2010–11 Beta Ethniki
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The 2010–11 Football League is the second division of the Greek
professional football system and the first season under the name Football League after previously being known as Beta Ethniki. Its regular season began on 12 September 2010 and ended on 15 May 2011; the promotion play-offs, originally scheduled to take place immediately afterwards, were postponed to late July 2011 in wake of the Koriopolis
scandal.
season. Champions Olympiakos Volos
and runners-up Kerkyra were directly promoted, while the remaining spot was taken by promotion playoff group winners Panserraikos
. The three promoted teams were replaced by Levadiakos, PAS Giannina and Panthrakikos
, who finished in the bottom three places of the 2009–10 Superleague.
On the bottom end of the table, Rodos
, Kalamata and Egaleo were relegated to the 2010-11 Football League 2, the former Gamma Ethniki. Kalamata and Egaleo were directly relegated after finishing in the bottom two places of the table, while Rodos finished bottom in the relegation playoff group. The relegated teams were replaced by 2009-10 Gamma Ethniki South champions Kallithea, North champions Veria
and promotion playoff match winners Trikala
.
after the conclusion of the regular season, with four teams to compete for the third available promotion spot and four teams to avoid relegation. However, the relegation play-offs were cancelled after several teams were demoted because of financial irregularities.
Each play-off participant was assigned a number of bonus points in relation to their result of the regular season. The worst-placed team of each group started the play-off with 0 points. The number of points earned during the regular season by these teams was then subtracted from the points of each other team of the respective group; the result was divided by four and rounded to the nearest whole number of points, if necessary.
, Trikala
, Levadiakos and Doxa Drama and were schedule to take place in late May, immediately after the conclusion of the regular season. However, the round was postponed due to the investigations in the Koriopolis
scandal. Trikala were eventually found guilty of forgery
and demoted to the amateur leagues; their spot in the promotion play-off was taken by 7th-placed Diagoras
.
As outlined above, Diagoras' earned total of 52 points during the regular season were taken as a base for the calculation of bonus points for the other play-off participants. OFI had collected 69 points, 17 more than Diagoras, and hence were assigned a four-point bonus. Similarly, Levadiakos (60 points) were awarded two bonus points and Doxa Drama (56 points) were given an one-point bonus. OFI won the play-off and were promoted to 2011-12 Superleague Greece. Levadiakos and Doxa Drama were also promoted because Olympiakos Volou and Kavala F.C. were relegated because of Koriopolis
.
1 Levadiakos and Doxa Drama could be promoted, as Olympiakos Volou and Kavala FC were not granted a Super League License for 2011-12 Superleague Greece, if AE Larissa and Panserraikos are relegated.
, Thrasyvoulos
and Ethnikos Piraeus and were schedule to take place in late May, immediately after the conclusion of the regular season. However, the round was eventually cancelled after Trikala
, Anagennisi Karditsa, Ionikos and Asteras Piraeus were all found guilty of forgery
and demoted from the league.
19 goals Ibrahima Bakayoko
(PAS Giannina)
18 goals Marko Markovski
(Doxa Dramas)
15 goals Giorgos Zacharopoulos (Thrasyvoulos
)
11 goals Anestis Agritis
(OFI
) Giorgos Barkoglou
(Levadiakos) Giorgos Saitiotis
(Veria
) Dimitris Sialmas
(PAS Giannina)
10 goals Giorgos Theodoridis (Panetolikos
)
9 goals Giorgos Gougoulias
(Pierikos
) Vaggelis Kontogoulidis
(Trikala
) Bartosz Tarachulski
(Diagoras
)
Greece
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professional football system and the first season under the name Football League after previously being known as Beta Ethniki. Its regular season began on 12 September 2010 and ended on 15 May 2011; the promotion play-offs, originally scheduled to take place immediately afterwards, were postponed to late July 2011 in wake of the Koriopolis
Koriopolis
The Koriopolis is the name given by the Greek press for a match fixing scandal in Greek football that came to light in June 2011. The investigation centres around offences including illegal gambling, fraud, extortion and money laundering....
scandal.
Teams
A total of three teams gained promotion to the 2010–11 Superleague after the 2009–10 Beta Ethniki2009–10 Beta Ethniki
2009–10 was a season of Beta Ethniki , the Greek professional football second division .-Overview:...
season. Champions Olympiakos Volos
Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos F.C.
Olympiakos Volou Football Club , is a Greek football club based in the city of Volos. It is currently inactive and does not compete in any professional league, due to the 2011 match fixing scandal that caused the teams complete elimination.-History:...
and runners-up Kerkyra were directly promoted, while the remaining spot was taken by promotion playoff group winners 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...
. The three promoted teams were replaced by Levadiakos, PAS Giannina and Panthrakikos
Panthrakikos F.C.
Panthrakikos is a football club in Komotini of Thrace in North Eastern Greece founded in 1963. The club competed in Super League Greece during the season 2008–2009 for the first time.-History:The early years, 1963-2001...
, who finished in the bottom three places of the 2009–10 Superleague.
On the bottom end of the table, 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...
, Kalamata and Egaleo were relegated to the 2010-11 Football League 2, the former Gamma Ethniki. Kalamata and Egaleo were directly relegated after finishing in the bottom two places of the table, while Rodos finished bottom in the relegation playoff group. The relegated teams were replaced by 2009-10 Gamma Ethniki South champions Kallithea, North champions Veria
Veria 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...
and promotion playoff match winners Trikala
Trikala F.C.
Trikala F.C., or Athlitikos Omilos Trikalon , are a professional football club based in the city of Trikala, in central Greece.-History:The club was formed in 1963 from the merger of two rival Trikala football clubs, Achilleas of Trikala and Α.Ε.Τ...
.
| Team | Location | Last season 2009–10 Beta Ethniki 2009–10 was a season of Beta Ethniki , the Greek professional football second division .-Overview:... |
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| 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:... |
Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace... |
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| Anagennisi Karditsa | Karditsa Karditsa Karditsa is a city in western Thessaly in mainland Greece. The city of Karditsa is the capital of Karditsa peripheral unit.Inhabitation is attested from 9000 BCE. Karditsa ls linked with GR-30, the road to Karpenisi, and the road to Palamas and Larissa... |
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| 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... |
Rhodes | |
| Doxa Drama | Drama Drama, Greece Drama , the ancient Drabescus , is a town and municipality in northeastern Greece. Drama is the capital of the peripheral unit of Drama which is part of the East Macedonia and Thrace periphery. The town is the economic center of the municipality , which in turn comprises 53.5 percent of the... |
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| 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.... |
Athens Athens Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state... |
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| Ethnikos Piraeus | Piraeus Piraeus Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf.... |
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| 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:... |
Athens | |
| Ionikos | Piraeus | |
| Kallithea | Kallithea Kallithea Kallithea is the 8th largest municipality in Greece and the 4th biggest in the Athens urban area... |
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| Levadiakos | Livadeia Livadeia Livadeia is a city in central Greece. It is the capital of the prefecture Boeotia. Livadeia is located 130 km NW of Athens, E of Nafpaktos, ESE of Amfissa and Desfina, SE of Lamia and west of Chalkida. Livadeia is linked with GR-48 and several kilometres west of GR-3. The area around Livadeia... |
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| 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... |
Heraklion Heraklion Heraklion, or Heraclion is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete, Greece. It is the 4th largest city in Greece.... |
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| 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... |
Agrinio Agrinio Agrinion is the largest city and municipality of the Aetolia-Acarnania peripheral unit of Greece, with 96,321 inhabitants. It is the economical center of Aetolia-Acarnania, although its capital is the town of Mesolonghi. The settlement dates back to ancient times... |
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| Panthrakikos Panthrakikos F.C. Panthrakikos is a football club in Komotini of Thrace in North Eastern Greece founded in 1963. The club competed in Super League Greece during the season 2008–2009 for the first time.-History:The early years, 1963-2001... |
Komotini Komotini Komotini is a city in Thrace, northeastern Greece. It is the capital of the region of East Macedonia and Thrace and of the Rhodope regional unit. It is also the administrative center of the Rhodope-Evros super-prefecture. The city is home to the Democritus University of Thrace, founded in 1973... |
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| PAS Giannina | Ioannina Ioannina Ioannina , often called Jannena within Greece, is the largest city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a population of 70,203 . It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 meters above sea level, on the western shore of lake Pamvotis . It is located within the Ioannina municipality, and is the... |
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| 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... |
Katerini Katerini Katerini is a town in Central Macedonia, Greece, the capital of Pieria regional unit. It lies on the Pierian plain, between Mt. Olympus and the Thermaikos Gulf, at an altitude of 14 m. The town, which is one of the newest in Greece, has a population of 83,764... |
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| 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... |
Athens | |
| Trikala Trikala F.C. Trikala F.C., or Athlitikos Omilos Trikalon , are a professional football club based in the city of Trikala, in central Greece.-History:The club was formed in 1963 from the merger of two rival Trikala football clubs, Achilleas of Trikala and Α.Ε.Τ... |
Trikala Trikala Trikala is a city in northwestern Thessaly, Greece. It is the capital of the Trikala peripheral unit, and is located NW of Athens, NW, of Karditsa, E of Ioannina and Metsovo, S of Grevena, SW of Thessaloniki, and W of Larissa... |
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| Veria Veria 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... |
Veria Veria Veria is a city built at the foot of Vermion Mountains in Greece. It is a commercial center of Macedonia, the capital of the prefecture of Imathia, the province of Imathia and the seat of a bishop of the Greek Orthodox Church... |
League table
||rowspan="7"|Results
Playoffs
A number of teams were scheduled to take part in two different double round-robin tournamentsRound-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
after the conclusion of the regular season, with four teams to compete for the third available promotion spot and four teams to avoid relegation. However, the relegation play-offs were cancelled after several teams were demoted because of financial irregularities.
Each play-off participant was assigned a number of bonus points in relation to their result of the regular season. The worst-placed team of each group started the play-off with 0 points. The number of points earned during the regular season by these teams was then subtracted from the points of each other team of the respective group; the result was divided by four and rounded to the nearest whole number of points, if necessary.
Promotion playoffs
The promotion playoffs initially comprised the teams ranked 3rd through 6th during the regular season, OFIOFI 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...
, Trikala
Trikala F.C.
Trikala F.C., or Athlitikos Omilos Trikalon , are a professional football club based in the city of Trikala, in central Greece.-History:The club was formed in 1963 from the merger of two rival Trikala football clubs, Achilleas of Trikala and Α.Ε.Τ...
, Levadiakos and Doxa Drama and were schedule to take place in late May, immediately after the conclusion of the regular season. However, the round was postponed due to the investigations in the Koriopolis
Koriopolis
The Koriopolis is the name given by the Greek press for a match fixing scandal in Greek football that came to light in June 2011. The investigation centres around offences including illegal gambling, fraud, extortion and money laundering....
scandal. Trikala were eventually found guilty of forgery
Forgery
Forgery is the process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents with the intent to deceive. Copies, studio replicas, and reproductions are not considered forgeries, though they may later become forgeries through knowing and willful misrepresentations. Forging money or...
and demoted to the amateur leagues; their spot in the promotion play-off was taken by 7th-placed 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...
.
As outlined above, Diagoras' earned total of 52 points during the regular season were taken as a base for the calculation of bonus points for the other play-off participants. OFI had collected 69 points, 17 more than Diagoras, and hence were assigned a four-point bonus. Similarly, Levadiakos (60 points) were awarded two bonus points and Doxa Drama (56 points) were given an one-point bonus. OFI won the play-off and were promoted to 2011-12 Superleague Greece. Levadiakos and Doxa Drama were also promoted because Olympiakos Volou and Kavala F.C. were relegated because of Koriopolis
Koriopolis
The Koriopolis is the name given by the Greek press for a match fixing scandal in Greek football that came to light in June 2011. The investigation centres around offences including illegal gambling, fraud, extortion and money laundering....
.
1 Levadiakos and Doxa Drama could be promoted, as Olympiakos Volou and Kavala FC were not granted a Super League License for 2011-12 Superleague Greece, if AE Larissa and Panserraikos are relegated.
Relegation playoffs
The relegation playoffs initially comprised the teams ranked 13rd through 16th during the regular season, Ionikos, 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:...
, 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...
and Ethnikos Piraeus and were schedule to take place in late May, immediately after the conclusion of the regular season. However, the round was eventually cancelled after Trikala
Trikala F.C.
Trikala F.C., or Athlitikos Omilos Trikalon , are a professional football club based in the city of Trikala, in central Greece.-History:The club was formed in 1963 from the merger of two rival Trikala football clubs, Achilleas of Trikala and Α.Ε.Τ...
, Anagennisi Karditsa, Ionikos and Asteras Piraeus were all found guilty of forgery
Forgery
Forgery is the process of making, adapting, or imitating objects, statistics, or documents with the intent to deceive. Copies, studio replicas, and reproductions are not considered forgeries, though they may later become forgeries through knowing and willful misrepresentations. Forging money or...
and demoted from the league.
Top goalscorers
Source: Soccerway19 goals Ibrahima Bakayoko
Ibrahima Bakayoko
Ibrahima Bakayoko is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a striker for PAS Giannina in the Greek Superleague.-Club career:...
(PAS Giannina)
18 goals Marko Markovski
Marko Markovski
Marko Markovski is a professional Serbian football player playing in Skoda Xanthi in Greece.-Serbia:He started his senior career in 2004 playing in Serbia with FK Zemun...
(Doxa Dramas)
15 goals Giorgos Zacharopoulos (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...
)
11 goals Anestis Agritis
Anestis Agritis
Anestis Agritis is a Greek footballer currently playing for Kerkyra F.C. as a forward and as a winger. He formerly played for Aegeas Plomariou, Egaleo, Kickers Offenbach, Iraklis Thessaloniki and OFI Crete....
(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...
) Giorgos Barkoglou
Giorgos Barkoglou
Giorgos Barkoglou is a Greek football player who currently plays as a midfielder for Levadiakos FC.-External links:*...
(Levadiakos) Giorgos Saitiotis
Georgios Saitiotis
Georgios Saitiotis is a Greek footballer who is currently playing for Larissa F.C. .-Olympiakos Volou:In the season 2004/2005 he moved on loan to Olympiakos Volou in Beta Ethniki-Niki Volou:...
(Veria
Veria 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...
) Dimitris Sialmas
Dimitris Sialmas
Dimitris Sialmas is a Greek footballer who is currently playing for AEK Athens.-AEK Athens:On the 30/5/11 Sialmas signed a three-year deal with AEK Athens on a free transfer keeping him at the club until 2014. Sialmas also chose the number 11 Jersey previously worn by AEK legend Demis...
(PAS Giannina)
10 goals Giorgos Theodoridis (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...
)
9 goals Giorgos Gougoulias
Georgios Gougoulias
Georgios "George" Gougoulias is a Greek football striker playing for Pierikos F.C. in the Beta Ethniki. He was born and spent his childhood in Schweinfurt, Germany where he started playing football at its academy...
(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...
) Vaggelis Kontogoulidis
Evangelos Kontogoulidis
Evangelos Kontogoulidis is a Greek footballer who is currently playing for Trikala F.C..-Kozani F.C.:Kontogoulidis scored nine goals for Kozani F.C. during the 2004–05 Gamma Ethniki season. He signed for PAS Giannina in January 2006.-PAS Giannina:...
(Trikala
Trikala F.C.
Trikala F.C., or Athlitikos Omilos Trikalon , are a professional football club based in the city of Trikala, in central Greece.-History:The club was formed in 1963 from the merger of two rival Trikala football clubs, Achilleas of Trikala and Α.Ε.Τ...
) Bartosz Tarachulski
Bartosz Tarachulski
Bartosz Tarachulski is a Polish Professional footballer who plays for Kalloni F.C. in Greece's Second division.-Career:...
(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...
)