Greek football league system
The Greek football league system includes four levels in which teams can possibly make it to Superleague Greece, Greece's highest division of football.
Contents
1 Cup Eligibility
2 Promotion and relegation
3 League Pyramid 2016-17
4 References
Cup Eligibility
Greek Football Professional Cup: Levels 1 and 2
Greek Football Amateur Cup: Levels 3 and 4
Promotion and relegation
Superleague Greece: Bottom two clubs are relegated to Football League.
Football League (may be changed): Top two clubs of Football League in the end are promoted to Superleague Greece. Bottom four relegated to Gamma Ethniki.
Gamma Ethniki: The champions of each group are promoted to Football League. The bottom twenty nine teams of are relegated to local championships.
Local championships: The top team in each regional league is entered into the promotional play-offs with other regions. The 2 winners of each group are promoted to the respective group in Gamma Ethniki
League Pyramid 2016-17
Level | League(s) / Division(s) | ||||||||
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1 | Superleague Greece | ||||||||
↓↑ 2 clubs | |||||||||
2 | Football League | ||||||||
↓↑ 4 clubs | |||||||||
3 | Gamma Ethniki | ||||||||
↓ 5 clubs ↑ 8 clubs | |||||||||
4 | Local Football Clubs' Associations Championship top-level |
References
- new League-System 2013-14 [1]