2010–11 Football League (Greece)

The 2010–11 Football League is the second division of the Greek professional football system and the first season under the name Football League after previously being known as Beta Ethniki. Its regular season began on 12 September 2010 and ended on 15 May 2011; the promotion play-offs, originally scheduled to take place immediately afterwards, were postponed to late July 2011 in wake of the Koriopolis scandal.

Football League
Season2010–11
ChampionsPanetolikos
PromotedPanetolikos
PAS Giannina
OFI
Levadiakos
Doxa Drama
RelegatedEthnikos Piraeus
Ionikos
Anagennisi Karditsa
Ilioupoli
Trikala
Matches played306
Goals scored653 (2.13 per match)
Biggest home winPAS Giannina 5–0 Veria
PAS Giannina 5–0 Diagoras
Biggest away winAgrotikos Asteras 1–4 Kallithea
Highest scoringEth. Asteras 4–3 Diagoras
Ethnikos 4–3 Kallithea

Teams

A total of three teams gained promotion to the 2010–11 Super League after the 2009–10 Beta Ethniki season. Champions Olympiacos Volos and runners-up Kerkyra were directly promoted, while the remaining spot was taken by promotion play-off group winners Panserraikos. The three promoted teams were replaced by Levadiakos, PAS Giannina and Panthrakikos, who finished in the bottom three places of the 2009–10 Super League.

On the bottom end of the table, Rodos, Kalamata and Egaleo were relegated to the 2010–11 Football League 2, the former Gamma Ethniki. Kalamata and Egaleo were directly relegated after finishing in the bottom two places of the table, while Rodos finished bottom in the relegation play-off group. The relegated teams were replaced by 2009–10 Gamma Ethniki South champions Kallithea, North champions Veria and promotion play-off match winners Trikala.

Location of teams in 2010–11 Football League
TeamLocationLast season
Agrotikos AsterasThessaloniki10th
Anagennisi KarditsaKarditsa12th
Diagoras RodosRhodes8th
Doxa DramaDrama14th
Ethnikos AsterasAthens11th
Ethnikos PiraeusPiraeus4th
IlioupoliAthens9th
IonikosPiraeus15th
KallitheaKallitheaGE South, 1st
LevadiakosLivadeiaSL, 14th
OFIHeraklion3rd
PanetolikosAgrinio7th
PanthrakikosKomotiniSL, 16th
PAS GianninaIoanninaSL, 15th
PierikosKaterini6th
ThrasyvoulosAthens13th
TrikalaTrikalaGE North, 2nd
VeriaVeriaGE North, 1st

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Panetolikos (C, P) 34 23 6 5 47 19 +28 75 Promotion to Super League
2 PAS Giannina (P) 34 22 8 4 55 17 +38 74
3 OFI (P) 34 21 6 7 42 20 +22 69 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Levadiakos (P) 34 17 9 8 48 33 +15 60
5 Doxa Drama (P) 34 16 8 10 51 28 +23 56
6 Diagoras Rodos 34 15 7 12 36 36 0 52
7 Panthrakikos 34 13 8 13 36 38 −2 47
8 Veria 34 12 8 14 37 42 −5 44
9 Pierikos 34 11 10 13 39 43 −4 43
10 Agrotikos Asteras 34 11 7 16 34 41 −7 40
11 Ethnikos Asteras 34 9 11 14 27 38 −11 38
12 Thrasyvoulos 34 9 9 16 33 36 −3 36
13 Kallithea 34 3 10 21 27 54 −27 19
14 Ethnikos Piraeus[lower-alpha 1] (R) 33 8 8 17 28 48 −20 32 Relegation to Delta Ethniki[lower-alpha 2]
15 Ionikos[lower-alpha 1] (R) 35 9 9 17 25 51 −26 36
16 Anagennisi Karditsa[lower-alpha 3] (R) 34 9 6 19 20 43 −23 17
17 Ilioupoli[lower-alpha 1] (R) 34 10 6 18 29 50 −21 36 Relegation to Delta Ethniki[lower-alpha 4]
17 Trikala[lower-alpha 1] (R) 34 18 6 10 42 23 +19 60 Relegation to Delta Ethniki[lower-alpha 5]
Source: Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. On 26 September 2011, the Professional Sports Committee stripped Ionikos, Ethnikos Piraeus, Ilioupoli and Trikala of their professional licence.
  2. Anagennisi Karditsa, Ionikos and Ethnikos Piraeus were automatically placed in the last three positions of the table and demoted to the Football League 2 after having been found guilty of forgery during the winter transfer window,[1]
  3. On 26 September 2011, the Professional Sports Committee stripped Anagennisi Karditsa of their professional licence.
    Anagennisi also had 16 points deducted.
  4. On 3 August 2011, Ilioupoli was found guilty of match-fixing. Therefore, they were automatically put at the end of the league table and demoted to the Football League 2.[2] Their appeal was unsuccessful.[3]
  5. Trikala were expelled from the league after the conclusion of the season as they were found guilty of forgery. Therefore, they were automatically put at the end of the league table and demoted to the Football League 2.[4] Though a final decision hasn't been made yet.[3]

Results
Home \ Away AGR KRD DIA DDR ETA ETH ILI ION KLT LEV OFI PNT PTH PAS PIE THR TRI VER
Agrotikos Asteras 3–1 3–0 1–3 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–4 0–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–0 3–2
Anagennisi Karditsa 2–0 0–3 2–1[lower-alpha 1] 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 0–1 2–3
Diagoras Rodos 2–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–1 1–0
Doxa Drama 4–0 4–0 2–0 0–0 4–0 2–0 5–1 2–0 2–1 0–2 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–2
Ethnikos Asteras 2–1 2–1 4–3 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–1
Ethnikos Piraeus 0–3[lower-alpha 2] 0–0 2–4 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–2 4–3 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–3 2–1 0–0 1–2 2–1
Ilioupoli 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 2–2 0–0 0–2 2–0 2–4 1–2 2–3 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–0
Ionikos 1–0 0–3[lower-alpha 3] 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 0–0 0–3 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–0
Kallithea 1–2 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–4
Levadiakos 1–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 4–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2
OFI 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 4–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0
Panetolikos 4–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 4–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0
Panthrakikos 3–2 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–0
PAS Giannina 1–0 1–0 5–0 1–0 3–0 3–1 3–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 2–0 5–0
Pierikos 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 3–0[lower-alpha 4] 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–1 4–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–2
Thrasyvoulos 2–2 0–0 0–2 4–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 3–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 1–0
Trikala 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 4–0 1–0 4–0 0–1 2–0 4–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 2–2
Veria 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–1
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Anagennisi Karditsa won the match 2–1, but was later penalized for forgery and lost the match with 0–3.
  2. Ethnikos Piraeus won the match 2–0, but was later penalized for forgery and lost the match with 0–3.
  3. Ionikos won the match 1–0, but was later penalized for forgery and lost the match with 0–3.
  4. Ionikos drew the match 0–0, but was later penalized for unpaid debts and lost the match with 0–3.

Play-offs

A number of teams were scheduled to take part in two different double round-robin tournaments after the conclusion of the regular season, with four teams to compete for the third available promotion spot and four teams to avoid relegation. However, the relegation play-offs were cancelled after several teams were demoted because of financial irregularities.

Each play-off participant was assigned a number of bonus points in relation to their result of the regular season. The worst-placed team of each group started the play-off with 0 points. The number of points earned during the regular season by these teams was then subtracted from the points of each other team of the respective group; the result was divided by four and rounded to the nearest whole number of points, if necessary.

Promotion play-offs

The promotion play-offs initially comprised the teams ranked 3rd through 6th during the regular season, OFI, Trikala, Levadiakos and Doxa Drama and were scheduled to take place in late May, immediately after the conclusion of the regular season. However, the round was postponed due to the investigations in the Koriopolis scandal. Trikala were eventually found guilty of forgery and demoted to the amateur leagues; their spot in the promotion play-off was taken by 7th-placed Diagoras.

As outlined above, Diagoras' earned total of 52 points during the regular season were taken as a base for the calculation of bonus points for the other play-off participants. OFI had collected 69 points, 17 more than Diagoras Rodos, and hence were assigned a four-point bonus. Similarly, Levadiakos (60 points) were awarded two bonus points and Doxa Drama (56 points) were given a one-point bonus. OFI won the play-off and were promoted to 2011–12 Super League Greece. Levadiakos and Doxa Drama were also promoted because Olympiakos Volou and Kavala F.C. were relegated because of Koriopolis.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation OFI LEV DDR DIA
1 OFI (O, P) 6 4 2 0 12 5 +7 18 Promotion to Super League[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 3–0[lower-alpha 2] 3–0
2 Levadiakos (P) 6 4 1 1 12 2 +10 15 0–1 3–0 4–0
3 Doxa Drama (P) 6 1 2 3 5 13 −8 6 3–3 0–3[lower-alpha 2] 1–1
4 Diagoras Rodos 6 0 1 5 2 12 −10 1 1–2 0–1 0–1
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Levadiakos and Doxa Drama could be promoted, as Olympiacos Volos and Kavala were not granted a Super League License for 2011–12 Super League, if AE Larissa and Panserraikos are relegated.
  2. w.o. (The matches were awarded by a score of 3–0 as Doxa Drama had not enough players to field a full side.)[5]

Relegation play-offs

The relegation play-offs initially comprised the teams ranked 13th through 16th during the regular season, Ionikos, Ilioupoli, Thrasyvoulos and Ethnikos Piraeus and were scheduled to take place in late May, immediately after the conclusion of the regular season. However, the round was eventually cancelled after Trikala, Anagennisi Karditsa, Ionikos and Asteras Piraeus were all found guilty of forgery and demoted from the league.

Top scorers

Source: Soccerway

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ivory Coast Ibrahima Bakayoko PAS Giannina 19
2 Serbia Marko Markovski Doxa Drama 18
3 Greece Giorgos Zacharopoulos Thrasyvoulos 15
4 Greece Anestis Agritis OFI 11
Greece Georgios Barkoglou Levadiakos
Greece Georgios Saitiotis Veria
Greece Dimitrios Sialmas PAS Giannina
8 Greece Giorgos Theodoridis Panetolikos 10
9 Greece Georgios Gougoulias Pierikos 9
Greece Evangelos Kontogoulidis Trikala
Poland Bartosz Tarachulski Diagoras Rodos

References
  1. "Regegation for Ethnikos and Ionikos" (in Greek). Contra.gr. September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  2. "Ilioupoli punished with relegation" (in Greek). Contra.gr. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  3. "Decisions of Appeal Committee (5 September 2011)" (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Archived from the original on 19 November 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  4. "Trikala got disqualified" (in Greek). Contra.gr. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  5. "OFI earns last Super League ticket". ekathimerini.com. Ekathimerini. September 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
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