A2 Ethniki Handball

A2 Ethniki Handball
Sport	Handball
No. of teams	20
Country	Greece
Continent	(Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	Aris Nikaias, AESH Pylaias
Level on pyramid	1
Promotion to	A1 Ethniki

A2 Ethniki Handball is the 2nd-tier of Greek handball championship. It is held in two groups with teams separated according to geographical criteria. The first teams of each group promoted to A1 Ethniki. In recent year, the champions were Aris Nikaias^[1] and AESH Pylaias. The previous season the winners were Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia and Aeropos Edessas. However, Archelaos Katerinis had replaced Ionikos in A1 Ethniki, because it had withdrawn from this championship.^[2]

Winners

Recent winners

2001–02: AS Xini
2002–03: GS Ilioupolis
2003–04: Koropi H.C.
2004–05: X.A.N. Thessaloniki
2005–06: Ilisiakos/ Aeropos Edessas
2006–07: Koropi H.C./ Thermaikos H.C.
2007–08: Minotavros Patras / Zafeirakis Naoussas
2008–09: Kydon Chanion / Aeropos Edessas
2009–10: Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia
2010–11: GAS Kilkis
2011–12: Poseidon Loutrakiou / Phoebus Sykeon
2012–13: Anagennisi Vyrona / Archelaos Katerinis
2013–14: DIKE.AS. Nea Ionia / Drama 86
2014–15: Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia / Aeropos Edessas
2015–16: Aris Nikaias / AESH Pylaias
Source:Handball Federation, Statistics

Current teams

The clubs taking part in the 2017–18 league are:

1st Group	2nd Group
Aris Nikaias ESN Vrilissia Esperos Kallitheas AO Nireus OF Neas Ionias Olympiacos Keratsiniou Kentavros Agrias Leonidas Agion Anargyron Ionikos Nea Philadelfia Poseidon Loutrakiou Acadimia Patras	Phaeax Kerkyra AESH Pileas Zafeirakis Naoussas Alexandros Alexandroupolis Kyklopes Alexandroupolis Archelaos Katerinis Proteas Artas GAS Kilkis AS Makedonikos Arion Ptolemaidas

References

^ "Ο Άρης Νίκαιας επέστρεψε στην μεγάλη κατηγορία!". gazzetta.gr. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
^ "Α2 Χάντμπολ: Ανατροπή στον όμιλο της Ασπίδας Ξάνθης, στην Premier ο Αρχέλαος Κατερίνης!". thrakisports.gr. Retrieved 26 December 2015.