2015–16 Football League (Greece) Explained

Competition:Football League
Season:2015–16
Winners:AEL
Promoted:AEL
Kerkyra
Relegated:Zakynthos
Panachaiki
Olympiacos Volos
Ergotelis
Prevseason:2014–15

The 2015–16 Football League is the second division of the Greek professional football system and the sixth season under the name Football League after previously being known as Beta Ethniki. Its season began on 27 September 2015 and ended on 29 May 2016.

Teams

Team Location Stadium CapacityLast season
Acharnes Stadium 4,450
AEL FC Arena16,118
Agrotikos Asteras Ground2,267
Karditsa Stadium 9,500
Apollon Smyrnis14,856
Perivolia Municipal Stadium 2,800
Ergotelis* Heraklion Pankritio Stadium 26,000
4,250
2,191
Maleme Stadium 700
Lamia Stadium6,000
Olympiacos Volos *Volos Volos Municipal Stadium 9,000
11,321
Aigio Stadium 4,500
Municipal Stadium of Eleusina 2,100
9,500
14,000
Zakynthians Olympic Champions Ground 2,000

Notes

OFI and Niki Volos withdrew from the league. As a result of this they will participate in 2015–16 Gamma Ethniki.

Structure

There are eighteen clubs that compete in the Football League, playing each other in a home and away series. At the end of the season, the bottom four teams are relegated to Gamma Ethniki. The top two teams gain automatic promotion for Super League. All teams in the Football League take part in the Greek Football Cup.

League table

Matches

Season statistics

Top scorers

Updated to games played 29 May 2016

RankPlayerClubGoals[1]
1 Nikos KouskounasTrikala18
2 José Emílio FurtadoPanserraikos13
3 Mattheos MaroukakisAEL12
4 JoneLamia11
5 Viera EllongKerkyra9
Alexandros KontosKerkyra9
WandersonApollon Smyrnis9
Michalis FragosKallithea9
Nikos GiannitsanisPanelefsiniakos9

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football League statistics . sport24.gr. el.