Greek football league system

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.

Cup eligibility

Greek Football Professional Cup: Levels 1 and 3
Greek Football Amateur Cup: Level 4

Promotion and relegation

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.

League Pyramid

Level

League(s) / Division(s)

1

Super League 1
14 clubs

2

Super League 2
12 clubs

3

Football League
14 clubs

↓↑ 4 clubs

4

Gamma Ethniki
107 clubs divided in 8 series, four of 14 clubs, three of 13 clubs and one of 12 clubs

↓ 39 clubs ↑ ? Clubs

5

Local Football Clubs' Associations Championship top-level
53 FCA Championship winners and 3 runners-up (Athens, Piraeus and Macedonia) of local championships divided in 14 Groups of 4.

References
    • new league system for 2019-20
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