# Greek football league system

The Greek football league system consists of two professional leagues, one nationwide non-professional league and several regional non-professional leagues.

## Cup eligibility

Greek Football Professional Cup: Levels 1 to 2 Greek Football Amateur Cup: Level 3

## Promotion and relegation

Super League 1: Bottom two clubs are relegated to the Super League 2.
Super League 2: Winners of two groups are promoted to Super League 1. Bottom two clubs from each of the two groups are relegated to the Gamma Ethniki.
Gamma Ethniki: The champions of each group are promoted to the Super League 2. Twenty seven teams in total are relegated to the Local Championships.
Local championships: The top team in each regional league qualifies for the promotional play-offs. Three top teams of each of 8 promotional play-offs' groups (24 total) are promoted to Gamma Ethniki.
Starting in 2023–24 season, Gamma Ethniki will be divided in 4 groups with 18 teams each, winners of each group will promote to professional league, Super League 2 and the bottom 6 teams will be relegated to Local Championship.
As of 2024–25 season, Super League 2 will have 20 clubs in a single group, top two will be promoted to Super League 1 and bottom 4 teams will lose professional status and be relegated to non-professional league, Gamma Ethniki.

## League Pyramid

| Level | League(s) / Division(s) | League(s) / Division(s) | League(s) / Division(s) | League(s) / Division(s) |
| 1 | Super League 1 14 clubs | Super League 1 14 clubs | Super League 1 14 clubs | Super League 1 14 clubs |
| | ↓↑ 2 clubs | ↓↑ 2 clubs | ↓↑ 2 clubs | ↓↑ 2 clubs |
| 2 | Super League 2 20 clubs divided in 2 groups | Super League 2 20 clubs divided in 2 groups | Super League 2 20 clubs divided in 2 groups | Super League 2 20 clubs divided in 2 groups |
| 2 | Group 1 10 clubs | Group 1 10 clubs | Group 2 10 clubs | Group 2 10 clubs |
| | ↓↑ 4 clubs | ↓↑ 4 clubs | ↓↑ 4 clubs | ↓↑ 4 clubs |
| 3 | Gamma Ethniki 69 clubs divided in 4 groups | Gamma Ethniki 69 clubs divided in 4 groups | Gamma Ethniki 69 clubs divided in 4 groups | Gamma Ethniki 69 clubs divided in 4 groups |
| 3 | Group 1 18 clubs | Group 2 18 clubs | Group 3 16 clubs | Group 4 17 clubs |
| | ↓ 30 clubs ↑ 24 clubs | ↓ 30 clubs ↑ 24 clubs | ↓ 30 clubs ↑ 24 clubs | ↓ 30 clubs ↑ 24 clubs |
| 4 | FCA Winners' Championship 53 FCA Championship winners and 3 runners-up (Athens, Piraeus and Macedonia) of local championships qualify for promotion playoffs, divided in 8 Groups of 7 teams each. | FCA Winners' Championship 53 FCA Championship winners and 3 runners-up (Athens, Piraeus and Macedonia) of local championships qualify for promotion playoffs, divided in 8 Groups of 7 teams each. | FCA Winners' Championship 53 FCA Championship winners and 3 runners-up (Athens, Piraeus and Macedonia) of local championships qualify for promotion playoffs, divided in 8 Groups of 7 teams each. | FCA Winners' Championship 53 FCA Championship winners and 3 runners-up (Athens, Piraeus and Macedonia) of local championships qualify for promotion playoffs, divided in 8 Groups of 7 teams each. |
On 16 July 2006 the Alpha Ethniki was replaced as the highest league in the Greek football system by the Super League Greece 1.
In 1962-2019, the Football League was the second level of the league system, until 2010 as Beta Ethniki. After the formation of Superliga 2, in 2019/20 and 2020/21, the Football League was the third tier and Gamma Ethniki was the fourth tier. In 2010-2013 Gamma Ethniki as Football League 2.