Greece basketball leagues

Checked 2026-10-31FIBA code GRE

The men's top flight is run by ESAKE, the clubs' association, as the Stoiximan GBL. The women's top league is run by the national federation EOK. ESAKE decisions say the last club in the regular season goes straight down to the Elite League.

National federation: Hellenic Basketball Federation (EOK).

Stoiximan GBL (Greek Basket League)

Men's tier 1. Status: Partly sourced.

Run by: ESAKE (Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association) · Official site
Teams: 14 · Source
Season: Not yet verified
Foreign player rule: An ESAKE general assembly decision moves the foreign player limit to a 6+2 format. The page does not say which season it starts. · Source
Promotion and relegation: The last club after the regular season goes down directly to the Elite League. The goal for 2026-27 was two clubs promoted to reach 14 teams. · Source

Clubs, 2026-2027

Single table of 14 clubs.

VIKOS ΦALCONS · Ioannina
ΑΕΚ
ΑΡΗΣ · Alexandreia
ΔΟΞΑ ΛΕΥΚΑΔΑΣ ELABET · Lefkada
ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ · Thessaloniki
ΚΑΡΔΙΤΣΑ ΙΑΠΩΝΙΚΗ · Karditsa
ΚΟΛΟΣΣΟΣ H HOTELS COLLECTION · Rhodes
ΜΑΡΟΥΣΙ · Marousi
ΜΥΚΟΝΟΣ Betsson BC · Mykonos
ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ
ΠΑΝΑΘΗΝΑΪΚΟΣ AKTOR · Athens
ΠΑΟΚ
ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΡΙ Betsson · Peristeri
ΠΡΟΜΗΘΕΑΣ ΠΑΤΡΑΣ ΒΙΚΟΣ COLA · Patras

Source for this club list

Club names are written as the ESAKE page shows them. The page gives no club websites. Cities are blank where the page does not state one.

Women's Basketball League 1 (A1 Gynaikon)

Women's tier 1. Status: Not yet verified.

Run by: Hellenic Basketball Federation (EOK) · Official site
Teams: Not yet verified
Season: Not yet verified
Foreign player rule: Not yet verified
Promotion and relegation: Not yet verified

Clubs: Not yet verified.

basket.gr pages blocked by robots rules. Women's team count, season months and rules left null.

Rules change each season and clubs apply them differently. Confirm any figure with the league or federation before you rely on it. This is education, not legal or tax advice. See a figure that is out of date? Send a correction with the source link.

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