Super League Greece#SEGAS and FCA championships
{{Short description|Highest professional association football league in Greece}}
{{Other uses|Super League (disambiguation)}}
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{{infobox football league
| name = Super League Greece 1
| logo = Super League Greece logo.svg
| pixels = 160
| organiser = Super League 1 Greece Limited Liability Partnership
| country = {{GRE}}
| confed = UEFA
| founded = {{plainlist|
- {{Start date and age|1927|df=y}}
as Panhellenic Championship - {{Start date and age|1959|df=y}}
as Alpha Ethniki - {{Start date and age|2006|df=y}}
as Super League Greece}}
| teams = 14 (since 2019–20){{Cite web|url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/i-voyli-yperpsifise-tin-anadiarthrosi-ton-epaggelmatikon-katigorion.8858588.html|title=Η Βουλή υπερψήφισε την αναδιάρθρωση των επαγγελματικών κατηγοριών|website=www.sport24.gr|access-date=29 June 2021|archive-date=29 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629195723/https://www.sport24.gr/football/i-voyli-yperpsifise-tin-anadiarthrosi-ton-epaggelmatikon-katigorion.8858588.html|url-status=live}}
| relegation = Super League Greece 2
| levels = 1
| domest_cup = Greek Cup
Greek Super Cup
| confed_cup = UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League
| champions = Olympiacos (48th title)
| season = 2024–25
| most successful club = Olympiacos (48 titles)
| most_appearances = Mimis Domazos (535)
| top goalscorer = Thomas Mavros (260 goals)
| tv = Nova Sports,
| website = [https://www.slgr.gr/el/ slgr.gr]
| current = 2024–25 Super League Greece
}}
The Super League Greece 1 ({{langx|el| Σούπερ Λιγκ Ελλάδας 1}}), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Greece and the highest level of the Greek football league system. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek league system. The members of the cooperative are the Football Limited Companies (P.A.E.) that have the right to participate in the Super League 1 championship.{{cite web | url=https://www.slgr.gr/en/scoreboard/ | title=League Table season 2024-2025 | Super League Greece }} The president of Super League 1 is Vangelis Marinakis, who has been re-elected for the third time.{{cite web | url=https://www.ot.gr/2024/06/26/english-edition/evangelos-marinakis-elected-as-super-league-president/ | title=Evangelos Marinakis Elected as Super League President | date=26 June 2024 }}
It consists of 14 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 26 games each followed by 6-game Championship play-offs to decide the champions.
As of April 2025, Super League Greece is ranked 12th{{cite web | url=https://www.footballseeding.com/uefa/country-ranking/2023-24/ | title=UEFA Country Ranking 2023/24 | *LIVE* | UEFA Coefficient }}{{Cite web|last=UEFA.com|title=Country coefficients {{!}} UEFA Coefficients|url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/country/#/yr/2023|access-date=2023-05-16|website=UEFA|date=July 2018 |language=en}} 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,{{cite web|url=http://www.epo.gr/Default.aspx?a_id=25295|title=List of Greek champions|publisher=Hellenic Football Federation|language=el|access-date=16 April 2012|archive-date=1 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601235439/http://www.epo.gr/Default.aspx?a_id=25295|url-status=live}} only six clubs have won the title. With 48 conquests, Olympiacos has the most titles in the history of the competition.
The current champions are Olympiacos.
History
= Origins =
Football first appeared in Greece in 1894 and began to spread after the 1896 Olympiad, which was included in the games program. Many clubs started to establish football divisions while the first purely football clubs were also founded. The first years, until 1912, championship was organised by the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics (SEGAS). This championship was actually a local tournament among clubs from Athens and Piraeus.{{cite web | url=https://www.sansimera.gr/articles/19 | title=Η ιστορία του ποδοσφαίρου }}
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. 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.{{cite web | url=http://srv-web1.parliament.gr/display_doc.asp?item=45926&seg=12799 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928133644/http://srv-web1.parliament.gr/display_doc.asp?item=45926&seg=12799 | archive-date=28 September 2015 | title=Ψηφιακή Βιβλιοθήκη της Βουλης των Ελλήνων }}{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grkprehist.html#23 | title=Greece - Final Tables 1906-1959 }}
=Panhellenic Championship (1927–1959)=
On 14 November 1926, the Hellenic Football Federation is founded and organizes the first Panhellenic Championship in the period 1927–28, in which, however, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens did not participate due to conflicts with the EPO.{{Cite web|url=https://www.epo.gr/Default.aspx?a_id=25295|title=EPO - Hellenic Football Federation|website=www.epo.gr|access-date=8 December 2020|archive-date=12 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212153602/https://www.epo.gr/Default.aspx?a_id=25295|url-status=live}}
The initial events were held with teams from Athens, Piraeus and Thessaloniki, excluding the provincial ones. Previously, the local championships of the cities were held and in the final phase, sometimes only the first ones qualified, sometimes the first two or the first three teams. In the championship of 1938-39, which was held in two groups, teams outside Athens-Thessaloniki (Doxa Drama, AEK Kavala and Filippi Kavala) participated for the first time. The maiden presence of provincial teams in a single group of the Panhellenic Championship took place in 1953-54 with the participation of Panachaiki from Southern Greece and Niki Volou from Central and Northern Greece.{{cite web | url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grkprehist.html#54 | title=Greece - Final Tables 1906-1959 }}
=Overall Rating of the Panhellenic Championship (1927-1959)<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Greece - All-Time Tables |url=http://rsssf.com/tablesg/grkalltime.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121031060033/http://rsssf.com/tablesg/grkalltime.html |archive-date=2012-10-31 |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=rsssf.com}}</ref>=
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!{{Tooltip| Pos. | Position}} ! width="190" |Team !{{Tooltip| G. | Games}} !{{Tooltip| W. | Won}} !{{Tooltip| D. | Drawn}} !{{Tooltip| L. | Lost}} !{{Tooltip| Go. | Goals}} !{{Tooltip| P. | Points}} |
1
| align="left" |Olympiacos | 242 | 166 | 39 | 37 | 565–229 | 537 (515)* |
2
| align="left" |Panathinaikos |210 |120 |36 |54 |449–247 |421 (396) |
3
| align="left" |AEK |169 |79 |35 |55 |318–277 |289 (272) |
4
| align="left" |PAOK |174 |61 |35 |78 |275–287 |273 (218)** |
5
| align="left" |Apollon Smyrnis |166 |73 |26 |67 |270–260 |272 (245) |
6
| align="left" |Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. |168 |66 |35 |69 |273–252 |259 (233) |
7
| align="left" |Aris |151 |62 |36 |53 |295–232 |238 (222) |
8
| align="left" |Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) |112 |43 |20 |49 |182–193 | 158 (149) |
9
| align="left" |Panionios F.C. |72 |29 |15 |28 |124–110 |145 (102) |
10
| align="left" |Doxa Drama |74 |21 |20 |33 |102–128 |136 (83) |
11
| align="left" |Proodeftiki F.C. |54 |15 |09 |30 |74–112 | 93 (54) |
12
| align="left" |Apollon Kalamarias F.C. |40 |17 |03 |20 |49–50 |77 (54) |
13
| align="left" |Asteras Athens |54 |15 |09 |30 |38–66 |54 (48) |
14
| align="left" |OFI |30 |3 |5 |22 |30–83 |14 (41) |
15
| align="left" |Niki Volos |18 |6 |4 |8 |15–24 |22 (34) |
16
| align="left" |Panegialios |18 |2 |7 |9 |15–29 |13 (29) |
17
| align="left" |Philippoi Kavala |16 |5 |1 |10 |28–42 |16 (27) |
18
| align="left" |Panachaiki |18 |2 |4 |12 |14–42 |10 (26) |
19
| align="left" |Athinaikos |14 |2 |4 |8 |12–32 |10 (22) |
20
| align="left" |A.E. Kavala |10 |4 |0 |6 |11–18 |12 (18) |
21
| align="left" |Atromitos Piraeus |10 |3 |2 |5 |12–21 |11 (18) |
22
| align="left" |Aris Nikaia |14 |1 |0 |13 |11–54 |3 (16) |
23
| align="left" |Panargiakos |18 |0 |0 |18 |7–76 |0 (18) |
24
| align="left" |Atromitos |18 |1 |1 |16 |13–70 |4 (15) |
25
| align="left" |Goudi Athens |20 |4 |3 |13 |25–82 |15 (11) |
26
| align="left" |Olympiakos Loutraki |8 |2 |0 |6 |12–29 |6 (11) |
27
| align="left" |Panetolikos |10 |1 |0 |9 |6–35 |3 (11) |
28
| align="left" |Olympiacos Chalkida |8 |1 |0 |7 |8–24 |3 (10) |
29
| align="left" |Fostiras |8 |1 |0 |7 |7–16 |3 (10) |
30
| align="left" |Iraklis Serron |4 |2 |0 |2 |12–13 |6 (8) |
31
| align="left" |Makedonikos |10 |0 |0 |10 |13–36 |0 (8) |
32
| align="left" |A.P.S. Aspida Xanthi |4 |1 |1 |2 |7–16 |4 (7) |
33
| align="left" |Orfeas Xanthi |6 |0 |1 |5 |2–21 |1 (7) |
34
| align="left" |Megas Alexandros Th. |16 |0 |1 |15 |17–84 |1 (1) |
- The score in parentheses is the teams' actual score, adjusted for all scoring systems, penalties, etc. The first score is with the 3-1-0 system for convenience.
= National League (1959–1979) =
In 1959 the Alpha Ethniki – the precursor of the current Super League – was set up as a national round-robin tournament.
After several months of talks, the 1959–60 championship was the first nationwide league competition. 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 division 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 division 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 division calendar 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 division and not the participation in the final round of the current championship, so their significance was significantly reduced.
On Saturday, 10 October 1959 at the General Assembly of the HFF, i.e. 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 division of Greek football. The 1st game was set for 15 days.
According to the general Assembly of HFF on 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, 10 October, 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.epo.gr/Default.aspx?a_id=22520 | title=EPO - Hellenic Football Federation }}
The teams that participated in the first championship of the Alpha Ethniki were the following:
- The top four of the Athens FCA Championship: Panathinaikos, Panionios, AEK Athens and Apollon Smyrnis.
- The top four of the Piraeus FCA Championship: Olympiacos, Ethnikos Piraeus, AE Nikaia and Proodeftiki.
- The top four of the Macedonia FCA (Thessaloniki) Championship: Aris, PAOK, Apollon Kalamarias and Iraklis.
- The top two of the North Group of the Regional Championship: Doxa Drama and Megas Alexandros Katerini.
- The first of the two Sub-Groups of the South Regional Championship: Pankorinthiakos and Panegialios.
On 25 October 1959, the Alpha Ethniki was launched. Panathinaikos won the first Alpha Ethniki's Championship and became the Greek champions for the fourth time in his history. The club tied with AEK by 79 points and defeated them by 2–1 in the play-off, a match where Panathinaikos needed only a draw at the neutral Karaiskakis Stadium.
In such a case, after the half-hour extension, the competition announcement set the best goal difference. Through the playoffs and with the same score was also the third place for the demotion, with the winner Panegialios to overtake Pankorinthiakos again in the event of a draw. The scoring system was 3 points for the win, 2 points for the draw, 1 point for the defeat.{{cite web | url=https://www.epo.gr/Home.aspx?a_id=256 | title=EPO - Hellenic Football Federation }}
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 Kalamaria, Doxa Drama and Iraklis are fighting in the Beta Ethniki, while Pankorinthiakos, a few years after joining Alpha Ethniki, merged with Aris Korinthos and created PAS Korinthos, which reached the Alpha Ethniki at the 1990s and is now participating in the Gamma Ethniki. Megas Alexandros Katerini is the ancestor of Pierikos. In 1961, they merged with Olympos Katerini and created Pierikos who plays in the Gamma Ethniki.{{cite web | url=https://www.sport-fm.gr/article/Stories/a-ethniki-istorikes-omades-pou-xathikan-ston-xrono/4239488 | title=Μια ντουζίνα μυθικών ομάδων της Α' Εθνικής που χάθηκαν στον χρόνο: Ποια "λείπει" περισσότερο; (Poll) }}
=Professional League (1979–present)=
On 19 January 1979 a bill was passed in the Hellenic Parliament under which football clubs became Football Incorporated Companies (PAE or ΠΑΕ in Greek). The Association of Football Incorporated Companies (EPAE, ΕΠΑΕ in Greek), under the supervision of the HFF, has since held the responsibility to hold the championship, with Makis Ithakisios being elected its first president.
Initially the shares were owned by the sports union to which the football club belonged. Yet soon after, prominent Greek businessmen (shipowners, oil magnates, bankers etc.) began acquiring the newly formed PAEs by buying the majority of their shares, and then increasing their share capital, thus turning Greek football into a fully commercialised and highly profitable business for the decades to come.{{cite web | url=https://eleftherostypos.gr/sports/116917-i-gennisi-tis-epae-otan-to-elliniko-podosfairo-egine-epaggelmatiko | title=Η γέννηση της ΕΠΑΕ: Όταν το ελληνικό ποδόσφαιρο έγινε επαγγελματικό | date=26 July 2017 }}
For a single racing season, 2000–01, the championship is renamed "Upper Category". It was an attempt to restructure the Greek football leagues, which included a gradual reduction of the teams in the Greek league and was announced at the end of 1999 by the then president of the Football Association of Societies (E.P.A.E.) Viktoras Mitropoulos. It was based on a plan developed on behalf of EPAE. the international company "Deloitte & Touche". However, it was never completed and a simple renaming of the leagues was only valid for the 2000–2001 season, which was abolished the following season.{{cite web | url=https://rsssf.org/tablesg/grk01.html | title=Greece 2000/01 }}
== Super League (2006–2019) ==
On 16 July 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). From the 2007–08 season, the play-offs were established for the exit of the teams in Europe (places 2–5).{{Cite web | url=https://www.hellenicparliament.gr/UserFiles/bbb19498-1ec8-431f-82e6-023bb91713a9/11008963.pdf | title=ΤΡΟΠΟΛΟΓΙΑ | language=he | trans-title=AMENDMENT | publisher=The Ministry of Culture and Sports}}{{cite web | url=https://kingsport.gr/super-league-i-istoria-tis-protis-katigorias-tis-elladas/ | title=Super League: Η ιστορία της πρώτης κατηγορίας της Ελλάδας | date=18 August 2023 }}
==Super League 1 (2019–Today)==
With the restructuring of 2019, from the period 2019–2020 the professional football association "Super League Greece Limited Liability Company" was renamed to "Super League 1 Greece Limited Liability Company". Playoffs are established to determine the champion, among the top six teams in the league. At the same time, the use of the V.A.R. was established.{{cite web | url=https://www.athletic.gr/superleague-1/503558-to-video-assistant-referee-mpainei-stin-kathimerinotita-mas/ | title=Tο Video Assistant Referee μπαίνει στην καθημερινότητα μας - Super League 1 | date=21 August 2019 }}
Competition format
From 2024–2025 season, 14 clubs compete in the Super League, playing each other in a 26-game home and away series. At the end of the season, the top 4 clubs face each other in a 6-game championship round to decide the Super League champions but also the teams to enter the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Conference League competitions.
After the end of the regular season, the teams ranked 5 through 8 will participate in the Europe play-offs, to determine the last available spot for next year's UEFA Conference League 2nd qualifying round, assuming that the 2024–25 Greek Cup winner finishes in the top 4, since Super League Greece is entitled to 5 entrants in 2025-26 UEFA Competitions.
The bottom 6 clubs face each other in play-outs to decide who gets relegated to Super League 2.{{cite web |url=http://www.epae.org/entry.fds?entryID=1067&pageCode=05.07&tablePageID=47&pageID=46&langid=1 |title=Football League |publisher=Epae.org |date=2 August 2010 |access-date=14 October 2015 |archive-date=30 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330092937/http://www.epae.org/entry.fds?entryID=1067&pageCode=05.07&tablePageID=47&pageID=46&langid=1 |url-status=usurped }} In their place, the top two teams from Super League 2 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.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}
The Super League for the 2024-25 season, was entitled to one entrant into the UEFA Champions League. The reigning champions entered the second qualifying round through the champions path. The second-placed team entered the UEFA Conference League second qualifying round. Olympiacos as the 2023-24 UEFA Europa Conference League winner, entered directly the league phase of the UEFA Europa League. Panathinaikos as the 2023-24 Greek Cup winner, entered the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
Criticism
The Greek Superleague has, throughout its history, grappled with persistent allegations of corruption, fraud, and match-fixing, casting a shadow over the integrity of Greek football.{{Cite news |title='Greek football is a hydra - you cut one head & others emerge' |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60483819 |access-date=2023-12-10 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Manoli |first=Argyro Elisavet |date=2017-05-15 |title=How corruption in Greek football makes the game's future uncertain |url=http://theconversation.com/how-corruption-in-greek-football-makes-the-games-future-uncertain-77654 |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=The Conversation |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Panathinaikos president Giannis Alafouzos on 'culture of violence' in Greek football and finding a way through |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/12991469/panathinaikos-president-giannis-alafouzos-on-culture-of-violence-in-greek-football-and-finding-a-way-through |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Fans banned from Greek football until February |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/67684377 |access-date=2023-12-13 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2023-12-12 |title='Extreme violence': Greece bans all football fans from top league |url=https://www.euronews.com/2023/12/12/greece-bans-all-football-fans-from-super-league-games-following-wave-of-extreme-violence |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=euronews |language=en}} Over the past two decades, various scandals, such as Koriopolis, 2015 Greek football match-fixing scandal and Paranga, have stained the league's reputation, prompting interventions from UEFA,{{Cite web |last=Services |first=Compiled from Wire |date=2020-02-25 |title=Greece accepts UEFA help to reform football plagued by violence, corruption |url=https://www.dailysabah.com/sports/football/greece-accepts-uefa-help-to-reform-football-plagued-by-violence-corruption |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Daily Sabah |language=en-US}} the Greek Federation,{{Cite web |last=Newsroom |date=2017-11-27 |title=Super League chief charged with corruption {{!}} eKathimerini.com |url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/223652/super-league-chief-charged-with-corruption/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=www.ekathimerini.com |language=English}} and the government itself.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-05 |title=Greek refs announce boycott after violent attacks |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/39048735/greek-referees-boycott-league-games-violent-attacks |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}
The allegations of team officials being involved in match-fixing has been a matter of concern for both the media and the judiciary.{{Cite web |last=Newsroom |date=2023-09-06 |title=FIFA probing match-fixing allegations in Greece {{!}} eKathimerini.com |url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/sports/1219276/fifa-probing-match-fixing-allegations-in-greece/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=www.ekathimerini.com |language=English}}{{Cite journal |last=Manoli |first=Argyro Elisavet |last2=Yilmaz |first2=Serhat |last3=Antonopoulos |first3=Georgios A. |date=2021-01-02 |title=Match-fixing in Greece and Turkey and UEFA’s policy responses to it: a comparative study |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19406940.2021.1877172 |journal=International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics |language=en |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=143–158 |doi=10.1080/19406940.2021.1877172 |issn=1940-6940}} The lack of decisive action in the form of legal consequences for those involved has been a glaring issue. Notably, no officials have been sentenced for their alleged involvement in these illicit activities,{{Cite news |title=Forest owner cleared of match-fixing charge |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43546409 |access-date=2023-12-10 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Vou |first=Andreas |date=2023-09-13 |title=The murky world of Greek football, part I: Evangelos Marinakis (Olympiacos) - Andreas Vou |url=https://diem25.org/the-murky-world-greek-football-part-evangelos-marinakis-olympiacos/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=DiEM25 |language=en-GB}} raising concerns among experts, politicians and journalists alike.{{Cite journal |last=Manoli |first=Argyro Elisavet |last2=Antonopoulos |first2=Georgios A. |last3=Levi |first3=Michael |date=2016-01-01 |title=Football clubs and financial crimes in Greece |url=https://doi.org/10.1108/JFC-06-2015-0030 |journal=Journal of Financial Crime |volume=23 |issue=3 |pages=559–573 |doi=10.1108/JFC-06-2015-0030 |issn=1359-0790}} Instances of violence have further exacerbated the situation, with attacks on referees,{{Cite news |title=Greek league suspended after ref attack |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46639189 |access-date=2023-12-10 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Wire |first=S. I. |date=2014-11-14 |title=Greece suspends professional soccer after referee official violently attacked |url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2014/11/14/greece-professional-soccer-suspended-referee-attack |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us}} bombings targeting the properties of match officials,{{Cite web |date=2016-11-10 |title=Greece just suspended all football |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/greece-suspends-football-arson-attack-referee-a7409281.html |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=The Independent |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=UK Sports |date=2016-07-20 |title=Businessman Looking To Buy Nottingham Forest Charged With Match-Fixing And Bombing Of Bakery |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/53xakk/businessman-looking-to-buy-nottingham-forest-charged-with-match-fixing-and-bombing-of-bakery |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=Vice |language=en}} and a disturbing array of physical assaults designed to coerce officials into participating in match-fixing schemes. Furthermore, over the past few years, several fans have been murdered due to a combination of assaults and police negligence.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-09 |title=103 charged in deadly UCL fan violence in Greece |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/story/_/id/38163197/croatian-fans-face-murder-gang-related-charges-greece |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Gregg |title=Alkis Kampanos, a 19-year-old Greek football fan murdered for supporting the wrong team |url=https://theathletic.com/3130560/2022/02/16/alkis-kampanos-a-19-year-old-greek-football-fan-murdered-for-supporting-the-wrong-team/ |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=The Athletic |language=en}} Simultaneously, police officers have also become targets of violence.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-08 |title=Mob of Greek volleyball fans severely injure riot police |url=https://www.euronews.com/2023/12/08/mob-of-greek-volleyball-fans-severely-injure-riot-police |access-date=2023-12-10 |website=euronews |language=en}}
Critics argue that the absence of legal repercussions for implicated officials serves as compelling evidence of a more extensive and deeply rooted systemic corruption within the football governing bodies and the broader justice system of the country.{{Cite journal |last=Manoli |first=Argyro Elisavet |last2=Antonopoulos |first2=Georgios A. |last3=Levi |first3=Michael |date=2016-07-04 |title=Football clubs and financial crimes in Greece |url=https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JFC-06-2015-0030/full/html |journal=Journal of Financial Crime |language=en |volume=23 |issue=3 |pages=559–573 |doi=10.1108/JFC-06-2015-0030 |issn=1359-0790}}
Clubs
=2024–25 season=
The following 14 clubs will compete in the Super League in the 2024–25 season.
{{Location map+|Greece|width=550|float=right|caption=Locations of the 2024–25 Super League Greece 1 teams|places={{Location map~ |Greece |lat=38.01 |long=23.77 |label=AEK Athens
Athens Kallithea
Atromitos
Panathinaikos}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=40.65 |long=22.9 |label= Aris
PAOK}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=37.516667 |long=22.383333 |label=Asteras Tripolis |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=38.435938 |long=22.882949 |label=Levadiakos |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=35.337895 |long=25.114749 |label=OFI |position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=39.39 |long=22.95 |label=Volos| position=right}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=37.94 |long=23.67 |label=Olympiacos |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=38.616667 |long=21.4 |label=Panetolikos |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=41.1 |long=23.53 |label=Panserraikos |position=left}}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=38.8959734 |long=22.4349003 |label=Lamia |position=left}}
}}
: Note: Table includes the 2024–25 season.
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Club
! Position ! First season in ! Seasons in ! First season in ! Seasons in ! Number of ! Last | |||||||
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style="text-align:left"| AEK Athens | {{ntsh|2}}2nd | 1930–31 | 76 | 1959–60 | 64 | 13 | 2022–23 |
style="text-align:left"| Aris | {{ntsh|5}}5th | 1927–28 | 76 | 1959–60 | 60 | 3 | 1945–46 |
style="text-align:left"| Asteras Tripolis | {{ntsh|8}}8th | 2007–08 | 18 | 2007–08 | 18 | 0 | — |
style="text-align:left"| Athens Kallithea | 1st in 2023–24 SL2 South Group | 2002–03 | 5 | 2002–03 | 5 | 0 | — |
style="text-align:left"| Atromitos | {{ntsh|11}}11th | 1927–28 | 26 | 1972–73 | 24 | 0 | — |
style="text-align:left"| Lamia | {{ntsh|6}}6th | 2017–18 | 8 | 2017–18 | 8 | 0 | — |
style="text-align:left"| Levadiakos | 1st in 2023–24 SL2 North Group | 1987–88 | 20 | 1987–88 | 20 | 0 | — |
style="text-align:left"| OFI | {{ntsh|10}}10th | 1957–58 | 49 | 1968–69 | 48 | 0 | — |
style="text-align:left"| Olympiacos | {{ntsh|3}}3rd | 1929–30 | 88 | 1959–60 | 66 | 47 | 2021–22 |
style="text-align:left"| Panathinaikos | {{ntsh|4}}4th | 1929–30 | 83 | 1959–60 | 66 | 20 | 2009–10 |
style="text-align:left"| Panetolikos | {{ntsh|11}}9th | 1954–55 | 16 | 1975–76 | 15 | 0 | — |
style="text-align:left"| Panserraikos | {{ntsh|7}}7th | | 1965–66 | 26 | 1965–66 | 26 | 0 | — |
style="text-align:left"| PAOK | {{ntsh|1}}1st | 1930–31 | 80 | 1959–60 | 66 | 4 | 2023–24 |
style="text-align:left"| Volos | {{ntsh|12}}12th | 2019–20 | 6 | 2019–20 | 6 | 0 | — |
{{Clear}}
Champions
{{main|List of Greek football champions}}
=The Championship through the years=
==Unofficial Championships (not recognised by the [[Hellenic Football Federation|HFF]])==
==Greek Championship (1927–present)==
Panhellenic Championship
- Period: From 1927–28 to 1958–59
- Format: Regional Leagues followed by final stage playoffs between the winners/top ranked teams
National League
- Period: From 1959–60 to 1978–79
- Format: A national round-robin league tournament with amateur or semi-professional players
- Name: Alpha Ethniki Katigoria (A' National Division)
Professional League
- Period: From 1979–80 to present
- Format: A national round-robin league tournament followed occasionally by playoffs/playouts with professional players
- Name(s):
i) From 1979–80 to 2005–06, Alpha Ethniki Katigoria (A' National Division)
:In between the league was named Upper Category for the 2000–01 season
ii) From 2006–07 to 2018–19, Super League Greece
iii) From 2019–20 to present, Super League 1 (The use of VAR is established)
SEGAS, FCA and [[Greece Football Clubs Association|EPSE]] championships
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|+Greece FCA championship | |
1921–22 | Podosferikos Omilos Athinon |
1923–24 | 3 champions ( Apollonas Athens, APS Piraeus, Aris AS Thessaloniki) |
1924–25 | 2 champions (Panathinaïkos Athens, Olympiakos Piraeus, no tournament Thessaloniki ) |
1925–26 | 3 champions (Panathinaïkos Athens, Olympiakos Piraeus, Aris Thessaloniki) |
1926–27 | 3 champions (Panathinaïkos Athens, Olympiakos Piraeus, Iraklis Thessaloniki) |
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1922–23 | Piraikos Syndesmos (The only panhellenic championship organized by EPSE before the establishment of the HFF) |
|}
Greek Championship
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Season
! Champion |
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1927–28 |
1928–29
|Not held |
1929–30 |
1930–31 |
1931–32 |
1932–33 |
1933–34 |
1934–35
|Not finished |
1935–36 |
1936–37 |
1937–38 |
1938–39 |
1939–40 |
1940–41
|Not finished (WW2) |
1942 — 1945
|Not held (WW2) |
1945–46 |
1946–47 |
1947–48 |
1948–49 |
1949–50
|Not held |
1950–51 |
1951–52
|Not held |
1952–53 |
1953–54 |
1954–55 |
1955–56 |
1956–57 |
1957–58 |
1958–59 |
{{col-4}}
{{center|{{green|National League
(Alpha Ethniki)}}}}
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Season
! Champion |
---|
1959–60 |
1960–61 |
1961–62 |
1962–63 |
1963–64 |
1964–65 |
1965–66 |
1966–67 |
1967–68 |
1968–69 |
1969–70 |
1970–71 |
1971–72 |
1972–73 |
1973–74 |
1974–75 |
1975–76 |
1976–77 |
1977–78 |
1978–79 |
{{col-4}}
{{center|{{red|Professional League
(Alpha Ethniki)}}}}
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Season
! Champion |
---|
1979–80 |
1980–81 |
1981–82 |
1982–83 |
1983–84 |
1984–85 |
1985–86 |
1986–87 |
1987–88 |
1988–89 |
1989–90 |
1990–91 |
1991–92 |
1992–93 |
1993–94 |
1994–95 |
1995–96 |
1996–97 |
1997–98 |
1998–99 |
1999–00 |
2000–01 |
2001–02 |
2002–03 |
2003–04 |
2004–05 |
2005–06 |
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{{center|{{Orange|Super League
(Greece)}}}}
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Season
! Champion |
---|
2006–07 |
2007–08 |
2008–09 |
2009–10 |
2010–11 |
2011–12 |
2012–13 |
2013–14 |
2014–15 |
2015–16 |
2016–17 |
2017–18 |
2018–19 |
colspan="6" align="center"bgcolor= gold| Super League 1 |
2019–20 |
2020–21 |
2021–22 |
2022–23 |
2023–24 |
2024–25 |
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Source: [http://www.epo.gr/Default.aspx?a_id=25295 epo.gr], [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grkchamp.html rsssf.org].
Performance by club (1927–)
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style="width:100px" |Club
! style="width:50px" |Champions ! style="width:800px" |Winning years |
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Olympiacos
| style="text-align:center" | 48 | 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, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025 |
Panathinaikos
| style="text-align:center" | 20 |1930, 1949, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2010 |
AEK
| style="text-align:center" | 13 |1939, 1940, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2018, 2023 |
PAOK
| style="text-align:center" | 4 |1976, 1985, 2019, 2024 |
Aris
| style="text-align:center" | 3 |1928, 1932, 1946 |
AEL
| style="text-align:center" | 1 |1988 |
Source: [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grkchamp.html rsssf.org]
= Performance by city (1927–) =
The six clubs that have won the championship are from a total of four cities:
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City
! Titles ! Clubs |
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Piraeus
|style="text-align:center" | 48 |Olympiacos (48) |
Athens
| style="text-align:center" | 33 | Panathinaikos (20), AEK (13) |
Thessaloniki
| style="text-align:center" | 7 |
Larissa
| style="text-align:center" | 1 | AEL (1) |
= Performance by region (1927–) =
The six clubs that have won the championship are from a total of three regions:
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Region
! Titles ! Clubs |
---|
Attica
| style="text-align:center" | 81 | Olympiacos (48), Panathinaikos (20), AEK Athens (13) |
Central Macedonia
| style="text-align:center" | 7 |
Thessaly
| style="text-align:center" | 1 | AEL (1) |
Statistics
=Top three ranking (1959–present)=
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style="width:120px"| Club || 1st || 2nd || 3rd || Total |
---|
style="text-align:left"| Olympiacos
| 33 | 15 | 11 | 58 |
style="text-align:left"| Panathinaikos
| 17 | 20 | 14 | 51 |
style="text-align:left"| AEK Athens
| 11 | 17 | 18 | 46 |
style="text-align:left"| PAOK
| 4 | 9 | 9 |22 |
style="text-align:left"| AEL
| 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
style="text-align:left"| Aris
| – | 1 | 6 | 7 |
style="text-align:left"| OFI
| – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
style="text-align:left"| Panionios
| – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
style="text-align:left"| Apollon Smyrnis
| – | – | 1 | 1 |
style="text-align:left"| Asteras Tripolis
| – | – | 1 | 1 |
style="text-align:left"| Atromitos
| – | – | 1 | 1 |
style="text-align:left"| Iraklis
| – | – | 1 | 1 |
=Seasons in National League=
The number of seasons that each team (in alphabetical order) has played in the national top division from 1959–60 until 2024–25. A total of 70 teams had competed at least once in the national league. Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and PAOK are the only teams that have never been relegated and participated in every season since the league's inception in its modern form. The teams in bold will participate in the 2024–25 Super League.
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Seasons
! Clubs |
---|
66 |
64 |
60
| Aris |
59 |
53
| Iraklis |
47
| OFI |
42 |
36 |
31 |
28 |
26 |
24 |
23
| Egaleo |
21 |
20 |
19
| Kavala |
18 |
17
| Veria |
16
| Pierikos |
15 |
10
| Kastoria |
9 |
8
| Lamia |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3
| Diagoras, Olympiakos Nicosia, Panelefsiniakos, AEL Kalloni, AOK Kerkyra |
2 |
1
| Olympiacos Chalkida, Atromitos Piraeus, Makedonikos, AEL Limassol, AE Nikaia, APOEL*, Chalkida, EPA Larnaca, Kifisia, Megas Alexandros Katerini, Naoussa, |
- 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.
=Seasons in Panhellenic Championship final stage and National League=
The number of seasons that each team (in alphabetical order) has played in the final stage of the Panhellenic Championship (1927–59) and also in the National League (1959–present). A total of 82 teams had competed at least one time. The teams in bold will participate in the 2024–25 Super League.
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Seasons
! Clubs |
---|
88 |
83 |
80
| PAOK |
76
| AEK Athens, Aris |
64 |
63
| Iraklis |
55 |
49 |
31 |
28 |
26 |
23
| Egaleo |
22 |
20 |
19
| Kavala |
18 |
17
| Veria |
16 |
10 |
9 |
8
| Fostiras, Niki Volos, Lamia |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3
| Megas Alexandros Thessaloniki, Diagoras, Olympiakos Nicosia, Panelefsiniakos, AEL Kalloni, AOK Kerkyra |
2
| Asteras Athens, Philippoi Kavala, Olympiacos Chalkida, Atromitos Piraeus, Makedonikos, Chalkidona |
1
| A.E. Kavala, Aris Piraeus, Aspida Xanthi, Orfeas Xanthi, Iraklis Serron, Panargiakos, Olympiakos Loutraki, Goudi Athens, AEL Limassol, AE Nikaia, APOEL*, Chalkida, EPA Larnaca, Kifisia, Megas Alexandros Katerini, Naoussa, |
Top Division Table (since 1959–60)
This index is an overall record of all match results, points, and goals of the best ten teams that has played in Alpha Ethniki and Super League championships since 1959–60. The table is correct as of the end of the 2023–24 season. Points are based on 3–1–0 and no deductions are counted.
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{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}}
! {{Tooltip|Team|Team}} ! {{Tooltip|Seasons|Seasons}} ! {{Tooltip|Points|Points}} ! {{Tooltip|Played|Games played}} ! {{Tooltip|Won|Games won}} ! {{Tooltip|Drawn|Games drawn}} ! {{Tooltip|Lost|Games lost}} ! {{Tooltip|G.F.|Goals for}} ! {{Tooltip|G.A.|Goals against}} ! {{Tooltip|G.D.|Difference}} ! {{Tooltip|1|Champion}} ! {{Tooltip|2|Runner-up}} ! {{Tooltip|3|Third}} ! {{Tooltip|1st App|First appearance}} ! {{Tooltip|Since/Last App|In Superleague since season/Last season in Superleague}} ! {{Tooltip|Best|Best position}} | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Olympiacos | 65 | 4537 | 2068 | 1374 | 420 | 274 | 4211 | 1529 | 2676 | 32 | 15 | 11 | 1959–60 | 1959–60 | 1 |
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| 2 | Panathinaikos | 65 | 4234 | 2069 | 1269 | 460 | 340 | 3874 | 1620 | 2254 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 1959–60 | 1959–60 | 1 |
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| 3 | AEK Athens | 63 | 3872 | 2002 | 1171 | 464 | 367 | 3680 | 1741 | 1939 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 1959–60 | 2015–16 | 1 |
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| 4 | PAOK | 65 | 3542 | 2069 | 1015 | 518 | 500 | 3186 | 1977 | 1219 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 1959–60 | 1959–60 | 1 |
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| 5 | Aris | 59 | 2785 | 1889 | 761 | 517 | 611 | 2349 | 2059 | 290 | – | 1 | 6 | 1959–60 | 2018–19 | 2 |
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| 6 | Panionios | 59 | 2411 | 1870 | 642 | 493 | 735 | 2202 | 2364 | −162 | – | 2 | 1 | 1959–60 | 2019–20 | 2 |
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| 7 | Iraklis | 53 | 2401 | 1686 | 623 | 469 | 594 | 2099 | 2011 | 88 | – | – | 1 | 1959–60 | 2016–17 | 3 |
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| 8 | OFI | 47 | 1927 | 1479 | 535 | 351 | 590 | 1827 | 1956 | −129 | – | 1 | 2 | 1968–69 | 2018–19 | 2 |
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| 9 | Apollon Smyrnis | 43 | 1546 | 1359 | 397 | 361 | 601 | 1418 | 1802 | −384 | – | – | 1 | 1959–60 | 2021–22 | 3 |
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| 10 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 36 | 1394 | 1164 | 356 | 326 | 482 | 1305 | 1552 | −247 | – | – | – | 1959–60 | 1998–99 | 4 |
Per geographic region
{{Main|List of football clubs in Greece}}
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 27 clubs overall, of which 22 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 74 clubs have participated at the first tier so far.
Top scorers and appearances
{{Main|List of Greek football championship top scorers}}
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|+Most appearances ! Rank !! Name !! Appearances !! Teams | |||
1 | style="text-align:left"| Mimis Domazos | 536 | style="text-align:left"| Panathinaikos, AEK Athens |
2 | style="text-align:left"| Nikos Nioplias | 509 | style="text-align:left"| OFI, Panathinaikos, Chalkidona |
3 | style="text-align:left"| Giorgos Koudas | 504 | style="text-align:left"| PAOK |
4 | style="text-align:left"| Thomas Mavros | 501 | style="text-align:left"| Panionios, AEK Athens |
5 | style="text-align:left"| Savvas Kofidis | 493 | style="text-align:left"| Iraklis, Olympiacos, Aris |
rowspan="2"| 6 | style="text-align:left"| Mimis Papaioannou | 480 | style="text-align:left"| AEK Athens |
style="text-align:left"| Stathis Chaitas | 480 | style="text-align:left"| Panionios, AEL | |
8 | style="text-align:left"| Giorgos Skartados | 478 | style="text-align:left"| Rodos, PAOK, Iraklis, Olympiacos |
9 | style="text-align:left"| Georgios Georgiadis | 476 | style="text-align:left"| Doxa Drama, Panathinaikos, PAOK, Olympiacos, Iraklis |
10 | style="text-align:left"| Dinos Kouis | 473 | style="text-align:left"| Aris |
11 | style="text-align:left"| Tasos Mitropoulos | 458 | style="text-align:left"| Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos, AEK Athens, Apollon Smyrnis, Iraklis, Veria |
12 | style="text-align:left"| Elias Yfantis | 457 | style="text-align:left"| Olympiacos |
13 | style="text-align:left"| Takis Nikoloudis | 453 | style="text-align:left"| Iraklis, AEK Athens, Olympiacos, Apollon Pontus |
14 | style="text-align:left"| Angelos Kremmydas | 448 | style="text-align:left"| Ethnikos Piraeus, Panachaiki |
15 | style="text-align:left"| Stelios Manolas | 447 | style="text-align:left"| AEK Athens |
16 | style="text-align:left"| Dimitris Saravakos | 443 | style="text-align:left"| Panionios, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens |
17 | style="text-align:left"| Theodoros Pahatouridis | 434 | style="text-align:left"| Doxa Drama, Olympiacos, Ionikos |
18 | style="text-align:left"| Giorgos Dedes | 429 | style="text-align:left"| Panionios, AEK Athens |
19 | style="text-align:left"| Giannis Gounaris | 426 | style="text-align:left"| PAOK, Olympiacos |
20 | style="text-align:left"| Michalis Kritikopoulos | 422 | style="text-align:left"| Panegialios, Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos, Apollon Smyrnis |
colspan="4"|Foreign players | |||
1 | style="text-align:left"| Krzysztof Warzycha | 390 | style="text-align:left"| Panathinaikos |
2 | style="text-align:left"| Predrag Đorđević | 375 | style="text-align:left"| Paniliakos, Olympiacos |
3 | style="text-align:left"| Toni Savevski | 357 | style="text-align:left"| AEK Athens |
4 | style="text-align:left"| Daniel Batista | 316 | style="text-align:left"| Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos, AEK Athens, Aris |
5 | style="text-align:left"| Noni Lima | 291 | style="text-align:left"| Panionios |
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|+Most goals ! Rank !! Name !! Goals !! Teams | |||
1 | style="text-align:left"| Thomas Mavros | 260 | style="text-align:left"| AEK Athens, Panionios |
2 | style="text-align:left"| Krzysztof Warzycha | 244 | style="text-align:left"| Panathinaikos |
3 | style="text-align:left"| Mimis Papaioannou | 234 | style="text-align:left"| AEK Athens |
4 | style="text-align:left"| Giorgos Sideris | 224 | style="text-align:left"| Olympiacos |
5 | style="text-align:left"| Antonis Antoniadis | 187 | style="text-align:left"| Panathinaikos, Olympiacos |
6 | style="text-align:left"| Alexandros Alexandris | 186 | style="text-align:left"| Veria, AEK Athens, Olympiacos, AEL, Kallithea |
7 | style="text-align:left"| Dimitris Saravakos | 186 | style="text-align:left"| Panionios, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens |
8 | style="text-align:left"| Giorgos Dedes | 181 | style="text-align:left"| Panionios, AEK Athens |
9 | style="text-align:left"| Nikos Anastopoulos | 179 | style="text-align:left"| Panionios, Olympiacos, Ionikos |
10 | style="text-align:left"| Michalis Kritikopoulos | 175 | style="text-align:left"| Panegialios, Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos |
11 | style="text-align:left"| Nikos Lyberopoulos | 167 | style="text-align:left"| Kalamata, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens |
12 | style="text-align:left"| Demis Nikolaidis | 163 | style="text-align:left"| Apollon Smyrnis, AEK Athens |
13 | style="text-align:left"| Dinos Kouis | 142 | style="text-align:left"| Aris |
14 | style="text-align:left"| Kostas Nestoridis | 140 | style="text-align:left"| AEK Athens |
15 | style="text-align:left"| Mimis Domazos | 139 | style="text-align:left"| Panathinaikos, AEK Athens |
16 | style="text-align:left"| Georgios Georgiadis | 137 | style="text-align:left"| Doxa Drama, Panathinaikos, PAOK, Olympiacos, Iraklis |
rowspan="2"| 17 | style="text-align:left"| Stavros Sarafis | 136 | style="text-align:left"| PAOK |
style="text-align:left"| Dimitris Salpingidis | 136 | style="text-align:left"| PAOK, Panathinaikos | |
19 | style="text-align:left"| Giorgos Koudas | 134 | style="text-align:left"| PAOK |
Greek football clubs in European competitions
{{Main|Greek football clubs in European competitions}}
A total of 20 Greek clubs have participated in European competitions. Olympiacos is the club with the most overall apps and matches. They are also the only Greek team to have won a European trophy and the first team in Europe to win both men and youth European titles in the same season, after winning the UEFA Conference League and the UEFA Youth League (unbeaten) in 2024.{{cite web|title=Olympiacos win the 2023/24 UEFA Europa Conference League: Meet the champions|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaconferenceleague/news/0285-18e012aa1c72-30f912d668c9-1000--olympiacos-win-the-2023-24-uefa-europa-conference-league-mee/|work=UEFA|author=|date=29 May 2024|access-date=}}
All-time contribution of points for the UEFA country ranking.{{cite web|title=Uefa Country Ranking: Historical Statistics of all football clubs|url=https://swissfootballdata.com/2023/06/17/uefa-country-ranking-historical-statistics-of-all-football-clubs/|work=swissfootballdata.com|author=Simon Wolanin|date=10 July 2024|access-date=}}
{{updated|10 July 2024}}
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Rank
!Club !Points | ||
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25 | align="left" |Olympiacos | 82.250 |
42 | align="left" |Panathinaikos | 63.900 |
66 | align="left" |PAOK | 45.583 |
70 | align="left" |AEK Athens | 44.492 |
186 | align="left" |Aris | 14.633 |
312 | align="left" |Panionios | 6.533 |
359 | align="left" |OFI | 5.267 |
388 | align="left" |AEL | 4.683 |
472 | align="left" |Iraklis | 3.167 |
499 | align="left" |Asteras Tripolis | 2.900 |
664 | align="left" |Atromitos | 1.500 |
706 | align="left" |Panachaiki | 1.250 |
835 | align="left" |Olympiacos Volos | 700 |
853 | align="left" |Egaleo | 667 |
879 | align="left" |Xanthi | 533 |
903 | align="left" |Apollon Smyrnis | 500 |
1020 | align="left" |Athinaikos | 250 |
1021 | align="left" |Kastoria | 250 |
1053 | align="left" |PAS Giannina | 200 |
1179 | align="left" |Ionikos | 0 |
UEFA ranking
{{Main|UEFA coefficient}}
=Country rankings=
As of 30 May 2024, the Greek Super League ranks 15th in the UEFA coefficient database, with 31.525 points.
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Rank
!Competition !Points | ||
---|---|---|
1 | align="left" |{{flagicon|ENG}} Premier League | 104.303 |
2 | align="left" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Serie A | 90.284 |
3 | align="left" |{{flagicon|ESP}} La Liga | 89.239 |
4 | align="left" |{{flagicon|GER}} Bundesliga | 86.624 |
5 | align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Ligue 1 | 66.831 |
6 | align="left" |{{flagicon|NED}} Eredivisie | 61.300 |
7 | align="left" |{{flagicon|POR}} Primeira Liga | 56.316 |
8 | align="left" |{{flagicon|BEL}} Belgian First Division A | 48.800 |
9 | align="left" |{{flagicon|TUR}} Süper Lig | 38.600 |
10 | align="left" |{{flagicon|CZE}} Czech First League | 36.050 |
11 | align="left" |{{flagicon|SCO}} Scottish Premiership | 36.050 |
12 | align="left" |{{flagicon|SUI}} Swiss Super League | 32.975 |
13 | align="left" |{{flagicon|AUT}} Austrian Bundesliga | 32.600 |
14 | align="left" |{{flagicon|NOR}} Eliteserien | 31.625 |
15 | align="left" |{{flagicon|GRE}} Super League Greece | 31.525 |
16 | align="left" |{{flagicon|DEN}} Danish Superliga | 31.450 |
17 | align="left" |{{flagicon|ISR}} Israeli Premier League | 31.125 |
18 | align="left" |{{flagicon|UKR}} Ukrainian Premier League | 28.000 |
19 | align="left" |{{flagicon|SRB}} Serbian SuperLiga | 27.775 |
20 | align="left" |{{flagicon|CRO}} Prva HNL | 25.225 |
=Club rankings=
{{updated|19 December 2024}}
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Rank
!Club !Points |
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43
| align="left" |Olympiacos | 45.000 |
50
| align="left" |PAOK | 39.500 |
112
| align="left" |Panathinaikos | 13.500 |
153
| align="left" |AEK Athens | 9.500 |
195
| align="left" |Aris | 7.000 |
214
| align="left" |OFI | 6.750 |
Broadcasting rights
{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2024}}
Nova Sports (premium channel) have taken the broadcasting rights for the home games of six teams of the Super League. The teams are Aris, Asteras Tripolis, Atromitos, Levadiakos, Panserraikos and PAOK.
Cosmote Sport (also a premium channel) have taken the broadcasting rights for the home games of eight teams of the Super League. The teams are AEK Athens, Athens Kallithea, Lamia, OFI, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Panetolikos and Volos.{{cite web |title=Οι μεγάλες συμφωνίες της Cosmote TV και της Nova |url=https://typologies.gr/oi-megales-symfonies-tis-cosmote-tv-kai-tis-nova/ |website=typologies |date=3 April 2024 |access-date=30 August 2024}}
Eurosport has pan-European broadcasting rights for the Super League (except Greece and Portugal).
South Korean OTT Coupang Play has taken the broadcasting rights for Olympiacos' matches.{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
Sponsorship
{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2024}}
From 2007 to 2017, the Super League had title sponsorship rights sold to one company, which were OPAP. From 2017 until 2019, the Super League has title sponsorship rights sold to the company 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 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. On 28 January 2023 Stoiximan became the official sponsor of the league.{{cite web |title=Superleague: Και επίσημα κεντρική χορηγός η Stoiximan |url=https://www.gazzetta.gr/football/superleague/2191943/superleague-kai-episima-kentriki-horigos-i-stoiximan |website=gazzetta |access-date=30 August 2024}}
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!Period !Sponsor !Name | ||
2007–2017 | OPAP | Super League OPAP |
2017–2019 | Souroti | Super League Souroti |
2019–2023 | Interwetten | Super League Interwetten |
2023– | Stoiximan | Stoiximan Super League |
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.slgr.gr/en/}} {{in lang|en|el}}
- [https://curlie.org/Sports/Soccer/UEFA/Greece/ Super League] at Curlie (based on DMOZ)
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