2016–17 Superleague Greece

Superleague Greece
Season 2016–17
Champions Olympiacos
44th title
Relegated Iraklis
Veria
Champions League Olympiacos
AEK Athens
Europa League PAOK
Panathinaikos
Panionios
Matches played 240
Goals scored 556 (2.32 per match)
Top goalscorer Marcus Berg
22 goals
Biggest home win AEK Athens 6–0 Veria
(5 February 2017)
Biggest away win Kerkyra 0–5 PAOK
(17 December 2016)
Asteras Tripoli 0–5 Panathinaikos
(18 February 2017)
Highest scoring Olympiacos 6–1 Veria
(11 September 2016)
PAOK 3–4 Atromitos
(28 November 2016)
Veria 4–3 Asteras Tripoli
(23 April 2017)
Highest attendance 31,283
Olympiacos 3–0 Panathinaikos
(6 November 2016)
Lowest attendance 245
Veria 0–4 Xanthi
(17 December 2016)
Total attendance 1,006,530[1]
Average attendance 4,026[1]

The 2016–17 Superleague Greece was the 81st season of the highest tier in league of Greek football and the eleventh under its current title. The season started on 10 September 2016 and ended in June 2017. The league comprised fourteen teams from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from the 2015–16 Football League.

Teams

Two teams were relegated from the 2015–16 season. Panthrakikos and Kalloni will play in Football League for the 2016–17 season.

Two teams were promoted from the 2015–16 Football League, champions Larissa and Kerkyra.

Stadiums and locations

Club Ap. Location Venue Capacity
AEK Athens56AthensOlympic Stadium70,000
Asteras Tripoli10TripoliTheodoros Kolokotronis Stadium7,500
Atromitos16PeristeriPeristeri Stadium10,000
Iraklis53ThessalonikiKaftanzoglio Stadium27,000
Kerkyra2CorfuKerkyra Stadium3,000
Larissa27LarissaAEL FC Arena16,000
Levadiakos16LivadeiaLevadia Municipal Stadium6,000
Olympiacos58PiraeusGeorgios Karaiskakis Stadium32,115
Panathinaikos58AthensApostolos Nikolaidis Stadium16,620
Panetolikos7AgrinioPanetolikos Stadium7,000
Panionios56Nea SmyrniNea Smyrni Stadium12,000
PAOK58ThessalonikiToumba Stadium28,700
PAS Giannina22IoanninaZosimades Stadium8,000
Platanias5ChaniaPerivolia Municipal Stadium4,000
Veria17VeriaVeria Stadium6,500
Xanthi28XanthiXanthi F.C. Arena7,500

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AEK Athens Spain Manolo Jiménez Greece Petros Mantalos Nike Pame Stihima
Larissa Netherlands André Paus Serbia Boki Jovanović Legea
Asteras Tripoli Greece Staikos Vergetis Argentina Pablo Mazza Nike Stoiximan.GR
Atromitos Portugal Ricardo Sá Pinto Brazil Eduardo Brito Nike Tzoker
Iraklis Greece Savvas Pantelidis Greece Lefteris Intzoglou Givova
Kerkyra Greece Kostas Christoforakis Greece Anastasios Venetis Macron Pame Stihima
Levadiakos Greece Dimitriοs Farantos Greece Thanasis Moulopoulos Legea Tzoker
Olympiacos Greece Takis Lemonis Argentina Alejandro Domínguez Adidas Stoiximan.GR
Panathinaikos Greece Marinos Ouzounidis Greece Zeca Puma Pame Stihima
Panetolikos Greece Makis Chavos Greece Georgios Kousas Legea Pame Stihima
Panionios Serbia Vladan Milojević Greece Panagiotis Korbos Luanvi Stoiximan.GR
PAOK Serbia Vladimir Ivić Greece Stefanos Athanasiadis Macron Sportingbet
PAS Giannina Greece Ioannis Petrakis Greece Alexios Michail Nike Tzoker
Platanias Greece Georgios Paraschos Greece Fanouris Goundoulakis Macron Pame Stihima
Veria Serbia Ratko Dostanić Greece Stelios Marangos Givova Tzoker
Xanthi Romania Răzvan Lucescu Greece Konstantinos Fliskas Joma Pame Stihima

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Kerkyra Greece Alexandros Vosniadis Mutual consent End of 2015–2016 season Pre-season Greece Michalis Grigoriou 4 June 2016
AEK Athens Greece Stelios Manolas (caretaker) End of tenure as caretaker End of 2015–2016 season Georgia (country) Temur Ketsbaia 6 June 2016
AEL Greece Sakis Tsiolis Mutual consent 2 June 2016 Greece Angelos Anastasiadis 6 June 2016
Levadiakos Greece Dimitrios Farantos (caretaker) End of tenure as caretaker End of 2015–2016 season Serbia Ratko Dostanić 6 June 2016
Olympiacos Portugal Marco Silva Resigned 23 June 2016 Spain Víctor Sánchez 23 June 2016
Veria Greece Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos Resigned 8 July 2016 Greece Alexandros Vosniadis 9 July 2016
Olympiacos Spain Víctor Sánchez Mutual consent 10 August 2016 Portugal Paulo Bento 10 August 2016
Panionios Greece Marinos Ouzounidis Sacked 8 August 2016 Serbia Vladan Milojević 11 August 2016
Atromitos Greece Traianos Dellas Resigned 19 September 2016 16th Greece Georgios Korakakis 19 September 2016
Veria Greece Alexandros Vosniadis Mutual consent 23 September 2016 15th Greece Thomas Grafas 24 September 2016
Asteras Tripoli Greece Makis Chavos Mutual consent 26 September 2016 16th Greece Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos 27 September 2016
AEK Athens Georgia (country) Temur Ketsbaia Resigned 18 October 2016 3rd Portugal José Morais 18 October 2016
Iraklis Greece Nikos Papadopoulos Resigned 18 October 2016 16th Greece Ioannis Amanatidis (caretaker) 19 October 2016
AEL Greece Angelos Anastasiadis Sacked 31 October 2016 11th Greece Sakis Tsiolis 1 November 2016
Iraklis Greece Ioannis Amanatidis (caretaker) Resigned 30 October 2016 16th Greece Savvas Pantelidis 1 November 2016
AEL Greece Kostas Matzokas (caretaker) End of tenure as caretaker 1 November 2016 11th Greece Sakis Tsiolis 1 November 2016
Panathinaikos Italy Andrea Stramaccioni Resigned 1 December 2016 3rd Greece Marinos Ouzounidis 1 December 2016
Levadiakos Serbia Ratko Dostanić Resigned 12 January 2017 14th Greece Giannis Christopoulos 12 January 2017
Panetolikos Greece Giannis Matzourakis Mutual consent 17 January 2017 11th Greece Giannis Ntalakouras (caretaker) 17 January 2017
AEK Athens Portugal José Morais Resigned 18 January 2017 6th Spain Manolo Jiménez 19 January 2017
Panetolikos Greece Giannis Ntalakouras (caretaker) End of tenure as caretaker 19 January 2017 11th Greece Makis Chavos 19 January 2017
Veria Greece Thomas Grafas Mutual consent 26 January 2017 14th Greece Apostolos Terzis 26 January 2017
Atromitos Greece Georgios Korakakis Resigned 5 February 2017 9th Portugal Ricardo Sá Pinto 6 February 2017
Veria Greece Apostolos Terzis Sacked 14 February 2017 16th Serbia Ratko Dostanić 14 February 2017
Asteras Tripoli Greece Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos Sacked 18 February 2017 12th Greece Apostolos Charalampidis (caretaker) 20 February 2017
Olympiacos Portugal Paulo Bento Sacked 6 March 2017 1st Greece Vasilis Vouzas (caretaker) 6 March 2017
Asteras Tripoli Greece Apostolos Charalampidis (caretaker) End of tenure as caretaker 20 February 2017 13th Greece Staikos Vergetis 3 March 2017
AEL Greece Sakis Tsiolis Resigned 21 March 2017 12th Greece Theodoros Voutiritsas (caretaker) 21 March 2017
Olympiacos Greece Vasilis Vouzas (caretaker) End of tenure as caretaker 23 March 2017 1st Greece Takis Lemonis 23 March 2017
AEL Greece Theodoros Voutiritsas (caretaker) End of tenure as caretaker 3 Αpril 2017 12th Netherlands André Paus 3 April 2017
Levadiakos Greece Giannis Christopoulos Sacked 7 Αpril 2017 14th Greece Dimitrios Farantos (caretaker) 7 April 2017
Kerkyra Greece Michalis Grigoriou Sacked 11 April 2017 11th Greece Kostas Christoforakis (caretaker) 12 April 2017

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olympiacos (C) 30 21 4 5 57 16 +41 67 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 PAOK[lower-alpha 1] 30 20 4 6 52 19 +33 61 Qualification for the UEFA play-offs
3 Panathinaikos 30 16 9 5 45 19 +26 57
4 AEK Athens 30 14 11 5 54 23 +31 53
5 Panionios 30 15 7 8 35 23 +12 52
6 Xanthi 30 13 9 8 34 25 +9 48
7 Platanias 30 11 9 10 34 38 −4 42
8 Atromitos 30 11 6 13 29 38 −9 39
9 PAS Giannina 30 8 12 10 30 37 −7 36
10 Kerkyra 30 8 8 14 22 43 −21 32
11 Panetolikos 30 8 7 15 29 40 −11 31
12 Asteras Tripoli 30 6 10 14 34 49 −15 28[lower-alpha 2]
13 Larissa 30 6 10 14 23 42 −19 28[lower-alpha 2]
14 Levadiakos 30 6 8 16 27 49 −22 26
15 Iraklis Thessaloniki[lower-alpha 3] (R) 30 6 11 13 28 39 −11 29 Relegation to the Football League
16 Veria (R) 30 5 7 18 23 56 −33 22
Source: Superleague Greece, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against; 6) Play-offs (neutral ground); 7) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 6 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ PAOK were deducted three points as they did not show up to the second semi-final match against Olympiacos in last year's Greek Cup.[2]
  2. 1 2 Asteras Tripoli ahead of Larissa on head-to-head record; Asteras Tripoli–Larissa 1–1, Larissa–Asteras Tripoli 1–4.
  3. ↑ Iraklis relegated due financial problems.[3]

Postponement

The Greek Super League was originally scheduled for 20 August 2016 but Greece's Sports minister Stavros Kontonis decided it would be postponed due to fears of violence.[4]

The first match was then postponed and scheduled to be played on 10 September 2016 between Kerkyra and Platanias.[5]

The match was a success and went ahead with no issues with Platanias winning 1–0.[6]

On 9 November refereeing chief Giorgos Bikas was the victim of an arson attack, this led to Greek football of all divisions to be suspended.[7]

Results

Home \ Away AEK AST ATR IRT KER LAR LEV OLY PNA PNE PIO TSP PAS PLA VER XAN
AEK Athens — 2–0 2–2 0–0 5–0 3–0 4–0 1–0 2–3 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 3–0 6–0 4–1
Asteras Tripoli 3–2 — 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 0–5 4–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–0
Atromitos 0–1 1–0 — 1–0 1–4 0–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 4–1 1–0 2–1
Iraklis Thessaloniki 2–2 1–1 1–2 — 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1
Kerkyra 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 — 2–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–5 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–0
Larissa 1–2 1–4 1–2 2–2 1–1 — 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0
Levadiakos 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–3 2–1 1–4 0–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 1–1
Olympiacos 3–0 2–1 2–0 3–0 0–0 2–0 4–0 — 3–0 3–1 0–1 2–1 5–0 2–1 6–1 2–0
Panathinaikos 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0 — 4–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 5–0 1–2
Panetolikos 3–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 — 0–2 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–0 2–3
Panionios 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–0 — 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0
PAOK 1–0 3–2 3–4 1–0 5–1 2–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–0 — 0–1 3–0 4–0 0–0
PAS Giannina 1–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–0 4–0 0–0 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 — 0–0 2–0 1–1
Platanias 0–2 3–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 3–2 3–2 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–3 3–3 — 1–0 0–1
Veria 0–2 4–3 0–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 — 0–4
Xanthi 0–0 3–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–2 1–0 3–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 —
Source: Superleague Greece
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Olympiacos114211111111111111111111111111
PAOK9667574691198689653333333332222
Panathinaikos321122223223344345544444443433
AEK Athens232533554535565766665565555544
Panionios445345645754422422222222224355
Xanthi11141515118897642233234456656766666
Platanias653471091013121310997888777777677777
Atromitos1516131296786477878999999888899888
PAS Giannina589684332366756577888999988999
Kerkyra13911131512131111101111111212121212121111111110101010111010
Panetolikos107796910710989101011111111101010101011111111101111
Asteras Tripoli141316161415141212131213131110101010111212121312131312121412
Larissa711881013111414141414121313131313131313131213121213141313
Levadiakos1612101012111213881012141414151514141414141414141414151514
Iraklis Thessaloniki81014141616161616161616161616161615151515151515151515131215
Veria121512111314151515151515151515141416161616161616161616161616
Leader / 2017-18 Champions League
Qualification to UEFA Play-Offs
Relegation to 2017-18 Football League

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2017. Source: Superleague Greece

UEFA play-offs

In the play-offs for Champions League and Europa League berths, the four qualified 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 placed team's end of season tally of points is subtracted from the sum of the points that other teams have. This number is then divided by five.

So, both AEK and Panionios will begin the play-offs pointless. PAOK will enter the play-offs with two points, while Panathinaikos will have one point.[8]

Play-offs table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 AEK Athens 6 4 0 2 5 3 +2 12 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Panathinaikos[lower-alpha 1] 6 3 1 2 6 7 −1 8 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
4 PAOK[lower-alpha 3] 6 3 0 3 7 5 +2 5
5 Panionios 6 1 1 4 3 6 −3 4 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
Source: Superleague Greece, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against; 6) Regular season position.[11]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Panathinaikos were deducted 3 points due to fan behavior against PAOK.[9]
  2. ↑ PAOK qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the Greek Cup.
  3. ↑ PAOK were deducted 6 points due to fan behavior against AEK in Greek Cup final.[10]

Results

Home \ Away AEK PNA PIO TSP
AEK Athens — 1–0 0–1 1–0
Panathinaikos 1–0 — 1–0 0–31
Panionios 1–2 1–1 — 0–1
PAOK 0–1 2–3 1–0 —
Source: Superleague Greece
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.

1 Match abandoned in the 54th minute with the score at 1–0. It was later rewarded as a 0–3 win for PAOK.

Season statistics

Best goal and MVP awards winners

MD MVP award[14] Best goal award[14]
1 Greece Dimitris Kyriakidis (Panetolikos) Greece Kostas Fortounis (Olympiacos)
2 Greece Alexandros Paschalakis (PAS Giannina) Serbia Luka Milivojević (Olympiacos)
3 Portugal Hugo Almeida (AEK) Portugal Hugo Almeida (AEK)
4 Greece Efthimis Koulouris (PAOK) Greece Efthimis Koulouris (PAOK)
5 Greece Dimitris Kyriakidis (Panetolikos) Argentina Javier Umbides (Atromitos)
6 Portugal André Martins (Olympiacos) Nigeria Brown Ideye (Olympiacos)
7 Greece Vangelis Platellas (AEK) Greece Theodoros Vasilakakis (Xanthi)
8 Serbia Luka Milivojević (Olympiacos) Greece Evripidis Giakos (PAS Giannina)
9 Republic of the Congo Christopher Maboulou (PAS Giannina) Greece Thomas Nazlidis (AEL)
10 Spain Alberto Botía (Olympiacos) Argentina Patito Rodríguez (AEK)
11 Greece Vasilios Barkas (AEK) Serbia Kristijan Miljević (Veria)
12 Argentina Javier Umbides (Atromitos) Greece Valantis Kozoronis (PAS Giannina)
13 Greece Fotis Koutzavasilis (Kerkyra) Greece Dimitris Limnios (Atromitos)
14 Brazil Léo Matos (PAOK) Portugal André Simões (AEK)
15 Tunisia Hamza Younés (Xanthi) Netherlands Diego Biseswar (PAOK)
16 Greece Grigoris Makos (Panetolikos) Brazil Léo Matos (PAOK)
17 Greece Spyros Risvanis (Panionios) Greece Spyros Risvanis (Panionios)
18 Serbia Luka Milivojević (Olympiacos) Spain Pedro Conde (PAS Giannina)
19 Greece Panagiotis Korbos (Panionios) Greece Panagiotis Korbos (Panionios)
20 Serbia Živko Živković (Xanthi) Spain Pedro Conde (PAS Giannina)
21 Spain Pedro Conde (PAS Giannina) Greece Dimitris Pelkas (PAOK)
22 Greece Evangelos Ikonomou (Panionios) Greece Theodoros Vasilakakis (Xanthi)
23 Switzerland Aleksandar Prijović (PAOK) Spain Pedro Conde (PAS Giannina)
24 Argentina Sergio Araujo (AEK) Argentina Sergio Araujo (AEK)
25 Sweden Marcus Berg (Panathinaikos) Sweden Marcus Berg (Panathinaikos)
26 Sweden Marcus Berg (Panathinaikos) Greece Giorgos Masouras (Panionios)
27 Greece Michalis Manias (Asteras Tripoli) Netherlands Diego Biseswar (PAOK)
28 Greece Christos Donis (Iraklis) Greece Michalis Mpastakos (Iraklis)
29 Greece Michalis Mpastakos (Iraklis) Spain Alberto de la Bella (Olympiacos)
30 Argentina Alejandro Domínguez (Olympiacos) Greece Giorgos Kyriakopoulos (Asteras Tripoli)

Attendances

Average attendances counted officially without games played behind closed gates from Superleague.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Olympiacos 270,663 31,283 9,032 18,044 −13.9%†
2 PAOK 178,744 26,379 2,906 11,916 0.0%†
3 AEK Athens 133,628 28,046 3,755 8,909 −20.1%†
4 Panathinaikos 88,189 13,666 1,398 5,879 −23.1%†
5 Larissa 37,345 5,507 1,266 2,490 n/a1
6 Panetolikos 35,233 4,179 1,727 2,349 +0.2%†
7 PAS Giannina 33,648 4,009 1,502 2,243 +5.4%†
8 Panionios 26,401 4,979 525 1,760 +24.8%†
9 Platanias 25,448 2,463 1,324 1,697 −10.3%†
10 Iraklis Thessaloniki 21,749 3,864 330 1,450 −53.1%†
11 Asteras Tripoli 21,418 1,960 828 1,428 −15.0%†
12 Kerkyra 16,645 2,042 728 1,110 n/a1
13 Levadiakos 15,453 2,446 385 1,030 +20.0%†
14 Xanthi 15,218 1,959 515 1,015 −19.8%†
15 Veria 14,780 3,583 245 985 −18.0%†
16 Atromitos 9,237 1,553 294 711 −25.9%2
League total 943,799 31,283 245 3,939 −1.4%†

Updated to games played on 30 April 2017
Source: Superleague
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Football League
2: Atromitos game was played behind closed gates

References

  1. 1 2 "Greek Superleague Fixtures 2016-17". superleaguegreece.net. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  2. ↑ "Απόφαση Πειθαρχικής Επιτροπής 28 Απριλίου 2016" [Commission Decisions Appeals April 28, 2016]. Hellenic Football Federation (in Greek). 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. ↑ cnn.gr Super League: Υποβιβάστηκε και πάλι ο Ηρακλής
  4. ↑ "Greek Super League delayed". 18 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Greek Super League (Soccerway)".
  6. ↑ "Kerkyra vs Platanias (SBS)". Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Greece suspend football competitions after arson attack on refereeing chief".
  8. ↑ http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/05/02/paok-and-panathinaikos-score-leading-edge-over-aek-and-panionios-ahead-of-play-offs/
  9. ↑ "Announcement". Superleague Greece. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Αφαίρεση έξι βαθμών στον ΠΑΟΚ". contra.gr. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Super League play off 2016–2017 - Season rules" (PDF). Superleague Greece. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  12. ↑ "Super League statistics (sorted by goals)". superleaguegreece.net (in Greek).
  13. ↑ "Super League statistics (sorted by assists)". superleaguegreece.net (in Greek).
  14. 1 2 "Super League Best goal & MVP". superleaguegreece.net (in Greek).
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