Key words
What is the Super
League in Greece?
How many seasons did
Greece have in the Super League?
What were the two
football associations formed after the Balkan Wars?
What is the Super
League ranking in 2021?
Which teams participated
in the first Alpha Ethniki?
How many clubs will be
in Super League 1 in 2021?
How do the bottom 8
clubs play in Super League 2?
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The Super League Greece 1 is the highest
professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16
July 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the league.
It consists of 14 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 26
games.
As of May 2022, Super League Greece is ranked 15th[2] in
the UEFA ranking of leagues, based on
performances in European competitions over the last five years.
Super League 1: Bottom two clubs are relegated to the Super League 2.
Super League 2: Bottom five clubs of two groups are relegated to
the Gamma
Ethniki.
Gamma Ethniki: The champions of each group are promoted to the
Super League 2. The bottom twenty nine teams of ? are relegated to the local championships.
Local championships: The top team in each regional league qualifies
for the promotional play-offs with other regions. The two top scorers of each
group are promoted to their respective group competition in the Gamma Ethniki
level.
All the geographic
regions of Greece have been represented by at least one club in the first
national division. Central Greece has had the strongest presence with 26 clubs
overall, of which 21 come from Attica alone. Central Greece, Macedonia and the
Peloponnese together contain almost three-quarters of the clubs that
participated in the top flight. Between 1967 and 1974, the Cypriot champion
also participated in the Greek top competition, and five different Cypriot
clubs particip
Competition format
At present, 14 clubs
compete in the Super League, playing each other in a 26-game home and away
series. At the end of the season, the top 6 clubs face each other in a 10-game
championship round to decide the Super League champions but also the teams to
enter the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa Conference League.
The bottom 8 clubs face each other in play-outs to
decide who gets relegated to Super League 2. …
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