A1 Ethniki

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A1 Ethniki
Current season or competition: A1 Ethniki 2007-08

Sport	Basketball
Founded	1928
No. of teams	14
Country(ies)	Greece
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Panathinaikos
TV partner(s)	Supersport, ERT, Skai TV
Official website	esake.gr basket.gr

The A1 Ethniki (often referred to as The Greek League or The Greek Championship) is the highest professional basketball competition among pro clubs in Greece. The first Greek Championship was held in 1928 by the Greek Basketball Federation which organized all the championships until 1992.

1 History
2 Teams
3 Champions
- 3.1 Performance by club
4 A1 Finals
5 Greek League MVP Awards
6 Other Competitions
7 External links

[edit] History

There are three different Championship periods. The first one lasted from 1928 to 1963, when there wasn't a national championship and the champions of every district played at a later stage to define the Greek Champion. The second era started in the 1963-64 season when the Greek First Division (A Ethniki) was founded. Since the 1986-87 season, the A1 division (with regular season and playoffs) and the A2 division (called the A2 Ethniki) have been found.

The Greek League has been one of the most competitive basketball leagues in Europe through the years, and it currently ranks as the third best national domestic league in the world behind only the NBA and the Spanish League, and just ahead of the Italian League. The league has several great powers which belong to the most traditional European basketball clubs, especially the Euroleague giants Panathinaikos and Olympiacos. Other teams that have made significant success throughout the long history of Greek basketball are Aris Thessaloniki and AEK Athens. These teams along with PAOK, are considered the most successful Greek teams.

Despite the championship being contested 67 times, only nine teams have won so far. The dominating team of the league has been Panathinaikos, having earned the championship 28 times. Only three teams have participated in every championship since the foundation of the first division in 1964: Panathinaikos, AEK Athens and Aris Thessaloniki

A1 Ethniki, in its current form, has been organized since the 1992-93 season by the Greek Basketball Clubs Association (HEBA, in English, "Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association"). 30 pro Greek basketball teams are split into two different divisions. The first division championship, which is called the "A1", in which 14 teams compete for the Greek National Championship and the second level championship, which is called the "A2", in which 16 teams compete for the second division crown. The bottom two place finishing teams each year in the A1 division standings are relegated to the A2 division due to poor performance, while the top 2 teams each year from the A2 division are promoted to the A1 division due to good performance.

[edit] Teams

The teams for the 2007-08 season are:

[edit] Champions

1928-1963 Panhellenic Championship
1964-1986 A Ethniki
1987-present A1 Ethniki

Year	Team
1928	Iraklis
1929	Panellinios
1930	Aris
1931	not held
1932
1933
1934
1935	Iraklis
1936	Near East
1937	Athens University
1938	not held
1939	Panellinios
1940	Panellinios
1941	not held
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946	Panathinaikos
1947	Panathinaikos
1948	not held
1949	Olympiacos Piraeus
1950	Panathinaikos
1951	Panathinaikos
1952	not held
1953	Panellinios
1954	Panathinaikos

Year	Team
1955	Panellinios
1956	not held
1957	Panellinios
1958	AEK Athens
1959	PAOK
1960	Olympiacos Piraeus
1961	Panathinaikos
1962	Panathinaikos
1963	AEK Athens
1964	AEK Athens
1965	AEK Athens
1966	AEK Athens
1967	Panathinaikos
1968	AEK Athens
1969	Panathinaikos
1970	AEK Athens
1971	Panathinaikos
1972	Panathinaikos
1973	Panathinaikos
1974	Panathinaikos
1975	Panathinaikos
1976	Olympiacos Piraeus
1977	Panathinaikos
1978	Olympiacos Piraeus
1979	Aris
1980	Panathinaikos
1981	Panathinaikos

Year	Team
1982	Panathinaikos
1983	Aris
1984	Panathinaikos
1985	Aris
1986	Aris
1987	Aris
1988	Aris
1989	Aris
1990	Aris
1991	Aris
1992	PAOK
1993	Olympiacos Piraeus
1994	Olympiacos Piraeus
1995	Olympiacos Piraeus
1996	Olympiacos Piraeus
1997	Olympiacos Piraeus
1998	Panathinaikos
1999	Panathinaikos
2000	Panathinaikos
2001	Panathinaikos
2002	AEK Athens
2003	Panathinaikos
2004	Panathinaikos
2005	Panathinaikos
2006	Panathinaikos
2007	Panathinaikos
2008

[edit] Performance by club

Team	Winners	Years Won
Panathinaikos	28	1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Aris	10	1930, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
Olympiacos Piraeus	9	1949, 1960, 1976, 1978, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
AEK Athens	8	1958, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 2002
Panellinios	6	1929, 1939, 1940, 1953, 1955, 1957
Iraklis	2	1928, 1935
PAOK	2	1959, 1992
Near East	1	1936
Athens University	1	1937

[edit] A1 Finals

Season	Home advantage	Home disadvantage	Result	1st of Regular Season	Record
1992-93	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos Piraeus	1-3	PAOK	22-4
1993-94	Olympiacos Piraeus	PAOK	3-2	Olympiacos Piraeus	22-4
1994-95	Olympiacos Piraeus	Panathinaikos	3-2	Olympiacos Piraeus	24-2
1995-96	Olympiacos Piraeus	Panathinaikos	3-2	Olympiacos Piraeus	24-2
1996-97	Olympiacos Piraeus	AEK Athens	3-1	Olympiacos Piraeus	21-5
1997-98	Panathinaikos	PAOK	3-2	Panathinaikos	21-5
1998-99	Olympiacos Piraeus	Panathinaikos	2-3	Olympiacos Piraeus	21-5
1999-00	Panathinaikos	PAOK	3-0	Olympiacos Piraeus	21-5
2000-01	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos Piraeus	3-2	Panathinaikos	22-4
2001-02	AEK Athens	Olympiacos Piraeus	3-2	AEK Athens	23-3
2002-03	Panathinaikos	AEK Athens	3-1	Panathinaikos	21-5
2003-04	Panathinaikos	Maroussi	3-0	Panathinaikos	22-4
2004-05	Panathinaikos	AEK Athens	3-1	Panathinaikos	22-4
2005-06	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos Piraeus	3-0	Panathinaikos	24-2
2006-07	Panathinaikos	Olympiacos Piraeus	3-2	Panathinaikos	24-2

[edit] Greek League MVP Awards

Season	Regular Season MVP (Team)	Playoff MVP (Team)
1986-87	Panagiotis Giannakis (Aris Thessaloniki)	Nikos Galis (Aris Thessaloniki)
1987-88	Nikos Galis (Aris Thessaloniki)	Nikos Galis (Aris Thessaloniki)
1988-89	Nikos Galis (Aris Thessaloniki)	Nikos Galis (Aris Thessaloniki)
1989-90	Nikos Galis (Aris Thessaloniki)	Nikos Galis (Aris Thessaloniki)
1990-91	Nikos Galis (Aris Thessaloniki)	Nikos Galis (Aris Thessaloniki)
1991-92	Žarko Paspalj (Olympiacos Piraeus)	Panagiotis Fasoulas (PAOK)
1992-93	Walter Berry (Olympiacos Piraeus)	Žarko Paspalj (Olympiacos Piraeus)
1993-94	Walter Berry (PAOK)	Žarko Paspalj (Olympiacos Piraeus)
1994-95	Walter Berry (Iraklis)	Eddie Johnson (Olympiacos Piraeus)
1995-96	Giorgos Sigalas (Olympiacos Piraeus)	Giorgos Sigalas (Olympiacos Piraeus)
1996-97	David Rivers (Olympiacos Piraeus)	David Rivers (Olympiacos Piraeus)
1997-98	Predrag Stojaković (PAOK)	Byron Scott (Panathinaikos)
1998-99	Dejan Bodiroga (Panathinaikos)	Dino Rađa (Panathinaikos)
1999-00	Dejan Bodiroga (Panathinaikos)	Željko Rebrača (Panathinaikos)
2000-01	Alphonso Ford (Peristeri)	Željko Rebrača (Panathinaikos)
2001-02	Dimosthenis Dikoudis (AEK Athens)	Dimosthenis Dikoudis (AEK Athens)
2002-03	Jaka Lakovič (Panathinaikos)	Fragiskos Alvertis (Panathinaikos)
2003-04	Dimitris Diamantidis (Iraklis)	Nikos Hatzivrettas (Panathinaikos)
2004-05	Jaka Lakovič (Panathinaikos)	Jaka Lakovič (Panathinaikos)
2005-06	Dimitris Diamantidis (Panathinaikos)	Dimitris Diamantidis (Panathinaikos)
2006-07	Dimitris Diamantidis (Panathinaikos)	Dimitris Diamantidis (Panathinaikos)

[edit] Other Competitions

[edit] External links

A1 Greek Basketball League 2007-2008

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International basketball

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