2012–13 Football League (Greece)


The 2012–13 Football League is the second division of the Greek professional football system and the third season under the name Football League after previously being known as Beta Ethniki. Its regular season began on 28 September 2012 and will end on 9 June 2013. The promotion play-offs, are scheduled to take place after regular season.

Teams

TeamLocationStadiumCapacityLast season
Anagennisi EpanomiEpanomiNikos Sarafis Stadium1,736
Anagennisi GiannitsaGiannitsaGiannitsa Municipal Stadium8,000
Apollon SmyrnisAthensGeorgios Kamaras Stadium14,856
Doxa DramaDramaDoxa Dramas Stadium7,000
ErgotelisHeraklionPankritio Stadium25,780
Ethnikos GazorosGazorosSerres Municipal Stadium9,500
FokikosAmfissaAmfissa Municipal Stadium2,000
Iraklis PsachnaPsachnaPsachna Municipal Stadium5,500
Iraklis ThessalonikiThessalonikiKaftanzoglio Stadium27,770
KallitheaKallitheaGrigoris Lambrakis Stadium4,250
KalloniKalloniMytilene Municipal Stadium4,000
KavalaKavalaAnthi Karagianni Stadium10,500
AEL 1964LarissaAEL FC Arena16,118
Niki VolosVolosPanthessaliko Stadium22,700
Olympiacos VolosVolosPanthessaliko Stadium22,700
PanachaikiPatrasKostas Davourlis Stadium11,321
PanetolikosAgrinioPanetolikos Stadium6,500
PanserraikosSerresSerres Municipal Stadium8,300
PierikosKateriniKaterini Municipal Stadium4,956
ThrasyvoulosFyliFyli Municipal Stadium3,142
VyzasMegaraMegara Municipal Stadium2,350

  1. Ethnikos Gazoros' home 500-seater Gazoros Municipal Stadium doesn't meet Football League regulations.
  2. Kalloni's home 800-seater Kalloni Municipal Stadium doesn't meet Football League regulations.

    Structure

At present, there are twenty one clubs that compete in the Football League, playing each other in a home and away series. At the end of the season, the bottom three teams are relegated to the Gamma Ethniki. The top three teams gain automatic promotion. However, teams positioned fourth to seventh take part in a promotion play-off. Unlike in Super League, clubs in the Football League do not get relegated if the club fails to obtain a license. All teams in the Football League take part in the Greek Football Cup.

League table

Promotion play-offs

The promotion play-offs will comprise the teams ranked 3rd through 6th during the regular season, and they are scheduled to take place immediately after the conclusion of the regular season. Niki Volos started the playoffs with a one-point disadvantage, because of their worse position in contrast to the other teams, when the main season finished.

Playoff table

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Michalis ManiasApollon Smyrnis18
2 D'Acol Joaquim A.Kallithea16
3 Yiorghos ManousosKalloni14
4 Milan BojovićPanetolikos12
5 Patrick OgunsotoAnagennisi Epanomi / Olympiacos Volos11
5 Leandro KappelDoxa Drama11
7 Konstantinos FligosNiki Volos10
8 Giannis KatsikisApollon Smyrnis9