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Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club

Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club is the professional water polo team of Ethnikos OFPF (meaning: National Club of Fans of Piraeus and Phalerum, in Greek: Εθνικός Όμιλος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς Φαλήρου).

Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo
Nickname‘‘Εmperor’’
Founded21 November 1923
LeagueA1 Ethniki Water Polo
Based inPiraeus, Greece
ArenaPapastrateio Pool, Pireaus
Colors    Blue, White
PresidentIoannis Patlakas
Head coachMen
Fanis Kountoudios
Women
Stefanos Leandros
ChampionshipsMen's team
38 Greek Championships
12 Greek Cups
11 Central Greece Water Polo Championship
Women's team
2 Women's LEN Trophy
3 Greek Championships
1 Greek Cup
Websiteethnikoswaterpolo.gr

Ethnikos is one of the most successful and traditional water polo clubs in Greece. They hold (since 1957) the record for the most Greek water polo championships with 38. They have alson won 12 Greek water polo cups (eight of them are consecutive, which is a record) achieving 9 times the Double and 11 times the Central Greece Championship. Ethnikos has the record of 9 unbeaten doubles and the unique record of winning 18 championships in a row (from 1953 to 1970) and the second most with 14 in a row (from 1972 to 1985). Ethnikos holds the unique record for the most unbeaten championships with 29[1] (from which 11 are consecutive, which is also a record) and the record for consecutive years staying unbeaten in a domestic match (13 years, from September 1951 to August 1964). Also, the club holds the record for most championships won exclusively with wins (19, 10 of which are consecutive, also a record).

The dominance of Ethnikos along with his longstanding records led to his given nickname, the “Emperor”.

The men's team was the first Greek club to reach the eight (1966) and four (1980) best teams in Europe. The team has been in the top-8 teams in Europe another eight times (1970, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1995).

The women's team won the LEN Trophy in 2010 and repeated its triumph in 2022 to become the Greek team with the most LEN Trophies.

Many great players have played for Ethnikos throughout the years. The Greece men's national water polo team for many years consisted of Ethnikos players that have participated in the Olympics. The greatest personality in the history of the club is Andreas Garifallos, player, coach and president. In the Kastella neighborhood of Piraeus, the swimming pool bears his name in honour of his contribution to Piraeus and Greece water polo. Other great players that have played for Ethnikos are Ioannis Garifallos, Giannis Karalogos, Thomas Karalogos, Nondas Samartzidis, Kyriakos Iosifidis, Markellos Sitarenios, Sotirios Stathakis, Evangelos Patras, Konstantinos Kokkinakis, Filippos Kaiafas, Theodoros Kalakonas, Dimitrios Mazis, Christos Afroudakis, Antonios Aronis, Dimitrios Konstas, Dimitrios Kougevetopoulos, Antonios Vlontakis, Gerasimos Voltirakis, Anastasios Schizas, Chris Humbert, Wolf Wigo, Ashleigh Johnson, Iefke van Belkum, Stephania Haralabidis, Ioanna Haralabidis, Maria Tsouri, Aikaterini Oikonomopoulou, Sofia Iosifidou, Marina Canetti

Men's team

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Summary

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Ethnikos dominated in Greek Water Polo championship for decades. Since 1957, it has won the most Greek championships. It has additionally won 11 Central Greece Championships and 12 cups.[2] During last years its power has been limited, and it has been relegated to the second division (A2 Ethniki) twice. In 1980, Ethnikos became the first Greek team to reach the Final-4 of LEN Champions League (the elite European club competition). Besides that, Ethnikos has reached the final-8 nine times.[3] In 2003 the team took the third place in LEN Trophy (second tier European club competition). The club has an eternal rivalry with Olympiacos, the other club from Piraeus. The match between the two is dubbed as the “Piraeus derby”. Ethnikos had won six consecutive Greek cups (four of them against Olympiacos in the final) before the competition had a hiatus of 25 years that stopped Ethnikos from winning many more trophies and achieving more doubles.

1925–1940 (Pre WWII years)

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The club's first championship was won in 1926 under SEGAS with Ethnikos winning it undefeated with four wins in as many matches against N.O. Kastellas, Iraklis Thessaloniki, Aris Thessaloniki and Panionios Smyrna.

On July 31, 1927 Ethnikos was defeated in the final by Olympiakos 3–2 in a match that he appealed for a late goal scored by its opponent which led to extra time. The referee canceled the match as the timekeepers had tried to inform him of the end of the match (after all the score was at the time 2–1 in favor of Ethnikos). A replay was set for the third day of August but never took place. After days and meetings of the sports department of SEGAS with representatives of the two teams, a rematch is set to take place on the 16th of August. In the end, this match will not take place either, since Olympiacos insists on the opinion that they won the match, so it should be declared champion, while the Ethnikos side, since they are not given the title, since they consider that the match was over before Olympiacos equalized, agreed to play a replay match. On the 16th of the same month a meeting was held, where the Board of Directors of SEGAS cancelled the referee's decision to cancel the match on the 31st of July, and declares Olympiacos champion without a playoff match.

The first championship after the establishment of KOE (National Swimming Federation) came in 1931 with Ethnikos conquering it again undefeated by defeating the then three-time consecutive champion Aris Thessaloniki in the final with 1–0. The 1931 team consisted of Petroutsos, Dede, Perdikis, Mavrogeorgos, Makris, Stephopoulos, Hatzigeorgiou. The leading player of the team was Petroutsos, one of the leading pre-war swimmers along with Zografos of Aris and Provatopoulos of Olympiakos. Ethnikos on its way to the final beat P.A.O.K. (6–0), Iraklis Thessaloniki (3–1) and NO Patras in the semi-final (3–0).

In 1932, Ethnikos will not be able to defend its title since the federation will expel Ethnikos and Olympiakos from the championship due to major incidents in the match between them.

In 1933 and 1934 Ethnikos will lose the title in the final to Olympiakos (4–2 the score in both years) while in 1935 he will not participate in the games in Mytilini due to his punishment by KOE for not playing the decisive play-off match with Olympiakos for the final qualification ticket.

In 1936 and 1938 he will lose to Olympiakos in the first round and will be eliminated from the competition (then the championship had a knock out system).

In 1937, he will come second again, losing 3–2 in the final to NO Patras despite leading at halftime with 1–0.

In 1940 he will be defeated by KO Piraeus (1–0) in the first match and will be eliminated.

1945–1952 (First post WWII years)

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In the years 1945 and 1946 he will be ranked third. In 1945, he was eliminated after losing (4–1) to Olympiacos, while in 1946 he lost 4–2 to Olympiakos and 3–2 to the eventual champion NO Patras.

The third championship came 17 years after the second, in 1948, with Ethnikos winning it undefeated (wins over NO Patras 5–0, Aris 1–0, Olympiakos 5–1, NAO Kerkyra 5–0, NO Chalkida 7–2 and a draw against NO Mytilinis, 2–2). The coach of the team was Takis Sakellariou who played a modern and fast water polo in contrast to Olympiakos and NO Patras who played a physical and with less movement water polo.

In 1949, Ethnikos would lose the championship due to a draw with Palaio Faliro and a 3–1 loss to Olympiakos in a match where they played without their big gun, Andreas Garifallos due to injury.

In 1950, he lost to NO Patras and Olympiakos, finishing third.

In 1951 he would lose the title due to his defeat by Olympiakos with 2–1, while in 1952 he was very close to the title but the victory of Olympiakos with 3–2 over NO Patras combined with the draw of Ethnikos with the team from Patras (2–2) and the "suicide" of Ethnikos in the match against Olympiakos (3–3) while leading at half-time with 2–0, will lead the title to the "red and whites".

1953–1986 (Domestic Dynasty)

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In the following season, Ethnikos started his dynasty and won the championship undefeated for the first time after 5 years, achieving 4 wins and 1 draw in 5 games (3–3 with P. Faliro, victory over Mytilini, 10–1 victory over Achilleas Patras, 10–3 over Aris and 5–1 over Olympiakos on 18/9/1953 in front of an audience of 5,000 spectators at the Zappeion Olympic swimming pool).

From 1953 to 1963, the blue and whites of Piraeus won 11 consecutive undefeated championships, a record that has not happened in any other sport. In the period 1953 to 1958 he won six consecutive cups before the competition discontinued.

During the 1950s, he began a long unbeaten streak in league games, which lasted 13 years, a record that remains to this day. In particular, after losing 2–1 to Olympiakos on September 21, 1951, they were defeated again by the same opponent on August 7, 1964 with 5–4. In between he remained unbeaten in 75 matches, where he won 71 while 4 ended in draws. The last draw was recorded in a match against Palaio Faliro on September 19, 1953. After this match, a winning streak began, which lasted for 11 years and 64 league matches until the defeat in 1964.

The 115 consecutive unbeaten domestic matches (including Central Championship and Greek Cup matches) were:

No Date Ethnikos Score Opponent Competition
1 22/9/1951 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–4 Paleo Faliro Greek National Championship
2 23/9/1951 Ethnikos Piraeus 2–2 NO Mytilene Greek National Championship
3 6/8/1952 Ethnikos Piraeus 5–1 Olympiacos Piraeus Central Championship
4 18/9/1952 Ethnikos Piraeus 2–2 NO Patras Greek National Championship
5 19/9/1952 Ethnikos Piraeus 4–3 NO Mytilene Greek National Championship
6 20/9/1952 Ethnikos Piraeus 4–2 Paleo Faliro Greek National Championship
7 21/9/1952 Ethnikos Piraeus 5–2 Aris Thessaloniki Greek National Championship
8 22/9/1952 Ethnikos Piraeus 3–3 Olympiacos Piraeus Greek National Championship
9 2/8/1953 Ethnikos Piraeus 8–0 Chalkis Greek Cup
10 15/8/1953 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–1 Aris Thessaloniki Greek Cup
11 20/8/1953 Ethnikos Piraeus 4–1 Olympiacos Piraeus Central Championship
12 26/8/1953 Ethnikos Piraeus 9–0 EGO Heraklion Greek Cup
13 27/8/1953 Ethnikos Piraeus 5–4 ext (3–3) Olympiacos Piraeus Greek Cup
14 17/9/1953 Ethnikos Piraeus 10–3 Aris Thessaloniki Greek National Championship
15 18/9/1953 Ethnikos Piraeus 5–1 Olympiacos Piraeus Greek National Championship
16 19/9/1953 Ethnikos Piraeus 2–0 (w/o) NO Mytilene Greek National Championship
17 19/9/1953 Ethnikos Piraeus 3–3 Paleo Faliro Greek National Championship
18 20/9/1953 Ethnikos Piraeus 10–1 Achilles Patras Greek National Championship
19 18/8/1954 Ethnikos Piraeus 5–3 ext (2–2) Paleo Faliro Central Championship
20 19/8/1954 Ethnikos Piraeus 4–2 Olympiacos Piraeus Central Championship
21 5/9/1954 Ethnikos Piraeus 8–2 Achilles Patras Greek Cup
22 8/9/1954 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–2 Paleo Faliro Greek Cup
23 9/9/1954 Ethnikos Piraeus 12–0 Olympiacos Piraeus Greek Cup
24 15/9/1954 Ethnikos Piraeus 5–2 Olympiacos Piraeus Greek National Championship
25 16/9/1954 Ethnikos Piraeus 5–4 NO Patras Greek National Championship
26 17/9/1954 Ethnikos Piraeus 10–0 Aris Thessaloniki Greek National Championship
27 18/9/1954 Ethnikos Piraeus 9–2 Paleo Faliro Greek National Championship
28 19/9/1954 Ethnikos Piraeus 2–0 (w/o) Achilles Patras Greek National Championship
29 14/8/1955 Ethnikos Piraeus ? NO Mytilene Greek Cup
30 23/8/1955 Ethnikos Piraeus 10–1 Ethnikos Athens Central Championship
31 24/8/1955 Ethnikos Piraeus 7–2 Olympiacos Piraeus Central Championship
32 31/8/1955 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–2 Olympiacos Piraeus Greek Cup
33 1/9/1955 Ethnikos Piraeus 1–0 (suspended in favor of Ethnikos) Aris Thessaloniki Greek Cup
34 14/9/1955 Ethnikos Piraeus 4–1 NO Mytilene Greek National Championship
35 16/9/1955 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–1 Olympiacos Piraeus Greek National Championship
36 17/9/1955 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–3 Paleo Faliro Greek National Championship
37 17/9/1955 Ethnikos Piraeus 7–1 Achilles Patras Greek National Championship
38 18/9/1955 Ethnikos Piraeus 4–2 NO Patras Greek National Championship
39 25/7/1956 Ethnikos Piraeus ; Chalkis Greek Cup
40 7/8/1956 Ethnikos Piraeus 8–2 EGO Heraklion Greek Cup
41 15/8/1956 Ethnikos Piraeus 7–1 Ethnikos Athens Central Championship
42 17/8/1956 Ethnikos Piraeus 5–3 Olympiacos Piraeus Central Championship
43 22/8/1956 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–1 Aris Thessaloniki Greek Cup
44 23/8/1956 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–3 Paleo Faliro Greek Cup
45 24/8/1956 Ethnikos Piraeus 4–3 NO Patras Greek Cup
46 10/9/1956 Ethnikos Piraeus 9–1 Ethnikos Athens Greek National Championship
47 12/9/1956 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–0 Paleo Faliro Greek National Championship
48 13/9/1956 Ethnikos Piraeus 7–0 NO Mytilene Greek National Championship
49 14/9/1956 Ethnikos Piraeus 5–1 Achilles Patras Greek National Championship
50 15/9/1956 Ethnikos Piraeus 4–3 Olympiacos Piraeus Greek National Championship
51 16/9/1956 Ethnikos Piraeus 3–2 NO Patras Greek National Championship
52 28/7/1957 Ethnikos Piraeus 4–2 Achilles Patras Greek Cup
53 16/8/1957 Ethnikos Piraeus 4–1 Paleo Faliro Central Championship
54 17/8/1957 Ethnikos Piraeus 4–2 Olympiacos Piraeus Central Championship
55 6/9/1957 Ethnikos Piraeus 9–4 Paleo Faliro Greek Cup
56 8/9/1957 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–4 ext (4–4) Olympiacos Piraeus Greek Cup
57 19/9/1957 Ethnikos Piraeus 10–1 NO Mytilene Greek National Championship
58 20/9/1957 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–1 Olympiacos Piraeus Greek National Championship
59 21/9/1957 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–2 Paleo Faliro Greek National Championship
60 22/9/1957 Ethnikos Piraeus 9–1 Paleo Faliro Greek National Championship
61 10/9/1958 Ethnikos Piraeus 10–5 Achilles Patras Greek National Championship
62 11/9/1958 Ethnikos Piraeus 9–1 NO Mytilene Greek National Championship
63 12/9/1958 Ethnikos Piraeus 8–2 Aris Thessaloniki Greek National Championship
64 14/9/1958 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–5 Olympiacos Piraeus Greek National Championship
65 14/9/1958 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–2 NO Patras Greek National Championship
66 17/9/1958 Ethnikos Piraeus 2–0 (w/o) Aris Salonica or Achilles Patras Greek Cup
67 18/9/1958 Ethnikos Piraeus 5–2 NO Patras Greek Cup
68 19/8/1959 Ethnikos Piraeus 11–0 Ethnikos Athens Central Championship
69 20/8/1959 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–4 Olympiacos Piraeus Central Championship
70 9/9/1959 Ethnikos Piraeus 11–4 Paleo Faliro Greek National Championship
71 10/9/1959 Ethnikos Piraeus 11–4 Aris Thessaloniki Greek National Championship
72 11/9/1959 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–1 NO Mytilene Greek National Championship
73 11/9/1959 Ethnikos Piraeus 7–2 Achilles Patras Greek National Championship
74 12/9/1959 Ethnikos Piraeus 5–1 NO Patras Greek National Championship
75 13/9/1959 Ethnikos Piraeus 4–3 Olympiacos Piraeus Greek National Championship
76 19/8/1960 Ethnikos Piraeus 4–4 Olympiacos Piraeus Central Championship
77 26/8/1960 Ethnikos Piraeus 3–2 Olympiacos Piraeus Replay Central Championship
78 14/9/1960 Ethnikos Piraeus 11–1 Achilles Patras Greek National Championship
79 15/9/1960 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–4 NO Mytilene Greek National Championship
80 16/9/1960 Ethnikos Piraeus 11–1 Aris Thessaloniki Greek National Championship
81 17/9/1960 Ethnikos Piraeus 3–2 NO Patras Greek National Championship
82 18/9/1960 Ethnikos Piraeus 4–3 Olympiacos Piraeus Greek National Championship
83 17/8/1961 Ethnikos Piraeus 1–1 Olympiacos Piraeus Central Championship
suspended in favor of Ethnikos
84 18/8/1961 Ethnikos Piraeus 10–1 Paleo Faliro Central Championship
85 13/9/1961 Ethnikos Piraeus 13–2 NO Mytilene Greek National Championship
86 14/9/1961 Ethnikos Piraeus 8–1 Paleo Faliro Greek National Championship
87 15/9/1961 Ethnikos Piraeus 5–2 Olympiacos Piraeus Greek National Championship
88 16/9/1961 Ethnikos Piraeus 10–5 Patraikos Greek National Championship
89 17/9/1961 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–5 NO Patras Greek National Championship
90 8/8/1962 Ethnikos Piraeus 10–0 Panathinaikos Greek National Championship
91 9/8/1962 Ethnikos Piraeus 11–0 Paleo Faliro Greek National Championship
92 10/8/1962 Ethnikos Piraeus 4–3 Olympiacos Piraeus Greek National Championship
93 11/8/1962 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–5 NO Patras Greek National Championship
94 12/8/1962 Ethnikos Piraeus 11–3 NO Mytilene Greek National Championship
95 21/8/1962 Ethnikos Piraeus 7–0 Paleo Faliro Central Championship
96 22/8/1962 Ethnikos Piraeus 4–3 ext (3–3) Olympiacos Piraeus Central Championship
97 5/9/1962 Ethnikos Piraeus 10–2 Panathinaikos Greek National Championship
98 6/9/1962 Ethnikos Piraeus 10–0 NO Mytilene Greek National Championship
99 7/9/1962 Ethnikos Piraeus 4–3 Olympiacos Piraeus Greek National Championship
100 8/9/1962 Ethnikos Piraeus 5–3 NO Patras Greek National Championship
101 9/9/1962 Ethnikos Piraeus 7–5 Paleo Faliro Greek National Championship
102 19/7/1963 Ethnikos Piraeus 4–2 Olympiacos Piraeus Central Championship
103 7/8/1963 Ethnikos Piraeus 9–3 Panathinaikos Greek National Championship
104 8/8/1963 Ethnikos Piraeus 8–2 NO Mytilene Greek National Championship
105 9/8/1963 Ethnikos Piraeus 10–3 Olympiacos Piraeus Greek National Championship
106 10/8/1963 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–2 PAOK Greek National Championship
107 11/8/1963 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–4 NO Patras Greek National Championship
108 10/9/1963 Ethnikos Piraeus 8–1 PAOK Greek National Championship
109 11/9/1963 Ethnikos Piraeus 7–4 Olympiacos Piraeus Greek National Championship
110 13/9/1963 Ethnikos Piraeus 5–1 NO Patras Greek National Championship
111 14/9/1963 Ethnikos Piraeus 8–2 NO Mytilene Greek National Championship
112 15/9/1963 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–3 Panathinaikos Greek National Championship
113 15/7/1963 Ethnikos Piraeus 10–0 Paleo Faliro Central Championship
114 5/8/1964 Ethnikos Piraeus 9–0 Panathinaikos Greek National Championship
115 6/8/1964 Ethnikos Piraeus 6–0 NO Patras Greek National Championship

This group consisted of Andreas Garifallos, Petros Kalfamanolis, Mimi Georgiadis, Yiannis Thymaras, Manolis Patlakas, Dimitris Kourantis, Nikos Lekakis, Kalomiris, Andreadis, Petros Chatzikyriakakis, Panagiotis Chatzikyriakakis, Panagiotis Takousis.

In 1965, 1966 and 1967 he won the championship without defeat. In 1966 he would do the maximum with 10 wins in 10 matches, in 1965 9 wins and a draw with Olympiakos (0–0) while in 1967 he will score 4 wins and 2 draws (3–3 with OSFP and PAO) in 6 matches.

On 7/8/1968, exactly four years and 34 consecutive unbeaten matches after their last defeat in Greece, he loses to Olympiakos in the first round (7–6) but beats him in the second (7–5, with five goals from Garyfallos) in order to win the championship with the best goal difference. The championship would be decided in the matches of the two Piraeus teams against NOP in the second round. OSFP will win hard 9-7 while Ethnikis will win 11-3. At the end of the championship, Andreas Garifallos retires as a water polo player and continues his work in Greek water polo as a coach.

In the 1969 championship, according to the press of the time, the final between Olympiacos and Ethnikos never took place because Olympiacos did not compete due to the death of its president Kostas Bouzakis. The two teams were named "co-champions" (they had four wins in five games while the derby match between them ended 2–2).

In 1970 Ethnikos will win the championship undefeated with only one draw against Olympiakos. This was the 18th championship in a row and the last before Olympiacos breaks the streak.

In 1971, the team would lose the title for the first time since 1952 due to a loss to Olympiakos in the second play-off match (2–1). Nevertheless, he would continue a new series of championships from 1972 until 1985. During this time, he would win the championships of 1974, 1975, 1976 and 1979 without defeat. In fact, he built a new streak of almost four years without defeat since from 15/7/1973 until his loss on 5/6/1977.

Also, from 28/07/1978 and the 5–4 defeat by Olympiakos until its defeat on 05/06/1990 with 10–9 again by Olympiakos, Ethnikos was undefeated against compatriot Olympiakos in 29 consecutive matches (League and Cup, the last draw coming in 1979, 4–4) while on September 1, 1982, in the second round of the championship, he beat Olympiakos 0–13 (in 28 minutes, four 7 minute quarters).

In the 1980s, Ethnikos had Glyfada as their rival after Olympiacos had lost the power of the previous decades.

In 1981, the first year that the duration of the games was increased from 20 to 28 minutes (four seven-minute periods, instead of the four five-minute periods), Ethnikos will destroy most of its opponents with the exception of Glyfada. Indicative are the 11–3 and 11–5 victories over Olympiakos, 13–3 and 12–4 over PAO, 21–0 over Palaio Faliro, 22-–1 over Chios, 19–2 and 23–0 over Vouliagmeni, while the 1982 will beat OSFP with 9–2 and 13–0, Patras with 20–2 and 16–6, NOB with 15–7 and 15–3, PAO with 14–7, PAOK with 17–5 and Volos with 22-4.

In the 1980s, Ethnikos managed to remain unbeaten in the Greek league for almost six years and 101 consecutive league matches and including cup matches of the seasons 1983–84, 1984–85, for a total of 109 matches. In particular, after losing the penultimate matchday of the 1980 championship against Glyfada 3–5 on September 27, 1980, he was defeated again on May 10, 1986 by Vouliagmeni 7–8 in a game in which Ethnikis appealed for a late goal of Vouliagmeni. In between he won 5 consecutive unbeaten championships (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 and 1985) and two cups (1984, 1985) in the restart of the competition, while of the 101 consecutive games without defeat he won 100 and recorded one draw. Of the 100 wins, 86 were consecutive (the longest winning streak in the league until 2016 when Olympiakos broke it), as after their defeat by Glyfada in 1980 the next match without a win was a draw 6–6 against the same team on August 24, 1985.

The 100 wins in the Greek Championship were briefly against the following opponents:

  • 11 wins over NO Patras (2 wins in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 and 1 win in 1986)
  • 11 wins over NO Chios (2 wins in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1 win in 1986)
  • 10 wins over NO Vouliagmeni (2 wins in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
  • 10 wins over Olympiakos SFP (2 wins in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
  • 10 wins over Panathinaikos (2 wins in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
  • 10 wins over NO Volos - Argonauts (2 wins in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
  • 9 wins over ANO Glyfada (2 wins in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1 win in 1985)
  • 7 wins over ENO Egyptians (2 wins in 1981, 1984, 1985, 1 win in 1986)
  • 6 wins over NAO Corfu (2 wins in 1982, 1984, 1985)
  • 5 wins over Aris Thessaloniki (2 wins in 1983, 1985, 1 win in 1986)
  • 5 wins over PAOK (2 wins in 1982, 1983, 1 win in 1986)
  • 3 wins over AO Palaio Faliro (1 win in 1980, 2 wins in 1981)
  • 2 wins over Aris Nicaea (2 wins in 1985)
  • 1 victory over Iraklis Thessaloniki (in 1986)

1987–2002

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In 1986–87, all the experienced players of the previous decade have left and he competes with the newly acquired Samartzidis, Kaiafas, Patras, while Aronis, as in 1986, will compete in selected games due to obligations with his studies in the USA. 1987–88 saw the last undefeated championship with Ethnikos dominating Glyfada to take first place in regular time and thus home advantage in the finals. In the end, it will only take one match for Ethnikos to reach the limit of five points, with Ethnikos winning the final and with a combination of their victory and draw from regular time against Glyfada taking the title relatively comfortably. The day after winning the championship, he also wins the Cup at the Ilisio swimming pool against Vouliagmeni thanks to a great performance by the evergreen Aronis who, however, leaves at the end of the year, changing team but not city.

In 1988–89, despite finishing first in the regular season (tied with Glyfada), he will lose in the first final to Glyfada at home and thus the title.

In 1989–90 Ethnikos will have problems in the regular season and despite the fact that he finishes second as in 1987, it has already lost three times (to Glyfada, Chios and Olympiakos). In the first stage of the playoffs, he will lose to Iraklis in Piraeus, but he will qualify for the semi-finals where, despite the fact that he had beaten Vouliagmeni twice in regular time, he will not be able to get the draw to qualify for the finals and so he will lose three games in a row (two at home) and for the first time since 1951 he will finish third.

In 1990–91, Ethnikos will return to a title by winning the Cup as an outsider, defeating Glyfada with 10–7 held at OAKA pool, while in the championship he finished fourth (regular season and final four) behind Vouliagmeni, Glyfada and Olympiakos.

In 1991–92 he would finish second behind champions Olympiakos in a season where Ethnikis did not start well but found their footing towards the end of the season and especially in the final four stage where the best four teams participated. He beat twice Vouliagmeni and once Olympiakos in the final stage.

In 1992–93, he would finish third in the regular season and the final phase.

In 1993–94, Ethnikos, coached by Lino Repetto for a short time at the beginning and Kyriakos Iosifidis for most of the season, took first place in the regular season with a record of 17 wins 4 draws and 1 loss making the best regular season since 1988–89. In the playoffs, he faces Iraklis in the quarter-final stage and wins the series 2–0. In the semi-finals against NO Patras he wins 2–0 and then faces Olympiakos with a home advantage for the title. In the first tense match where eight players were sent off, Ethnikos wins 11–10 thanks to a goal in the last second of the match by Manousos Vizyrakis. In the second match, Olympiacos gets the win at the last minute of the game and evens the series (10–9) sending the title to a third and final game. There, Ethnikos leads 6–4 but Olympiacos reacted and sent the final to overtime while having two shots at the post three seconds before the end of the match (8–8 regular time). In extra time, Olympiacos will score with Vlachos and will be close to the title, but 13 seconds before the end of extra time, Samartzidis scores a penalty and thus the final goes to penalties. Voltyrakis of the "red and white" will save two penalties, but Patras of the "blue and white" three with one additional penalty shot by Olympiakos hitting the post.

In 1994–95, Ethnikos finished second in the regular season and reached the finals by eliminating Chania and Glyfada with 2–0 victories, but would lose the championship to Olympiakos in a close series of finals.

In 1995–96 he finished fourth in the regular season and was eliminated by Vouliagmeni in the semi-finals of the league but remained unbeaten against their "eternal" rival and eventual champion Olympiakos, winning 9–8 (10/4/1996) and drawing 10–10 (2/12/1995). This is the only time a champion team has failed to beat a specific opponent during a season. In May of 1996 occurred the fatal accident of team's captain and legend Samartzidis, which greatly affected the Piraeus team.

In the 1996–97 and 1997–98 seasons, Ethnikos will face internal administrative and financial problems with the team having their worst years up to that point. Patras, Kaifas, Moustakarias have left and the team now relies on Kalakonas, Kourtidis, while it is also necessary to develop the young Kokkinakis, Schizas, Stellatos, Blanis. In 1998 he finished three points above the relegation zone. Nevertheless, in 1997 he managed to make it very difficult for the later champion Vouliagmeni, losing in the first stage of the playoffs with 2–1 victories, while his one defeat came in overtime.

In 1998–99 and 1999–00 he showed a slight improvement, finishing sixth and fifth respectively. In 2000 the team won the Cup in the final four held in Nikaia despite being the heavy underdogs. Coached by then 30-year-old Giorgos Morfesis, Ethnikos eliminated Vouliagmeni in the semi-final (13–12 in extra time), while in the final they beat the eternal rival Olympiakos 12–11 in extra time who was coached by Yugoslav legend Nikola Stamenic.

In 2000–01 and 2001–02 he finished third in the league. In 2001 he was eliminated by Olympiakos in the semi-finals and in 2002 by Vouliagmeni. In 2002, he beat Panthinaikos for the third place and the exit to the LEN Trophy.

2003–2008

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In 2002–03 coached by Dragan Matutinović, Ethnikos men's team competed in the semi-finals of the LEN Trophy, but were knocked out by eventual cup winners Brescia and finished third together with Italian side Savona. In the domestic championship they took the third place. A landmark of the year was the resounding transfer of Vlontakis, one of the best strikers in the world at the time, from the European champion, Olympiakos, as well as Makis Voltyrakis, who had just retired.

In 2003–04 with Voltyrakis now as coach, Ethnikos would finish fifth, disappointing the ambitions that had been created to contest for the championship against Olympiakos and Vouliagmeni.

In 2004–05, Ethnikos having a very good regular season would finish first in the regular season for the first time since '94 (with Vlontakis being declared top scorer) but would lose the title in the fifth final to OSFP, a final with riots occurring at the stands between fans of the two teams and the police. Earlier that year Ethnikos had won the 12th Greek Cup by defeating NO Patras in the final of Thessaloniki. In the semi-final which was more of a final, Ethnikos had to overcome the resistance of Olympiakos with 11–9.

In 2005–06, although Ethnikos drew once and lost once to Olympiakos in the regular season meetings to finish second in the regular season, meaning Ethnikos had home court disadvantage in the finals, they managed to win the 38th championship in the last fifth game decided in overtime by a score of 7–6. Hatzikyriakakis scored the winning goal five seconds before the end, Olympiacos was awarded with a penalty at the last seconds of the extra time and with a goal would send the final to the penalty shootout as in 1994 but Karabetsos saved it. The championship was dedicated to the memory of the late great captain Nondas Samartzidis. This was the 20th time that Ethnikos won the championship and left Olympiakos second.

In 2006–07, the management of Ethnikos, wanting to keep Ethnikos in a leading role, carried out major transfers. They repatriated with a huge price Christos Afroudakis who played in Pozilipo Napoli, brings to Piraeus the goalkeeper of the national team of Serbia, Denis Sefik, while Thodoris Kalakonas, a child who grew up in the club (1990–2001, his first tenure) returned from Panionios. However, Ethnikos could not look strong and will easily lose the Cup final in Kalamata to Olympiakos. In Europe, the blue and whites would be knocked out in the last 16 of the Champions League by Partizan and Brescia, and despite improving in the league playoffs, they would only look competitive in the first two finals, losing the first and winning the second in extra time. Thus Ethnikos lost the championship title 3–1.

In 2007–08, weakened after Sefik and Afroudakis's departure, Ethnikos will not be able to show the resistance he showed in previous years, losing in the semi-final of the Cup to Olympiacos as well as the championship.

2009–present

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In 2008–09 the team, after administrative turmoil and the departure of funder George Vasilopoulos as well as of several players (Vlontakis, Mazis, Mylonakis, Karabetsos) some of whom had grown up in the club (Kokkinakis, Blanis, Stellatos), had a bad year and was relegated to A2 for first time since 1928. He bounced back immediately but in 2011–12 he will be relegated for the second time without winning a match. The parent club was in major crisis, with the future looking extremely ominous and uncertain. The following season 2012–13, despite the fact that the team was on the verge of extinction and with the main goal of staying in A2, it will be unexpectedly promoted thanks to the management of president Antonis Printezis and the financing of Alexandros Karydopoulos and will play again in A1 in 2013–14 where Ethnikos would be ranked. While Kostas Petrakis was initially the coach for the season, Fanis Kountoudios took over from November 2013, a coach who remains to this day, having completed a decade at the club.

In 2014–15 they had a great regular season and finished second for the first time since 2008, but in the semi-finals of the league playoffs they will be eliminated by PAO and miss out on playing Olympiakos in the finals.

In the very next season, they will again reach the semi-finals of the championship as in 2018–19 when they were eliminated by the champion Olympiakos.

In 2019–20 the team would reach the final of the Greek Cup for the first time since 2007 but would lose the final to the superior OSFP.

In 2020–21 in a year severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic, Ethnikos finished at the bottom of a fourteen team one-round league and luckily there was no team relegation.

In 2021–22 and 2022–23 it finished seventh out of sixteen teams with one of the lowest budgets in the division while also reaching the final four of the cup in 2023.

In total, since 2014, he has won a European ticket four times but did not take advantage of it due to financial weakness, while he has promoted players from an early age in the championship by giving them playing time (Argyropoulos, Chondrokoukis, Mathiopoulos).

Records

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Outline Record
Most championships won 38
Most unbeaten championships won 29
Most championship won only with wins 19
Consecutive championship wins 18 (1953–1970)
Consecutive unbeaten championship wins 11 (1953–1963)
Time period staying unbeaten in a domestic championship or domestic cup match 12 years, 10 months, 16 days (21 September 1951 – 7 August 1964)
First Greek team to reach the top 4 teams of the European Cup 1980
First Greek team to reach the top 8 teams of the European Cup 1966
Most matches without conceding a goal in a season 1980 (4 games out of 18 played)

Seasons

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Panhellenic Championship (1923–1966), National Division (1967–1976), A' National Division (1977–1986)

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Year Pos. Pld W D L
1926 1 4 4 0 0
1927 2
1928 3
1929 2
1930 5
1931 1 4 4 0 0
1932 4
1933 2
1934 2
1935 –
1936 5
1937 2
1938 3
1939 –
1940 5
1945 3 2 1 0 1
1946 3 5 3 0 2
1947 5 2 1 0 1
1948 1 6 5 1 0
1949 2 5 3 1 1
Year Pos. Pld W D L Goals Diff.
1950 3 5 3 0 2 17–15 2
1951 3 5 2 2 1 18–13 5
1952 2 5 3 2 0 18–12 6
1953 1 5 4 1 0 30–8 22
1954 1 5 5 0 0 31–8 23
1955 1 5 5 0 0 27–8 19
1956 1 6 6 0 0 34–7 27
1957 1 4 4 0 0 31–5 26
1958 1 5 5 0 0 39–15 24
1959 1 6 6 0 0 44–15 29
1960 1 5 5 0 0 34–11 23
1961 1 5 5 0 0 42–15 27
1962 1 10 10 0 0 78–24 54
1963 1 10 10 0 0 73–25 48
1964 1 11 10 0 1 67–21 46
1965 1 10 9 1 0 75–20 55
1966 1 10 10 0 0 63–19 44
1967 1 6 4 2 0 34–17 17
1968 1 6 5 0 1 40–19 21
1969 1 5 4 1 0 29–14 15
Year Pos. Pld W D L Goals Diff.
1970 1 9 8 1 0 63–17 46
1971 2 14 11 1 2 118–41 77
1972 1 15 14 0 1 134–38 96
1973 1 15 14 0 1 146–38 108
1974 1 14 14 0 0
1975 1 14 13 1 0
1976 1 12 12 0 0 144–37 107
1977 1 15 14 0 1
1978 1 15 14 0 1
1979 1 14 13 1 0 129–31 98
1980 1 18 17 0 1 203–34 169
1981 1 18 18 0 0
1982 1 18 18 0 0
1983 1 18 18 0 0 229–99 130
1984 1 18 18 0 0 231–112 119
1985 1 22 21 1 0 312–151 161
1986 2 22 19 2 1 282–141 141

Α1 National Division (1987–)

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Year Pos. Pld W D L Goals Diff. Coach
1986–87 2 20 13 4 3 146–107 39   Péter Rusorán
1987–88 1 18 17 1 0 205–91 114   Péter Rusorán
1988–89 2 20 16 1 3 214–126 88   Péter Rusorán
1989–90 3 19 11 1 7 158–144 14   Markellos Sitarenios
1990–91 4 24 13 1 10 307–241 66   Giannis Karalogos
1991–92 2 24 17 2 5 287–227 60   Koulis Iosifidis
1992–93 3 28 17 4 7 323–264 59   Koulis Iosifidis
1993–94 1 29 23 4 2 334–207 127   Koulis Iosifidis
1994–95 2 29 20 2 7 305–213 92   Giannis Giannouris
1995–96 4 27 17 2 8 270–226 44   Miro Trumbic
1996–97 8 25 10 1 14 224–230 –6   Miro Trumbic
1997–98 9 22 6 2 14 231–247 –16   Andreas Garyfallos
1998–99 6 25 12 2 11 253–233 20   Giannis Karalogos
1999–00 5 24 16 0 8 252–212 40   Péter Rusorán,   Giorgos Morfesis
2000–01 3 30 18 4 8 329–263 66   Michalis Xanthopoulos
2001–02 3 29 19 3 7 266–239 27   Ilias Machairas
2002–03 3 29 20 3 6 341–221 120   Dragan Matutinović
2003–04 5 27 18 2 7 291–221 70   Makis Voltirakis
2004–05 2 29 24 1 4 335–220 115   Makis Voltirakis
2005–06 1 29 24 2 3 375–201 174   Makis Voltirakis
2006–07 2 28 21 1 6 382–181 201   Makis Voltirakis
2007–08 2 28 23 0 5 304–198 106   Makis Voltirakis
2008–09 11 22 4 1 17 179–226 –47   Dimitris Kritikos
2010–11 8 22 7 2 13 176–225 –49   Dimitris Mavrotas
2011–12 12 22 0 1 21 121–273 –152   Dimitris Mavrotas
2013–14 6 22 9 2 11 189–224 –35   Kostas Petrakis,   Fanis Kountoudios
2014–15 4 26 18 0 8 246–207 39   Fanis Kountoudios
2015–16 4 28 14 3 11 244–230 14   Fanis Kountoudios
2016–17 8 22 9 2 11 152–174 –22   Fanis Kountoudios
2017–18 5 25 13 1 11 195–211 –16   Fanis Kountoudios
2018–19 4 29 13 4 12 232–247 –15   Fanis Kountoudios
2019–20 6 22 10 2 10 173–205 –32   Fanis Kountoudios
2020–21 14 13 1 0 12 88–148 –60   Fanis Kountoudios
2021–22 7 26 15 1 12 275–287 –12   Fanis Kountoudios
2022–23 7 29 9 0 20 256–343 –87   Fanis Kountoudios
2023–24 10 25 9 4 12 222–243 –21   Fanis Kountoudios

Statistics (post-war)

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  • Games (from 1945–2024): 1.318
  • Wins (from 1945–2024): 890
  • Draws (from 1945–2024): 84
  • Losses (from 1945–2024): 344
  • Goals Scored in the Α1 National Division (from 1987–2023): 8.880
  • Goals Conceded in the Α1 National Division (from 1987–2023): 7.755
  • Largest victory margin: 23 (Ethnikos – Vouliagmeni 23–0, 1981, Aris Nikaias – Ethnikos 6–29, 1985, Nireas Chalandriou – Ethnikos 2–25, 2006–07)
  • Largest loss margin: –19 (Olympiakos – Ethnikos 21–2 , 2016–17)
  • Most goals scored in a match: 29 γκολ (Aris Nikaias – Ethnikos 6–29, 1985)
  • Fewer goals in an A1 National Division match (since 1987): 1 goal (Ethnikos – Olympiakos 1–9, 2002–03, Vouliagmeni – Ethnikos 5–1, 2015–16, Vouliagmeni – Ethnikos 7–1, 2018–19, Panionios – Ethnikos 8–1, 2020–21)
  • Most goals conceded in an A1 National Division match (since 1987): 24 goals (Olympiakos – Ethnikos 24–6, 2019–20)
  • Fewer goals scored by an opponent in an A1 National Division match (since 1987): 1 goal (Iraklis – Ethnikos 1–16, 1994–95, Ethnikos – Palaio Faliro 16–1, 2006–07, Glyfada – Ethnikos 1–7, 2006–07, Ethnikos – Kalamaki 11–1, 2016–17)

Top scorer in the Α1 National Division championship (1987–)

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Season Player Goals
1986–87   Nondas Samartzidis 33
1987–88   Nondas Samartzidis (2) 56
1988–89   Nondas Samartzidis (3) 59
1989–90   Nondas Samartzidis (4),   Tasos Tsikaris 32
1990–91   Nondas Samartzidis (5) 98
1991–92   Nondas Samartzidis (6) 90
1992–93   Ilias Machairas 48
1993–94   Nondas Samartzidis (7) 57
1994–95   Nondas Samartzidis (8) 54
1997–98   Theodoros Kalakonas 52
1998–99   Konstantinos Kokkinakis 52
1999–00   Konstantinos Kokkinakis (2)
2001–02   Wolf Wigo 43
2002–03   Antonios Vlontakis 73
2003–04   Antonios Vlontakis (2) 66
2004–05   Antonios Vlontakis (3) 85
2005–06   Antonios Vlontakis (4) 62
2006–07   Christos Afroudakis 54
2007–08   Theodoros Kalakonas (2) 48
2008–09   Marios Chatzikyriakakis,   Tomislav Primorac 41
2010–11   Giannis Katrouzanakis 32
2011–12   Maximos Petrochelios,   Giorgos Alevizos 17
2013–14   Christos Koutsialis 44
2014–15   Dionysis Karountzos 61
2015–16   Stelios Argyropoulos 54
2016–17   Panagiotis Papadoggonas 38
2017–18   Dionysis Karountzos (2) 51
2018–19   Aggelos Foskolos 48
2019–20   Konstantinos Chondrokoukis 27
2020–21   Konstantinos Chondrokoukis (2) 30
2021–22   Dimos Dermitzakis 43
2022–23   Konstantinos Mathiopoulos 36

Α2 National Division (1987–)

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Year Pos. Pld W D L Goals Diff. Coach
2009–10 1 22 21 1 0 250–103 147   Dimitris Mavrotas
2012–13 2 16 12 2 2 161–118 43   Kostas Petrakis

Statistics

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  • Games: 38
  • Wins: 33
  • Draws: 3
  • Losses: 2
  • Largest victory margin: 13 (Ethnikos – OFI 16–3, 2009–10)
  • Largest loss margin: –6 (Nireas Lamias – Ethnikos 14–8, 2012–13)
  • Most goals scored in a match: 17 goals (Ethnikos – Peristeri 17–6, 2009–10)
  • Fewer goals scored in a match: 6 goals (Ethnikos – Triton Maroussi 6–2, 2009–10)
  • Most goals scored by an opponent in a match: 14 goals (Nireas Lamias – Ethnikos 14–8, 2012–13)
  • Fewer goals scored by an opponent in a match: 2 goals (Ethnikos – Volos 13–2, 2009–10, Ethnikos – Syros 11–2, 2009–10, Kerkyra – Ethnikos 2–12, 2009–10, Ethnikos – Triton Maroussi 6–2, 2009–10, Ilissiakos – Ethnikos 2–8, 2009–10, Ethnikos – Nireas Geraka 12–2, 2012–13)

European Competitions

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Year Opponent Score Competition Year Opponent Score Competition
1964   Canottieri Napoli 0–6 European Cup 1984   Spandau 04 6–12 European Cup
  Wiener SC 2–8 European Cup   CN Montjuïc 12–12 European Cup
  CN Barcelona 1–5 European Cup   CN Marseille 10–7 European Cup
1965   CN Marseille 5–4 European Cup 1985   CS Crișul Oradea 6–8 European Cup
  CN Barcelona 4–6 European Cup   CN Montjuïc 8–10 European Cup
  VK Partizan 1–11 European Cup   CN Posillipo Napoli 9–11 European Cup
09/10/1966   Vienna 7–5 European Cup 1988–89   Alphen 8–12 European Cup
10/10/1966   CN Barcelona 2–0 European Cup   CN Posillipo Napoli 8–16 European Cup
11/10/1966   VK Partizan 2–7 European Cup   Gent 16–9 European Cup
20/11/1966   Rote Erde Hamm 1–2 European Cup Last 8 1991–92   Yusme 17–4 Cup Winner's Cup
19/11/1966   VK Partizan 3–15 European Cup Last 8   Slavia Bratislava 10–9 Cup Winner's Cup
18/11/1966   Dinamo Bucharest 1–10 European Cup Last 8   Volturno Napoli 7–14 Cup Winner's Cup
1967   CN Marseille 6–3 European Cup   VK Partizan 7–9 Cup Winner's Cup Quarterfinals
  Vienna 3–2 European Cup   VK Partizan 9–9 Cup Winner's Cup Quarterfinals
  VK Mladost 2–5 European Cup 1992–93   Turkeyt 21–1 LEN Trophy
  CN Barcelona 1–4 European Cup   CS Crișul Oradea 9–6 LEN Trophy
1968   Vienna 7–3 European Cup   Košice 7–8 LEN Trophy
  CN Barcelona 3–17 European Cup   Pro Recco 6–9 LEN Trophy
  VK Partizan 3–9 European Cup 1994–95   Maccabi Tel–Aviv 8–4 European Cup
  CN Marseille 6–7 European Cup   Koper 12–5 European Cup
1970   Graz 8–6 European Cup   CN Catalunya 3–11 European Cup
  Košice 7–1 European Cup   Újpesti TE 8–12 European Cup Quarterfinals
  Arkonia 5–6 European Cup   Újpesti TE 5–13 European Cup Quarterfinals
  CN Barcelona 4–4 European Cup 1995–96   CN Marseille 4–5 LEN Trophy
  Akademik Sofia 3–5 European Cup Last 8   Dalmatia Split 5–6 LEN Trophy
  SKK Stockholm 3–3 European Cup Last 8   CSKA Moscow 5–7 LEN Trophy
  VK Partizan 4–11 European Cup Last 8 1996–97   VK Jadran Split 7–8 LEN Trophy
1972   Helsingfors 10–3 European Cup   CN Catalunya 6–9 LEN Trophy
  Valenciennes 10–3 European Cup   Kastrup 16–7 LEN Trophy
  SKK Stockholm 9–4 European Cup 2000–01   Salzburg 18–1 Cup Winner's Cup
  Istanbul 8–4 European Cup   Jadran Herceg Novi 8–9 Cup Winner's Cup
  VK Partizan 5–11 European Cup   Mladost Skopje 12–4 Cup Winner's Cup
  Orvosegyetem SC 5–9 European Cup   CN Barceloneta 6–9 Cup Winner's Cup Quarterfinals
  CN Barcelona 3–5 European Cup Last 8   CN Barceloneta 9–9 Cup Winner's Cup Quarterfinals
  CSKA Moscow 2–4 European Cup Last 8 2001–02   Rote Erde Hamm 4–5 LEN Trophy Last 16
  Orvosegyetem SC 3–9 European Cup Last 8   Ferencvaros TC 7–6 LEN Trophy Last 16
1973   Graz 6–4 European Cup   VK Primorje Rijeka 5–7 LEN Trophy Last 16
  Galatasaray 9–0 European Cup 2002–03   Portuense 25–1 LEN Trophy First Phase
  Košice 3–2 European Cup   Strasbourg 6–5 LEN Trophy First Phase
  Χέρμεν 12–3 European Cup   Spartak Volgograd 11–3 LEN Trophy Second Phase
  De Meeuwen 4–5 European Cup   CN Catalunya 6–2 LEN Trophy Second Phase
  SKK Stockholm 3–6 European Cup   BVSC 8–3 LEN Trophy Second Phase
  MGU Moscow 0–11 European Cup   AN Brescia 5–8 LEN Trophy Second Phase
  De Meeuwen 6–10 European Cup Second Phase   VK Primorac Kotor 7–8 LEN Trophy Quarterfinals
  CSKA Sofia 7–8 European Cup Second Phase   VK Primorac Kotor 5–3 LEN Trophy Quarterfinals
  VK Partizan 4–12 European Cup Second Phase   AN Brescia 5–8 LEN Trophy Semifinals
1974   CSKA Sofia 2–1 European Cup   AN Brescia 4–9 LEN Trophy Semifinals
  Würzburg 2–2 European Cup 2003–04   Duisburg 10–4 Euroleague Qualification
  CN Barcelona 6–6 European Cup   VK Primorje Rijeka 5–11 Euroleague Qualification
  MGU Moscow 2–9 European Cup   VK Primorac Kotor 10–15 Euroleague Qualification
1975   Graz 6–5 European Cup   Mariupol 7–6 Euroleague Qualification
  Rote Erde Hamm 3–5 European Cup   Alphen 7–6 Euroleague Qualification
  CN Barcelona 2–6 European Cup   CN Martiánez 7–5 LEN Trophy
  VK Partizan 5–7 European Cup   Dynamo Moscow 11–15 LEN Trophy
1976   SKK Stockholm 4–2 European Cup   Niš 6–9 LEN Trophy Last 16
  Rapid Bucharest 7–9 European Cup   Niš 7–7 LEN Trophy Last 16
  CSKA Moscow 7–9 European Cup 2004–05   Cheltenham 14–3 LEN Trophy
  Den Haag 7–8 European Cup   Medveščak Zagreb 7–8 LEN Trophy
1977   Västerås 9–4 European Cup   Kazan 9–10 LEN Trophy
  CN Marseille 11–0 European Cup   Eeklo 18–4 LEN Trophy
  Horgen 7–1 European Cup   Strasbourg 9–6 LEN Trophy
  CSKA Moscow 5–7 European Cup   Újpesti TE 7–8 LEN Trophy Second Phase
  Würzburg 3–2 European Cup Last 8   Koper 7–6 LEN Trophy Second Phase
  Horgen 7–4 European Cup Last 8   VK Primorac Kotor 6–7 LEN Trophy Second Phase
  VK Partizan 4–6 European Cup Last 8 2005–06   Schaffhausen 13–5 Euroleague Qualification
1978   Würzburg 3–5 European Cup   VK Primorac Kotor 9–8 Euroleague Qualification
  CN Marseille 4–2 European Cup   Duisburg 12–11 Euroleague Qualification
  Odense 7–6 European Cup   Mariupol 12–5 Euroleague Qualification
  Graz 10–1 European Cup   Heybeliada 19–3 Euroleague Qualification II
  Košice 7–5 European Cup Last 8   Cannstatt 13–15 Euroleague Qualification II
  CN Montjuïc 7–7 European Cup Last 8   CN Posillipo Napoli 11–8 Euroleague Qualification II
  Pro Recco 3–5 European Cup Last 8   Savona 6–9 Euroleague Last 16
1979   Košice 3–4 European Cup   CN Barcelona 14–12 Euroleague Last 16
  CN Marseille 4–3 European Cup   VK Partizan 6–7 Euroleague Last 16
  Canottieri Napoli 6–4 European Cup   VK Partizan 3–7 Euroleague Last 16
  Košice 4–8 European Cup Last 8   CN Barcelona 13–14 Euroleague Last 16
  Vasas SC 4–7 European Cup Last 8   Savona 11–7 Euroleague Last 16
  CN Montjuïc 5–7 European Cup Last 8 2006–07   VK Mladost 7–9 Euroleague Last 16
25/10/1980   MGU Moscow 5–4 European Cup   AN Brescia 7–7 Euroleague Last 16
26/10/1980   Vasas SC 4–4' European Cup   VK Partizan 11–11 Euroleague Last 16
14/11/1980   SKK Stockholm 12–4 European Cup Last 8   VK Partizan 7–9 Euroleague Last 16
15/11/1980   De Robben 6–4 European Cup Last 8   AN Brescia 9–10 Euroleague Last 16
16/11/1980   Spandau 04 4–5 European Cup Last 8   VK Mladost 12–11 Euroleague Last 16
05/12/1980   Vasas SC 4–4 European Cup Final Four 2007–08   Terrassa 7–6 Euroleague Qualification II
06/12/1980   VK Jug Dubrovnik 6–9 European Cup Final Four   Olimpija Ljubljana 12–4 Euroleague Qualification II
07/12/1980   Spandau 04 5–7 European Cup Final Four   Vojvodina 13–4 Euroleague Qualification II
1981   Horgen 16–5 European Cup   Spandau 04 9–7 Euroleague Qualification II
  Odense 20–5 European Cup   VK Primorac Kotor 8–10 Euroleague Qualification II
  CN Barcelona 10–11 European Cup   VK Jug Dubrovnik 8–9 Euroleague Last 16
  Vasas SC 8–11 European Cup Last 8   Honved 4–9 Euroleague Last 16
  VK Jug Dubrovnik 6–11 European Cup Last 8   Vasas SC 8–10 Euroleague Last 16
  Alphen 8–10 European Cup Last 8   Vasas SC 8–13 Euroleague Last 16
1982   Horgen 8–4 European Cup   Honved 8–12 Euroleague Last 16
  SKK Stockholm 9–5 European Cup   VK Jug Dubrovnik 8–12 Euroleague Last 16
  De Robben 8–9 European Cup 2008–09   Honved 7–24 Euroleague Qualification II
  VK Jug Dubrovnik 9–11 European Cup   Mariupol 9–7 Euroleague Qualification II
1983   Spandau 04 5–10 European Cup   Spartak Volgograd 2–15 Euroleague Qualification II
  Cardiff 13–9 European Cup   Eindhoven 7–7 Euroleague Qualification II
  Vienna 22–6 European Cup   Jadran Herceg Novi 4–14 Euroleague Qualification II
  Alphen 7–13 European Cup Last 8
  CN Barcelona 9–9 European Cup Last 8
  VK Jug Dubrovnik 6–10 European Cup Last 8

Honours

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  •   Greek Water Polo Championship
    • Winners (38) (record): 1926, 1931, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1994, 2006
      • In bold, the years when Ethnikos won the title unbeaten, in bold and underlined, when the team won the title exclusively with wins.
  •   Greek Water Polo Cup
    • Winners (12): 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2005
  •   Central Greece Water Polo Championship
    • Winners (11)[4]: 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963
  •   LEN Champions League
    • Fourth place: 1980
    • Quarterfinals: 1966, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1995
  • Doubles (all of them unbeaten)
    • (9): 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1984, 1985, 1988

Tom Hoad Cup

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Ethnikos Piraeus took part in the Tom Hoad Cup at the Melville Water Polo Club, Fremantle, Australia. There were six teams competing from around the world: the Fremantle Mariners (Australia), Ethnikos Piraeus (Greece), Galatasaray Water Polo Team (Turkey), Japan National Water Polo Team, The Barbarians and a composite European team including three Hungarian Olympic gold medalists. The competition took place from the 27th-30 December 2008, with gold going to The Barbarians.[5]

Captains

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Tenure Captain
1950–1968   Andreas Garyfallos
1969–1970   Giannis Thymaras
1971–1979   Kyriakos Iosifidis
1980–1986   Thomas Karalogos
1987–1989   Antonios Aronis
1990   Nikos Armenakis
1991–1994   Thodoris Moustakarias
1995–1996   Nondas Samartzidis
1997–2001   Theodoros Kalakonas
2002–2008   Konstantinos Kokkinakis
2009   Marios Chatzikyriakakis
2010–2012   Charis Kechagias
2013–2014   Giannis Chatzialexis
2015–2016   Marios Chatzikyriakakis
2017–2020   Panagiotis Papadoggonas
2021–2022   Nikitas Kocheilas
2023   Panagiotis Papadoggonas
2024–   Djordje Tesanovic

Notable players

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Notable coaches

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Women's team

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The women's team of Ethnikos has won 3 championships and 2 European cups (LEN Trophy). The current season (2024–25) is competing in the first division championship (A1 Ethniki). The team has competed in every season of the Greek League since it was established in 1989.

 
2008 Olympic gold medalist. Iefke van Belkum

The road to two LEN Trophy victories

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Date City Opponent Score Tournament Phase
2009–10 Women's LEN Trophy
18/12/2009 Zagreb, Croatia   CN Mataró 12–6 LEN Trophy Last 16
19/12/2009 Zagreb, Croatia   Union St-Bruno Bordeaux 14–2 LEN Trophy Last 16
20/12/2009 Zagreb, Croatia   HAVK Mladost 12–3 LEN Trophy Last 16
23/01/2010 Piraeus, Greece   CC Ortigia 9–7 LEN Trophy Quarterfinal 1st Leg
06/02/2010 Syracuse, Italy   CC Ortigia 7–4 LEN Trophy Quarterfinal 2nd Leg
21/02/2010 Gouda, Netherlands   GZC Donk 10–8 LEN Trophy Semifinal 1st Leg
06/03/2010 Piraeus, Greece   GZC Donk 8–6 LEN Trophy Semifinal 2nd Leg
17/03/2010 Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia   Jugra Chanty-Mansiysk 12–13 LEN Trophy Final 1st Leg
07/04/2010 Piraeus, Greece   Jugra Chanty-Mansiysk 10–9

3–3 (ext) 4–1 (pen)

LEN Trophy Final 2nd Leg
2021–22 Women's LEN Euroleague
18/11/2021 Porto, Portugal   AS Orizzonte Catania 14–15 LEN Euroleague Preliminary Round
19/11/2021 Porto, Portugal   Pacense 25–4 LEN Euroleague Preliminary Round
19/11/2021 Porto, Portugal   CN Sabadell 8–15 LEN Euroleague Preliminary Round
21/11/2021 Porto, Portugal   Olympia Kosice 23–4 LEN Euroleague Preliminary Round
10/12/2021 Piraeus, Greece   SIS Roma 14–5 LEN Euroleague Last 16
11/12/2021 Piraeus, Greece   CN Terrassa 8–7 LEN Euroleague Last 16
12/12/2021 Piraeus, Greece   Olympiacos 5–9 LEN Euroleague Last 16
05/02/2022 Piraeus, Greece   CN Sabadell 8–13 LEN Euroleague Quarterfinal 1st Leg
26/02/2022 Sabadell, Spain   CN Sabadell 6–8 LEN Euroleague Quarterfinal 2nd Leg
2021–22 Women's LEN Trophy
25/03/2022 Budapest, Hungary   Dunaújvárosi FVE 12–8 LEN Trophy Final 1st Leg
30/03/2022 Piraeus, Greece   Dunaújvárosi FVE 14–9 LEN Trophy Final 2nd Leg

Honours

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Notable players

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Ashleigh Johnson, 2016 and 2020 Olympic gold medalist

Notable coaches

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References

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  1. ^ 1926, 1931, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988
  2. ^ "Η πτώση του "αυτοκράτορα"". onsports.gr. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  3. ^ 1966, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1995.
  4. ^ In 1958, Ethnikos did not compete in the championship. Athlitiki Ixo 14 August 1958
  5. ^ "Tom Hoad Cup history". tomhoadcup.com. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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