2017–18 Greek Handball Premier
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Olympiacos |
| Relegated | Aris Nikaias AESX Pylaia |
| Top goalscorer |  Evgenios Toungkelidis178 |
| Biggest home win | OSFP/Omilos Xini 40–17 Panellinios |
| Biggest away win | Panellinios 14–37 A.E.K. |
| Highest scoring | A.E.K. 48–27 Aeropos Edessa Play off 8 |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
The 2017–18 Greek Handball Premier is the 39th season of the Greek Handball Premier, Greece's premier handball league. Olympiacos were crowned champions, after beating AEK Athens with 3–2 wins in the finals, overturning an initial 0–2 win lead by AEK and taking three straight wins to secure the title.[1]
Teams[edit]
A total of 12 teams will participate in this year's edition of the Handball Premier. Of these, 10 sides qualified directly from the 2016–17 season and the play-off winners from each of the two groups of A2 Ethniki were promoted: GAS Kamatero from Group A (for the first time in their history[2]) and XANTH from Group B.
Regular season[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos / Omilos Xini (C) | 22 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 653 | 458 | +195 | 40 | Qualification to Championship semi-finals |
| 2 | PAOK Vergina TV | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 641 | 453 | +188 | 39 | |
| 3 | AEK | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 645 | 460 | +185 | 35 | Qualification to Championship Semi-finals qualifiers |
| 4 | ASE Douka | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 596 | 493 | +103 | 31 | |
| 5 | Diomidis Argous | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 547 | 476 | +71 | 30 | |
| 6 | Aeropos Edessa | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 570 | 597 | −27 | 23 | |
| 7 | Filippos Veria | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 547 | 527 | +20 | 22 | |
| 8 | XANTH | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 522 | 647 | −125 | 14 | |
| 9 | PAS Foivos Sykeon | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 476 | 601 | −125 | 12 | Participation in Relegation play-outs |
| 10 | GAS Kamatero (R) | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 450 | 553 | −103 | 11 | |
| 11 | GS Drama 86 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 531 | 664 | −133 | 7 | |
| 12 | Panellinios GS (R) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 420 | 669 | −249 | 0 |
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results[edit]
Semi-finals qualifiers[edit]
In the semifinals qualifiers, the teams that finished in places 3 to 6 of the regular season play against each other (the 3rd team of the regular season faces the 6th, while the 4th team faces the 5th) and have to win two games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins two games before all three games have been played, the remaining game is omitted. The team that finished in the higher regular season place, plays the first and the third (if necessary) game of the series at home. The two winners proceed to the championship semi-finals.
| Team 3 | Agg. | Team 6 | Game1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK | 2–1 | Aeropos Edessas | 48–27 | 23–25 | 29–16 |
| Team 4 | Agg. | Team 5 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASE Douka | 2–1 | Diomidis Argous | 24–21 | 18–28 | 27–24 |
Semi-finals[edit]
In the championship semi-finals, the top two teams of the regular season plus the two teams that qualified from the semifinal qualifiers play against each other and have to win two games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins two games before all three games have been played, the remaining game is omitted. The teams that directly qualified to the semifinals from the regular season play the first and the third (if necessary) game of the series at home. The two winners proceed to the championship finals.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 4 | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympiacos | 2–0 | ASE Douka | 23–20 | 29–24 |
| Team 2 | Agg. | Team 3 | Game 1 | Game 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAOK | 0–2 | AEK | 20–25 | 22–23 |
3rd place play-offs[edit]
| Team 2 | Agg. | Team 4 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAOK | 2–1 | ASE Douka | 27–24 | 22–24 | 33–20 |
Finals[edit]
In the finals, teams playing against each other have to win three games to win the series. Thus, if one team wins three games before all five games have been played, the remaining games are omitted. The team that finished in the higher championship play-off place, is going to play the first, third and fifth (if necessary) game of the series at home.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympiacos | 3–2
(104–105) |
AEK | 23–25 | 13–20 | 22–16 | 22–21 | 24–23 |
References[edit]
- ^ Olympiacos win Greek men's handball championship. xinhuanet.com. 7 June 2018
- ^ "ΣΤΗΝ HANDBALL PREMIER Ο ΓΑΣ ΚΑΜΑΤΕΡΟΥ!" [GAS Kamatero in Handball Premier!]. handball.org.gr. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 11 Jun 2017.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Greek)