2018–19 Football League (Greece)

The 2018–19 Football League is the second division of the Greek professional football league system and the eighth season under the name Football League after previously being known as Beta Ethniki. This year the participating teams were reduced from 18 to 16.

Football League
Season2018–19
Dates27 October 2018 – 5 May 2019
ChampionsVolos (1st title)
PromotedVolos
RelegatedIrodotos
Aittitos Spata
Aiginiakos
Sparti
Matches played240
Goals scored547 (2.28 per match)
Top goalscorerChristos Eleftheriadis
Miguel Bianconi
(16 goals)
Biggest home winVolos 7–0 Karaiskakis
(27 October 2018)
Platanias 7–0 Sparti
(27 March 2019)
Biggest away winSparti 0–7 Doxa Drama
(13 April 2019)
Highest scoringVolos 7–0 Karaiskakis
(27 October 2018)
Iraklis Thessaloniki 3–4 Apollon Larissa
(22 November 2018)
Platanias 7–0 Sparti
(27 March 2019)
Sparti 0–7 Doxa Drama
(13 April 2019)
Platanias 4–3 Panachaiki
(17 April 2019)
Longest winning run6 matches
Volos
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Volos
Longest winless run11 matches
Aittitos Spata
Longest losing run9 matches
Aittitos Spata
All statistics correct as of 5 May 2019.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2017–18 season.

To Football League

Promoted from Gamma Ethniki

Relegated from Super League

From Football League

Promoted to Super League

Relegated to Gamma Ethniki

Stadiums
Locations of the 2018–19 Football League teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AiginiakosAiginioMunicipal Stadium "Giannis Paralikidis"1,000
Aittitos Spata1SpataSpata Municipal Stadium 2,500
AO Chania−KissamikosChaniaPerivolia Municipal Stadium4,527
Apollon LarissaLarissaApollon Ground5,000
Apollon PontusThessalonikiKalamaria Stadium6,500
Doxa DramaDramaDoxa Drama Stadium9,000
ErgotelisHeraklionPankritio Stadium26,240
IraklisThessalonikiKaftanzoglio Stadium27,770
IrodotosHeraklionMunicipal Nea Alikarnassos Stadium3,000
KaraiskakisArtaMunicipal Agioi Anargiroi Stadium1,900
KerkyraCorfuKerkyra Stadium3,000
PanachaikiPatrasKostas Davourlis Stadium11,321
PlataniasChaniaPerivolia Municipal Stadium4,527
SpartiSpartaSparta Municipal Stadium1,500
TrikalaTrikalaTrikala Municipal Stadium15,000
VolosVolosNeapoli Municipal Stadium2,500

Personnel and sponsoring
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Aiginiakos Turkey Cem Karaca Greece Stefanos Polyzos Givova N/A
Aittitos Spata Greece Petros Dimitriou Greece Andreas Iraklis Givova N/A
AO Chania−Kissamikos Greece Alekos Vosniadis Greece Alexis Seliniotakis Saller Dimiourgiki
Apollon Larissa Albania Arjan Bellaj Greece Konstantinos Chatzis Givova N/A
Apollon Pontus Greece Dimitris Kalaitzidis Greece Dimitris Samaras Nike N/A
Doxa Drama Greece Dimitrios Spanos Greece Stavros Petavrakis Macron N/A
Ergotelis Cyprus Nikki Papavasiliou Greece Christos Batzios Capelli N/A
Iraklis Brazil Marcello Troisi Greece Nikos Ziabaris Givova N/A
Irodotos Greece Georgios Lyronis Greece Michail Fragoulakis Stanno Chalet Suites
Karaiskakis Greece Apostolos Charalampidis Greece Aristotelis Karagiannidis Macron Kotopoula Artas
Kerkyra Greece Anastasios Theos Greece Giannis Ioannou Macron N/A
Panachaiki Greece Sakis Tsiolis Greece Nikos Loumpardeas Capelli Bakalaros
Platanias Greece Giannis Tatsis Greece Manolis Roussakis Luanvi Ergobeton
Sparti Greece Konstantinos Kladis Greece Thanasis Pantos Givova Mayfair
Trikala Greece Dimitrios Sitsas Greece Xenofon Panos Nike Goalbet
Volos Spain Juan Ferrando Greece Vasilis Mantzis Luanvi Goalbet

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Volos (C) 30 18 6 6 61 27 +34 60 Promotion to the Super League 1
2 Platanias 30 15 10 5 53 22 +31 55 Qualification for the promotion play-off
3 Apollon Larissa[lower-alpha 1] 30 16 9 5 44 27 +17 54 Eligibility for Super League 2
4 Ergotelis[lower-alpha 2] 30 15 6 9 48 28 +20 48
5 Panachaiki 30 12 12 6 32 25 +7 48
6 AO Chania−Kissamikos 30 13 7 10 40 24 +16 46
7 Apollon Pontus[lower-alpha 3] 30 15 4 11 33 27 +6 46
8 Doxa Drama 30 12 9 9 41 28 +13 45
9 Kerkyra[lower-alpha 4] 30 14 5 11 30 25 +5 44
10 Karaiskakis 30 11 7 12 24 28 −4 40
11 Iraklis[lower-alpha 5] (R) 30 11 9 10 29 24 +5 39 Withdrew
12 Trikala (R) 30 9 8 13 27 30 −3 35 Relegation to Football League
13 Irodotos[lower-alpha 6] (R) 30 9 4 17 24 50 −26 28 Relegation to Gamma Ethniki
14 Aittitos Spata[lower-alpha 7] (R) 30 5 7 18 18 50 −32 22
15 Aiginiakos[lower-alpha 8] (R) 30 5 4 21 24 66 −42 16
16 Sparti[lower-alpha 9] (R) 30 4 5 21 17 64 −47 11
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) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Apollon Larissa were deducted three points for failing to pass the economic oversight process of the HFF.[2]
  2. Ergotelis were deducted three points for failing to pass the economic oversight process of the HFF.[3]
  3. Apollon Pontus were deducted three points for failing to pass the economic oversight process of the HFF.[4]
  4. Kerkyra were deducted three points for failing to pass the economic oversight process of the HFF.[5]
  5. Iraklis Thessaloniki were deducted three points for failing to pass the economic oversight process of the HFF.[6] The team decided to withdraw for financial reasons, and played in the Third Macedonian FCA Championship for the 2019–20 season. The team returned to Gamma Ethniki for the 2020–21 season by merging for one year with Iraklis Ampelokipi.
  6. Irodotos were deducted three points for failing to pass the economic oversight process of the HFF.[7]
  7. Aittitos Spata was expelled during the season.
  8. Aiginiakos were deducted three points for failing to pass the economic oversight process of the HFF.[8]
  9. Sparti were deducted twelve points. Three points for fielding 6 foreign players at once during Matchday 18 vs. Ergotelis (awarded the match 3–0) and six points for not showing up at two games and three for failing to pass the economic oversight process of the HFF.

Results
Home \ Away AIG AIT CHA APL APP DOX ERG IRA IRO KAR KER PCH PLA SPA TRI VOL
Aiginiakos 1–2 0–4 0–4 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–5 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 2–1 1–4
Aittitos Spata 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–3[lower-alpha 2] 2–0 0–3[lower-alpha 2] 0–3 1–1 0–3[lower-alpha 2] 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–3[lower-alpha 2]
AO Chania−Kissamikos 2–3 3–0[lower-alpha 2] 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 4–1 1–0 1–2
Apollon Larissa 3–2 2–0 0–3 3–1 0–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–1
Apollon Pontus 1–0 0–1 1–3 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
Doxa Drama 2–0 3–0[lower-alpha 2] 1–0 2–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–3 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–2 0–3[lower-alpha 3]
Ergotelis 4–1 3–1 1–0 1–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 3–0[lower-alpha 4] 3–0 2–0
Iraklis 1–1 2–1 0–0 3–4 0–2 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–2 3–0 1–0 2–0
Irodotos 4–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–1 0–4 4–1 1–0 0–2
Karaiskakis 4–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–3 0–1
Kerkyra 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–2 0–2 3–0 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 1–1
Panachaiki 2–2 2–1 1–3 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 1–1
Platanias 3–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 5–1 2–0 2–0 4–3 7–0 2–0 0–0
Sparti 1–0 3–0[lower-alpha 2] 1–1 0–2 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 0–7 0–2 0–1 3–0 0–4 1–2 2–3 0–0 2–0 1–3
Trikala 2–0 3–0[lower-alpha 2] 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1
Volos 6–0 3–1 1–4 1–3 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 5–0 7–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 3–0 1–1
Source: Football League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The opponents of Sparti awarded a 3–0 w/o win each.
  2. The opponents of Aittitos Spata awarded a 3–0 w/o win each.
  3. The game awarded a 3–0 w/o win to Volos[9]
  4. The game awarded a 3–0 w/o win to Ergotelis.[10]

Top scorers
As of 5 May 2019
Rank Player Club Goals[11]
1 Greece Christos Eleftheriadis Panachaiki 16
Brazil Miguel Bianconi Platanias 16
3 Greece Vasilios Mantzis Volos 14
4 Greece Nikos Kouskounas Doxa Drama/AO Chania−Kissamikos 11
United States Joseph Efford Ergotelis 11
6 Greece Giannis Loukinas Platanias 10
7 Argentina Emanuel Perrone Iraklis Thessaloniki 9
Greece Anastasios Kritikos Doxa Drama 9
9 Greece Michalis Fragos Volos 8
Greece Konstantinos Iliopoulos Volos 8
Greece Konstantinos Chatzis Apollon Larissa 8
Brazil Lucão Apollon Larissa 8
Greece Christos Tzioras Karaiskakis 8
Greece Konstantinos Doumtsios Doxa Drama 8
Spain Nili Platanias 8

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