Super League Greece
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Current: 2023–24 Super League Greece |
The Super League Greece 1 (Greek: Σούπερ Λιγκ Ελλάδας 1), or Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, 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. 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]
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 March 2024, Super League Greece is ranked 17th[3][4] 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,[5] only six clubs have won the title. With 47 conquests, Olympiacos has the most titles in the history of the competition.
The current champions are AEK Athens.
History
Origins
Football first appeared in Greece in 1894 and began to spread after the
After the
Panhellenic Championship
On 14 November 1926, the
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.[10]
Α΄ National division
In 1959 the
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 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.[citation needed]
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
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.[citation needed]
For a single racing season, 2000–01, the championship is renamed "Upper Category".[citation needed]
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).[citation needed]
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 Conference League.[citation needed]
The bottom 8 clubs face each other in play-outs to decide who gets
The Super League is currently entitled to two entrants into the
Clubs
2023–24 season
The following 14 clubs will compete in the Super League in the 2023–24 season.
Club | Position in 2022–23 |
First season in top division |
Seasons in top division |
Seasons in Super League |
Top division titles |
Last top division title |
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AEK Athens | 1st | 1930–31 | 74 | 15 | 13 | 2022–23 |
A.E. Kifisia | 1st in 2022–23 Super League 2 | 2023–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Aris | 5th | 1927–28 | 74 | 13 | 3 | 1945–46 |
Asteras Tripolis | 10th | 2007–08 | 16 | 16 | 0 | — |
Atromitos | 8th | 1927–28 | 24 | 16 | 0 | — |
Lamia | 12th | 2017–18 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — |
OFI | 7th | 1957–58 | 46 | 12 | 0 | — |
Olympiacos | 3rd | 1929–30 | 86 | 17 | 47 | 2021–22 |
Panathinaikos | 2nd | 1929–30 | 81 | 17 | 20 | 2009–10 |
Panetolikos | 11th | 1954–55 | 14 | 11 | 0 | — |
Panserraikos | 1st in 2022–23 Super League 2 | 1965–66 | 25 | 3 | 0 | — |
PAS Giannina | 9th | 1974–75 | 27 | 12 | 0 | — |
PAOK | 4th | 1930–31 | 78 | 17 | 3 | 2018–19 |
Volos | 6th | 2019–20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — |
Champions
Names of the championship through the years
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- 1927–28 to 1958–59: HFF Panhellenic Championship
- 1959–60 to 2005–06: Alpha Ethniki
- 2006–07 to 2018–19: Super League Greece
- 2019–20 to present : Super League 1
SEGAS, FCA and EPSE championships
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Greek Championship
Source: epo.gr
Performance by club (1927–)
Club | Champions | Winning years | Ref |
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Olympiacos | 47 | 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 | [15][16][17] |
Panathinaikos | 20 | 1930, 1949, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2010 | [15][18][19] |
AEK | 13 | 1939, 1940, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2018, 2023 | [15][20] |
Aris | 3 | 1928, 1932, 1946 | [15] |
PAOK | 3 | 1976, 1985, 2019 | [15] |
AEL | 1 | 1988 | [15] |
Performance by city (1927–)
The six clubs that have won the championship are from a total of four cities:
City | Titles | Clubs |
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Piraeus | 47 | Olympiacos (47) |
Athens | 33 | Panathinaikos (20), AEK (13) |
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 |
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Attica | 80 | Olympiacos (47), Panathinaikos (20), AEK Athens (13) |
Central Macedonia | 6 | PAOK (3), Aris (3) |
Thessaly | 1 | AEL (1) |
Statistics
Top three ranking (1959–present)
Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
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Olympiacos | 32 | 15 | 10 | 57 |
Panathinaikos | 17 | 20 | 14 | 51 |
AEK Athens | 11 | 16 | 18 | 45 |
PAOK | 3 | 9 | 9 | 21 |
AEL | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
Aris | – | 1 | 6 | 7 |
OFI | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Panionios | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Apollon Smyrnis | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Asteras Tripolis | – | – | 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 2023–24. 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 2023–24 Super League.
Seasons | Clubs |
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65 | Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, PAOK |
63 | AEK Athens |
59 | Panionios, Aris |
53 | Iraklis |
47 | OFI |
43 | Apollon Smyrnis |
36 | Ethnikos Piraeus |
31 | Xanthi, AEL |
28 | PAS Giannina |
26 | Panachaiki |
25 | Panserraikos |
23 | Egaleo, Atromitos |
21 | Doxa Drama |
20 | Apollon Kalamarias |
19 | Kavala, Levadiakos |
18 | Ionikos |
17 | Veria, Asteras Tripolis |
16 | Pierikos
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15 | Proodeftiki |
14 | Panetolikos |
10 | Kastoria
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9 | Athinaikos, Ergotelis, Olympiacos Volos |
8 | Kerkyra |
7 | Fostiras, Kalamata, Paniliakos, Trikala, Lamia |
6 | Niki Volos, Panegialios, Panthrakikos, Platanias |
5 | Edessaikos, Korinthos, Volos |
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3 | Diagoras, Olympiakos Nicosia, Panelefsiniakos, AEL Kalloni |
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, Kifisia |
- 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 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 2022–23 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 |
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1 | Olympiacos | 64 | 4463 | 2032 | 1351 | 415 | 266 | 4133 | 1493 | 2640 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 1959–60 | 1959–60 | 1 |
2 | Panathinaikos | 64 | 4162 | 2033 | 1247 | 454 | 332 | 3792 | 1583 | 2209 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 1959–60 | 1959–60 | 1 |
3 | AEK Athens | 62 | 3794 | 1966 | 1148 | 455 | 363 | 3600 | 1706 | 1894 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 1959–60 | 2015–16 | 1 |
4 | PAOK | 64 | 3462 | 2033 | 990 | 513 | 494 | 3099 | 1943 | 1166 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 1959–60 | 1959–60 | 1 |
5 | Aris | 58 | 2730 | 1853 | 745 | 510 | 598 | 2298 | 2015 | 283 | – | 1 | 6 | 1959–60 | 2018–19 | 2 |
6 | Panionios | 59 | 2411 | 1870 | 642 | 493 | 735 | 2202 | 2364 | −162 | – | 2 | 1 | 1959–60 | 2019–20 | 2 |
7 | Iraklis | 53 | 2401 | 1686 | 623 | 469 | 594 | 2099 | 2011 | 88 | – | – | 1 | 1959–60 | 2016–17 | 3 |
8 | OFI | 46 | 1892 | 1446 | 528 | 337 | 578 | 1791 | 1906 | −115 | – | 1 | 2 | 1968–69 | 2018–19 | 2 |
9 | Apollon Smyrnis | 43 | 1546 | 1359 | 397 | 361 | 601 | 1418 | 1802 | −384 | – | – | 1 | 1959–60 | 2021–22 | 3 |
10 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 36 | 1394 | 1164 | 356 | 326 | 482 | 1305 | 1552 | −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.
Regions | Τotal | Teams |
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Central Greece | 26 | Attica: Akratitos, Ethnikos Asteras, Kallithea, Vyzas Megara, Panelefsiniakos, Chalkidona, Nikaia, Atromitos Piraeus, Thrasyvoulos, Kifisia
Euboea: Chalkida, Olympiacos Chalkida Boeotia: Levadiakos Aetolia-Acarnania: Panetolikos Phthiotis: Lamia |
Macedonia | 15 | Central Macedonia: Kastoria
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Peloponnese | 7 | Panachaiki, Asteras Tripoli, Kalamata, Paniliakos, Panegialios, Korinthos, Pankorinthiakos |
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 | 2 | Xanthi, Panthrakikos |
Ionian Islands | 1 | Kerkyra |
Epirus | 1 | PAS Giannina |
Top scorers and appearances
Rank | Name | Appearances | Teams |
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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 | Elias Yfantis | 457 | Olympiacos |
13 | Takis Nikoloudis | 453 | Iraklis, AEK Athens, Olympiacos, Apollon Pontus |
14 | Angelos Kremmydas | 448 | Ethnikos Piraeus, Panachaiki |
15 | Stelios Manolas | 447 | AEK Athens |
16 | Dimitris Saravakos | 443 | Panionios, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens |
17 | Theodoros Pahatouridis | 434 | Doxa Drama, Olympiacos, Ionikos |
18 | Giorgos Dedes |
429 | Panionios, AEK Athens |
19 | Giannis Gounaris |
426 | PAOK, Olympiacos |
20 | Michalis Kritikopoulos | 422 | Panegialios, Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos, Apollon Smyrnis |
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 |
Rank | Name | Goals | Teams |
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1 | Thomas Mavros | 260 | AEK Athens, Panionios |
2 | Krzysztof Warzycha | 244 | Panathinaikos |
3 | Mimis Papaioannou | 234 | AEK Athens |
4 | Giorgos Sideris | 224 | 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 |
Golden Star
Based on an idea of
The current officially sanctioned Super League stars are:[citation needed]
- Olympiacos received in 2012–13
- Panathinaikos received in 2009–10
- AEK received in 1992–93
Greek football clubs in European competitions
UEFA ranking
Country rankings
As of 29 May 2022, the Greek Super League ranks 15th in the UEFA coefficient database, with 28.200 points.
Rank | Competition | Points |
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1 | Premier League | 106.641 |
2 | La Liga | 96.141 |
3 | Serie A | 76.902 |
4 | Bundesliga | 75.213 |
5 | Ligue 1 | 60.081 |
6 | Primeira Liga | 53.382 |
7 | Eredivisie | 49.300 |
8 | Austrian Bundesliga |
38.850 |
9 | Scottish Premiership | 36.900 |
10 | Russian Premier League | 34.482 |
11 | Serbian SuperLiga | 33.375 |
12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 31.800 |
13 | Belgian First Division A |
30.600 |
14 | Swiss Super League | 29.675 |
15 | Super League Greece | 28.200 |
16 | Czech First League | 27.800 |
17 | Eliteserien | 27.250 |
18 | Danish Superliga | 27.175 |
19 | Prva HNL |
27.150 |
20 | Süper Lig | 27.100 |
Club rankings
- As of 29 May 2022
Rank | Club | Points |
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20 | Olympiacos | 41.000 |
63 | PAOK | 25.000 |
81 | AEK Athens | 20.000 |
214 | Aris | 5.640 |
214 | OFI | 5.640 |
214 | Atromitos | 5.640 |
214 | Asteras Tripolis | 5.640 |
214 | Panathinaikos | 5.640 |
214 | Panionios | 5.640 |
Broadcasting rights
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.
Sponsorship
From 2007 to 2017, the Super League had
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.
Period | Sponsor | Name |
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2007–2017 | OPAP | Super League OPAP |
2017–2019 | Souroti | Super League Souroti |
2019–2023 | Interwetten | Super League Interwetten |
2023– | Stoiximan | Super League Stoiximan |
See also
- Greek football league system
- Greek football champions
- List of Greek football championship top scorers
- 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
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External links
- Official website (in English and Greek)
- Super League at Curlie (based on DMOZ)