| Country | Greece |
|---|---|
| Sport | Basketball |
| Promotion and relegation | Yes |
| National system | |
| Federation | Hellenic Basketball Association (HEBA) & Hellenic Basketball Federation (HBF) |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Top division | Greek League |
| Second division | Greek Elite League |
| Cup competition | |
| Basketball in Greece | |
TheGreek basketball league system is a number ofinterconnected competitions for professionalbasketball clubs inGreece. The system has ahierarchical format with apromotion and relegation system between competitions at different levels. There are nine different competition levels in the system.[1] The highest level competitions are theprofessional andsemi professional nationwide competitions, which include the top-tier levelGreek Basketball League (GBL),[2] the second-tier levelGreek A2 Basketball League, the third-tier levelGreek B Basketball League, and the fourth-tier levelGreek C Basketball League. Those competitions are then followed by the regionalamateur level competitions, which include: the A1, the A2, the B, the C, and/or the C1, and the C2 categories.
The top-tier level Greek Basketball League is organized by theHellenic Basketball Association (HEBA), while all of the league levels below the top-tier are organized by theHellenic Basketball Federation (HBF).
| League | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Level | ||||||||
| HEBAGreek Basketball League (A1) National 1st Division (All clubs must be legally licensed, registered, and recognized as fully professional clubs.) (12 teams) | ||||||||
| HBFGreek Elite League (A2) National 2nd Division (Clubs don't have to be legally licensed as professional entities. Some are and some are not.) (16 teams) | ||||||||
| HBFGreek National League 1 (B) National 3rd Division (36 teams) (2nd-tier from 1961 to 1986) | ||||||||
| Semi Professional Level | ||||||||
| HBFGreek National League 2 (C) National 4th Division (60 teams) | ||||||||
| HBFAmateur Level | ||||||||
| ESKAH, ESKAK, EKASKENOP, EKASK, ESKASE, T.E. Chiou, T.E. Lesvou, T.E. Samou, T.E. Dodekanisou, E.S.K. Kikladon, ESKA, ESKANA, ESKABDE, ESKATH, EKASKEM, EKASDYM, EKASAMATH, EKASX A1 Category Regional 1st Division | ||||||||
| ESKAH, ESKAK, EKASKENOP, EKASK, ESKASE, T.E. Chiou, T.E. Lesvou, T.E. Samou, T.E. Dodekanisou, E.S.K. Kikladon, ESKA, ESKANA, ESKABDE, ESKATH, EKASKEM, EKASDYM, EKASAMATH, EKASX A2 Category Regional 2nd Division | ||||||||
| ESKAH, ESKAK, EKASKENOP, EKASK, ESKASE, T.E. Chiou, T.E. Lesvou, T.E. Samou, T.E. Dodekanisou, E.S.K. Kikladon, ESKA, ESKANA, ESKABDE, ESKATH, EKASKEM, EKASDYM, EKASAMATH, EKASX B Category Regional 3rd Division | ||||||||
| ESKAH, ESKAK, EKASKENOP, EKASK, ESKASE, T.E. Chiou, T.E. Lesvou, T.E. Samou, T.E. Dodekanisou, E.S.K. Kikladon, ESKA, ESKANA, ESKABDE, ESKATH, EKASKEM, EKASDYM, EKASAMATH, EKASX C or C1 Category Regional 4th Division | ||||||||
| ESKAH C2 Category Regional 5th Division | ||||||||