Greek football league system

The Greek football league system includes four levels in which teams can possibly make it to Superleague Greece, Greece's highest division of football.

Cup Eligibility

Greek Football Professional Cup: Levels 1 and 2
Greek Football Amateur Cup: Levels 3 and 4

Promotion and relegation

Superleague Greece: Bottom two clubs are relegated to Football League.
Football League (may be changed): Top two clubs of Football League in the end are promoted to Superleague Greece. Bottom four relegated to Gamma Ethniki.
Gamma Ethniki: The champions of each group are promoted to Football League. The bottom twenty nine teams of are relegated to local championships.
Local championships: The top team in each regional league is entered into the promotional play-offs with other regions. The 2 winners of each group are promoted to the respective group in Gamma Ethniki

League Pyramid 2016-17

Level

League(s) / Division(s)

1

Superleague Greece
16 clubs

↓↑ 2 clubs

2

Football League
18 clubs

↓↑ 4 clubs

3

Gamma Ethniki
61 clubs divided in 4 series, one of 16 clubs and three of 15 clubs

↓ 5 clubs ↑ 8 clubs

4

Local Football Clubs' Associations Championship top-level
53 FCA Championship winners and 3 runner-ups (Athens, Piraeus and Macedonia) of local championships divided in 14 Groups of 4. Promotion to the Gamma Ethniki is determined during the FCA Winners' Championship held annually post-season

References

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