Greek basketball league system

The Greek basketball league system or Greek basketball league pyramid, is a series of interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Greece. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and relegation system between competitions at different levels. There are currently eight different competitions on the pyramid: the 1st-tier Greek Basket League, the 2nd-tier Greek A2 Basket League, the 3rd-tier Greek B Basket League, the 4th-tier Greek C Basket League, the 5th-tier ESKA A Category, the 6th-tier ESKA B Category, the 7th-tier ESKA C Category, and the 8th-tier ESKA D Category.

The tier pyramid

Level	League
1	Greek Basket League National Professional 1st Division (The 1st Division of the First National League, or "A1 National") (All clubs must be legally licensed, registered, and recognized as fully professional clubs.) (14 teams)
2	Greek A2 Basket League National Professional 2nd Division (The 2nd Division of the First National League, or "A2 National") (Clubs don't have to be legally licensed as professional entities. Some are and some are not.) (16 teams)
3	Greek B Basket League National Semi-professional 3rd Division (The Second National League, or "B National") (31 teams) (2nd-tier level from 1961–1986)
4	Greek C Basket League National Amateur Division (The Third National League, or "C National") (57 teams)
5	ESKA A Category Local 1st Division (138 teams)
6	ESKA B Category Local 2nd Division (132 teams)
7	ESKA C Category Local 3rd Division (110 teams)
8	ESKA D Category Local 4th Division (77 teams)

v t e Basketball in Greece
Hellenic Basketball Federation (EOK) Hellenic Basketball Association (HEBA) Greek League System
National teams	Men's A Men's Under-26 Men's Under-21 Men's Under-20 Men's Under-19 Men's Under-18 Men's Under-17 Men's Under-16 Women's A Women's Under-20 Women's Under-18 Women's Under-16
League competitions	Greek Basketball League Greek A2 Basket League Greek B Basket League Greek C Basket League Greek Women's Basket Greek A2 Women's Basket
Cup competitions	Greek Cup Greek Super Cup Greek UNICEF Cup Greek Women's Cup
Other	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 Championship career leaders Greek League career leaders Greek League season leaders Greek clubs by major honours won List of indoor arenas in Greece

v t e Greek A2 Basket League
Hellenic Basketball Federation (EOK) Greek League System
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
Current teams	Agrinio Ajax Evosmou Amyntas Charilaos Trikoupis Eleftheroupoli Ermis Schimatariou Iraklis Thessaloniki Kavala Koroivos Amaliadas Maroussi Megarida Panerythraikos Papagou Psychiko Tritonas Sepolion FEA Neas Filadelfeias/Neas Chalkidonas
Associated competitions	Greek Basketball League Greek Cup Greek Super Cup Greek 3rd Division Greek 4th Division Greek UNICEF Cup