2019–20 Super League Greece 2

The 2019–20 Super League 2 was the first season of the Super League 2, the second-tier Greek professional league for association football clubs, since restructuring of the Greek football league system.

Super League Greece 2
Season2019–20
Dates28 September 2019 – 22 June 2020
ChampionsPAS Giannina
PromotedPAS Giannina
Apollon Smyrnis
RelegatedPlatanias
Kerkyra
Apollon Pontou
Matches played120
Goals scored325 (2.71 per match)
Top goalscorerJoseph Efford
(11 goals)
Biggest home winPanachaiki 7–0 Apollon Pontou
(10 March 2020)
Biggest away winApollon Pontou 0–5 Apollon Smyrnis
(26 January 2020)
Apollon Pontou 1–6 PAS Giannina
(9 February 2020)
Highest scoringApollon Pontus 1–6 PAS Giannina
(9 February 2020)
Panachaiki 7–0 Apollon Pontus
(10 March 2020)
Longest winning runPAS Giannina
(6 matches)
Longest unbeaten runPAS Giannina
(12 matches)
Longest winless runKerkyra
(16 matches)
Longest losing runKerkyra
(16 matches)
All statistics correct as of 10 March 2020.

The exact system of conduct and how many teams will be promoted and how many will be relegated will be finalized in the summer when the final calls for professional bids are made public.[1] It has been decided to hold Championship Round with the first 6 teams and Relegation Round with the last 6 teams of the regular season.[2][3]

The league was suspended on 3 October after failing to reach an agreement with state broadcaster ERT.[4] After reaching an agreement with state broadcaster ERT the league resumed on 25 October.[5]

Team allocation

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Teams

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The following 12 clubs are competing in the Super League 2 during the 2019–20 season.

Club Location Stadium Capacity
Apollon Larissa Larissa Apollon Ground 3,000
Apollon Pontou Thessaloniki Kalamaria Stadium 6,500
Apollon Smyrnis Athens Georgios Kamaras Stadium 14,200
Chania Chania Perivolia Municipal Stadium 4,527
Doxa Drama Drama Doxa Drama Stadium 9,000
Ergotelis Heraklion Pankritio Stadium 26,240
Karaiskakis Arta Municipal Agioi Anargiroi Stadium 1,900
Kerkyra Corfu Kerkyra Stadium 3,000
Levadiakos Livadeia Levadia Municipal Stadium 5,915
Panachaiki Patras Kostas Davourlis Stadium 11,321
PAS Giannina Ioannina Zosimades Stadium 7,652
Platanias Chania Perivolia Municipal Stadium 4,527

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Apollon Larissa   Arjan Bellaj   Konstantinos Chatzis Zeus N/A
Apollon Pontou   Dimitris Kalaitzidis   Dimitrios Amarantidis Nike N/A
Apollon Smyrnis   Babis Tennes   Michalis Kyrgias Macron N/A
Chania   Alekos Vosniadis   Alexis Seliniotakis Saller Mare Magnum
Doxa Drama   Kostas Vasilakakis   Orestis Menka Macron N/A
Ergotelis   Giannis Taousianis   Christos Batzios Capelli N/A
Karaiskakis   Giorgos Petrakis   Aristotelis Karagiannidis Macron Kotopoula Artas
Kerkyra   Kostas Christoforakis   Panagiotis Panagiotidis Macron N/A
Levadiakos   Sotiris Antoniou   Vangelis Mantzios Legea Kompotis
Panachaiki   Sokratis Ofrydopoulos   James Stamopoulos Hummel Westenergy
PAS Giannina   Argiris Giannikis   Apostolos Skondras Joma Car.gr
Platanias   Giannis Tatsis   Manolis Roussakis Acerbis Ergobeton

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 PAS Giannina (C, P) 20 15 4 1 44 11 +33 49 Promotion to Super League
2 Apollon Smyrnis (P) 20 13 3 4 36 13 +23 42 Qualification for the Promotion play-offs
3 Chania 20 11 5 4 33 9 +24 38
4 Levadiakos 20 11 5 4 27 15 +12 38
5 Karaiskakis 20 9 4 7 32 29 +3 31
6 Apollon Larissa 20 9 3 8 27 25 +2 30
7 Ergotelis 20 9 2 9 31 33 −2 29
8 Panachaiki 20 8 4 8 34 19 +15 28
9 Platanias (R) 20 8 2 10 26 32 −6 26 Relegation to Gamma Ethniki
10 Doxa Drama 20 6 6 8 25 25 0 24
11 Kerkyra[a] (R) 20 1 0 19 6 52 −46 0 Relegation to Gamma Ethniki
12 Apollon Pontou[b] (R) 20 1 0 19 5 61 −56 −3 Relegation to Football League
Source: sl2fl.gr
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Kerkyra has 3 points deducted, from the HFF.
  2. ^ Apollon Pontus has 6 points deducted, from the HFF.

Results

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Home \ Away APL APP APS CHA DOX ERG KAR KER LEV PCH PLA PAS
Apollon Larissa 4–0 1–0 0–1 4–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–3
Apollon Pontou 0–3 0–5 0–4 0–1 1–3 1–3 1–0 0–3 0–2 1–6
Apollon Smyrnis 3–0 4–0 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 4–0 0–0
Chania 1–2 3–0[a] 0–1 2–1 5–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–1
Doxa Drama 0–0 3–0[b] 0–1 1–2 2–3 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2
Ergotelis 1–0 0–2 1–0 2–2 4–2 2–1 1–3 2–1 1–2 1–2
Karaiskakis 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 2–2 3–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 4–2
Kerkyra 1–3 1–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4
Levadiakos 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–2
Panachaiki 4–0 7–0 1–3 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 2–2 1–1
Platanias 2–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–4 1–0 4–0 3–2 0–2
PAS Giannina 3–0 5–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 4–1 0–1 1–0 2–0
Source: sl2fl.gr
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ The game awarded a 3–0 w/o win to Chania.[6]
  2. ^ The game awarded a 3–0 w/o win to Doxa Drama.[7]

Top scorers

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As of 10 March 2020
Rank Player Club Goals[8]
1   Joseph Efford Ergotelis 11
2   Thomás Apollon Smyrnis 10
  Jean-Baptiste Léo PAS Giannina 10
  Sandi Križman PAS Giannina 10
  Giannis Loukinas Platanias 10
6   Zisis Chatzistravos Karaiskakis 9
  Manolis Rovithis Ergotelis 9
8   Leonidas Kyvelidis Karaiskakis 8
  Georgios Pamlidis PAS Giannina 8
  Marko Markovski Apollon Smyrnis 8
11   Nikolaos Ioannidis Doxa Drama / Apollon Smyrnis 7
  Mark Sifneos Apollon Larissa 7
13   Savvas Siatravanis Panachaiki 6
  Nestoras Mytidis Panachaiki 6
  Dimitrios Mavrias Panachaiki 6
  Vangelis Mantzios Levadiakos 6
  Michalis Bastakos Apollon Larissa 6
  Christos Rovas Doxa Drama 6

References

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  1. ^ "Η ΕΠΟ θα δώσει τη λύση για υποβιβασμό και προβιβασμό!". Mikriliga.com (in Greek). 12 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Με playoff και play out η Super League 2, δέσμευση του Φούσεκ για τα τηλεοπτικά". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  3. ^ Ράπτης, Βρασίδας (11 July 2019). "Έναρξη 15/09 αν... ι αποφάσεις του Δ.Σ. της Super League 2 για σέντρα, κλήρωση και άνοδο-υποβιβασμό". www.footballleaguenews.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Super League 2 suspended". 3 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Super League 2 to resume in late October". 18 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Τα Χανιά ήταν εκεί, ο Απόλλων όχι…". www.mikriliga.com. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Σε φάση… αδειάσματος η Δόξα Δράμας!". www.mikriliga.com. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Football League statistics". sport24.gr (in Greek).