2016–17 Football League (Greece)

Football League
Season 2016–17
Champions Apollon Smyrni
Promoted Lamia
Relegated AO Chania
Panelefsiniakos
Kalloni
Panthrakikos

The 2016–17 Football League was the second division of the Greek professional football system and the seventh season under the name Football League after previously being known as Beta Ethniki. Its season began on 30 October 2016 and concluded on 11 June 2017.

Teams

Team Location Stadium CapacityLast season
Acharnaikos Menidi Acharnes Stadium 4,450 FL, 9th
Agrotikos Asteras Evosmos Agrotikos Asteras Ground2,267FL, 11th
Aiginiakos Aiginio Municipal Stadium of Aiginio 2,000 Gamma Ethniki,Group 2, 1st
Anagennisi Karditsa Karditsa Karditsa Stadium 9,500 FL, 8th
Apollon Smyrni Athens Georgios Kamaras Stadium 14,856 FL, 4th
Aris Thessaloniki Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium 22,800 Gamma Ethniki,Group 1, 1st
Chania Chania Perivolia Municipal Stadium 2,800 FL, 12th
Kallithea Kallithea Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium 4,250 FL, 7th
Kalloni1 Mytilene Mytilene Municipal Stadium3,000SL, 16th
Kissamikos Kissamos Maleme Stadium 700 FL, 6th
Lamia Lamia Lamia Stadium6,000FL, 5th
OFI Heraklion Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium 8,500Gamma Ethniki,Group 4, 1st
Panegialios Aigio Aigio Stadium 4,500 FL, 13th
Panelefsiniakos Eleusina Municipal Stadium of Eleusina 2,100 FL, 14th
Panserraikos Serres Serres Municipal Stadium 9,500 FL, 10th
Panthrakikos2 Komotini Komotini Municipal Stadium 6,200 SL, 15th
Sparta Sparta Sparta Municipal Stadium 1,500 Gamma Ethniki,Group 3, 1st
Trikala Trikala Trikala Municipal Stadium 15,000 FL, 3rd
  • 1 Kalloni was expelled during the season
  • 2 Panthrakikos withdrew during the season

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 Superleague. All teams in the Football League take part in the Greek Football Cup.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Apollon Smyrni (C) (P) 34 25 8 1 61 14+47 83 Promotion to Superleague
2 Lamia (P) 34 25 5 4 55 11+44 80
3 Aris 34 23 8 3 58 17+41 77
4 OFI 34 22 6 6 68 20+48 72
5 Trikala 34 22 5 7 65 19+46 71
6 Agrotikos Asteras 34 16 4 14 49 35+14 52
7 Sparta 34 12 9 13 38 42−4 45
8 Panserraikos 34 12 8 14 38 44−6 44
9 Panegialios 34 11 11 12 33 28+5 44
10 Aiginiakos 34 11 8 15 44 52−8 41
11 Kissamikos 34 11 7 16 29 38−9 40
12 Anagennisi Karditsa 34 10 9 15 26 38−12 39
13 Acharnaikos 34 11 5 18 38 51−13 0361
14 Kallithea 34 9 6 19 42 49−7 33
15 Panelefsiniakos (R) 34 6 10 18 21 56−35 28 Relegation to Gamma Ethniki
16 AEL Kalloni (R) 34 4 7 23 21 75−54 072
17 Chania (R) 34 11 5 18 37 60−23 054
18 Panthrakikos (R) 34 3 3 28 7 81−74 0−63

Updated to games played on complete.
Source: Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against; 6) Play-offs (neutral ground, only used if needed to decide teams for promotion or relegation).
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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  • 1 Acharnaikos deducted 2 points.
  • 2 Kalloni were expelled from the league at 24 May 2017 and they were deducted 12 points.
  • 3 Panthrakikos withdrew from the league at 26 January 2017 and they were deducted 18 points.
  • 4 AO Chania deducted 33 points from Hellenic Football Federation because playing games without a certificate of participation.

Matches

Home ╲ Away ACH AGR EGNKRDAPSARICHAKLTKALKISLAMOFIPEGPNFPSEPTHSPATRI
Acharnaikos 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–2 1–2 3–1 3–0 0–1 0–3 2–3 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–02 1–2 0–1
Agrotikos Asteras 0–1 1–0 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 5–3 3–03 4–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 3–02 3–0 3–1
Aiginiakos 3–1 2–0 0–3 1–2 0–1 5–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 2–2
Anagennisi Karditsa 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 3–02 0–2 0–2
Apollon Smyrni 3–1 0–0 4–1 2–0 2–2 3–0 3–2 4–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–02 1–0 0–0
Aris 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–0 5–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 4–0 4–0 3–02 2–1 3–2
Chania 2–3 0–2 3–2 2–1 1–4 0–2 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–3 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–02 2–2 1–0
Kallithea 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–2 1–2 2–0 3–1 4–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–02 2–2 0–1
AEL Kalloni 2–1 1–0 1–3 0–0 1–4 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–33 1–3 0–33 1–1 0–0 0–2
Kissamikos 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 4–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–02 2–1 1–3
Lamia 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 4–0 3–1 3–02 2–0 1–0
OFI 3–0 4–0 6–1 5–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–02 6–1 0–1
Panegialios 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–3 4–0 1–1 3–0 2–4 1–0
Panelefsiniakos 1–3 0–6 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–1 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–1 3–02 1–1 1–0
Panserraikos 1–0 2–1 4–5 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–3 0–1 4–2 2–1 0–0 3–04 0–3
Panthrakikos 0–32 0–1 0–32 0–0 0–32 0–32 0–2 2–1 0–32 1–0 0–32 0–32 0–32 1–0 0–32 0–32 0–32
Sparta 1–2 1–2 3–2 1–0 0–2 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–0
Trikala 5–0 3–0 5–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 6–1 2–2 5–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 1–1 3–0 1–0

Updated to games played on complete.
Source: (in Greek)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

  • 2 The opponents of Panthrakikos awarded a 3–0 w/o win each.
  • 3 The opponents of Kalloni awarded a 3–0 w/o win each.
  • 4 Sparti did not show up to the match, so Panserraikos awarded a 3–0 w/o win.

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[2]
1 Greece Nikos Kouskounas Trikala 20
2 Greece Nikos Giannitsanis Trikala 15
Ivory Coast Patrick Vouho OFI Crete 15
4 Greece Andreas Vasilogiannis Lamia 12
5 Greece Andreas Stamatis Chania 11
6 Greece Savvas Siatravanis Apollon Smyrni 10
Greece Stelios Kritikos Panegialios 10
Greece Michalis Frangos Kalloni - Sparta 10
Greece Dimitris Manos OFI Crete 10

References

  1. ↑ https://www.footballleaguenews.gr/statistics/pages-3/contacts.html
  2. ↑ "Football League statistics". http://www.sport24.gr (in Greek). External link in |work= (help)
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