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Football League Greece
Founded	2010–present; 1962–2010 (as Beta Ethniki);
Country	Greece
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	2
; Promotion to	Super League
; Relegation to	Gamma Ethniki
Domestic cup(s)	Greek Cup
Current champions	; OFI (3rd title) ; (2017–18)
Most championships	; Panachaiki (6 titles)
Top goalscorer	Ilias Chatzieleftheriou (152 goals)
TV partners	ERT3
Website	footballleague.gr
	; 2018–19 Football League;

The Football League, is the second highest professional football league in Greece, being a feeder-league to the top-level Super League.

History

It began in 1954 as regional championship, separated in two groups, North and South. Then, the participating teams were the champions of each Greek football clubs association. Every year the participating teams were different. In 1960, the Division took its name and some teams were permanent. From 1960 to 1984, there existed multiple groups, peaking in 1962 with ten groups. In 1962, the Division was made permanent, something that had as an essential condition the disengagement of the teams from their local championships. This change has led many statisticians to begin statistics from this period (1962–63). For 21 periods, from 1962–63 to 1982–83, championship was carried out in groups. The subordinate system was introduced for first time in 1983–84 season.

On August 3, 2010, the change of division's name to Football League was announced.^[1]

Beta Ethniki

From the 1962–63 season it was decided to establish the category, which included as a prerequisite the "disengagement" of the teams from their local championships. This detail is decisive and today it is generally accepted to consider this period as the official starting point of the second national championship class.

In its first steps almost every year its system was changed. Started with 4 groups of 14 groups which are the years 1968–69 were reduced to two, then for six years (1969–70 up to 1974–75) the groups by three, whereas from 1975 to 1976 up to 1982; 83 were two, "North" and "South". In the autumn of 1983, the institution of the Pan-Hellenic Group was established, which was applied continuously until the 2012–13 season.

When the championship became professional, the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) handed over the responsibility for the organization to the Association of Football Societe Anonyme Societies (EPAE). In 2006, the Professional Football Association B' and C' of the National Division (SPD B' & C' of the National) was set up, which replaced the EPAE.

Football League

From 2010–11 season it was decided to rename the category to the Football League. In the 2013–14 season, the NGO organizing authority B' & C' of the National Team was replaced by the National Football Class B' National Football Association (SPD B' National), henceforth the Football League.

Structure of the league

At present, there are sixteen clubs that compete in the Football League, playing each other in a home and away series. At the end of the season, the bottom four teams are relegated to the Gamma Ethniki. The top two teams gain automatic promotion. Unlike the Super League, clubs in the Football League do not get relegated if the club fails to obtain a license. All teams in the Football League take part in the Greek Cup.

Current members

Aittitos Spata

Iraklis Thessaloniki
Apollon Pontus

Aiginiakos

Volos

Apollon Larissa

Ergotelis
Irodotos

AO Chania−Kissamikos
Platanias

Panachaiki

Kerkyra

Sparta

Trikala

Karaiskakis

Doxa Drama

Locations of the 2018–19 Football League clubs

The following 16 clubs are competing in the Football League during the 2018–19 season.

Club	Finishing position last season	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Aiginiakos	11th	Aiginio	Municipal Stadium of Aiginio	1,000
Aittitos Spata	1st in Gamma Ethniki (promoted via play-offs)	Spata	Spata Municipal Stadium	2,500
AO Chania−Kissamikos	4th	Chania	Perivolia Municipal Stadium	4,527
Apollon Larissa	10th	Larissa	Apollon Ground	5,000
Apollon Pontus	7th	Thessaloniki	Kalamaria Stadium	6,500
Doxa Drama	5th	Drama	Doxa Drama Stadium	9,000
Ergotelis	9th	Heraklion	Pankritio Stadium	26,240
Iraklis Thessaloniki	1st in Gamma Ethniki (promoted via play-offs)	Thessaloniki	Kaftanzoglio Stadium	27,770
Irodotos	2nd in Gamma Ethniki (promoted via play-offs)	Heraklion	Municipal Nea Alikarnassos Stadium	3,000
Karaiskakis	8th	Arta	Municipal Agiοi Anargirοi Stadium	1,900
Kerkyra	15th in Super League (relegated)	Corfu	Kerkyra Stadium	3,000
Panachaiki	3rd	Patras	Kostas Davourlis Stadium	11,321
Platanias	16th in Super League (relegated)	Chania	Perivolia Municipal Stadium	4,527
Sparta	12th	Sparta	Sparta Municipal Stadium	1,500
Trikala	6th	Trikala	Trikala Municipal Stadium	15,000
Volos	2nd in Gamma Ethniki (promoted via play-offs)	Volos	Neapoli Municipal Stadium	1,500

Acharnaikos, Anagennisi Karditsa, Kallithea, Panegialios, Panserraikos and Veria were relegated to the Gamma Ethniki for the 2018–19 season, while Aittitos Spata, Iraklis Thessaloniki, Irodotos and Volos were promoted via play-offs from the 2017–18 Gamma Ethniki season.

Kerkyra and Platanias were relegated from the 2017–18 Super League season.

Results

League champions

From 1962 to 1983

Season	Winner
1962–63	Edessaikos (1), Doxa Drama (1), Olympiacos Chalkida (1), Pankorinthiakos (1)
1963–64	Panachaiki (1), Proodeftiki (1), Philippi Kavala (1)
1964–65	Panserraikos (1), Edessaikos (2), Egaleo (1), Vyzas Megara (1)
1965–66	Veria (1), OFI (1), Vyzas Megara (2)
1966–67	Panelefsiniakos (1), Kavala (1), Olympiacos Volos (1)
1967–68	Chalkida (1), Trikala (1)
1968–69	Panachaiki (2), Kavala (2)
1969–70	Apollon Smyrnis (1), Veria (2), Fostiras (1)
1970–71	Panachaiki (3), Trikala (2), Olympiacos Volos (2)
1971–72	Panserraikos (2), Kalamata (1), Atromitos (1)
1972–73	Apollon Smyrnis (2), Apollon Kalamaria (1), AEL (1)
1973–74	PAS Giannina (1), Kastoria (1), Kalamata (2)
1974–75	Apollon Smyrnis (3), Panetolikos (1), Pierikos (1)
1975–76	Kavala (3), OFI (2)
1976–77	Egaleo (2), Veria (3)
1977–78	Rodos (1), AEL (2)
1978–79	Doxa Drama (2), Korinthos (1)
1979–80	Panserraikos (3), Atromitos (2)
1980–81	Rodos (2), Iraklis Thessaloniki (1)
1981–82	Panachaiki (4), Makedonikos (1)
1982–83	Egaleo (3), Apollon Kalamaria (2)

From 1983 to Present

Season	Winner
1983–84	Panachaiki (5)
1984–85	PAS Giannina (2)
1985–86	Diagoras (1)
1986–87	Panachaiki (6)
1987–88	Doxa Drama (3)
1988–89	Xanthi (1)
1989–90	Athinaikos (1)
1990–91	Ethnikos Piraeus (1)
1991–92	Apollon Kalamaria (3)
1992–93	Naoussa (1)
1993–94	Ionikos (1)
1994–95	Paniliakos (1)

Season	Winner
1995–96	Kavala (4)
1996–97	Panionios (1)
1997–98	Aris Thessaloniki (1)
1998–99	Trikala (4)
1999–00	Athinaikos (2)
2000–01	Egaleo (4)
2001–02	PAS Giannina (3)
2002–03	Chalkidona (1)
2003–04	Kerkyra (1)
2004–05	AEL (3)
2005–06	Ergotelis (1)
2006–07	Asteras Tripolis (1)

Season	Winner
2007–08	Panserraikos (4)
2008–09	Atromitos (3)
2009–10	Olympiacos Volos (3)
2010–11	Panetolikos (2)
2011–12	Panthrakikos (1)
2012–13	Apollon Smyrnis (4)
2013–14	Niki Volos (1)
2014–15	AEK Athens (1)
2015–16	AEL (4)
2016–17	Apollon Smyrnis (5)
2017–18	OFI (3)

References

^ http://www.epae.org/entry.fds?entryID=1067&pageCode=05.07&tablePageID=47&pageID=46&langid=1

External links

Official website

Football League at Soccerway

Football League at footballleaguenews.gr

[1] ttp://www.epae.org/entry.fds?entryID=1067&pageCode=05.07&tablePageID=47&pageID=46&langid=1

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