The Greek Volleyball Cup began with 1980–81 season. It is organized by Hellenic Volleyball Federation. At the beginning, the competition faced many problems and interrupted sometimes. Concretely, it had been interrupted during the period 1985–88, the season 1990–91 and the period 1993–96. Olympiacos won the first cup. During later years Olympiacos and Panathinaikos dominated, winning all the cups until 1999. The next years, Iraklis Thessaloniki starred, winning six Cups until 2012. The most successful club is Olympiacos who have won the title 16 times, when all other Greek clubs have won a combined total of 14 titles. Olympiacos is also the winner of the last Cup.