2008–09 Gamma Ethniki

The 2008–09 Gamma Ethniki is the 26th season since the official establishment of the third tier of Greek football in 1983. It started on September 14, 2008 and it is estimated to be finished in May 2009. 36 teams contest the league, divided into two groups of 18 clubs each, using certain geographical criteria. 23 of the participant clubs have contested in the 2007-08 season, 3 of them have been relegated from Beta Ethniki, while 10 of them have been promoted from Delta Ethniki. Last season's champions of North Group were Kavala, and Diagoras of South Group.

Participant Clubs

Following clubs were relegated from Beta Ethniki last season:

Following clubs secured a place in Gamma Ethniki by avoiding relegation or by failing to win promotion:

Following clubs were promoted to Gamma Ethniki as champions of their respective Delta Ethniki groups:

Separation into Groups

The afore mentioned clubs were divided into two groups depending on their geographical origin. Most of the clubs that come from the southern part of the country (including Attica, Peloponnesus, Crete, the Aegean Islands and half Sterea Ellada) will enter South Group 1, while clubs from Central and Northern Greece (including Macedonia, Thrace, Epirus, Thessaly, the Ionian Islands and part of Sterea Ellada) will take part in North Group 2.

Group 1 (South)

League table

As of May 14, 2009

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1Ilioupoli (C) (P) 3425366323+3078
2Rodos (P)2 34221115619+2777
3Panachaiki 3422934819+1975
4Fostiras (R)3 3418884730+1759
5Korinthos 341212104134+748
6Keravnos Keratea 34145153732+547
7Panargiakos 34137134039+146
8Aghia Paraskevi 341113104343046
9Vyzas 34129133933+645
10Chersonissos 34119143936+442
11Atsalenios 34119143130+142
12Aias Salaminas 34119143640-442
13Chaidari 34109152734-739
14Koropi (R) 34815112325-239
15Aghios Dimitrios (R) 34116173952-1339
16Asteras Rethymnou (R) 34812143144-1333
17Egaleo (R) 3348213170-3920
18Aiolikos (R) 3442281381-68141
1.^ Aiolikos has withdrawn from the league due to financial problems. All their remaining matches will be award 3-0 for their opponents.
2.^ Due to relegation of Apollon Kalamarias Rodos earned promotion.
3.^ Fostiras relegated to Delta Ethniki due to unsettled debts.

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Champion - Promotion to Beta Ethniki
Runner-up - Single play-off match against North Group runner-up.
Relegation to Delta Ethniki

Results Table

Home/Away

AGP AGD AIA AIO ATS CHA CHE EGA FOS ILI KER KOR KRP NAR PGE PRG ROD VYZ
Aghia Paraskevi 1-0 3-2 3-0 0-0 1-0 3-0 3-1 1-2 - - 1-1 1-1 - 1-1 1-1 1-1 2-1
Aghios Dimitrios 0-0 2-0 3-0 - 2-1 1-0 0-0 - - 0-4 1-2 - 2-1 - 2-2 2-3 0-1
Aias Salamina - - 3-0 1-0 1-2 2-1 2-1 1-1 2-0 2-0 1-3 0-0 2-2 0-0 - 2-2 -
Aiolikos 0-3 0-3 - 0-2 0-3 0-3 - 0-3 0-3 - 0-3 0-3 0-1 1-2 0-3 0-3 0-3
Atsalenios - 0-1 2-1 - 1-0 1-1 3-1 - 1-2 3-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 2-0 - 1-2
Chaidari - 2-1 0-0 - 0-0 2-0 4-2 0-1 2-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 - 0-0 - 1-1 0-0
Chersonissos - 3-0 - 3-0 1-1 - 3-0 2-1 1-0 0-0 - 0-0 1-1 0-1 2-1 0-2 2-0
Egaleo 4-4 - 3-1 3-2 1-0 0-2 0-4 0-2 0-2 0-1 2-2 - 1-3 - - 1-1 -
Fostiras 3-1 2-1 - 4-1 1-0 - 2-0 - 0-3 2-1 1-1 1-1 2-0 2-1 4-1 - 1-1
Ilioupoli 3-1 2-1 3-0 - 2-1 3-0 - 4-1 - 2-0 3-1 3-0 1-1 1-1 2-0 2-1 -
Keravnos Keratea 4-1 3-1 1-0 3-0 0-0 1-0 - 2-0 0-1 0-2 - 1-0 0-0 0-1 - 0-2 -
Korinthos - 1-1 0-1 - 1-1 - 2-2 0-0 1-0 2-0 0-1 2-0 - 0-1 2-0 1-2 2-1
Koropi 2-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-0 - 0-0 1-2 1-2 - - - 2-2 1-0 0-0 0-0
Neos Asteras Rethymno 0-0 1-0 2-0 3-0 0-0 1-1 - 4-2 0-2 - - 0-0 0-0 0-1 2-2 P-P -
Panachaiki 2-1 3-1 1-1 - - 2-1 2-0 2-0 - 1-0 1-0 3-0 - 4-0 1-2 - 2-0
Panargiakos 1-0 1-2 1-0 3-0 - 1-1 1-0 4-2 0-0 - 2-1 0-0 - 3-1 - 1-1 2-0
Rodos 2-0 - - 2-1 3-0 1-0 1-0 - 2-1 0-0 2-1 1-1 - 2-1 0-0 - 2-1
Vyzas Megara 0-0 2-2 3-0 2-0 - - 1-1 4-1 1-1 0-1 2-3 - 0-1 0-0 0-1 1-0 1-2

Top scorers

# Name Club Goals
1 Greece Giorgos Zacharopoulos Fostiras24
2 Greece Giorgos Trichias Rodos18
- Greece Κimonas Evaggelatos Agios Dimitrios18
3 Greece Michalis Nikolopoulos Ilioupoli15
4 Albania Mario Gurma Panachaiki12

Group 2 (North)

League table

As of May 14, 2009

Pos Team Pld W D L F A GD Pts
1Doxa Drama (C) (P) 34221026822+4676
2Panetolikos (P) 3421765614+3270
3Eordaikos 34171434618+2865
4Makedonikos 34141464725+2256
5PAONE 34131384126+1552
6Zakynthos 34149113628+851
7Niki Volos 341310113226+649
8Thermaikos Thermi 34138134640+647
9Odysseas Anegennisi 341211113530+547
10Fokikos 341211113834+447
11Ethnikos Filippiada 341211113335-247
12Pyrsos Grevena 341113103728+946
13Anagennisi Giannitsa 34129133238-645
14Lamia (R) 341012123334-142
15PAS Preveza (R) 34912132127-639
16Ethnikos Katerini (R) 3463252467-4321
17Anagennisi Arta (R) 3445251576-61172
18Enossi Alexandroupoli (R) 344228981-72141
1.^ Enossi Alexandroupoli has been expelled from this competition and all their wins and draws were converted into 3-0 wins for their opponents (original losses stand as scored). In all likelihood, all their remaining matches will be awarded to their opponents 3-0.
2.^ Anagennisi Arta has withdrawn from this competition.

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Champion - Promotion to Beta Ethniki
Runner-up - Single play-off match against North Group runner-up.
Relegation to Delta Ethniki

Results

Home/Away

ART GIA DOX EAL EOR ETF ETK FOK LAM MKD NIK ODY PNE PAN PRE PYR THE ZAK
Anagennisi Arta - - 3-0 0-1 2-2 0-3 2-0 0-0 0-2 0-3 - - 1-1 - 0-3 1-2 0-3
Anagennisi Giannitsa 0-0 0-0 - 0-2 0-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 - 1-0 1-2 1-0 - 0-2 - 2-1 1-0
Doxa Drama 4-0 4-1 4-0 - 4-1 - 1-1 2-0 1-0 - - 1-0 2-1 0-0 0-0 2-0 2-0
Enosi Alexandroupoli 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-2 0-1 0-3 - - - 0-3 0-3 0-3 - 0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3
Eordaikos - - 3-3 3-0 4-1 1-0 - 3-1 0-0 2-2 1-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 - -
Ethnikos Filippiada 1-0 1-1 1-1 3-0 1-0 - - 3-1 1-3 - 0-0 0-0 1-3 1-0 - 2-0 0-0
Ethnikos Katerini 0-2 0-1 0-4 - 1-1 0-4 0-2 0-2 0-4 4-1 0-1 1-3 0-2 2-0 1-1 - -
Fokikos 3-0 3-1 - 3-0 0-0 1-1 2-0 2-2 1-2 3-1 2-1 - 2-1 - 2-1 2-0 1-2
Lamia 3-0 0-4 - 3-1 0-0 - 3-0 0-0 - 0-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 2-1 0-3 3-1 1-1
Makedonikos 8-0 2-1 0-0 3-1 0-0 - - 2-1 0-0 - 1-1 0-1 0-0 1-0 - 1-1 2-2
Niki Volos 2-0 0-0 0-1 - 0-0 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-1 2-1 - - 3-0 1-0
Odysseas Anagennisi 4-0 2-3 0-4 2-1 - - 3-0 0-0 1-0 1-1 2-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-0 - -
PAONE 3-1 - - 3-0 - 1-1 - 4-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 - 0-0 2-0 0-0 3-1 2-1
Panetolikos 3-0 4-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 - 5-0 3-0 3-0 - - 0-0 3-1 3-0 2-1 - 2-0
PAS Preveza 3-0 0-0 0-2 3-0 0-0 1-0 - 0-0 - 2-0 1-0 - 0-0 - 1-1 1-0 0-0
Pyrsos Grevena 0-0 0-0 1-1 - 0-0 3-0 4-1 1-0 - 3-1 0-0 3-0 1-1 - - 0-4 1-0
Thermaikos - 1-1 5-2 3-0 1-2 0-0 2-1 - - 0-0 - 2-1 1-2 0-0 3-1 2-0 2-1
Zakynthos - - 0-0 3-0 1-1 1-0 3-2 - - 0-2 1-2 2-0 - 1-0 0-0 2-0 3-2

Top scorers

# Name Club Goals
1 Greece Ioannis KatsarosMakedonikos 11
2 Greece Lazaros Mouratidis Doxa Drama10
3 Greece Petros Zouroudis Panetolikos9
- Greece Christos Karagiannis Eordaikos9
- Greece Konstantinos Aggos Doxa Drama9
- Greece Panagiotis BrisFokikos9
- Greece Stavros Tsoukalas Doxa Drama9

Play-off match

23 May 2009
17:00
Rodos 1 2 Panetolikos
Bartoz Romanczouk  6' (pen.) Stathis Karamalikis  82'
Thanasis Paleologos  96'
Nea Smyrni Stadium
Athens

Attendance: 11.000
Referee: M.Koukoulakis (Heraklion)
Rodos
Panetolikos
RODOS:
GK 99 Greece Antonis Panagiotopoulos
DF 5 Greece Theopistos Papadopoulos (c)
DF 30 Greece Georgios Zacharatos
DF 2 Greece Nikitas Maliakas
DF 37 Greece Kostas Meresiotis  69'
MF 22 Greece Dimitrios Chaloulos
MF 23 Poland Bartoz Romanczouk  69'
MF 20 Greece Paulos Gigani  81'
MF 11 Greece Nikitaras Pelekis
FW 31 Greece Georgios Trichias
FW 10 Greece Dionisis Liosatos
Substitutes:
DF 47 Greece Nikos Antoniou  60'
MF 27 Greece Reisis Mailis  69'
DF 4 Greece Thomas Bibiris  81'
Manager:
Greece Dimitris Spanos
PANETOLIKOS:
GK 89 Greece Nikos Babaniotis
DF 30 Greece Christos Naintos (c)  52'  78'
DF 33 Greece Theodosis Theodosiadis  67'
DF 77 Greece Michalis Bakakis  70'
DF 16 Greece Periklis Papapostolou
MF 7 Greece Makis Belevonis  43'  54'
MF 19 Greece Thanasis Paleologos
MF 20 Greece Tasos Dentsas
MF 81 Greece Stathis Karamalikis
MF 6 Greece Hussein Mumin
FW 38 Portugal Chiquinho Delgado
Substitutes:
FW 9 Greece Petros Zouroudis  78'
DF 32 Greece Charalabos Charalabakis  70'
FW 18 Greece Panagiotis Zorbas  54'
Manager:
Greece Vasilis Delaperas
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