Greek basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions
Greek basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions is the performance record of men's professional basketball clubs from Greece's top-tier level league, the Greek Basket League, in international competitions.
History
Greek professional basketball clubs have played in European-wide competitions since the 1957–58 season, when Panellinios took part in the European top-tier level FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague). Basketball was the first team sport in which Greek teams won a European-wide competition. AEK won the 2nd-tier level FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup in the 1967–68 season, when they beat Slavia VŠ Praha in the final that took place in Athens.[1]
Nevertheless, Greek basketball was actually mainly boosted following the gold medal-winning triumph at the 1987 EuroBasket, by the senior men's Greek National Team. In the following decades, Greek teams have dominated in European-wide professional club basketball, winning many trophies in continental competitions. Greek basketball clubs have won eighteen European-wide titles in totality.[2][3]
Greek basketball clubs have also been runners-up in European continental-wide competition eleven times. Greek teams have won the European first-tier level competition, the EuroLeague, a total of nine times, with six EuroLeague championships being won by Panathinaikos and three EuroLeague championships being won by Olympiacos.[4] Four Greek teams have won a European-wide second-tier level competition, such as the Cup Winners' Cup/Saporta Cup or the EuroCup.
The Greek clubs that have won second-tier level European-wide competitions are AEK (two times), PAOK, Aris, and Maroussi.[5] Two Greek teams have won a European-wide third-tier level cup, either the FIBA Korać Cup or the EuroChallenge. Those clubs are Aris and PAOK.[6] Aris has also won a fourth-tier level European-wide competition once, as they won the FIBA EuroCup Challenge.
Overall, twenty-one Greek basketball clubs have participated in European-wide competitions. AEK, Aris, Iraklis Thessaloniki, Maroussi, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Panellinios, Panionios and PAOK have each played in all of the main top three different level tiers. Peristeri has played in competitions of the first and third level tiers. Apollon Patras and Ionikos Neas Filadelfeias have played in competitions of the second and third level tiers. Makedonikos has only played in competitions of the second tier level, and YMCA Thessaloniki, Sporting, Near East, Ionikos Nikaias, Papagou, Irakleio, Olympia Larissa, and Olympias Patras have only played in competitions of the third level tier.
The finals
European-wide competitions
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World-wide competitions
| Season | Champion | Result | Runner-up | Date | Venue | |
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| FIBA Intercontinental Cup | ||||||
Panathinaikos  | 2 – 1 Play-off |  | 04/09, 10/09 & 12/09/1996 | Estadio Cubierto Newell's Old Boys, Rosario | O.A.K.A. Indoor Hall, Athens | |
| Olympiacos | 167–139 (two-leg) |  | 04 & 06/10/2013 | Ginásio José Corrêa, Barueri, São Paulo | ||
| McDonald's Championship | ||||||
Chicago Bulls  | 104–78 | | 18/10/1997 | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris | ||
Greek clubs in EuroLeague (first-tier)
Achievements
| EuroLeague | |||||
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| Rank | Club |  |  | SF | QF |
| 1. | Panathinaikos | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2. | Olympiacos | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 3. | AEK | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4. | Aris | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 5. | PAOK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Appearances
| Rank | Club | Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panathinaikos | 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, 2017, 2018 | ||
| Olympiacos | 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, 2017, 2018 | ||
| AEK | 1959, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 | ||
| Aris | 1980, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2007, 2008 | ||
| PAOK | 1960, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 | ||
| Iraklis | 1996, 2001† | ||
| Panionios | 1997, 2009 | ||
| Peristeri | 2001, 2002 | ||
| Panellinios | 1958 | ||
| Maroussi | 2010 |
Season to season
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Greek clubs in FIBA Saporta Cup (second-tier)
Achievements
| FIBA Saporta Cup | |||||
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| Rank | Club |  | | SF | QF |
| 1. | AEK | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2. | PAOK | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 3. | Aris | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4. | Maroussi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5. | Panathinaikos | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6. | Iraklis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 7. | Olympiacos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8. | Panionios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Appearances
| Rank | Club | Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEK | 1968, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1989, 1999, 2000 | ||
| Panathinaikos | 1969, 1971, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1998 | ||
| PAOK | 1983, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996 | ||
| Aris | 1967, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2001 | ||
| Olympiacos | 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1981 | ||
| Iraklis | 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002 | ||
| Panionios | 1992, 2002 | ||
| Apollon Patras | 1997, 1998 | ||
| Panellinios | 1988 | ||
| Maroussi | 2001 |
Season to season
Greek clubs in EuroCup (second-tier)
Achievements
| EuroCup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Club | | | SF | QF |
| 1. | Aris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2. | Makedonikos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. | Panellinios | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4. | Maroussi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5. | PAOK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Appearances
| Rank | Club | Appearances | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aris | 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 | ||
| PAOK | 2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 | ||
| Panionios | 2006, 2008, 2013, 2014 | ||
| Panellinios | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 | ||
| Makedonikos | 2004, 2005 | ||
| Maroussi | 2005, 2009 | ||
| AEK | 2007, 2016 | ||
| Ionikos N.F. | 2004 |
Season to season
| Year | Team | Earlier stage | Earlier stage / Last 48 | Last 24 / 32 | Last 12 / 16 | Last 6 / 8 | Semifinals | Final |
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| 2003–04 | Ionikos Egnatia Bank | 6th of 6 teams | ||||||
| Makedonikos | 2nd of 6 teams | Bye |  | |||||
| 2004–05 | Aris Egnatia Bank | 3rd of 6 teams | Bye |  | ||||
| PAOK | 1st of 6 teams | Bye |  |
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| Maroussi Honda | 1st of 6 teams | Bye |  |
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| Makedonikos | 1st of 6 teams | Bye |  |
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| 2005–06 | Panionios Forthnet | 4th of 6 teams | | |||||
| Aris TT Bank | 1st of 6 teams | |
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| 2006–07 | AEK | 6th of 6 teams | ||||||
| PAOK | 4th of 6 teams | | ||||||
| 2007–08 | Panionios Forthnet | 3rd of 6 teams | | |||||
| Panellinios | 6th of 6 teams | |||||||
| 2008–09 | Maroussi Costa Coffee | 1st of 4 teams | 3rd of 4 teams | |||||
| Aris | 3rd of 4 teams | |||||||
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| 2009–10 | Aris | 1st of 4 teams | 2nd of 4 teams | | ||||
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| 2010–11 | Aris |  |
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| Panellinios | 1st of 4 teams | 3rd of 4 teams | ||||||
| PAOK | 3rd of 4 teams | |||||||
| 2011–12 | Aris | 2nd of 4 teams | 4th of 4 teams | |||||
| PAOK | 4th of 4 teams | |||||||
| 2012–13 | Panionios | 4th of 4 teams | ||||||
| 2013–14 | Panionios | 2nd of 6 teams | 4th of 4 teams | |||||
| PAOK | 4th of 6 teams | |||||||
| 2014–15 | PAOK | 2nd of 6 teams | 4th of 4 teams | |||||
| 2015–16 | PAOK | 3rd of 6 teams | 4th of 4 teams | |||||
| Aris | 1st of 6 teams | 3rd of 4 teams | ||||||
| AEK | 5th of 6 teams | |||||||
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| 2017–18 | ||||||||
Greek clubs in FIBA Korać Cup (third-tier)
Achievements
| FIBA Korać Cup | |||||
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| Rank | Club | | | SF | QF |
| 1. | Aris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. | PAOK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. | Panionios | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4. | Maroussi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5. | Peristeri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Appearances
| Rank | Club | Appearances | Years |
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| Panionios | 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999 | ||
| AEK | 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996 | ||
| Aris | 1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000 | ||
| PAOK | 1975, 1976, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2002 | ||
| Iraklis | 1977, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 | ||
| Panathinaikos | 1977, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 | ||
| Peristeri | 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999 | ||
| Olympiacos | 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989 | ||
| Panellinios | 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981 | ||
| Sporting | 1980, 1981, 1996, 1997 | ||
| HAN Thessaloniki | 1973, 1974, 1975 | ||
| Maroussi | 1979, 2000, 2002 | ||
| Apollon Patras | 1987, 1990, 1999 | ||
| Ionikos Nikaias | 1980, 1985 | ||
| Papagou | 1998, 1999 | ||
| Near East | 2000, 2001 | ||
| Irakleio | 1999 |
Season to season
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Greek clubs in FIBA EuroChallenge (third-tier)
Achievements
| FIBA EuroChallenge | |||||
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| Rank | Club | | | SF | QF |
| 1. | Maroussi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2. | Panionios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Appearances
| Rank | Club | Appearances | Years |
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| Maroussi | 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 | ||
| Olympia Larissa | 2005, 2008, 2009 | ||
| PAOK | 2006, 2008 | ||
| Aris | 2004 | ||
| Peristeri | 2004 | ||
| Ionikos N.F. | 2005 | ||
| Iraklis | 2005 | ||
| Panionios | 2007 | ||
| AEK | 2008 | ||
| Olympias Patras | 2008 |
Season to season
| Year | Team | Progress | Opponents |
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| 2003–04 | Maroussi TIM | Finalist | |
| Aris | Quarter-finals | | |
| Peristeri | Regular season | Group | |
| 2004–05 | Ionikos N.F. | Regular season | Group |
| Iraklis | Regular season | Group | |
| Olympia Larissa | Regular season | Group | |
| 2005–06 | Maroussi | Quarter-finals | |
| PAOK | Regular season | Group | |
| 2006–07 | Maroussi | Top 16 | Group |
| Panionios | Quarter-finals | | |
| 2007–08 | PAOK | Regular season | Group |
| Olympia Larissa | Regular season | Group | |
| Maroussi | Elimination round 2 | | |
| AEK | Elimination round 2 | | |
| Olympias Patras | Elimination round 2 | | |
| 2008–09 | Olympia Larissa | Regular season | Group |
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| 2010–11 | |||
| 2011–12 | |||
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| 2013–14 | |||
| 2014–15 |
Achievements
| FIBA Champions League | |||||
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| Rank | Club | | | SF | QF |
| 1. | AEK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Appearances
| Rank | Club | Appearances | Years |
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| AEK | 2017, 2018 | ||
| Aris | 2017, 2018 | ||
| PAOK | 2017, 2018 |
Season to season
| Year | Team | Last 40 | Last 32 | Last 16 | Last 8 | Semifinals | Final |
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| 2016–17 | AEK | 2nd of 8 teams | |
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| 2017–18 | AEK | 3rd of 8 teams |  |
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| Aris | 8th of 8 teams | ||||||
See also
European basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions:
- Czechoslovakia
- Croatia
- France
- Italy
- Russia
- Spain
- Turkey
- USSR
- Yugoslavia
References
- ↑ "Όταν η ΑΕΚ έγινε Βασίλισσα!". sport24.gr. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "Το 18ο τρόπαιο μπάσκετ περιμένει η Ελλάδα". enet.gr. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "Το μπάσκετ προσφέρει κούπες". gazzetta.gr. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "Σαν την Ελλάδα άλλη καμιά σε F4". enet.gr. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "The European Cup Winners' Cup". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "Korac Cup". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
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