Greek B Basketball League

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Greek B Basketball League
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2015–16 Greek B Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Founded 1973
No. of teams 31
Country Greece Greece
Continent European Union Europe
Most recent champion(s) Kymi
Promitheas Patras
Level on pyramid 3rd Tier (Greece)
Promotion to Greek A2 Basket League
Relegation to Greek C Basket League
Official website basket.gr

The Greek B Basketball League, or Greek B Basket League (Greek: Ελληνικό Β Μπαςκετ Λιγκ), is a national semi-professional basketball league in Greece. It is also known as the Second National Championship, B National Championship, Second National League, B National League, and in Greek, (Βήτα Εθνική καλαθοσφαίρισης) (Beta Ethniki Basketball).

It is the 3rd-tier of the basketball league system in Greece, and was founded in 1973. The Greek B Basket League was originally held in two groups. From 1986 to 2012, the league was held in one only group, and since 2013, the league is held again in two groups. The current champions are Kymi and Promitheas Patras.[1] In the current league, a total of 31 clubs take part, which are separated into two groups that are based on geographical criteria.

Champions

First Two groups period

Season 1st Group 2nd Group
1973–74 Panionios Dimokritos Thessaloniki
1974–75 Ionikos Nikaias Iraklis
1975–76 Apollon Patras Dimokritos Thessaloniki
1976–77 Maroussi YMCA Thessaloniki
1977–78 Esperos Iraklis
1978–79 Apollon Patras VAO
1979–80 Esperos Gymnastikos S. Larissas
1980–81 Panionios VAO
1981–82 Esperos Pierikos
1982–83 Peristeri VAO
1983–84 Sporting Niki Volos

Four Groups period

Season 1st Group 2nd Group 3rd Group 4th Group
1984–85 Ilysiakos Near East MENT Thyella Serron
1985–86 Ilysiakos Milon Philippos Thessaloniki PAO Dioikitiriou

One group period

Season Winner
1986–87 Esperos
1987–88 Proteas Athens
1988–89 Papagou
1989–90 Nestor Thessaloniki
1990–91 MENT
1991–92 Irakleio
1992–93 Ampelokipoi
1993–94 Ionikos NF
1994–95 Near East
1995–96 Olympia Larissa
1996–97 Makedonikos
1997–98 Arion Athens
1998–99 KAOD
Season Winner
1999–00 Aias Evosmou
2000–01 Chalkida
2001–02 Ilysiakos
2002–03 Xanthi
2003–04 Egaleo
2004–05 Rethymno
2005–06 Paleo Faliro
2006–07 Peristeri
2007–08 Near East
2008–09 Amyntas Athens
2009–10 Lavrio
2010–11 OFI Crete
2011–12 Aiolos Trikalon

Two groups period

Season 1st Group 2nd Group
2012–13 Psychiko Filippos Verias
2013–14 Aetos Doxa Lefkadas
2014–15 Kymi Promitheas Patras
2015–16 Panionios Aiolos Astakou

Current clubs

First Group

The first group comprises 16 teams, with most of them being based in the suburbs of Athens.[2]

Club Home city
Ergotelis Irakleio
Niki Amarousiou Maroussi, Athens
Ikaros Nea Smyrnis Nea Smyrni, Athens
Koropi Koropi
Enosi Iliou Ilion, Athens
Esperos AOPA Patras
Panelefsiniakos Eleusis
Irakleio Irakleio
Promitheas Chalkis Chalkis
Panionios Nea Smyrni, Athens
Filathlitikos Zografou, Athens
Papagou Papagou
Cholargos Cholargos, Athens
Amyntas Dafni, Athens
Kronos Agiou Dimitriou Agios Dimitrios, Athens
Ionikos Nikaias Nikaia, Piraeus

Second Group

The second group originally comprised 16 teams,[3] but Evropi Pefkohoriou was promoted to the A2, replacing Panionios.[4] KAOD, which would replace Evropi Pefkohoriou, was withdrawn from national divisions. So the group remained with 15 teams.[5]

Location of teams in Greek B Basket League 2015–16
Club Home city
Pierikos-Archelaos Katerini
Ermis Lagkada Langadas
Ionikos Ionias Diavata
Gymnastikos S. Larissas Larissa
Efkarpia Efkarpia
Stratoni Stratoni
Titanes Palama Palamas
Polygiros Polygyros
Aiolos Astakou Astakos
SAAK Anatolia Thessaloniki
EAK Thessaloniki Thessaloniki
AEL 1964 Larissa
Argos Orestiko Argos Orestiko
Agriniou Agrinio
Kastoria Kastoria

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