The 2019–20 Greek betshop.gr Basket League was the 80th season of the

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, the top-tier level professional club

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league in Greece. The season started in September 2019, and ended prematurely in March 2020, due to the

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. 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.

Proposed format changes

On 15 May 2019, the

announced that it was planning to expand from 14 teams to 16 teams, and that there were no league

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s scheduled from the previous 2018–19 Greek Basket League season. The teams that were scheduled to be promoted up from the secondary level

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, were to be inserted into the new 16-team league, for the 2019–20 season. However,

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was later relegated on 22 May 2019, following a meeting of the Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association's Board of Directors. 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. The league also eventually cancelled the planned expansion to 16 teams, after the proposal was rejected by the Hellenic Basketball Federation.

Teams

Promotion and relegation

;Relegated from the Greek Basket League 2018–19 season:

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. ;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.

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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.

Locations and arenas

Head coaching changes

Regular season

League table

Results

Clubs in European-wide competitions

References

External links

Official Basket League Site

Official Basket League Site

Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site
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