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The Greek football league system consists of two professional leagues, one nationwide non-professional league and several regional non-professional leagues.
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The Greek football league system consists of two professional leagues, one nationwide non-professional league and several regional non-professional leagues.
Greek Football Professional Cup: Levels 1 to 2
Greek Football Amateur Cup: Level 3
Super League 1: Bottom two clubs are relegated to the Super League 2.
Super League 2: Winners of two groups are promoted to Super League 1. Bottom six clubs of two groups are relegated to the Gamma Ethniki.
Gamma Ethniki: The champions of each group are promoted to the Super League 2. Twenty seven teams in total are relegated to the Local Championships.
Local championships: The top team in each regional league qualifies for the promotional play-offs. Three top teams of each of 8 promotional play-offs' groups (24 total) are promoted to Gamma Ethniki.
Starting in 2023–24 season, Gamma Ethniki will be divided in 4 groups with 18 teams each, winners of each group will promote to professional league, Super League 2 and the bottom 6 teams will be relegated to Local Championship.
As of 2024–25 season, Super League 2 will have 18 clubs total in a single group, top two will be promoted to Super League 1 and bottom 4 teams will lose professional status and be relegated to non-professional league, Gamma Ethniki.
Level | League(s) / Division(s) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Super League 1 | |||||||||
| ↓↑ 2 teams | ||||||||||
2 | Super League 2 | |||||||||
| Group 1 13 clubs | Group 2 12 clubs | |||||||||
| ↓ 12 clubs ↑ 4 Clubs | ||||||||||
3 | Gamma Ethniki | |||||||||
| Group 1 18 clubs | Group 2 18 clubs | Group 3 18 clubs | Group 4 18 clubs | |||||||
| ↓ 27 clubs ↑ 24 Clubs | ||||||||||
4 | Local Football Clubs' Associations Championship top-level | |||||||||
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