Greek Basket League | ||||||||||
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Season | 2019–20 | |||||||||
Dates | 28 September 2019 – 8 March 2020 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 14 | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Panathinaikos OPAP (38th title) | |||||||||
Runners-up | AEK | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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The 2019–20 Greek betshop.gr Basket League was the 80th season of the Greek Basket League, the top-tier level professional club basketball league in Greece. The season started in September 2019, and ended prematurely in March 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 21 May 2020, after a vote that was held between the league's 14 teams, Panathinaikos was crowned the Greek basketball league's champion for the season, marking the club's 38th Greek championship. The league's 14 teams also agreed that none of the teams would be relegated.[1]
Proposed format changes
[edit]On 15 May 2019, the Greek Basket League announced that it was planning to expand from 14 teams to 16 teams, and that there were no league relegations scheduled from the previous 2018–19 Greek Basket League season. The teams that were scheduled to be promoted up from the secondary level Greek A2 Basket League, were to be inserted into the new 16-team league, for the 2019–20 season. However, Olympiacos was later relegated on 22 May 2019, following a meeting of the Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association's Board of Directors.[2]
Olympiacos was relegated because the club refused to play in its playoff series against Panathinaikos. That marked the club's third forfeited game of the season, which resulted in an automatic relegation, per league rules. As further punishment, the league also stripped Olympiacos of its season wins.[3] The league also eventually cancelled the planned expansion to 16 teams, after the proposal was rejected by the Hellenic Basketball Federation.
Teams
[edit]Promotion and relegation
[edit]- Relegated from the Greek Basket League 2018–19 season
Olympiacos decided not to play against Panathinaikos in the league's playoffs, and was thus relegated down to the Greek Second Division as punishment. In addition, all of the club's wins were voided by league officials.[4]
- Promoted from the Greek A2 Basket League 2018–19 season
Ionikos Nikaias won the A2 League championship, and was thus promoted up to the first tier level, for the first time in 32 years.[5] Iraklis Thessaloniki was also promoted, as a result of winning the playoffs round of the Greek second division. The club returned to the top-level league, after an absence of 8 years.[6]
Locations and arenas
[edit]Club | Location | Arena | Capacity | App. |
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AEK | Athens (Marousi) | OAKA Indoor Hall | 19,250[7] | 63
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Aris | Thessaloniki | Alexandrio Melathron | 5,138 | 66
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Ifaistos Lemnos | Myrina | Nikos Samaras Indoor Hall | 1,260 | 2
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Ionikos Nikaias Affidea | Athens (Palaio Faliro) |
Sofia Befon Indoor Hall | 1,204[8]
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13
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Iraklis Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki | Ivanofeio Sports Arena | 2,500[9]
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52
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Kolossos H Hotels | Rhodes | Kallithea Palais des Sports | 1,400[10] | 14
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Larisa | Larissa | Larissa Neapolis Indoor Arena | 4,000 | 1
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Lavrio Megabolt | Lavrio | Lavrio Indoor Hall | 1,700 | 5
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Panathinaikos OPAP | Athens (Marousi) | OAKA Indoor Hall | 19,250[7] | 70
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Panionios Su Casa | Athens (Palaio Faliro) |
Sofia Befon Indoor Hall | 1,204[11] | 51
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PAOK | Thessaloniki (Pylaia) | PAOK Sports Arena | 8,500[12] | 63
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Peristeri Winmasters | Athens (Peristeri) | Peristeri Arena | 4,000 | 24
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Promitheas Patras | Patras | Dimitris Tofalos Arena | 4,200 | 4
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Rethymno Cretan Kings | Rethymno | Melina Merkouri Sports Arena | 1,600 | 10
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Head coaching changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
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Mutual consent | 21 June 2019 [13] | Preseason | ![]() |
21 June 2019 [14] |
Regular season
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Panathinaikos OPAP (C) | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2075 | 1537 | +538 | 38 | Already qualified to EuroLeague |
2 | AEK Athens | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1653 | 1493 | +160 | 36 | Qualification to Champions League |
3 | Peristeri Winmasters | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1559 | 1434 | +125 | 33 | |
4 | Promitheas Patras | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1449 | 1436 | +13 | 31 | Qualification to EuroCup |
5 | Ifaistos Limnou | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1436 | 1435 | +1 | 31 | |
6 | Lavrio Megabolt | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1523 | 1597 | −74 | 31 | |
7 | Iraklis | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1557 | 1550 | +7 | 29 | Qualification to Champions League qualifying rounds |
8 | Larisa | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1524 | 1676 | −152 | 28 | |
9 | Kolossos H Hotels | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1578 | 1602 | −24 | 28 | |
10 | Ionikos Nikaias Affidea | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1570 | 1709 | −139 | 28 | |
11 | Rethymno Cretan Kings | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1319 | 1376 | −57 | 27 | |
12 | Panionios Su Casa | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1469 | 1707 | −238 | 26 | |
13 | Aris Thessaloniki[a] | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1548 | 1648 | −100 | 26 | |
14 | PAOK[a] | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1635 | 1695 | −60 | 25 |
- ^ a b On 21 May 2020, the league agreed there was no relegation to the 2020–21 Greek A2 Basket League for the 13th and 14th team this season.
Results
[edit]Clubs in European-wide competitions
[edit]Team | Competition | Result |
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Panathinaikos | EuroLeague | Regular season, Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic, 6th place |
Promitheas | EuroCup | Playoffs, Quarterfinals, Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
AEK | FIBA Champions League | Final 8, 2nd place |
Peristeri | Playoffs, Round of 16 | |
PAOK | Regular season, 7th place |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Panathinaikos crowned champion, Aris and PAOK stay up, George Georgakopoulos - Kathimerini". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Olympiacos officially relegated to Second Division.
- ^ Η σημερινή (15/5) συνεδρίαση του Διοικητικού Συμβουλίου (in Greek).
- ^ "Olympiacos will forfeit the match against Panathinaikos". TalkBasket.net. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Ιωνικός Νικαίας : Στην Basket League με Κουφό!". Sportime.gr (in Greek). 27 May 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Τα συγχαρητήρια του ΕΣΑΚΕ σε Ιωνικό και Ηρακλή". Novasports.gr. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Indoor Basketball Arena". OAKA Indoor Hall official website. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ Αυτό είναι το νέο Κλειστό Γήπεδο του Παλαιού Φαλήρου (in Greek).
- ^ Γήπεδο: Ιβανώφειο Χωρητικότητα: 2500 (in Greek).
- ^ ΑΦΙΕΡΩΜΑ ΣΤΟΝ ΚΟΛΟΣΣΟ H HOTELS: Νέο ξεκίνημα στη Ρόδο (in Greek).
- ^ Αυτό είναι το νέο Κλειστό Γήπεδο του Παλαιού Φαλήρου (in Greek).
- ^ "Arena". P.A.O.K. B.C. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Milan, Pianigiani part ways". www.euroleague.net. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Panathinaikos hands coaching reins to Pedoulakis". www.euroleague.net. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.