2019–20 Football League (Greece)
Football league season
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The 2019–20 Football League Greece was the first season as a third-tier professional league of the Greek football league system since its restructuring and the ninth season under the name Football League after previously being known as Beta Ethniki. This year the participating teams were reduced from 16 to 14.[1] On 2 June 2020, the season was officially ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic with Trikala announced as champions.[2]
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 28 September 2019 – 8 March 2020 |
| Champions | Trikala |
| Promoted | Trikala Ionikos Diagoras Rodos Ierapetra |
| Relegated | none |
| Matches | 160 |
| Goals | 319 (1.99 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Stelios Kritikos (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Ialysos Rodos 4–0 Olympiacos Volos (16 February 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Aspropyrgos 0–3 Diagoras (22 December 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Thesprotos 2–4 Veria (23 February 2020) |
| Longest winning run | Trikala (6 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Trikala (12 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Kalamata (13 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Kalamata (5 matches) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 8 March 2020. | |
Teams
Locations of the 2019–20 Football League clubs
- Niki Volos and Kalamata were accepted to play in the Football League by decision of the HFF, taking the place of Iraklis and Nestos Chrysoupoli, who withdrew its participation.[3][4][5]
- Trikala placed 12th in the 2018–19 Football League, thus becoming ineligible to play in the Super League 2, the country's newly founded Second Division.
Personnel and sponsoring
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspropyrgos |  Georgios Vazakas |
Panagiotis Zonas |
Zeus | Tzoudas S.A |
| Diagoras Rodos | Petros Routzieris |
Stathis Provatidis |
Macron | N/A |
| Egaleo | Thomas Grafas |
Ilias Tsiligiris |
Macron | Kyriakoulis |
| Ialysos Rodos | Nikos Pantelis |
Dionysis Makrydimitris |
Umbro | Aplos Fresko |
| Ierapetra | Timos Kavakas |
Giannis Tzelepis |
Macron | Chrissi Daily Cruises |
| Ionikos | Apostolos Charalampidis |
Giannis Gotsoulias |
Nike | Agioutantis Group |
| Kalamata | Nikos Anastopoulos |
Grigoris Makos |
Capelli | Volterra |
| Kavala | Pavlos Dermitzakis |
Vasilis Gavriilidis |
Macron | Ellagrolip |
| Niki Volos | Staikos Vergetis |
Manolis Apostolidis |
Macron | Car.gr |
| Olympiacos Volos | Ilias Solakis |
Nikos Boutzikos |
Nike | N/A |
| Thesprotos |  Juan Ramón Rocha |
Christos Nonis |
Luanvi | Car.gr |
| Triglia | Giannis Pollaetidis |
Giannis Milkoudis |
Macron | N/A |
| Trikala | Periklis Amanatidis |
Pantelis Rizogiannis |
Givova | Autodeal |
| Veria | Kostas Georgiadis |
Alexandros Vergonis |
GSA Sport | thefoodballer |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trikala (C, P) | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 46 | Promotion to the Super League 2 |
| 2 | Ionikos (P) | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 40 | |
| 3 | Diagoras Rodos[a] (P) | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 38 | |
| 4 | Ierapetra[b] (P) | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 19 | +4 | 37 | |
| 5 | Niki Volos | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 20 | +7 | 37 | |
| 6 | Kavala | 23 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 36 | |
| 7 | Veria[c] | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 31 | |
| 8 | Olympiacos Volos | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 31 | |
| 9 | Egaleo | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 22 | −8 | 27 | |
| 10 | Thesprotos | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 24 | |
| 11 | Aspropyrgos | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 24 | |
| 12 | Ialysos Rodos | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 24 | |
| 13 | Kalamata | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 27 | −8 | 21 | |
| 14 | Triglia | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 35 | −19 | 18 |
Source: sl2fl.gr
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Goals against; 6) Play-offs (neutral ground, only used if needed to decide teams for promotion or relegation).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Goals against; 6) Play-offs (neutral ground, only used if needed to decide teams for promotion or relegation).
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- Diagoras replacing Platanias in Super League 2.
- Ierapetra replacing Panionios in Super League 2.
Results
Top scorers
- As of 1 March 2020
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[8] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stelios Kritikos |
Ionikos | 13 |
| 2 | Giannis Pasas |
Veria | 10 |
| 3 | Antonio Rojano |
Niki Volos | 8 |
| 4 | Christos Kollas |
Thesprotos | 7 |
| Georgios Barbarousis |
Diagoras Rodos | 7 | |
| Mauro Dalla Costa |
Thesprotos | 7 | |
| 7 | Andreas Stamatis |
Trikala | 6 |
| Pantelis Rizogiannis |
Trikala | 6 | |
 Florenc Keri |
Diagoras / Olympiacos Volos | 6 | |
| Thomas Tsitas |
Olympiacos Volos | 6 | |
| Stelios Pozoglou |
Olympiacos Volos / Veria | 6 | |
| 12 | Aristidis Lottas |
Trikala | 5 |
 Brahima Koné |
Ialysos Rodos | 5 | |
| Georgios Kakko |
Aspropyrgos | 5 | |
| Ilias Tsiligiris |
Egaleo | 5 | |
| Spyros Glynos |
Diagoras Rodos | 5 | |