Super League 2 and Football League ready for kick off

Both the second and third division of Greek football are set to kick off this weekend and AGONAsport takes a closer look at both competitions.

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At last in late September, kick-off is set for the second and third division of Greek football. Last season, Greek football underwent a major restructuring to better the “brand” of the sport in Greece with the Super League remaining as the first division, but with 14 teams as opposed to 16 teams, while the second division was renamed from the Football League to the Super League 2. 

The new second division also saw a decrease in the number of teams from 16 to 12. 

The third tier, previously known as the Gamma Ethniki, was renamed as the Football League and now features just 14 clubs, as opposed to almost 100 teams split into multiple groups. The Gamma Ethniki is now considered the Greek fourth tier and consists of numerous local teams.

SUPER LEAGUE 2 (12 teams)

The new Greek second division will feature 12 teams. A total of 22 rounds will be played in the regular season followed by playoffs and playouts. Teams ranked 1-6 in the regular season will partake in the playoffs while teams ranked 7-12 will compete in the playouts. All points accumulated in the regular season will carry over to the playoffs and playouts. The regular season will conclude in late February.

The top team at the end of the playoffs will gain promotion to the Super League while the second-placed team will face the Super League’s 13th placed team (second from the bottom in the playouts) in a two-legged promotion/relegation playoff for a spot in the 2020/21 Super League. The two last-placed teams from the Super League 2 at the end of the playouts will be demoted to the Football League, the Greek third tier.  

For a full preview of the Super League 2 season visit here.

Teams to partake in 2019/20 Super League 2

Doxa Dramas 

Levadiakos

PAS Giannina

Platanias

Ergotelis

Panachaiki

Kerkyra

Apollon Smyrnis

Chania FC

Apollon Larissas

Karaiskakis

Apollon Pontou

FOOTBALL LEAGUE (14 teams)

The new Greek third division will feature 14 teams. Unlike the Super League and Super League 2, the 2019/20 Football League season will not include playoffs or playouts at the conclusion of the regular season. 

As a result, the new season will include 26 matchdays where each club will play the others in home and away matches. The top two teams at the end of the season will be promoted to the Super League 2 (second division) while the bottom four teams will be relegated to the Gamma Ethniki, the new Greek fourth tier.

Teams to partake in 2019/20 Football League

Trikala

Kavala

Veria

Olympiacos Volou

Ierapetra

Ialyssos

Egaleo

Aspropyrgos

Thesprotos

Diagoras Rodou

Ionikos

Triglia

Niki Volou*

Kalamata*

*Took the places of Iraklis and Kronos Argyradon who withdrew from the league due to financial reasons.

by Sarantos Kaperonis

Image Source: to10.gr

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