png Ethnikos OFPF   18−6
2020–21 Vouliagmeni 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP 600px Giallo con aquila bicefala nera2 svg.png AEK Athens   20−4
2021–22 Larissa 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP 600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata.png NO Vouliagmeni   9−8
2022–23 Patras 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP Verde con trifoglio Verde su cerchio Bianco.svg Panathinaikos   14−4
2023–24 Vouliagmeni 630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP 600px Bianco e Blu a Strisce.png Apollon Smyrnis   16−8

Performance by club

ClubWinnerFinalistYears won
630px seven vertical stripes HEX-ED1C24 and White.svg Olympiacos SFP 2561992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
600px Bianco e Blu a Strisce.png Ethnikos OFPF 1221953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2005
600px Bianco Blu e Rosso diagonale con ancora Dorata.png NO Vouliagmeni 4131996, 1999, 2012, 2017
600px Blu e Bianco dolphin.png ANO Glyfada 351986, 1987, 1989
600px Bianco con striscia Blu centrale.svg NO Patras 161995
Blu Con Striscia Bianca.svg NO Chios 111990
Rosso e Blu (Diagonale).png Panionios –5 —
Giallo e Nero Aris.JPG Aris Thessaloniki –2 —
Verde con trifoglio Verde su cerchio Bianco.svg Panathinaikos –2 —
Sports flag icons - Yellow blue white.svg NO Chania –1 —
600px Giallo con aquila bicefala nera2 svg.png AEK Athens –1 —
600px Bianco e Blu a Strisce.png Apollon Smyrnis –1 —

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