Greek Basketball Cup

The Greek Basketball Cup or Hellenic Basketball Cup is the top-tier level annual professional basketball national cup competition in Greece. It is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation .

History and format

There were no official nation-wide Greek Cup competitions prior to the 1975–76 season. However, there was a precursor tournament to the Greek Cup, called the Attica State Cup, which was won by AEK [Athens B.C.|AEK Athens], in the 1966–67 and 1970–71 seasons. The first official Greek Cup took place during the 1975-76 season.
From the 1994-95 to 2003-04 seasons, the Greek Cup tournament used a Final Four format. During that time, the Greek Cup competition format included a total of 62 teams; 14 from the Greek [basketball league system|top-tier] level Greek Basketball League, 16 from the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basketball League, and 32 teams from the third-tier level Greek B Basketball League.
Through the 2021-22 season, the top six placed teams from the previous season of the Greek Basketball League had an automatic bye to the Greek Cup quarterfinals, while the other eight teams played in preliminary rounds for the other two quarterfinals places. The quarterfinals and onward rounds were played under a single elimination format.
Starting with the 2022-23 Greek Cup tournament, the top seven placed teams of the top-tier level Greek Basketball League's first half of the regular season, and the winners of the 2nd-tier level Greek UNICEF Trophy, compete in a single elimination Final 8 format.

Cup winners

1975–76: Olympiacos
1976–77: Olympiacos
1977–78: Olympiacos
1978–79: Panathinaikos
1979–80: Olympiacos
1980–81: AEK
1981–82: Panathinaikos
1982–83: Panathinaikos
1983–84: PAOK
1984–85: Aris
1985–86: Panathinaikos
1986–87: Aris
1987–88: Aris
1988–89: Aris
1989–90: Aris
1990–91: Panionios
1991–92: Aris
1992–93: Panathinaikos
1993–94: Olympiacos
1994–95: PAOK Bravo
1995–96: Panathinaikos
1996–97: Olympiacos
1997–98: Aris Moda Bagno
1998–99: PAOK
1999–00: AEK
2000–01: AEK
2001–02: Olympiacos
2002–03: Panathinaikos
2003–04: Aris
2004–05: Panathinaikos
2005–06: Panathinaikos
2006–07: Panathinaikos
2007–08: Panathinaikos
2008–09: Panathinaikos
2009–10: Olympiacos
2010–11: Olympiacos
2011–12: Panathinaikos
2012–13: Panathinaikos
2013–14: Panathinaikos
2014–15: Panathinaikos
2015–16: Panathinaikos
2016–17: Panathinaikos
2017–18: AEK
2018–19: Panathinaikos
2019–20: AEK
2020–21: Panathinaikos
2021–22: Olympiacos
2022–23: Olympiacos
2023–24: Olympiacos
2024–25: Panathinaikos
Finals

Titles by club

Titles by city

6 clubs have won the Greek Basketball Cup. The 6 clubs that have won the Greek Basketball Cup all come from either the Thessaloniki or Athens urban areas, which are the two largest urban areas in the country of Greece.

Urban Area	Clubs	Titles won	City	Club Home Arena
Athens	Panathinaikos AEK Panionios	27	Athens Athens Nea Smyrni	O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Marousi, Athens Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall, Marousi, Athens Nea Smyrni Indoor Hall, Nea Smyrni, Athens
Piraeus	Olympiacos	12	Piraeus	Peace and Friendship Stadium SEF, Piraeus
Thessaloniki	Aris PAOK	11	Thessaloniki Thessaloniki	Alexandreio Melathron [Nick Galis Hall], Thessaloniki PAOK Sports Arena, Thessaloniki

Final Four (1994–2004 & 2021–present)

The Final Four system was introduced in the 1994–95 season, and it was used until the 2003–04 season. It was used again in 2021–22 season, but without a 3rd place game.

Final 4 performance by club