Superleague Greece
Founded | 16 July 2006 (2006-07-16) 1959–2006 (as Alpha Ethniki) |
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Country | Greece |
Confederation | UEFA |
Number of teams | 16 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | Football League |
Domestic cup(s) | Greek Cup |
International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
Current champions | AEK Athens (12th title) (2017–18) |
Most championships | Olympiacos (44 titles) |
Most appearances | Mimis Domazos (536) |
Top goalscorer | Thomas Mavros (260 goals) |
TV partners | Nova Sports and ERT (live matches) |
Website | superleaguegreece.net |
2018–19 Super League Greece |
The Super League Greece (Greek: Ελληνική Σούπερ Λίγκα) or Souroti Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each. As of August 2017, Superleague Greece is ranked 14th in the UEFA ranking of leagues, based on performances in European competitions over the last five years.
Since the foundation of the first official Panhellenic Championship in 1927,[1] only six clubs have won the title, with the "big three" of Greater Athens (Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens) dominating and only Aris Thessaloniki, PAOK and Larissa managing to break their dominance on a few occasions. The current champions are AEK Athens, who have won a total of 12 titles and won the 2017–18 league title.
Contents
1 History
1.1 Origins
1.2 Foundation
1.2.1 The first championship
1.3 The next years
1.4 Rename
2 Corporate structure
3 Clubs
3.1 2018–19 season
4 Champions
4.1 Names of the championship thru the years
4.2 SEGAS and FCA championships
4.3 Greek Championship
4.4 Performance by club (1927–)
4.5 Performance by club (1959–)
4.6 Performance by city (1927–)
4.7 Performance by region (1927–)
5 Statistics
5.1 Top three ranking (1959–)
5.2 Seasons in Alpha Ethniki and Super League Greece
6 Top Division Table (since 1959–60)
7 Per geographic region
8 Top scorers and appearances
9 The Golden Star
10 Greek football clubs in European competitions
10.1 European Cup / UEFA Champions League
10.2 UEFA Cup / Europa League
10.3 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
11 UEFA ranking
11.1 Country rankings
11.2 Club rankings
12 Broadcasting rights
13 Sponsorship
14 See also
15 References
16 External links
History
Origins
Between 1905 and 1912, a Panhellenic Championship was organised by the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics (SEGAS). This championship was actually a local tournament among clubs from Athens and Piraeus.
After the Balkan Wars and World War I, two football associations were formed, one organising a football league in Athens and Piraeus, and one doing the same in Thessaloniki. These were the Athens-Piraeus FCA (EPSAP) and the Macedonia FCA (EPSM). In 1923, a Panhellenic Champion was determined by a play-off game between the Athens-Piraeus and the Thessaloniki champions. Peiraikos Syndesmos won 3–1 against Aris Thessaloniki. This panhellenic final was not repeated the following year as the EPSAP was split into the Athens FCA (EPSA) and Piraeus FCA (EPSP) following a dispute.
In 1927, a national championship was organised in the form of a round-robin tournament between the champions of the three governing bodies. This time, Aris Thessaloniki won, finishing ahead of Ethnikos Piraeus and Atromitos. This national championship was set up again in 1929, and over the next years evolved into a tournament in which multiple teams took part. Still, these teams had to qualify for the national championship through their local football competitions.
Foundation
In 1959 the Alpha Ethniki - the precursor of the current Super League - was set up as a national round-robin tournament.
The 1959–60 championship was the first to be held in national form after several months of talks. It started on Sunday 25 October 1959 with the participation of 16 teams.
The creation of a championship in the form of a single permanent national category rather than the way they have been held until then with the participation of the teams selected by the local competitions was a requirement of both the State and UEFA.
The first wished to establish a fixed number of matches every Sunday in Greece to stimulate interest in PRO-PO while UEFA wished to nominate national champions with strict criteria and through joint events for all states.
The Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) was obliged to proceed to the abolition of the competitions of the Football Clubs Associations (EPS) of Greece as qualifying stages for the Pan-Hellenic Championship. The first place was taken by Alpha Ethniki, a single category with clubs from all over the Greek territory and a stable participation, with the exception of those who would be relegated at the end of the season.
The initial design provided for a number of teams well above the 10th of the 1958–59 Pan-Hellenic Championship and in particular 18 which, as the expanded category program would cover almost all the available dates of the year, would no longer participate in its local competitions their EPSs.
Those would be the qualifier for the upcoming national category and not the participation in the final round of the current championship, so their significance was significantly reduced.
On Saturday, October 10, 1959 at the General Assembly of the HFF, ie with the participation of all the members of the Association of Football Associations and in the presence of the General Secretariat of Sports (GGA) and representatives of the Karamanlis government, became the first national category of Greek football. The 1st game was set for 15 days.
According to the general Assembly of HFF in 29 August 1959, it was decided that the newly created Alpha Ethniki would consist of 18 teams, with their determination being made in accordance with the positions in the local EPS competitions in the period 1958–59.
The HFF, at its decisive General Assembly on Saturday, October 10, decided to reduce the number of teams to 16 so that the racing program will not be extended in the summer.
After the end of the first event in the summer of 1960, the teams did not increase despite HFF's initial intention, with the number 16 being considered the ideal for a championship in Greece and only 18 in 1967.
The first championship
The teams that participated in the first championship of the Alpha Ethniki were the following:
- The top four at the EPS Athens Championship: Panathinaikos, Panionios, AEK Athens and Apollon Athens.
- The top four in the EPS Piraeus Championship: Olympiacos, Ethnikos Piraeus, AE Nikaia and Proodeftiki.
- The top four in the EPS Macedonia (Thessaloniki) Championship: Aris Thessaloniki, PAOK, Apollon Thessaloniki and Iraklis.
- The top two in the North Group of the Regional Championship: Doxa Dramas and Megas Alexandros Katerinis.
- The first in the two Sub-Groups of the South Regional Championship: Pagkorinthiakos and Panegialios.
On October 25, 1959, the Alpha Ethniki was launched. Panathinaikos won the first Alpha Ethniki's Championship, which became the champion of Greece for the fourth time in his history. He scored at 79 points with AEK Athens and beat 2–1 in the barrage, a match where he needed only a tie result in the neutral Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium.
In such a case, after the half-hour extension, the competition announcement set the best goal difference. Through barrage and with the same score was also the third place for the demotion, with the winner Panegialios to overtake Pagkorinthiakos again in the event of a draw. The scoring system was 3p the win, 2p the draw, 1p the defeat.
The next years
Time has been relentless for some teams that have participated in the first league of the Alpha Ethniki. The historic Ethnikos Piraeus, cup winner of Greece in 1933, participates in the Gamma Ethniki, as well as Proodeftiki while AE Nikaia participates in the local championship of Piraeus.
Apollon Thessaloniki, Doxa Dramas and Iraklis are fighting in the Beta Ethniki, while Pagkorinthiakos, a few years after joining Alpha Ethniki, merged with Aris Korinthos and created P.A.S. Korinthos, which reached the Alpha Ethniki at the 90's and is now participating in the Gamma Ethniki.
Megas Alexandros Katerinis is the ancestor of Pierikos. In 1961, they merged with Olympos Katerinis and created Pierikos who plays in the Gamma Ethniki.
Since 1979–80, Greek football has entered a professional phase, as with a bill deposited in the Hellenic Parliament on 19 January 1979, the clubs become football anonyme societies (PAE).
The Association of Football Anonyme Societies (EPAE), under the supervision of the HFF, now has the responsibility to hold the championship, with Makis Ithakisios being elected its first president.
At the same time, entrepreneurs (shipowners, etc.) acquire control over new PAEs by buying the majority of shares by increasing their share capital.
For a single racing season, 2000–01, the championship is renamed "Upper Category".
Rename
On July 16, 2006, was founded the copartnership Super League. Members of the copartnership are the PAE's that have the right to participate in the professional football championship of the First Division. The main activity of the copartnership is the organization and conduct of the First Division's Championship according to the regulations and decisions of the Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) and the supreme international football confederations (UEFA, FIFA).
Corporate structure
At present, 16 clubs compete in the Superleague, playing each other in a home and away series. At the end of the season, the bottom two clubs are relegated to the Football League.[2] In their place, the top two teams from Football League are promoted. The number of teams to be relegated may change, depending on a licensing procedure that takes place at the end of the regular season.
The Superleague is currently entitled to two entrants into the UEFA Champions League. The Super League champion directly enters the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. The second through fifth place teams in the Super League enter a play-off for the second Greek entry. The play-off winner enters the UEFA Champions League's second qualifying round, a four-legged tie from which the winner advances to the play offs of the UEFA Champions League. The winner of the Greek Cup qualifies for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
In the play-off for the UEFA Champions League, the teams play each other in a home and away round robin. However, they do not all start with 0 points. Instead, a weighting system applies to the teams' standing at the start of the play-off mini-league. The team finishing fifth in the Super League will start the play off with 0 points. The fifth place team’s end of season tally of points is used to calculate the sum of the points that other teams will have. The point difference of each of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th team from the fifth place team is then divided by five (if the result is a decimal number it is then rounded to a full number, with 5 or more being rounded up) and the resulting number respectively for each team is the number of points with which they will start the mini-league.[3]
For the 2017–18 season there will be no playoffs for the Champions League and the Europa League spots.[4]
Clubs
2018–19 season
The following 16 clubs will compete in the Super League during the 2018–19 season.
AEK Athens
Apollon Smyrnis
Atromitos
Panathinaikos
Panionios
Aris Thessaloniki
PAOK
Club | Position in 2017–18 | First season in top division | Seasons in top division | Seasons in Super League | Top division titles | Last top division title |
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AEK Athens | 1st | 1930–31 | 58 | 11 | 12 | 2017–18 |
AEL | 12th | 1973–74 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1987–88 |
Apollon Smyrnis | 14th | 1930–31 | 40 | 3 | 0 | n/a |
Aris Thessaloniki | 2nd in the Football League | 1927–28 | 55 | 9 | 3 | 1945–46 |
Asteras Tripolis | 5th | 2007–08 | 12 | 12 | 0 | n/a |
Atromitos | 4th | 1927–28 | 18 | 12 | 0 | n/a |
Lamia | 13th | 2017–18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | n/a |
Levadiakos | 10th | 1987–88 | 18 | 11 | 0 | n/a |
OFI | 1st in the Football League | 1955–56 | 41 | 8 | 0 | n/a |
Olympiacos | 3rd | 1929–30 | 60 | 13 | 44 | 2016–17 |
Panathinaikos | 11th | 1929–30 | 60 | 13 | 20 | 2009–10 |
Panetolikos | 8th | 1954–55 | 9 | 7 | 0 | n/a |
Panionios | 7th | 1959–60 | 58 | 13 | 0 | n/a |
PAOK | 2nd | 1930–31 | 60 | 13 | 2 | 1984–85 |
PAS Giannina | 9th | 1974–75 | 24 | 9 | 0 | n/a |
Xanthi | 6th | 1989–90 | 30 | 13 | 0 | n/a |
Kerkyra and Platanias were relegated to the Football League for the 2018–19 season, while OFI and Aris Thessaloniki, as winners and runners-up, were promoted from the 2017–18 Football League season.
Champions
Names of the championship thru the years
1905–06 to 1926–27: SEGAS Championship and Greece FCA Championship (not counted by HFF)
1927–28 to 1958–59: HFF Panhellenic Championship
1959–60 to 2005–06: Alpha Ethniki
2006–07 to present: Super League Greece
SEGAS and FCA championships
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Greek Championship
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Performance by club (1927–)
Club | Champions | Winning years | Ref |
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Olympiacos | 44 | 1931, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 | [6][7][8] |
Panathinaikos | 20 | 1930, 1949, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2010 | [6][9][10] |
AEK | 12 | 1939, 1940, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2018 | [6][11] |
Aris | 3 | 1928, 1932, 1946 | [6] |
PAOK | 2 | 1976, 1985 | [6] |
AEL | 1 | 1988 | [6] |
Performance by club (1959–)
* Season 1959–1960 marked the beginning of the Alpha Ethniki - the precursor of the current Superleague - as a national round-robin tournament.
Club | Champions | Winning years | Ref |
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Olympiacos | 29 | 1966, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 | [6][7][8] |
Panathinaikos | 17 | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2010 | [6][9][10] |
AEK | 10 | 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2018 | [6][11] |
PAOK | 2 | 1976, 1985 | [6] |
AEL | 1 | 1988 | [6] |
Performance by city (1927–)
The six clubs that have won the championship are from a total of four cities:
City | Titles | Clubs |
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Piraeus | 44 | Olympiacos (44) |
Athens | 32 | Panathinaikos (20), AEK (12) |
Thessaloniki | 5 | Aris (3), PAOK (2) |
Larissa | 1 | AEL (1) |
Performance by region (1927–)
The six clubs that have won the championship are from a total of three regions:
Region | Titles | Clubs |
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Attica | 76 | Olympiacos (44), Panathinaikos (20), AEK (12) |
Central Macedonia | 5 | Aris (3), PAOK (2) |
Thessaly | 1 | AEL (1) |
Statistics
Top three ranking (1959–)
Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 3 overall |
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Olympiacos | 28 | 16 | 8 | 51 |
Panathinaikos | 17 | 17 | 15 | 49 |
AEK | 10 | 16 | 16 | 42 |
PAOK | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 |
Aris | - | 1 | 4 | 5 |
OFI | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
AEL | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
Panionios | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Apollon Smyrnis | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Asteras Tripolis | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Atromitos | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Iraklis | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Seasons in Alpha Ethniki and Super League Greece
The number of seasons that each team (in alphabetical order) has played in the top division from 1959–60 until 2018–19. A total of 68 teams had competed in at least one season at the top division. Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and PAOK are the only teams to have played in the top division in every season since the league's inception in its modern form. The teams in Bold participate in the 2018–19 Super League.
Seasons | Clubs |
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60 | Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, PAOK |
58 | AEK, Panionios |
54 | Aris |
53 | Iraklis |
41 | OFI |
40 | Apollon Smyrnis |
36 | Ethnikos Piraeus |
30 | Xanthi |
29 | AEL |
26 | Panachaiki |
24 | Panserraikos, PAS Giannina |
23 | Egaleo |
21 | Doxa Dramas |
20 | Apollon Kalamarias |
19 | Kavala |
18 | Atromitos, Levadiakos |
17 | Veria |
16 | Ionikos, Pierikos |
15 | Proodeftiki |
12 | Asteras Tripolis |
10 | Kastoria |
9 | Athinaikos, Ergotelis, Olympiacos Volou, Panetolikos |
7 | Fostiras, Kalamata, Paniliakos, Trikala |
6 | Niki Volos, Panegialios, Panthrakikos, Platanias |
5 | Edessaikos, Korinthos, A.O. Kerkyra |
4 | Akratitos, Ethnikos Asteras, Kallithea, Rodos, Vyzas |
3 | Diagoras, Olympiakos Nicosia, Panelefsiniakos, Kalloni, A.O.K. Kerkyra |
2 | Chalkidona, Lamia |
1 | AEL Limassol, A.E. Nikaia, APOEL*, Atromitos Piraeus, Chalkida, EPA Larnaca, Makedonikos, Megas Alexandros Katerinis, Naoussa, Olympiacos Chalkida, Omonia Nicosia, Pankorinthiakos, Thermaikos, Thrasyvoulos |
APOEL avoided relegation in the 1973–74 season, but were forced to play in the Cypriot A Division the following season due to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Hence they are the only team to have played a single season in the Greek league and not been relegated.
Top Division Table (since 1959–60)
This index[12] is an overall record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in Alpha Ethniki and Super League championships since 1959–60. The table is correct as of the end of the 2011–12 season. Points are based on 3–1–0 and no deductions are counted.
Pos | Team | Seasons | Points | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | G.F. | G.A. | G.D. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1st App | Since/Last App | Best |
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1 | Olympiacos | 55 | 3814 | 1754 | 1149 | 367 | 238 | 3482 | 1325 | 2159 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 1959–60 | 1959–60 | 1 |
2 | Panathinaikos | 55 | 3693 | 1754 | 1102 | 387 | 265 | 3403 | 1363 | 2040 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 1959–60 | 1959–60 | 1 |
3 | AEK Athens | 53 | 3418 | 1720 | 1006 | 400 | 317 | 3193 | 1520 | 1673 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 1959–60 | 2015–16 | 1 |
4 | PAOK | 55 | 2987 | 1754 | 841 | 464 | 450 | 2663 | 1727 | 936 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1959–60 | 1959–60 | 1 |
5 | Aris Thessaloniki | 49 | 2486 | 1690 | 672 | 470 | 549 | 2076 | 1852 | 224 | – | 1 | 4 | 1959–60 | 2013–14 | 2 |
6 | Iraklis | 50 | 2274 | 1626 | 609 | 447 | 570 | 2047 | 1940 | 107 | – | – | 1 | 1959–60 | 2015–16 | 3 |
7 | Panionios | 53 | 2178 | 1686 | 577 | 447 | 663 | 2007 | 2155 | –148 | – | 2 | 1 | 1959–60 | 1997–98 | 2 |
8 | OFI | 39 | 1675 | 1254 | 473 | 293 | 488 | 1588 | 1648 | –60 | – | 1 | 2 | 1968–69 | 2015–16 | 2 |
9 | Apollon Smyrnis | 38 | 1452 | 1236 | 374 | 330 | 532 | 1337 | 1617 | –280 | – | – | 1 | 1959–60 | 2014–15 | 3 |
10 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 36 | 1394 | 1164 | 356 | 326 | 482 | 1305 | 1552 | –247 | – | – | – | 1959–60 | 1998–99 | 4 |
11 | AEL | 26 | 1103 | 836 | 294 | 221 | 321 | 948 | 1038 | –90 | 1 | 1 | – | 1973–74 | 2016–17 | 1 |
12 | Xanthi | 26 | 938 | 764 | 262 | 186 | 316 | 945 | 1029 | –84 | – | – | – | 1989–90 | 1989–90 | 4 |
13 | Panachaiki | 26 | 917 | 852 | 230 | 227 | 395 | 849 | 1255 | –406 | – | – | – | 1969–70 | 2002–03 | 4 |
14 | Panserraikos | 24 | 813 | 784 | 202 | 207 | 375 | 684 | 1075 | –391 | – | – | – | 1965–66 | 2010–11 | 8 |
15 | Doxa Dramas | 21 | 737 | 670 | 187 | 176 | 307 | 706 | 984 | –287 | – | – | – | 1959–60 | 2011–12 | 6 |
16 | PAS Giannina | 19 | 724 | 610 | 189 | 157 | 260 | 641 | 808 | –167 | – | – | – | 1974–75 | 2011–12 | 5 |
17 | Kavala | 19 | 715 | 638 | 190 | 145 | 303 | 605 | 894 | –289 | – | – | – | 1969–70 | 2010–11 | 6 |
18 | Veria | 16 | 635 | 509 | 139 | 139 | 242 | 464 | 721 | –257 | – | – | – | 1966–67 | 2012–13 | 9 |
19 | Apollon Pontou | 20 | 621 | 616 | 143 | 192 | 281 | 550 | 875 | –325 | – | – | – | 1959–60 | 2007–08 | 9 |
20 | Ionikos | 16 | 570 | 512 | 151 | 139 | 222 | 551 | 722 | –171 | – | – | – | 1989–90 | 2006–07 | 5 |
21 | Proodeftiki | 15 | 505 | 474 | 121 | 142 | 211 | 493 | 679 | –186 | – | – | – | 1959–60 | 2003–04 | 4 |
22 | Atromitos | 11 | 385 | 346 | 94 | 103 | 149 | 310 | 468 | –158 | – | – | 1 | 1972–73 | 2009–10 | 3 |
23 | Levadiakos | 11 | 368 | 346 | 97 | 77 | 172 | 345 | 524 | –179 | – | – | – | 1974–75 | 2011–12 | 7 |
24 | Kastoria | 10 | 350 | 336 | 89 | 83 | 164 | 316 | 517 | –201 | – | – | – | 1974–75 | 1996–97 | 8 |
25 | Athinaikos | 9 | 343 | 302 | 90 | 73 | 139 | 300 | 422 | –122 | – | – | – | 1990–91 | 2000–01 | 6 |
26 | Olympiacos Volou 1937 | 9 | 318 | 298 | 83 | 69 | 146 | 270 | 446 | –176 | – | – | – | 1967–68 | 2010–11 | 5 |
27 | Asteras Tripolis | 10 | 303 | 214 | 81 | 60 | 73 | 228 | 214 | 14 | – | – | 1 | 2007–08 | 2007–08 | 3 |
28 | Paniliakos | 7 | 249 | 230 | 66 | 51 | 113 | 261 | 358 | –97 | – | – | – | 1995–96 | 2003–04 | 7 |
29 | Fostiras | 7 | 243 | 226 | 61 | 60 | 105 | 225 | 348 | –123 | – | – | – | 1960–61 | 1973–74 | 9 |
30 | Kalamata | 7 | 239 | 234 | 58 | 65 | 111 | 235 | 374 | –139 | – | – | – | 1972–73 | 2000–01 | 9 |
31 | Trikala | 7 | 211 | 226 | 53 | 52 | 121 | 238 | 398 | –160 | – | – | – | 1964–65 | 1999–2000 | 11 |
32 | Ergotelis | 6 | 200 | 180 | 52 | 44 | 84 | 177 | 241 | –64 | – | – | – | 2004–05 | 2014–15 | 8 |
33 | Edessaikos | 5 | 188 | 170 | 52 | 32 | 86 | 212 | 290 | –78 | – | – | – | 1992–93 | 1996–97 | 9 |
34 | Panegialios | 6 | 186 | 180 | 48 | 42 | 90 | 157 | 278 | –121 | – | – | – | 1959–60 | 1965–66 | 13 |
35 | Korinthos | 5 | 174 | 170 | 46 | 36 | 88 | 155 | 264 | –109 | – | – | – | 1979–80 | 1992–93 | 10 |
36 | Panetolikos | 5 | 167 | 162 | 44 | 47 | 71 | 138 | 188 | –50 | – | – | – | 1975–76 | 2013–14 | 7 |
37 | Vyzas | 4 | 155 | 132 | 42 | 29 | 61 | 152 | 213 | –61 | – | – | – | 1966–67 | 1969–70 | 7 |
38 | Niki Volos | 5 | 141 | 150 | 34 | 39 | 77 | 136 | 249 | –113 | – | – | – | 1961–62 | 2014–15 | 11 |
39 | Rodos | 4 | 136 | 136 | 36 | 28 | 72 | 138 | 228 | –90 | – | – | – | 1978–79 | 1982–83 | 11 |
40 | Ethnikos Asteras | 4 | 132 | 124 | 36 | 24 | 64 | 126 | 204 | –78 | – | – | – | 1998–99 | 2001–02 | 10 |
41 | Kerkyra | 4 | 117 | 120 | 28 | 43 | 59 | 116 | 159 | –43 | – | – | – | 2004–05 | 2016–17 | 12 |
42 | Kallithea | 4 | 110 | 120 | 24 | 38 | 58 | 133 | 181 | –48 | – | – | – | 2002–03 | 2005–06 | 9 |
43 | Panelefsiniakos | 3 | 94 | 98 | 20 | 34 | 44 | 92 | 156 | –64 | – | – | – | 1961–62 | 1998–99 | 15 |
44 | Akratitos | 4 | 90 | 116 | 22 | 24 | 70 | 112 | 219 | –107 | – | – | – | 2001–02 | 2005–06 | 11 |
45 | Panthrakikos | 4 | 122 | 124 | 33 | 23 | 68 | 113 | 184 | –71 | – | – | – | 2008–09 | 2015–16 | 10 |
46 | Diagoras | 3 | 65 | 90 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 114 | 153 | –39 | – | – | – | 1986–87 | 1988–89 | 12 |
47 | Lamia | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2017–18 | 2017–18 | – |
Note: Ionikos had 5 points deduction in the 2006–07 season.
League or status at 2018–19 in Greek football:
2018–19 Super League | |
2018–19 Football League | |
2018–19 Gamma Ethniki | |
2018–19 Local Championships | |
Club dissolved |
Per geographic region
All the geographic regions of Greece have been represented by at least one club in the first national division. Central Greece has had the strongest presence with 26 clubs overall, of which 21 come from Attica alone. Central Greece, Macedonia and the Peloponnese together contain almost three quarters of the clubs that participated in the top flight. Between 1967 and 1974, the Cypriot champion also participated in the Greek top competition, and five different Cypriot clubs participated during those years. The Greek islands of Rhodes, Lesbos and Corfu have also been represented. A total of 73 clubs have participated at the first tier so far.
Regions | Τotal | Teams |
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Central Greece | 26 | Attica: Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, AEK, Panionios, Apollon Smyrnis, Ethnikos Piraeus, Egaleo, Ionikos, Atromitos, Proodeftiki, Athinaikos, Fostiras, Akratitos, Ethnikos Asteras, Kallithea, Vyzas, Panelefsiniakos, Chalkidona, A.E. Nikaia, Atromitos Piraeus, Thrasyvoulos Euboea: Chalkida, Olympiacos Chalkida Boeotia: Levadiakos Aetolia-Acarnania: Panetolikos Phthiotis: Lamia |
Macedonia | 15 | Central Macedonia: PAOK, Aris, Iraklis, Panserraikos, Apollon Pontou, Pierikos, Veria, Edessaikos, Makedonikos, Megas Alexandros Katerini, Naoussa, Thermaikos East Macedonia: Doxa Dramas, Kavala West Macedonia: Kastoria |
Peloponnese | 7 | Panachaiki, Asteras Tripolis, Kalamata, Paniliakos, Panegialios, Korinthos, Pankorinthiakos |
Cyprus | 5 | Olympiakos Nicosia, AEL Limassol, APOEL, EPA Larnaca, Omonia Nicosia |
Thessaly | 4 | AEL, Olympiacos Volou 1937, Trikala, Niki Volos |
Crete | 3 | OFI, Ergotelis, Platanias |
Aegean Islands | 3 | Rodos, Diagoras, AEL Kalloni |
Thrace | 2 | Xanthi, Panthrakikos |
Epirus | 1 | PAS Giannina |
Ionian Islands | 1 | Kerkyra |
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The Golden Star
Based on an idea of Umberto Agnelli, the honor of Golden Star for Sports Excellence was introduced to recognize sides that have won multiple championships or other honours by the display of gold stars on their team badges and jerseys.
The current officially sanctioned SuperLeague stars are:[citation needed]
Olympiacos received in 2012–13
Panathinaikos received in 2009–10
AEK Athens received in 1993–94
Greek football clubs in European competitions
European Cup / UEFA Champions League
Club | Champions | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | Last 16 |
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Panathinaikos | - | 1971 | 1985, 1996 | 1992, 2002 | 1978, 2001, 2009 |
Olympiacos | - | - | - | 1999 | 1975, 1984, 2008, 2010, 2014 |
AEK | - | - | - | 1969 | 1979, 1990, 1993, 1995 |
PAOK | - | - | - | - | 1977 |
UEFA Cup / Europa League
Club | Champions | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
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AEK | - | - | 1977 | - |
Panathinaikos | - | - | - | 1988, 2003 |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Club | Champions | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
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AEK | - | - | - | 1997, 1998 |
PAOK | - | - | - | 1974 |
AEL | - | - | - | 1985 |
Olympiacos | - | - | - | 1993 |
Panionios | - | - | - | 1999 |
UEFA ranking
Country rankings
As of 31 August 2018, the Greek Super League ranks 14th in the UEFA coefficient database, with 25.600 points.
Rank | Competition | Points |
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1 | La Liga | 87.140 |
2 | Premier League | 65.605 |
3 | Serie A | 65.011 |
4 | Bundesliga | 59.641 |
5 | Ligue 1 | 50.831 |
6 | Russian Premier League | 45.216 |
7 | Portuguese Liga | 39.832 |
8 | Ukrainian Premier League | 35.100 |
9 | Belgian First Division | 34.700 |
10 | Süper Lig | 31.000 |
11 | Eredivisie | 27.433 |
12 | Austrian Bundesliga | 26.650 |
13 | Danish Superliga | 26.025 |
14 | Super League Greece | 25.600 |
15 | Swiss Super League | 24.900 |
16 | Prva HNL | 23.875 |
17 | Czech First League | 23.675 |
18 | Cypriot First Division | 22.675 |
19 | Serbian SuperLiga | 21.500 |
20 | Belarusian Premier League | 19.875 |
Club rankings
- As of 31 August 2018
Rank | Club | Points |
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36 | Olympiacos | 39.000 |
58 | PAOK | 23.500 |
83 | AEK Athens | 14.000 |
121 | Asteras Tripolis | 9.500 |
153 | Panathinaikos | 7.000 |
193 | Atromitos | 5.120 |
194 | Panionios | 5.120 |
195 | PAS Giannina | 5.120 |
Broadcasting rights
Nova Sports (premium channel) have taken the broadcasting rights for the home games of nine teams of the Super League. The teams are AEK Athens, AEL, Asteras Tripolis, Levadiakos, OFI, Olympiacos, Panionios, PAOK and PAS Giannina.
On August 9, 2018, a two-year contract with the management of the Super League is signed by ERT. The contract provides for the coverage of 105 matches in the first season (2018–19), with provision for coverage of the 2019–20 season, alongside the restructuring of professional football categories of Greece.
The contract covers the broadcasting of the home games of Apollon Smyrnis, Aris Thessaloniki, Atromitos, Lamia, Panathinaikos, Panetolikos and Xanthi.
Eurosport has pan-European broadcasting rights for the Super League (except Greece and Portugal).
Sponsorship
From 2007 to 2017, the Super League had title sponsorship rights sold to one company, which were OPAP. From 2017 until today, the Super League has title sponsorship rights sold to the company Souroti.
Period | Sponsor | Name |
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2007–2017 | OPAP | Super League OPAP |
2017– | Souroti | Super League Souroti |
OPAP' deal with the Super League expired at the end of the 2016–17 season. The Super League announced on 20 July 2017 that the new title sponsorship deal for the Super League was with the Souroti company.
As well as sponsorship for the league itself, the Super League has a number of official partners and suppliers. The official ball supplier for the league is Adidas who have had the contract since the 2011–12 season when they took over from Nike. Also, Panini has held the licence to produce collectables for the Super League since 2008, including stickers (for their sticker album) and trading cards.
See also
- Greek football league system
- Greek football champions
- Greek Superleague Top Goalscorer
- Greek Superleague Best Greek Player
- List of foreign football players in Super League Greece
List of sports attendance figures — the Super League in a global context
References
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External links
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