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 (26), followed by Ethnikos Piraeus (12).[2] Olympiacos is the team with the most appearances in finals (32) while Ethnikos has the record of successive wins, shared with Olympiacos (8).
Title holders
- 1953
Ethnikos Piraeus
- 1954
Ethnikos Piraeus
- 1955
Ethnikos Piraeus
- 1956
Ethnikos Piraeus
- 1957
Ethnikos Piraeus
- 1958
Ethnikos Piraeus
- 1959–83 Not held
- 1983–84
Ethnikos Piraeus
- 1984–85
Ethnikos Piraeus
- 1985–86
ANO Glyfada
- 1986–87
ANO Glyfada
- 1987–88
Ethnikos Piraeus
- 1988–89
ANO Glyfada
- 1989–90
NO Chios
- 1990–91
Ethnikos Piraeus
- 1991–92
Olympiacos
- 1992–93
Olympiacos
- 1993–94 Not held
- 1994–95
NO Patras
- 1995–96
NO Vouliagmeni
- 1996–97
Olympiacos
- 1997–98
Olympiacos
- 1998–99
NO Vouliagmeni
- 1999–00
Ethnikos Piraeus
- 2000–01
Olympiacos
- 2001–02
Olympiacos
- 2002–03
Olympiacos
- 2003–04
Olympiacos
- 2004–05
Ethnikos Piraeus
- 2005–06
Olympiacos
- 2006–07
Olympiacos
- 2007–08
Olympiacos
- 2008–09
Olympiacos
- 2009–10
Olympiacos
- 2010–11
Olympiacos
- 2011–12
NO Vouliagmeni
- 2012–13
Olympiacos
- 2013–14
Olympiacos
- 2014–15
Olympiacos
- 2015–16
Olympiacos
- 2016–17
NO Vouliagmeni
- 2017–18
Olympiacos
- 2018–19
Olympiacos
- 2019–20
Olympiacos
- 2020–21
Olympiacos
- 2021–22
Olympiacos
- 2022–23
Olympiacos
- 2023–24
Olympiacos
- 2024–25
Olympiacos
Finals
Performance by club
Club | Winner | Finalist | Years won |
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26 | 6 | 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
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12 | 2 | 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1991, 2000, 2005 |
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4 | 13 | 1996, 1999, 2012, 2017 |
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3 | 5 | 1986, 1987, 1989 |
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1 | 6 | 1995 |
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1 | 1 | 1990 |
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– | 5 | — |
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– | 3 | — |
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– | 1 | — |
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References
- ^ "Από τον Παντελή Ψύχα του '53 στην Πάτρα του '23". koe.org.gr. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ "18th Final four of Men's Waterpolo Hellenic Cup". koe.org.gr. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ Table: 1.Ethnikos Piraeus, 2.NO Patras, 3.Aris Thessaloniki, 4.Palaio Faliro
External links
- Hellenic Swimming Federation koe.org.gr (in greek)
- The golden book of the Men's Polo Cup: Olympiacos reached 25 victories (until 2024) www.sport-fm.gr (in greek)
- Οι μεγάλες στιγμές, οι πρωταγωνιστές και τα στατιστικά στοιχεία της ιστορικής διοργάνωσης (The great moments, the protagonists and the statistics of the historic event - until 2024) koe.org.gr (in greek)