Beta Ethniki 2008-09
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Overview
- The season started on the 14th of September 2008 and is scheduled to end on the 17th of May 2009.
- Last season champions 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...
, runners-up 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...
and third-placed PanthrakikosPanthrakikos 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...
earned promotionPromotion and relegationIn many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
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 Agios Dimitrios, ChaidariChaidari F.C.Haidari FC is a Greek football club, based in Haidari, Athens. It currently plays in Delta Ethniki, the fourth level of Greek football.- Squad 2007/08 :...
and Egaleo were relegatedPromotion and relegationIn many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
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 2007-08Beta Ethniki 2007-08-League table 2007-2008:1 Panthrakikos had one game with Chaidari zeroed and 1 point deducted.2 Pierikos had 3 points deducted.-Results:-Top scorers:Last updated April 20, 2008- Teams by region :...
). - Apollon Kalamarias, 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...
and Atromitos will compete in Beta Ethniki this season after being relegated from the Super League in 2007–08Super League Greece 2007-082007-08 was the second season of the Super League's, and started on September 1, 2007. The defending champions were Olympiacos. Asteras Tripolis, Veria and Levadiakos were promoted from Beta Ethniki in the previous season.-Postponement:...
. - DiagorasDiagoras 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...
, Kavala, and Anagennisi Karditsa will compete in Beta Ethniki this season after earning promotion from Gamma Ethniki in 2007–08Gamma Ethniki 2007-082007-08 season started on September 23, 2007 and ended on June 8, 2008. Diagoras and Kavala were crowned champions in South and North Groups, respectively, thus winning promotion to Beta Ethniki...
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League table
As of May 19, 2009| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atromitos (C) (P) | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 55 | 30 | 74 | |
| 2 | PAS Giannina (P) | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 70 | 36 | 69 | |
| 3 | Kavala (P) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 56 | 28 | 65 | |
| 4 | Ionikos Nikea | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 43 | 37 | 55 | |
| 5 | Kerkyra | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 40 | 51 | |
| 6 | Ilisiakos Ilisiakos 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... |
34 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 40 | 46 | |
| 7 | 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 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 45 |
| 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 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 46 | 38 | 44 | |
| 9 | Kalamata | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 44 | −10 | 43 |
| 10 | 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 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 42 |
| 11 | Olympiacos Volou 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:... |
34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 41 |
| 12 | Apollon Kalamarias (R) | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 41 |
| 13 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 42 | 41 | 40 | |
| 14 | 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 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 40 | 40 | |
| 15 | Anagennisi Karditsa | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 39 |
| 16 | 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... (R) |
34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 46 | −9 | 38 |
| 17 | Kallithea (R) | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 25 | 43 | −8 | 34 |
| 18 | Kastoria Kastoria 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:... (R) |
34 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 61 | −33 | 20 |
1.Apollon Kalamarias relegated to Delta Ethniki
2009–10 Delta Ethniki
2009-10 was the latest season of Delta Ethniki and the 26th since the establishment of the Division in 1983. It will start in September 2009 and will end in June 2010. 160 clubs will contest the league, divided into 10 groups, according to geographical criteria. The groups will consist of .....
due to unsettled debts.
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 Alpha Ethniki | |
| 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... |
| Beta Ethniki 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... 2008–09 Winners |
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| Atromitos First Title |
Results
As of May 19, 2009Home/Away |
AGR 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:... |
ANK | APK | ATR | DIA 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... |
EAS 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.... |
ETH | ILY Ilisiakos 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... |
ION | KTA | KTH | KAS Kastoria 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:... |
KAV | KER | OLV 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:... |
PAS | PIE 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... |
VER 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... |
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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:... |
3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | |
| Anagennisi Karditsa | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Apollon Kalamarias | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Atromitos | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| 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... |
2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | |
| 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.... |
3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Ilysiakos Ilisiakos 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... |
3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | |
| Ionikos | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Kalamata | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| Kallithea | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Kastoria Kastoria 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:... |
1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Kavala | 4–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| Kerkyra | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
| Olympiakos Volou 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:... |
3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| PAS Giannina | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 8–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 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... |
1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| 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... |
1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
Top scorers
As of May 19, 2009| # | Name | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nikos Soultanidis |
Nea Kavala | 21 |
| 2 | Georgios Saitiotis |
PAS Giannina | 19 |
| 3 | Ilias Solakis |
PAS Giannina | 18 |
| = | Ilias Kabas |
Ilisiakos Ilisiakos 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... |
18 |
| 4 | Ilias Ioannou |
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:... |
15 |
| 5 |  Brito |
Atromitos | 14 |
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 | Atromitos, 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, Ilisiakos Ilisiakos 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... , Ionikos and Kallithea |
| 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 :... |
4 | 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:... , Apollon Kalamarias, 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... and 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... |
| 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 and Olympiakos Volou 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:... |
| East Macedonia | 1 | Nea Kavala |
| Epirus Epirus (periphery) Epirus , formally the Epirus Region , is a geographical and administrative region in northwestern Greece. It borders the regions of West Macedonia and Thessaly to the east, West Greece to the south, the Ionian Sea and the Ionian Islands to the west and the country of Albania to the north. The... |
1 | PAS Giannina |
| 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 |
| 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 :... |
1 | 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... |
| West Macedonia West Macedonia West Macedonia is one of the thirteen regions of Greece, consisting of the western part of Greek Macedonia. It is divided into the regional units of Florina, Grevena, Kastoria, and Kozani.-Geography:... |
1 | Kastoria Kastoria 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:... |