2016–17 Football League (Greece)
The 2016-17 Football League is the second division of the Greek professional football system and the seventh season under the name Football League after previously being known as Beta Ethniki. Its season began on 30 October 2016 and will on May 2017.
Teams
Location of teams in 2016-17 Football League
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Last season |
| Acharnaikos | Menidi | Acharnes Stadium | 4,450 | j !FL, 9th |
| Agrotikos Asteras | Evosmos | Agrotikos Asteras Ground | 2,267 | j !FL, 11th |
| Aiginiakos | Aiginio | Municipal Stadium of Aiginio | 1,000 | j !Gamma Ethniki,Group 2, 1st |
| Anagennisi Karditsa | Karditsa | Karditsa Stadium | 9,500 | j !FL, 8th |
| Apollon Smyrni | Athens | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | 14,856 | j !FL, 4th |
| Aris | Thessaloniki | Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium | 22,800 | j !Gamma Ethniki,Group 1, 1st |
| Chania | Chania | Perivolia Municipal Stadium | 2,800 | j !FL, 12th |
| Kallithea | Kallithea | Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium | 4,250 | j !FL, 7th |
| Kalloni | Mytilene | Mytilene Municipal Stadium | 3,000 | j !SL, 16th |
| Kissamikos | Kissamos | Maleme Stadium | 700 | j !FL, 6th |
| Lamia | Lamia | Lamia Stadium | 6,000 | j !FL, 5th |
| OFI | Heraklion | Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium | 8,500 | j !Gamma Ethniki,Group 4, 1st |
| Panegialios | Aigio | Aigio Stadium | 4,500 | j !FL, 13th |
| Panelefsiniakos | Eleusina | Municipal Stadium of Eleusina | 1,800 | j !FL, 14th |
| Panserraikos | Serres | Serres Municipal Stadium | 9,500 | j !FL, 10th |
| Panthrakikos | Komotini | Komotini Municipal Stadium | 6,200 | j !SL, 15th |
| Sparta | Sparta | Sparta Municipal Stadium | 1,500 | j !Gamma Ethniki,Group 3, 1st |
| Trikala | Trikala | Trikala Municipal Stadium | 14,000 | j !FL, 3rd |
Structure
There are eighteen clubs that compete in the Football League, playing each other in a home and away series. At the end of the season, the bottom four teams are relegated to Gamma Ethniki. The top two teams gain automatic promotion for Superleague. All teams in the Football League take part in the Greek Football Cup.
League table
2016-17 Football League table
Updated to games played on 27 November 2016.
Source: Football League
Rules for classification:
1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against; 6) Play-offs (neutral ground, only used if needed to decide teams for promotion or relegation).
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Matches
Updated to games played on 27 November 2016.
Source: (Greek)
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Top scorers
- Updated to games played 27 November 2016
References