Super League Greece 2
{{Short description|Second highest professional football league in Greece}}
{{infobox football league
| name = Super League Greece 2
| logo = Super League Greece 2 official logo.png
| pixels = 220
| organiser = Professional Football Association A2 National Category
| country = {{GRE}}
| confed = UEFA
| founded = {{start date and age|2019}}
| promotion = Super League Greece 1
| relegation = Gamma Ethniki
| levels = 2
| domest_cup = Greek Cup
Greek Super Cup
| champions = AEL (5th title)
| most successful club = Panachaiki (6 titles)
| top goalscorer = Ilias Chatzieleftheriou (152 goals)
| season = 2024–25
| tv = SKAI TV, monobala.gr
| website = {{URL|https://www.sl2.gr/|sl2.gr}}
| current = 2024–25 Super League Greece 2
}}
The Super League Greece 2 ({{langx|el|Ελληνική Σούπερ Λίγκα 2}}) is the second division of professional football in Greece, serving as a feeder league to the top level Super League 1. Made up of 20 teams in two groups, it is usually played from September to May. Super League 2 is ranked below the Super League 1 and above the Gamma Ethniki in the Greek football league system. All of the Super League 2 clubs take part in the Greek Football Cup, the annual Greek Cup competition.
History
The league was founded in 2019, after the restructuring of the Greek football league championships,{{Cite web|url=https://www.hellenicparliament.gr/UserFiles/bbb19498-1ec8-431f-82e6-023bb91713a9/11008963.pdf|title=Η Τροπολογία για την αναδιάρθρωση των επαγγελματικών πρωταθλημάτων ποδοσφαίρου για την περίοδο 2019–2020|website=hellenicparliament.gr|language=el}} replacing the Football League (former Beta Ethniki) as the second level in the league pyramid.
Twelve (12) clubs participated in the league's first season and second season of operation.
For the third season (2021–2022) the league was restructured after the abolition of the third level Football League. Starting with this season, the team became known as Betsson Super League 2 as the online betting operator entered into a title sponsorship agreement.{{Cite web |last=Dawson |first=Kio |date=2022-11-08 |title=Betsson renews support of Greek Super League 2 |url=https://www.gamingintelligence.com/marketing/sponsorship/165355-betsson-renews-support-of-greek-super-league-2/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Gaming Intelligence |language=en-GB}} The league included 24 teams including Olympiacos, PAOK, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens also participating. Levadiakos was promoted to Super League and did not participate; A.E. Kifisia F.C. was an addition relegated from Super League.
For the fifth season (2023–2024), the league remained split into two groups with a reduction to twenty four clubs.
For the sixth season (2024–2025), the league continued with two groups with a further reduction of the clubs to twenty.
Seasons in second division (1959-60 – present)
This is the complete list of the clubs that have taken part in the second division played from the 1959–60 season until the 2021–22 season of Super League 2. The teams in bold will compete in Super League 2 in the 2024–25 season.
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Seasons
! Clubs |
---|
36 |
35 |
34 |
32 |
31 |
30 |
29 |
28 |
27
|Edessaikos, Kastoria, Ethnikos Asteras, Doxa Drama, Diagoras Rodou, Ionikos |
26 |
24 |
23 |
22 |
21
| Fostiras |
20 |
18 |
17
| Agrotikos Asteras, Ilisiakos, Kilkisiakos, Lamia, Panargiakos |
16 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
12
| Athinaikos, Argonaftis Piraeus, Aris Ptolemaidas, Anagennisi Epanomis, Kozani |
11 |
10
| Ethnikos Piraeus, Pandramaikos, APS Patrae |
9 |
8 |
7
|Olympiacos Chalkida, Ikaros Athens, M.E.N.T., Aspida Xanthi, Olympiacos Neon Liosion, Eordaikos, Thrasyvoulos, Apollon Larissas |
6
|Apollon Kalamata, Olympiacos Kozanis, Thermaikos Thessalonikis, Rodiakos, Karditsa, Foinikas Polichnis, Florina |
5
| Orfeas Xanthis, Apollon Serron, PAS Averof, AE Chania, Larisaikos, Iraklis Kavalas, Thyella Patras, Pagkorinthiakos, Olympiakos Loutrakiou, Orchomenos, Elpis Dramas, Filippi Kavalas, Aiginiakos, Ialysos, Panaspropyrgiakos, Karaiskakis, Rouf, Ilioupoli |
4
|Aris Peraeus, Pallamiaki, Chalkidona, Iraklis Serron, Asteras Athens, Megas Alexandros Irakleias, Evripos Chalkidas, Megas Alexandros Thessalonikis, Phoebus Kremastis, Nikiforos Florinas, Orfeas, Agios Nikolaos, Iraklis Psachnon, Fokikos, GS Alexandroupolis, Aris, Zakynthos, Episkopi, Ierapetra, AEK Athens B, Kampaniakos, PAOK B |
3
| Olympiakos Patras, Olympiakos Lamias, Asteras Tripolis, Saframpoli, Kadmos Thivas, Panchaniakos, GS Iraklis Larissas, Patraikos OF, Patraikos, Kalogreza, Apollon Mytilinis, Thiva, Apollon Kryas Vrysis, AO Petralona, Dorieus Rodou, Moudania, Makedonikos Siatistas, Agios Dimitrios, Aiolikos, Pontioi Verias, ASK Olympiakos, Haidari, AEL Kallonis, Ethnikos Gazorou, Ethnikos Alexandroupolis, Sparti, Platanias, Panathinaikos B, Olympiacos B, A.E. Kifisia, Panionios |
2
|Olympos Katerinis, Omilos Kalamatas, Aris Kastorias, Aris Korinthou, Aris Mytilinis, Mikrasiatiki Chiou, Preveza, Aris Dramas, Achilleas Trikalon, Amfissaikos, Anaplasis Tyrnavou, Spartiatikos, Talos Chanion, AE Komotinis, AE Nikeas, Eleftheroupoli, Dimitra Trikalon, AE Chalandriou, AE Tyrnavou, PGS Mytilinis, Leonidas Spartis, Orestis Orestiadas, AE Kavalas, Pyrsos Grevenon, AO Syrou, Achilleas Farsalon, Nestos Chrysoupolis, Aris Agiou Konstantinou, Ethnikos Sidirokastrou, Elassona, Achaiki, Anagennisi Kolindrou, Poseidon Neon Poron, ILTEX Lykoi, Akratitos, Kassandra, Tyrnavos, Kissamikos, Veria NFC, Thesprotos |
1
|Meliteas Thessalonikis, Prasina Poulia, Pallevadiaki, Atromitos Ioanninon, AE Trikala, AE Chalkida, Aetos Chiou, Aris Tripolis, Pallesviakos, Achilleas Mytilinis, Aris Protis, Atlantis Chanion, Parrodiakos, Megas Alexandros Katerinis, Aris Larisas, AE Mytilinis, Panchiakos, P.O. Atsaleniou, Lamiakos, Iraklis Volou, Orfeas Komotinis, AO Alexandroupolis, Achilleas Triandrias, Doxa Neapolis, AEK Kalamatas, AO Tripoli, AO Spartis, Rethymniakos, Aris Chiou, Doxa Piraeus, Atromitos Serron, Elpida Nigritas, Xirokrini, AO Ioanninon, Bizani, Asteras Amaliadas, Pannemeatikos, Niki Polygyrou, Amfiali, Moschato, Akrites Sykeon, Rigas Feraios Velestinou, Thyella Serron, A.E. Messolonghi, Drapetsona, Pelopas Kiatou, Odysseas Kordeliou, Toxotis Volou, APE Langada, AO Pyrgos, Nafpaktiakos Asteras, Messiniakos, Asteras Magoulas, Vataniakos, Glyfada, AEK Athens, Ermionida, Trachones Alimou, Volos, Aittitos Spaton, Asteras Vlachioti, Iraklis Larissas, Giouchtas, Tilikratis, Ethnikos Neo Keramidi, Asteras Tripolis B |
Teams
=2024–25 season=
The following 20 clubs will compete in the Super League 2 in the 2024–25 season.
{{Location map+|Greece|width=550|float=right|caption=Locations of the 2024–25 Super League Greece 2 teams|places=
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=38.01 |long=23.77 |label=AEK Athens B
A.E. Kifisia
Egaleo
Ilioupoli
Panionios}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=40.286 |long=22.463 |label=Ethnikos|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=40.614 |long=22.972 |label=Iraklis
Makedonikos
PAOK B}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=39.615 |long=22.399 |label=AEL |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=36.438318 |long=28.228158 |label=Diagoras| position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=40.947 |long=24.435 |label=Kavala |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=39.387 |long=22.931 |label=Niki Volos |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=37.037 |long=22.114 |label=Kalamata|position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=37.516667 |long=22.383333 |label=Asteras Tripolis B |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=37.617 |long=22.617 |label=Panargiakos |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=38.2466 |long=21.7346 |label=Panachaiki |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=39.667 |long=20.85 |label=PAS Giannina |position=bottom}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=35.487 |long=24.000 |label=Chania |position=top}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=40.6255 |long=22.7311 |label=Kampaniakos|position=left}}
}}
: Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
:
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|+ !Team !Location !Stadium !Capacity |
AEK Athens Β
| align="center" |3,000 |
A.E. Kifisia
|Zirineio Municipal Stadium | align="center" |1,650 |
AEL
| align="center" |16,118 |
Asteras Tripolis B
|Tripoli Municipal Stadium | align="center" |1,000 |
Chania
| align="center" | 4,527 |
Diagoras
| align="center" |3,693 |
Egaleo
|Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium | align="center" |8,217 |
Ethnikos Neo Keramidi
| align="center" |4,995 |
Ilioupoli
|Ilioupoli Municipal Stadium | align="center" | 2,000 |
Iraklis
| align="center" |27,770 |
Kalamata
| align="center" | 5,613 |
Kampaniakos
|Chalastra Stadium | align="center" |1,000 |
Kavala
| align="center" |10,550 |
Makedonikos
| align="center" |8,100 |
Niki Volos
| align="center" |22,700 |
Panachaiki
| align="center" |11,321 |
Panargiakos
| align="center" |5,000 |
Panionios
| align="center" |11,700 |
PAOK B
| align="center" |8,100 |
PAS Giannina
| align="center"| 7,652 |
:
Results
=Second Division champions (1959-60 until 2023-24)=
==From 1959 to 1962==
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Season
!Winner | |
---|---|
style="text-align:center;"|1959–60 | Atromitos Piraeus (1), Fostiras (1), Thermaikos Thessaloniki (1) |
style="text-align:center;"|1960–61 | Egaleo (1), Panelefsiniakos (1), Niki Volos (1), Aspida Xanthi (1) |
style="text-align:center;"|1961–62 | Panegialios (1), Pierikos (1) |
==From 1962 to 1983==
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Season
!Winner | |
---|---|
style="text-align:center;"|1962–63 | Edessaikos (1), Doxa Drama (1), Olympiacos Chalkida (1), Pagkorinthiakos (1) |
style="text-align:center;"|1963–64 | Panachaiki (1), Proodeftiki (1), Philippi Kavala (1) |
style="text-align:center;"|1964–65 | Panserraikos (1), Edessaikos (2), Egaleo (2), Vyzas Megara (1) |
style="text-align:center;"|1965–66 | Veria (1), OFI (1), Vyzas Megara (2) |
style="text-align:center;"|1966–67 | Panelefsiniakos (1), Kavala (1), Olympiacos Volos (1) |
style="text-align:center;"|1967–68 | Chalkida (1), Trikala (1) |
style="text-align:center;"|1968–69 | Panachaiki (2), Kavala (2) |
style="text-align:center;"|1969–70 | Apollon Smyrnis (1), Veria (2), Fostiras (2) |
style="text-align:center;"|1970–71 | Panachaiki (3), Trikala (2), Olympiacos Volos (2) |
style="text-align:center;"|1971–72 | Panserraikos (2), Kalamata (1), Atromitos (1) |
style="text-align:center;"|1972–73 | Apollon Smyrnis (2), Apollon Kalamaria (1), AEL (1) |
style="text-align:center;"|1973–74 | PAS Giannina (1), Kastoria (1), Kalamata (2) |
style="text-align:center;"|1974–75 | Apollon Smyrnis (3), Panetolikos (1), Pierikos (2) |
style="text-align:center;"|1975–76 | Kavala (3), OFI (2) |
style="text-align:center;"|1976–77 | Egaleo (3), Veria (3) |
style="text-align:center;"|1977–78 | Rodos (1), AEL (2) |
style="text-align:center;"|1978–79 | Doxa Drama (2), Korinthos (1) |
style="text-align:center;"|1979–80 | Panserraikos (3), Atromitos (2) |
style="text-align:center;"|1980–81 | Rodos (2), Iraklis (1) |
style="text-align:center;"|1981–82 | Panachaiki (4), Makedonikos (1) |
style="text-align:center;"|1982–83 | Egaleo (4), Apollon Kalamaria (2) |
==From 1983 to 2019==
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |
width="70"|Season
!width="180"|Winner | |
---|---|
1983–84 | Panachaiki (5) |
1984–85 | PAS Giannina (2) |
1985–86 | Diagoras (1) |
1986–87 | Panachaiki (6) |
1987–88 | Doxa Drama (3) |
1988–89 | Xanthi (1) |
1989–90 | Athinaikos (1) |
1990–91 | Ethnikos Piraeus (1) |
1991–92 | Apollon Kalamaria (3) |
1992–93 | Naoussa (1) |
1993–94 | Ionikos (1) |
1994–95 | Paniliakos (1) |
|valign="top" width=33%|
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width="70"|Season
!width="180"|Winner | |
---|---|
1995–96 | Kavala (4) |
1996–97 | Panionios (1) |
1997–98 | Aris (1) |
1998–99 | Trikala (4) |
1999–00 | Athinaikos (2) |
2000–01 | Egaleo (5) |
2001–02 | PAS Giannina (3) |
2002–03 | Chalkidona (1) |
2003–04 | Kerkyra (1) |
2004–05 | AEL (3) |
2005–06 | Ergotelis (1) |
2006–07 | Asteras Tripolis (1) |
|valign="top" width=33%|
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width="70"|Season
!width="180"|Winner | |
---|---|
2007–08 | Panserraikos (4) |
2008–09 | Atromitos (3) |
2009–10 | Olympiacos Volos (3) |
2010–11 | Panetolikos (2) |
2011–12 | Panthrakikos (1) |
2012–13 | Apollon Smyrnis (4) |
2013–14 | Niki Volos (2) |
2014–15 | AEK Athens (1) |
2015–16 | AEL (4) |
2016–17 | Apollon Smyrnis (5) |
2017–18 | OFI (3) |
2018–19 | Volos (1) |
|}
==From 2019 to Present==
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Season
! Winner ! Top Scorer | |
---|---|
2019–20 | PAS Giannina (4)
| 11 - {{flagicon|USA}} Joseph Efford (Ergotelis) |
2020–21 | Ionikos (2)
| 15 - {{flagicon|ARG}} Matías Castro (Ionikos) |
2021–22 | Levadiakos (1)
| 24 - {{flagicon|GRE}} Giannis Pasas (Veria) |
2022–23
| Panserraikos (5), A.E. Kifisia (1) | 19 - {{flagicon|SRB}} Kosta Aleksić (Iraklis) | |
2023–24
| Levadiakos (2), Athens Kallithea (1) | 18 - {{flagicon|GRE}} Giannis Loukinas (Athens Kallithea) | |
2024–25
| AEL (5) |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.sl2.gr/ Official website] {{in lang|el}}
{{Greek Second Division/Football (soccer)}}
{{Super League Greece 2 seasons}}
{{Football in Greece}}
{{UEFA second leagues}}