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Super League 2
Organising bodyA2 National Division Professional Football Association
Founded2019; 7 years ago (2019)
First seasonSuper League 2 / Alpha2 Ethniki Katigoria, Greek: Σούπερ Λιγκ 2 / Α2 Εθνική Κατηγορία, lit.'Super League 2 / A2 National Division' (2019–20)
Country Greece
ConfederationUEFA
Number of clubs20 (since 2024–25)
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toSuper League 1
Relegation toGamma Ethniki
Domestic cupGreek Cup
Current championsIraklis (2nd title)

(2025–26)
Most championshipsPanachaiki (6 titles)
Top scorerIlias Chatzieleftheriou (152 goals)
Broadcaster(s)Action 24, athletiko.gr, sportal.gr
Websitesl2.gr Edit this at Wikidata
Current: 2025–26 Super League Greece 2

The Super League 2 (Greek: Σούπερ Λιγκ 2), also officially known as A2 Ethniki Katigoria (Greek: Α2 Εθνική Κατηγορία, lit.'A2 National Division'), is the second-tier professional men's association football league in Greece.[1] Made up of 20 teams in two groups, it is usually played from September to May. Super League 2 is ranked below the Greek Super League 1 and above the Greek Third National Division in the Greek football league system. All of the Super League 2 clubs take part in the Greek Football Cup, the annual Greek Cup competition.

History

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The league was founded in 2019, after the restructuring of the Greek football league championships,[2] replacing the Football League (former Beta Ethniki) as the second level in the league pyramid.

Twelve (12) clubs participated in the league's first season and second season of operation.

For the third season (2021–2022) the league was restructured after the abolition of the third level Football League. Starting with this season, the team became known as Betsson Super League 2 as the online betting operator entered into a title sponsorship agreement.[3] The league included 24 teams including Olympiacos, PAOK, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens also participating. Levadiakos was promoted to Super League and did not participate; A.E. Kifisia F.C. was an addition relegated from Super League.

For the fifth season (2023–2024), the league remained split into two groups with a reduction to twenty four clubs.

For the sixth season (2024–2025), the league continued with two groups with a further reduction of the clubs to twenty.

Seasons in second division (1959–60 – present)

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This is the complete list of the clubs that have taken part in the second division played from the 1959–60 season until the 2021–22 season of Super League 2. The teams in bold will compete in Super League 2 in the 2025–26 season.

Seasons Clubs
36 Levadiakos, Apollon Kalamarias, Athens Kallithea
35 Olympiacos Volos, Niki Volos, Anagennisi Karditsa
33 Veria
32 Atromitos, Panetolikos, Panachaiki
31 Trikala, Makedonikos
30 Proodeftiki
29 Panelefsiniakos, Pierikos, PAS Giannina
28 Panserraikos
27 Edessaikos, Kastoria, Ethnikos Asteras, Doxa Drama, Diagoras Rodou, Ionikos
26 Korinthos, AEL
25 Kalamata, Kavala
24 Naoussa, Chania
23 Xanthi
22 Anagennisi Giannitsa
21 Fostiras
20 Atromitos Piraeus, Panegialios, Acharnaikos
19 Egaleo
18 Vyzas Megara, OFI, Panthrakikos, Panargiakos
17 Agrotikos Asteras, Ilisiakos, Kilkisiakos, Lamia
16 Rodos, Kerkyra
15 Chalkida, Ergotelis, Apollon Smyrnis, Irodotos
14 Panarkadikos
13 Paniliakos, Almopos Arideas
12 Athinaikos, Argonaftis Piraeus, Aris Ptolemaidas, Anagennisi Epanomis, Kozani
11 Pannafpliakos, Aias Salaminas, Anagennisi Artas
10 Ethnikos Piraeus, Pandramaikos, APS Patrae, Iraklis
9 Charavgiakos, Rethymniakos
8 Doxa Vyrona, Koropi
7 Olympiacos Chalkida, Ikaros Athens, MENT, Aspida Xanthi, Olympiacos Neon Liosion, Eordaikos, Thrasyvoulos, Apollon Larissas
6 Apollon Kalamata, Olympiacos Kozanis, Thermaikos Thessalonikis, Rodiakos, Karditsa, Foinikas Polichnis, Florina, Ilioupoli, Patraikos
5 Orfeas Xanthis, Apollon Serron, PAS Averof, AE Chania, Larisaikos, Iraklis Kavalas, Thyella Patras, Pagkorinthiakos, Olympiakos Loutrakiou, Orchomenos, Elpis Dramas, Filippi Kavalas, Aiginiakos, Ialysos, Panaspropyrgiakos, Karaiskakis, Rouf, Kampaniakos, PAOK B
4 Aris Peraeus, Pallamiaki, Chalkidona, Iraklis Serron, Asteras Athens, Megas Alexandros Irakleias, Evripos Chalkidas, Megas Alexandros Thessalonikis, Phoebus Kremastis, Nikiforos Florinas, Orfeas, Agios Nikolaos, Iraklis Psachnon, Fokikos, GS Alexandroupolis, Aris, Zakynthos, Episkopi, Ierapetra, AEK Athens B, Panionios, Olympiacos B
3 Olympiacos Patras, Olympiacos Lamias, Asteras Tripolis, Saframpoli, Kadmos Thivas, Panchaniakos, Iraklis Larissas, Kalogreza, Apollon Mytilinis, Thiva, Apollon Kryas Vrysis, Petralona, Dorieus Rodou, Moudania, Makedonikos Siatistas, Agios Dimitrios, Aiolikos, Pontioi Verias, ASK Olympiacos, Haidari, AEL Kalloni, Ethnikos Gazorou, Ethnikos Alexandroupolis, Sparti, Platanias, Panathinaikos B, A.E. Kifisia, Nestos Chrysoupoli
2 Olympos Katerinis, Omilos Kalamatas, Aris Kastorias, Aris Korinthou, Aris Mytilinis, Mikrasiatiki Chiou, Preveza, Aris Dramas, Achilleas Trikalon, Amfissaikos, Anaplasis Tyrnavou, Spartiatikos, Talos Chanion, Komotini, Nikea, Eleftheroupoli, Dimitra Trikalon, Chalandri, Tyrnavos, Mytilini, Leonidas Spartis, Orestis Orestiadas, AE Kavalas, Pyrsos Grevenon, AO Syrou, Achilleas Farsalon, Aris Agiou Konstantinou, Ethnikos Sidirokastrou, Elassona, Achaiki, Anagennisi Kolindrou, Poseidon Neon Poron, ILTEX Lykoi, Akratitos, Kassandra, Tyrnavos, Kissamikos, Thesprotos, Asteras Tripolis B
1 Meliteas, Prasina Poulia, Pallevadiaki, Atromitos Ioanninon, Trikala, Chalkida, Aetos Chiou, Aris Tripolis, Pallesviakos, Achilleas Mytilinis, Aris Protis, Atlantis Chanion, Parrodiakos, Megas Alexandros Katerinis, Aris Larisas, Mytilini, Panchiakos, Atsalenio, Lamiakos, Iraklis Volou, Orfeas Komotinis, Alexandroupoli, Achilleas Triandrias, Doxa Neapolis, AEK Kalamatas, Tripoli, Sparti, Rethymniakos, Aris Chiou, Doxa Piraeus, Atromitos Serron, Elpida Nigritas, Xirokrini, Ioannina, Bizani, Asteras Amaliadas, Pannemeatikos, Niki Polygyrou, Amfiali, Moschato, Akrites Sykeon, Rigas Feraios Velestinou, Thyella Serron, Messolonghi, Drapetsona, Pelopas Kiatou, Odysseas Kordeliou, Toxotis Volou, Langadas, Pyrgos, Nafpaktiakos Asteras, Messiniakos, Asteras Magoulas, Vataniakos, Glyfada, AEK Athens, Ermionida, Trachones Alimou, Volos, Aittitos Spaton, Asteras Vlachioti, Iraklis Larissas, Giouchtas, Tilikratis, Ethnikos Neo Keramidi, Hellas Syros, Marko

Teams

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2025–26 season

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The following 20 clubs will compete in the Super League 2 in the 2025–26 season.

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Anagennisi Karditsa Karditsa Karditsa Municipal Stadium 13,000
Asteras Tripolis B Tripoli Tripoli Municipal Stadium 1,000
Athens Kallithea Kallithea Grigoris Lamprakis Stadium 6,300
Chania Chania Perivolia Municipal Stadium 4,527
Egaleo Aigaleo Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium 8,217
Hellas Syros Ermoupoli Ermoupoli Municipal Stadium 2,500
Ilioupoli Ilioupoli Ilioupoli Municipal Stadium 2,000
Iraklis Thessaloniki Kaftanzoglio Stadium 27,770
Kalamata Kalamata Kalamata Municipal Stadium 5,613
Kampaniakos Chalastra Chalastra Municipal Stadium 1,000
Kavala Kavala Anthi Karagianni Stadium 10,550
Makedonikos Efkarpia Makedonikos Stadium 8,100
Marko Markopoulo Markopoulo Municipal Stadium 3,000
Nestos Chrysoupoli Chrysoupoli Chrysoupoli Municipal Stadium 5,000
Niki Volos Volos Pantelis Magoulas Stadium 4,000
Olympiacos B Piraeus Rentis Training Centre 3,000
Panargiakos Argos Argos Municipal Stadium 5,000
Panionios Nea Smyrni Nea Smyrni Stadium 11,700
PAOK B Efkarpia Makedonikos Stadium 8,100
PAS Giannina Ioannina Zosimades Stadium 7,652

Results

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Second Division champions (1959–60 until 2023–24)

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From 1959 to 1962

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Season Winner
1959–60 Atromitos Piraeus (1), Fostiras (1),
Thermaikos Thessaloniki (1)
1960–61 Egaleo (1), Panelefsiniakos (1), Niki Volos (1), Aspida Xanthi (1)
1961–62 Panegialios (1), Pierikos (1)

From 1962 to 1983

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Season Winner
1962–63 Edessaikos (1), Doxa Drama (1),
Olympiacos Chalkida (1), Pagkorinthiakos (1)
1963–64 Panachaiki (1), Proodeftiki (1), Philippi Kavala (1)
1964–65 Panserraikos (1), Edessaikos (2), Egaleo (2), Vyzas Megara (1)
1965–66 Veria (1), OFI (1), Vyzas Megara (2)
1966–67 Panelefsiniakos (1), Kavala (1), Olympiacos Volos (1)
1967–68 Chalkida (1), Trikala (1)
1968–69 Panachaiki (2), Kavala (2)
1969–70 Apollon Smyrnis (1), Veria (2), Fostiras (2)
1970–71 Panachaiki (3), Trikala (2), Olympiacos Volos (2)
1971–72 Panserraikos (2), Kalamata (1), Atromitos (1)
1972–73 Apollon Smyrnis (2), Apollon Kalamaria (1), AEL (1)
1973–74 PAS Giannina (1), Kastoria (1), Kalamata (2)
1974–75 Apollon Smyrnis (3), Panetolikos (1), Pierikos (2)
1975–76 Kavala (3), OFI (2)
1976–77 Egaleo (3), Veria (3)
1977–78 Rodos (1), AEL (2)
1978–79 Doxa Drama (2), Korinthos (1)
1979–80 Panserraikos (3), Atromitos (2)
1980–81 Rodos (2), Iraklis (1)
1981–82 Panachaiki (4), Makedonikos (1)
1982–83 Egaleo (4), Apollon Kalamaria (2)

From 1983 to 2019

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Season Winner
1983–84 Panachaiki (5)
1984–85 PAS Giannina (2)
1985–86 Diagoras (1)
1986–87 Panachaiki (6)
1987–88 Doxa Drama (3)
1988–89 Xanthi (1)
1989–90 Athinaikos (1)
1990–91 Ethnikos Piraeus (1)
1991–92 Apollon Kalamaria (3)
1992–93 Naoussa (1)
1993–94 Ionikos (1)
1994–95 Paniliakos (1)
Season Winner
1995–96 Kavala (4)
1996–97 Panionios (1)
1997–98 Aris (1)
1998–99 Trikala (4)
1999–00 Athinaikos (2)
2000–01 Egaleo (5)
2001–02 PAS Giannina (3)
2002–03 Chalkidona (1)
2003–04 Kerkyra (1)
2004–05 AEL (3)
2005–06 Ergotelis (1)
2006–07 Asteras Tripolis (1)
Season Winner
2007–08 Panserraikos (4)
2008–09 Atromitos (3)
2009–10 Olympiacos Volos (3)
2010–11 Panetolikos (2)
2011–12 Panthrakikos (1)
2012–13 Apollon Smyrnis (4)
2013–14 Niki Volos (2)
2014–15 AEK Athens (1)
2015–16 AEL (4)
2016–17 Apollon Smyrnis (5)
2017–18 OFI (3)
2018–19 Volos (1)

From 2019 to Present

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Season Winner Top Scorer
2019–20 PAS Giannina (4) 11 - United States Joseph Efford (Ergotelis)
2020–21 Ionikos (2) 15 - Argentina Matías Castro (Ionikos)
2021–22 Levadiakos (1) 24 - Greece Giannis Pasas (Veria)
2022–23 Panserraikos (5), A.E. Kifisia (1) 19 - Serbia Kosta Aleksić (Iraklis)
2023–24 Levadiakos (2), Athens Kallithea (1) 18 - Greece Giannis Loukinas (Athens Kallithea)
18 - Greece Georgios Manalis (Chania)
2024–25 AEL (5), A.E. Kifisia (2) 24 - Greece Giannis Pasas (AEL)
2025–26 Iraklis (2),

Top scorers and appearances (1998 - 1999 - present)

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Most appearances
Rank Name Appearances Teams
1 Konstantinos Chatzis 412 Kastoria, Kalamata, Ionikos, Diagoras, Pierikos, AEL Larissa, Niki Volos, Eginiakos, Apollon Smyrni, Panachaiki, Agrotikos Asteras, Apollon Larissa, Iraklis Larissa
2 Nikos Pourtoulidis 363 Thrasyvoulos, Asteras Tripolis, Ilisiakos, Kalamata, Pierikos, Niki Volos, OFI, Apollon Kalamarias, Iraklis
3 Georgios Syros 303 Akratitos, Kerkyra, Thrasyvoulos, Kallithea, Ethnikos Piraeus
4 Athanasios Tolios 301 Veroia, Panserraikos, PAS Giannina, Pierikos, Trikala, Iraklis Psachnon, Eginiakos
5 Stelios Kritikos 296 Ethnikos Asteras, Ethnikos Piraeus, Ionikos, Ilioupoli, Vyzas Megaron, AEL Larissa, Iraklis Psachnon, Chania, Apollon Smyrni, Panegialios, Kerkyra, Kifisia
6 Panagiotis Giazitzoglou 292 Pierikos, Eginiakos
7 Dimitrios Samaras 281 Veroia, Doxa Drama, Niki Volos, Eginiakos, Tyrnavos 2005, Apollon Kalamarias
8 Stergios Psianos 277 Apollon Kalamarias, Ethnikos Piraeus, Thrasyvoulos, Niki Volos, Apollon Smyrnis, Acharnaikos, Chania, AE Karaiskakis
9 Dimitris Mavrias 273 Glyfada, Anagennisi Karditsas, Apollon Larissas, Panachaiki, Doxa Dramas, AEL Larissa, Ilioupoli, Kallithea
10 Fotis Kiskampanis 255 AEL Larissa, Olympiacos Volos, Kastoria, Messiniakos, Kallithea, Apollon Kalamarias, Tyrnavos 2005, Anagennisi Karditsas
11 Angelos Vertzos 251 Paniliakos, Proodeftiki, Veroia, Doxa Drama, Niki Volos, Apollon Smyrni, AEL Larissa, Trikala, Kerkyra, Diagoras
12 Thanasis Gogas 250 Kavala, Kerkyra, Panserraikos, Ionikos, Anagennisi Karditsa, Ethnikos Asteras, PS Serres, Asteras Magoulas
13 Charalampos Brilakis 243 Kalamata, Diagoras, Trikala, Panserraikos, Kallithea, Chania
14 Georgios Chatzizisis 241 Panegialios, Chaidari, Ethnikos Asteras, AEL Kalloni - Apollon Smyrnis, Apollon Kalamarias, AS Kassandra, Olympiacos Volos, Pierikos, Doxa Dramas, Apollon Smyrnis
15 Georgios Chorianopoulos 239 Panegialios, Chaidari, Ethnikos Asteras, Kalloni
Alexandros Tsemperidis 239 Proodeftiki, Ilisiakos, Kastoria, Kerkyra, Ethnikos Piraeus, Panachaiki, Apollon Smyrnis, AEL Larissa, Agrotikos Asteras, Acharnaikos, Apollon Kalamarias, Anagennisi Triglias
16 Georgios Paraskevaidis 237 Athinaikos, Fostiras, Ethnikos Asteras, Kerkyra, Panserraikos
Theodoros Gitkos 237 PAS Giannina, Kerkyra, Niki Volos, Ethnikos Asteras, Olympiacos Volos
17 Polychronis Vezyridis 232 Athinaikos, Kerkyra, Panserraikos, Olympiacos Volos, OFI Crete
18 Andreas Vasilogiannis 227 Ethnikos Piraeus, Chania, Lamia, Kissamikos, Kalamata, Kallithea
19 Christos Tzioras 223 Niki Volos, Apollon Smyrnis, Acharnaikos, AE Karaiskakis, Kissamikos, Levadiakos
20 Georgios Tsoukalidis 221 Pierikos, Nafpaktiakos Asteras, Kerkyra, Levadiakos, Chaidari, Asteras Tripolis, Agrotikos Asteras
Foreign players
1 Paolo Farinola 259 Ethnikos Piraeus, Veroia, Kallithea, Apollon Smyrnis, Egaleo
2 Ivan Rusev 207 Egaleo, Apollon Smyrnis, Athinaikos, Levadiakos, Diagoras, Trikala, OFI Crete, Pierikos, Doxa Dramas
3 Deniz Baykara 195 Panserraikos, Panetolikos, Panthrakikos, Trikala, Doxa Dramas
4 Kwame Pele Frimpong 179 Kalamata, Chaidari, Ilysiakos, Egaleo, Thrasyvoulos
5 Božidar Tadić 176 Panserraikos, OFI Crete, Veroia, Niki Volos
Most goals
Rank Name Goals Teams
1 Giannis Loukinas 137 Fokikos, Chania, Iraklis, AE Karaiskakis, Platanias, Veroia, Kalamata, Kallithea, Niki Volos
2 Georgios Saitiotis 95 Ilisiakos, Ilioupoli - AS Kassandra, Olympiacos Volos, Niki Volos, Veroia, AEL Larissa
Giannis Pasas 95 Panetolikos, Iraklis, Aris, Kerkyra, Veroia, Kalamata, AEL Larissa
3 Ilias Kampas 93 Ilisiakos, Ilioupoli
4 Nikos Kouskounas 84 Asteras Tripolis, Trikala, OFI Crete, Doxa Dramas, Kissamikos, Chania, Panachaiki, Niki Volos
5 Ilias Solakis 81 Niki Volos, Kastoria, PAS Giannina, Diagoras, Olympiacos Volos, Panachaiki
6 Nikos Soultanidis 76 Kastoria, Agrotikos Asteras, Kavala, Panthrakikos
7 Marko Markovski 68 Kallithea, Doxa Dramas, Apollon Smyrnis, Kalamata
8 Giorgos Zacharopoulos 65 Kallithea, Chalkidona, Thrasyvoulos
9 Mattheos Maroukakis 64 Kallithea, Panachaiki, AEL Larissa, Trikala, Aittitos Spata
Alexandros Arnarellis 64 Vyzas Megaron, Kallithea, Kerkyra, Trikala, Panegialios, Doxa Dramas, Chania, Rodos, Egaleo, Kalamata
Georgios Manalis 64 Ionikos, Kissamikos, Chania, Kifisia, Iraklis
10 Furtado 62 Ionikos, PAS Giannina, Panachaiki, Panegialios, Panserraikos, Sparti
11 Christos Tzioras 60 Niki Volos, Apollon Smyrnis, Acharnaikos, AE Karaiskakis, Kissamikos, Levadiakos
12 Stelios Kritikos 59 Ethnikos Piraeus, Ionikos, Ilioupoli, Vyzas Megaron, AEL Larissa, Iraklis Psachnon, Chania, Apollon Smyrni, Panegialios, Kerkyra, Kifisia
13 Thanasis Gogas 58 Kavala, Kerkyra, Panserraikos, Ionikos, Anagennisi Karditsa, Ethnikos Asteras, PS Serres, Asteras Magoulas
14 Sokratis Boudouris 56 Anagennisi Karditsas, Patraikos, Poseidon Neon Poron, Olympiacos Volos, Panthrakikos
15 Vangelis Kaounos 52 Ethnikos Asteras, Kalamata, Panetolikos, AEL Larissa - Ethnikos Asteras
16 Patrick Ogunsoto 50 Ergotelis, OFI Crete, Anagennisi Epanomis, Olympiacos Volos, Acharnaikos
Theodoros Tsirigotis 50 Episkopi, Panathinaikos B, Levadiakos, AEL Larissa, Iraklis
Panagiotis Moraitis 50 Panachaiki, Apollon Smyrnis, AEL Larissa, Panionios
17 Ilias Anastasakos 49 Athinaikos, Apollon Smyrnis, Asteras Tripolis, Thrasyvoulos, AEL Larissa, Sparti
Dimitrios Manos 49 Ergotelis, OFI Crete, Chania, Ilioupoli
18 Ivan Rusev 48 Egaleo, Apollon Smyrnis, Athinaikos, Levadiakos, Diagoras, Trikala, OFI Crete, Pierikos, Doxa Dramas
19 Ilias Ioannou 47 Kerkyra, Asteras Tripolis, Olympiacos Volos, Trachones Alimou
20 Christos Rovas 45 Iraklis, Doxa Dramas, Almopos, Kalamata, Panachaiki, Egaleo, Kampaniakos
Dimitrios Mavrias 45 Glyfada, Anagennisi Karditsas, Apollon Larissas, Panachaiki, Doxa Dramas, AEL Larissa, Ilioupoli, Kallithea

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Νόμος 4809/2021 (Κωδικοποιημένος) - ΦΕΚ Α 102/19.06.2021". www.kodiko.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Η Τροπολογία για την αναδιάρθρωση των επαγγελματικών πρωταθλημάτων ποδοσφαίρου για την περίοδο 2019–2020" (PDF). hellenicparliament.gr (in Greek).
  3. ^ Dawson, Kio (8 November 2022). "Betsson renews support of Greek Super League 2". Gaming Intelligence. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
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