AO Xanthi moves closer to promotion to Greece’s Third National Division

AO Xanthi took another significant step toward returning to the national tiers of Greek football, following a 1-0 home victory over Ethnikos Alexandroupolis in the second round of the Gamma Ethniki promotion playoffs. With this result, the historic club now sits on 4 points, remaining undefeated and yet to concede a goal.

In another match of the same group, Doxa Drama staged an impressive comeback. Despite trailing 1-2 at halftime against Megas Alexandros Iasmos, the club responded with a dominant second half to secure a 4-2 win, maintaining a perfect record and leading the table with 6 points.

Meanwhile, Akrites Sykeon claimed a narrow 1-0 win over Pontioi Cheimarrou, climbing to 3 points and sharing third place with Aetos Ofryniou, who had a rest day.

Current Standings – Group of Eastern Macedonia & Thrace (After Round 2)
Position    Team    Points    Goal Difference
1    Doxa Drama    6    5-2
2    AO Xanthi    4    1-0
3    Aetos Ofryniou (*)    3    2-0
4    Akrites Sykeon (*)    3    1-0
5    Pontioi Cheimarrou    1    0-1
6    Ethnikos Alexandroupolis    0    0-2
7    Megas Alexandros Iasmos    0    2-6

(*) Have completed their scheduled rest day.

Upcoming Fixtures – Round 3
Ethnikos Alexandroupolis vs Pontioi Cheimarrou

Aetos Ofryniou vs AO Xanthi

Akrites Sykeon vs Megas Alexandros Iasmos

Bye: Doxa Drama

🔹 Reminder: From the 8 playoff groups, the top three teams in each group and the four best fourth-placed teams will earn promotion to Gamma Ethniki (Third National Division).