Difference between revisions of "Football C Division"
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| − | The C Division did not always exist. In the first years of the A and B Divisions, Beta Ethniki was fed through the local prefectural leagues usually with playoffs involved. | + | The C Division did not always exist. In the first years of the A and B Divisions, Beta Ethniki was fed through the local prefectural leagues usually with playoffs involved. The National C Division was established for the [[1983]] season. At first, it consisted of a single league - as in England - but, as of its second year, it went to a 2-league (North and South) competition. The single league format was tried once more between [[2000]] and [[2004]] but, once again C Division has gone to two leagues. |
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==Third division ''C' Ethniki'' 2005-2006== | ==Third division ''C' Ethniki'' 2005-2006== | ||
Revision as of 20:48, February 6, 2006
The Greek Football C Division or Gamma Ethniki, is the division below the Football B Division or Beta Ethniki. The top clubs of the Football C Division participate in the Beta Ethniki in the following year. Similarly, the Beta Ethniki's bottom clubs are relegated to the Football C Division. The number of teams going up has varied over the years. Currently the format calls for four teams to be relegated from the B Division to be replaced by the top four teams from Gamma Ethniki with no playoffs involved. The bottom clubs of Gamma Ethniki are relegated into the Football D Division and are replaced by that leagues top teams.
History
The C Division did not always exist. In the first years of the A and B Divisions, Beta Ethniki was fed through the local prefectural leagues usually with playoffs involved. The National C Division was established for the 1983 season. At first, it consisted of a single league - as in England - but, as of its second year, it went to a 2-league (North and South) competition. The single league format was tried once more between 2000 and 2004 but, once again C Division has gone to two leagues.
Third division C' Ethniki 2005-2006
Southern League
- Achaiki FC - Patra
- Acharnaikos FC - Acharnai (Menidi)
- Agios Dimitrios FC - Agios Dimitrios, Athens
- Aiolikos FC - Mytilene
- Apollon Athens - Athens
- Asteras Tripolis - Tripolis
- Atsalenios - Heraklion, Crete
- Chalkida - Lilas FC - Chalkida
- Diagoras Rhodes - Rhodes
- Ethnikos Piraeus - Piraeus
- Ionia 2000 FC - Chania, Crete
- Keratsini FC - Keratsini, Piraeus
- Messiniakos - Messene
- Panaitolikos - Agrinio
- Rhodes FC - Rhodes
- Thyella Patra - Patra
- Vyzas Megara - Megara
Northern League
- Panthrakikos FC - Komotini
- PAS Giannina - Ioannina
- Agrotikos Asteras - Evosmo, Thessaloniki
- Kavala FC - Kavala
- Thermaikos FC -
- AE Giannina - Ioannina
- Doxa Drama - Drama
- Enosi Thraki FC - Alexandroupolis
- Pierikos - Katerini
- Lamia FC - Lamia
- Anagennisis Arta - Arta
- AE Polykastro
- Trikala FC - Trikala
- Kozani FC - Kozani
- Anagennisis Karditsa - Karditsa
- Ptolemaida FC - Ptolemaida