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.).

"A2 Ethniki" redirects here. For other uses, see A2 Ethniki (disambiguation).

Greek A2 Basket League

Founded	1986 (1986)
First season	1986–87
Country	Greece
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	18
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Greek Basket League
Relegation to	Greek B Basket League
Domestic cup(s)	Greek Cup
Current champions	Charilaos Trikoupis (1st title)
Most championships	Papagou (3 titles) Sporting (3 titles) Peristeri (3 titles)
Website	basket.gr
2020–21 Greek A2 Basket League

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 Ampelokipi 1994–95 Papagou 1995–96 Peiraikos 1996–97 Iraklio

1997–98 Near East 1998–99 Dafni 1999–00 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

Champions and runners-up

Season Champion Runner-up 1986–87 Panellinios Pagrati 1987–88 Sporting Philippos Thessaloniki 1988–89 Peristeri Pagrati 1989–90 Papagou Philippos Thessaloniki 1990–91 Sporting (2x) Dafni 1991–92 Apollon Patras Peiraikos Syndesmos 1992–93 Papagou (2x) Milon 1993–94 Ampelokipi Sporting 1994–95 Papagou (3x) Irakleio 1995–96 Peiraikos VAO 1996–97 Irakleio Dafni 1997–98 Near East Maroussi 1998–99 Dafni Esperos Kallitheas 1999–00 Makedonikos Milon 2000–01 KAOD Ionikos N.F. 2001–02 Makedonikos (2x) Olympia Larissa 2002–03 Apollon Patras (2x) Paleo Faliro

Season Champion Runner-up 2003–04 Panellinios (2x) MENT 2004–05 Kolossos Rodou Gymnastikos S. Larissas 2005–06 Olympias Patras Aigaleo 2006–07 Sporting (3x) Kolossos Rodou 2007–08 Trikala 2000 Panorama 2008–09 Peristeri (2x) Ilysiakos 2009–10 Ikaros Kallitheas Iraklis Thessaloniki 2010–11 KAOD (2x) Rethymno Aegean 2011–12 Panelefsiniakos Apollon Patras 2012–13 Nea Kifissia Aries Trikala 2013–14 AEK Athens Koroivos 2014–15 Kavala Arkadikos 2015–16 Kymis Faros Keratsiniou 2016–17 Panionios Faros Keratsiniou 2017–18 Peristeri (3x) Holargos 2018–19 Ionikos Nikaias Iraklis Thessaloniki 2019–20 Charilaos Trikoupis Diagoras Dryopideon

Titles by club

Club	Titles	Years
Sporting	3	1987–88, 1990–91, 2006–07
Papagou	3	1989–90, 1992–93, 1994–95
Peristeri	3	1988–89, 2008–09, 2017–18
Panellinios	2	1986–87, 2003–04
Apollon Patras	2	1991–92, 2002–03
Makedonikos	2	1999–00, 2001–02
KAOD	2	2000–01, 2010–11
Ampelokipi	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
Vangelis Karampoulas	Ikaros Kallitheas	2009–10
Sakis Giannakopoulos	Lavrio	2010–11
Nikos Argyropoulos	Apollon Patras	2011–12
Vangelis Karampoulas (2x)	AENK	2012–13
Sakis Karidas	Koroivos	2013–14
Ioannis Gagaloudis	Livadeia	2014–15
Stavros Toutziarakis	Kymis	2015–16
Vangelis Karampoulas (3x)	Faros Keratsini	2016–17
Kee Kee Clark	Peristeri	2017–18

Eurobasket.com Player of the Year (unofficial)

(as awarded by the website Eurobasket.com)

Player of the Year	Team	Season
Dimos Dikoudis	Olympia Larissa	1996–97
Dimos Dikoudis (2x)	Olympia Larissa	1997–98
Theo Papaloukas	Dafni	1998–99
Kostas Charalampidis	Makedonikos	1999–00
Kostas Sdrakas	KAOD	2000–01
Kostas Charalampidis (2x)	Makedonikos	2001–02
Nikos Argyropoulos	Apollon Patras	2002–03
Kostas Christou	MENT	2003–04
Vangelis Karampoulas	Sporting	2004–05
Vassilis Symtsak	Doukas	2005–06
Dimitrios Spanoulis	Xanthi	2006–07
Nikos Kaklamanos	Trikala 2000	2007–08
Apostolos Koutroulias	Near East	2008–09
Nikos Liakopoulos	Peramatos Ermis	2009–10
Sakis Giannakopoulos	Lavrio	2010–11
Nikos Argyropoulos (2x)	Apollon Patras	2011–12
Vangelis Karampoulas (2x)	AENK	2012–13
Petros Noeas	Koroivos	2013–14
Ioannis Dimakos	Psychiko	2014–15
Stavros Toutziarakis	Kymis	2015–16
Ioannis Gagaloudis	Iraklis	2016–17
Kee Kee Clark	Peristeri	2017–18
Loukas Mavrokefalidis	Ionikos Nikaias	2018–19
Stathis Papadionysiou	Charilaos Trikoupis	2019–20

Top Scorer by points per game

Top Scorer	Team	Season
Daren Queenan	Apollon Patras	1999–00
Giannis Manos	Sporting	2000–01
Nikos Michalos	Milon	2001–02
Alexis Kyritsis	Papagou	2002–03
Vassilis Moulakis	MENT	2003–04
Vangelis Karampoulas	Sporting	2004–05
Ivan Mimica	MENT	2005–06
Dimitrios Spanoulis	Xanthi	2006–07
Dimos Fotiou	Sporting	2007–08
Apostolos Koutroulias	Near East	2008–09
Nikos Liakopoulos	Peramatos Ermis	2009–10
Ioannis Kakiouzis	Lavrio	2010–11
Alex Stevović	AEK Argous	2011–12
Georgios Anagnostopoulos	Ermis Lagkada	2012–13
Nikos Pettas	Psychiko	2013–14
Ioannis Dimakos	Psychiko	2014–15
Ioannis Gagaloudis	Livadeia	2015–16
Alexis Kyritsis (2×)	Doukas	2016–17
Alexis Kyritsis (3×)	Doukas	2017–18
Loukas Mavrokefalidis	Ionikos Nikaias	2018–19
Nikos Liakopoulos (2×)	Diagoras Dryopideon	2019–20

See also

• Greek Basket League
• Greek Cup
• Greek B Basket League
• Greek C Basket League
• HEBA Greek All-Star Game
• HEBA

References

1. Η κλήρωση της Α2 (in Greek).

External links

• Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site (in Greek)
• Greek A2 Basketball League Stats
• Greek A2 News, Results, Transfers, Opinions
• Basketblog.gr (in Greek)
• Greekhoopz.com (in Greek)
• Greekbball.com (in Greek)
• A2 Basket League: The Real Heartbeat of Greek Basketball