The 2023–24 Super League 2 was the fifth season of the Super League 2, the second-tier Greek professional league for association football clubs, since the restructuring of the Greek football league system.
The league was conducted by 24 teams and two groups, this was due to the restructure and abolishment of the Football League. The B Teams of Olympiacos, PAOK, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens also competed in the league for a third consecutive year.
Competition The championship is held with the participation of a total of 24 teams, six less than the previous season, which were divided into two groups. The deadline for submitting declarations of participation was set at 2 August 2023. The division of the groups and the draw took place on September 11.
The championship was planned to be played with 26 teams. Apollon Smyrnis did not participate and was replaced by the first runner-up team from the 3rd national division, Giouchtas, which had taken the 5th place in the promotion play offs. Before the draw, Ierapetra announced his withdrawal from the league, but without being replaced. So the draw included 25 teams in two groups of 13 and 12 teams.
Although Almopos Aridaias participated normally in the draw, he was expelled from the league following a decision by the Disciplinary Body of Super League 2 as he did not secure a certificate of participation from the E.E.A. After a week the team was vindicated by the Appeals Committee, but was permanently expelled a few days later by a decision of the Board of Directors of the organizing authority. Thus, the division was definitively left with 24 teams, without a new draw in Group A.
Way of Conduct The championship will be played in two phases. In the first phase in each group, each team will face all opponents twice (home and away, a total of 22 matches, in 22 games in Group A and 22 games in Group B). At the end of the first phase, the teams finishing 12th in each group will be directly relegated.
The second phase includes ranking matches (play off and play out) for the first place in the group and Promotion to Super League 1, and for the relegation of three more teams, those who will occupy positions 9 to 11.
In the play offs, the first five in the first phase's standings will participate, and they will compete twice with the rest, at home and away. They will include 10 matchdays and 8 matches for each team. In the play offs, the teams will enter with half of the points they had won in the first phase.
The teams that will take the positions 6th to 11th in the regular season will participate in the play outs. As in the play offs, the teams will start with half of the points they collected in the first phase and compete with the rest in double matches home and away (10 matches, 10 matches for each team). The teams that occupy the last three positions in the play outs will be relegated to Gamma Ethniki.
Promotion and Relegation A total of two teams will be promoted to Super League 1, the winners of the play offs of each group and a total of 8 teams will be relegated to the Gamma Ethniki.
Team changes From Super League Greece 2 Promoted to Super League Levadiakos Relegated to Gamma Ethniki Veria Thesprotos Apollon Smyrnis Proodeftiki Episkopi Relegated to Local Championships Apollon Larissa Irodotos Iraklis Larissa PAO Rouf Ierapetra
To Super League Greece 2 Relegated from Super League A.E. Kifisia Promoted from Gamma Ethniki Aiolikos Kampaniakos Kozani Tilikratis Giouchtas
North Group
Teams TeamCityStadiumCapacityAEK Athens BSpataSpata Training Centre3,000AELLarissaAEL Arena16,118AiolikosMytileneΜytilene Municipal Stadium3,000Anagennisi KarditsaKarditsaMunicipal Stadium Karditsa3,500Apollon PontusPolykastroPolykastro Stadium1,000IraklisThessalonikiKaftanzoglio Stadium27,770KampaniakosChalastraChalastra Municipal Stadium 670KozaniKozaniKozani Municipal Stadium4,000 Levadiakos Livadeia Livadeia Municipal Stadium5,915MakedonikosEfkarpiaMakedonikos Stadium8,100Niki VolosVolosPanthessaliko Stadium22,700PAOK BEfkarpiaMakedonikos Stadium8,100
Personnel and sponsoring TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerAEK Athens B Nikos Koustas Vedad RadonjaNikeAEL Pavlos Dermitzakis Thanasis PapageorgiouLegeaAiolikos Slobodan Krcmarevic Giorgos ManousosKappaAnagennisi Karditsa Giorgos Tyriakidis Nikos GoliasNikeApollon Pontus Cyril Kali Dimitrios AmarantidisNikeIraklis Soulis Papadopoulos Vasilis VitlisJomaKampaniakos Giorgos Amanatidis Stathis SavranidisMacronKozani Angelos Digozis Xenofon PanosAdmiralLevadiakos Sokratis Ofridopoulos Alfredo MejiaMacronMakedonikos Stelios Malezas Stelios TsoukanisGivovaNiki Volos Dimitris Eleftheropoulos Pavlos KyriakidisMacronPAOK B Alexis Alexiadis Kyriakos GiaxisMacron
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentAnagennisi Karditsa Periklis AmanatidisEnd of contract17 June 2023Pre-season Giorgos Tyriakidis24 July 2023Levadiakos Giannis Petrakis Nikos Nioplias1 July 2023PAOK B Pablo García Alexis Alexiadis8 August 2023Apollon Pontus Dimitris KalaitzidisSacked29 June 2023 Cyril Kali1 July 2023AEL Panagiotis Goutsidis3 October 20238th Pavlos Dermitzakis7 October 2023Iraklis Sakis Tsiolis17 November 2023 Periklis Amanatidis20 Νοvember 2023Aiolikos Apostolos Charalampidis16 November 202311th Charalampos Pentarvanis (caretaker)16 November 2023 Charalampos Pentarvanis (caretaker)End of tenure as caretaker18 November 2023 Slobodan Krcmarevic18 November 2023Kampaniakos Ilias Sapanis Resign 24 November 202310th Giorgos Amanatidis 27 November 2023Levadiakos Nikos NiopliasSacked18 December 20232nd Sokratis Ofridopoulos19 December 2023Iraklis Periklis Amanatidis6 March 20248th Soulis Papadopoulos7 March 2024
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Results
Play-off round In the play-offs, the first five teams in the first phase's standings will participate, and they will compete twice with the rest, at home and away to decide the North Group's Champion who will also be promoted to next year's Super League 1. They will include 10 matchdays and 8 matches for each team. The teams will enter with half of the points they had won in the first phase.
Play-off Results
Play-out round The teams that will take the positions 6th to 11th in the regular season will participate in the play-outs. As in the play-offs, the teams will start with half of the points they collected in the first phase and compete with the rest in double matches home and away (10 matches, 10 matches for each team). The teams that occupy the last three positions in the play outs will be relegated to next year's Gamma Ethniki.
Play-out Results
South Group
Teams TeamCityStadiumCapacityChania Chania Perivolia Municipal Stadium 4,527Diagoras Rhodes Diagoras Stadium 3,693Egaleo Aigaleo Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium 8,217Giouchtas ArchanesIerapetra Municipal Stadium 3,000Ilioupoli Ilioupoli Ilioupoli Municipal Stadium 2,000Ionikos Nikaia Neapoli Municipal Stadium 6,000Kalamata Kalamata Kalamata Municipal Stadium 5,613Athens Kallithea Kallithea Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium 6,300 Olympiacos B Piraeus Rentis Training Centre 3,000 Panachaiki Patra Kostas Davourlis Stadium 11,321Panathinaikos B Marousi Olympic Stadium of Athens 69,618TilikratisLefkadaLefkada Municipal Stadium1,300
Personnel and sponsoring Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturerChania Giannis Taousianis Christos BatziosSallerDiagoras Thomas Grafas Michalis Manias NikeEgaleo Apostolos Charalampidis Christos Kollas GivovaGiouchtas Nikos Sourgias Minas Tzanis LegeaIlioupoli Nikos Pantelis Giannis GotsouliasLegeaIonikos Dimitris Spanos Kostas Tsirigotis KappaKalamata Apostolos Terzis Vasilis Triantafyllakis NikeKallithea Alekos Vosniadis Giannis Loukinas KappaOlympiacos B Ariel Ibagaza Giannis Kosti AdidasPanachaiki Giannis Tatsis Anestis Nastos MacronPanathinaikos B Sotiris Antoniou Andreas AthanasakopoulosAdidasTilikratis Andreas Pantziaras Klajdi ToskaAdmiral
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointmentIonikos Michalis GrigoriouSacked13 May 2023Pre-season Giorgos Simos5 July 2023Egaleo Georgios Koudounis (caretaker)End of tenure as caretaker18 June 2023 Dragan Zukanović24 July 2023Kalamata Antonis Mavreas (caretaker) Periklis Amanatidis2 July 2023Panachaiki Giorgos Tantaros (caretaker) Stefano Franciosa7 August 2023Kallithea Giorgos SimosEnd of contract19 June 2023 Alekos Vosniadis10 July 2023Diagoras Angelos Digozis19 June 2023 Thomas Grafas1 July 2023Kalamata Periklis AmanatidisSacked5 November 20232nd Makis Chavos8 November 2023 Makis Chavos28 January 20245th Apostolos Terzis29 January 2023Ilioupoli Soulis Papadopoulos18 February 20243rd Nikos Pantelis19 February 2024Ionikos Giorgos Simos25 February 20244th Dimitris Spanos29 February 2024
League Table <onlyinclude>
Results
Play-off round In the play-offs, the first five teams in the first phase's standings will participate, and they will compete twice with the rest, at home and away to decide the South Group's Champion who will also be promoted to next year's Super League 1. They will include 10 matchdays and 8 matches for each team. The teams will enter with half of the points they had won in the first phase.
Play-off Results
Play-out round The teams that will take the positions 6th to 11th in the regular season will participate in the play-outs. As in the play-offs, the teams will start with half of the points they collected in the first phase and compete with the rest in double matches home and away (10 matches, 10 matches for each team). The teams that occupy the last three positions in the play-outs will be relegated to next year's Gamma Ethniki.
Play-out Results
References
External links Official website