1985–86 Alpha Ethniki

{{Short description|50th season of top-tier football league in Greece}}

{{Infobox football league season

| competition = Alpha Ethniki

| season = 1985–86

| winners = Panathinaikos
14th Greek title

| relegated = Panserraikos
Panachaiki

| continentalcup1 = European Cup

| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Panathinaikos

| continentalcup2 = UEFA Cup

| continentalcup2 qualifiers = OFI
Olympiacos

| continentalcup3 = Cup Winners' Cup

| continentalcup3 qualifiers = AEK Athens

| league topscorer = Nikos Anastopoulos
(19 goals)

| biggest home win =

| biggest away win =

| highest scoring =

| matches = 240

| total goals = 556

| longest wins =

| longest unbeaten =

| longest winless =

| longest losses =

| highest attendance =

| lowest attendance =

| prevseason = 1984–85

| nextseason = 1986–87

}}

The 1985–86 Alpha Ethniki was the 50th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 7 September 1985 and ended on 27 April 1986. Panathinaikos won their 14th Greek title.

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

{{Location map+ |Greece |width=380 |float=right |caption=Location of teams in 1985–86 Alpha Ethniki |places=

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

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

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

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

{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=39.641667 |long=22.416667 |label=AEL}}

{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=35.333333 |long=25.133333 |label=OFI}}

{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=38.25 |long=21.733333 |label=Panachaiki |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=41.083333 |long=23.55 |label=Panserraikos |position=left}}

{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=39.666667 |long=20.85 |label=PAS Giannina |position=bottom}}

}}

League table

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

|section=League table

|show_limit = 5

|winpoints=2

|res_col_header=QR

|team1=PAO|name_PAO=Panathinaikos

|team2=OFI|name_OFI=OFI

|team3=AEK|name_AEK=AEK Athens

|team4=IRA|name_IRA=Iraklis

|team5=OLY|name_OLY=Olympiacos

|team6=PGSS|name_PGSS=Panionios

|team7=ARIS|name_ARIS=Aris

|team8=AEL|name_AEL=AEL

|team9=APK|name_APK=Apollon Kalamarias

|team10=PAOK|name_PAOK=PAOK

|team11=APA|name_APA=Apollon Smyrnis

|team12=ETH|name_ETH=Ethnikos Piraeus

|team13=PAS|name_PAS=PAS Giannina

|team14=DOX|name_DOX=Doxa Drama

|team15=PNS|name_PNS=Panserraikos

|team16=PNA|name_PNA=Panachaiki

|win_PAO=18|draw_PAO=7|loss_PAO=5|gf_PAO=58|ga_PAO=26|status_PAO=C

|win_OFI=16|draw_OFI=6|loss_OFI=8|gf_OFI=41|ga_OFI=31

|win_AEK=13|draw_AEK=10|loss_AEK=7|gf_AEK=42|ga_AEK=28

|win_IRA=14|draw_IRA=8|loss_IRA=8|gf_IRA=34|ga_IRA=22

|win_OLY=14|draw_OLY=6|loss_OLY=10|gf_OLY=57|ga_OLY=42

|win_PGSS=14|draw_PGSS=6|loss_PGSS=10|gf_PGSS=38|ga_PGSS=33

|win_ARIS=11|draw_ARIS=11|loss_ARIS=8|gf_ARIS=35|ga_ARIS=29

|win_AEL=12|draw_AEL=6|loss_AEL=12|gf_AEL=36|ga_AEL=31

|win_APK=9|draw_APK=10|loss_APK=11|gf_APK=25|ga_APK=30

|win_PAOK=10|draw_PAOK=7|loss_PAOK=13|gf_PAOK=33|ga_PAOK=38

|win_APA=5|draw_APA=14|loss_APA=11|gf_APA=19|ga_APA=34

|win_ETH=6|draw_ETH=12|loss_ETH=12|gf_ETH=27|ga_ETH=39

|win_PAS=8|draw_PAS=8|loss_PAS=14|gf_PAS=30|ga_PAS=42

|win_DOX=7|draw_DOX=10|loss_DOX=13|gf_DOX=24|ga_DOX=43

|win_PNS=8|draw_PNS=8|loss_PNS=14|gf_PNS=28|ga_PNS=45|status_PNS=R

|win_PNA=8|draw_PNA=5|loss_PNA=17|gf_PNA=29|ga_PNA=43|status_PNA=R|adjust_points_PNA=-1

|note_PNA=Panachaiki were deducted 1 point.

|col_EC1=green1|text_EC1=Qualification for European Cup first round

|result1=EC1

|col_UC1=blue1|text_UC1=Qualification for UEFA Cup first round

|result2=UC1|result3=UC1

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

|result5=CWC1

|note_res_CWC1=Since Panathinaikos, winners of 1985–86 Greek Football Cup, was qualified for the 1986–87 European Cup, losing cup finalists Olympiacos earned a spot in the first round of the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup.

|note_res_UC1= AEK Athens and Iraklis tied at third place with 36 points. Despite AEK was found guilty for bribe against Panserraikos, the HFF punished the club with three points deduction from 1986–87 season. A play-off game was scheduled to play in Volos on 23 June. Iraklis made a protest and showed up with 10 players. At the 53rd minute with the score at 0–0, the match interrupted permanently. At this minute Iraklis after two red cards and 2 injuries, stay with 6 players on the field. The game forfeited to AEK with 2–0.

|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to Beta Ethniki

|result15=R|result16=R

|update=complete

|source=[http://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grk86.html 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=AEL|team3=APA|team4=APK|team5=ARIS|team6=DOX

|team7=ETH|team8=IRA|team9=OFI|team10=OLY

|team11=PNC|team12=PAO|team13=PAN|team14=PNS|team15=PAOK

|team16=PAS

|name_AEK=AEK Athens

|match_AEK_AEL=2–2

|match_AEK_APA=1–1

|match_AEK_APK=2–1

|match_AEK_ARIS=1–1

|match_AEK_DOX=1–1

|match_AEK_ETH=2–0

|match_AEK_IRA=4–1

|match_AEK_OFI=1–0

|match_AEK_OLY=0–0

|match_AEK_PNC=3–0

|match_AEK_PAO=0–0

|match_AEK_PAN=1–1

|match_AEK_PNS=3–0

|match_AEK_PAOK=1–0

|match_AEK_PAS=4–1

|name_AEL=AEL

|match_AEL_AEK=2–0

|match_AEL_APA=3–0

|match_AEL_APK=1–0

|match_AEL_ARIS=1–2

|match_AEL_DOX=2–0

|match_AEL_ETH=2–1

|match_AEL_IRA=2–0

|match_AEL_OFI=3–0

|match_AEL_OLY=2–1

|match_AEL_PNC=3–0

|match_AEL_PAO=0–2

|match_AEL_PAN=0–0

|match_AEL_PNS=2–3

|match_AEL_PAOK=2–1

|match_AEL_PAS=3–0

|name_APA=Apollon Smyrnis

|match_APA_AEK=0–3

|match_APA_AEL=1–2

|match_APA_APK=0–0

|match_APA_ARIS=1–1

|match_APA_DOX=0–0

|match_APA_ETH=1–1

|match_APA_IRA=0–0

|match_APA_OFI=1–2

|match_APA_OLY=1–0

|match_APA_PNC=0–0

|match_APA_PAO=0–3

|match_APA_PAN=0–0

|match_APA_PNS=1–1

|match_APA_PAOK=1–0

|match_APA_PAS=1–1

|name_APK=Apollon Kalamarias

|match_APK_AEK=0–1

|match_APK_AEL=0–0

|match_APK_APA=0–0

|match_APK_ARIS=0–0

|match_APK_DOX=1–0

|match_APK_ETH=1–1

|match_APK_IRA=1–0

|match_APK_OFI=0–2

|match_APK_OLY=1–2

|match_APK_PNC=1–0

|match_APK_PAO=2–1

|match_APK_PAN=1–0

|match_APK_PNS=0–0

|match_APK_PAOK=1–1

|match_APK_PAS=2–1

|name_ARIS=Aris

|match_ARIS_AEK=0–3

|match_ARIS_AEL=1–0

|match_ARIS_APA=0–1

|match_ARIS_APK=1–1

|match_ARIS_DOX=1–1

|match_ARIS_ETH=2–1

|match_ARIS_IRA=0–0

|match_ARIS_OFI=2–0

|match_ARIS_OLY=1–0

|match_ARIS_PNC=2–0

|match_ARIS_PAO=0–0

|match_ARIS_PAN=3–0

|match_ARIS_PNS=2–1

|match_ARIS_PAOK=3–1

|match_ARIS_PAS=2–2

|name_DOX=Doxa Drama

|match_DOX_AEK=1–0

|match_DOX_AEL=2–1

|match_DOX_APA=0–0

|match_DOX_APK=2–1

|match_DOX_ARIS=2–1

|match_DOX_ETH=1–0

|match_DOX_IRA=0–0

|match_DOX_OFI=0–2

|match_DOX_OLY=3–3

|match_DOX_PNC=1–1

|match_DOX_PAO=1–1

|match_DOX_PAN=1–1

|match_DOX_PNS=0–0

|match_DOX_PAOK=2–1

|match_DOX_PAS=2–0

|name_ETH=Ethnikos Piraeus

|match_ETH_AEK=1–1

|match_ETH_AEL=0–0

|match_ETH_APA=1–3

|match_ETH_APK=1–1

|match_ETH_ARIS=1–1

|match_ETH_DOX=2–1

|match_ETH_IRA=0–0

|match_ETH_OFI=2–3

|match_ETH_OLY=2–0

|match_ETH_PNC=0–0

|match_ETH_PAO=0–2

|match_ETH_PAN=3–2

|match_ETH_PNS=1–0

|match_ETH_PAOK=0–0

|match_ETH_PAS=1–1

|name_IRA=Iraklis

|match_IRA_AEK=3–0

|match_IRA_AEL=2–0

|match_IRA_APA=1–0

|match_IRA_APK=1–0

|match_IRA_ARIS=1–1

|match_IRA_DOX=2–0

|match_IRA_ETH=1–0

|match_IRA_OFI=1–0

|match_IRA_OLY=3–1

|match_IRA_PNC=2–0

|match_IRA_PAO=3–1

|match_IRA_PAN=3–1

|match_IRA_PNS=1–1

|match_IRA_PAOK=0–0

|match_IRA_PAS=2–1

|name_OFI=OFI

|match_OFI_AEK=2–0

|match_OFI_AEL=2–0

|match_OFI_APA=0–0

|match_OFI_APK=0–1

|match_OFI_ARIS=2–1

|match_OFI_DOX=1–0

|match_OFI_ETH=1–1

|match_OFI_IRA=1–0

|match_OFI_OLY=0–1

|match_OFI_PNC=2–0

|match_OFI_PAO=4–3

|match_OFI_PAN=1–0

|match_OFI_PNS=2–0

|match_OFI_PAOK=2–0

|match_OFI_PAS=2–1

|name_OLY=Olympiacos

|match_OLY_AEK=2–2

|match_OLY_AEL=2–0

|match_OLY_APA=2–0

|match_OLY_APK=4–2

|match_OLY_ARIS=3–2

|match_OLY_DOX=7–0

|match_OLY_ETH=2–2

|match_OLY_IRA=2–2

|match_OLY_OFI=3–3

|match_OLY_PNC=2–0

|match_OLY_PAO=1–2

|match_OLY_PAN=4–3

|match_OLY_PNS=4–0

|match_OLY_PAOK=2–0

|match_OLY_PAS=3–0

|name_PNC=Panachaiki

|match_PNC_AEK=2–2

|match_PNC_AEL=2–0

|match_PNC_APA=2–1

|match_PNC_APK=0–2

|match_PNC_ARIS=0–2

|match_PNC_DOX=4–3

|match_PNC_ETH=3–0

|match_PNC_IRA=0–2

|match_PNC_IRA_note=Panachaiki-Iraklis 1–0, awarded 0–2 because Panachaiki used a player who was under yellow cards suspension.

|match_PNC_OFI=1–2

|match_PNC_OLY=1–2

|match_PNC_PAO=0–0

|match_PNC_PAN=1–0

|match_PNC_PNS=4–0

|match_PNC_PAOK=2–1

|match_PNC_PAS=2–0

|name_PAO=Panathinaikos

|match_PAO_AEK=2–1

|match_PAO_AEL=3–2

|match_PAO_APA=3–0

|match_PAO_APK=2–2

|match_PAO_ARIS=1–2

|match_PAO_DOX=2–0

|match_PAO_ETH=2–0

|match_PAO_IRA=1–0

|match_PAO_OFI=4–1

|match_PAO_OLY=1–2

|match_PAO_PNC=3–2

|match_PAO_PAN=3–0

|match_PAO_PNS=4–0

|match_PAO_PAOK=5–0

|match_PAO_PAS=4–2

|name_PAN=Panionios

|match_PAN_AEK=0–1

|match_PAN_AEL=2–0

|match_PAN_APA=1–0

|match_PAN_APK=2–1

|match_PAN_ARIS=1–0

|match_PAN_DOX=4–0

|match_PAN_ETH=2–0

|match_PAN_IRA=1–0

|match_PAN_OFI=4–3

|match_PAN_OLY=1–0

|match_PAN_PNC=2–0

|match_PAN_PAO=1–1

|match_PAN_PNS=2–1

|match_PAN_PAOK=2–1

|match_PAN_PAS=2–1

|name_PNS=Panserraikos

|match_PNS_AEK=2–0

|match_PNS_AEL=0–0

|match_PNS_APA=0–4

|match_PNS_APK=0–1

|match_PNS_ARIS=1–1

|match_PNS_DOX=2–0

|match_PNS_ETH=1–2

|match_PNS_IRA=2–3

|match_PNS_OFI=1–1

|match_PNS_OLY=4–1

|match_PNS_PNC=2–1

|match_PNS_PAO=0–1

|match_PNS_PAN=1–0

|match_PNS_PAOK=4–1

|match_PNS_PAS=1–0

|name_PAOK=PAOK

|match_PAOK_AEK=2–1

|match_PAOK_AEL=1–1

|match_PAOK_APA=5–0

|match_PAOK_APK=4–1

|match_PAOK_ARIS=1–0

|match_PAOK_DOX=1–0

|match_PAOK_ETH=2–1

|match_PAOK_IRA=1–0

|match_PAOK_OFI=0–0

|match_PAOK_OLY=1–0

|match_PAOK_PNC=2–1

|match_PAOK_PAO=0–1

|match_PAOK_PAN=1–2

|match_PAOK_PNS=0–0

|match_PAOK_PAS=4–2

|name_PAS=PAS Giannina

|match_PAS_AEK=0–1

|match_PAS_AEL=1–0

|match_PAS_APA=1–1

|match_PAS_APK=1–0

|match_PAS_ARIS=2–0

|match_PAS_DOX=1–0

|match_PAS_ETH=1–2

|match_PAS_IRA=1–0

|match_PAS_OFI=0–0

|match_PAS_OLY=3–1

|match_PAS_PNC=1–0

|match_PAS_PAO=0–0

|match_PAS_PAN=1–1

|match_PAS_PNS=3–0

|match_PAS_PAOK=1–1

|update=complete|source=

}}

Top scorers

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

!Player

!Club

!Goals

1

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GRE}} Nikos Anastopoulos

|align="left"| Olympiacos

|19

2

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GRE}} Dimitris Saravakos

|align="left"| Panathinaikos

|15

rowspan="2"|3

|align="left"| {{flagicon|BUL|1971}} Todor Barzov

|align="left"| Panionios

|rowspan="2"|12

align="left"| {{flagicon|SWE}} Håkan Sandberg

|align="left"| AEK Athens

rowspan="3"|5

|align="left"| {{flagicon|HUN}} Márton Esterházy

|align="left"| AEK Athens

|rowspan="3"|11

align="left"| {{flagicon|GRE}} Dimitris Mavrikis

|align="left"| Panionios

align="left"| {{flagicon|GRE}} Giorgos Skartados

|align="left"| PAOK

rowspan="2"|8

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GRE}} Michalis Ziogas

|align="left"| AEL

|rowspan="2"|10

align="left"| {{flagicon|GRE}} Vasilis Chardalias

|align="left"| Panachaiki

Attendances

{{row counter|

class{{=}}"wikitable sortable"

!#!!Football club!!Home games!!Average attendancehttps://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/grc/avegrc86.htm

style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countPanathinaikos FC1545,000
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countOlympiacos FC1542,602
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countAEK FC1531,439
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countPAOK FC1513,811
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countAris FC1511,534
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countIraklis FC1510,744
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countEthnikos Piraeus159,200
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countAEL158,630
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countPanionios FC158,542
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countPAS Giannina158,531
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countOFI157,221
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countPanachaiki FC156,809
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countPanserraikos156,804
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countDoxa Drama154,956
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countApollon Kalamarias154,923
style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_countApollon Smyrnis154,908
}}

References

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