2023–24 Super League Greece 2
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The 2023–24 Super League 2 is the fifth season of the Super League 2, the second-tier Greek professional league for association football clubs, since the restructuring of the Greek football league system.
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 September 2023 – 22 May 2024 |
| Relegated | Tilikratis Apollon Pontus |
| Matches played | 264 |
| Goals scored | 584 (2.21 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Giorgos Manalis (13 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Niki Volos 5–0 Apollon Pontus (21 February 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Panathinaikos B 1–4 Kalamata (24 September 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Aiolikos 4–2 Kampaniakos (26 November 2023) Ionikos 5–1 Egaleo (13 December 2023) Iraklis 5–1 Makedonikos (18 December 2023) |
| Longest winning run | Levadiakos (10 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | AEL (22 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Panachaiki (13 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Apollon Pontus (7 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 12,000 AEL 0–0 Levadiakos (25 February 2024) |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 31 March 2024. | |
The league will be conducted by 24 teams and two groups, this is due to the restructure and abolishment of the Football League. The B Teams of Olympiacos, PAOK, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens will also compete in the league for a third consecutive year.
Competition edit
The championship is held with the participation of a total of 24 teams, six less than the previous season, which were divided into two groups. The deadline for submitting declarations of participation was set at 2 August 2023. The division of the groups and the draw took place on September 11.
The championship was planned to be played with 26 teams. Apollon Smyrnis did not participate and was replaced by the first runner-up team from the 3rd national division, Giouchtas, which had taken the 5th place in the promotion play offs. Before the draw, Ierapetra announced his withdrawal from the league, but without being replaced. So the draw included 25 teams in two groups of 13 and 12 teams.
Although Almopos Aridaias participated normally in the draw, he was expelled from the league following a decision by the Disciplinary Body of Super League 2 as he did not secure a certificate of participation from the E.E.A. After a week the team was vindicated by the Appeals Committee, but was permanently expelled a few days later by a decision of the Board of Directors of the organizing authority. Thus, the division was definitively left with 24 teams, without a new draw in Group A.
Way of Conduct edit
The championship will be played in two phases. In the first phase in each group, each team will face all opponents twice (home and away, a total of 22 matches, in 22 games in Group A and 22 games in Group B). At the end of the first phase, the teams finishing 12th in each group will be directly relegated.
The second phase includes ranking matches (play off and play out) for the first place in the group and Promotion to Super League 1, and for the relegation of three more teams, those who will occupy positions 9 to 11.
In the play offs, the first five in the first phase's standings will participate, and they will compete twice with the rest, at home and away. They will include 10 matchdays and 8 matches for each team. In the play offs, the teams will enter with half of the points they had won in the first phase.
The teams that will take the positions 6th to 11th in the regular season will participate in the play outs. As in the play offs, the teams will start with half of the points they collected in the first phase and compete with the rest in double matches home and away (10 matches, 10 matches for each team). The teams that occupy the last three positions in the play outs will be relegated to Gamma Ethniki.
Promotion and Relegation edit
A total of two teams will be promoted to Super League 1, the winners of the play offs of each group and a total of 8 teams will be relegated to the Gamma Ethniki, so that in the 2024–2025 season the championship will be held in one group with the participation of 20 teams.
Team Changes edit
From Super League Greece 2 edit
Promoted to Super League
Relegated to Gamma Ethniki
Relegated to Local Championships
To Super League Greece 2 edit
Relegated from Super League
Promoted from Gamma Ethniki
North Group edit
Teams edit
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens B | Spata | Spata Training Centre | 3,000 |
| AEL | Larissa | AEL FC Arena | 16,118 |
| Aiolikos | Mytilene | Μytilene Municipal Stadium | 3,000 |
| Anagennisi Karditsa | Karditsa | Municipal Stadium Karditsa | 3,500 |
| Apollon Pontus | Polykastro | Polykastro Stadium | 1,000 |
| Iraklis | Chalastra | Chalastra Stadium | 1,000 |
| Kampaniakos | Chalastra | Chalastra Municipal Stadium | 1,000 |
| Kozani | Kozani | Kozani Municipal Stadium | 4,000 |
| Levadiakos | Livadeia | Livadeia Municipal Stadium | 5,915 |
| Makedonikos | Efkarpia | Makedonikos Stadium | 8,100 |
| Niki Volos | Volos | Panthessaliko Stadium | 22,700 |
| PAOK B | Efkarpia | Makedonikos Stadium | 8,100 |
Personnel and sponsoring edit
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens B | Nikos Koustas | Vedad Radonja | Nike |
| AEL | Pavlos Dermitzakis | Thanasis Papageorgiou | Legea |
| Aiolikos | Slobodan Krcmarevic | Giorgos Manousos | Kappa |
| Anagennisi Karditsa | Giorgos Tyriakidis | Nikos Golias | Nike |
| Apollon Pontus | Cyril Kali | Dimitrios Amarantidis | Nike |
| Iraklis | Soulis Papadopoulos | Vasilios Vitlis | Joma |
| Kampaniakos | Giorgos Amanatidis | Stathis Savranidis | Macron |
| Kozani | Angelos Digozis | Xenofon Panos | Admiral |
| Levadiakos | Sokratis Ofridopoulos | Alfredo Mejia | Macron |
| Makedonikos | Stelios Malezas | Stelios Tsoukanis | Givova |
| Niki Volos | Dimitris Eleftheropoulos | Pavlos Kyriakidis | Macron |
| PAOK B | Alexis Alexiadis | Kyriakos Giaxis | Macron |
Managerial changes edit
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anagennisi Karditsa | Periklis Amanatidis | End of contract | 17 June 2023 | Pre-season | Giorgos Tyriakidis | 24 July 2023 |
| Levadiakos | Giannis Petrakis | Nikos Nioplias | 1 July 2023 | |||
| PAOK B | Pablo García | Alexis Alexiadis | 8 August 2023 | |||
| Apollon Pontus | Dimitris Kalaitzidis | Sacked | 29 June 2023 | Cyril Kali | 1 July 2023 | |
| AEL | Panagiotis Goutsidis | 3 October 2023 | 8th | Pavlos Dermitzakis | 7 October 2023 | |
| Iraklis | Sakis Tsiolis | 17 Νovember 2023 | 8th | Periklis Amanatidis | 20 Νοvember 2023 | |
| Aiolikos | Apostolos Charalampidis | 16 November 2023 | 11th | Charalampos Pentarvanis (caretaker) | 16 November 2023 | |
| Charalampos Pentarvanis (caretaker) | End of tenure as caretaker | 18 November 2023 | 11th | Slobodan Krcmarevic | 18 November 2023 | |
| Kampaniakos | Ilias Sapanis | Resign | 24 November 2023 | 10th | Giorgos Amanatidis | 27 November 2023 |
| Levadiakos | Nikos Nioplias | Sacked | 18 December 2023 | 2nd | Sokratis Ofridopoulos | 19 December 2023 |
| Iraklis | Periklis Amanatidis | 6 March 2024 | 8th | Soulis Papadopoulos | 7 March 2024 |
League Table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levadiakos (Q) | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 9 | +27 | 55 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 2 | AEL (Q) | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 49 | |
| 3 | Niki Volos (Q) | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 32 | |
| 4 | AEK Athens B (Q) | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 32 | |
| 5 | Makedonikos (Q) | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 31 | |
| 6 | PAOK B (Q) | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 30 | Qualification for the Play-out round |
| 7 | Anagennisi Karditsa (Q) | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 29 | |
| 8 | Iraklis (Q) | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 20 | +5 | 29 | |
| 9 | Kozani (Q) | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 24 | |
| 10 | Kampaniakos (Q) | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 23 | |
| 11 | Aiolikos (Q) | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 19 | |
| 12 | Apollon Pontus (R) | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 45 | −33 | 11 | Relegation to Gamma Ethniki |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Goals against; 7) Play-offs (neutral ground); 8) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 7 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation).
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ PAOK B and AEK Athens B are ineligible for promotion.
Results edit
Play-off round edit
In the play offs, the first five teams in the first phase's standings will participate, and they will compete twice with the rest, at home and away to decide the North Group's Champion who will also be promoted to next year's Super League 1. They will include 10 matchdays and 8 matches for each team. In the play offs, the teams will enter with half of the points they had won in the first phase.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levadiakos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 35 | Promotion to Super League 1 |
| 2 | AEL | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 28 | |
| 3 | Makedonikos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 20 | |
| 4 | Niki Volos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 20 | |
| 5 | AEK Athens B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Goals against; 7) Play-offs (neutral ground); 8) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 7 is only used if needed to decide champion.)
Play-off Results edit
Play-out round edit
The teams that will take the positions 6th to 11th in the regular season will participate in the play outs. As in the play offs, the teams will start with half of the points they collected in the first phase and compete with the rest in double matches home and away (10 matches, 10 matches for each team). The teams that occupy the last three positions in the play outs will be relegated to next year's Gamma Ethniki.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraklis | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 21 | |
| 2 | PAOK B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 21 | |
| 3 | Anagennisi Karditsa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 19 | |
| 4 | Kampaniakos | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 19 | Relegation to Gamma Ethniki |
| 5 | Kozani | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 17 | |
| 6 | Aiolikos | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Goals against; 7) Play-offs (neutral ground); 8) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 7 is only used if needed to decide champion.)
Play-out Results edit
South Group edit
Teams edit
| Team | City | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chania | Chania | Perivolia Municipal Stadium | 4,527 |
| Diagoras | Rhodes | Diagoras Stadium | 3,693 |
| Egaleo | Aigaleo | Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium | 8,217 |
| Giouchtas | Archanes | Ierapetra Municipal Stadium | 3,000 |
| Ionikos | Nikaia | Neapoli Municipal Stadium | 6,000 |
| Ilioupoli | Ilioupoli | Ilioupoli Municipal Stadium | 2,000 |
| Kalamata | Kalamata | Kalamata Municipal Stadium | 5,613 |
| Kallithea | Kallithea | Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium | 6,300 |
| Olympiacos B | Piraeus | Rentis Training Centre | 3,000 |
| Panachaiki | Patra | Kostas Davourlis Stadium | 11,321 |
| Panathinaikos B | Marousi | Olympic Stadium of Athens | 69,618 |
| Tilikratis | Lefkada | Lefkada Municipal Stadium | 1,300 |
Personnel and sponsoring edit
Managerial changes edit
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ionikos | Michalis Grigoriou | Sacked | 13 May 2023 | Pre-season | Giorgos Simos | 5 July 2023 |
| Egaleo | Georgios Koudounis (caretaker) | End of tenure as caretaker | 18 June 2023 | Dragan Zukanović | 24 July 2023 | |
| Kalamata | Antonis Mavreas (caretaker) | Periklis Amanatidis | 2 July 2023 | |||
| Panachaiki | Giorgos Tantaros (caretaker) | Stefano Franciosa | 7 August 2023 | |||
| Kallithea | Giorgos Simos | End of contract | 19 June 2023 | Alekos Vosniadis | 10 July 2023 | |
| Diagoras | Angelos Digozis | 19 June 2023 | Thomas Grafas | 1 July 2023 | ||
| Kalamata | Periklis Amanatidis | Sacked | 5 November 2023 | 2nd | Makis Chavos | 8 November 2023 |
| Makis Chavos | 28 January 2024 | 5th | Apostolos Terzis | 29 January 2023 | ||
| Ilioupoli | Soulis Papadopoulos | 18 February 2024 | 3rd | Nikos Pantelis | 19 February 2024 | |
| Ionikos | Giorgos Simos | 25 February 2024 | 4th | Dimitris Spanos | 29 February 2024 |
League Table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kallithea (Q) | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 14 | +17 | 47 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 2 | Chania (Q) | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 44 | |
| 3 | Kalamata (Q) | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 36 | |
| 4 | Ionikos (Q) | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 36 | |
| 5 | Ilioupoli (Q) | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 35 | |
| 6 | Diagoras (Q) | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 27 | Qualification for the Play-out round |
| 7 | Egaleo (Q) | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 25 | |
| 8 | Olympiacos B[b] (Q) | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 23 | |
| 9 | Giouchtas (Q) | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 28 | −8 | 22 | |
| 10 | Panathinaikos B (Q) | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 36 | −17 | 21 | |
| 11 | Panachaiki (Q) | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 21 | |
| 12 | Tilikratis (R) | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 18 | Relegation to Gamma Ethniki |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Goals against; 7) Play-offs (neutral ground); 8) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 7 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation).
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results edit
Play-off round edit
In the play offs, the first five teams in the first phase's standings will participate, and they will compete twice with the rest, at home and away to decide the South Group's Champion who will also be promoted to next year's Super League 1. They will include 10 matchdays and 8 matches for each team. In the play offs, the teams will enter with half of the points they had won in the first phase.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kallithea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 28 | Promotion to Super League 1 |
| 2 | Chania | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 28 | |
| 3 | Ionikos | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 23 | |
| 4 | Ilioupoli | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 21 | |
| 5 | Kalamata | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Goals against; 7) Play-offs (neutral ground); 8) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 7 is only used if needed to decide champion.)
Play-off Results edit
Play-out round edit
The teams that will take the positions 6th to 11th in the regular season will participate in the play outs. As in the play offs, the teams will start with half of the points they collected in the first phase and compete with the rest in double matches home and away (10 matches, 10 matches for each team). The teams that occupy the last three positions in the play outs will be relegated to next year's Gamma Ethniki.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diagoras | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 22 | |
| 2 | Egaleo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 21 | |
| 3 | Giouchtas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 17 | |
| 4 | Olympiacos B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 15 | Relegation to Gamma Ethniki |
| 5 | Panathinaikos B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |
| 6 | Panachaiki | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Goals against; 7) Play-offs (neutral ground); 8) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 7 is only used if needed to decide champion.)
Play-out Results edit
References edit
External links edit
- Official website (in Greek)