2016–17 Football League (Greece)


The 2016–17 Football League was 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 concluded on 11 June 2017.

Teams

TeamLocationStadiumCapacityLast season
AcharnaikosAcharnesAcharnes Stadium4,450
Agrotikos AsterasEvosmosAgrotikos Asteras Ground2,267
AiginiakosAiginioMunicipal Stadium of Aiginio2,000
Anagennisi KarditsaKarditsaKarditsa Stadium9,500
Apollon SmyrnisAthensGeorgios Kamaras Stadium14,856
ArisThessalonikiKleanthis Vikelidis Stadium22,800
ChaniaChaniaPerivolia Municipal Stadium2,800
KallitheaKallitheaGrigoris Lambrakis Stadium4,250
Kalloni1MytileneMytilene Municipal Stadium3,000
KissamikosKissamosMaleme Stadium700
LamiaLamiaLamia Stadium6,000
OFIHeraklionTheodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium8,500
PanegialiosAigioAigio Stadium4,500
PanelefsiniakosEleusinaMunicipal Stadium of Eleusina2,100
PanserraikosSerresSerres Municipal Stadium9,500
Panthrakikos2KomotiniKomotini Municipal Stadium6,200
SpartaSpartaSparta Municipal Stadium1,500
TrikalaTrikalaTrikala Municipal Stadium15,000

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 Super League. All teams in the Football League take part in the Greek Football Cup.

League table

Matches