2015–16 Greek Handball Premier
The 2015–16 Greek Handball Premier is the 37th season of the Greek Handball Premier.
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Filippos Veria 9th |
| Relegated | Archelaos |
| Matches played | 142 |
| Goals scored | 7,216 (50.82 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |  Christoforos Bakaoukas(146 goals) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
Teams
The clubs for the 2015–16 season:
| Club | Home city |
|---|---|
| AEK | Athens |
| Aeropos Edessas | Edessa |
| Archelaos Katerinis | Katerini |
| ASE Douka | Maroussi, Athens |
| DIKEAS Nea Ionia | Nea Ionia, Athens |
| Diomidis Argous | Argos |
| Filippos Veria | Veria |
| Panellinios | Athens |
| PAOK | Thessaloniki |
| Foivos Sykeon | Sykies, Thessaloniki |
| Poseidon Loutrakiou | Loutraki |
| YMCA Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki |
Regular season
| Championship Round | |
| Relegation Round |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diomidis Argous | 22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 626 | 431 | +195 | 40 |
| 2 | Filippos Veria | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 658 | 544 | +114 | 35 |
| 3 | PAOK | 22 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 625 | 560 | +65 | 31 |
| 4 | DIKEAS Nea Ionia | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 579 | 508 | +71 | 28 |
| 5 | Poseidon Loutrakiou | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 548 | 510 | +38 | 24 |
| 6 | ASE Douka | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 511 | 521 | −10 | 22 |
| 7 | Aeropos Edessas | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 591 | 586 | +5 | 20 |
| 8 | AEK Athens | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 596 | 588 | +8 | 19 |
| 9 | Panellinios | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 517 | 547 | −30 | 18 |
| 10 | Foivos Sykeon | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 532 | 606 | −74 | 15 |
| 11 | YMCA Thessaloniki | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 483 | 579 | −96 | 12 |
| 12 | Archelaos Katerinis | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 455 | 741 | −286 | –1 |
Pld – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost; GF – Goals for; GA – Goals against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.
Second round
In the second round, the teams were divided into two groups of six (based on their regular season standings) and competed for places 1 to 6 in the first group, and for places 7 to 12 in the second.
Teams started the second round with their regular season points halved (and rounded up) and faced each other once.
In the 1–6 group, the teams started with the following points: Diomidis 20 points, Filippos 18, PAOK 16, DIKEAS Nea Ionia 14, Poseidon Loutrakiou 12, ASE Douka 11.
In the 7–12 group, the teams started with the following points: Aeropos Edessas 10, AEK 10, Panellinios 9, Foivos Sykeon 8, YMCA Thessaloniki 6, Archelaos Katerinis 0.
Standings
| Qualified to the Finals | |
| Relegated to 2016–17 A2 Ethniki |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diomidis Argous | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 138 | 116 | +22 | 29 |
| 2 | Filippos Veria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 118 | +9 | 24 |
| 3 | PAOK | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 113 | +20 | 22 |
| 4 | DIKEAS Nea Ionia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 137 | 132 | +5 | 19 |
| 5 | Poseidon Loutrakiou | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 131 | 145 | −14 | 14 |
| 6 | ASE Douka | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 116 | 158 | −42 | 13 |
| 7 | Aeropos Edessas | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 96 | +13 | 17 |
| 8 | Panellinios | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 102 | +12 | 16 |
| 9 | AEK Athens | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 105 | 106 | −1 | 13 |
| 10 | Foivos Sykeon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 80 | 100 | −20 | 9 |
| 11 | YMCA Thessaloniki | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 84 | −4 | 8 |
| 12 | Archelaos Katerinis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Archelaos Katerinis withdrew.
Pld – Played; W – Won; D – Drawn; L – Lost; GF – Goals for; GA – Goals against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.
Finals
| Finals | ||||||
| 1 | Diomidis Argous | 20 | 17 | 21 | ||
| 2 | Filippos Veria | 18 | 18 | 26 | ||
External links
- Official website (in Greek)