2012–13 Football League (Greece) Explained

Competition:Football League
Season:2012–13
Winners:Apollon Smyrnis
Promoted:Apollon Smyrnis
Ergotelis
AEL Kalloni
Panetolikos
Relegated:Panserraikos
AEL
Thrasyvoulos
Anagennisi Epanomi
Matches:160
Prevseason:2011–12
Nextseason:2013–14

The 2012–13 Football League is the second division of the Greek professional football system and the third season under the name Football League after previously being known as Beta Ethniki. Its regular season began on 28 September 2012 and will end on 9 June 2013. The promotion play-offs, are scheduled to take place after regular season.

Teams

Team Location Stadium Capacity
16,118 [1]
4,000 [2]
Nikos Sarafis Stadium 1,736 [3]
Giannitsa Municipal Stadium 8,000
14,856 [4]
Doxa Dramas Stadium 7,000 [5]
25,780 [6]
9,500
Amfissa Municipal Stadium 2,000
Psachna Municipal Stadium 5,500
27,770 [7]
4,250 [8]
10,500 [9]
22,700 [10]
22,700
11,321 [11]
6,500 [12]
8,300
Katerini Municipal Stadium 4,956 [13]
3,142
Megara Municipal Stadium 2,350
  1. Ethnikos Gazoros' home 500-seater Gazoros Municipal Stadium doesn't meet Football League regulations.[14]
  2. Kalloni's home 800-seater Kalloni Municipal Stadium doesn't meet Football League regulations.[2]

Structure

At present, there are twenty one clubs that compete in the Football League, playing each other in a home and away series. At the end of the season, the bottom three teams are relegated to the Gamma Ethniki. The top three teams gain automatic promotion. However, teams positioned fourth to seventh take part in a promotion play-off. Unlike in Super League, clubs in the Football League do not get relegated if the club fails to obtain a license. All teams in the Football League take part in the Greek Football Cup.

League table

Promotion play-offs

The promotion play-offs will comprise the teams ranked 3rd through 6th during the regular season, and they are scheduled to take place immediately after the conclusion of the regular season. Niki Volos started the playoffs with a one-point disadvantage, because of their worse position in contrast to the other teams, when the main season finished.

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[15]
1 Michalis ManiasApollon Smyrnis18
2 Alexandre D'AcolKallithea16
3 Giorgos ManousosKalloni14
4 Milan BojovićPanetolikos12
5 Patrick OgunsotoAnagennisi Epanomi/Olympiacos Volos11
Leandro KappelDoxa Drama11
7 Konstantinos FligosNiki Volos10
8 Giannis KatsikisApollon Smyrnis9

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AEL FC ARENA . . el . 27 October 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121101135942/http://ael.gr/egkatastaseis/ael-fc-arena . 1 November 2012 .
  2. Web site: http://www.aelk.gr/facilities. aelk.gr. el. el:Εγκαταστάσεις. Facilities. https://web.archive.org/web/20121031000508/http://www.aelk.gr/facilities. 31 October 2012. dead. 27 October 2012.
  3. News: http://www.sentragoal.gr/article.asp?catid=10486&subid=2&pubid=128827705. el:Τα ρόστερ των ομάδων. The squads of 2011-12 Football League clubs. 28 October 2011. Goal News. el. 27 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20111029141214/http://www.sentragoal.gr/article.asp?catid=10486&subid=2&pubid=128827705. 29 October 2011. dead.
  4. Web site: http://www.fcapollon.gr/cms/10009-Team-Court.aspx. el:Η ιστορία του γηπέδου του Απόλλωνα. The history of Apollon's ground. fcapollon.gr. el. 27 October 2012. 7 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160107004028/http://www.fcapollon.gr/cms/10009-Team-Court.aspx. dead.
  5. Web site: Doxa Dramas Stadium. doxa-dramas.gr. 27 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20090321104108/http://www.doxa-dramas.gr/indexen.php?page=left_gipedo. 21 March 2009. dead.
  6. News: Pancretan Stadium. General Secretariat for the Olympic Utilization. 27 October 2012.
  7. Web site: Kaftanzoglio Stadium – Thessaloniki, Greece . . 27 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150419092917/http://www.kaftanzoglio.gr/en/infrastructure3.html . 19 April 2015 . dead .
  8. Web site: Kallithea Stadium "Gregoris Lambrakis". stadia.gr. 28 October 2012.
  9. News: http://www.express.gr/news/sports/415851oz_20110204415851.php3. el:Ανθή Καραγιάννη: Το κορίτσι που έδωσε το όνομά της σε ένα στάδιο. Anthi Karagianni: The girl who gave her name in a stadium. Karamitrousis. Ntikos. 4 February 2011. Express. el. 27 October 2012. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044530/http://www.express.gr/news/sports/415851oz_20110204415851.php3. dead.
  10. Web site: Ggoa.gr. el:Πανθεσσαλικό Στάδιο. Panthessaliko Stadium. General Secretariat for the Olympic Utilization. el. 27 October 2012.
  11. Web site: http://www.ota.gr/article/32675.html. el:Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Ελλάδας – Δελτίο Τύπου. Periphery of West Greece – Press release. 18 November 2008. Periphery of West Greece. OTA.gr. el. 27 October 2012. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304043717/http://www.ota.gr/article/32675.html. dead.
  12. Web site: Eργοτάξιο το "κλουβί"! (pics) . The "cage" is a worksite. Karakousis. Fotis. 5 July 2011. gazzetta.gr. el. 27 October 2012. Agrinio.
  13. Web site: Katerini Municipal Stadium. stadia.gr. 27 October 2012.
  14. Web site: http://www.ethnikosgazwrou.gr/site/istoria.html. ethnikosgazwrou.gr. el. el:Ιστορία. History. https://web.archive.org/web/20120308023208/http://www.ethnikosgazwrou.gr/site/istoria.html. 8 March 2012. dead. 27 October 2012.
  15. Web site: Football League statistics.