Ethnikos Piraeus
Finally, Ethnikos Piraeus are back to a reasonable level in Greek football. After financial problems and a merger with AO Mani, they finished second in the Greek third division (southern group) and were pronoted to the 2nd Division.
Greek football is undergoing yet another restructuring of the leagues. 5 teams were promoted from the two level 3 leagues. 3 were relegated from Div 2 and 3 promoted to Division 1 (A-Ethniki). The top division, which last year was won by Olympiakos yet again, remains at 16 teams, but there wil be 18 in the second division.
Olympiakos were champions by 3 points from both AEK and Panathinaikos, with a 16 point gap between 3rd and 4th (Iraklis). The third Salonika side, Aris, were promoted back to the top league after being relegated for the first time the previous season.
Olympiakos' win makes in 9 of the last 10 championships for them, with the Panathinaikos win in 2003/4 being the only blip. The total number of titles are as follows:
34 Olympiakos (Pireus)
19 Panathinaikos (Athinai)
11 AEK (Athinai)
3 Aris (Thessaloniki)
2 PAOK (Thessaloniki)
1 Larisa
Ethnikos, who won in 1905 and 1906 (in a different guise), as well as winning the Cup in 1932/33, are one of the oldest clubs in Greece, and used to ground share with Olympiakos.
Greek football, however, is in a parlous state as FIFA have temporarily banned the national side and all club sides from competing outside Greece while government interference in the domestic game is investigated. See: this BBC report and another one.
Greek football is undergoing yet another restructuring of the leagues. 5 teams were promoted from the two level 3 leagues. 3 were relegated from Div 2 and 3 promoted to Division 1 (A-Ethniki). The top division, which last year was won by Olympiakos yet again, remains at 16 teams, but there wil be 18 in the second division.
Olympiakos were champions by 3 points from both AEK and Panathinaikos, with a 16 point gap between 3rd and 4th (Iraklis). The third Salonika side, Aris, were promoted back to the top league after being relegated for the first time the previous season.
Olympiakos' win makes in 9 of the last 10 championships for them, with the Panathinaikos win in 2003/4 being the only blip. The total number of titles are as follows:
34 Olympiakos (Pireus)
19 Panathinaikos (Athinai)
11 AEK (Athinai)
3 Aris (Thessaloniki)
2 PAOK (Thessaloniki)
1 Larisa
Ethnikos, who won in 1905 and 1906 (in a different guise), as well as winning the Cup in 1932/33, are one of the oldest clubs in Greece, and used to ground share with Olympiakos.
Greek football, however, is in a parlous state as FIFA have temporarily banned the national side and all club sides from competing outside Greece while government interference in the domestic game is investigated. See: this BBC report and another one.
posted by Jonathan | Wednesday, July 05, 2006
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