Greek football league system

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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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Cup eligibility

Greek Football Professional Cup: Levels 1 to 2
Greek Football Amateur Cup: Level 3

Promotion and relegation

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 two clubs from each of the 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 20 clubs in a single group, top two will be promoted to Super League 1 and bottom 4 teams will be relegated to Gamma Ethniki.

League Pyramid

LevelLeague(s) / Division(s)
1 Super League 1
14 clubs
↓↑ 2 clubs
2 Super League 2
20 clubs divided in 2 groups
Group 1
10 clubs
Group 2
10 clubs
↓↑ 4 clubs
3 Gamma Ethniki
69 clubs divided in 4 groups
Group 1
18 clubs
Group 2
18 clubs
Group 3
16 clubs
Group 4
17 clubs
↓ 30 clubs ↑ 24 clubs
4 FCA Winners' Championship
53 FCA Championship winners and 3 runners-up (Athens, Piraeus and Macedonia) of local championships qualify for promotion playoffs, divided in 8 Groups of 7 teams each.

On 16 July 2006 the Alpha Ethniki was replaced as the highest league in the Greek football system by the Super League Greece 1. [1]

In 1962–2019, the Football League was the second level of the league system, until 2010 as Beta Ethniki. After the formation of Superliga 2, in 2019/20 and 2020/21, the Football League was the third tier and Gamma Ethniki was the fourth tier. In 2010–2013 Gamma Ethniki as Football League 2.

See also

References

  1. "Overview Stoiximan Super League". iroes.gre. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023.