The Greek basketball league system is a number of
interconnected competitions for professional
basketball
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clubs in
Greece. The system has a
hierarchical format with a
promotion and relegation system between competitions at different levels. There are nine different competition levels in the system. The highest level competitions are the
professional and
semi professional nationwide competitions, which include the top-tier level
Greek Basketball League (GBL), the second-tier level
Greek A2 Basketball League, the third-tier level
Greek B Basketball League, and the fourth-tier level
Greek C Basketball League. Those competitions are then followed by the regional
amateur
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level competitions, which include: the A1, the A2, the B, the C, and/or the C1, and the C2 categories.
The top-tier level Greek Basketball League is organized by the
Hellenic Basketball Association (HEBA), while all of the league levels below the top-tier are organized by the
Hellenic Basketball Federation (HBF).
Competitions
Other competitions
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Greek Cup
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Greek Super Cup
*Greek Second Division Cup
See also
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League system
A league system is a hierarchy of sports league, leagues in a sport. They are often called pyramids, due to their tendency to split into an increasing number of regional divisions further down the system. League systems of some sort are used in ma ...
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European professional club basketball system
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Spanish basketball league system
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Italian basketball league system
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French basketball league system
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Russian basketball league system
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Turkish basketball league system
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German basketball league system
The German basketball league system or German basketball league pyramid is a series of League system, interconnected competitions for professional basketball clubs in Germany. The system has a hierarchical format, with a promotion and relegation, p ...
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Serbian basketball league system
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Polish basketball league system
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Hungarian basketball league system
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South American professional club basketball system
References
External links
Eurobasket.com Greek Men's BasketballGreek League Official WebsiteGreek Basketball Federation Official Website
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