The 2008–09 Gamma Ethniki was the 26th season since the official establishment of the third tier of Greek football in 1983. It started on September 14, 2008 and finished on May 3, 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

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, while 10 of them have been promoted from Delta Ethniki. Last season's champions of ''North'' Group were

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, and Diagoras of ''South'' Group.

Participant clubs

Following clubs were relegated from

last season: *

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Following clubs secured a place in Gamma Ethniki by avoiding relegation or by failing to win promotion: * Aias Salamina *Aiolikos Aiolikos Football Club () is a Greek association football club, based in Mytilene. They currently play on the 6th group of Gamma Ethniki. History The club was established in 1975 after a merger of two local teams – Atlantas and Apollon. Th ...
(withdrew) * Neos Asteras Rethymno *

Atsalenios P.O. Atsaleniou, short for Panathlitikos Omililos Atsaleniou ( el, Παναθλητικός Όμιλος Ατσαλένιου, translated ''Pan-athletic Club of Atsalenio'') and also known simply as Atsalenios or POA, is a Greek association foot ...

Fostiras Fostiras Football Club ( el, Α.Π.Ο. Φωστήρας Ταύρου) is a Greek football club based in Tavros, a suburb of Athens, Greece. They play in the Gamma Ethniki, the fourth tier of the Greek football league system. They played Alpha Et ...

* Ilioupoli * Korinthos * Koropi * Panachaiki 2005 * Rodos * Vyzas *Alexandroupoli Enosi Enosi Alexandroupoli (also named Enosi Thraki) was a football club based in Alexandroupoli, Greece. History Orfeas Alexandroupoli was formed in the summer of 1995 from the merger of two local clubs, AO Alex and Ethnikos Alexandroupoli. The nam ...
(dismissed) * ~~Anagennisi Arta~~ (withdrew) * Anagennisi Giannitsa *

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(taking the place of Ethnikos Olympiacos Volos after the two Olympiacos Volos clubs' merger in summer 2008) *

Eordaikos 2007 Eordaikos Football Club (Εορδαϊκός Φ.Σ.) (former Ptolemaida-Lignitorikhi) is a football club based in Ptolemaida, Greece. History The club named Eordaikos 2007 is following the history of Eordaikos which is one of the better known foo ...

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* Lamia *

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* Niki Volos *

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Following clubs were promoted to Gamma Ethniki as champions of their respective Delta Ethniki groups: * Odysseas Anagennisi * Makedonikos Neapoli * Pyrsos * Ethnikos Filippiada * Fokikos * Zakynthos * Panargiakos *

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* Keravnos Keratea * Olympiakos Hersonissos

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

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, the Aegean Islands and half Sterea Ellada) will enter ''South'' Group 1, while clubs from Central and Northern Greece (including Macedonia,

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, Epirus,

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, the Ionian Islands and part of Sterea Ellada) will take part in ''North'' Group 2.

Southern Group

League table

Results

Top scorers

Northern Group

League table

Results

Top scorers

Play-off match

References

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