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The Greek football league system includes five levels in which teams can possibly make it to the Super League 1, Greece's highest division of football.
Greek Football Professional Cup: Levels 1 to 3
Greek Football Amateur Cup: Level 4
Super League 1: Bottom two clubs are relegated to the Super League 2.
Super League 2: Bottom two clubs are relegated to the Football League.
Football League : Top two clubs of the Football League in the end are promoted to Super League 2. Bottom four relegated to the Gamma Ethniki.
Gamma Ethniki: The champions of each group are promoted to the Football League. The bottom twenty nine teams of are relegated to the local championships.
Local championships: The top team in each regional league is entered into the promotional play-offs with other regions. The two winners of each group are promoted to the respective group in the Gamma Ethniki.
Level | League(s) / Division(s) | ||||||||
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1 | Super League 1 | ||||||||
2 | Super League 2 | ||||||||
3 | Football League | ||||||||
| ↓↑ 4 clubs | |||||||||
4 | Gamma Ethniki | ||||||||
| ↓ 39 clubs ↑ ? Clubs | |||||||||
5 | Local Football Clubs' Associations Championship top-level | ||||||||
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