2015–16 Football League (Greece)


The 2015–16 Football League is the second division of the Greek professional football system and the sixth season under the name Football League after previously being known as Beta Ethniki. Its season began on 27 September 2015 and ended on 29 May 2016.

Teams

TeamLocationStadiumCapacityLast season
AcharnaikosMenidiAcharnes Stadium4,450
AELLarissaAEL FC Arena16,118
Agrotikos AsterasEvosmosAgrotikos Asteras Ground2,267
Anagennisi KarditsaKarditsaKarditsa Stadium9,500
Apollon SmyrnisAthensGeorgios Kamaras Stadium14,856
ChaniaChaniaPerivolia Municipal Stadium2,800
Ergotelis*HeraklionPankritio Stadium26,000
KallitheaKallitheaGrigoris Lambrakis Stadium4,250
KerkyraCorfuKerkyra Stadium2,191
KissamikosKissamosMaleme Stadium700
LamiaLamiaLamia Stadium6,000
Olympiacos Volos *VolosVolos Municipal Stadium9,000
PanachaikiPatrasKostas Davourlis Stadium11,321
PanegialiosAigioAigio Stadium4,500
PanelefsiniakosEleusinaMunicipal Stadium of Eleusina2,100
PanserraikosSerresSerres Municipal Stadium9,500
TrikalaTrikalaTrikala Municipal Stadium14,000
ZakynthosZakynthosZakynthians Olympic Champions Ground2,000

* withdrew during the season

Structure

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

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Nikos KouskounasTrikala18
2 FurtadoPanserraikos13
3 Mattheos MaroukakisAEL12
4 JoneLamia11
5 Viera EllongKerkyra9
5 Alexandros KontosKerkyra9
5 WandersonApollon Smyrnis9
5 Michalis FragosKallithea9
5 Nikos GiannitsanisPanelefsiniakos9