The Greek Elite League (), is a professional basketball league in Greece. It is the second-tier level of pro competition among clubs in the country. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation.

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 first tier level Greek Basketball League (GBL), and a one-game play-out was added to decide relegation to the third tier level Greek B Basket League.

1986–87 to 2022–23: Greek A2 National Division 2023–24 to present: Greek Elite 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 Basketball League. These teams are replaced by the bottom two teams from the Greek Basketball 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 to 2025–26)

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 2021–22 ASK Karditsas 2022–23 Maroussi 2023–24 Milon 2024–25 Mykonos 2025–26 Doxa Lefkadas

Champions and runners-up SeasonChampionRunner-up 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 ASK Karditsas Psychiko Maroussi Triton Athens Milon Panionios Mykonos Iraklis Thessaloniki Doxa Lefkadas Vikos Falcons Ioannina

Titles by club Club TitlesYears 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 ASK Karditsas 1 2021–22 Maroussi 1 2022–23 Milon 1 2023–24 Mykonos 1 2024–25 Doxa Lefkadas 1 2025–26

Greek A2 League MVP award (official) (as awarded by the InfoBasket.gr coach's poll)

MVPTeamSeason 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 YearTeamSeason Dimos Dikoudis Olympia Larissa Dimos Dikoudis (2x) Olympia Larissa Theo Papaloukas Dafni Kostas Charalampidis Makedonikos Kostas Sdrakas KAOD Kostas Charalampidis (2x) Makedonikos Nikos Argyropoulos Apollon Patras Kostas Christou MENT Vangelis Karampoulas Sporting Vassilis Symtsak Doukas Dimitrios Spanoulis Xanthi Nikos Kaklamanos Trikala 2000 Apostolos Koutroulias 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 Ioannis Bourousis Karditsas Ronaldo Segu Psychiko Zack Bryant Ermis Shimatariou

Top Scorer by points per game Top ScorerTeamSeason Daren Queenan Apollon Patras Giannis Manos Sporting Nikos Michalos Milon Alexis Kyritsis Papagou Vassilis Moulakis MENT Vangelis Karampoulas Sporting Ivan Mimica MENT Dimitrios Spanoulis Xanthi Dimos Fotiou Sporting Apostolos Koutroulias Near East Nikos Liakopoulos Peramatos Ermis Ioannis Kakiouzis Lavrio Alex Stevović AEK Argous Georgios Anagnostopoulos Ermis Lagkada 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 Alexis Kyritsis (4×) Psychiko Igor Cvorovic Oiakas Nafpliou

See also Greek Basketball League Greek Cup Greek B Basket League Greek C Basket League HEBA Greek All-Star Game HEBA

References

External links