The
HEBA A2 National League (in
GreekGreek , an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, is the language of the Greeks. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. In its ancient form, it is the language of classical...
: ESAKE A2 Ethniki) or more commonly called, the
Greek A2 League, is the second division of the highest professional
basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a
10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
competition among pro clubs in
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that is operated by the Greek Basketball Clubs Association (
HEBAThe Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association, abbreviated as HEBA, is the governing body for the sport of professional sports club basketball in Greece. In Greek it is known as the ESAKE. It directs the 30 pro Greek basketball sports clubs of the Greek A1 League and the Greek A2 League divisions and...
, in
EnglishEnglish is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, and of the United States since the mid 20th century,...
, "Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association"). The league has 16 teams. The first division is the
Greek A1 LeagueThe A1 Ethniki , which means literally A1 National in English, and often referred to as the Greek League or Greek Championship, is the highest professional club basketball league in Greece...
, which consists of 14 teams.
In the 1986-87 season, the current A Ethniki format for Greek professional basketball, consisting of the Greek A1 League, which has a regular season and playoffs and the Greek A2 League, consisting of a regular season without playoffs was formed.
A Ethniki, in its current form, has been organized since the 1992-93 season by
HEBAThe Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association, abbreviated as HEBA, is the governing body for the sport of professional sports club basketball in Greece. In Greek it is known as the ESAKE. It directs the 30 pro Greek basketball sports clubs of the Greek A1 League and the Greek A2 League divisions and...
.
The
HEBA A2 National League (in
GreekGreek , an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, is the language of the Greeks. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. In its ancient form, it is the language of classical...
: ESAKE A2 Ethniki) or more commonly called, the
Greek A2 League, is the second division of the highest professional
basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a
10 foot high hoop under organized rules...
competition among pro clubs in
GreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula....
that is operated by the Greek Basketball Clubs Association (
HEBAThe Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association, abbreviated as HEBA, is the governing body for the sport of professional sports club basketball in Greece. In Greek it is known as the ESAKE. It directs the 30 pro Greek basketball sports clubs of the Greek A1 League and the Greek A2 League divisions and...
, in
EnglishEnglish is a West Germanic language that developed in England during the Anglo-Saxon era. As a result of the military, economic, scientific, political, and cultural influence of the British Empire during the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, and of the United States since the mid 20th century,...
, "Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association"). The league has 16 teams. The first division is the
Greek A1 LeagueThe A1 Ethniki , which means literally A1 National in English, and often referred to as the Greek League or Greek Championship, is the highest professional club basketball league in Greece...
, which consists of 14 teams.
History
In the 1986-87 season, the current A Ethniki format for Greek professional basketball, consisting of the Greek A1 League, which has a regular season and playoffs and the Greek A2 League, consisting of a regular season without playoffs was formed.
Promotion and relegation
A Ethniki, in its current form, has been organized since the 1992-93 season by
HEBAThe Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association, abbreviated as HEBA, is the governing body for the sport of professional sports club basketball in Greece. In Greek it is known as the ESAKE. It directs the 30 pro Greek basketball sports clubs of the Greek A1 League and the Greek A2 League divisions and...
. The bottom two place finishing teams each year in the
A1 EthnikiThe A1 Ethniki , which means literally A1 National in English, and often referred to as the Greek League or Greek Championship, is the highest professional club basketball league in Greece...
standings are relegated to the A2 Ethniki division due to poor performance, while the top 2 teams each year from the A2 division are
promotedIn many sports leagues around the world , promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season in which teams are transferred between divisions...
to the
A1The A1 Ethniki , which means literally A1 National in English, and often referred to as the Greek League or Greek Championship, is the highest professional club basketball league in Greece...
division due to good performance.
Teams
The teams in the A2 Ethniki 2008-09 season are:
- AS Apollon Patras
KAE Apollon Patras , named after the Greek God Apollo, is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Patras, Greece. The club was founded in the year 1926. Apollon Patras BC is the basketball club of the Greek sports athletic union AS Apollon Patras...
- AO Dafni
AO Dafnis Athens BC or AO Dafni Athens BC is a Greek professional basketball team that is located in Dafni, Attica, a suburb of the city of Athens, Greece. The club competes in the Greek League second division the A2 Ethniki...
- Ermis Lagkada
- ICBS
ICBS BC is a Greek professional basketball team that was founded in the year 1993. The team is based in the Oraiokastro district of Thessaloniki, Greece. The club competes in the Greek A League's second division, the A2 Ethniki.-History:...
- Ilisiakos AO
Ilisiakos A.O. BC Athens , also spelled Ilysiakos, is a Greek professional basketball team located in Athens, Greece.-History:...
- Iraklis
- KAO Dramas
- Keravnos Aigio Helesi
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- MENT Vassilakis
- AO Near East
AO Near East BC is one of the oldest professional basketball clubs in Greece. The basketball club was founded in the year 1927. The team is located in Kaisariani, Greece, which is a suburb of the city of Athens, Greece...
- AEP Olympias Patras
- AO Pagrati
- Panerithraikos
- GS Peristeri
Peristeri GS BC or KAE Gymnastikos Syllogos Peristeriou is a Greek professional basketball club that was founded on October 22, 1971. The club is located in Peristeri, Greece, which is a suburban municipality of the city of Athens...
- AGO Rethymno Aegean
AGO Rethymno Aegean BC or AGO Rethimnon Aegean BC is a Greek professional basketball club that was founded in Rethymno, Crete in 1986...
- Xanthi
Xanthi BC AKA Xanthi BF Fashion is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Western Thrace, Xanthi, Greece. Xanthi BC competes in the A2 Ethniki, which is the second division of the Greek A League.-External links:*...
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Championship Teams
| Season |
Championship Team |
| 1986-87 |
Panellinios GS |
| 1987-88 |
AO SportingA.O. Sporting B.C. Athens is a Greek professional basketball team that was founded in the year 1936. The team is located at Ano Patissia, Athens, Greece at the area of Elia Zervou 89 and Sarantaporoy. The team currently competes in the Greek A League second division, the A2 Ethniki...
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| 1988-89 |
GS PeristeriPeristeri GS BC or KAE Gymnastikos Syllogos Peristeriou is a Greek professional basketball club that was founded on October 22, 1971. The club is located in Peristeri, Greece, which is a suburban municipality of the city of Athens...
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| 1989-90 |
PapagouAS Papagou BC or Papagos Athens BC is a Greek professional basketball club, founded in the year 1966. The team is located in Papagou, Greece, which is a suburb of the city of Athens. The team's home arena is EAK Papagou, located approximately two miles away from downtown Athens.-History:Papagou was...
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| 1990-91 |
AO SportingA.O. Sporting B.C. Athens is a Greek professional basketball team that was founded in the year 1936. The team is located at Ano Patissia, Athens, Greece at the area of Elia Zervou 89 and Sarantaporoy. The team currently competes in the Greek A League second division, the A2 Ethniki...
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| 1991-92 |
AS Apollon Patras KAE Apollon Patras , named after the Greek God Apollo, is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Patras, Greece. The club was founded in the year 1926. Apollon Patras BC is the basketball club of the Greek sports athletic union AS Apollon Patras...
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| 1992-93 |
PapagouAS Papagou BC or Papagos Athens BC is a Greek professional basketball club, founded in the year 1966. The team is located in Papagou, Greece, which is a suburb of the city of Athens. The team's home arena is EAK Papagou, located approximately two miles away from downtown Athens.-History:Papagou was...
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| 1993-94 |
Ampelokipi |
| 1994-95 |
PapagouAS Papagou BC or Papagos Athens BC is a Greek professional basketball club, founded in the year 1966. The team is located in Papagou, Greece, which is a suburb of the city of Athens. The team's home arena is EAK Papagou, located approximately two miles away from downtown Athens.-History:Papagou was...
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| 1995-96 |
Peiraikos |
| 1996-97 |
IraklioIraklio BC, also spelled Irakleio BC, or Heraklion BC is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in the city of Irakleio, on the island of Crete in Greece.-History:...
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| 1997-98 |
AO Near EastAO Near East BC is one of the oldest professional basketball clubs in Greece. The basketball club was founded in the year 1927. The team is located in Kaisariani, Greece, which is a suburb of the city of Athens, Greece...
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| 1998-99 |
AO DafniAO Dafnis Athens BC or AO Dafni Athens BC is a Greek professional basketball team that is located in Dafni, Attica, a suburb of the city of Athens, Greece. The club competes in the Greek League second division the A2 Ethniki...
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| 1999-00 |
Makedonikos Kozani Makedonikos Kozani B.C. is a Greek professional basketball club. The club is located in Neapoli, Thessaloniki, Greece.-History:...
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| 2000-01 |
KAO Dramas |
| 2001-02 |
Makedonikos Kozani Makedonikos Kozani B.C. is a Greek professional basketball club. The club is located in Neapoli, Thessaloniki, Greece.-History:...
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| 2002-03 |
AS Apollon Patras KAE Apollon Patras , named after the Greek God Apollo, is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Patras, Greece. The club was founded in the year 1926. Apollon Patras BC is the basketball club of the Greek sports athletic union AS Apollon Patras...
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| 2003-04 |
Panellinios GS |
| 2004-05 |
AO Kolossos Rodou A.O. Kolossos Rodou BC AKA Colossus Rhodes BC is a Greek professional basketball team located in Rhodes, Greece. Kolossos currently plays in the first Greek league of professional basketball the Greek Championship. The club was founded in 1963 and also initially featured sports like volleyball and...
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| 2005-06 |
AEP Olympias Patras AEP Olympias Patras BC or The Olympians of The Patras Athletic Company is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Patras, Greece....
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| 2006-07 |
AO SportingA.O. Sporting B.C. Athens is a Greek professional basketball team that was founded in the year 1936. The team is located at Ano Patissia, Athens, Greece at the area of Elia Zervou 89 and Sarantaporoy. The team currently competes in the Greek A League second division, the A2 Ethniki...
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| 2007-08 |
AS Trikala 2000 |
| 2008-09 |
GS PeristeriPeristeri GS BC or KAE Gymnastikos Syllogos Peristeriou is a Greek professional basketball club that was founded on October 22, 1971. The club is located in Peristeri, Greece, which is a suburban municipality of the city of Athens...
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A2 Ethniki Player of the Year
| Player of the Year |
Team |
Season |
| Greece Dimos Dikoudis |
Olympia Larissa Olympia Larissas Basketball Club , also spelled Olimpia Larissa, is a Greek professional basketball sports club founded in 1979, making it one of the youngest sports clubs in Greece. The club is based in Larissa, a Greek city located in the Thessaly periphery with a population of 250,000 and...
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1996-97 |
| Greece Dimos Dikoudis |
Olympia Larissa Olympia Larissas Basketball Club , also spelled Olimpia Larissa, is a Greek professional basketball sports club founded in 1979, making it one of the youngest sports clubs in Greece. The club is based in Larissa, a Greek city located in the Thessaly periphery with a population of 250,000 and...
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1997-98 |
Greece Theodoros PapaloukasTheódoros "Theo" Papaloukás is a Greek top professional basketball player. He is currently with the Greek League and Euroleague club Olympiacos...
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AO DafniAO Dafnis Athens BC or AO Dafni Athens BC is a Greek professional basketball team that is located in Dafni, Attica, a suburb of the city of Athens, Greece. The club competes in the Greek League second division the A2 Ethniki...
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1998-99 |
| Greece Kostas Haralabidis Kostas Haralambidis AKA Konstantinos Charalampidis, is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 6 ft 2 ½ in tall point guard-shooting guard. He is currently playing with Panellinios BC of the Greek A1 League.-Pro career:Charalampidis began his career playing with the Makedonikos Greece...
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Makedonikos Kozani Makedonikos Kozani B.C. is a Greek professional basketball club. The club is located in Neapoli, Thessaloniki, Greece.-History:...
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1999-00 |
| Greece Kostas Sdrakas |
KAO Dramas |
2000-01 |
| Greece Kostas Haralabidis Kostas Haralambidis AKA Konstantinos Charalampidis, is a Greek professional basketball player. He is a 6 ft 2 ½ in tall point guard-shooting guard. He is currently playing with Panellinios BC of the Greek A1 League.-Pro career:Charalampidis began his career playing with the Makedonikos Greece...
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Makedonikos Kozani Makedonikos Kozani B.C. is a Greek professional basketball club. The club is located in Neapoli, Thessaloniki, Greece.-History:...
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2001-02 |
| Greece Nikos Argyropoulos |
AS Apollon Patras KAE Apollon Patras , named after the Greek God Apollo, is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Patras, Greece. The club was founded in the year 1926. Apollon Patras BC is the basketball club of the Greek sports athletic union AS Apollon Patras...
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2002-03 |
| Greece Costas Christou |
MENT Vassilakis |
2003-04 |
| Greece Vangelis Karamboulas |
AO SportingA.O. Sporting B.C. Athens is a Greek professional basketball team that was founded in the year 1936. The team is located at Ano Patissia, Athens, Greece at the area of Elia Zervou 89 and Sarantaporoy. The team currently competes in the Greek A League second division, the A2 Ethniki...
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2004-05 |
| Greece Vassilis Simtsak Vassilis Simtsak, also spelled Vassilis Symstsak AKA Vasileios Symstsak Vassilis Simtsak, also spelled Vassilis Symstsak AKA Vasileios Symstsak Vassilis Simtsak, also spelled Vassilis Symstsak AKA Vasileios Symstsak is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 2.07 m...
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Doukas |
2005-06 |
| Greece Dimitrios Spanoulis |
Xanthi Xanthi BC AKA Xanthi BF Fashion is a Greek professional basketball club that is located in Western Thrace, Xanthi, Greece. Xanthi BC competes in the A2 Ethniki, which is the second division of the Greek A League.-External links:*...
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2006-07 |
| Greece Nikos Kaklamanos Nikos Kaklamanos is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.89 m in height. He plays at both the point guard and shooting guard positions.-Pro career:...
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AS Trikala 2000 |
2007-08 |
| Greece Apostolos Koutroulias |
AO Near EastAO Near East BC is one of the oldest professional basketball clubs in Greece. The basketball club was founded in the year 1927. The team is located in Kaisariani, Greece, which is a suburb of the city of Athens, Greece...
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2008-09 |
Other Competitions
- Greek Cup
The Greek Basketball Cup or Hellenic Basketball Cup is an annual pro basketball national cup competition. It is organized by the Greek Basketball Federation.-History and format:...
- Greek A1 League
The A1 Ethniki , which means literally A1 National in English, and often referred to as the Greek League or Greek Championship, is the highest professional club basketball league in Greece...
- HEBA Greek All Star Game
The Greek HEBA All-Star Game, also known as the Greek ESAKE All Star Game is the All Star Game of the HEBA Greek basketball association for men, which features players from the top Greek pro basketball league the HEBA A1 Division. The game is played in a format that is the Greek all stars versus...
- HEBA
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