Greek Basketball League

Greek Basketball League
Founded	1927; 99 years ago
First season	1927–28
Country	Greece
Federation	HEBA
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	13
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Greek Elite League
Domestic cup	Greek Cup
Supercup	Greek Super Cup
International cup(s)	EuroLeague ; EuroCup; FIBA Champions League ; FIBA Europe Cup ; ENBL
Current champions	Olympiacos (16th title)
Most championships	Panathinaikos (40 titles)
All-time top scorer	Nikos Galis
President	Michalis Melis
TV partners	ERT
Website	www.esake.gr
	2025–26 GBL season

The Greek Basketball League (GBL), also known as Stoiximan GBL for sponsorship reasons, is the top-tier professional basketball league in Greece. It is run by the Hellenic Basketball Association (abbreviated as HEBA; Greek: ΕΣΑΚΕ), under the legal authority of the Hellenic Basketball Federation (abbreviated as HBF; Greek: ΕΟΚ).

The GBL follows FIBA rules, runs from October to June, and currently consists of 13 teams, each playing 24 games during the regular season, with the top 8 teams then competing in playoffs to determine the champion. The lowest-ranked team of the regular season is relegated to the Greek Elite League and replaced by the top team in that division, while a second team is promoted through playoffs.

The first official Greek basketball championship was held in the 1927–28 season, while its nationwide format was introduced in the 1963–64 season and the playoff round in the 1986–87 season. The league allowed foreign (non-Greek) players to participate for the first time in the 1988–89 season and became a fully professional competition in the 1992–93 season. Historically, the GBL has been ranked as one of the top 3 domestic leagues in European basketball.

History

The first official regional club basketball tournament in Greece took place in 1924,^[1] while the first edition of the Greek basketball championship was held in 1927–28. There have been four official championship eras. The first was the Panhellenic Championship (Πανελλήνιο Πρωτάθλημα), organized by the Hellenic Athletics Federation (SEGAS) and lasting from the 1927–28 to the 1962–63 season, where the champions of the regional tournaments played each other to determine the Greek Champion.

The second era started in the 1963–64 season, when the A' National Category (Α' Εθνική Κατηγορία) or Alpha National Category was established.^[2] In 1969, the Hellenic Basketball Federation took over the supervision of the competition from SEGAS.

The third era took place between the 1986–87 and 1991–92 seasons. The A' National Category was divided into the first-tier A1 National Category (Α1 Εθνική Κατηγορία) and the second-tier A2 National Category (Α2 Εθνική Κατηγορία), while playoffs were introduced for the first time after the regular season. The 1988–89 season marked the first time that league teams were allowed to have foreign players on their rosters.

The fourth era began in the 1992–93 season, when the Hellenic Basketball Association (HEBA) took over the competition and renamed the A1 National Category to HEBA A1 (ΕΣΑΚΕ Α1). In the 2012–13 season, HEBA A1 was renamed to Basket League and in the 2024-25 season to Greek Basketball League (GBL).^[3]

The GBL emerged during the 1990s as the most competitive European basketball league^[4] and after a relative decline in the following decades, it is currently ranked among the best domestic leagues in Europe and the world.^[5]^[6] It is also ranked as one of the top 3 European domestic leagues of all time along with the Spanish Liga ACB and the Italian Lega Basket Serie A.^[7]

The league features two of the top European basketball clubs, Panathinaikos (7 EuroLeague titles) and Olympiacos (4 EuroLeague titles), as well as other successful clubs in European competitions, such as AEK (2 FIBA Saporta Cup titles, 1 FIBA Champions League title), Aris (1 FIBA Saporta Cup title, 1 FIBA Korać Cup title, 1 FIBA EuroCup Challenge title), PAOK (1 FIBA Saporta Cup title, 1 FIBA Korać Cup title) and Maroussi (1 FIBA Saporta Cup title). The first five clubs are also the most widely supported in Greece.^[8]

Although the championship has been held 86 times, only nine clubs have won it to date. The dominant one is Panathinaikos, having celebrated 40 titles. The "Greens" were the most successful club in the 1970s, 2000s and 2010s, AEK in the 1960s and Olympiacos in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Aris, led by Nikos Galis and Panagiotis Giannakis, was the best Greek club and one of the strongest in Europe, and is credited with boosting the interest of the Greek public in the sport.^[9] Other clubs that have won the championship are Panellinios, PAOK, Iraklis, Near East and Athens University. Since the establishment of the A' National Category in the 1963–64 season, only two clubs have participated in every season of the competition, Panathinaikos and Aris.

Brand

Name

Amateur era (1927–28 to 1991–92):
- 1927–28 to 1960–61: Panhellenic Championship
- 1961–62 to 1962–63: Panhellenic First Category Championship (1st) (A)
- 1963–64 to 1985–86: Alpha (A) National Category
- 1986–87 to 1991–92: Alpha Ena (A1) National Category
Professional era (1992–93 to present):
- 1992–93 to 2011–12: HEBA Alpha Ena (A1)
- 2012–13 to 2023–24: Basket League
- 2024–25 to present: Greek Basketball League (GBL)

Logo

2012–2013
2013–2024

Regulations

The championship, in its current form, has been organized since the 1992–93 season by the Hellenic Basketball Association (HEBA), under the authority of the Hellenic Basketball Federation. The fully professional Greek basketball clubs compete in the first division championship, which is often colloquially called the "A1", in which 12 teams compete for the Greek National Championship. There is also a professional level second division championship that is run entirely by the Hellenic Basketball Federation, which is called the "A2", in which 16 teams compete for the second division crown. The bottom one place finishing team each year in the A1 division standings is relegated to the A2 division, due to poor performance. While conversely, the top one teams each year from the A2 division is promoted to the A1 division, due to good performance.

Club and arena standards

In order to compete in the Greek Basketball League, clubs must invest a minimum of €1 million on club operations per season. The minimum club budget per season is €800,000, and each club must also invest €200,000 into a league-wide fund that insures players get their full salaries. Most of the league's clubs invest more than the minimum requirements in each season.

Currently, Greek Basketball League clubs must play their home games in arenas with a seating capacity of at least 2,000 people, in order to play Greek domestic league games. Some Greek clubs have two arenas that they primarily use. One for domestic Greek League games, and one for European-wide games.

Greek clubs that play in European-wide competitions, such as the EuroLeague, the EuroCup, or the FIBA Champions League, must play their home games in those leagues in arenas that fit the arena standards of those leagues. Which are currently, a 5,000 seat minimum for the EuroLeague, and a 3,000 seat minimum for the EuroCup and FIBA Champions League.

Foreign players

Greek Basketball League teams were first allowed to have foreign (non-Greek) players on their rosters in the 1988–89 season. Under the league's current foreign player rules, Greek Basketball League teams must have at least 6 players with Greek citizenship on their active 12-man game rosters. Each team is allowed to have up to 6 foreign (non-Greek) players on their active 12-man game roster.

Starting with the 2022–23 season, each team can have a total of up to 7 foreign players registered on its active league roster. However, every team is obliged to select only 6 of them for the 12 man game rosters, right before each game is started. Originally, that rotation of 6 of the 7 foreign players was not allowed to take place during the league's playoffs. However, it was ultimately decided that starting with the 2023–24 season, the aforementioned rotation of 6 out of the 7 foreign players on each team's roster, is also allowed in the league's playoffs.

However, there are no restrictions on the number of foreign players allowed by country of origin, or on the overall total number of foreign players allowed to be signed to a team's roster. Meaning that for example, any team in the league can sign any number of American players, Canadian players, or players from European countries, etc., that it wants to, and that any team in the league can sign as many foreign players overall to its roster as it wants to, but that they can only register 7 of them at a time to the active roster, and that they can only play 6 of them in any one game.

Current clubs

The clubs for the 2025–26 season:

Athens

Athens
AEK
Maroussi
Panathinaikos
Panionios
Peristeri

Clubs location.

Club	City	Arena	Capacity^[10]	Appearances in GBL
AEK	Athens (Ano Liosia)	SUNEL Arena	9,025	60
Aris	Thessaloniki	Alexandreio Melathron Hall	5,138	63
Iraklis	Thessaloniki	Ivanofio Sports Arena	2,400	45
Karditsa	Karditsa	Giannis Bourousis Indoor Hall	3,007	4
Kolossos	Rhodes (Faliraki)	Kallithea Palais des Sports	3,400	20
Maroussi	Athens (Marousi)	Maroussi Saint Thomas Indoor Hall	1,700	27
Mykonos	Mykonos	Panagiotis Chaniotis Ano Mera Indoor Hall	400	1
Olympiacos	Piraeus	Peace and Friendship Stadium	12,349	58
Panathinaikos	Athens (Marousi)	Telekom Center Athens	19,443	63
Panionios	Athens (Glyfada)	National Athletic Center Glyfada Makis Liougas	3,232	49
PAOK	Thessaloniki (Pylaia)	P.A.O.K. Sports Arena	8,142	62
Peristeri	Athens (Peristeri)	Peristeri Hall	4,000	30
Promitheas	Patras (Proastio)	Dimitris Tofalos Arena	5,500	10

Statistics

Title holders

Amateur era

1927–28: Iraklis
1928–29: Panellinios
1929–30: Aris
1930–34: Not held
1934–35: Iraklis
1935–36: Near East
1936–37: Athens University
1937–38: Not held
1938–39: Panellinios
1939–40: Panellinios
1940–45: Not held due to World War II
1945–46: Panathinaikos
1946–47: Panathinaikos
1947–48: Not held
1948–49: Olympiacos
1949–50: Panathinaikos
1950–51: Panathinaikos
1951–52: Not held
1952–53: Panellinios
1953–54: Panathinaikos
1954–55: Panellinios
1955–56: Not held
1956–57: Panellinios
1957–58: AEK
1958–59: PAOK
1959–60: Olympiacos
1960–61: Panathinaikos
1961–62: Panathinaikos
1962–63: AEK
1963–64: AEK
1964–65: AEK

1965–66: AEK
1966–67: Panathinaikos
1967–68: AEK
1968–69: Panathinaikos
1969–70: AEK
1970–71: Panathinaikos
1971–72: Panathinaikos
1972–73: Panathinaikos
1973–74: Panathinaikos
1974–75: Panathinaikos
1975–76: Olympiacos
1976–77: Panathinaikos
1977–78: Olympiacos
1978–79: Aris
1979–80: Panathinaikos
1980–81: Panathinaikos
1981–82: Panathinaikos
1982–83: Aris
1983–84: Panathinaikos
1984–85: Aris
1985–86: Aris
1986–87: Aris
1987–88: Aris
1988–89: Aris
1989–90: Aris
1990–91: Aris
1991–92: PAOK

Professional era

1992–93: Olympiacos
1993–94: Olympiacos
1994–95: Olympiacos
1995–96: Olympiacos

1996–97: Olympiacos
1997–98: Panathinaikos
1998–99: Panathinaikos
1999–00: Panathinaikos
2000–01: Panathinaikos
2001–02: AEK
2002–03: Panathinaikos
2003–04: Panathinaikos
2004–05: Panathinaikos
2005–06: Panathinaikos
2006–07: Panathinaikos
2007–08: Panathinaikos
2008–09: Panathinaikos
2009–10: Panathinaikos
2010–11: Panathinaikos
2011–12: Olympiacos
2012–13: Panathinaikos
2013–14: Panathinaikos
2014–15: Olympiacos
2015–16: Olympiacos
2016–17: Panathinaikos
2017–18: Panathinaikos
2018–19: Panathinaikos
2019–20: Panathinaikos^[11]
2020–21: Panathinaikos
2021–22: Olympiacos
2022–23: Olympiacos
2023–24: Panathinaikos
2024–25: Olympiacos
2025–26: Olympiacos

Source: ^[12]

Performance by club

Titles	Champions	Years
40	Panathinaikos	1945–46, 1946–47, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2023–24
16	Olympiacos	1948–49, 1959–60, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25, 2025–26
10	Aris	1929–30, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91
8	AEK	1957–58, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1969–70, 2001–02
6	Panellinios	1928–29, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1952–53, 1954–55, 1956–57
2	Iraklis	1927–28, 1934–35
2	PAOK	1958–59, 1991–92
1	Near East	1935–36
1	Athens University	1936–37

A1 Finals

Season	Home court advantage	Result	Home court disadvantage	1st of regular season	Regular season record
1986–87	Aris	3–0	Panionios	Aris	18–0
1987–88	Aris	3–0	PAOK	Aris	18–0
1988–89	Aris	3–1	PAOK	Aris	17–1
1989–90	PAOK	r.r.	Aris	PAOK	20–2
1990–91	Aris	4–2	PAOK	Aris	20–2
1991–92	PAOK	4–1	Olympiacos	PAOK	20–2
1992–93	Panathinaikos	1–3	Olympiacos	PAOK	22–4
1993–94	Olympiacos	3–2	PAOK	Olympiacos	22–4
1994–95	Olympiacos	3–2	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	24–2
1995–96	Olympiacos	3–2	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	24–2
1996–97	Olympiacos	3–1	AEK	Olympiacos	21–5
1997–98	Panathinaikos	3–2	PAOK	Panathinaikos	21–5
1998–99	Olympiacos	2–3	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	21–5
1999–00	Panathinaikos	3–0	PAOK	Olympiacos	21–5
2000–01	Panathinaikos	3–2	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	22–4
2001–02	AEK	3–2	Olympiacos	AEK	23–3
2002–03	Panathinaikos	3–1	AEK	Panathinaikos	21–5
2003–04	Panathinaikos	3–0	Maroussi	Panathinaikos	22–4
2004–05	Panathinaikos	3–1	AEK	Panathinaikos	22–4
2005–06	Panathinaikos	3–0	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	24–2
2006–07	Panathinaikos	3–2	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	24–2
2007–08	Panathinaikos	3–2	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	23–3
2008–09	Olympiacos	1–3	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	25–1
2009–10	Panathinaikos	3–1	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	25–1
2010–11	Olympiacos	1–3	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	26–0
2011–12	Olympiacos	3–2	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	23–1
2012–13	Olympiacos	0–3	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	25–1
2013–14	Panathinaikos	3–2	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	25–1
2014–15	Olympiacos	3–0	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	25–1
2015–16	Olympiacos	3–1	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	25–1
2016–17	Olympiacos	2–3	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	25–1
2017–18	Panathinaikos	3–2	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	26–0
2018–19	Panathinaikos	3–0	Promitheas	AEK	18–8
2019–20	Panathinaikos declared champion through regular season standings due to COVID-19 pandemic			Panathinaikos	18–2
2020–21	Panathinaikos	3–1	Lavrio	Panathinaikos	20–2
2021–22	Olympiacos	3–0	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	23–1
2022–23	Olympiacos	3–1	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	22–0
2023–24	Panathinaikos	3–2	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	26–1
2024–25	Panathinaikos	1–3	Olympiacos	Panathinaikos	22–0
2025–26	Olympiacos	3–2	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos	24–0

Basket League/A1 finals participation by club (through 2025)

Club	W	L	Total
Panathinaikos	20	10	30
Olympiacos	12	15	27
Aris	4	0	4
PAOK	1	6	7
AEK	1	3	4
Panionios	0	1	1
Maroussi	0	1	1
Promitheas Patras	0	1	1
Lavrio	0	1	1

Number of seasons in the Panhellenic Championship (1927–28 to 1962–63)

The number of times that clubs participated in the league's original format, the Panhellenic Championship.

Club	Times
Panellinios Athens	17
Panathinaikos	13
Olympiacos Piraeus	13
Sporting Athens	12
HAN Thessaloniki	10
Iraklis Thessaloniki	10
Aris Thessaloniki	9
AEK Athens	9
PAOK Thessaloniki	7

Club	Times
Triton Athens	7
Near East Atens	5
Panionios Athens	4
Skagiopouleio Patras	4
Ethnikos Athens	3
Athens University	3
Neoi Vironas	2
EA Patras	2
VAO Thessaloniki	2

Club	Times
Peiraikos Syndesmos	2
Anatolia College	2
AO Palaio Faliro	2
AE Chalkida	2
Triton Chalkida	2
Olympiacos Addis Ababa	1
Keravnos Cairo	1
Diagoras Rhodes	1
AE Emporoypallilon	1

Club	Times
HAN Nikaia / HAN Kokkinia	1
Apollon Athens	1
HAN Athens	1
AO Neochori Rodos	1
PO Patras	1
Triton Maroussi	1

Number of seasons in the A and A1 National Categories by club (1963–64 – 2023–24)

The number of times that clubs participated in the top A National Category, while it existed from the 1963–64 season to the 1985–86 season. As well as the number of times that clubs have participated in the top A1 National Category, since it began with the 1986–87 season. Only two clubs, Panathinaikos and Aris, have played in the top division every year since its formation.

1963–64 to 1985–86: Alpha (A) National Category
1986–87 to 1991–92: Alpha1 (A1) National Category
1992–93 to 2009–10: HEBA Alpha1 (A1)
2012–13 to 2023–24: Greek Basket League
2024–25 to present: Greek Basketball League (GBL)

Club	Times
Aris Thessaloniki	59
Panathinaikos	59
PAOK Thessaloniki	58
AEK Athens	56
Olympiacos Piraeus	54
Panionios Athens	47
Iraklis Thessaloniki	44
Apollon Patras	33
Sporting Athens	31
Panellinios Athens	30
GS Maroussi	24
GS Peristeri	23
AO Pagrati	17
Kolossos Rhodes	16
Ionikos Nikaia	15
GS Larissa	13
HAN Thessaloniki	12
AGO Rethymno	10
Ilysiakos Athens	9
Dimokritos Thessaloniki	9
AO Dafni	8
OAA Irakleio	8
Near East Athens	7

Club	Times
AS Papagou	7
Olympia Larissa	7
GS Lavrio	7
Makedonikos Thessaloniki	6
Esperos Kallithea	6
EK Kavala	6
Promitheas Patras	6
AO Trikala	5
KAOD Thessaloniki	5
VAO Thessaloniki	5
Koroivos Amaliada	4
Ionikos Nea Filadelfia	4
Triton Athens	4
Amyntas Athens	4
Ikaros Kallithea	4
GS Kymi	3
AE Larissa	3
AE Nea Kifissia	3
Panelefsiniakos	3
AO Aigaleo	3
Apollon Kalamaria	3
Aetos Thessaloniki	3
KAE Larissa	3

Club	Times
Trikala 2000	2
Olympias Patras	2
Anatolia College	2
HAN Nikaia / HAN Kokkinia	2
Niki Volos	2
Ifaistos Limnou	2
Philippos Thessaloniki	2
Milon	2
Ampelokipoi Athens	2
Peiraikos Syndesmos	2
AE Holargos	1
Doxa Lefkada	1
Arkadikos Tripoli	1
Thyella Serres	1
MENT Thessaloniki	1
Charilaos Trikoupis	1
Pierikos Katerini	1

Number of seasons in the top-tier level Greek Basket League in total (1928 to 2023–24)

The total number of times that each club has played in the top-tier level Greek Basket League, through all of its different league formats.

1927–28 to 1960–61: Panhellenic Championship
1961–62 to 1962–63: Panhellenic First Category Championship (1st) (A)
1963–64 to 1985–86: Alpha (A) National Category
1986–87 to 1991–92: Alpha1 (A1) National Category
1992–93 to 2009–10: HEBA Alpha1 (A1)
2010–11 to 2023–24: Greek Basket League
2024–25 to present: Greek Basketball League (GBL)

Club	Times
Panathinaikos	72
Aris Thessaloniki	68
Olympiacos Piraeus	67
AEK Athens	65
PAOK Thessaloniki	65
Iraklis Thessaloniki	54
Panionios Athens	51
Panellinios Athens	47
Sporting Athens	43
Apollon Patras	33
GS Maroussi	24
GS Peristeri	23
HAN Thessaloniki	22
AO Pagrati	17
Kolossos Rhodes	16
Ionikos Nikaia	15
GS Larissa	12
Near East Athens	12
Triton Athens	11
AGO Rethymno	10
Dimokritos Thessaloniki	9

Club	Times
AO Dafni	8
OAA Irakleio	8
Ilysiakos Athens	8
VAO Thessaloniki	7
AS Papagou	7
Olympia Larissa	7
GS Lavrio	7
Esperos Kallithea	6
Makedonikos Thessaloniki	6
EK Kavala	6
Promitheas Patras	6
AO Trikala	5
KAOD Thessaloniki	5
Koroivos Amaliada	4
Peiraikos Syndesmos	4
Skagiopouleio Patras	4
Anatolia College	4
Amyntas Athens	4
Ionikos Nea Filadelfia	4
Ikaros Kallithea	4
Kymi	3

Club	Times
AO Egaleo	3
Apollon Kalamaria	3
Aetos Thessaloniki	3
Ethnikos Athens	3
Athens University	3
HAN Nikaias / HAN Kokkinias	3
Panelefsiniakos	3
AE Nea Kifissia	3
AE Larissa	3
KAE Larissa	3
Trikala 2000	2
Olympias Patras	2
Ifaistos Limnou	2
Neoi Vironas	2
EA Patras	2
AO Palaio Faliro	2
AE Chalkida	2
Triton Chalkida	2
Ampelokipoi Athens	2
Niki Volos	2
Philippos Thessaloniki	2

Club	Times
Milon	2
Doxa Lefkada	1
AE Holargos	1
Αrkadikos Tripoli	1
Keravnos Cairo	1
Diagoras Rhodes	1
Olympiacos Addis Ababa	1
Triton Maroussi	1
AE Emporoypallilon	1
Thyella Serres	1
Pierikos Katerini	1
MENT Thessaloniki	1
Apollon Athens	1
Charilaos Trikoupis	1
HAN Athens	1
AO eochori Rhodes	1
PO Patras	1

Best regular season records in the history of the A and A1 National Categories (1963–2024)

1963–64 to 1985–86: Alpha (A) National Category
1986–87 to 1991–92: Alpha1 (A1) National Category
1992–93 to 2009–10: HEBA Alpha1 (A1)
2010–11 to 2023–24: Greek Basket League
2024–25 to present: Greek Basketball League (GBL)

A and A1 National Category (1963–2024)

Season	Team	Regular season Record	Playoff record	Final Record (Including playoffs)	Final Season Result
1985–86	Aris	26-0	—	26-0	Champion
1967–68	AEK	22-0	—	22-0	Champion
1975–76	Olympiacos	22-0	—	22-0	Champion
1986–87	Aris	18-0	3-0	21-0	Champion
1987–88	Aris	18-0	3-0	21-0	Champion
2017–18	Panathinaikos	26-0	8-2	34-2	Champion
1979–80	Panathinaikos	16-0	12-2	28-2	Champion
2010–11	Olympiacos	26-0	6–3	32–3	Finalist

The best overall season records of the HEBA A1 (1992–2026)

Season	Club	Regular season Record	Playoff record	Final Record	Final Season Result
2017–18	Panathinaikos	26–0	8–2	34–2	Champion
2009–10	Panathinaikos	25–1	8–1	33–2	Champion
2014–15	Olympiacos	25–1	8–1	33–2	Champion
2015–16	Olympiacos	25–1	8–1	33–2	Champion
2013–14	Panathinaikos	25–1	8–2	33–3	Champion
2023–24	Panathinaikos	26–1	7–2	33–3	Champion
2005–06	Panathinaikos	24–2	8–0	32–2	Champion
2018–19	Panathinaikos	24–2	8–0	32–2	Champion
2010–11	Panathinaikos	24–2	8–1	32–3	Champion
2010–11	Olympiacos	26–0	6–3	32–3	Finalist
2006–07	Panathinaikos	24–2	8–2	32–4	Champion
2021–22	Olympiacos	23–1	8–0	31–1	Champion
2011–12	Olympiacos	23–1	8–2	31–3	Champion
2008–09	Olympiacos	25–1	6–3	31–4	Finalist
2016–17	Panathinaikos	25–1	6–3	31–4	Champion
2022–23	Olympiacos	22–0	8–1	30–1	Champion
2025–26	Olympiacos	24–0	7–2	31–2	Champion

Greek basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions

Awards and players

All-time stats leaders

The all-time stats leaders of the HEBA fully professional level era Greek Basketball League, from the 1992–93 season to the present. These are the officially recognized league stats leaders. Although the Greek Basketball League officially recognizes results and championships from the earlier formats of the league, it only officially recognizes the stats leaders since the league's professional era began, with the 1992–93 season. The competition's stats from years prior, when the league was officially classified as an amateur level competition, are officially recognized by All-time Top 10 scorers.

1.Nikos Galis 384 12,864 33.5

2.Vassilis Goumas 412 11,030 26.8

3.Panagiotis Giannakis 493 9,291 18.8

4.Apostolos Kontos 8,712

5.Takis Koroneos 7,465

6.Angelos Koronios 448 7,080 15.8

7.Dimitris Fosses 408 6,809 16.7

8.Pavlos Stamelos 361 6,645 18.4

9.Minas Gekos 6,511

10.Steve Giatzoglou 6,044

Through the 2023–24 season.
Currently active players in the league in bold.

Rank	Player	Games played
1	Nikos Chatzis	554
2	Dimitris Diamantidis	525
3	Nikos Boudouris	510
4	Vassilis Xanthopoulos	505
5	Vassilis Spanoulis	499^[13]

Rank	Player	Points scored
1	Vassilis Spanoulis	5,517^[13]
2	Nikos Chatzis	5,200
3	Angelos Koronios	5,170
4	Panagiotis Liadelis	4,806
5	Fragiskos Alvertis	4,574

Rank	Player	Total Rebounds
1	Kostas Tsartsaris	2,173
2	Dimitris Diamantidis	1,948
3	Georgios Karagkoutis	1,877
4	Stojko Vranković	1,851
5	Ioannis Bourousis	1,803

Rank	Player	Assists
1	Vassilis Spanoulis	2,180^[13]
2	Dimitris Diamantidis	2,141
3	Vassilis Xanthopoulos	1,607
4	/ Nick Calathes	1,285
5	Nikos Vetoulas	1,093

Rank	Player	Steals
1	Dimitris Diamantidis	785
2	Vassilis Xanthopoulos	594
3	Manos Papamakarios	520
4	Georgios Sigalas	472
5	Nikos Vetoulas	470

Rank	Player	Blocks
1	Panagiotis Fasoulas	465
2	Stojko Vranković	456
3	/ Dragan Tarlać	256
4	Walter Berry	231
5	Dimitris Diamantidis	228

References

↑ Ο πρώτος αγώνας μπάσκετ στην Ελλάδα έγινε με δύο αναποδογυρισμένες καρέκλες και μία μπάλα ποδοσφαίρου. Το πρώτο πανελλήνιο πρωτάθλημα είχε 4 ομάδες. 30 May 2019.
↑ "Ιστορία του Μπάσκετ". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
↑ "Basket League: Νέο όνομα και εποχή… Stoiximan GBL". eurohoops.net (in Greek). 2 September 2024.
↑ "Basket League: Στα 90s ο κάθε Ντιλέινι θα ερχόταν πετώντας". sportime.gr (in Greek). 18 May 2020.
↑ "European Domestic League Top10: Greek renaissance, ABA finally cracks the Top5". eurohoops.net. 22 September 2025.
↑ "Ranking the Top Basketball Leagues in the World". noceilingsnba.com. 12 January 2026.
↑ "Historic Ranking Table Of European Basketball Leagues". objectivelists.com. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
↑ "Πόσο κόσμο έχουν οι ομάδες στην Ελλάδα: Αυτά είναι τα αποτελέσματα της μεγάλης δημοσκόπησης του Athletiko". athletiko.gr (in Greek). 16 May 2025.
↑ "Όταν ερήμωνε η Θεσσαλονίκη". sport24.gr (in Greek). 27 February 2016.
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↑ Georgakopoulos, George. "Panathinaikos crowned champion, Aris and PAOK stay up". ekathimerini.com. Online. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
↑ "Πρωταθλητές". esake.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 13 June 2026.
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External links

Hellenic Basketball Association (in Greek)
Hellenic Basketball Federation (in Greek)

[1] Ο πρώτος αγώνας μπάσκετ στην Ελλάδα έγινε με δύο αναποδογυρισμένες καρέκλες και μία μπάλα ποδοσφαίρου. Το πρώτο πανελλήνιο πρωτάθλημα είχε 4 ομάδες. 30 May 2019.

[2] "Ιστορία του Μπάσκετ". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.

[3] "Basket League: Νέο όνομα και εποχή… Stoiximan GBL". eurohoops.net (in Greek). 2 September 2024.

[4] "Basket League: Στα 90s ο κάθε Ντιλέινι θα ερχόταν πετώντας". sportime.gr (in Greek). 18 May 2020.

[5] "European Domestic League Top10: Greek renaissance, ABA finally cracks the Top5". eurohoops.net. 22 September 2025.

[6] "Ranking the Top Basketball Leagues in the World". noceilingsnba.com. 12 January 2026.

[7] "Historic Ranking Table Of European Basketball Leagues". objectivelists.com. Retrieved 12 June 2026.

[8] "Πόσο κόσμο έχουν οι ομάδες στην Ελλάδα: Αυτά είναι τα αποτελέσματα της μεγάλης δημοσκόπησης του Athletiko". athletiko.gr (in Greek). 16 May 2025.

[9] "Όταν ερήμωνε η Θεσσαλονίκη". sport24.gr (in Greek). 27 February 2016.

[10] "esake.gr".

[11] Georgakopoulos, George. "Panathinaikos crowned champion, Aris and PAOK stay up". ekathimerini.com. Online. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

[12] "Πρωταθλητές". esake.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 13 June 2026.

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HEBA EOK System Awards MVP Finals MVP Cup MVP Cup Finals Top Scorer All-Star HOF Regular Season Leaders Full Season Leaders (Regular Season + Playoffs) Pro Career Leaders Amateur Career Leaders Tendex Economy
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Associated competitions	Greek Cup Greek Super Cup Greek 2nd Division Greek 3rd Division Greek 4th Division Greek UNICEF Cup

v t e Basketball in Greece
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Men's League competitions	Greek Basketball League (GBL) (1st) Greek Elite League (2nd) Greek National 1 League (3rd) Greek National 2 League (4th)
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See also	All-Star Game Hall of Fame Greek League Awards Greek League MVP Greek League Finals MVP Greek Cup MVP Greek clubs Greek clubs in Europe and worldwide Acropolis Tournament Greek NBA players / NBA draft picks Greek Professional League career leaders Greek Championship career leaders Greek League regular season leaders Greek League full season leaders (regular season + playoffs) Greek clubs by major honours won List of indoor arenas in Greece

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