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Elite League
Founded	1986; 40 years ago (1986)
First season	1986–87
Country	Greece
Confederation	FIBA
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Greek Basketball League
Relegation to	Greek National League 1
Domestic cup	Greek Cup
Current champions	Mykonos (1st title)
Most championships	Papagou (3 titles) Sporting (3 titles) Peristeri (3 titles) Apollon Patras (3 titles)
Website	www.eliteleague.gr 👁 Edit this at Wikidata

The Greek Elite League (Greek: Ελληνική Ελίτ 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.

History

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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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Starting with the 2015–16 season, playoffs were added between the 2nd and 5th placed teams for promotion to the 1st tier level Greek Basketball League (GBL), and a one-game play-out was added to decide relegation to the 3rd tier level Greek B Basket League.^[4]

1986–87 to 2022–23: Greek A2 National Division
2023–24 to present: Greek Elite League

Promotion and relegation

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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 2024–25)

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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

Champions and runners-up

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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	Ampelokipoi	Sporting
1994–95	Papagou (3x)	Irakleio
1995–96	Peiraikos	VAO
1996–97	Irakleio	Dafni
1997–98	Near East	Maroussi
1998–99	Dafni	Esperos Kallitheas
1999–2000	Makedonikos	Milon
2000–01	KAOD	Ionikos N.F.
2001–02	Makedonikos (2x)	Olympia Larissa
2002–03	Apollon Patras (2x)	Palaio Faliro
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
2020–21	Apollon Patras (3x)	Olympiacos B
2021–22	ASK Karditsas	Psychiko
2022–23	Maroussi	Triton Athens
2023–24	Milon	Panionios
2024–25	Mykonos	Iraklis Thessaloniki

Titles by club

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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
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

Greek A2 League MVP award (official)

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(as awarded by the InfoBasket.gr coach's poll)

MVP	Team	Season
👁 Greece Vangelis Karampoulas	Ikaros Kallitheas	2009–10
👁 Greece Sakis Giannakopoulos	Lavrio	2010–11
👁 Greece Nikos Argyropoulos	Apollon Patras	2011–12
👁 Greece Vangelis Karampoulas (2x)	AENK	2012–13
👁 Greece Sakis Karidas	Koroivos	2013–14
👁 Greece Ioannis Gagaloudis	Livadeia	2014–15
👁 Greece Stavros Toutziarakis	Kymis	2015–16
👁 Greece Vangelis Karampoulas (3x)	Faros Keratsini	2016–17
👁 Bulgaria Kee Kee Clark	Peristeri	2017–18

Eurobasket.com Player of the Year (unofficial)

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(as awarded by the website Eurobasket.com)

Player of the Year	Team	Season
👁 Greece Dimos Dikoudis	Olympia Larissa	1996–97
👁 Greece Dimos Dikoudis (2x)	Olympia Larissa	1997–98
👁 Greece Theo Papaloukas	Dafni	1998–99
👁 Greece Kostas Charalampidis	Makedonikos	1999–2000
👁 Greece Kostas Sdrakas	KAOD	2000–01
👁 Greece Kostas Charalampidis (2x)	Makedonikos	2001–02
👁 Greece Nikos Argyropoulos	Apollon Patras	2002–03
👁 Greece Kostas Christou	MENT	2003–04
👁 Greece Vangelis Karampoulas	Sporting	2004–05
👁 Greece Vassilis Symtsak	Doukas	2005–06
👁 Greece Dimitrios Spanoulis	Xanthi	2006–07
👁 Greece Nikos Kaklamanos	Trikala 2000	2007–08
👁 Greece Apostolos Koutroulias	Near East	2008–09
👁 Greece Nikos Liakopoulos	Peramatos Ermis	2009–10
👁 Greece Sakis Giannakopoulos	Lavrio	2010–11
👁 Greece Nikos Argyropoulos (2x)	Apollon Patras	2011–12
👁 Greece Vangelis Karampoulas (2x)	AENK	2012–13
👁 Greece Petros Noeas	Koroivos	2013–14
👁 Greece Ioannis Dimakos	Psychiko	2014–15
👁 Greece Stavros Toutziarakis	Kymis	2015–16
👁 Greece Ioannis Gagaloudis	Iraklis	2016–17
👁 Bulgaria Kee Kee Clark	Peristeri	2017–18
👁 Greece Loukas Mavrokefalidis	Ionikos Nikaias	2018–19
👁 Greece Stathis Papadionysiou	Charilaos Trikoupis	2019–20
👁 Greece Ioannis Bourousis	Karditsas	2021–22
👁 United States Ronald Segu	Psychiko	2022–23
👁 United States Zack Bryant	Ermis Shimatariou	2023–24

Top Scorer by points per game

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Top Scorer	Team	Season
👁 Belgium Daren Queenan	Apollon Patras	1999–2000
👁 Greece Giannis Manos	Sporting	2000–01
👁 Greece Nikos Michalos	Milon	2001–02
👁 Greece Alexis Kyritsis	Papagou	2002–03
👁 Greece Vassilis Moulakis	MENT	2003–04
👁 Greece Vangelis Karampoulas	Sporting	2004–05
👁 Croatia Ivan Mimica	MENT	2005–06
👁 Greece Dimitrios Spanoulis	Xanthi	2006–07
👁 Greece Dimos Fotiou	Sporting	2007–08
👁 Greece Apostolos Koutroulias	Near East	2008–09
👁 Greece Nikos Liakopoulos	Peramatos Ermis	2009–10
👁 Greece Ioannis Kakiouzis	Lavrio	2010–11
👁 Greece Alex Stevović	AEK Argous	2011–12
👁 Greece Georgios Anagnostopoulos	Ermis Lagkada	2012–13
👁 Greece Nikos Pettas	Psychiko	2013–14
👁 Greece Ioannis Dimakos	Psychiko	2014–15
👁 Greece Ioannis Gagaloudis	Livadeia	2015–16
👁 Greece Alexis Kyritsis (2×)	Doukas	2016–17
👁 Greece Alexis Kyritsis (3×)	Doukas	2017–18
👁 Greece Loukas Mavrokefalidis	Ionikos Nikaias	2018–19
👁 Greece Nikos Liakopoulos (2×)	Diagoras Dryopideon	2019–20
👁 Greece Alexis Kyritsis (4×)	Psychiko	2020–21^[5]
👁 Greece Igor Cvorovic	Oiakas Nafpliou	2021–22^[6]

References

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^ "BasketA2" (in Greek). Retrieved 31 July 2025.
^ "Greek Hoopz". greekhoopz.blogspot.com. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
^ ""Δολοφόνος" κυκλοφορεί στην Α2". Greekbball. 14 February 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
^ "Galanis Sports Data". www.sportsdata.gr. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
^ Σκόρερ 2020-21 (in Greek)
^ Σκόρερ 2021-22 (in Greek)

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Seasons	1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
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History

Promotion and relegation

Title holders (1986–87 to 2024–25)

Champions and runners-up

Titles by club

Greek A2 League MVP award (official)

Eurobasket.com Player of the Year (unofficial)

Top Scorer by points per game

See also

References

External links