2015–16 Greek A2 Basket League

The 2015–16 Greek A2 Basket League was the 30th season of the Greek A2 Basket League, the second-tier level professional club basketball league in Greece. This season was the first season with the participation of 16 teams. It was also the first season where playoff and play out games were held. The winner was Kymis, which got promoted directly to GBL (A1).^[1] The second place team was Faros Keratsiniou, but the club didn't accept to play in the top-tier GBL, and it was replaced by the third placed team, Promitheas Patras.^[2] In contrast, Evropi Pefkochoriou and Filippos Veroias were relegated to Greek B League (Beta Ethniki) directly, and Peristeri and Panerythraikos were relegated after play out games.

2015–16 Greek A2 Basket League
League	Greek A2 Basket League
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	16
Season champions	Kymis

Teams

Doukas
PsychikoPagrati
Peristeri
Panerythraikos
Ethnikos
Faros

Iraklis
Machites

OFI Crete

Doxa Lefkadas

Livadeia

Filippos Veroias

Kymis

Promitheas Patras

Pefkochori

Location of teams in Greek A2 Basket League 2015–16

Club	Home city
Doukas	Marousi, Athens
Doxa Lefkadas	Lefkada
Ethnikos Piraeus	Piraeus, Athens
Evropi Pefkochoriou	Pefkochori
Faros Keratsiniou	Keratsini, Piraeus, Athens
Filippos Veroias	Veria
Iraklis Thessaloniki	Thessaloniki
Kymis	Kymi
Livadeia	Livadeia
Machites Doxas Pefkon	Pefka, Thessaloniki
O.F.I. Crete	Heraklion
Pagrati	Pangrati, Athens
Panerythraikos	Erythraia, Athens
Peristeri	Peristeri, Athens
Promitheas Patras	Patras
Psychiko	Psychiko, Athens

Standings

Pos	Club	Pts	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Diff	Qualification or Relegation
1.	Kymis	51	28	23	5	2159	1980	179	Promoted to Greek Basket League
2.	Faros Keratsiniou	50	28	22	6	2252	1876	376	Playoff
3.	Ethnikos Piraeus	47	28	19	9	2197	2064	133
4.	Promitheas Patras	47	28	19	9	2159	2041	118
5.	Pagrati	44	28	16	12	2164	2194	-30
6.	Doxa Lefkadas	44	28	16	12	2112	2053	59
7.	Doukas	43	28	15	13	2196	2150	46
8.	Psychiko	42	28	14	14	2091	2082	9
9.	Iraklis Thessaloniki	40	28	12	16	1985	2065	-80
10.	Livadeia	40	28	12	16	2128	2203	-75	Play Out
11.	Machites Doxas Pefkon	39	28	11	17	1885	1979	-94
12.	Panerythraikos	38	28	10	18	2156	2219	-63
13.	Peristeri	38	28	10	18	1966	2014	-48
14.	Evropi Pefkochoriou	34	28	6	22	2162	2382	-220	Relegated to Beta Ethniki
15.	Filippos Veroias	32	28	5	22	1864	2174	-310
16.	OFI Crete[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: Hellenic Basketball Federation

Playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	2	Faros Keratsiniou	3
	5	Pagrati	0
						2	Faros Keratsiniou	3
						4	Promitheas Patras	2
	3	Ethnikos	2
	4	Promitheas Patras	3

Play-out

• Livadeia – Peristeri 3-0
• Machites Doxas Pefkon – Panerythraikos 3-2

Source: Hellenic Basketball Federation Archived 2016-08-27 at the Wayback Machine

Final league standings

Position	Team	Qualification or Relegation
1.	Kymis	Promotion to Greek Basket League
2.	Faros Keratsiniou[lower-alpha 2]
3.	Promitheas Patras	Promotion to Greek Basket League
4.	Ethnikos Piraeus
5.	Pagrati
6.	Doxa Lefkadas	Promotion to Greek Basket League
7.	Doukas
8.	Psychiko
9.	Iraklis Thessaloniki
10.	Livadeia
11.	Machites Doxas Pefkon
12.	Panerythraikos	Relegation to Greek B League (Beta Ethniki)
13.	Peristeri
14.	Evropi Pefkochoriou
15.	Filippos Veroias
16.	OFI Crete

See also

• 2015–16 Greek Basketball Cup
• 2015–16 Greek Basket League (1st tier)

Notes

1. OFI withdrew from the league.
2. Faros refused to promote to GBL.

References

1. "Στην Α1 η Κύμη!". sport-fm.gr. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
2. "Στην Α1 ο Προμηθέας Πατρών, μένει στην Α2 ο Φάρος Κερατσινίου!". sport-fm.gr. Retrieved 3 July 2016.

External links

• Greek A2 Basketball League
• Hellenic Basketball Federation (in Greek)