Greek A2 Basketball League
"A2 Ethniki" redirects here. For other uses, see A2 Ethniki (disambiguation).
Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 Greek A2 Basketball League | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Founded | 1986 |
| Inaugural season | 1986–87 |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country |
 Greece |
| Continent |
 Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) | Kavala (1st title) |
| Most titles |
Papagou (3 titles) Sporting (3 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 2nd Tier (Greece) |
| Promotion to | Greek Basket League |
| Relegation to | Greek B Basket League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Greek Cup |
| Official website | basket.gr (Greek) |
The Greek A2 Basketball League (Greek: Α2 Εθνική καλαθοσφαίρισης) (A2 Ethniki Basketball), often called the Greek A2 Basket League (Ελληνικό Α2 Μπαςκετ Λιγκ), is the 2nd tier professional basketball competition among pro clubs in Greece. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation. The league has 14 teams. The top-tier first division is the Greek Basket League, which consists of 14 teams.
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 Greek Basket League, and a one-game play-out was added to decide relegation to the 3rd tier Greek B Basket League.[1]
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 two teams in the A2 are relegated to the Greek B Basket League.
- These teams are replaced by the top two teams in the Greek B Basket League.
Champions
- 1986–87 to 1991–92: A2 National Category
- 1992–93 to present: Greek A2 Basketball League
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Greek A2 League MVP award (official)
(as awarded by the InfoBasket.gr coach's poll)
| Player of the Year | Team | Season |
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| Sakis Giannakopoulos | Lavrio | |
| Nikos Argyropoulos | Apollon Patras | |
| Vangelis Karampoulas | AENK | |
| Sakis Karidas | Koroivos | |
| Ioannis Gagaloudis | Livadeia | |
Eurobasket.com Player of the Year
(as awarded by the website Eurobasket.com)
| Player of the Year | Team | Season |
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| Dimos Dikoudis | Olympia Larissa | |
| Dimos Dikoudis (2) | Olympia Larissa | |
| Theo Papaloukas | Dafni | |
| Kostas Charalampidis | Makedonikos | |
| Kostas Sdrakas | KAOD | |
| Kostas Charalampidis (2) | 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 | Ikaros Kallitheas | |
| Sakis Giannakopoulos | Lavrio | |
| Nikos Argyropoulos (2) | Apollon Patras | |
| Vangelis Karampoulas (2) | AENK | |
| Petros Noeas | Koroivos | |
| Giannis Dimakos | Psychiko | |
See also
References
External links
- Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site (Greek)
- Greek A2 Basketball League Stats
- Greek A2 News, Results, Transfers, Opinions
- Basketblog.gr (Greek)
- Greekhoopz.com (Greek)
- Greekbball.com (Greek)
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