The 2012–13 Football League is the second division of the Greek professional football system and the third season under the name Football League after previously being known as Beta Ethniki. Its regular season began on 28 September 2012 and will end on 9 June 2013. The promotion play-offs, are scheduled to take place after regular season.
Teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity Last season AEL Larissa AEL FC Arena 16,118 AEL Kalloni Kalloni Mytilene Municipal Stadium 4,000 Anagennisi Epanomi Epanomi Nikos Sarafis Stadium 1,736 Anagennisi Giannitsa Giannitsa Giannitsa Municipal Stadium 8,000 Apollon Smyrnis Athens Georgios Kamaras Stadium 14,856 Doxa Drama Drama Doxa Drama Stadium 7,000 Ergotelis Heraklion Pankritio Stadium 25,780 Ethnikos Gazoros Gazoros Serres Municipal Stadium 9,500 Fokikos Amfissa Amfissa Municipal Stadium 2,000 Iraklis Psachna Psachna Psachna Municipal Stadium 5,500 Iraklis Thessaloniki Kaftanzoglio Stadium 27,770 Kallithea Kallithea Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium 4,250 Kavala Kavala Anthi Karagianni Stadium 10,500 Niki Volos Volos Panthessaliko Stadium 22,700 Olympiacos Volos Volos Panthessaliko Stadium 22,700 Panachaiki Patras Kostas Davourlis Stadium 11,321 Panetolikos Agrinio Panetolikos Stadium 6,500 Panserraikos Serres Serres Municipal Stadium 8,300 Pierikos Katerini Katerini Municipal Stadium 4,956 Thrasyvoulos Fyli Fyli Municipal Stadium 3,142 Vyzas Megara Megara Municipal Stadium 2,350
Ethnikos Gazoros' home 500-seater Gazoros Municipal Stadium doesn't meet Football League regulations. AEL Kalloni's home 800-seater Kalloni Municipal Stadium doesn't meet Football League regulations.
Structure At present, there are twenty one clubs that compete in the Football League, playing each other in a home and away series. At the end of the season, the bottom three teams are relegated to the Gamma Ethniki. The top three teams gain automatic promotion. However, teams positioned fourth to seventh take part in a promotion play-off. Unlike in Super League, clubs in the Football League do not get relegated if the club fails to obtain a license. All teams in the Football League take part in the Greek Football Cup.
League table
Results
Promotion play-offs The promotion play-offs will comprise the teams ranked 3rd through 6th during the regular season, and they are scheduled to take place immediately after the conclusion of the regular season. Niki Volos started the playoffs with a one-point disadvantage, because of their worse position in contrast to the other teams, when the main season finished.
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Michalis ManiasApollon Smyrnis182 Alexandre D'AcolKallithea163 Giorgos ManousosAEL Kalloni144 Milan BojovićPanetolikos125 Patrick OgunsotoAnagennisi Epanomi/Olympiacos Volos11 Leandro KappelDoxa Drama117 Konstantinos FligosNiki Volos108 Giannis KatsikisApollon Smyrnis9
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