Greek A2 Basket League
Founded | 1986 |
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First season | 1986–87 |
Country | Greece |
Confederation | FIBA |
Number of teams | 16 |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | Greek Basket League |
Relegation to | Greek B Basket League |
Domestic cup(s) | Greek Cup |
Current champions | Apollon Patras (3rd title) |
Most championships | Papagou (3 titles) Sporting (3 titles) Peristeri (3 titles) Apollon Patras (3 titles) |
Website | basket.gr |
2020–21 Greek A2 Basket League |
The Greek A2 Basket League (Greek: Ελληνική Α2 Μπάσκετ Λιγκ), is a professional basketball league in Greece. It is the 2nd-tier level of pro competition, among clubs in the country. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.).
History[]
In the 1986–87 season, the current format for Greek professional basketball, consisting of the A1 National Category and the A2 National Category was formed.
Starting with the 2015–16 season, playoffs were added between the 2nd and 5th placed teams for promotion to the 1st tier level Greek Basket League, and a one-game play-out was added to decide relegation to the 3rd tier level Greek B Basket League.[1]
- 1986–87 to 2011–12: Alpha2 National Category
- 2012–13 to present: Greek A2 Basket League
Promotion and relegation[]
At the end of each season, the following promotion and relegation takes place:
- The top two teams in the A2 are promoted to the Greek Basket League.
- These teams are replaced by the bottom two teams from the Greek Basket League.
- The bottom four teams in the A2 are relegated to the Greek B Basket League.
- These teams are replaced by the top four teams in the Greek B Basket League.
Title holders[]
- 1986–87 Panellinios
- 1987–88 Sporting
- 1988–89 Peristeri
- 1989–90 Papagou
- 1990–91 Sporting
- 1991–92 Apollon Patras
- 1992–93 Papagou
- 1993–94 Ampelokipoi
- 1994–95 Papagou
- 1995–96 Peiraikos
- 1996–97 Iraklio
- 1997–98 Near East
- 1998–99 Dafni
- 1999–2000 Makedonikos
- 2000–01 KAOD
- 2001–02 Makedonikos
- 2002–03 Apollon Patras
- 2003–04 Panellinios
- 2004–05 Kolossos Rodou
- 2005–06 Olympias Patras
- 2006–07 Sporting
- 2007–08 Trikala 2000
- 2008–09 Peristeri
- 2009–10 Ikaros Kallitheas
- 2010–11 KAOD
- 2011–12 Panelefsiniakos
- 2012–13 Nea Kifissia
- 2013–14 AEK
- 2014–15 Kavala
- 2015–16 Kymis
- 2016–17 Panionios
- 2017–18 Peristeri
- 2018–19 Ionikos Nikaias
- 2019–20 Charilaos Trikoupis
- 2020–21 Apollon Patras
Champions and runners-up[]
Season | Champion | Runner-up |
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Panellinios | Pagrati | |
Sporting | Philippos Thessaloniki | |
Peristeri | Pagrati | |
Papagou | Philippos Thessaloniki | |
Sporting (2x) | Dafni | |
Apollon Patras | Peiraikos Syndesmos | |
Papagou (2x) | Milon | |
Ampelokipoi | Sporting | |
Papagou (3x) | Irakleio | |
Peiraikos | VAO | |
Irakleio | Dafni | |
Near East | Maroussi | |
Dafni | Esperos Kallitheas | |
Makedonikos | Milon | |
KAOD | Ionikos N.F. | |
Makedonikos (2x) | Olympia Larissa | |
Apollon Patras (2x) | Palaio Faliro | |
Panellinios (2x) | MENT | |
Kolossos Rodou | Gymnastikos S. Larissas | |
Olympias Patras | Aigaleo | |
Sporting (3x) | Kolossos Rodou | |
Trikala 2000 | Panorama | |
Peristeri (2x) | Ilysiakos | |
Ikaros Kallitheas | Iraklis Thessaloniki | |
KAOD (2x) | Rethymno Aegean | |
Panelefsiniakos | Apollon Patras | |
Nea Kifissia | Aries Trikala | |
AEK Athens | Koroivos | |
Kavala | Arkadikos | |
Kymis | Faros Keratsiniou | |
Panionios | Faros Keratsiniou | |
Peristeri (3x) | Holargos | |
Ionikos Nikaias | Iraklis Thessaloniki | |
Charilaos Trikoupis | Diagoras Dryopideon | |
Apollon Patras (3x) | Olympiacos B |
Titles by club[]
Club | Titles | Years |
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Sporting | 3 | 1987–88, 1990–91, 2006–07 |
Papagou | 3 | 1989–90, 1992–93, 1994–95 |
Peristeri | 3 | 1988–89, 2008–09, 2017–18 |
Apollon Patras | 3 | 1991–92, 2002–03, 2020–21 |
Panellinios | 2 | 1986–87, 2003–04 |
Makedonikos | 2 | 1999–2000, 2001–02 |
KAOD | 2 | 2000–01, 2010–11 |
Ampelokipoi | 1 | 1993–94 |
Peiraikos | 1 | 1995–96 |
Iraklio | 1 | 1996–97 |
Near East | 1 | 1997–98 |
Dafni | 1 | 1998–99 |
Kolossos Rodou | 1 | 2004–05 |
Olympias Patras | 1 | 2005–06 |
Trikala 2000 | 1 | 2007–08 |
Ikaros Kallitheas | 1 | 2009–10 |
Panelefsiniakos | 1 | 2011–12 |
Nea Kifissia | 1 | 2012–13 |
AEK | 1 | 2013–14 |
Kavala | 1 | 2014–15 |
Kymis | 1 | 2015–16 |
Panionios | 1 | 2016–17 |
Ionikos Nikaias | 1 | 2018–19 |
Charilaos Trikoupis | 1 | 2019–20 |
Greek A2 League MVP award (official)[]
(as awarded by the InfoBasket.gr coach's poll)
MVP | Team | Season |
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Vangelis Karampoulas | Ikaros Kallitheas | |
Sakis Giannakopoulos | Lavrio | |
Nikos Argyropoulos | Apollon Patras | |
Vangelis Karampoulas (2x) | AENK | |
Sakis Karidas | Koroivos | |
Ioannis Gagaloudis | Livadeia | |
Stavros Toutziarakis | Kymis | |
Vangelis Karampoulas (3x) | Faros Keratsini | |
Kee Kee Clark | Peristeri |
Eurobasket.com Player of the Year (unofficial)[]
(as awarded by the website Eurobasket.com)
Player of the Year | Team | Season |
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Dimos Dikoudis | Olympia Larissa | |
Dimos Dikoudis (2x) | Olympia Larissa | |
Theo Papaloukas | Dafni | |
Kostas Charalampidis | Makedonikos | |
KAOD | ||
Kostas Charalampidis (2x) | Makedonikos | |
Nikos Argyropoulos | Apollon Patras | |
MENT | ||
Vangelis Karampoulas | Sporting | |
Vassilis Symtsak | Doukas | |
Dimitrios Spanoulis | Xanthi | |
Nikos Kaklamanos | Trikala 2000 | |
Near East | ||
Nikos Liakopoulos | Peramatos Ermis | |
Sakis Giannakopoulos | Lavrio | |
Nikos Argyropoulos (2x) | Apollon Patras | |
Vangelis Karampoulas (2x) | AENK | |
Petros Noeas | Koroivos | |
Ioannis Dimakos | Psychiko | |
Stavros Toutziarakis | Kymis | |
Ioannis Gagaloudis | Iraklis | |
Kee Kee Clark | Peristeri | |
Loukas Mavrokefalidis | Ionikos Nikaias | |
Stathis Papadionysiou | Charilaos Trikoupis |
Top Scorer by points per game[]
Top Scorer | Team | Season |
---|---|---|
Daren Queenan | Apollon Patras | |
Sporting | ||
Nikos Michalos | Milon | |
Alexis Kyritsis | Papagou | |
MENT | ||
Vangelis Karampoulas | Sporting | |
MENT | ||
Dimitrios Spanoulis | Xanthi | |
Sporting | ||
Near East | ||
Nikos Liakopoulos | Peramatos Ermis | |
Lavrio | ||
Nikos Pettas | Psychiko | |
Ioannis Dimakos | Psychiko | |
Ioannis Gagaloudis | Livadeia | |
Alexis Kyritsis (2×) | Doukas | |
Alexis Kyritsis (3×) | Doukas | |
Loukas Mavrokefalidis | Ionikos Nikaias | |
Nikos Liakopoulos (2×) | Diagoras Dryopideon |
See also[]
- Greek Basket League
- Greek Cup
- Greek B Basket League
- Greek C Basket League
- HEBA Greek All-Star Game
- HEBA
References[]
External links[]
- Greek A2 Basket League
- Basketball leagues in Greece
- Second level basketball leagues in Europe
- Sports leagues established in 1986
- Professional sports leagues in Greece