As the Second National Division (1962–2019) As the second tier of the
Greek football league system, the
Beta Ethniki was formally established in the fall of 1962, replacing an informal format of second category. All participating clubs had to disengage from their
local football clubs associations' championships as a prerequisite for eligibility. In its early years, the competition format was frequently altered each season. The competition was originally held in four groups of 14 clubs each until 1968–69, when the competition was reformatted to contain two groups. The following six years (1969–70 up to 1974–75), the competition was held with three Groups, whereas from 1975 to 1976 up to 1982–83 the league was again contested in two Groups,
North and
South. In the autumn of 1983, a single, pan-Hellenic League Table was established, a format that has been applied continuously until the 2012–13 season. When football in Greece became professional, the
Hellenic Football Federation handed over the responsibility for the competition's organization to the Greek Professional Football Clubs Association (). In 2006, the Professional Football Association of the Second and Third National Divisions () was set up, which replaced the Greek Professional Football Clubs Association as the governing authority of the Second and Third National Divisions. In August 2010, the division's governing body decided to change its own, as well as the competition's distinctive title to
Football League. The competition was contested as the Second National Division until 2019, when the
Greek football league system was restructured and the
Super League 2 was established as the new feeder league to the
Super League.
As the Third National Division (2019–2021) As of 2019, the Football League Greece replaced the
Gamma Ethniki as the third tier of the
Greek football league system. It was finally abolished in 2021 with most clubs being absorbed into the second tier
Super League 2. == Structure of the league ==