Greek basketball clubs in international competitions
Greek basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions is the performance record of men's professional basketball clubs from Greece 's top-tier level league, the Greek Basket League , in international competitions.
History
Greek professional basketball clubs have played in European-wide competitions since the 1957–58 season , when Panellinios took part in the European top-tier level FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague ). Basketball was the first team sport in which Greek teams won a European-wide competition. AEK won the second-tier level FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup in the 1967–68 season , when they beat Slavia VŠ Praha in the final that took place in Athens .[ 1]
Nevertheless, Greek basketball was actually mainly boosted following the gold medal-winning triumph at the 1987 EuroBasket and runners-up 1989 EuroBasket , by the senior men's Greek National Team . In the following decades, Greek teams have dominated in European-wide professional club basketball, winning many trophies in continental competitions. The Greek clubs have won nineteen European basketball competition titles.[ 2] [ 3]
Greek basketball clubs have also been runners-up in European continental-wide competition twelve times. Greek teams have won the European first-tier level competitions , the EuroLeague and Basketball Champions League , a total of eleven times, with seven EuroLeague championships being won by Panathinaikos , three EuroLeague championships being won by Olympiacos , and one BCL championship being won by AEK Athens .[ 4]
Four Greek teams have won the Cup Winners' Cup/Saporta Cup , a European second-tier level competition. These clubs are AEK (two times), PAOK , Aris , and Maroussi .[ 5] Three Greek teams have won the FIBA Korać Cup , a European third-tier level cup. These clubs are Aris , and PAOK .[ 6] Aris has also won a fourth-tier level European competition once, as they won the FIBA EuroCup Challenge .
Overall, twenty-two Greek basketball clubs have participated in European-wide competitions. AEK , Aris , Iraklis Thessaloniki , Maroussi , Olympiacos , Panathinaikos , Panellinios , Panionios and PAOK have each played in all of the main top three different level tiers. Peristeri has played in competitions of the first and third level tiers. Apollon Patras and Ionikos Neas Filadelfeias have played in competitions of the second and third level tiers. Makedonikos has only played in competitions of the second tier level, and YMCA Thessaloniki , Sporting , Near East , Ionikos Nikaias , Papagou , Irakleio , Olympia Larissa , Olympias Patras and Promitheas Patras BC have only played in competitions of the third level tier. Aris , Lavrio and Iraklis are the only clubs so far to participate at the fourth level tier FIBA Europe Cup .
The finals
European-wide competitions
Season
Champion
Result
Runner-up
Date
Venue
Ref.
FIBA European Champions Cup & EuroLeague (1st tier)
7up Joventut
59–57
Olympiacos
21/04/1994
Yad Eliyahu Arena , Tel Aviv
[ 7]
Real Madrid Teka
73–61
Olympiacos
13/04/1995
Pabellón Príncipe Felipe , Zaragoza
[ 8]
Panathinaikos
67–66
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
11/04/1996
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy , Paris
[ 9]
Olympiacos
73–58
FC Barcelona Banca Catalana
24/04/1997
Palaeur , Rome
[ 10]
Kinder Bologna
58–44
AEK
23/04/1998
Palau Sant Jordi , Barcelona
[ 11]
Panathinaikos
73–67
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
20/04/2000
P.A.O.K. Sports Arena , Thessaloniki
[ 12]
Maccabi Elite Tel Aviv
81–67
Panathinaikos
13/05/2001
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy , Paris
[ 13]
Panathinaikos
89–83
Kinder Bologna
05/05/2002
PalaMalaguti , Casalecchio di Reno
[ 14]
Panathinaikos
93–91
CSKA Moscow
06/05/2007
O.A.K.A. Indoor Hall , Athens
[ 15]
Panathinaikos
73–71
CSKA Moscow
03/05/2009
O2 World , Berlin
[ 16]
Regal FC Barcelona
86–68
Olympiacos
09/05/2010
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy , Paris
[ 17]
Panathinaikos
78–70
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv
08/05/2011
Palau Sant Jordi , Barcelona
[ 18]
Olympiacos
62–61
CSKA Moscow
13/05/2012
Sinan Erdem Dome , Istanbul
[ 19]
Olympiacos
100–88
Real Madrid
12/05/2013
The O2 Arena , London
[ 20]
Real Madrid
78–59
Olympiacos
17/05/2015
Barclaycard Center , Madrid
[ 21]
Fenerbahçe
80–64
Olympiacos
21/05/2017
Sinan Erdem Dome , Istanbul
[ 22]
Real Madrid
79–78
Olympiacos
21/05/2023
Žalgiris Arena , Kaunas
[ 23]
Panathinaikos
95–80
Real Madrid
26/05/2024
Uber Arena , Berlin
[ 24]
FIBA Basketball Champions League (1st tier)
AEK
100–94
Monaco
04/05/2018
Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall , Athens
[ 25]
San Pablo Burgos
85–74
AEK
04/10/2020
Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall , Athens
[ 26]
FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup & FIBA Saporta Cup (2nd tier)
AEK
89–82
Slavia VŠ Praha
04/04/1968
Panathenaic Kalimarmaro Stadium , Athens
[ 27]
PAOK
76–72
CAI Zaragoza
26/03/1991
Patinoire de Vernets , Geneva
[ 28]
Real Madrid Asegurator
65–63
PAOK
17/03/1992
Palais des Sports de Beaulieu , Nantes
[ 29]
Sato Aris
50–48
Efes Pilsen
16/03/1993
PalaRuffini , Turin
[ 30]
Taugrés
88–81
PAOK
12/03/1996
Pabellón Araba , Vitoria-Gasteiz
[ 31]
AEK
83–76
Kinder Bologna
11/04/2000
Centre Intercommunal de Glace de Malley , Lausanne
[ 32]
Maroussi
74–72
Élan Chalon
17/04/2001
Hala Torwar , Warsaw
[ 33]
EuroCup Basketball (2nd tier)
Lietuvos rytas
78–74
Makedonikos
19/04/2005
Spiroudome , Charleroi
[ 34]
Dynamo Moscow
73–60
Aris TT Bank
11/04/2006
Spiroudome , Charleroi
[ 35]
FIBA Korać Cup (3rd tier)
PAOK Bravo
175–156 (two-leg)
Stefanel Trieste
09 & 16/03/1994
Alexandreio Melathron , Thessaloniki
PalaTrieste , Trieste
[ 36] [ 37]
Aris
154–147 (two-leg)
Tofaş
26/03 & 03/04/1997
Alexandreio Melathron , Thessaloniki
Bursa Atatürk Spor Salonu , Bursa
[ 38] [ 39]
FIBA EuroChallenge (3rd tier)
UNICS
87–63
Maroussi TIM
24/04/2004
Basket-Hall Kazan , Kazan
[ 40]
FIBA EuroCup Challenge (4th tier)
Aris
84–83
Prokom Trefl Sopot
04/05/2003
Alexandreio Melathron , Thessaloniki
[ 41]
World-wide competitions
Greek clubs in EuroLeague (first-tier) 1958 – present
Achievements
Appearances
Rank
Club
Appearances
Years
1.
Panathinaikos
45
1962, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001†, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
2.
Olympiacos
36
1961, 1977, 1979, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
3.
AEK
14
1959, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
4.
Aris
11
1980, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2007, 2008
5.
PAOK
7
1960, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
6.
Iraklis
2
1996, 2001†
7.
Panionios
2
1997, 2009
8.
Peristeri
2
2001, 2002
9.
Panellinios
1
1958
10.
Maroussi
1
2010
Season to season
Greek clubs in Basketball Champions League (first-tier) 2016/17 – present
Achievements
Appearances
Rank
Club
Appearances
Years
1.
AEK
9
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
2.
PAOK
7
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
3.
Peristeri
6
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
4.
Aris
3
2017, 2018, 2019
5.
Promitheas Patras
3
2019, 2024, 2025
6.
Iraklis
1
2021
7.
Lavrio
1
2022
8.
Kolossos Rodou
1
2025
Season to season
Greek clubs in FIBA Saporta Cup (second-tier) 1966/67 – 2001/02
Achievements
Appearances
Rank
Club
Appearances
Years
1.
AEK
9
1968, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1989, 1999, 2000
2.
Panathinaikos
7
1969, 1971, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1998
3.
PAOK
6
1983, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996
4.
Aris
5
1967, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2001
5.
Olympiacos
5
1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1981
6.
Iraklis
4
1995, 1997, 2000, 2002
7.
Panionios
2
1992, 2002
8.
Apollon Patras
2
1997, 1998
9.
Panellinios
1
1988
10.
Maroussi
1
2001
Season to season
Greek clubs in EuroCup (second-tier) 2002/03 – present
Achievements
Appearances
Rank
Club
Appearances
Years
1.
Aris
8
2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2024
2.
PAOK
7
2005, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016
3.
Panionios
4
2006, 2008, 2013, 2014
4.
Panellinios
4
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
5.
Promitheas Patras
3
2020, 2021, 2022
6.
Makedonikos
2
2004, 2005
7.
Maroussi
2
2005, 2009
8.
AEK
2
2007, 2016
9.
Ionikos N.F.
1
2004
Season to season
Greek clubs in FIBA Korać Cup (third-tier) 1972–2001/02
Achievements
Appearances
Rank
Club
Appearances
Years
1.
Panionios
16
1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999
2.
AEK
14
1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996
3.
Aris
12
1975, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000
4.
PAOK
11
1975, 1976, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2002
5.
Iraklis
10
1977, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
6.
Panathinaikos
7
1977, 1979, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
7.
Peristeri
7
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999
8.
Olympiacos
6
1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989
9.
Panellinios
5
1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981
10.
Sporting
4
1980, 1981, 1996, 1997
11.
HAN Thessaloniki
3
1973, 1974, 1975
12.
Maroussi
3
1979, 2000, 2002
13.
Apollon Patras
3
1987, 1990, 1999
14.
Ionikos Nikaias
2
1980, 1985
14.
Papagou
2
1998, 1999
16.
Near East
2
2000, 2001
17.
Irakleio
1
1999
Season to season
Greek clubs in FIBA EuroChallenge (third-tier) 2003/04 – 2014/15
Achievements
Appearances
Season to season
Greek clubs in FIBA Europe Cup (fourth-tier) 2015/16 – present
Achievements
Appearances
Season to season
See also
European basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions:
References
National teams League competitions Cup competitions Other