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Super League Greece
Founded	16 July 2006; 12 years ago (2006-07-16); 1959–2006 (as Alpha Ethniki);
Country	; Greece;
Confederation	UEFA
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	1
; Relegation to	Football League
Domestic cup(s)	Greek Cup
International cup(s)	; UEFA Champions League; UEFA Europa League;
Current champions	; AEK Athens (12th title) ; (2017–18)
Most championships	; Olympiacos (44 titles)
Most appearances	; Mimis Domazos (536)
Top goalscorer	; Thomas Mavros (260 goals)
TV partners	; Nova Sports and ERT (live matches);
Website	superleaguegreece.net
	; 2018–19 Super League Greece;

The Super League Greece (Greek: Ελληνική Σούπερ Λίγκα) or Super League Souroti for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each. As of August 2017, Super League Greece is ranked 14th 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,^[1] only six clubs have won the title, with the "big three" of Greater Athens (Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens) dominating and only Aris Thessaloniki, PAOK and AEL managing to break their dominance on a few occasions. The current champions are AEK Athens, who have won a total of 12 titles and won the 2017–18 league title.

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 Thessaloniki. 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 refused to participate. This time, Aris Thessaloniki won, 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 at the EPS Athens Championship: Panathinaikos, Panionios, AEK Athens and Apollon Smyrnis.

The top four in the EPS Piraeus Championship: Olympiacos, Ethnikos Piraeus, AE Nikaia and Proodeftiki.

The top four in the EPS Macedonia (Thessaloniki) Championship: Aris Thessaloniki, PAOK, Apollon Kalamaria and Iraklis Thessaloniki.

The top two in the North Group of the Regional Championship: Doxa Drama and Megas Alexandros Katerini.

The first in the two Sub-Groups of the South Regional Championship: Pankorinthiakos and Panegialios.

On October 25, 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 Georgios 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 Pontus, Doxa Drama and Iraklis Thessaloniki 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.

Since 1979–80, Greek football has entered a professional phase, as with a bill deposited in the Hellenic Parliament on 19 January 1979, the clubs become football anonyme societies (PAE).
The Association of Football Anonyme Societies (EPAE), under the supervision of the HFF, now has the responsibility to hold the championship, with Makis Ithakisios being elected its first president.
At the same time, entrepreneurs (shipowners, etc.) acquire control over new PAEs by buying the majority of shares by increasing their share capital.
For a single racing season, 2000–01, the championship is renamed "Upper Category".

Rename

On July 16, 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).

Corporate structure

At present, 16 clubs compete in the Superleague, playing each other in a home and away series. At the end of the season, the bottom two clubs are relegated to the Football League.^[2] In their place, the top two teams from Football League 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 Superleague is currently entitled to two entrants into the UEFA Champions League. The Super League champion directly enters the second qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. The second through fifth place teams in the Super League enter a play-off for the second Greek entry. The play-off winner enters the UEFA Champions League's second qualifying round, a four-legged tie from which the winner advances to the play offs of the UEFA Champions League. The winner of the Greek Cup qualifies for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

In the play-off for the UEFA Champions League, the teams play each other in a home and away round robin. However, they do not all start with 0 points. Instead, a weighting system applies to the teams' standing at the start of the play-off mini-league. The team finishing fifth in the Super League will start the play off with 0 points. The fifth place team’s end of season tally of points is used to calculate the sum of the points that other teams will have. The point difference of each of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th team from the fifth place team is then divided by five (if the result is a decimal number it is then rounded to a full number, with 5 or more being rounded up) and the resulting number respectively for each team is the number of points with which they will start the mini-league.^[3]

For the 2017–18 season there will be no playoffs for the Champions League and the Europa League spots.^[4]

Clubs

2018–19 season

The following 16 clubs will compete in the Super League during the 2018–19 season.

AEK Athens
Apollon Smyrnis
Atromitos
Panathinaikos
Panionios

Aris Thessaloniki
PAOK

Asteras Tripolis

OFI

Olympiacos

Panetolikos

PAS Giannina

Xanthi

Lamia

Levadiakos

AEL

Location of clubs for the 2018–19 Super League season

Club	Position in 2017–18	First season in top division	Seasons in top division	Seasons in Super League	Top division titles	Last top division title
AEK Athens	1st	1930–31	58	11	12	2017–18
AEL	12th	1973–74	29	8	1	1987–88
Apollon Smyrnis	14th	1930–31	40	3	0	n/a
Aris Thessaloniki	2nd in the Football League	1927–28	55	9	3	1945–46
Asteras Tripolis	5th	2007–08	12	12	0	n/a
Atromitos	4th	1927–28	18	12	0	n/a
Lamia	13th	2017–18	2	2	0	n/a
Levadiakos	10th	1987–88	18	11	0	n/a
OFI	1st in the Football League	1955–56	41	8	0	n/a
Olympiacos	3rd	1929–30	60	13	44	2016–17
Panathinaikos	11th	1929–30	60	13	20	2009–10
Panetolikos	8th	1954–55	9	7	0	n/a
Panionios	7th	1959–60	58	13	0	n/a
PAOK	2nd	1930–31	60	13	2	1984–85
PAS Giannina	9th	1974–75	24	9	0	n/a
Xanthi	6th	1989–90	30	13	0	n/a

Kerkyra and Platanias were relegated to the Football League for the 2018–19 season, while OFI and Aris Thessaloniki, as winners and runners-up, were promoted from the 2017–18 Football League season.

Champions

Names of the championship thru 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^[5]
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

Season	Champion^[1]
1927–28	Aris Thessaloniki (1)
1928–29	Not held
1929–30	Panathinaikos (1)
1930–31	Olympiacos (1)
1931–32	Aris Thessaloniki (2)
1932–33	Olympiacos (2)
1933–34	Olympiacos (3)
1934–35	Not finished
1935–36	Olympiacos (4)
1936–37	Olympiacos (5)
1937–38	Olympiacos (6)
1938–39	AEK Athens (1)
1939–40	AEK Athens (2)
1940–41	Not finished (WW2)
1941–42	Not held (WW2)
1942–43	Not finished (WW2)
1943–44	Not held (WW2)
1944–45	Not held (WW2)
1945–46	Aris Thessaloniki (3)
1946–47	Olympiacos (7)
1947–48	Olympiacos (8)
1948–49	Panathinaikos (2)
1949–50	Not Held
1950–51	Olympiacos (9)
1951–52	Not 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)

Season	Champion^[1]
1959–60	Panathinaikos (4)
1960–61	Panathinaikos (5)
1961–62	Panathinaikos (6)
1962–63	AEK Athens (3)
1963–64	Panathinaikos (7)
1964–65	Panathinaikos (8)
1965–66	Olympiacos (16)
1966–67	Olympiacos (17)
1967–68	AEK Athens (4)
1968–69	Panathinaikos (9)
1969–70	Panathinaikos (10)
1970–71	AEK Athens (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 Athens (6)
1978–79	AEK Athens (7)
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 Athens (8)
1989–90	Panathinaikos (15)
1990–91	Panathinaikos (16)

Season	Champion^[1]
1991–92	AEK Athens (9)
1992–93	AEK Athens (10)
1993–94	AEK Athens (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 Athens (12)

Performance by club (1927–)

Club	Champions	Winning years	Ref
Olympiacos	44	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	^[6]^[7]^[8]
Panathinaikos	20	1930, 1949, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2010	^[6]^[9]^[10]
AEK Athens	12	1939, 1940, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2018	^[6]^[11]
Aris Thessaloniki	3	1928, 1932, 1946	^[6]
PAOK	2	1976, 1985	^[6]
AEL	1	1988	^[6]

Performance by club (1959–)

* Season 1959–1960 marked the beginning of the Alpha Ethniki - the precursor of the current Superleague - as a national round-robin tournament.

Club	Champions	Winning years	Ref
Olympiacos	29	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	^[6]^[7]^[8]
Panathinaikos	17	1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2010	^[6]^[9]^[10]
AEK Athens	10	1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2018	^[6]^[11]
PAOK	2	1976, 1985	^[6]
AEL	1	1988	^[6]

Performance by city (1927–)

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

City	Titles	Clubs
Piraeus	44	Olympiacos (44)
Athens	32	Panathinaikos (20), AEK Athens (12)
Thessaloniki	5	Aris Thessaloniki (3), PAOK (2)
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	76	Olympiacos (44), Panathinaikos (20), AEK Athens (12)
Central Macedonia	5	Aris Thessaloniki (3), PAOK (2)
Thessaly	1	AEL (1)

Statistics

Top three ranking (1959–)

Club	1st	2nd	3rd	Top 3 overall
Olympiacos	28	16	8	51
Panathinaikos	17	17	15	49
AEK Athens	10	16	16	42
PAOK	2	6	10	18
Aris Thessaloniki	–	1	4	5
OFI	–	1	2	3
AEL	1	1	–	2
Panionios	–	1	1	2
Apollon Smyrnis	–	–	1	1
Asteras Tripolis	–	–	1	1
Atromitos	–	–	1	1
Iraklis Thessaloniki	–	–	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 2018–19. A total of 68 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 2018–19 Super League.

Seasons	Clubs
60	Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, PAOK
58	AEK Athens, Panionios
54	Aris Thessaloniki
53	Iraklis Thessaloniki
41	OFI
40	Apollon Smyrnis
36	Ethnikos Piraeus
30	Xanthi
29	AEL
26	Panachaiki
24	Panserraikos, PAS Giannina
23	Egaleo
21	Doxa Drama
20	Apollon Pontus
19	Kavala
18	Atromitos, Levadiakos
17	Veria
16	Ionikos, Pierikos
15	Proodeftiki
12	Asteras Tripolis
10	Kastoria
9	Athinaikos, Ergotelis, Olympiacos Volos, Panetolikos
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
2	Chalkidona, Lamia
1	AEL Limassol, AE Nikaia, APOEL*, Atromitos Piraeus, Chalkida, EPA Larnaca, Makedonikos, Megas Alexandros Katerini, Naoussa, Olympiacos Chalkida, Omonia Nicosia, Pankorinthiakos, Thermaikos, Thrasyvoulos

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^[12] 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 2011–12 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	55	3814	1754	1149	367	238	3482	1325	2159	26	15	8	1959–60	1959–60	1
2	Panathinaikos	55	3693	1754	1102	387	265	3403	1363	2040	17	14	14	1959–60	1959–60	1
3	AEK Athens	53	3418	1720	1006	400	317	3193	1520	1673	10	16	13	1959–60	2015–16	1
4	PAOK	55	2987	1754	841	464	450	2663	1727	936	2	4	9	1959–60	1959–60	1
5	Aris Thessaloniki	49	2486	1690	672	470	549	2076	1852	224	–	1	4	1959–60	2013–14	2
6	Iraklis Thessaloniki	50	2274	1626	609	447	570	2047	1940	107	–	–	1	1959–60	2015–16	3
7	Panionios	53	2178	1686	577	447	663	2007	2155	–148	–	2	1	1959–60	1997–98	2
8	OFI	39	1675	1254	473	293	488	1588	1648	–60	–	1	2	1968–69	2015–16	2
9	Apollon Smyrnis	38	1452	1236	374	330	532	1337	1617	–280	–	–	1	1959–60	2014–15	3
10	Ethnikos Piraeus	36	1394	1164	356	326	482	1305	1552	–247	–	–	–	1959–60	1998–99	4
11	AEL	26	1103	836	294	221	321	948	1038	–90	1	1	–	1973–74	2016–17	1
12	Xanthi	26	938	764	262	186	316	945	1029	–84	–	–	–	1989–90	1989–90	4
13	Panachaiki	26	917	852	230	227	395	849	1255	–406	–	–	–	1969–70	2002–03	4
14	Panserraikos	24	813	784	202	207	375	684	1075	–391	–	–	–	1965–66	2010–11	8
15	Doxa Drama	21	737	670	187	176	307	706	984	–287	–	–	–	1959–60	2011–12	6
16	PAS Giannina	19	724	610	189	157	260	641	808	–167	–	–	–	1974–75	2011–12	5
17	Kavala	19	715	638	190	145	303	605	894	–289	–	–	–	1969–70	2010–11	6
18	Veria	16	635	509	139	139	242	464	721	–257	–	–	–	1966–67	2012–13	9
19	Apollon Pontus	20	621	616	143	192	281	550	875	–325	–	–	–	1959–60	2007–08	9
20	Ionikos	16	570	512	151	139	222	551	722	–171	–	–	–	1989–90	2006–07	5
21	Proodeftiki	15	505	474	121	142	211	493	679	–186	–	–	–	1959–60	2003–04	4
22	Atromitos	11	385	346	94	103	149	310	468	–158	–	–	1	1972–73	2009–10	3
23	Levadiakos	11	368	346	97	77	172	345	524	–179	–	–	–	1974–75	2011–12	7
24	Kastoria	10	350	336	89	83	164	316	517	–201	–	–	–	1974–75	1996–97	8
25	Athinaikos	9	343	302	90	73	139	300	422	–122	–	–	–	1990–91	2000–01	6
26	Olympiacos Volos	9	318	298	83	69	146	270	446	–176	–	–	–	1967–68	2010–11	5
27	Asteras Tripolis	10	303	214	81	60	73	228	214	14	–	–	1	2007–08	2007–08	3
28	Paniliakos	7	249	230	66	51	113	261	358	–97	–	–	–	1995–96	2003–04	7
29	Fostiras	7	243	226	61	60	105	225	348	–123	–	–	–	1960–61	1973–74	9
30	Kalamata	7	239	234	58	65	111	235	374	–139	–	–	–	1972–73	2000–01	9
31	Trikala	7	211	226	53	52	121	238	398	–160	–	–	–	1964–65	1999–2000	11
32	Ergotelis	6	200	180	52	44	84	177	241	–64	–	–	–	2004–05	2014–15	8
33	Edessaikos	5	188	170	52	32	86	212	290	–78	–	–	–	1992–93	1996–97	9
34	Panegialios	6	186	180	48	42	90	157	278	–121	–	–	–	1959–60	1965–66	13
35	Korinthos	5	174	170	46	36	88	155	264	–109	–	–	–	1979–80	1992–93	10
36	Panetolikos	5	167	162	44	47	71	138	188	–50	–	–	–	1975–76	2013–14	7
37	Vyzas Megara	4	155	132	42	29	61	152	213	–61	–	–	–	1966–67	1969–70	7
38	Niki Volos	5	141	150	34	39	77	136	249	–113	–	–	–	1961–62	2014–15	11
39	Rodos	4	136	136	36	28	72	138	228	–90	–	–	–	1978–79	1982–83	11
40	Ethnikos Asteras	4	132	124	36	24	64	126	204	–78	–	–	–	1998–99	2001–02	10
41	Kerkyra	4	117	120	28	43	59	116	159	–43	–	–	–	2004–05	2016–17	12
42	Kallithea	4	110	120	24	38	58	133	181	–48	–	–	–	2002–03	2005–06	9
43	Panelefsiniakos	3	94	98	20	34	44	92	156	–64	–	–	–	1961–62	1998–99	15
44	Akratitos	4	90	116	22	24	70	112	219	–107	–	–	–	2001–02	2005–06	11
45	Panthrakikos	4	122	124	33	23	68	113	184	–71	–	–	–	2008–09	2015–16	10
46	Diagoras	3	65	90	20	25	45	114	153	–39	–	–	–	1986–87	1988–89	12
47	Lamia	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2017–18	2017–18	–

Note: Ionikos had 5 points deduction in the 2006–07 season.

League or status at 2018–19 in Greek football:

	2018–19 Super League
	2018–19 Football League
	2018–19 Gamma Ethniki
	2018–19 Local Championships
	Club dissolved

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 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 Thessaloniki, Iraklis Thessaloniki, 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	4	AEL, Olympiacos Volos, Trikala, Niki 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

Most appearances

Most goals

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 Thessaloniki, Olympiacos, Aris Thessaloniki
6	Mimis Papaioannou	480	AEK Athens
6	Stathis Chaitas	480	Panionios, AEL
8	Giorgos Skartados	478	Rodos, PAOK, Iraklis Thessaloniki, Olympiacos
9	Georgios Georgiadis	476	Doxa Drama, Panathinaikos, PAOK, Olympiacos, Iraklis Thessaloniki
10	Dinos Kouis	473	Aris Thessaloniki
11	Tasos Mitropoulos	458	Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos, AEK Athens, Apollon Smyrnis, Iraklis Thessaloniki, Veria
12	Takis Nikoloudis	453	Iraklis Thessaloniki, 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 Thessaloniki
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 Thessaloniki
5	Noni Lima	291	Panionios

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 Thessaloniki
14	Kostas Nestoridis	140	AEK Athens
15	Mimis Domazos	139	Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
16	Georgios Georgiadis	137	Doxa Drama, Panathinaikos, PAOK, Olympiacos, Iraklis Thessaloniki
17	Stavros Sarafis	136	PAOK
17	Dimitris Salpingidis	136	PAOK, Panathinaikos
19	Giorgos Koudas	134	PAOK
20	Alekos Alexiadis	132	Aris Thessaloniki, Panetolikos, Kastoria

The 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 SuperLeague stars are:^{[citation needed]}

Olympiacos received in 2012–13

Panathinaikos received in 2009–10

AEK Athens received in 1993–94

Greek football clubs in European competitions

European Cup / UEFA Champions League

Club	Champions	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist	Last 16
Panathinaikos	—	1971	1985, 1996	1992, 2002	1978, 2001, 2009
Olympiacos	—	—	—	1999	1975, 1984, 2008, 2010, 2014
AEK Athens	—	—	—	1969	1979, 1990, 1993, 1995
PAOK	—	—	—	—	1977

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

Country rankings

As of 13 December 2018, the Greek Super League ranks 13th in the UEFA coefficient database, with 27.400 points.

Rank	Competition	Points
1	La Liga	97.569
2	Premier League	75.605
3	Serie A	72.154
4	Bundesliga	69.784
5	Ligue 1	57.165
6	Russian Premier League	49.716
7	Portuguese Liga	45.832
8	Belgian First Division	39.300
9	Ukrainian Premier League	38.100
10	Süper Lig	34.000
11	Eredivisie	30.633
12	Austrian Bundesliga	30.450
13	Super League Greece	27.400
14	Danish Superliga	27.025
15	Swiss Super League	26.900
16	Czech First League	26.875
17	Prva HNL	26.375
18	Cypriot First Division	24.925
19	Serbian SuperLiga	22.250
20	Scottish Premiership	22.125

Club rankings

As of 13 December 2018

Rank	Club	Points
35	Olympiacos	43.000
64	PAOK	23.500
95	AEK Athens	14.000
123	Asteras Tripolis	9.500
158	Panathinaikos	7.000
188	Atromitos	5.480
189	Panionios	5.480
190	PAS Giannina	5.480

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, Asteras Tripolis, Levadiakos, OFI, Olympiacos, Panionios, PAOK and PAS Giannina.
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 Apollon Smyrnis, Aris Thessaloniki, Atromitos, Lamia, Panathinaikos, Panetolikos and Xanthi.

Eurosport has pan-European broadcasting rights for the Super League (except Greece and Portugal).

Sponsorship

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

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.

Super League OPAP

Super League 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 Adidas who have had the contract since the 2011–12 season when they took over from 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.

References

^ ^a^b^c^d "List of Greek champions" (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Retrieved 16 April 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

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^ "Αποφάσεις Γ.Σ. και Δ.Σ. 18/8/2017"". superleaguegreece.net. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.

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External links

Official website (in English) (in Greek)

Super League at Curlie (based on DMOZ)

[epo_champs-1] "List of Greek champions" (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. Retrieved 16 April 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

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[champ_rsssf-6] ⁱ^j^k Kárpáti, Tamás; Schöggl, Hans. "List of Greece championships". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

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[pao_trophies-9] "Panathinaikos F.C. trophies". pao.gr. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

[pao_uefa-10] "Panathinaikos FC profile". uefa.com. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

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[12] "Greece - All-Time Tables". Rsssf.com. 2007-01-31. Retrieved 2015-10-14.

v t e Super League
2018–19 clubs	AEK Athens AEL Apollon Smyrnis Aris Thessaloniki Asteras Tripolis Atromitos Lamia Levadiakos OFI Olympiacos Panathinaikos Panetolikos Panionios PAOK PAS Giannina Xanthi
Former clubs	AO Kavala AEL Kalloni Akratitos Apollon Kalamaria Aspida Xanthi Athinaikos Atromitos Piraeus Chalkida Chalkidona Diagoras Doxa Drama Edessaikos Egaleo Ergotelis Ethnikos Asteras Ethnikos Athens^* Ethnikos Piraeus Fostiras Ionikos Iraklis Kalamata Kallithea Kastoria Kavala Kerkyra Korinthos Makedonikos Megas Alexandros Megas Alexandros Katerini Naoussa Niki Volos Olympiacos Chalkida Olympiacos Volos Panachaiki Panargiakos Panegialios Panelefsiniakos Paniliakos Panserraikos Panthrakikos Peiraikos Syndesmos^* Pierikos Platanias Proodeftiki Rodos Thermaikos Thessaloniki Thrasyvoulos Trikala Veria Vyzas Megara *only in pre-HFF championships
Former clubs (from Cyprus)	AEL Limassol APOEL EPA Larnaca Olympiakos Nicosia Omonia Nicosia
Competition	Clubs Seasons & winners Players foreign Managers Stadia Broadcasters Referees
Statistics and awards	Records All-time table PSAP Awards Top Scorers Golden Star Coach of the Year Goalkeeper of the Year Greek Footballer of the Year Referee of the Year Foreign Footballer of the Year Young Footballer of the Year
Associated competitions	Greek Cup UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League Super League Greece Youth Leagues
SuperLeagueGreece.net instagram.com/SuperLeague twitter.com/SuperLeague youtube.com/SuperLeague

v t e Top level Greek football league seasons
Panhellenic Championship	SEGAS Championship: 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 FCA Championship: 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 HFF Championship: 1927–28 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1942–43 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1950–51 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59
Alpha Ethniki	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 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
Super League Greece	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

v t e Football in Greece
Overview	Hellenic Football Federation List of Unions Awards By number of titles List of clubs List of venues
National teams	Greece men U-23 U-21 U-20 U-19 U-17 Greece women Greece Beach Soccer men Military football team
League competitions	Super League Football League Gamma Ethniki FCA Winners' Championship Local Championships Panhellenic Championship (defunct) Champions Youth Leagues Top goalscorers Super League Football League Women's top division
Cup competitions	Greek Cup Super Cup League Cup (defunct) Gamma Ethniki Cup Amateurs' Super Cup Amateurs Cup Women's Cup
Miscellaneous	P.O.K. Koriopolis scandal 2015 Greek football scandal Greek football clubs in European competitions

v t e Top-level football leagues in Europe (UEFA)
Current	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Defunct	Austria Tagblatt Pokal Gauliga Ostmark Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Republic State Czechoslovakia Denmark East Germany England Finland Germany Bezirksliga Bayern Gauliga Kreisliga Bayern Hessen Nordmain Odenwald Pfalz Saar Südmain Südwest Württemberg Nordkreis-Liga Oberliga Berlin Oberliga Nord Oberliga Süd Oberliga Südwest Oberliga West Südkreis-Liga Westkreis-Liga Herzeg-Bosnia Mandatory Palestine Scotland Premier Division Premier League Turkey Turkish Championship National Division Serbia and Montenegro Soviet Union Yugoslavia
Non-recognized	Artsakh Crimea Isle of Man Monaco Northern Cyprus Vatican City


Founded	16 July 2006; 12 years ago (2006-07-16) 1959–2006 (as Alpha Ethniki)
Country	Greece
Confederation	UEFA
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Football League
Domestic cup(s)	Greek Cup
International cup(s)	UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League
Current champions	AEK Athens (12th title) (2017–18)
Most championships	Olympiacos (44 titles)
Most appearances	Mimis Domazos (536)
Top goalscorer	Thomas Mavros (260 goals)
TV partners	Nova Sports and ERT (live matches)
Website	superleaguegreece.net
2018–19 Super League Greece

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