A2 Ethniki
Current season, competition or edition: 2016–17 Greek A2 Basket League
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A2 National Men's Category
Hellenic Basketball Federation A2 Εθηικη Κατηγορια Ανδρων Ελληνικη Ομοσπονδια Καλαθοσφαίρισης |
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Founded | 1986 |
| Inaugural season | 1986–87 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country |
 Greece
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| Continent |
 Europe
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| Most recent champion(s) |
Kymis (1st title) |
| Most titles |
Papagou (3 titles) Sporting (3 titles) |
| Level on pyramid | 2nd Tier (Greece) |
| Promotion to | Greek Basket League |
| Relegation to | Greek B Basket League |
| Domestic cup(s) | Greek Cup |
| Official website | basket.gr (Greek) |
The Greek A2 Basket League (Greek: Ελληνική Α2 Μπάσκετ Λιγκ), is the 2nd-tier level professional basketball competition among pro clubs in Greece. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.). The league has 16 teams. The top-tier first division is the Greek Basket League, which consists of 14 teams.
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.
Starting with the 2015–16 season, playoffs were added between the 2nd and 5th placed teams for promotion to the 1st tier Greek Basket League, and a one-game play-out was added to decide relegation to the 3rd tier Greek B Basket League.
At the end of each season, the following promotion and relegation takes place:
(as awarded by the InfoBasket.gr coach's poll)
(as awarded by the website Eurobasket.com)
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