1960–61 Alpha Ethniki

{{Short description|25th season of top-tier football league in Greece}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Alpha Ethniki

| season = 1960–61

| winners = Panathinaikos
5th Greek title

| relegated = Panegialios
Thermaikos
Atromitos Piraeus

| continentalcup1 = European Cup

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Panathinaikos

| continentalcup2 = Cup Winners' Cup

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = Olympiacos

| continentalcup3 = Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

| continentalcup3 qualifiers = Iraklis

| league topscorer = Kostas Nestoridis
(27 goals)

| biggest home win = AEK Athens 7–0 Atromitos
Panathinaikos 8–1 Proodeftiki

| biggest away win = Atromitos 0–4 AEK Athens
Atromitos 0–4 Ethnikos Piraeus
Proodeftiki 0–4 Panathinaikos
Fostiras 1–5 Panathinaikos
Panegialios 2–6 Fostiras

| highest scoring = Doxa Drama 6–4 Atromitos

| matches = 240

| total goals = 676

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest winless =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| prevseason = 1959–60

| nextseason = 1961–62

}}

The 1960–61 Alpha Ethniki was the 25th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 17 September 1960 and ended on 2 July 1961 with the play-off match. Panathinaikos won their second consecutive and fifth Greek title.

The point system was: Win: 3 points - Draw: 2 points - Loss: 1 point.

{{Location map+ |Greece |width=380 |float=right |caption=Location of teams in 1960–61 Alpha Ethniki |places=

{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=37.966667 |long=23.716667 |label=AEK Athens
Apollon A.
Fostiras
Panathinaikos
Panionios}}

{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=40.65 |long=22.9 |label=Apollon K.
Aris
Iraklis
PAOK
Thermaikos}}

{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=37.95 |long=23.633333 |label=Atromitos
Ethnikos
Olympiacos
Proodeftiki|position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=41.15 |long=24.133333 |label=Doxa}}

{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=38.25 |long=22.083333 |label=Panegialios |position=left}}

}}

League table

{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=League table

|show_limit = 5

|winpoints=3 |drawpoints=2 |losspoints=1

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=PAO |name_PAO =Panathinaikos

|team2=OLY |name_OLY =Olympiacos

|team3=PGSS |name_PGSS=Panionios

|team4=AEK |name_AEK =AEK Athens

|team5=APA |name_APA =Apollon Athens

|team6=ETH |name_ETH =Ethnikos Piraeus

|team7=DOX |name_DOX =Doxa Drama

|team8=IRA |name_IRA =Iraklis

|team9=FOS |name_FOS =Fostiras

|team10=PAOK |name_PAOK=PAOK

|team11=PRO |name_PRO =Proodeftiki

|team12=ARIS |name_ARIS=Aris

|team13=APK |name_APK =Apollon Kalamarias

|team14=PNG |name_PNG =Panegialios

|team15=THE |name_THE =Thermaikos

|team16=ATP |name_ATP =Atromitos Piraeus

|win_PAO =23|draw_PAO = 4|loss_PAO = 3|gf_PAO =71|ga_PAO =23|status_PAO=C

|win_OLY =19|draw_OLY = 5|loss_OLY = 6|gf_OLY =62|ga_OLY =23

|win_PGSS=17|draw_PGSS= 6|loss_PGSS= 7|gf_PGSS=55|ga_PGSS=37

|win_AEK =17|draw_AEK = 6|loss_AEK = 7|gf_AEK =64|ga_AEK =32|adjust_points_AEK=-1

|win_APA =10|draw_APA =13|loss_APA = 7|gf_APA =56|ga_APA =41

|win_ETH =11|draw_ETH =10|loss_ETH = 9|gf_ETH =33|ga_ETH =29

|win_DOX =12|draw_DOX = 8|loss_DOX =10|gf_DOX =48|ga_DOX =50

|win_IRA =12|draw_IRA = 7|loss_IRA =11|gf_IRA =35|ga_IRA =31

|win_FOS =12|draw_FOS = 6|loss_FOS =12|gf_FOS =44|ga_FOS =48

|win_PAOK= 7|draw_PAOK=15|loss_PAOK= 8|gf_PAOK=31|ga_PAOK=33

|win_PRO = 9|draw_PRO = 9|loss_PRO =12|gf_PRO =37|ga_PRO =49

|win_ARIS=10|draw_ARIS= 7|loss_ARIS=13|gf_ARIS=30|ga_ARIS=41

|win_APK = 8|draw_APK = 8|loss_APK =14|gf_APK =31|ga_APK =38

|win_PNG = 5|draw_PNG = 7|loss_PNG =18|gf_PNG =26|ga_PNG =60|status_PNG=R

|win_THE = 3|draw_THE = 8|loss_THE =19|gf_THE =33|ga_THE =75|status_THE=R

|win_ATP = 2|draw_ATP = 7|loss_ATP =21|gf_ATP =19|ga_ATP =65|status_ATP=R|adjust_points_ATP=-1

|note_AEK=AEK Athens and Atromitos Piraeus were deducted 1 points each.

|note_ATP=AEK

|hth_ETH=6th place playoff: Ethnikos Piraeus–Doxa Drama 2–1.

|hth_DOX=ETH

|hth_PRO=11th place playoff: Proodeftiki–Aris 2–0.

|hth_ARIS=PRO

|col_ECPR=green1|text_ECPR=Qualification for European Cup preliminary round

|result1=ECPR

|col_CWC1=yellow1|text_CWC1=Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round

|result2=CWC1

|col_ICFC1=blue1|text_ICFC1=Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round

|result8=ICFC1

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to FCA Winners' Championship

|result14=R|result15=R|result16=R

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grkhist.html#61 RSSSF]

|class_rules=1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.

}}

Results

{{#invoke:sports results|main

|matches_style=FBR|solid_cell=grey

|team1=AEK|team2=APA|team3=APK|team4=ARIS|team5=ATR|team6=DOX|team7=ETH|team8=FOS|team9=IRA|team10=OLY

|team11=PAO|team12=PNG|team13=PAN|team14=PAOK|team15=PRO|team16=THE

|name_AEK=AEK Athens

|match_AEK_APA=1–0

|match_AEK_APK=1–0

|match_AEK_ARIS=0–0

|match_AEK_ATR=7–0

|match_AEK_DOX=0–0

|match_AEK_ETH=4–2

|match_AEK_FOS=4–2

|match_AEK_IRA=1–0

|match_AEK_OLY=4–1

|match_AEK_PAO=2–1

|match_AEK_PNG=6–0

|match_AEK_PAN=1–2

|match_AEK_PAOK=3–0

|match_AEK_PRO=1–1

|match_AEK_THE=3–1

|name_APA=Apollon Athens

|match_APA_AEK=2–4

|match_APA_APK=3–1

|match_APA_ARIS=3–0

|match_APA_ATR=3–0

|match_APA_DOX=7–1

|match_APA_ETH=0–0

|match_APA_FOS=2–2

|match_APA_IRA=2–1

|match_APA_OLY=0–1

|match_APA_PAO=1–3

|match_APA_PNG=5–1

|match_APA_PAN=1–0

|match_APA_PAOK=2–0

|match_APA_PRO=2–2

|match_APA_THE=6–2

|name_APK=Apollon Kalamarias

|match_APK_AEK=0–3

|match_APK_APA=4–2

|match_APK_ARIS=0–0

|match_APK_ATR=0–0

|match_APK_DOX=1–2

|match_APK_ETH=0–1

|match_APK_FOS=1–0

|match_APK_IRA=1–0

|match_APK_OLY=0–2

|match_APK_PAO=1–2

|match_APK_PNG=0–0

|match_APK_PAN=0–1

|match_APK_PAOK=1–1

|match_APK_PRO=0–0

|match_APK_THE=4–0

|name_ARIS=Aris

|match_ARIS_AEK=3–1

|match_ARIS_APA=2–1

|match_ARIS_APK=1–2

|match_ARIS_ATR=2–0

|match_ARIS_DOX=3–0

|match_ARIS_ETH=0–1

|match_ARIS_FOS=2–1

|match_ARIS_IRA=0–1

|match_ARIS_OLY=0–0

|match_ARIS_PAO=0–3

|match_ARIS_PNG=2–1

|match_ARIS_PAN=2–5

|match_ARIS_PAOK=1–1

|match_ARIS_PRO=2–0

|match_ARIS_THE=2–1

|name_ATR=Atromitos Piraeus

|match_ATR_AEK=0–4

|match_ATR_APA=0–0

|match_ATR_APK=0–1

|match_ATR_ARIS=0–1

|match_ATR_DOX=1–2

|match_ATR_ETH=0–4

|match_ATR_FOS=0–1

|match_ATR_IRA=1–1

|match_ATR_OLY=1–3

|match_ATR_PAO=0–2

|match_ATR_PAO_note=Atromitos Piraeus-Panathinaikos 0-1, replayed 0-2.

|match_ATR_PNG=3–0

|match_ATR_PAN=1–1

|match_ATR_PAOK=1–1

|match_ATR_PRO=0–2

|match_ATR_THE=3–1

|name_DOX=Doxa Drama

|match_DOX_AEK=1–0

|match_DOX_APA=3–0

|match_DOX_APK=1–2

|match_DOX_ARIS=2–1

|match_DOX_ATR=6–4

|match_DOX_ETH=1–1

|match_DOX_FOS=6–2

|match_DOX_IRA=1–1

|match_DOX_OLY=1–0

|match_DOX_PAO=0–1

|match_DOX_PNG=1–1

|match_DOX_PAN=2–2

|match_DOX_PAOK=2–0

|match_DOX_PRO=3–1

|match_DOX_THE=2–2

|name_ETH=Ethnikos Piraeus

|match_ETH_AEK=1–1

|match_ETH_APA=0–0

|match_ETH_APK=2–0

|match_ETH_ARIS=1–1

|match_ETH_ATR=0–0

|match_ETH_DOX=2–1

|match_ETH_FOS=1–1

|match_ETH_IRA=2–1

|match_ETH_OLY=1–0

|match_ETH_PAO=0–1

|match_ETH_PNG=2–0

|match_ETH_PAN=4–1

|match_ETH_PAOK=0–1

|match_ETH_PRO=0–3

|match_ETH_THE=1–1

|name_FOS=Fostiras

|match_FOS_AEK=0–1

|match_FOS_APA=2–2

|match_FOS_APK=3–2

|match_FOS_ARIS=4–0

|match_FOS_ATR=3–1

|match_FOS_DOX=2–0

|match_FOS_ETH=1–0

|match_FOS_IRA=2–0

|match_FOS_OLY=1–0

|match_FOS_PAO=1–5

|match_FOS_PNG=1–0

|match_FOS_PAN=1–2

|match_FOS_PAOK=0–0

|match_FOS_PRO=1–0

|match_FOS_THE=3–0

|name_IRA=Iraklis

|match_IRA_AEK=0–2

|match_IRA_APA=2–2

|match_IRA_APK=2–0

|match_IRA_ARIS=0–2

|match_IRA_ATR=4–0

|match_IRA_DOX=1–2

|match_IRA_ETH=2–1

|match_IRA_FOS=0–0

|match_IRA_OLY=2–1

|match_IRA_PAO=1–0

|match_IRA_PNG=1–0

|match_IRA_PAN=1–0

|match_IRA_PAOK=1–1

|match_IRA_PRO=2–0

|match_IRA_THE=2–1

|name_OLY=Olympiacos

|match_OLY_AEK=3–1

|match_OLY_APA=1–1

|match_OLY_APK=1–0

|match_OLY_ARIS=3–1

|match_OLY_ATR=3–0

|match_OLY_DOX=3–0

|match_OLY_ETH=2–0

|match_OLY_FOS=7–1

|match_OLY_IRA=2–1

|match_OLY_PAO=1–0

|match_OLY_PNG=2–0

|match_OLY_PAN=5–1

|match_OLY_PAOK=1–1

|match_OLY_PRO=3–0

|match_OLY_THE=5–1

|name_PAO=Panathinaikos

|match_PAO_AEK=2–0

|match_PAO_AEK_note=Panathinaikos-AEK Athens 3-2, forfeit 2-0.

|match_PAO_APA=1–1

|match_PAO_APK=2–0

|match_PAO_ARIS=1–0

|match_PAO_ATR=5–1

|match_PAO_DOX=2–0

|match_PAO_ETH=0–0

|match_PAO_FOS=5–2

|match_PAO_IRA=1–0

|match_PAO_OLY=1–0

|match_PAO_PNG=4–1

|match_PAO_PAN=4–2

|match_PAO_PAOK=2–0

|match_PAO_PRO=8–1

|match_PAO_THE=4–2

|name_PNG=Panegialios

|match_PNG_AEK=1–1

|match_PNG_APA=2–2

|match_PNG_APK=1–1

|match_PNG_ARIS=1–0

|match_PNG_ATR=1–0

|match_PNG_DOX=3–1

|match_PNG_ETH=1–3

|match_PNG_FOS=2–6

|match_PNG_IRA=1–3

|match_PNG_OLY=1–4

|match_PNG_PAO=1–3

|match_PNG_PAN=0–1

|match_PNG_PAOK=2–2

|match_PNG_PRO=1–0

|match_PNG_THE=2–3

|name_PAN=Panionios

|match_PAN_AEK=2–1

|match_PAN_APA=1–2

|match_PAN_APK=2–2

|match_PAN_ARIS=3–0

|match_PAN_ATR=2–0

|match_PAN_DOX=3–2

|match_PAN_ETH=4–1

|match_PAN_FOS=0–0

|match_PAN_IRA=2–1

|match_PAN_OLY=0–0

|match_PAN_PAO=3–3

|match_PAN_PNG=1–0

|match_PAN_PAOK=1–2

|match_PAN_PRO=1–0

|match_PAN_THE=4–0

|name_PAOK=PAOK

|match_PAOK_AEK=1–1

|match_PAOK_APA=1–1

|match_PAOK_APK=2–2

|match_PAOK_ARIS=3–0

|match_PAOK_ATR=2–0

|match_PAOK_DOX=0–0

|match_PAOK_ETH=0–0

|match_PAOK_FOS=2–0

|match_PAOK_IRA=1–1

|match_PAOK_OLY=0–2

|match_PAOK_PAO=0–1

|match_PAOK_PNG=0–0

|match_PAOK_PAN=1–2

|match_PAOK_PRO=1–3

|match_PAOK_THE=1–0

|name_PRO=Proodeftiki

|match_PRO_AEK=4–2

|match_PRO_AEK_note=Proodeftiki-AEK Athens 1-1, replayed 4-2.

|match_PRO_APA=2–2

|match_PRO_APK=2–1

|match_PRO_ARIS=1–1

|match_PRO_ATR=1–0

|match_PRO_DOX=2–3

|match_PRO_ETH=1–2

|match_PRO_FOS=2–1

|match_PRO_IRA=1–1

|match_PRO_OLY=1–1

|match_PRO_PAO=1–3

|match_PRO_PNG=1–0

|match_PRO_PAN=0–4

|match_PRO_PAOK=2–2

|match_PRO_THE=2–0

|name_THE=Thermaikos

|match_THE_AEK=2–4

|match_THE_APA=1–1

|match_THE_APK=1–4

|match_THE_ARIS=1–1

|match_THE_ATR=2–2

|match_THE_DOX=2–2

|match_THE_ETH=1–0

|match_THE_FOS=1–0

|match_THE_IRA=1–2

|match_THE_OLY=2–5

|match_THE_PAO=1–1

|match_THE_PNG=1–2

|match_THE_PAN=0–2

|match_THE_PAOK=1–4

|match_THE_PRO=1–1

|update=complete|source=

}}

Top scorers

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

1

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} Kostas Nestoridis

|align="left"| AEK Athens

|27

2

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} Andreas Papaemmanouil

|align="left"| Panathinaikos

|23

3

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} Mimis Benardos

|align="left"| Panathinaikos

|19

4

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} Giorgos Deimezis

|align="left"| Fostiras

|18

5

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} Pavlos Grigoriadis

|align="left"| Doxa Drama

|17

rowspan="2"|6

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} Thanasis Saravakos

|align="left"| Panionios

|rowspan="2"|14

align="left"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} Giorgos Sideris

|align="left"| Olympiacos

8

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} Aris Papazoglou

|align="left"| Olympiacos

|13

rowspan="2"|9

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} Christos Georgalas

|align="left"| Fostiras

|rowspan="2"|12

align="left"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} Plastiras Xylas

|align="left"| Thermaikos

11

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GRE|old}} Dimitris Skordas

|align="left"| Apollon Athens

|11