2009–10 Beta Ethniki
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2009–10 was a season of Beta Ethniki
, the Greek professional football second division (see Greek football league system
).
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Starting from this season,a play-off group will be held between the teams which finished in positions 3-6 for the last promotion spot, and a play-out group between the teams which finished in positions 13-16 for the last relegation spot.
The same system which is used to the European play-off of First Division (see Superleague Greece) will be applied. The play-off and play-out of Second Division (Football League). Teams play each other in a home and away round robin. However, they do not all start with 0 points. Instead, a weighting system applies to the teams' standing at the start of the play-off mini-league. The team finishing sixth in the Football League will start the play-off with 0 points. The sixth placed team's end of season tally of points is subtracted from the sum of the points that other teams have. The only difference with European play-off of Superleague is that this number is then divided by four (instead to five in Superleague), to give the other teams the points with which they start the mini-league. If necessary, points will be rounded.
As a result, the teams will start the play-offs with the following number of points:
Also, the teams will start the play-out with the following number of points:
Beta Ethniki
Football League, former Beta Ethniki, is the second highest professional football league in Greece.-History:In its first years, the system of conduct was very intriguing. It began in 1954 as regional championship, separated in two groups, North and South. Then, the participating teams were the...
, the Greek professional football second division (see Greek football league system
Greek football league system
The Greek football league system includes five levels in which teams can possibly make it to Super League Greece, Greece's highest division of football.-Promotion and relegation:Super League Greece: Bottom three clubs relegated to Football League....
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Overview
- Atromitos, PAS Giannina and Kavala have earned the promotion to Super League GreeceSuper League GreeceThe Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each...
, while KastoriaKastoria F.C.Kastoria FC, or AGS Kastoria , the Athletic and Gymnastic Association of Kastoria, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Kastoria, Macedonia, Greece.-History:...
, Kallithea and VeriaVeria F.C.Veria FC is a football club based in Veroia, Imathia, Greece. Veria FC was founded in 1960 when two local teams merged. Their nicknames are "Queen of the North" and "Rossoblu". They played in Alpha Ethniki at last for the 2007-2008 season and relegated twice in two seasons and found in Gamma Ethniki...
relegated to Gamma EthnikiGamma EthnikiFootball League 2, formerly known as Gamma Ethniki, is the third highest professional football league in Greece.-History:It began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 1983 it was changed to professional...
(see Beta Ethniki 2008-09Beta Ethniki 2008-09-Overview:* The season started on the 14th of September 2008 and is scheduled to end on the 17th of May 2009.* Last season champions Panserraikos, runners-up Thrasyvoulos and third-placed Panthrakikos earned promotion to Super League Greece, while Agios Dimitrios, Chaidari and Egaleo were relegated...
). - ThrasyvoulosThrasyvoulos F.C.Thrasyvoulos Filis is a football club, based in Fyli, Attica, currently in the Greek Second Division. It was founded in 1938 and named after Thrasybulus, an ancient General who used Fyli as his base to liberate Athens from Sparta. They gained promotion to the Greek Super League for 2008–09...
, PanserraikosPanserraikos F.C.Panserraikos F.C. , the All-Serran Football Club, is the football club of Serres in Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos was formed in 1964 when two local clubs, Iraklis and Apollon, merged. Their current home ground is Serres Municipal Stadium, built in 1926...
and OFIOFI CreteOFI , the Sportfriends Association Heraklion, is a Greek association football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. Outside Greece, the club is generally known as OFI Crete F.C., however, the name Crete is not actually part of the club's official title.OFI is the club with most...
will compete in Beta Ethniki this season after being relegated from the Super League in 2008–09Super League Greece 2008-09-League table :||rowspan=8 style="background-color:white;"|-Results:...
. - Doxa Drama and IlioupoliIlioupoli F.C.GS Ilioupoli s a multi-sport club based in Ilioupoli, Athens, Greece.The club was founded in 1953, and it has about 2,000 athletes competing in nine sports.-Colours and crest:...
will compete in Beta Ethniki this season after earning promotion from Gamma Ethniki in 2008–09Gamma Ethniki 2008-09The 2008–09 Gamma Ethniki is the 26th season since the official establishment of the third tier of Greek football in 1983. It started on September 14, 2008 and it is estimated to be finished in May 2009. 36 teams contest the league, divided into two groups of 18 clubs each, using certain...
. IlisiakosIlisiakos F.C.Ilisiakos is an Ilisia-based football club that was founded in 1927 by Michalis Xydis, Lambropoulos, Evgenopoulos, Nikolaos Plessas, et al.. Ilisiakos spent the majority of its later history in the Greek second division however the footballing arm of the club merged with Egaleo F.C...
merged with Egaleo, which was relegated to Delta Ethniki in 2008–2009 season and renamed as Egaleo in August 2009. - PanetolikosPanetolikos F.C.Panetolikos is a football club based in Agrinio, Greece. It was founded in 1926 and is considered one of the historic clubs in Greece, having participated so far in the Greek First Division in the seasons 1975-1976,1976-1977 and 2011-2012 . Panetolikos is the reigning Football League Champion...
earned promotion from Gamma Ethniki by beating RodosRodos F.C.AS Rodos is a football club based in Rhodes, Greece. It was founded in 1968 after the local clubs of Diagoras F.C., Dorieas and Rodiakos, which faced financial problems during the Greek dictatorship, united and created Rodos F.C. They currently play in the Second Division of Greek football, but in...
in Gamma Ethniki promotion playoffs. - RodosRodos F.C.AS Rodos is a football club based in Rhodes, Greece. It was founded in 1968 after the local clubs of Diagoras F.C., Dorieas and Rodiakos, which faced financial problems during the Greek dictatorship, united and created Rodos F.C. They currently play in the Second Division of Greek football, but in...
earned promotion from Gamma Ethniki by qualifying for the Gamma Ethniki playoffs and replacing the suspended Apollon KalamariasApollon KalamariasApollon Kalamarias is a Greek association football club based in the district of Kalamaria, in southeast Thessaloniki, Greece.The club was suspended from playing in the Second Division for the 2009-10 season, due to unsettled debts...
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Final league table
Last Updated, 16 May 2010| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Qualification or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiakos Volou (C) (P) | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 73 | 36 | 37 | 68 |
| 2 | Kerkyra (P) | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 45 | 25 | 20 | 63 |
| 3 | OFI OFI Crete OFI , the Sportfriends Association Heraklion, is a Greek association football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. Outside Greece, the club is generally known as OFI Crete F.C., however, the name Crete is not actually part of the club's official title.OFI is the club with most... |
34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 35 | 9 | 62 |
| 4 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 53 |
| 5 | Panserraikos Panserraikos F.C. Panserraikos F.C. , the All-Serran Football Club, is the football club of Serres in Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos was formed in 1964 when two local clubs, Iraklis and Apollon, merged. Their current home ground is Serres Municipal Stadium, built in 1926... (P) |
34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 52 |
| 6 | Pierikos Pierikos F.C. Pierikos or P.S.F.K. is a football club based in Katerini, Greece.- The foundation :The club was founded on the 11th of April, 1961 from the merger between Megas Alexandros Katerinis and Olympos Katerinis... |
34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 50 |
| 7 | Panetolikos Panetolikos F.C. Panetolikos is a football club based in Agrinio, Greece. It was founded in 1926 and is considered one of the historic clubs in Greece, having participated so far in the Greek First Division in the seasons 1975-1976,1976-1977 and 2011-2012 . Panetolikos is the reigning Football League Champion... |
34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 43 | 36 | 7 | 50 |
| 8 | Diagoras Diagoras F.C. Diagoras FC is a football club based in Rhodes, Greece. It was founded in 1905. Diagoras is named after the island's famous hero Diagoras. The team first played under Ottoman Rule until the short lived independence of the Dodecanese in 1912... |
34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 48 |
| 9 | Ilioupoli Ilioupoli F.C. GS Ilioupoli s a multi-sport club based in Ilioupoli, Athens, Greece.The club was founded in 1953, and it has about 2,000 athletes competing in nine sports.-Colours and crest:... |
34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 46 |
| 10 | Agrotikos Asteras Agrotikos Asteras F.C. Agrotikos Asteras is a Thessaloniki-based football club, currently playing in the Beta Ethniki. It was founded in 1932 by refugees from Asia Minor.-History:... |
34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 45 |
| 11 | Ethnikos Asteras Ethnikos Asteras F.C. Ethnikos Asteras F.C. , the National Star, is a professional football club based in Kaisariani, Athens, Greece, currently competing in Beta Ethniki, the Greek second division.... |
34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 45 |
| 12 | Anegennisi Karditsa | 34 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 44 |
| 13 | Thrasyvoulos Thrasyvoulos F.C. Thrasyvoulos Filis is a football club, based in Fyli, Attica, currently in the Greek Second Division. It was founded in 1938 and named after Thrasybulus, an ancient General who used Fyli as his base to liberate Athens from Sparta. They gained promotion to the Greek Super League for 2008–09... |
34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 41 |
| 14 | Doxa Dramas | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 49 | −12 | 40 |
| 15 | Ionikos | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 45 | −13 | 39 |
| 16 | Rodos Rodos F.C. AS Rodos is a football club based in Rhodes, Greece. It was founded in 1968 after the local clubs of Diagoras F.C., Dorieas and Rodiakos, which faced financial problems during the Greek dictatorship, united and created Rodos F.C. They currently play in the Second Division of Greek football, but in... (R) |
34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 34 |
| 17 | Kalamata (R) | 34 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 49 | −28 | 28 |
| 18 | Egaleo (R) | 34 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 55 | −36 | 21 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
| Promotion to Super League Super League Greece The Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each... |
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| Play-Off promotion to Super League Super League Greece The Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each... |
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| Play-Out relegation to Gamma Ethniki Gamma Ethniki Football League 2, formerly known as Gamma Ethniki, is the third highest professional football league in Greece.-History:It began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 1983 it was changed to professional... |
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| Relegation to Gamma Ethniki Gamma Ethniki Football League 2, formerly known as Gamma Ethniki, is the third highest professional football league in Greece.-History:It began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 1983 it was changed to professional... |
Starting from this season,a play-off group will be held between the teams which finished in positions 3-6 for the last promotion spot, and a play-out group between the teams which finished in positions 13-16 for the last relegation spot.
The same system which is used to the European play-off of First Division (see Superleague Greece) will be applied. The play-off and play-out of Second Division (Football League). Teams play each other in a home and away round robin. However, they do not all start with 0 points. Instead, a weighting system applies to the teams' standing at the start of the play-off mini-league. The team finishing sixth in the Football League will start the play-off with 0 points. The sixth placed team's end of season tally of points is subtracted from the sum of the points that other teams have. The only difference with European play-off of Superleague is that this number is then divided by four (instead to five in Superleague), to give the other teams the points with which they start the mini-league. If necessary, points will be rounded.
As a result, the teams will start the play-offs with the following number of points:
- OFI – 3 points ((62–50) / 4 )
- Ethikos Peiraeus – 1 point ((53–50) / 4 = 0.75, rounded to 1)
- Panserraikos– 1 point ((52–50) / 4 = 0.5, rounded to 1)
- Pierikos – 0 points ((50–50) / 4 = 0)
Also, the teams will start the play-out with the following number of points:
- Thrasyvoulos - 2 points ((41-34) / 4 = 1.75, rounded to 2)
- Doxa Dramas - 2 points ((40-34) / 4 = 1.5, rounded to 2)
- Ionikos - 1 point ((39-34) / 4=1.25, rounded to 1)
- Rodos - 0 points ((34–34) / 4 = 0)
Play-offs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panseraikos Panserraikos F.C. Panserraikos F.C. , the All-Serran Football Club, is the football club of Serres in Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos was formed in 1964 when two local clubs, Iraklis and Apollon, merged. Their current home ground is Serres Municipal Stadium, built in 1926... (P) |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | OFI OFI Crete OFI , the Sportfriends Association Heraklion, is a Greek association football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. Outside Greece, the club is generally known as OFI Crete F.C., however, the name Crete is not actually part of the club's official title.OFI is the club with most... |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Pierikos Pierikos F.C. Pierikos or P.S.F.K. is a football club based in Katerini, Greece.- The foundation :The club was founded on the 11th of April, 1961 from the merger between Megas Alexandros Katerinis and Olympos Katerinis... |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 2 |
| Promotion to Super League Super League Greece The Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each... |
Play-outs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doxa Dramas | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | Thrasyvoulos Thrasyvoulos F.C. Thrasyvoulos Filis is a football club, based in Fyli, Attica, currently in the Greek Second Division. It was founded in 1938 and named after Thrasybulus, an ancient General who used Fyli as his base to liberate Athens from Sparta. They gained promotion to the Greek Super League for 2008–09... |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 10 |
| 3 | Ionikos | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 |
| 4 | Rodos Rodos F.C. AS Rodos is a football club based in Rhodes, Greece. It was founded in 1968 after the local clubs of Diagoras F.C., Dorieas and Rodiakos, which faced financial problems during the Greek dictatorship, united and created Rodos F.C. They currently play in the Second Division of Greek football, but in... (R) |
6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 5 |
| Relegation to Gamma Ethniki Gamma Ethniki Football League 2, formerly known as Gamma Ethniki, is the third highest professional football league in Greece.-History:It began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 1983 it was changed to professional... |
Teams by region
| Region | Number of teams | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Attica Attica Attica is a historical region of Greece, containing Athens, the current capital of Greece. The historical region is centered on the Attic peninsula, which projects into the Aegean Sea... |
6 | Ethnikos Asteras Ethnikos Asteras F.C. Ethnikos Asteras F.C. , the National Star, is a professional football club based in Kaisariani, Athens, Greece, currently competing in Beta Ethniki, the Greek second division.... , Ethnikos Piraeus, Ilioupoli Ilioupoli F.C. GS Ilioupoli s a multi-sport club based in Ilioupoli, Athens, Greece.The club was founded in 1953, and it has about 2,000 athletes competing in nine sports.-Colours and crest:... , Egaleo F.C., Ionikos, Thrasyvoulos Thrasyvoulos F.C. Thrasyvoulos Filis is a football club, based in Fyli, Attica, currently in the Greek Second Division. It was founded in 1938 and named after Thrasybulus, an ancient General who used Fyli as his base to liberate Athens from Sparta. They gained promotion to the Greek Super League for 2008–09... |
| Central Macedonia Central Macedonia Central Macedonia is one of the thirteen regions of Greece, consisting of the central part of the region of Macedonia. With a population of over 1.8 million, it is the second most populous in Greece after Attica.- Administration :... |
3 | Agrotikos Asteras Agrotikos Asteras F.C. Agrotikos Asteras is a Thessaloniki-based football club, currently playing in the Beta Ethniki. It was founded in 1932 by refugees from Asia Minor.-History:... , Panserraikos Panserraikos F.C. Panserraikos F.C. , the All-Serran Football Club, is the football club of Serres in Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos was formed in 1964 when two local clubs, Iraklis and Apollon, merged. Their current home ground is Serres Municipal Stadium, built in 1926... , Pierikos Pierikos F.C. Pierikos or P.S.F.K. is a football club based in Katerini, Greece.- The foundation :The club was founded on the 11th of April, 1961 from the merger between Megas Alexandros Katerinis and Olympos Katerinis... |
| Thessaly Thessaly Thessaly is a traditional geographical region and an administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia, and appears thus in Homer's Odyssey.... |
2 | Anagennisi Karditsas, Olympiakos Volou |
| South Aegean South Aegean The South Aegean is one of the thirteen regions of Greece. It consists of the Cyclades and Dodecanese island groups in the central and southeastern Aegean Sea.- Administration :... |
2 | Diagoras Diagoras F.C. Diagoras FC is a football club based in Rhodes, Greece. It was founded in 1905. Diagoras is named after the island's famous hero Diagoras. The team first played under Ottoman Rule until the short lived independence of the Dodecanese in 1912... , Rodos Rodos F.C. AS Rodos is a football club based in Rhodes, Greece. It was founded in 1968 after the local clubs of Diagoras F.C., Dorieas and Rodiakos, which faced financial problems during the Greek dictatorship, united and created Rodos F.C. They currently play in the Second Division of Greek football, but in... |
| East Macedonia and Thrace East Macedonia and Thrace East Macedonia and Thrace is one of the thirteen regions of Greece. It consists of the northeastern parts of the country, comprising the eastern part of the region of Macedonia along with the region of Thrace, and the islands of Thasos and Samothrace.... |
1 | Doxa Dramas |
| Ionian Islands Ionian Islands The Ionian Islands are a group of islands in Greece. They are traditionally called the Heptanese, i.e... |
1 | Kerkyra Kerkyra FC Kerkyra FC, also known as AO Kerkyra , the Athletic Club Kerkyra, is a Greek association football club based on the island of Kerkyra , Greece.-History:... |
| Peloponnese Peloponnese The Peloponnese, Peloponnesos or Peloponnesus , is a large peninsula , located in a region of southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth... |
1 | Kalamata |
| Crete Crete Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits... |
1 | OFI OFI Crete OFI , the Sportfriends Association Heraklion, is a Greek association football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. Outside Greece, the club is generally known as OFI Crete F.C., however, the name Crete is not actually part of the club's official title.OFI is the club with most... |
| West Greece West Greece West Greece is one of the thirteen regions of Greece. It comprises the western part of continental Greece and the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula.- Administration :... |
1 | Panetolikos Panetolikos F.C. Panetolikos is a football club based in Agrinio, Greece. It was founded in 1926 and is considered one of the historic clubs in Greece, having participated so far in the Greek First Division in the seasons 1975-1976,1976-1977 and 2011-2012 . Panetolikos is the reigning Football League Champion... |