Greek football league system
The Greek football league system consists of two professional leagues, one nationwide non-professional league, and several regional non-professional leagues.
Cup eligibility
Greek Football Professional Cup: Levels 1 to 2
Greek Football Amateur Cup: Level 3
Promotion and relegation
Super League 1: Bottom two clubs are relegated to the Super League 2.
Super League 2: Winners of two groups are promoted to Super League 1. Bottom four clubs of two groups are relegated to the Gamma Ethniki.
Gamma Ethniki: The champions of each group are promoted to the Super League 2. Twenty seven teams in total are relegated to the local championships.
Local championships: The top team in each regional league qualifies for the promotional play-offs . Three top teams of each of 8 promotional play-offs' groups (24 total) are promoted to Gamma Ethniki.
Starting season 2023-24, Gamma Ethniki will be divided in 4 groups with 18 teams each, winners of each group will promote to professional Super League 2 and the bottom 6 teams will be relegated to Local championship.
As of season 2024-25, Super League 2 will have 18 clubs total in a single group, top two will be promoted to Super League 1 , and bottom 4 teams will lose proffesional staus and be relegated to non-professional Gamma Ethniki.
League Pyramid
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Level |
League(s) / Division(s) | |||||||||
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1 |
Super League 1 | |||||||||
| ↓↑ 2 teams | ||||||||||
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2 |
Super League 2 | |||||||||
| Group 1 15 clubs |
Group 2 15 clubs | |||||||||
| ↓ 8 clubs ↑ 4 Clubs | ||||||||||
|
3 |
Gamma Ethniki | |||||||||
| Group 1 15 clubs |
Group 2 14 clubs |
Group 3 14 clubs |
Group 4 14 clubs |
Group 5 14 clubs | ||||||
| ↓ 26 clubs ↑ 24 Clubs | ||||||||||
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4 |
Local Football Clubs' Associations Championship top-level | |||||||||
References
| Overview | |
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| National teams | |
| League competitions |
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| Cup competitions | |
| Miscellaneous | |
