Greek Basket League

Greek Basket League
	Current season, competition or edition:; 2015–16 Greek Basket League
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Sport	Basketball
Founded	1927
Inaugural season	1927–28
CEO	Giorgos Chalvatzakis
No. of teams	14
Country	Greece
Continent	FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	Olympiacos (11th title)
Most titles	Panathinaikos (34 titles)
TV partner(s)	OTE Sport; Nova Sports
Level on pyramid	1st Tier (Greece)
Relegation to	Greek A2 Basketball League - 2nd Tier
Domestic cup(s)	Greek Cup
Official website	Esake.gr (English); Esake.gr (Greek); Live Match Center (English)

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The league's official HEBA logo.

The Greek Basket League's alternate logo.

The Greek Basket League (GBL), often referred to as the Greek Basketball League, Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship, is the 1st tier professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA (Greek: ΕΣΑΚΕ). The league is also known as the Greek Basket League Scratch (Greek: Σκρατς) for sponsorship reasons.

It is ranked as one of the top 3 level national domestic leagues in European basketball by the European national basketball league rankings. It consists of 14 teams and runs from October to June, with teams playing 26 games each during the regular season, and the top 8 teams then competing in the playoffs. The first official Greek Basketball Championship was held in the 1927–28 season.

History

Basketball first came to Greece in the year 1910. By the 1927–28 season, the first official championship began. There have been four different official championship eras. The first era was the Panhellenic Championship (Πανελλήνιο Πρωτάθλημα), which lasted from the 1927–28 to 1962–63 seasons, when the champions of every regional district played each other to decide the Greek Champion. The second era started in the 1963–64 season, when the A National Category (Α' Εθνική Κατηγορία) was founded.

In 1969, the Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.) took over the duties of overseeing the competition, and did so until the year 1992. The third era of the championship existed between the 1986–87 and 1991–92 seasons, when the first division A1 National Category (Α1 Εθνική Κατηγορία), with a regular season and playoffs, and the second division A2 National Category (Α2 Εθνική Κατηγορία) were formed. The fourth era of the championship began in the 1992–93 season, when the Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association (HEBA) took over the competition and renamed the first division the HEBA A1 (ΕΣΑΚΕ Α1). The league was then renamed to Greek Basket League, starting with the 2010-11 season.

The Greek League has been one of the most competitive basketball leagues in Europe through the years, and it was widely regarded as the second best national domestic league in the world, after only the NBA, in the 1990s decade. It currently ranks among the best national domestic leagues in the world (excluding the NBA), such as Liga ACB in Spain and VTB United League (counts as the domestic league for Russian clubs). It is considered one of the top 3 European national domestic leagues under the European national basketball league rankings. The league has several great powers which belong to the most traditional European basketball clubs, especially the Euroleague giants Panathinaikos and Olympiacos. Other clubs that have had significant successes throughout the history of Greek basketball are AEK and Aris. Along with PAOK, the aforementioned clubs are the most successful and widely supported in Greece.

Despite the championship having been contested 74 times, only nine different clubs have won it so far. The dominating club has always been Panathinaikos, having claimed the championship 34 times. Since the foundation of the A National Category in the 1963–64 season, only two teams have participated in every season of the competition, Panathinaikos and Aris.

Promotion and relegation

The championship, in its current form, has been organized since the 1992–93 season by the Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association (HEBA). 28 pro Greek basketball teams are split into two different divisions. The first division championship, which is called the "A1", in which 14 teams compete for the Greek National Championship, and the second division championship, which is called the "A2", in which 14 teams compete for the second division crown. The bottom two place finishing teams each year in the A1 division standings are relegated to the A2 division, due to poor performance. While conversely, the top two teams each year from the A2 division are promoted to the A1 division, due to good performance.

Arena standards

Currently, Greek clubs must play their home games in arenas that seat at least 1,000 people in order to play Greek domestic league matches. Several Greek clubs have two arenas that they primarily use. One for domestic Greek League matches, and one for European-wide matches.

Greek clubs that play in the Euroleague or the Eurocup, must play their home games in those leagues in arenas that fit the arena standards of those leagues. Currently, a 5,000 seat arena minimum for the Euroleague, and a 3,000 seat arena minimum for the Eurocup.

Current clubs

The clubs for the 2015–16 season:

Club	Position 2014–15	Greek League Arena	Capacity	Euroleague/Eurocup Arena*	Capacity
AEK	5th	OAKA Indoor Hall, Marousi	19,250	OAKA Indoor Hall, Marousi	19,250
Apollon Patras	10th	Apollon Patras Indoor Hall, Patras	3,500	Apollon Patras Indoor Hall, Patras	3,500
Aris	4th	Alexandrio Melathron, Thessaloniki	5,138^[1]	Alexandrio Melathron, Thessaloniki	5,138
Arkadikos	2nd (A2)	Tripoli Indoor Hall, Tripoli	1,100
Kavala	1st (A2)	Kalamitsa Indoor Hall, Kavala	1,500
Kolossos	7th	Venetoklio Indoor Hall, Rhodes	1,700
Koroivos	8th	Amaliada Indoor Hall, Koroivos	2,000^[2]
Lavrio	3rd (A2)	Lavrio Indoor Hall, Lavrio, Greece	1,700
Nea Kifissia	11th	Zirineio Indoor Hall, Kifisia	1,500
Olympiacos	1st	Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus	12,000	Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus	12,000
Panathinaikos	2nd	OAKA Indoor Hall, Marousi	19,250	OAKA Indoor Hall, Marousi	19,250
PAOK	3rd	PAOK Sports Arena, Pylaia	8,500^[3]	PAOK Sports Arena, Pylaia	8,500
Rethymno Cretan Kings	6th	Rethymno Indoor Hall, Rethymno	1,600
Trikala	12th	Trikala Indoor Hall, Trikala	2,500

*Arenas that meet Euroleague Basketball Company European arena requirements, and where the clubs play their home games at if they are competing in the Euroleague and/or the Eurocup.

Greek Basket League is located in Greece

Athens

Athens teams
AEK
Nea Kifissia
Panathinaikos

2015–16 Greek Basket League season club locations.

Championship history

1927–28 to 1962–63 Panhellenic Championship
1963–64 to 1985–86 A National Category
1986–87 to 1991–92 A1 National Category
1992–93 to 2009–10 HEBA A1
2010–11 to present Greek Basket League

Title holders

1927–28 Iraklis
1928–29 Panellinios
1929–30 Aris
1930–34 Not held
1934–35 Iraklis
1935–36 Near East
1936–37 Athens University
1937–38 Not held
1938–39 Panellinios
1939–40 Panellinios
1940–45 Not held due to WW II
1945–46 20px Panathinaikos
1946–47 20px Panathinaikos
1947–48 Not held
1948–49 Olympiacos
1949–50 20px Panathinaikos
1950–51 20px Panathinaikos
1951–52 Not held
1952–53 Panellinios
1953–54 20px Panathinaikos
1954–55 Panellinios

1955–56 Not held
1956–57 Panellinios
1957–58 AEK
1958–59 PAOK
1959–60 Olympiacos
1960–61 20px Panathinaikos
1961–62 20px Panathinaikos
1962–63 AEK
1963–64 AEK
1964–65 AEK
1965–66 AEK
1966–67 20px Panathinaikos
1967–68 AEK
1968–69 20px Panathinaikos
1969–70 AEK
1970–71 20px Panathinaikos
1971–72 20px Panathinaikos
1972–73 20px Panathinaikos
1973–74 20px Panathinaikos
1974–75 20px Panathinaikos
1975–76 Olympiacos

1976–77 20px Panathinaikos
1977–78 Olympiacos
1978–79 Aris
1979–80 20px Panathinaikos
1980–81 20px Panathinaikos
1981–82 20px Panathinaikos
1982–83 Aris
1983–84 20px Panathinaikos
1984–85 Aris
1985–86 Aris
1986–87 Aris
1987–88 Aris
1988–89 Aris
1989–90 Aris
1990–91 Aris
1991–92 PAOK
1992–93 Olympiacos
1993–94 Olympiacos
1994–95 Olympiacos
1995–96 Olympiacos
1996–97 Olympiacos

1997–98 20px Panathinaikos
1998–99 20px Panathinaikos
1999–00 20px Panathinaikos
2000–01 20px Panathinaikos
2001–02 AEK
2002–03 20px Panathinaikos
2003–04 20px Panathinaikos
2004–05 20px Panathinaikos
2005–06 20px Panathinaikos
2006–07 20px Panathinaikos
2007–08 20px Panathinaikos
2008–09 20px Panathinaikos
2009–10 20px Panathinaikos
2010–11 20px Panathinaikos
2011–12 Olympiacos
2012–13 20px Panathinaikos
2013–14 20px Panathinaikos
2014–15 Olympiacos

Performance by club

Titles	Club	Years
34	20px Panathinaikos	1945–46, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14
11	Olympiacos	1948–49, 1959–60, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2011–12, 2014–15
10	Aris	1929–30, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91
8	AEK	1957–58, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1969–70, 2001–02
6	Panellinios	1928–29, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57
2	Iraklis	1927–28, 1934–35
2	PAOK	1958–59, 1991–92
1	Near East	1935–36
1	Athens University	1936–37

A1 Finals

Season	Home court advantage	Result	Home court disadvantage	1st of Regular Season	Record
1986–87	Aris	3–0	Panionios	Aris	18–0
1987–88	Aris	3–0	PAOK	Aris	18–0
1988–89	Aris	3–1	PAOK	Aris	17–1
1989–90				Aris	20–2
1990–91	Aris	4–2	PAOK	Aris	20–2
1991–92	PAOK	4–1	Olympiacos	PAOK	20–2
1992–93	Panathinaikos	1–3	Olympiacos	PAOK	22–4
1993–94	Olympiacos	3–2	PAOK	Olympiacos	22–4
1994–95	Olympiacos	3–2	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	24–2
1995–96	Olympiacos	3–2	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	24–2
1996–97	Olympiacos	3–1	AEK	Olympiacos	21–5
1997–98	Panathinaikos	3–2	PAOK	Panathinaikos	21–5
1998–99	Olympiacos	2–3	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	21–5
1999–00	Panathinaikos	3–0	PAOK	Olympiacos	21–5
2000–01	Panathinaikos	3–2	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	22–4
2001–02	AEK	3–2	Olympiacos	AEK	23–3
2002–03	Panathinaikos	3–1	AEK	Panathinaikos	21–5
2003–04	Panathinaikos	3–0	Maroussi	Panathinaikos	22–4
2004–05	Panathinaikos	3–1	AEK	Panathinaikos	22–4
2005–06	Panathinaikos	3–0	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	24–2
2006–07	Panathinaikos	3–2	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	24–2
2007–08	Panathinaikos	3–2	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	23–3
2008–09	Olympiacos	1–3	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	25–1
2009–10	Panathinaikos	3–1	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	25–1
2010–11	Olympiacos	1–3	Panathinaikos	Oiympiacos	26–0
2011–12	Olympiacos	3–2	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	23–1
2012–13	Olympiacos	0–3	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	25–1
2013–14	Panathinaikos	3–2	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	25–1
2014–15	Olympiacos	3–0	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	25–1

A1 finals participation by Club

Club	W	L	Total
20px Panathinaikos	15	5	20
Olympiacos	7	12	19
Aris	4	0	4
PAOK	1	6	7
AEK	1	3	4
Panionios	0	1	1
Maroussi	0	1	1

Number of seasons in the A and A1 National Categories by club (1963–64 - 2014–15)

The number of times that clubs participated in the top A National Category, while it existed from the 1963–64 season to the 1985–86 season. As well as the number of times that clubs have participated in the top A1 National Category, since it began with the 1986–87 season. Only two clubs, Panathinaikos and Aris, have played in the top division every year since its formation.

1963–64 to 1985–86: A National Category
1986–87 to 1991–92: A1 National Category
1992–93 to 2009–10: HEBA A1
2010–11 to present: Greek Basket League

Club	Times
Panathinaikos	53
Aris	53
PAOK	52
AEK	50
Olympiacos	50
Panionios	44
Iraklis	41
Sporting	31
Apollon Patras	31
Panellinios	30
Maroussi	24
Peristeri	22
Pagrati	17
Gymnastikos	12
HANTH	12
Ionikos Nikaias	12
Kolossos	10
Dimokritos	9
Dafni	8
Irakleio	8
Ilysiakos	8

Club	Times
Near East	7
Papagou	7
Olympia	7
Makedonikos	6
Esperos	6
Kavala	6
Rethymno	6
KAOD	5
VAO	5
Ionikos NF	4
Triton	4
Amyntas	4
Ikaros	4
AE Larissas	3
AENK	3
Trikala Aries	3
Panelefsiniakos	3
Egaleo	3
Aetos	3
Trikala 2000	2
Olympias Patras	2

Club	Times
Anatolia	2
HAN Nikaias	2
Apollon Kalamarias	2
Niki Volou	2
Philippos	2
Milon	2
Ampelokipoi	2
Peiraikos	2
Koroivos	2
Arkadikos	1
Lavrio	1
MENT	1
Pierikos	1

The best regular season records in the history of the A and A1 National Categories (1963–2015)

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1963–64 to 1985–86: A National Category
1986–87 to 1991–92: A1 National Category
1992–93 to 2009–10: HEBA A1
2010–11 to present: Greek Basket League

The A and A1 National Category (1963–2015)

Season	Team	Regular Season Record	Playoff Record	Final Record (Including Playoffs)	Final Season Result
1985–86	Aris	26-0	0-0	26-0	Champion
1967–68	AEK	22-0	0-0	22-0	Champion
1975–76	Olympiacos	22-0	0-0	22-0	Champion
1986–87	Aris	18-0	3-0	21-0	Champion
1987–88	Aris	18-0	3-0	21-0	Champion
1979–80	Panathinaikos	16-0	12-2	28-2	Champion
2010–11	Olympiacos	26-0	6–3	32–3	Finalist
1984–85	Aris	25-1	0-0	25-1	Champion
2009–10	Panathinaikos	25-1	8-1	33-2	Champion
2008–09	Olympiacos	25-1	6-3	31-4	Finalist

The best overall season records of the HEBA A1 (1992–2015)

Season	Club	Regular Season Record	Playoff Record	Final Record	Final Season Result
2009–10	Panathinaikos	25–1	8–1	33–2	Champion
2014–15	Olympiacos	25–1	8–1	33–2	Champion
2013–14	Panathinaikos	25–1	8–2	33–3	Champion
2005–06	Panathinaikos	24–2	8–0	32–2	Champion
2010–11	Panathinaikos	24–2	8–1	32–3	Champion
2010–11	Olympiacos	26–0	6–3	32–3	Finalist
2006–07	Panathinaikos	24–2	8–2	32–4	Champion
2011–12	Olympiacos	23–1	8–2	31–3	Champion
2008–09	Olympiacos	25–1	6–3	31–4	Finalist
1995–96	Olympiacos	24–2	8–3	31–5	Champion
2007–08	Panathinaikos	23–3	8–2	31–5	Champion
1994–95	Olympiacos	24–2	7–3	31–5	Champion
2013–14	Olympiacos	24–2	7–3	31–5	Finalist
2012–13	Panathinaikos	22–4	8–0	30–4	Champion
2012–13	Olympiacos	25–1	5–3	30–4	Finalist
1994–95	Panathinaikos	24–2	6–3	30–5	Finalist
2008–09	Panathinaikos	22–4	8–1	30–5	Champion
1993–94	Olympiacos	22–4	8–2	30–6	Champion
2004–05	Panathinaikos	22–4	8–3	30–7	Champion

Greek basketball clubs in European-wide competitions

Euroleague

The years in which clubs from the Greek Basketball League competed in Europe's first tier continental-wide professional club basketball competition, the Euroleague:

Rank	Club	Appearances	Years
1.	20px Panathinaikos	36	1962, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001†, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
2.	Olympiacos	27	1961, 1977, 1979, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
3.	AEK	14	1959, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
4.	Aris	11	1980, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2007, 2008
5.	PAOK	7	1960, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
6.	Iraklis	2	1996, 2001†
7.	Panionios	2	1997, 2009
8.	Peristeri	2	2001, 2002
9.	Panellinios	1	1958
10.	Maroussi	1	2010

Panathinaikos has made 11 modern-era Euroleague Final Four appearances (with 12 top 4 place finishes overall, including the 1971–72 season), has played in the Euroleague Final 7 times, and has won the Euroleague championship 6 times. Olympiacos has made 9 Euroleague Final Four appearances, has played in the Euroleague Final 7 times, and has won the Euroleague championship three times. AEK Athens has made 1 modern-era Euroleague Final Four appearance (with 3 top 4 finishes overall, including the 1965–66 season, and the 2000–01 Euroleague Basketball season), and has played in the Euroleague Final once. Aris has made 3 Euroleague Final Four appearances. PAOK has also played in the Euroleague Final Four once.

Club	Champions	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
20px Panathinaikos	1995–96, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11	2001†	1971–72, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2004–05, 2011–12	1981–82*, 1996–97, 2005–06, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
Olympiacos	1996–97, 2011–12, 2012–13	1993–94, 1994–95, 2009–10, 2014–15	1998–99, 2008–09	1978–79*, 1992–93, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2013–14
AEK		1997–98	1965–66, 2000–01	1964–65
Aris			1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90	1990–91
PAOK			1992–93

*Top 6 (semifinal group stage)
† FIBA SuproLeague

FIBA Saporta Cup

Greek clubs that finished in the top 8 places of the now defunct Saporta Cup (1966–67 to 2001–02), which was the second-tier European-wide continental competition:

Club	Champions	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
AEK	1967–68, 1999–00		1969–70	1971–72, 1988–89
PAOK	1990–91	1991-92, 1995–96	1989–90	1984–85
Aris	1992–93		1993–94, 1998–99
Maroussi	2000–01
20px Panathinaikos			1968–69, 1997–98	1979–80, 1983–84
Iraklis			1994–95, 1996–97	1999–00
Olympiacos				1975–76
Panionios				2001–02

FIBA Korać Cup

Greek clubs that finished in the top 8 places of the now defunct Korać Cup (1971–72 to 2001–02), which was the third-tier European-wide continental competition:

Club	Champions	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
Aris	1996–97	1984–85	1997–98
PAOK	1993–94
Panionios		1993–94, 1998–99	1989–90, 1992–93, 1994–95
Maroussi		2001–02	1999–00
Peristeri			1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98

Eurocup

Greek clubs that finished in the top 8 places of the Eurocup (2002–03 – present), which is the second-tier European-wide continental competition:

Club	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
Aris	2005–06		2009–10
Makedonikos	2004–05
Panellinios		2009–10
Maroussi			2004–05
PAOK			2004–05

Awards, statistics & players

File:Νίκος Γκάλης.jpg

Nikos Galis, 11x Greek League Top Scorer, and 5x Greek League MVP.

Dimitris Diamantidis, 6x Greek League MVP.

Sponsors and supporters

References

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[2] Γήπεδο Ομάδας (Greek).

[3] worldstadiums.com Stadiums in Greece.

[4] ESAKE.gr Basket League ΟΠΑΠ: Το ρεκόρ του Ολυμπιακού. (Greek)

[5] ESAKE.gr Τα... χτένια του Ολυμπιακού!. (Greek)

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The best overall season records of the HEBA A1 (1992–2015)

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Sport	Basketball
Founded	1927
Inaugural season	1927–28
CEO	Giorgos Chalvatzakis
No. of teams	14
Country	Greece
Continent	FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	Olympiacos (11th title)
Most titles	Panathinaikos (34 titles)
TV partner(s)	OTE Sport Nova Sports
Level on pyramid	1st Tier (Greece)
Relegation to	Greek A2 Basketball League - 2nd Tier
Domestic cup(s)	Greek Cup
Official website	Esake.gr (English) Esake.gr (Greek) Live Match Center (English)