# Greek Basketball Super Cup

The Greek Basketball Super Cup or Hellenic Basketball Super Cup (also stylized as Basket Super Cup), is the top-tier level professional basketball national super cup competition in Greece. The first edition of the tournament, was organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.), in 1986. It was contested by the Greek Basket League champions and the Greek Basketball Cup winners. However, the Greek Basketball Super Cup was revived in 2020, by the Hellenic Basketball Association (HEBA), under a final four tournament format.

## History and competition format

The Greek Basketball Super Cup was first held in 1986. It featured Aris, the champions of the Greek Basket League's 1985–86 season, and Panathinaikos, the winners of the 1985–86 Greek Basketball Cup. It was contested under a two-legged format, and the winner was decided by aggregate score. Aris won the first game at home, by a score of 117–85, and they also won the second game on the road, by a score of 104–88, and thus won the first Greek Super Cup, by an aggregate score of 221–173. Aris then went on to win both the Greek Basket League championship and the Greek Basketball Cup title, or the Greek domestic double, for the next four consecutive seasons (1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90). As a result, the tournament was not held again during that time, since its format didn't allow it to be held after the same team won both titles in the same season. Eventually, the original organizers of the competition, the Hellenic Basketball Federation (E.O.K.), decided that the Greek Super Cup was no longer needed, and they canceled it.
In September 2020, the Hellenic Basketball Association (HEBA), decided to hold its own new version of the Greek Basketball Super Cup competition. Under the current competition format, the top two ranked teams from the previous Greek Basket League season, along with the two finalists of the previous Greek Cup tournament, compete against each other, in a final four, with single elimination games. If the same team or teams, finished in both the top two places of the previous season's Greek League and Greek Cup competitions, then the next highest-placed team or teams from the previous season's Greek League competition will take part in the Greek Super Cup.
Promitheas Patras won the 2020 Greek Super Cup, on September 24, 2020, in the Athens final four. Panathinaikos OPAP won the 2021 Greek Super Cup, on September 26, 2021, in the Patras final four. Olympiacos won the 2022 Greek Super Cup, on October 2, 2022, in the Rhodes final four. Olympiacos won the 2023 Greek Super Cup, on September 30, 2023, in the Rhodes final four.
Olympiacos won the 2024 Greek Super Cup, on September 29, 2023, in the Rhodes final four.

## Greek Super Cup winners

* 1986: Aris
* 2020: Promitheas Patras
* 2021: Panathinaikos OPAP
* 2022: Olympiacos
* 2023: Olympiacos
* 2024: Olympiacos

## Finals

| Years | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Location | Finals Top Scorer | Finals MVP |
| 1986 | Aris | Game 1: 117–85 Game 2: 104–88 Aggregate: (221–173) | Panathinaikos | Alexandreio Melathron & Peace and Friendship Stadium | Thessaloniki & Piraeus | Nikos Galis | None |
| 2020 | Promitheas Patras | 82–74 | Peristeri | Andreas Papandreou Indoor Hall | Athens | Ian Miller | Danny Agbelese |
| 2021 | Panathinaikos OPAP | 92–83 | Promitheas Patras | Dimitris Tofalos Arena | Patras | Ioannis Papapetrou | Georgios Papagiannis |
| 2022 | Olympiacos | 67–52 | Panathinaikos OPAP | Kallithea Palais des Sports | Rhodes | Sasha Vezenkov | Moustapha Fall |
| 2023 | Olympiacos | 75–51 | Panathinaikos Aktor | Kallithea Palais des Sports | Rhodes | Giannoulis Larentzakis | Giannoulis Larentzakis |
| 2024 | Olympiacos | 86–85 | Panathinaikos Aktor | Kallithea Palais des Sports | Rhodes | Sasha Vezenkov | Sasha Vezenkov |

## Titles by club

| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Years Won | Years Lost |
| Olympiacos | 3 | — | 2022, 2023, 2024 | |
| Panathinaikos | 1 | 4 | 2021 | 1986, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Promitheas Patras | 1 | 1 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Aris | 1 | — | 1986 | |
| Peristeri | — | 1 | | 2020 |

## Titles by city

Four clubs have won the Greek Basketball Super Cup.
| Urban Area | Clubs | Titles Won | City | Club Home Arena |
| Piraeus | Olympiacos (3) | 3 | Piraeus | Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus |
| Athens | Panathinaikos (1) | 1 | Athens | O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall, Marousi, Athens |
| Patras | Promitheas Patras (1) | 1 | Patras | Dimitris Tofalos Arena, Proastio, Patras |
| Thessaloniki | Aris (1) | 1 | Thessaloniki | Alexandreio Melathron Nick Galis Hall, Thessaloniki |

## Final Fours

The 2020 Greek Super Cup competition introduced the Final Four system.
| Year | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 2020 | Promitheas Patras | Peristeri | Panathinaikos OPAP | AEK |
| 2021 | Panathinaikos OPAP | Promitheas Patras | AEK | Lavrio |
| 2022 | Olympiacos | Panathinaikos OPAP | Promitheas Patras | Kolossos H Hotels |
| 2023 | Olympiacos | Panathinaikos Aktor | Peristeri | PAOK |
| 2024 | Olympiacos | Panathinaikos Aktor | Peristeri | Aris |

### Final 4 performance by club

| Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Olympiacos | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) | — | — | — |
| Panathinaikos | 1 (2021) | 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) | 1 (2020) | — |
| Promitheas Patras | 1 (2020) | 1 (2021) | 1 (2022) | — |
| Peristeri | — | 1 (2020) | 2 (2023, 2024) | — |
| AEK | — | — | 1 (2021) | 1 (2020) |
| Lavrio | — | — | — | 1 (2021) |
| Kolossos H Hotels | — | — | — | 1 (2022) |
| PAOK | — | — | — | 1 (2023) |
| Aris | — | — | — | 1 (2024) |

## Greek Super Cup records

Source: ESAKE

### Individual
#### Single game

* Most points scored
   * 44 by Nikos Galis ( Aris), against Panathinaikos OPAP on August 27, 1986
* Most rebounds
   * 13 by Yanick Moreira ( AEK Athens), against Panathinaikos OPAP on September 24, 2020
* Most assists
   * 10 by Abdul Gaddy ( Peristeri), against Panathinaikos OPAP on September 23, 2020

#### Overall

* Most points scored
   * 85 by Nikos Galis ( Aris), against Panathinaikos OPAP in 1986
* Most rebounds
   * 36 by Georgios Papagiannis ( Panathinaikos OPAP), in 2020, 2021, and 2022

### Team
#### Single game

* Most points scored
   * 117 by Aris, against Panathinaikos OPAP on August 27, 1986
* Fewest points scored
   * 51 by Panathinaikos OPAP, against Olympiacos on September 30, 2023

#### Overall

* Most points scored
   * 760 by Panathinaikos OPAP, in 1986, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024
* Fewest points scored
   * 113 by PAOK, in 2023