Greek Basket League

Greek Basket League
Founded	1927
First season	1927–28
Country	Greece
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	14
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	A2 Basket League
Domestic cup(s)	Greek Cup
International cup(s)	EuroLeague; FIBA Champions League; FIBA Europe Cup
Current champions	Panathinaikos Superfoods ; (36th title)
Most championships	Panathinaikos ; (36 titles)
Commissioner	Vangelis Galatsopoulos
TV partners	ERT; Cosmote Sport
Website	esake.gr (Greek) ; esake (English)
	2018–19 Greek Basket League

The Greek Basket League (GBL), often referred to as the Greek Basketball League, Greek A1 Basketball League, or Greek Basketball Championship (originally called Panhellenic Basketball Championship), is the first tier professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by HEBA (Greek: ΕΣΑΚΕ), under the legal authority of the Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.). The league is also known as the Betshop.gr Basket League for sponsorship reasons.^[1]

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.^[2] The first official Greek Basketball Championship was held in the 1927–28 season. The league first held a playoff round in the 1986–87 season.

The league has always been ranked as one of the top 3-5 level national domestic leagues in European basketball, since league rankings began. For further information, see historical European national basketball league rankings, and European national basketball league rankings.

History

Nikos Galis is one of the all-time legends to have played in the GBL

Dimitris Diamantidis, 9× Greek League Champion, 6× Greek League MVP, and 6× Greek League Finals MVP.

Basketball first came to Greece in the year 1910. By the 1927–28 season, the first official Greek basketball championship began. The league was originally organized by the Hellenic Amateur Athletic Association (SEGAS). 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), or Alpha National Category 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 1988–89 season, marked the first time that Greek Basket League teams were allowed to have foreign players on their rosters.^[3]

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 (Ελληνική Μπάσκετ Λιγκ), 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, VTB United League (counts as the domestic league for Russian clubs), and BSL in Turkey. It has always been considered one of the top 3-5 European national domestic leagues under the historical European national basketball league rankings and European national basketball league rankings.

The league has several European historical basketball powers, which also belong to some of the most traditional European basketball clubs, especially Panathinaikos, Olympiacos and AEK (which had great success in the 1960s), which are three of the most successful European basketball clubs of all-time.

Also, Aris Thessaloniki, led by Nikos Galis, Panagiotis Giannakis, and Slobodan "Lefteris" Subotić, was the dominant Greek club, and one of the most powerful European teams in the 1980s. Other clubs that have had significant success throughout the history of Greek basketball, as well as success in European basketball, are PAOK and Panellinios.

The first five aforementioned clubs (Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, AEK, Aris and PAOK), are also the most widely supported by fans in Greece.

Despite the championship having been contested 78 times, only nine different clubs have won it so far. The dominating club has usually been Panathinaikos, having claimed the championship 36 times. Since the foundation of the Alpha National Category in the 1963–64 season, only two teams have participated in every season of the competition, Panathinaikos and Aris.

Brand

Name

1927–28 to 1962–63: Panhellenic Championship
1963–64 to 1985–86: Alpha (A) National Category
1986–87 to 1991–92: Alpha1 (A1) National Category
1992–93 to 2011–12: HEBA Alpha1 (A1)
2012–13 to present: Greek Basket League

Logo

Vassilis Spanoulis, 7× Greek League Champion, 3× Greek League MVP, and 3× Greek League Finals MVP.

The main elements of the logo were changed in 2013.^[4]

2012–2013
2013–present

Regulations

The championship, in its current form, has been organized since the 1992–93 season by the Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association (HEBA). 30 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 16 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.

Foreign players

Greek Basket League teams were first allowed to have foreign (non-Greek) players on their rosters in the 1988–89 season.^[5]

Under the league's current foreign player rules, Greek Basket League teams must have at least 6 Greek players on their active 12 man game rosters. Each team is allowed to have up to 6 foreign (non-Greek) players, on their active 12 man game roster. There are no restrictions on the number of foreign players allowed by country of origin. Meaning that for example, any team in the league could sign up to 6 American players, or up to 6 Canadian players, or up to 6 players from European countries, etc.^[6]

Current clubs

The clubs for the 2018–19 season:

Club	Position 2017–18	Greek League Arena	Capacity	EuroLeague/EuroCup Arena*	Capacity
AEK	5th	Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall, Marousi	19,250	Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall, Marousi	19,250
Aris	9th	Alexandrio Melathron, Thessaloniki	5,138^[7]	Alexandrio Melathron, Thessaloniki	5,138
Holargos	2nd (A2)	Antonis Tritsis Indoor Hal, Cholargos	1,665
Ifaistos Limnou	11th	Nikos Samaras Indoor Hall, Myrina	1,260
Kolossos	8th	Venetoklio Indoor Hall, Rhodes City	1,700
Kymi	7th	Tasos Kabouris Kanithou Indoor Hall (Chalcis)	1,620
Lavrio	6th	Lavrio Indoor Hall, Lavrio	1,700
Olympiacos	2nd	Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus	12,000^[8]	Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus	12,000
Panathinaikos	1st	Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall, Marousi	19,250	Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall, Marousi	19,250
Panionios	12th	Nea Smyrni Indoor Hall, Nea Smyrni	2,000
PAOK	3rd	PAOK Sports Arena, Pylaia	8,500^[9]	PAOK Sports Arena, Pylaia	8,500
Peristeri	1st (A2)	Peristeri Indoor Hall, Peristeri	4,000	Peristeri Indoor Hall, Peristeri	4,000
Promitheas Patras	4th	Dimitris Tofalos Arena, Patras	4,150	Dimitris Tofalos Arena, Patras	4,150
Rethymno Cretan Kings	10th	Rethymno Indoor Hall, Rethymno	1,600

*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.

Athens

Athens teams
AEK
Holargos
Panathinaikos
Panionios
Peristeri

2018–19 Greek Basket League season club locations.

Statistics

Title holders

1927–28 Iraklis Thessaloniki
1928–29 Panellinios
1929–30 Aris
1930–34 Not held
1934–35 Iraklis Thessaloniki
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 Panathinaikos
1946–47 Panathinaikos
1947–48 Not held
1948–49 Olympiacos
1949–50 Panathinaikos
1950–51 Panathinaikos
1951–52 Not held
1952–53 Panellinios
1953–54 Panathinaikos
1954–55 Panellinios
1955–56 Not held
1956–57 Panellinios
1957–58 AEK
1958–59 PAOK
1959–60 Olympiacos
1960–61 Panathinaikos
1961–62 Panathinaikos

1962–63 AEK
1963–64 AEK
1964–65 AEK
1965–66 AEK
1966–67 Panathinaikos
1967–68 AEK
1968–69 Panathinaikos
1969–70 AEK
1970–71 Panathinaikos
1971–72 Panathinaikos
1972–73 Panathinaikos
1973–74 Panathinaikos
1974–75 Panathinaikos
1975–76 Olympiacos
1976–77 Panathinaikos
1977–78 Olympiacos
1978–79 Aris
1979–80 Panathinaikos
1980–81 Panathinaikos
1981–82 Panathinaikos
1982–83 Aris
1983–84 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 Panathinaikos
1998–99 Panathinaikos
1999–00 Panathinaikos
2000–01 Panathinaikos
2001–02 AEK
2002–03 Panathinaikos
2003–04 Panathinaikos
2004–05 Panathinaikos
2005–06 Panathinaikos
2006–07 Panathinaikos
2007–08 Panathinaikos
2008–09 Panathinaikos
2009–10 Panathinaikos
2010–11 Panathinaikos
2011–12 Olympiacos
2012–13 Panathinaikos
2013–14 Panathinaikos
2014–15 Olympiacos
2015–16 Olympiacos
2016–17 Panathinaikos Superfoods
2017–18 Panathinaikos Superfoods

Performance by club

Titles	Club	Years
36	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, 2016–17, 2017–18
12	Olympiacos	1948–49, 1959–60, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16
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 Thessaloniki	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	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*	r.r.	PAOK	PAOK	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 Bravo	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 TIM	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	Olympiacos	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
2015–16	Olympiacos	3–1	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	25–1
2016–17	Olympiacos	2–3	Panathinaikos Superfoods	Olympiacos	25–1
2017–18	Panathinaikos Superfoods	3–2	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	26–0

A1 finals participation by club

Club	W	L	Total
Panathinaikos	17	6	23
Olympiacos	8	14	22
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 Panhellenic Championship (1928–1963)

The number of times that clubs participated in the league's original format, the Panhellenic Championship.

Club	Times
Panellinios	17
Panathinaikos	13
Olympiacos	13
Sporting	12
XAN Thessaloniki	10
Iraklis Thessaloniki	10
Aris	9
AEK	9
PAOK	7

Club	Times
Triton Thessaloniki	7
Near East	5
Panionios	4
Skagiopouleio Patras	4
Ethnikos Athens	3
Athens University	3
Neoi Vironos	2
EA Patras	2
VAO	2

Club	Times
Peiraikos Syndesmos	2
Anatolia Thessaloniki	2
Palaio Faliro	2
AE Chalkida	2
Triton Chalkida	2
Olympiacos Addis Ababa	1
Keravnos Kairou	1
Diagoras Rodou	1
AE Emporoupallilon	1

Club	Times
XAN Nikaias / ΧΑΝ Kokkinias	1
Apollon Smyrni	1
XAN Athens	1
Neochoriou Rodou	1
PO Patras	1
Triton Maroussi	1

Number of seasons in the A and A1 National Categories by club (1963–64–2018–19)

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: Alpha (A) National Category
1986–87 to 1991–92: Alpha1 (A1) National Category
1992–93 to 2009–10: HEBA Alpha1 (A1)
2010–11 to present: Greek Basket League

Club	Times
Panathinaikos	56
Aris	56
PAOK	55
Olympiacos	53
AEK	53
Panionios	46
Iraklis Thessaloniki	41
Apollon Patras	32
Sporting	31
Panellinios	30
Maroussi	24
Peristeri	23
Pagrati	17
Gymnastikos / Ifaistos	14
Kolossos Rodou	13
XAN Thessaloniki	12
Ionikos Nikaias	12
Rethymno	9
Dimokritos Thessaloniki	9
Dafnis	8
Irakleio	8
Ilysiakos	8
Near East	7

Club	Times
Papagou	7
Olympia Larissa	7
Makedonikos	6
Esperos Kallitheas	6
Kavala	6
Trikala Aries	5
KAOD	5
VAO	5
Lavrio	4
Koroivos	4
Ionikos NF	4
Triton Thessaloniki	4
Amyntas	4
Ikaros Kallitheas	4
Promitheas Patras	3
Kymis	3
AEL	3
Nea Kifissia	3
Panelefsiniakos	3
Egaleo	3
Apollon Kalamarias	3
Aetos Thessaloniki	3
Trikala 2000	2

Club	Times
Olympias Patras	2
Anatolia Thessaloniki	2
XAN Nikaias / ΧΑΝ Kokkinias	2
Niki Volou	2
Philippos Thessaloniki	2
Milon	2
Ampelokipoi	2
Peiraikos Syndesmos	2
Holargos	1
Doxa Lefkadas	1
Arkadikos	1
Thyella Serron	1
MENT	1
Pierikos	1

Number of seasons in the top-tier level Greek Basket League in total (1928 to 2018–19)

The total number of times that each club has played in the top-tier level Greek Basket League, through all of its different league formats.

1927–28 to 1962–63: Panhellenic Championship
1963–64 to 1985–86: Alpha (A) National Category
1986–87 to 1991–92: Alpha1 (A1) National Category
1992–93 to 2009–10: HEBA Alpha1 (A1)
2010–11 to present: Greek Basket League

Club	Times
Panathinaikos	69
Olympiacos	66
Aris	65
AEK	62
PAOK	62
Iraklis Thessaloniki	51
Panionios	50
Panellinios	47
Sporting	43
Apollon Patras	32
Maroussi	24
Peristeri	23
XAN Thessaloniki	22
Pagrati	17
Gymnastikos / Ifaistos	14
Kolossos Rodou	13
Near East	12
Ionikos Nikaias	12
Triton Thessaloniki	11
Rethymno	9
Dimokritos Thessaloniki	9

Club	Times
Dafnis	8
Irakleio	8
Ilysiakos	8
VAO	7
Papagou	7
Olympia Larissa	7
Esperos Kallitheas	6
Makedonikos	6
Kavala	6
Trikala Aries	5
KAOD	5
Lavrio	4
Koroivos	4
Peiraikos Syndesmos	4
Skagiopouleio Patras	4
Anatolia Thessaloniki	4
Amyntas	4
Ionikos NF	4
Ikaros Kallitheas	4
Promitheas Patras	3
Kymis	3

Club	Times
Egaleo	3
Apollon Kalamarias	3
Aetos Thessaloniki	3
Ethnikos Athens	3
Athens University	3
XAN Nikaias / ΧΑΝ Kokkinias	3
Panelefsiniakos	3
Nea Kifissia	3
AEL	3
Trikala 2000	2
Olympias Patras	2
Neoi Vironos	2
EA Patras	2
Palaio Faliro	2
AE Chalkida	2
Triton Chalkida	2
Ampelokipoi	2
Niki Volou	2
Philippos Thessaloniki	2
Milon	2
Holargos	1

Club	Times
Doxa Lefkadas	1
Αrkadikos	1
Keravnos Kairou	1
Diagoras Rodou	1
Olympiacos Addis Ababa	1
Triton Maroussi	1
AE Emporoupallilon	1
Thyella Serron	1
Pierikos	1
ΜΕΝΤ	1
Apollon Smyrni	1
XAN Athens	1
Neochoriou Rodou	1
PO Patras	1

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: Alpha (A) National Category
1986–87 to 1991–92: Alpha1 (A1) National Category
1992–93 to 2009–10: HEBA Alpha1 (A1)
2010–11 to present: Greek Basket League

A and A1 National Category (1963–2018)

Season	Team	Regular Season Record	Playoff Record	Final Record (Including Playoffs)	Final Season Result
1985–86	Aris	26-0	—	26-0	Champion
1967–68	AEK	22-0	—	22-0	Champion
1975–76	Olympiacos	22-0	—	22-0	Champion
1986–87	Aris	18-0	3-0	21-0	Champion
1987–88	Aris	18-0	3-0	21-0	Champion
2017–18	Panathinaikos Superfoods	26-0	8-2	34-2	Champion
1979–80	Panathinaikos	16-0	12-2	28-2	Champion
2010–11	Olympiacos	26-0	6–3	32–3	Finalist

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

Season	Club	Regular Season Record	Playoff Record	Final Record	Final Season Result
2017–18	Panathinaikos Superfoods	26–0	8–2	34–2	Champion
2009–10	Panathinaikos	25–1	8–1	33–2	Champion
2014–15	Olympiacos	25–1	8–1	33–2	Champion
2015–16	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
2016–17	Panathinaikos Superfoods	25–1	6–3	31–4	Champion

Greek basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions

Awards and players

All-time stats leaders

Of the HEBA fully professional era Greek Basket League, 1992–93 to present. The officially recognized league stats leaders.
Through June 17 of the 2017–18 season.
*Currently active players in the league.

Rank	Player	Games Played
1.	Nikos Chatzis	554
2.	Dimitris Diamantidis	525
3.	Nikos Boudouris	510
4.	Georgios Kalaitzis	490
5.	Fragiskos Alvertis	489

Rank	Player	Points Scored
1.	Vassilis Spanoulis*	5,357
2.	Nikos Chatzis	5,200
3.	Angelos Koronios	5,170
4.	Panagiotis Liadelis	4,806
5.	Fragiskos Alvertis	4,574

Rank	Player	Total Rebounds
1.	Kostas Tsartsaris	2,173
2.	Dimitris Diamantidis	1,948
3.	Georgios Karagkoutis	1,877
4.	Stojko Vranković	1,851
5.	Ioannis Bourousis*	1,803

Rank	Player	Assists
1.	Dimitris Diamantidis	2,141
2.	Vassilis Spanoulis*	2,095
3.	Vassilis Xanthopoulos*	1,118
4.	Nikos Vetoulas	1,093
5.	Angelos Koronios	975

Rank	Player	Steals
1.	Dimitris Diamantidis	785
2.	Manos Papamakarios	520
3.	Vassilis Xanthopoulos*	482
4.	Georgios Sigalas	472
5.	Nikos Vetoulas	470

Rank	Player	Blocks
1.	Panagiotis Fasoulas	465
2.	Stojko Vranković	456
3.	Dragan Tarlać	256
4.	Walter Berry	231
5.	Dimitris Diamantidis	228

Major Sponsors and supporters over the years

References

External links

Official website (in Greek)
Official English website (in English)
Greek Basket League Highlights (in Greek)
Greek Basketball (Men) Eurobasket.com (in English)
Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site (in Greek)

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[6] Πέρασε η πρόταση του Παναθηναϊκού για τους ξένους (in Greek).

[7] Capacity 5.138 seats. Archived 2015-09-26 at the Wayback Machine.

[8] Έτοιμο το ΣΕΦ για τον τελικό Ολυμπιακός-Ραβένα(pics) (in Greek).

[9] worldstadiums.com Stadiums in Greece.

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

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

Greek Basket League
2018–19 teams	AEK Aris Holargos Ifaistos Limnou Kolossos Kymis Lavrio Olympiacos Panathinaikos Panionios PAOK Peristeri Promitheas Patras Rethymno Cretan Kings
Associated Competitions	Greek Basketball Cup 2018–19

Greek Basketball Championship
HEBA Greek League System Greek League Awards Greek League MVP Greek League Finals MVP Greek Cup MVP Professional Career Statistical Leaders (1992–present) Career Statistical Leaders (1963–present) Season Stats Leaders All-Star Game Tendex Economy
Panhellenic Basketball Championship 1927–28 to 1962–63	1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63
Alpha National Category 1963–64 to 1985–86	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86
Alpha1 National Category 1986–87 to 1991–92	1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
HEBA Alpha1 1992–93 to 2011–12	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12
Greek Basket League 2012–13 to present	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

Basketball in Greece
Hellenic Basketball Federation
National teams	Men's A Men's B Women's A Men's Under-21 Men's Under-20 Men's Under-19 Men's Under-18 Men's Under-17 Men's Under-16
League competitions	Greek Basket League Greek A2 Basket League Greek B Basket League Greek C Basket League Greek Women's Basket Greek A2 Women's Basket Greek Basket League System
Cup competitions	Greek Cup Greek Women's Cup
Other	HEBA Greek All-Star Game Greek League Awards Greek League MVP Greek League Finals MVP Greek Cup MVP Greek clubs Greek clubs in Europe and worldwide Acropolis Tournament Greek NBA players / NBA draft picks Greek Championship career stats leaders Greek League career stats leaders Greek League season stats leaders Greek clubs by major honours won List of indoor arenas in Greece

International men's basketball
FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Cup U-19 World Cup U-18 World Cup U-17 World Cup U-16 World Cup World Rankings
Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16 African Games
Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA AmeriCup U-18 U-16 CBC Championship Centrobasket COCABA Championship Marchand Cup Pan American Games South American Championship
Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup (includes Oceania) U-18 U-16 Asian Games FIBA Asia Challenge Stanković Cup East Asian Championship East Asian Games SABA Championship SEABA Championship South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Championship West Asian Games William Jones Cup
Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16 Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Belgrade Trophy FIBA European Championship for Small Countries Games of the Small States of Europe World Cup (Turkey)
Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship (defunct) U-20 U-18 U-16 Pacific Games
Other tournaments	Arab Nations Basketball Championship Commonwealth Games Diamond Ball FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan Arab Games
Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.


Founded	1927 (1927)
First season	1927–28
Country	Greece
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	14
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	A2 Basket League
Domestic cup(s)	Greek Cup
International cup(s)	EuroLeague FIBA Champions League FIBA Europe Cup
Current champions	Panathinaikos Superfoods (36th title)
Most championships	Panathinaikos (36 titles)
Commissioner	Vangelis Galatsopoulos
TV partners	ERT Cosmote Sport
Website	esake.gr (Greek) esake (English)
2018–19 Greek Basket League