Greek football league system

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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 2015-16

Level

League(s) / Division(s)

1

Superleague Greece
16 clubs

↓↑ 2 clubs

2

Football League
18 clubs

↓↑ 4 clubs

3

Gamma Ethniki
64 clubs divided in 4 series, two of 17 clubs, one of 16 clubs and one of 14 clubs

4

EPS Championships
53 winners and 3 runner-ups (Athens,Piraeus and Macedonian Championships) of local championships divided in 14 series of 4

References

  • new League-System 2013-14 [1]