2019–20 Gamma Ethniki

The 2019–20 Gamma Ethniki was the 37th season since the official establishment of the championship in 1983, but the 1st season as the fourth tier of the Greek Football. It will start on 22 September 2019. After the finish of the eight groups, the first team of each group will qualify for a playoff round of two groups,[1] to determine which two teams will be promoted to Football League.

Gamma Ethniki
Season2019–20
Dates21 September 2019 – 29 April 2020

106 teams are divided into eight groups according to geographical criteria.[1]

Only for Group 8 after the end of the regular season will be held play-off and play-out games. The top four teams will participate in the play-off round and the first team will be the champion of the group and will be qualifying to 2019–20 Gamma Ethniki play-offs second group. The last five teams will participate in play-out games and the last will be relegated.[2]

Iraklis, Aiginiakos, Sparta, Alexandros Kilkis, Orestis Orestiada, Megas Alexandros Iasmos, and AOK Zakynthos[1] withdrew from the league before the group draw.

Effects of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic

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On 29 April 2020 the HFF announced their decision to end the championship of Gamma Ethniki.[3]

  • The ranking on 8 March 2020 is the final ranking and every first team of each group will be champions.
  • There will be future decision about the promotion/relegation.
  • The promotion play-offs among the group champions will not be held.

Group 1

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Teams

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Team Location Last season
Nestos Chrysoupoli Chrysoupoli Group 1, 2nd
Panserraikos Serres Group 1, 3rd
Apollon Paralimnio Paralimnio Group 1, 4th
Aetos Orfano Ofrynio Group 1, 5th
Orfeas Xanthi Xanthi Group 1, 6th
Aris Avato Avato Group 1, 7th
Keravnos Perni Perni Group 1, 9th
Alexandroupoli Alexandroupoli Evros FCA 2nd
Iraklis Neos Zygos Neos Zygos Xanthi FCA champion
Doxa Theologos Theologos Kavala FCA champion
Doxa Kato Kamila Kato Kamila Serres FCA champion
Pandramaikos Drama Drama FCA champion
Kilkisiakos Kilkis Kilkis FCA champion

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Panserraikos (C, P) 22 18 4 0 65 13 52 58 Promotion to the Football League
2 Nestos Chrysoupoli 22 14 2 6 34 28 6 44
3 Apollon Paralimnio 21 11 7 3 31 17 14 40
4 Aetos Orfano 22 11 5 6 41 22 19 38
5 Pandramaikos 21 11 4 6 30 20 10 37
6 Aris Avato 21 9 7 5 32 22 10 34
7 Doxa Kato Kamila 21 10 3 8 38 27 11 33
8 Alexandroupoli 21 9 3 9 20 24 −4 30
9 Orfeas Xanthi 21 7 5 9 23 35 −12 26
10 Keravnos Perni (R) 21 3 6 12 26 52 −26 15 Relegation to FCA championships
11 Kilkisiakos (R) 21 4 1 16 20 49 −29 13
12 Iraklis Neos Zygos (R) 21 2 4 15 12 30 −18 10
13 Doxa Theologos (R) 21 2 3 16 12 45 −33 9
Source: Hellenic Football Federation (in Greek)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 2

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Teams

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Team Location Last season
Niki Agathia Agkathia Group 2, 3rd
Aris Palaiochori Palaiochori Group 2, 4th
Edessaikos Edessa Group 2, 5th
Almopos Aridea Aridaea Group 2, 6th
Anagennisi Giannitsa Giannitsa Group 2, 7th as Giannitsa FC
Makedonikos Efkarpia Group 2, 8th
Agrotikos Asteras Evosmos Group 2, 9th
Poseidon Michaniona Michaniona Macedonia FCA champion
Thermaikos Thermi Macedonia FCA 2nd
Thyella Sarakinoi Sarakinoi Pella FCA champion
Florina Florina Florina FCA champion
Nea Kallikrateia Kallikrateia Chalkidiki FCA Champion
Megas Alexandros Trikala Langadas Imathia FCA champion
AO Sirina Grevena Grevena FCA champion
Astrapi Mesopotamia Mesopotamia Kastoria FCA champion

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Almopos Aridea (C, P) 25 19 4 2 56 10 46 61 Promotion to the Football League
2 Poseidon Michaniona 25 14 4 7 44 26 18 46
3 Anagennisi Giannitsa 25 13 7 5 34 17 17 46
4 Makedonikos 25 12 9 4 31 8 23 45
5 Edessaikos 26 12 9 5 38 15 23 45
6 Thermaikos 25 13 4 8 40 21 19 43
7 Thyella Sarakinoi 25 13 3 9 37 28 9 42
8 Agrotikos Asteras[a] 25 11 7 7 34 20 14 39
9 Megas Alexandros Trikala 26 10 9 7 25 20 5 39
10 Nea Kallikrateia 25 10 8 7 36 19 17 38
11 Niki Agathia 25 10 6 9 29 19 10 36
12 Pas Florina (R) 25 8 5 12 27 41 −14 29 Relegation to FCA championships
13 Astrapi Mesopotamia (R) 25 4 1 20 15 58 −43 13
14 AO Sirina[b] (R) 25 1 0 24 4 79 −75 −6
15 Aris Palaiochori[c] (R) 24 0 0 24 0 72 −72 −9
Source: Hellenic Football Federation (in Greek)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Agrotikos Asteras has 1 points deducted, from the HFF.
  2. ^ AO Sirina has 6 points deducted, the team left after the 8th round.
  3. ^ Aris Palaiochori withdrew from the league before the start of season.

Group 3

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Teams

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Team Location Last season
Meteora Meteora Group 4, 4th
Almyros Almyros Group 4, 5th
AO Sellana Sellana Group 4, 6th
Pierikos Katerini Group 4, 7th
Theseus Agria Agria Group 4, 8th
Oikonomos Tsaritsani Tsaritsani Group 4, 9th
A.P.O. Atalanti Atalanti Phthiotis FCA champion
AE Karitsa Karitsa Pieria FCA champion
Dias Dion Dion Pieria FCA 2nd
Diagoras Stefanovikeio Stefanovikeio Thessaly FCA champion
Digenis Neochori Neochori Trikala FCA champion
Atromitos Palamas Palamas Karditsa FCA champion
AO Potamia Megalo Chorio Megalo Chorio Evrytania FCA champion
Iraklis Larissa Larissa Larissa FCA champion

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Pierikos (C, P) 23 17 5 1 45 6 39 56 Promotion to the Football League
2 Theseus Agria 23 14 1 8 46 31 15 43
3 AE Karitsa 23 11 8 4 39 16 23 41
4 Iraklis Larissa 23 12 4 7 33 26 7 40
5 Atromitos Palamas 23 10 6 7 26 21 5 36
6 Almyros 23 10 5 8 25 20 5 35
7 AO Sellana 23 8 9 6 23 23 0 33
8 A.P.O. Atalanti 23 10 2 11 29 34 −5 32
9 Diagoras Stefanovikeio 23 7 7 9 22 27 −5 28
10 Meteora 23 7 7 9 25 24 1 28
11 Oikonomos Tsaritsani 23 6 8 9 19 26 −7 26
12 Dias Dion 23 8 1 14 18 37 −19 25
13 Digenis Neochori (R) 23 5 7 11 31 41 −10 22 Relegation to FCA championships
14 AO Potamia Megalo Chorio (R) 23 0 2 21 7 56 −49 2
Source: Hellenic Football Federation (in Greek)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 4

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Teams

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Team Location Last season
PAS Acheron Kanallaki Kanallaki Group 3, 3rd
Makedonikos Foufas Foufas Group 3, 4th
A.E. Lefkimmi Lefkimmi Group 3, 5th
Nafpaktiakos Asteras Nafpaktos Group 3, 6th
Souli Paramythia Paramythia Group 3, 7th
Tilikratis Lefkada Group 3, 8th
Asteras Itea Itea Group 4, 3rd
AO Anatoli Anatoli Epirus FCA champion
AEP Karagiannia Karagiannia Kozani FCA champion
Anagennisi Arta Arta Arta FCA champion
Thinaliakos Acharavi Kerkyra FCA champion
AE Messolonghi Messolonghi Aetoloacarnania FCA champion
Apollon Efpalio Efpalio Phocis FCA champion
PAS Preveza Preveza Preveza-Lefkada FCA champion

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 AEP Karagiannia (C, P) 23 16 5 2 40 15 25 53 Promotion to the Football League
2 Anagennisi Arta 23 16 3 4 42 18 24 51
3 Souli Paramythia 23 12 5 6 26 22 4 41
4 Acheron Kanallaki 23 11 7 5 31 17 14 40
5 Tilikratis 23 9 9 5 32 18 14 36
6 Thinaliakos 23 11 3 9 26 17 9 36
7 AE Messolonghi 23 9 3 11 32 26 6 30
8 Anatoli 23 8 6 9 29 30 −1 30
9 Makedonikos Foufas 23 8 6 9 24 25 −1 30
10 Lefkimmi 23 7 8 8 20 22 −2 29
11 Preveza 23 5 10 8 17 25 −8 25
12 Nafpaktiakos Asteras 23 6 3 14 17 40 −23 21
13 Apollon Efpalio (R) 23 3 5 15 23 42 −19 14 Relegation to FCA championships
14 Asteras Itea[a] (R) 23 2 3 18 11 53 −42 0
Source: Hellenic Football Federation (in Greek)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Asteras Itea has 9 points deducted, the team left after the 12th round.


Group 5

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Teams

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Team Location Last season
Ilisiakos Zografou Group 7, 3rd
Panthiraikos Santorini Group 7, 4th
Agioi Anargyroi Agioi Anargyroi Group 7, 5th
Agios Ierotheos Peristeri Group 7, 6th
Kallithea Kallithea Group 7, 7th
Thyella Kamari Kamari Group 7, 8th
Ethnikos Piraeus Piraeus Group 5, 3rd
Keratsini Keratsini Group 5, 8th
AE Kifisia Kifisia Athens FCA champion Group A
Fostiras Tavros Athens FCA champion Group B
AE Moschato Moschato Piraeus FCA champion Group A
Ermis Korydallos Korydallos Piraeus FCA champion Group B
Akratitos Ano Liosia West Attica FCA champion
Ano Mera Mykonos Mykonos Cyclades FCA champion

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Kallithea (C, P) 23 16 5 2 38 15 23 53 Promotion to the Football League
2 Thyella Kamari (P) 23 17 2 4 46 18 28 53
3 Fostiras 23 11 7 5 36 21 15 40
4 Agios Ierotheos 23 11 6 6 30 27 3 39
5 AE Kifisia 23 11 3 9 26 22 4 36
6 Panthiraikos 23 9 8 6 22 17 5 35
7 AE Moschato 23 10 5 8 40 29 11 35
8 Ethnikos Piraeus 23 8 7 8 26 24 2 31
9 Keratsini 23 7 8 8 18 25 −7 29
10 Ano Mera Mykonos 23 7 6 10 15 17 −2 27
11 Akratitos 23 5 6 12 20 36 −16 21
12 Ilisiakos (R) 23 3 9 11 17 32 −15 18 Relegation to FCA championships
13 Agioi Anargyroi (R) 23 2 7 14 14 34 −20 13
14 Ermis Korydallos (R) 23 2 5 16 19 50 −31 11
Source: Hellenic Football Federation (in Greek)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 6

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Teams

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Team Location Last season
Palliniakos Pallini Group 6, 3rd
Thyella Rafina Rafina (Diastavrosi neighborhood) Group 6, 6th
Acharnaikos Acharnes Group 6, 8th
Aiolikos Mytilene Group 7, 2nd
AO Ypato Ypato Group 8, 4th
Panarkadikos Tripoli Group 8, 9th
Aittitos Spata Spata FL, 14th
Rodos Rhodes Dodecanese FCA champion
Marko Markopoulo East Attica FCA champion
PAS Kithairon Kaparelli Kaparelli Boeotia FCA champion
AO Nea Artaki Nea Artaki Euboea FCA champion
AEK Tripoli Tripoli Arcadia FCA champion
Korinthos 2006 Corinth Corinthia FCA champion

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Rodos (C, P) 21 18 2 1 44 9 35 56 Promotion to the Football League
2 Marko 21 13 5 3 37 15 22 44
3 AO Ypato 22 10 7 5 33 19 14 37
4 Panarkadikos 21 11 3 7 30 18 12 36
5 Aittitos Spata 21 10 5 6 26 21 5 35
6 Thyella Rafina 21 9 7 5 21 18 3 34
7 Aiolikos 21 8 5 8 25 18 7 29
8 PAS Kithairon Kaparelli 21 8 5 8 19 17 2 29
9 AO Nea Artaki 21 7 6 8 22 22 0 27
10 Palliniakos (R) 22 5 7 10 20 31 −11 22 Relegation to FCA championships
11 Acharnaikos (R) 21 5 1 15 16 33 −17 16
12 Korinthos 2006 (R) 21 4 3 14 14 47 −33 15
13 AEK Tripoli (R) 22 0 4 18 8 47 −39 4
Source: Hellenic Football Federation (in Greek)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 7

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Teams

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Team Location Last season
Diagoras Vrachnaiika Vrachnaiika Group 6, 4th
PAO Varda Varda Group 6, 5th
Paniliakos Pyrgos Group 6, 7th
Panargiakos Argos Group 8, 3rd
Sparti Sparta Group 8, 5th as A.E. Pellana
Enosi Ermionida Kranidi Group 8, 6th
Asteras Vlachioti Vlachioti Group 8, 8th
AO Tsilivi Planos Zakynthos FCA champion
Zakynthos Zakynthos Zakynthos FCA 2nd
AO Diavolitsi Diavolitsi Messinia FCA champion
Nafplio 2017 Nafplio Argolis FCA champion
Olympiakos Zacharo Zacharo Elis FCA champion
Pangytheatikos Gytheio Laconia FCA champion
Thyella Patras Patras Achaea FCA champion

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Asteras Vlachioti (C, P) 23 16 4 3 38 10 28 52 Promotion to the Football League
2 Sparti 23 14 6 3 31 14 17 48
3 Nafplio 2017 22 12 2 8 35 28 7 38
4 Zakynthos 22 11 5 6 27 21 6 38
5 Enosi Ermionida 22 10 5 7 38 24 14 35
6 PAO Varda 22 9 6 7 26 25 1 33
7 AO Tsilivi 22 9 5 8 33 30 3 32
8 AO Diavolitsi 23 8 6 9 28 26 2 30
9 Thyella Patras 23 9 2 12 32 35 −3 29
10 Diagoras Vrachnaiika 22 8 4 10 23 27 −4 28
11 Pangytheatikos 23 6 4 13 16 30 −14 22
12 Panargiakos (R) 23 4 7 12 15 33 −18 19 Relegation to FCA championships
13 Olympiakos Zacharo (R) 23 5 4 14 18 39 −21 19
14 Paniliakos (R) 23 4 6 13 12 30 −18 18
Source: Hellenic Football Federation (in Greek)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Group 8

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Teams

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Team Location Last season
Episkopi Episkopi Group 5, 4th
Giouchtas Archanes Group 5, 5th
AEEK SYN.KA Chania Group 5, 6th
Atsalenios Heraklion (Atsalenio neighborhood) Group 5, 7th
Irodotos Heraklion (Nea Alikarnassos neighborhood) FL, 13th
Poros Heraklion (Poros neighborhood) Heraklion FCA champion
AO Agios Nikolaos Agios Nikolaos Lasithi FCA champion
Rethymniakos Rethymno Rethymno FCA champion
Panakrotiriakos Akrotiri Chania FCA champion

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Episkopi (Q) 16 11 5 0 33 10 23 38 Qualification to Group 8 play-offs
2 Giouchtas (Q) 16 9 4 3 27 15 12 31
3 Irodotos (Q) 16 7 4 5 18 13 5 25
4 Panakrotiriakos (Q) 16 6 5 5 22 18 4 23
5 AO Agios Nikolaos (Q) 16 5 3 8 18 25 −7 18 Qualification to Group 8 play-out
6 Atsalenios (Q) 16 3 8 5 14 18 −4 17
7 AEEK SYN.KA (Q) 16 4 5 7 14 19 −5 17
8 Poros (Q) 16 4 2 10 15 28 −13 14
9 Rethymniakos (Q) 16 3 4 9 15 30 −15 13
Source: Hellenic Football Federation (in Greek)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group 8 play-offs

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Episkopi (C, P) 19 12 6 1 36 13 23 42 Promotion to the Football League
2 Giouchtas 19 10 5 4 31 19 12 35
3 Irodotos 19 8 6 5 23 17 6 30
4 Panakrotiriakos 19 7 5 7 24 21 3 26
Source: Hellenic Football Federation
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Group 8 play-out

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Atsalenios 19 5 8 6 17 19 −2 23
2 AO Agios Nikolaos 18 6 4 8 20 26 −6 22
3 AEEK SYN.KA 18 5 5 8 16 21 −5 20
4 Poros 19 4 4 11 17 31 −14 16
5 Rethymniakos 18 3 5 10 17 34 −17 14

Promotion Playoffs

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  • The promotion play-offs among the group champions will not be held.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Γ' Εθνική: Οι 8 όμιλοι για τη σεζόν 2019–20". www.fosonline.gr. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Play off και Play out στον όμιλο της Κρήτης". www.fosonline.gr. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Γ' Εθνική: Οι πρωταθλητές στους οκτώ ομίλους – Όλα ανοιχτά για άνοδο και υποβιβασμό". www.fosonline.gr. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2020.