Super League Greece

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Super League Greece 1
Super League Greece logo.svg
Organising bodySuper League 1 Greece Limited Liability Partnership
Founded
  • 1927;98 years ago (1927)
    as Panhellenic Championship
  • 1959;66 years ago (1959)
    as Alpha Ethniki
  • 2006;19 years ago (2006)
    as Super League Greece
CountryFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Confederation UEFA
Number of clubs 14 (since 2019–20) [1]
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to Super League Greece 2
Domestic cup(s) Greek Cup
Greek Super Cup
International cup(s) UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League
Current champions Olympiacos (48th title)
(2024–25)
Most championshipsOlympiacos (48 titles)
Most appearances Mimis Domazos (535)
Top goalscorer Thomas Mavros (260 goals)
Broadcaster(s) Nova Sports, Cosmote Sport
Website slgr.gr
Current: 2025–26 Super League Greece

The Super League Greece 1 (Greek : 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. [2] The president of Super League 1 is Vangelis Marinakis, who has been re-elected for the third time. [3]

Contents

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 [4] [5] 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, [6] 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. [7]

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. [8] [9]

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. [10]

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. [11]

Overall Rating of the Panhellenic Championship (1927-1959) [12]

Pos. Team G. W. D. L. Go. P.
1 Olympiacos 2421663937565–229537 (515)*
2 Panathinaikos 2101203654449–247421 (396)
3 AEK 169793555318–277289 (272)
4 PAOK 174613578275–287273 (218)**
5 Apollon Smyrnis 166732667270–260272 (245)
6 Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. 168663569273–252259 (233)
7 Aris 151623653295–232238 (222)
8 Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) 112432049182–193158 (149)
9 Panionios F.C. 72291528124–110145 (102)
10 Doxa Drama 74212033102–128136 (83)
11 Proodeftiki F.C. 5415093074–11293 (54)
12 Apollon Kalamarias F.C. 4017032049–5077 (54)
13Asteras Athens5415093038–6654 (48)
14 OFI 30352230–8314 (41)
15 Niki Volos 1864815–2422 (34)
16 Panegialios 1827915–2913 (29)
17Philippoi Kavala16511028–4216 (27)
18 Panachaiki 18241214–4210 (26)
19 Athinaikos 1424812–3210 (22)
20A.E. Kavala1040611–1812 (18)
21 Atromitos Piraeus 1032512–2111 (18)
22 Aris Nikaia 14101311–543 (16)
23 Panargiakos 1800187–760 (18)
24 Atromitos 18111613–704 (15)
25 Goudi Athens 20431325–8215 (11)
26Olympiakos Loutraki820612–296 (11)
27 Olympiacos Volos 101099–303 (11)
28 Panetolikos 101096–353 (11)
29Olympiacos Chalkida81078–243 (10)
30 Fostiras 81077–163 (10)
31Iraklis Serron420212–136 (8)
32 Makedonikos 10001013–360 (8)
33 A.P.S. Aspida Xanthi 41127–164 (7)
34 Orfeas Xanthi 60152–211 (7)
35 Megas Alexandros Th. 16011517–841 (1)

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. [13]

The teams that participated in the first championship of the Alpha Ethniki were the following:

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. [14]

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. [15]

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. [16]

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. [17]

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). [18] [19]

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. [18] [20]

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, UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Conference League competitions.

After the end of the regular season, the teams ranked 5 through 8 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 Greek Football 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. [21] 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 ]

Tickets for European Competitions

The Super League for the 2025-26 season, is entitled to two entrants into the UEFA Champions League. The reigning champions Olympiacos originally qualified for the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round, but since the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League winner already qualified via their domestic league, Olympiacos was promoted to the Champions League league phase as the league champion with the highest club coefficient in the Champions League Champions Path qualifying rounds. The second-placed team, Panathinaikos, entered the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round in league path.

Since the 2024–25 Greek Cup winner (Olympiacos) qualified for the Champions League, the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round place was passed to the third-placed team, PAOK.

AEK Athens and Aris, who finished 4th and 5th in the 2024-25 season, qualified for the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League second qualifying round.

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. [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] 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, [27] the Greek Federation, [28] and the government itself. [29]

The allegations of team officials being involved in match-fixing has been a matter of concern for both the media and the judiciary. [30] [31] 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, [32] [33] raising concerns among experts, politicians and journalists alike. [34] Instances of violence have further exacerbated the situation, with attacks on referees, [35] [36] bombings targeting the properties of match officials, [37] [38] 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. [39] [40] Simultaneously, police officers have also become targets of violence. [41]

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. [42] [23]

Clubs

2025–26 season

The following 14 clubs will compete in the Super League in the 2025–26 season.

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Athens
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Locations of the 2025–26 Super League Greece 1 teams
Note: Table includes the 2025–26 season.
ClubPosition
in 2024–25
First season in
Pan.Ch. final stage/Nat. League
Seasons in
Pan.Ch. final stage and Nat. League
First season in
National League
Seasons in
National League
Number of
titles
Last
title
AEK Athens 1930–31 77 1959–60 6513 2022–23
AE Kifisia 1st in 2024–25 SL2 South Group 2023–24 2 2023–24 20
AEL 1st in 2024–25 SL2 North Group 1973–74 32 1973–74 321 1987–88
Aris 1927–28 77 1959–60 613 1945–46
Asteras Tripolis 2007–08 19 2007–08 190
Atromitos 1927–28 27 1972–73 250
Levadiakos 1987–88 21 1987–88 210
OFI 1957–58 50 1968–69 490
Olympiacos 1929–30 89 1959–60 6748 2024–25
Panathinaikos 1929–30 84 1959–60 6720 2009–10
Panetolikos 1954–55 17 1975–76 160
Panserraikos 1965–66 27 1965–66 270
PAOK 1930–31 81 1959–60 674 2023–24
Volos 2019–20 7 2019–20 70

Champions

The Championship through the years

Unofficial Championships (not recognised by the 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) [20]

SEGAS, FCA and EPSE championships

SEGAS championship
1906 Ethnikos Athens
1907 Ethnikos Athens
1908 Goudi Athens
1909 Peiraikos Syndesmos [43]
1910 Goudi Athens
1910–11 Podosferikos Omilos Athinon
1911 Panellinios Podosferikos Omilos
1912 Goudi Athens [44]
1914 Athinaikos SP
1915Not held (WW1)
1916Not held (WW1)
1917Not finished (WW1)
1918Not held (WW1)
1919Not held (WW1)
1920Not held (WW1)
Greece FCA championship
1920–21 Panellinios Podosferikos Omilos
1921–22 Panellinios Podosferikos Omilos
1923–24 APS Piraeus
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)
EPSE Championship
1922–23 Peiraikos Syndesmos (The only panhellenic championship organized by EPSE before the establishment of the HFF)

Greek Championship

Source: epo.gr, rsssf.org.

Performance by club (1927–)

ClubChampionsWinning years
Olympiacos 481931, 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 201930, 1949, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2010
AEK 131939, 1940, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2018, 2023
PAOK 41976, 1985, 2019, 2024
Aris 31928, 1932, 1946
AEL 11988

Source: rsssf.org

Performance by city (1927–)

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

CityTitlesClubs
Piraeus 48 Olympiacos (48)
Athens 33 Panathinaikos (20), AEK (13)
Thessaloniki 7 PAOK (4), 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:

RegionTitlesClubs
Attica 81 Olympiacos (48), Panathinaikos (20), AEK Athens (13)
Central Macedonia 7 PAOK (4), Aris (3)
Thessaly 1 AEL (1)

Statistics

Top three ranking (1959–present)

Club1st2nd3rdTotal
Olympiacos 33151159
Panathinaikos 17211452
AEK Athens 11171846
PAOK 491023
AEL 112
Aris 167
OFI 123
Panionios 112
Apollon Smyrnis 11
Asteras Tripolis 11
Atromitos 11
Iraklis 11

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 2025–26. 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 2025–26 Super League.

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

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 2025–26 Super League.

SeasonsClubs
89 Olympiacos
84 Panathinaikos
81 PAOK
77 AEK Athens , Aris
64 Panionios
63 Iraklis
55 Apollon Smyrnis
50 OFI
49 Ethnikos Piraeus
32 AEL
31 Xanthi
28 PAS Giannina, Panachaiki
27 Panserraikos , Atromitos
26 Doxa Drama
23 Egaleo
22 Apollon Kalamarias
21 Levadiakos
19 Kavala, Asteras Tripolis
18 Proodeftiki, Ionikos
17 Veria, Panetolikos
16 Pierikos
10 Kastoria, Athinaikos, Olympiacos Volos
9 Ergotelis
8 Fostiras, Niki Volos, Lamia
7 Kalamata, Paniliakos, Trikala, Volos
6 Panegialios, Panthrakikos, Platanias
5 Edessaikos, Korinthos, Kerkyra, Kallithea
4 Akratitos, Ethnikos Asteras, Rodos, Vyzas Megara
3 Megas Alexandros Thessaloniki, Diagoras, Olympiakos Nicosia, Panelefsiniakos, AEL Kalloni, AOK Kerkyra
2 Asteras Athens, Philippoi Kavala, Olympiacos Chalkida, Atromitos Piraeus, Makedonikos, Chalkidona, AE Kifisia
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, Megas Alexandros Katerini, Naoussa,
Omonia Nicosia, Pankorinthiakos, Thermaikos, Thrasyvoulos

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 2024–25 season. Points are based on 3–1–0 and no deductions are counted.

PosTeamSeasonsPointsPlayedWonDrawnLostG.F.G.A.G.D.1231st AppSince/Last AppBest
1 Olympiacos 66461221001397426277426915512708331511 1959–60 1959–60 1
2 Panathinaikos 66429321011286468347391616522264172114 1959–60 1959–60 1
3 AEK Athens 64392520341187469378372817691959111819 1959–60 2015–16 1
4 PAOK 663600210110335225103248201412444910 1959–60 1959–60 1
5 Aris 60284119217775256192391209130016 1959–60 2018–19 2
6 Panionios 592411187064249373522022364−16221 1959–60 2019–20 2
7 Iraklis 532401168662346959420992011881 1959–60 2016–17 3
8 OFI 481965151154535960418672003−13612 1968–69 2018–19 2
9 Apollon Smyrnis 431546135939736160114181802−3841 1959–60 2021–22 3
10 Ethnikos Piraeus 361394116435632648213051552−247 1959–60 1998–99 4

Per geographic region

All the geographic regions of Greece have been represented by at least one club in the first national division. Central Greece has had the strongest presence with 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.

RegionsΤotalTeams
Central Greece 29Attica: Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens, Panionios, Apollon Smyrnis, Ethnikos Piraeus, Egaleo, Ionikos, Atromitos, Proodeftiki, Athinaikos, Fostiras, Akratitos, Ethnikos Asteras, Kallithea, Vyzas Megara, Panelefsiniakos, Chalkidona, Nikaia, Atromitos Piraeus, Thrasyvoulos, Kifisia, Aris Piraeus, Goudi Athens, Asteras Athens
Euboea: Chalkida, Olympiacos Chalkida
Boeotia: Levadiakos
Aetolia-Acarnania: Panetolikos
Phthiotis: Lamia
Macedonia 19Central Macedonia: PAOK, Aris, Iraklis, Panserraikos, Apollon Kalamarias, Pierikos, Veria, Edessaikos, Makedonikos, Megas Alexandros Katerini, Naoussa, Thermaikos Thessaloniki, Megas Alexandros Thessaloniki, Iraklis Serron
East Macedonia: Doxa Drama, Kavala, Philippoi Kavala, A.E. Kavala
West Macedonia: Kastoria
Peloponnese 9 Panachaiki, Asteras Tripoli, Kalamata, Paniliakos, Panegialios, Korinthos, Pankorinthiakos, Olympiakos Loutraki, Panargiakos
Cyprus 5 Olympiakos Nicosia, AEL Limassol, APOEL, EPA Larnaca, Omonia
Thessaly 5 AEL, Olympiacos Volos, Trikala, Niki Volos, Volos
Crete 3 OFI, Ergotelis, Platanias
Aegean Islands 3 Rodos, Diagoras, AEL Kalloni
Thrace 4 Aspida Xanthi, Orfeas Xanthi, Xanthi, Panthrakikos
Ionian Islands 2 Kerkyra, AOK Kerkyra
Epirus 1 PAS Giannina

Top scorers and appearances

Most appearances
RankNameAppearancesTeams
1 Mimis Domazos 536Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
2 Nikos Nioplias 509OFI, Panathinaikos, Chalkidona
3 Giorgos Koudas 504PAOK
4 Thomas Mavros 501Panionios, AEK Athens
5 Savvas Kofidis 493Iraklis, Olympiacos, Aris
6 Mimis Papaioannou 480AEK Athens
Stathis Chaitas 480Panionios, AEL
8 Giorgos Skartados 478Rodos, PAOK, Iraklis, Olympiacos
9 Georgios Georgiadis 476Doxa Drama, Panathinaikos, PAOK, Olympiacos, Iraklis
10 Dinos Kouis 473Aris
11 Tasos Mitropoulos 458Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos, AEK Athens, Apollon Smyrnis, Iraklis, Veria
12 Elias Yfantis 457Olympiacos
13 Takis Nikoloudis 453Iraklis, AEK Athens, Olympiacos, Apollon Pontus
14 Angelos Kremmydas 448Ethnikos Piraeus, Panachaiki
15 Stelios Manolas 447AEK Athens
16 Dimitris Saravakos 443Panionios, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
17 Theodoros Pahatouridis 434Doxa Drama, Olympiacos, Ionikos
18 Giorgos Dedes 429Panionios, AEK Athens
19 Giannis Gounaris 426PAOK, Olympiacos
20 Michalis Kritikopoulos 422Panegialios, Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos, Apollon Smyrnis
Foreign players
1 Krzysztof Warzycha 390Panathinaikos
2 Predrag Đorđević 375Paniliakos, Olympiacos
3 Toni Savevski 357AEK Athens
4 Daniel Batista 316Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos, AEK Athens, Aris
5 Noni Lima 291Panionios
Most goals
RankNameGoalsTeams
1 Thomas Mavros 260AEK Athens, Panionios
2 Krzysztof Warzycha 244Panathinaikos
3 Mimis Papaioannou 234AEK Athens
4 Giorgos Sideris 224Olympiacos
5 Antonis Antoniadis 187Panathinaikos, Olympiacos
6 Alexandros Alexandris 186Veria, AEK Athens, Olympiacos, AEL, Kallithea
7 Dimitris Saravakos 186Panionios, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
8 Giorgos Dedes 181Panionios, AEK Athens
9 Nikos Anastopoulos 179Panionios, Olympiacos, Ionikos
10 Michalis Kritikopoulos 175Panegialios, Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos
11 Nikos Lyberopoulos 167Kalamata, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
12 Demis Nikolaidis 163Apollon Smyrnis, AEK Athens
13 Dinos Kouis 142Aris
14 Kostas Nestoridis 140AEK Athens
15 Mimis Domazos 139Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
16 Georgios Georgiadis 137Doxa Drama, Panathinaikos, PAOK, Olympiacos, Iraklis
17 Stavros Sarafis 136PAOK
Dimitris Salpingidis 136PAOK, Panathinaikos
19 Giorgos Koudas 134PAOK

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. [45]

All-time contribution of points for the UEFA country ranking. [46]

As of 10 July 2024
RankClubPoints
25 Olympiacos 82.250
42 Panathinaikos 63.900
66 PAOK 45.583
70 AEK Athens 44.492
186 Aris 14.633
312 Panionios 6.533
359 OFI 5.267
388 AEL 4.683
472 Iraklis 3.167
499 Asteras Tripolis 2.900
664 Atromitos 1.500
706 Panachaiki 1.250
835 Olympiacos Volos 700
853 Egaleo 667
879 Xanthi 533
903 Apollon Smyrnis 500
1020 Athinaikos 250
1021 Kastoria 250
1053 PAS Giannina 200
1179 Ionikos 0

UEFA ranking

Country rankings

As of 30 May 2024, the Greek Super League ranks 15th in the UEFA coefficient database, with 31.525 points.

RankCompetitionPoints
1 Flag of England.svg Premier League 104.303
2 Flag of Italy.svg Serie A 90.284
3 Flag of Spain.svg La Liga 89.239
4 Flag of Germany.svg Bundesliga 86.624
5 Flag of France.svg Ligue 1 66.831
6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Eredivisie 61.300
7 Flag of Portugal.svg Primeira Liga 56.316
8 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgian First Division A 48.800
9 Flag of Turkey.svg Süper Lig 38.600
10 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech First League 36.050
11 Flag of Scotland.svg Scottish Premiership 36.050
12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Swiss Super League 32.975
13 Flag of Austria.svg Austrian Bundesliga 32.600
14 Flag of Norway.svg Eliteserien 31.625
15 Flag of Greece.svg Super League Greece31.525
16 Flag of Denmark.svg Danish Superliga 31.450
17 Flag of Israel.svg Israeli Premier League 31.125
18 Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukrainian Premier League 28.000
19 Flag of Serbia.svg Serbian SuperLiga 27.775
20 Flag of Croatia.svg Prva HNL 25.225

Club rankings

As of 9 May 2025
RankClubPoints
37 Olympiacos 56.500
52 PAOK 42.250
111 Panathinaikos 16.000
159 AEK Athens 9.500
195 Aris 7.862
195 OFI 7.862

Broadcasting rights

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. [47]

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 ]

Sponsorship

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. [48]

PeriodSponsorName
2007–2017 OPAP Super League OPAP
2017–2019SourotiSuper League Souroti
2019–2023 Interwetten Super League Interwetten
2023–StoiximanStoiximan Super League

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