Super League Greece

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Superleague Greece

Founded	16 July 2006;14 years ago (2006-07-16) 1959–2006 (as Alpha Ethniki)
Country	Greece
Confederation	UEFA
Number of teams	14 [1]
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Super League Greece 2
Domestic cup(s)	Greek Cup
International cup(s)	UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Current champions	Olympiacos (45th title) (2019–20)
Most championships	Olympiacos (45 titles)
Most appearances	Mimis Domazos (536)
Top goalscorer	Thomas Mavros (260 goals)
TV partners	Nova Sports, ERT, PAOK TV (live matches)
Website	slgr.gr
2020–21 Super League Greece

The Super League Greece (Greek : Ελληνική Σούπερ Λίγκα) or Super League 1, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. It consists of 14 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 26 games each followed by a 10 game play-off to decide the champions.

As of September 2019, Super League Greece is ranked 15th 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, ^[2] only six clubs have won the title.

The current champions are Olympiacos, based in Piraeus.

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. 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. Panathinaikos, Olympiacos and AEK Athens refused to participate and Aris won the first title, 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 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, 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 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 Pankorinthiakos 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 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 90's 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.

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.

For a single racing season, 2000–01, the championship is renamed "Upper Category".

Rename

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).

Competition format

At present, 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 6 clubs face each other in a 10 game championship round to decide the Super League champions but also the teams to enter the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

The bottom 8 clubs face each other in play-outs to decide who gets relegated to Super League 2. ^[3] 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.

The Super League is currently entitled to two entrants into the UEFA Champions League. The Champion currently enters the third qualifying round through the champion path, while the runner-ups enter the second round of the League Path. The three Europa League spots go to the teams that finished 3rd to 5th, with no European berth for the Greek Cup winner.

Clubs

2019–20 season

The following 14 clubs will compete in the Super League 1 during the 2019–20 season.

AEK Athens
Atromitos
Panathinaikos
Panionios

Aris
PAOK

Asteras Tripolis

OFI

Olympiacos

Panetolikos

Xanthi

Lamia

AEL

Volos

Location of clubs for the 2019–20 Super League 1 season

Club	Position in 2018–19	First season in top division	Seasons in top division	Seasons in Super League	Top division titles	Last top division title
AEK Athens	3rd	1930–31	71	12	12	2017–18
AEL	10th	1973–74	30	9	1	1987–88
Aris	5th	1927–28	71	10	3	1945–46
Asteras Tripolis	11th	2007–08	13	13	0	—
Atromitos	4th	1927–28	21	13	0	—
Lamia	7th	2017–18	3	3	0	—
OFI	13th	1955–56	43	9	0	—
Olympiacos	2nd	1929–30	83	14	45	2019–20
Panathinaikos	8th	1929–30	78	14	20	2009–10
Panetolikos	9th	1954–55	11	8	0	—
Panionios	6th	1959–60	64	14	0	—
PAOK	1st	1930–31	75	14	3	2018–19
Volos	1st in the Football League	2019–20	1	1	0	—
Xanthi	12th	1989–90	31	14	0	—

• Apollon Smyrnis, Levadiakos and PAS Giannina were relegated to the Super League 2 for the 2019–20 season, while Volos, as winners, were promoted from the 2018–19 Football League season.

Champions

Main article: List of Greek football champions

Names of the championship through 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

SEGAS championship 1905–06 Ethnikos Athens 1906–07 Ethnikos Athens 1907–08 Goudi Athens 1908–09 Piraikos [4] 1909–10 Goudi Athens 1910–11 Podosferikos Omilos Athinon 1911–12 Podosferikos Omilos Athinon 1912–13 Not held (First Balkan War) 1913–14 Not held (Second Balkan War) 1914–15 Not held (WW1) 1915–16 Not held (WW1) 1916–17 Not finished (WW1) 1917–18 Not held (WW1) 1918–19 Not held (WW1) 1919–20 Not held (WW1)

Greece FCA championship 1922–23 Piraikos 1923–24 3 champions 1924–25 2 champions 1925–26 3 champions 1926–27 3 champions

Greek Championship

Panhellenic Championship 1927–28 Aris (1) 1928–29Not held 1929–30 Panathinaikos (1) 1930–31 Olympiacos (1) 1931–32 Aris (2) 1932–33 Olympiacos (2) 1933–34 Olympiacos (3) 1934–35Not finished 1935–36 Olympiacos (4) 1936–37 Olympiacos (5) 1937–38 Olympiacos (6) 1938–39 AEK (1) 1939–40 AEK (2) 1940–41 Not finished (WW2) 1941–42Not held (WW2) 1942–43 Not finished (WW2) 1943–44Not held (WW2) 1944–45Not held (WW2) 1945–46 Aris (3) 1946–47 Olympiacos (7) 1947–48 Olympiacos (8) 1948–49 Panathinaikos (2) 1949–50Not Held 1950–51 Olympiacos (9) 1951–52Not Held 1952–53 Panathinaikos (3) 1953–54 Olympiacos (10) 1954–55 Olympiacos (11) 1955–56 Olympiacos (12) 1956–57 Olympiacos (13) 1957–58 Olympiacos (14) 1958–59 Olympiacos (15)

National League (Alpha Ethniki) 1959–60 Panathinaikos (4) 1960–61 Panathinaikos (5) 1961–62 Panathinaikos (6) 1962–63 AEK (3) 1963–64 Panathinaikos (7) 1964–65 Panathinaikos (8) 1965–66 Olympiacos (16) 1966–67 Olympiacos (17) 1967–68 AEK (4) 1968–69 Panathinaikos (9) 1969–70 Panathinaikos (10) 1970–71 AEK (5) 1971–72 Panathinaikos (11) 1972–73 Olympiacos (18) 1973–74 Olympiacos (19) 1974–75 Olympiacos (20) 1975–76 PAOK (1) 1976–77 Panathinaikos (12) 1977–78 AEK (6) 1978–79 AEK (7) Professional League (A'Eth./Sup.League) 1979–80 Olympiacos (21) 1980–81 Olympiacos (22) 1981–82 Olympiacos (23) 1982–83 Olympiacos (24) 1983–84 Panathinaikos (13) 1984–85 PAOK (2) 1985–86 Panathinaikos (14) 1986–87 Olympiacos (25) 1987–88 AEL (1) 1988–89 AEK (8)

1989–90 Panathinaikos (15) 1990–91 Panathinaikos (16) 1991–92 AEK (9) 1992–93 AEK (10) 1993–94 AEK (11) 1994–95 Panathinaikos (17) 1995–96 Panathinaikos (18) 1996–97 Olympiacos (26) 1997–98 Olympiacos (27) 1998–99 Olympiacos (28) 1999–00 Olympiacos (29) 2000–01 Olympiacos (30) 2001–02 Olympiacos (31) 2002–03 Olympiacos (32) 2003–04 Panathinaikos (19) 2004–05 Olympiacos (33) 2005–06 Olympiacos (34) 2006–07 Olympiacos (35) 2007–08 Olympiacos (36) 2008–09 Olympiacos (37) 2009–10 Panathinaikos (20) 2010–11 Olympiacos (38) 2011–12 Olympiacos (39) 2012–13 Olympiacos (40) 2013–14 Olympiacos (41) 2014–15 Olympiacos (42) 2015–16 Olympiacos (43) 2016–17 Olympiacos (44) 2017–18 AEK (12) 2018–19 PAOK (3) 2019–20 Olympiacos (45)

Source: epo.gr

Performance by club (1927–)

Club	Champions	Winning years	Ref
Olympiacos	45	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	[5] [6] [7]
Panathinaikos	20	1930, 1949, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2010	[5] [8] [9]
AEK	12	1939, 1940, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2018	[5] [10]
PAOK	3	1976, 1985, 2019	[5]
Aris	3	1928, 1932, 1946	[5]
AEL	1	1988	[5]

Performance by club (1959–)

* Season 1959–60 marked the beginning of the Alpha Ethniki - the precursor of the current Super League - as a national round-robin tournament.

Club	Champions	Winning years	Ref
Olympiacos	30	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	[5] [6] [7]
Panathinaikos	17	1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2010	[5] [8] [9]
AEK	10	1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2018	[5] [10]
PAOK	3	1976, 1985, 2019	[5]
AEL	1	1988	[5]

Performance by city (1927–)

The six clubs that have won the championship are from a total of four cities:

City	Titles	Clubs
Piraeus	45	Olympiacos (45)
Athens	32	Panathinaikos (20), AEK Athens (12)
Thessaloniki	6	PAOK (3), Aris (3)
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
Attica	77	Olympiacos (45), Panathinaikos (20), AEK Athens (12)
Central Macedonia	6	PAOK (3), Aris (3)
Thessaly	1	AEL (1)

Statistics

Top three ranking (1959–)

Club	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Olympiacos	30	15	9	54
Panathinaikos	17	19	14	50
AEK Athens	10	16	18	44
PAOK	3	7	9	19
Aris	–	1	4	5
OFI	–	1	2	3
AEL	1	1	–	2
Panionios	–	1	1	2
Apollon Smyrni	–	–	1	1
Asteras Tripoli	–	–	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 2019–20. A total of 70 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 2020–21 Super League.

Seasons	Clubs
61	Olympiacos , Panathinaikos , PAOK
59	AEK Athens , Panionios
55	Aris
53	Iraklis
42	OFI
40	Apollon Smyrnis
36	Ethnikos Piraeus
31	Xanthi
30	AEL
26	Panachaiki
24	Panserraikos, PAS Giannina
23	Egaleo
21	Doxa Drama
20	Apollon Pontus
19	Kavala, Atromitos
18	Levadiakos
17	Veria
16	Ionikos, Pierikos
15	Proodeftiki
13	Asteras Tripolis
10	Kastoria, Panetolikos
9	Athinaikos, Ergotelis, Olympiacos Volos
7	Fostiras, Kalamata, Paniliakos, Trikala
6	Niki Volos, Panegialios, Panthrakikos, Platanias
5	Edessaikos, Korinthos, A.O. Kerkyra
4	Akratitos, Ethnikos Asteras, Kallithea, Rodos, Vyzas Megara
3	Diagoras, Olympiakos Nicosia, Panelefsiniakos, AEL Kalloni, A.O.K. Kerkyra, Lamia
2	Chalkidona
1	AEL Limassol, AE Nikaia, APOEL*, Atromitos Piraeus, Chalkida, EPA Larnaca, Makedonikos, Megas Alexandros Katerini, Naoussa, Olympiacos Chalkida, Omonia Nicosia, Pankorinthiakos, Thermaikos, Thrasyvoulos, Volos

• 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 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 2018–19 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
1	Olympiacos	60	3970	1908	1264	387	257	3838	1421	2417	29	15	9	1959–60	1959–60	1
2	AEK Athens	58	3735	1919	1180	402	337	3501	1674	1827	10	17	19	1959–60	2015–16	1
3	Panathinaikos	60	3647	1908	1075	529	304	3427	1599	1628	17	19	14	1959–60	1959–60	1
4	PAOK	60	3240	1908	930	500	478	2942	1863	1079	3	6	9	1959–60	1959–60	1
5	Aris	54	2525	1720	687	474	559	2122	1875	224	–	1	4	1959–60	2018–19	2
6	Panionios	58	2464	1840	636	487	717	2177	2312	–135	–	2	1	1959–60	2019–20	2
7	Iraklis	53	2401	1686	623	469	594	2099	2011	88	–	–	1	1959–60	2015–16	3
8	OFI	41	1606	1318	487	306	525	1644	1735	–91	–	1	2	1968–69	2015–16	2
9	Apollon Smyrnis	40	1491	1296	382	345	569	1370	1708	–338	–	–	1	1959–60	2018–19	3
10	Ethnikos Piraeus	36	1394	1164	356	326	482	1305	1552	–247	–	–	–	1959–60	1998–99	4

Per geographic region

Main article: 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 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
Central Greece	26	Attica: Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens, Panionios, Apollon Smyrnis, Ethnikos Piraeus, Egaleo, Ionikos, Atromitos, Proodeftiki, Athinaikos, Fostiras, Akratitos, Ethnikos Asteras, Kallithea, Vyzas Megara, Panelefsiniakos, Chalkidona, AE Nikaia, Atromitos Piraeus, Thrasyvoulos Euboea: Chalkida, Olympiacos Chalkida Boeotia: Levadiakos Aetolia-Acarnania: Panetolikos Phthiotis: Lamia
Macedonia	15	Central Macedonia: PAOK, Aris, Iraklis, Panserraikos, Apollon Pontus, Pierikos, Veria, Edessaikos, Makedonikos, Megas Alexandros Katerini, Naoussa, Thermaikos East Macedonia: Doxa Drama, 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	5	AEL, Olympiacos Volos, Trikala, Niki Volos, 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

Top scorers and appearances

Main article: List of top goalscorers in Superleague Greece by season

Most appearances

Rank	Name	Appearances	Teams
1	Mimis Domazos	536	Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
2	Nikos Nioplias	509	OFI, Panathinaikos, Chalkidona
3	Giorgos Koudas	504	PAOK
4	Thomas Mavros	501	Panionios, AEK Athens
5	Savvas Kofidis	493	Iraklis, Olympiacos, Aris
6	Mimis Papaioannou	480	AEK Athens
	Stathis Chaitas	480	Panionios, AEL
8	Giorgos Skartados	478	Rodos, PAOK, Iraklis, Olympiacos
9	Georgios Georgiadis	476	Doxa Drama, Panathinaikos, PAOK, Olympiacos, Iraklis
10	Dinos Kouis	473	Aris
11	Tasos Mitropoulos	458	Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos, AEK Athens, Apollon Smyrnis, Iraklis, Veria
12	Takis Nikoloudis	453	Iraklis, AEK Athens, Olympiacos, Apollon Pontus
13	Angelos Kremmydas	448	Ethnikos Piraeus, Panachaiki
14	Stelios Manolas	447	AEK Athens
15	Dimitris Saravakos	443	Panionios, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
16	Theodoros Pahatouridis	434	Doxa Drama, Olympiacos, Ionikos
17	Giorgos Dedes	429	Panionios, AEK Athens
18	Giannis Gounaris	426	PAOK, Olympiacos
19	Michalis Kritikopoulos	422	Panegialios, Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos, Apollon Smyrnis
20	Daniil Papadopoulos	418	Iraklis
Foreign players
1	Krzysztof Warzycha	390	Panathinaikos
2	Predrag Đorđević	375	Paniliakos, Olympiacos
3	Toni Savevski	357	AEK Athens
4	Daniel Batista	316	Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos, AEK Athens, Aris
5	Noni Lima	291	Panionios

Most goals

Rank	Name	Goals	Teams
1	Thomas Mavros	260	AEK Athens, Panionios
2	Krzysztof Warzycha	245	Panathinaikos
3	Mimis Papaioannou	234	AEK Athens
4	Giorgos Sideris	229	Olympiacos
5	Antonis Antoniadis	187	Panathinaikos, Olympiacos
6	Alexandros Alexandris	186	Veria, AEK Athens, Olympiacos, AEL, Kallithea
7	Dimitris Saravakos	186	Panionios, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
8	Giorgos Dedes	181	Panionios, AEK Athens
9	Nikos Anastopoulos	179	Panionios, Olympiacos, Ionikos
10	Michalis Kritikopoulos	175	Panegialios, Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos
11	Nikos Lyberopoulos	167	Kalamata, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
12	Demis Nikolaidis	163	Apollon Smyrnis, AEK Athens
13	Dinos Kouis	142	Aris
14	Kostas Nestoridis	140	AEK Athens
15	Mimis Domazos	139	Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
16	Georgios Georgiadis	137	Doxa Drama, Panathinaikos, PAOK, Olympiacos, Iraklis
17	Stavros Sarafis	136	PAOK
	Dimitris Salpingidis	136	PAOK, Panathinaikos
19	Giorgos Koudas	134	PAOK
20	Alekos Alexiadis	132	Aris, Panetolikos, Kastoria

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 Super League stars are:^{[ citation needed ]}

• Olympiacos received in 2012–13
• Panathinaikos received in 2009–10
• AEK Athens received in 1992–93

Greek football clubs in European competitions

European Cup / UEFA Champions League

Club	Champions	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
Panathinaikos	—	1971	1985, 1996	1992, 2002
AEK Athens	—	—	—	1969
Olympiacos	—	—	—	1999

UEFA Cup / Europa League

Club	Champions	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
AEK Athens	—	—	1977	—
Panathinaikos	—	—	—	1988, 2003

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

Club	Champions	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
AEK Athens	—	—	—	1997, 1998
PAOK	—	—	—	1974
AEL	—	—	—	1985
Olympiacos	—	—	—	1993
Panionios	—	—	—	1999

UEFA ranking

Main article: UEFA coefficient

Country rankings

As of 18 July 2019, the Greek Super League ranks 16th in the UEFA coefficient database, with 21.400 points.

Rank	Competition	Points
1	La Liga	85.640
2	Premier League	74.176
3	Bundesliga	58.355
4	Serie A	58.010
5	Ligue 1	49.582
6	Russian Premier League	42.216
7	Portuguese Liga	39.949
8	Belgian First Division	31.100
9	Ukrainian Premier League	29.700
10	Süper Lig	29.400
11	Austrian Bundesliga	27.925
12	Eredivisie	26.350
13	Czech First League	24.800
14	Danish Superliga	24.375
15	Cypriot First Division	22.625
16	Super League Greece	21.400
17	Prva HNL	20.750
18	Serbian SuperLiga	20.500
19	Swiss Super League	20.000
20	Scottish Premiership	19.875

Club rankings

As of 30 August 2019

Rank	Club	Points
35	Olympiacos	37.000
66	PAOK	21.000
84	AEK Athens	16.500
203	Panathinaikos	5.020
203	Atromitos	5.020
203	Asteras Tripolis	5.020
203	Aris	5.020
203	Panionios	5.020
203	PAS Giannina	5.020

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, Aris, Asteras Tripolis, OFI, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Panionios and Volos. 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 Atromitos, Lamia, Panetolikos and Xanthi. The PAOK's home matches are broadcasting by online pay-per-view channel PAOK TV.

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.

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 Molten who have had the contract since the 2019–20 season when they took over from Adidas. Also, Panini has held the licence to produce collectables for the Super League since 2008 (except 2018–19 season), including stickers (for their sticker album) and trading cards.

Period	Sponsor	Name
2007–2017	OPAP	Super League OPAP
2017–2019	Souroti	Super League Souroti

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

1. https://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/SuperLeague/h-voylh-yperpshfise-thn-anadiarthrwsh-twn-epaggelmatikwn-kathgoriwn.5511592.html
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10. "AEK honours". aekfc.gr. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

External links

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• Official website (in English and Greek)
• Super League at Curlie (based on DMOZ)