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.
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.
Season | Champion | Result | Runner-up | Date | Venue | Ref. | |
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FIBA Intercontinental Cup | |||||||
Panathinaikos | 2–1 Play-off | Olimpia | 04, 10 & 12/09/1996 | Estadio Cubierto Newell's Old Boys, Rosario | O.A.K.A. Indoor Hall, Athens | [42] [43] | |
Olympiacos | 167–139 (two-leg) | Pinheiros Sky | 04 & 06/10/2013 | Ginásio José Corrêa, Barueri, São Paulo | [44] [43] | ||
AEK | 86–70 Final-4 | Flamengo | 17/02/2019 | Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro | [45] [43] | ||
McDonald's Championship | |||||||
Chicago Bulls | 104–78 | Olympiacos | 18/10/1997 | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris | [46] | ||
EuroLeague | |||||
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Rank | Club | SF | QF | ||
1. | Panathinaikos | 7 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
2. | Olympiacos | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
3. | AEK | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
4. | Aris | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
5. | PAOK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Rank | Club | Appearances | Years |
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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 |
FIBA Champions League | |||||
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Rank | Club | SF | QF | ||
1. | AEK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2. | Peristeri | 1 | |||
3. | Promitheas Patras | 1 |
Rank | Club | Appearances | Years |
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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 |
Year | Team | ___________ Last 40 ___________ | ___________ Last 32 ___________ | ___________ Last 16 ___________ | ___________ Last 8 ___________ | _________ Semifinals _________ | ____________ Final ____________ |
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2016–17 | AEK | 2nd of 8 teams | Juventus | Monaco | |||
PAOK | 4th of 8 teams | Partizan NIS | Iberostar Tenerife | ||||
Aris | 4th of 8 teams | SIG Strasbourg | ASVEL | ||||
2017–18 | AEK | 3rd of 8 teams | ČEZ Nymburk | SIG Strasbourg | UCAM Murcia | Monaco | |
PAOK | 3rd of 8 teams | Pınar Karşıyaka | |||||
Aris | 8th of 8 teams | ||||||
2018–19 | AEK | 1st of 8 teams | PAOK | Bamberg | |||
PAOK | 4th of 8 teams | AEK | |||||
Promitheas | 4th of 8 teams | Iberostar Tenerife | |||||
2019–20 | AEK | 2nd of 8 teams | Telekom Bonn | ERA Nymburk | Casademont Zaragoza | San Pablo Burgos | |
Peristeri | 4th of 8 teams | Hapoel Jerusalem | |||||
PAOK | 7th of 8 teams | ||||||
2020–21 | AEK | 2nd of 4 teams | 3rd of 4 teams | ||||
Peristeri | 3rd of 4 teams | ||||||
2021–22 | AEK | 4th of 4 teams | |||||
Lavrio Megabolt | 3rd of 4 teams | NutriBullet Treviso | |||||
PAOK | 3rd of 4 teams | SIG Strasbourg | |||||
2022–23 | AEK | 2nd of 4 teams Play-ins Tofaş | 2nd of 4 teams | Hapoel Jerusalem | |||
Peristeri | 3rd of 4 teams Play-ins JDA Dijon | ||||||
PAOK | 3rd of 4 teams Play-ins Rytas | ||||||
2023–24 | AEK | 1st of 4 teams | 4th of 4 teams | ||||
Peristeri | 3rd of 4 teams Play-ins Rytas | 2nd of 4 teams | Telekom Bonn | Lenovo Tenerife | UCAM Murcia (4th) | ||
PAOK | 2nd of 4 teams Play-ins Tofaş | ||||||
Promitheas | 3rd of 4 teams Play-ins Le Mans Sarthe | 2nd of 4 teams | Unicaja Málaga |
FIBA Saporta Cup | |||||
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Rank | Club | SF | QF | ||
1. | AEK | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2. | PAOK | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
3. | Aris | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
4. | Maroussi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5. | Panathinaikos | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
6. | Iraklis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
7. | Olympiacos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8. | Panionios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rank | Club | Appearances | Years |
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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 |
EuroCup | |||||
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Rank | Club | SF | QF | ||
1. | Aris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2. | Makedonikos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
3. | Panellinios | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4. | Maroussi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5. | PAOK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rank | Club | Appearances | Years |
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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 |
Year | Team | _______ Earlier stage _______ | ___________ Last 48 ___________ | ________ Last 24 to 32 ________ | ________ Last 12 to 16 ________ | _________ Last 6 to 8 _________ | _________ Semifinals _________ | ____________ Final ____________ |
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2003–04 | Ionikos Egnatia Bank | 6th of 6 teams | ||||||
Makedonikos | 2nd of 6 teams | Bye | Caprabo Lleida | |||||
2004–05 | Aris Egnatia Bank | 3rd of 6 teams | Bye | Lietuvos rytas | ||||
PAOK | 1st of 6 teams | Bye | Cholet | Lietuvos rytas | ||||
Maroussi Honda | 1st of 6 teams | Bye | Deichmann Śląsk Wrocław | Makedonikos | ||||
Makedonikos | 1st of 6 teams | Bye | Castigroup Varese | Maroussi Honda | Hemofarm | Lietuvos rytas | ||
2005–06 | Panionios Forthnet | 4th of 6 teams | Aris TT Bank | |||||
Aris TT Bank | 1st of 6 teams | Panionios Forthnet | Adecco ASVEL | Hemofarm | Dynamo Moscow | |||
2006–07 | AEK | 6th of 6 teams | ||||||
PAOK | 4th of 6 teams | Montepaschi Siena | ||||||
2007–08 | Panionios Forthnet | 3rd of 6 teams | Pamesa Valencia | |||||
Panellinios | 6th of 6 teams | |||||||
2008–09 | Maroussi Costa Coffee | 1st of 4 teams | 3rd of 4 teams | |||||
Aris | 3rd of 4 teams | |||||||
Panellinios | Telekom Baskets Bonn | Kyiv | 2nd of 4 teams | 4th of 4 teams | ||||
2009–10 | Aris | 1st of 4 teams | 2nd of 4 teams | Power Electronics Valencia | ||||
Panellinios | VEF Rīga | 1st of 4 teams | 2nd of 4 teams | Gran Canaria 2014 | Power Electronics Valencia | Bizkaia Bilbao Basket (4th) | ||
2010–11 | Aris | Lukoil Academic | 1st of 4 teams | 4th of 4 teams | ||||
Panellinios | 1st of 4 teams | 3rd of 4 teams | ||||||
PAOK | 3rd of 4 teams | |||||||
2011–12 | Aris | 2nd of 4 teams | 4th of 4 teams | |||||
PAOK | 4th of 4 teams | |||||||
2012–13 | Panionios | 4th of 4 teams | ||||||
2013–14 | Panionios | 2nd of 6 teams | 4th of 4 teams | |||||
PAOK | 4th of 6 teams | |||||||
2014–15 | PAOK | 2nd of 6 teams | 4th of 4 teams | |||||
2015–16 | PAOK | 3rd of 6 teams | 4th of 4 teams | |||||
Aris | 1st of 6 teams | 3rd of 4 teams | ||||||
AEK | 5th of 6 teams | |||||||
2020–21 | Promitheas Patras | 6th of 6 teams |
FIBA Korać Cup | |||||
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Rank | Club | SF | QF | ||
1. | Aris | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2. | PAOK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3. | Panionios | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4. | Maroussi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
5. | Peristeri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Rank | Club | Appearances | Years |
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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 |
FIBA EuroChallenge | |||||
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Rank | Club | SF | QF | ||
1. | Maroussi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2. | Panionios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rank | Club | Appearances | Years |
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1. | Maroussi | 4 | 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
2. | Olympia Larissa | 3 | 2005, 2008, 2009 |
3. | PAOK | 2 | 2006, 2008 |
4. | Aris | 1 | 2004 |
5. | Peristeri | 1 | 2004 |
6. | Ionikos N.F. | 1 | 2005 |
7. | Iraklis | 1 | 2005 |
8. | Panionios | 1 | 2007 |
9. | AEK | 1 | 2008 |
10. | Olympias Patras | 1 | 2008 |
Year | Team | Progress | Opponents |
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2003–04 | Maroussi TIM | Finalist | UNICS |
Aris | Quarter-finals | Maroussi TIM | |
Peristeri | Regular season | Group | |
2004–05 | Ionikos N.F. | Regular season | Group |
Iraklis | Regular season | Group | |
Olympia Larissa | Regular season | Group | |
2005–06 | Maroussi | Quarter-finals | Dynamo Saint Petersburg |
PAOK | Regular season | Group | |
2006–07 | Maroussi | Top 16 | Group |
Panionios | Quarter-finals | Akasvayu Girona | |
2007–08 | PAOK | Regular season | Group |
Olympia Larissa | Regular season | Group | |
Maroussi | Elimination round 2 | Spartak Saint Petersburg | |
AEK | Elimination round 2 | Cholet | |
Olympias Patras | Elimination round 2 | Ural Great Perm | |
2008–09 | Olympia Larissa | Regular season | Group |
2009–10 | |||
2010–11 | |||
2011–12 | |||
2012–13 | |||
2013–14 | |||
2014–15 |
FIBA Europe Cup | |||||
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Rank | Club | SF | QF | ||
1. | Iraklis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rank | Club | Appearances | Years |
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1. | Iraklis | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
2. | Aris | 2 | 2019, 2023 |
3. | Lavrio | 1 | 2019 |
4. | Ionikos Nikaias | 1 | 2022 |
5. | Peristeri | 1 | 2022 |
Year | Team | Progress | Opponents |
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2015-16 | |||
2016-17 | |||
2017-18 | |||
2018-19 | Lavrio | First qualifying round | Dnipro |
Aris | Regular Season | Group | |
2019-20 | |||
2020-21 | Iraklis | Quarter-finals | Ironi Nes Ziona |
2022–23 | Aris | First qualifying round | Wolves |
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