2016–17 Football League (Greece)

Football League
Season 2016-17
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The 2016-17 Football League is 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 will on May 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 1,000 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
Kalloni 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 1,800 FL, 14th
Panserraikos Serres Serres Municipal Stadium 9,500 FL, 10th
Panthrakikos 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 14,000 FL, 3rd

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 Agrotikos Asteras 3 3 0 0 10 4+6 9 Promotion to Superleague
2 Apollon Smyrni 3 3 0 0 7 2+5 9
3 Lamia 3 2 1 0 4 0+4 7
4 Acharnaikos 3 2 0 1 6 2+4 6
5 Sparta 3 2 0 1 4 3+1 6
6 OFI 3 1 2 0 5 3+2 5
7 Aiginiakos 3 1 2 0 3 2+1 5
8 Aris 3 1 2 0 3 2+1 5
9 Panserraikos 2 1 1 0 3 2+1 4
10 Trikala 3 1 1 1 4 40 4
11 Chania 3 1 1 1 2 31 4
12 Kallithea 3 1 0 2 6 82 3
13 Anagennisi Karditsa 3 0 2 1 1 32 2
14 Panthrakikos 3 0 1 2 2 42 1
15 Kissamikos 3 0 1 2 1 43 1 Relegation to Gamma Ethniki
16 Panegialios 3 0 1 2 0 33 1
17 AEL Kalloni 3 0 1 2 2 75 1
18 Panelefsiniakos 3 0 0 3 2 75 0

Updated to games played on 27 November 2016.
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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Matches

Home ╲ Away ACH AGR EGNKRDAPSARICHAKLTKALKISLAMOFIPEGPNFPSEPTHSPATRI
Acharnaikos 30 01
Agrotikos Asteras 53 31
Aiginiakos 00 21
Anagennisi Karditsa 11 02
Apollon Smyrni 32 20
Aris 11
Chania 02
Kallithea 10
AEL Kalloni 02
Kissamikos 01 11
Lamia 20
OFI 22 20
Panegialios 00
Panelefsiniakos 13
Panserraikos 12 21
Panthrakikos 00
Sparta 02 21
Trikala 11

Updated to games played on 27 November 2016.
Source: (Greek)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top scorers

Updated to games played 27 November 2016
Rank Player Club Goals[2]
1 Greece Dimitris Diamantopoulos Apollon Smyrni 4
Greece Thanasis Dinopapas Agrotikos Asteras 4
3 Greece Christos Almpanis Apollon Smyrni 3
Kenya Ismail Dunga Salim Acharnaikos 3
5 Greece Nikolaos Stamatakos Kallithea 2
Greece Konstantinos Tegousis Agrotikos Asteras 2
Greece Georgios Kakko Panserraikos 2
Argentina Phillipe Jonathan Javier Agrotikos Asteras 2

References

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