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.

Football League
Season2012–13
ChampionsApollon Smyrni
PromotedApollon Smyrni
Ergotelis
AEL Kalloni
Panetolikos
RelegatedPanserraikos
Larissa
Thrasyvoulos
Anagennisi Epanomi
Matches played160

Teams
Location of teams in 2012–13 Football League
TeamLocationStadiumCapacityLast seasonRef
Anagennisi EpanomiEpanomiNikos Sarafis Stadium1,7369th[1]
Anagennisi GiannitsaGiannitsaGiannitsa Municipal Stadium8,00013th[1]
Apollon SmyrnisAthensGeorgios Kamaras Stadium14,856FL2 South, 1st[2]
Doxa DramaDramaDoxa Dramas Stadium7,000SL, 16th[3]
ErgotelisHeraklionPankritio Stadium25,780SL, 14th[4]
Ethnikos GazorosGazorosSerres Municipal Stadium19,500FL2 North, 1st[1]
FokikosAmfissaAmfissa Municipal Stadium2,00014th[1]
Iraklis PsachnaPsachnaPsachna Municipal Stadium5,50011th[1]
Iraklis ThessalonikiThessalonikiKaftanzoglio Stadium27,770FL2 North, 5th[5]
KallitheaKallitheaGrigoris Lambrakis Stadium4,2503rd[6]
KalloniKalloniMytilene Municipal Stadium24,0006th[7]
KavalaKavalaAnthi Karagianni Stadium10,500Delta Ethniki, 4th[8]
AEL 1964LarissaAEL FC Arena16,11810th[9]
Niki VolosVolosPanthessaliko Stadium22,700FL2 North, 2nd[10]
Olympiacos Volos 1937VolosPanthessaliko Stadium22,700-[10]
PanachaikiPatrasKostas Davourlis Stadium11,3214th[11]
PanetolikosAgrinioPanetolikos Stadium6,500SL, 15th[12]
PanserraikosSerresSerres Municipal Stadium8,3007th[1]
PierikosKateriniKaterini Municipal Stadium4,9568th[13]
ThrasyvoulosFyliFyli Municipal Stadium3,14212th[1]
VyzasMegaraMegara Municipal Stadium2,35015th[1]
  1. ^ Ethnikos Gazoros' home 500-seater Gazoros Municipal Stadium doesn't meet Football League regulations.[14]
  2. ^ Kalloni's home 800-seater Kalloni Municipal Stadium doesn't meet Football League regulations.[7]

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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Apollon Smyrnis (C, P) 40 22 9 9 50 29 +21 75 Promotion to 2013–14 Super League
2 Ergotelis (P) 40 21 11 8 42 25 +17 74
3 AEL Kalloni (P) 40 20 13 7 48 22 +26 73[lower-alpha 1]
4 Panetolikos (P) 40 20 13 7 55 23 +32 73[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for promotion play-offs
5 Olympiacos Volos 1937 40 19 16 5 49 23 +26 73[lower-alpha 1]
6 Iraklis Thessaloniki 40 19 14 7 49 25 +24 71
7 Niki Volos 40 17 17 6 44 23 +21 68[lower-alpha 2]
8 Panserraikos (R) 40 19 11 10 40 29 +11 68[lower-alpha 2] Relegation to 2013–14 Gamma Ethniki
9 Doxa Drama 40 16 12 12 35 27 +8 60
10 Iraklis Psachna 40 13 16 11 42 37 +5 55
11 Kavala 40 14 11 15 35 36 −1 53
12 Kallithea 40 12 14 14 42 44 −2 50
13 Larissa[lower-alpha 3] (R) 40 16 15 9 42 26 +16 42 Relegation to 2013–14 Gamma Ethniki
14 Ethnikos Gazoros 40 9 14 17 27 35 −8 41
15 Panachaiki[lower-alpha 4] 40 9 15 16 32 40 −8 39
16 Fokikos 40 8 13 19 28 51 −23 37
17 Vyzas 40 7 11 22 22 49 −27 32
18 Anagennisi Giannitsa[lower-alpha 3] 40 9 7 24 35 68 −33 30
19 Pierikos[lower-alpha 3] 40 9 12 19 33 61 −28 29
20 Thrasyvoulos[lower-alpha 5] (R) 40 6 13 21 22 47 −25 22 Relegation to 2013–14 Gamma Ethniki
21 Anagennisi Epanomi[lower-alpha 3] (R) 40 2 9 29 24 74 −50 9
Source: Football League standings
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: AEL Kalloni: 8 pts, Panetolikos: 4 pts, Olympiacos Volos: 3 pts.
  2. Head-to-head record: Niki Volos–Panserraikos 3–0, Panserraikos–Niki Volos 0–1.
  3. Larissa was docked 21 points, Pierikos was docked 10 points, Anagennisi Giannitsa was docked 4 points, Anagennisi Epanomi was docked 6 points, because of debts to former players according to HFF decisions.[15]
  4. On 31 December 2012, Panachaiki was docked 3 points because of the suspension of the Greek Cup match against Olympiacos on 19 December 2012.[16]
  5. Thrasyvoulos was docked 6 points because of debts to former players according to HFF decision.[15]
    On 19 April 2013, Thrasyvoulos was docked 3 points because of debts to a former player.[17]

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.[18] 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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Panetolikos (P) 6 4 1 1 10 6 +4 14 Promotion to 2013–14 Super League
2 Iraklis Thessaloniki 6 3 0 3 7 8 −1 10
3 Olympiacos Volos 1937 6 2 2 2 9 6 +3 9
4 Niki Volos 6 0 3 3 4 10 −6 3
Source: [18]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted.

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals[19]
1 Michalis Manias Apollon Smyrnis 18
2 D'Acol Joaquim A. Kallithea 16
3 Yiorghos Manousos Kalloni 14
4 Milan Bojović Panetolikos 12
5 Patrick Ogunsoto Anagennisi Epanomi / Olympiacos Volos 1937 11
Leandro Kappel Doxa Drama 11
7 Konstantinos Fligos Niki Volos 10
8 Giannis Katsikis Apollon Smyrnis 9

References
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  2. Η ιστορία του γηπέδου του Απόλλωνα [The history of Apollon's ground] (in Greek). fcapollon.gr. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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  7. Εγκαταστάσεις [Facilities] (in Greek). aelk.gr. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  8. Karamitrousis, Ntikos (4 February 2011). Ανθή Καραγιάννη: Το κορίτσι που έδωσε το όνομά της σε ένα στάδιο [Anthi Karagianni: The girl who gave her name in a stadium]. Express (in Greek). Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  9. "AEL FC ARENA" (in Greek). ael.gr. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  10. Πανθεσσαλικό Στάδιο [Panthessaliko Stadium] (in Greek). General Secretariat for the Olympic Utilization. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  11. Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Ελλάδας – Δελτίο Τύπου [Periphery of West Greece - Press release]. Periphery of West Greece (in Greek). OTA.gr. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
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  13. "Katerini Municipal Stadium". stadia.gr. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  14. Ιστορία [History] (in Greek). ethnikosgazwrou.gr. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  15. Αφαίρεση 18 βαθμών από την ΑΕΛ!!! (in Greek). Archived from the original on 23 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  16. "Απόφαση Πειθαρχικής Επιτροπής ΕΠΟ (31-12-2012)".
  17. "Οριστική η αφαίρεση βαθμών για Θρασύβουλο (19-04-2013)".
  18. "Proclamation of the 2012–13 Football League". epae.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2013., Article 8 (Προβιβασμός – Υποβιβασμός ομάδας) (in Greek)
  19. "Football League statistics".

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