# 1980–81 Beta Ethniki

The 1980–81 Beta Ethniki season was 22nd edition of second tier nationwide championship of Greece. Forty teams participated in the league, divided in two groups, the South and the North Group. Iraklis was named champion of the North Group and got promoted to the Alpha Ethniki. In the South Group Egaleo and Rodos tied and a play-off match, that found Rodos victorious by a 1-0 scoreline, decided the team that was named champion of the South Group and got promoted to the Alpha Ethniki.
On the other hand, Pelopas Kiato, Olympiakos Neon Liosion, AO Patra and Panarkadikos got relegated to the C National Amateur Division from the South Group. Pandramaikos, Edessaikos, PO Elassona and Odysseas Kordeliou were the teams that got relegated from the North Group.

## South Group
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Rodos (C, P) | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 84 | 38 | +46 | 55 | Promotion to Alpha Ethniki |
| 2 | Egaleo | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 81 | 32 | +49 | 55 | |
| 3 | Diagoras Rodos | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 47 | |
| 4 | Proodeftiki | 38 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 44 | |
| 5 | Acharnaikos | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 40 | |
| 6 | Kallithea | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 52 | −2 | 39 | |
| 7 | Panetolikos | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 38 | |
| 8 | Irodotos | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 37 | |
| 9 | Vyzas Megara | 38 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 44 | 54 | −10 | 37 | |
| 10 | Chalkida | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 36 | |
| 11 | Olympiakos Loutraki | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 36 | |
| 12 | Panegialios | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 36 | |
| 13 | Ilisiakos | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 35 | |
| 14 | Ethnikos Asteras | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 35 | |
| 15 | Panelefsiniakos | 38 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 35 | |
| 16 | Fostiras | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 58 | −9 | 35 | |
| 17 | Pelopas Kiato (R) | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 34 | Relegation to C National Amateur Division |
| 18 | Olympiakos Neon Liosion (R) | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 31 | Relegation to C National Amateur Division |
| 19 | AO Patra (R) | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 29 | Relegation to C National Amateur Division |
| 20 | Panarkadikos (R) | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 35 | 63 | −28 | 25 | Relegation to C National Amateur Division |
* 1 2 Rodos and Egaleo were decided who promote to the Alpha Ethniki in the play-off match.
* ↑ 1 point deducted?

### Promotion play-off

The Promotion Play-off was played in Heraklion.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Rodos | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Egaleo |

## North Group
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Iraklis (C, P) | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 99 | 22 | +77 | 58 | Promotion to Alpha Ethniki |
| 2 | Pierikos | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 50 | 34 | +16 | 44 | |
| 3 | Olympiacos Volos | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 41 | |
| 4 | Agrotikos Asteras | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 41 | |
| 5 | Makedonikos | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 40 | |
| 6 | Apollon Kalamarias | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 40 | |
| 7 | Panthrakikos | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 40 | |
| 8 | Niki Volos | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 39 | |
| 9 | Anagennisi Giannitsa | 38 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 38 | −1 | 39 | |
| 10 | Xanthi | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 39 | |
| 11 | Anagennisi Epanomi | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 39 | |
| 12 | Veria | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 56 | 50 | +6 | 38 | |
| 13 | Almopos Arideas | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 38 | |
| 14 | Trikala | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 37 | |
| 15 | Eordaikos | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 37 | |
| 16 | Naoussa | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 36 | |
| 17 | Pandramaikos (R) | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 34 | Relegation to C National Amateur Division |
| 18 | Edessaikos (R) | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 32 | Relegation to C National Amateur Division |
| 19 | Elassona (R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 52 | −23 | 26 | Relegation to C National Amateur Division |
| 20 | Odysseas Kordeliou (R) | 38 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 35 | 77 | −42 | 22 | Relegation to C National Amateur Division |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ilias Chatzieleftheriou | Iraklis | 24 |
| 2 | Panagiotidis | Chalkida | 22 |