Super League Greece

The Super League Greece (Greek: Ελληνική Σούπερ Λίγκα) or Super League 1, is the highest professional football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. It consists of 14 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 26 games each. As of September 2019, Super League Greece is ranked 15th in the UEFA ranking of leagues, based on performances in European competitions over the last five years.

Super League Greece
Founded16 July 2006 (2006-07-16)
1959–2006 (as Alpha Ethniki)
CountryGreece
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams14[1]
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toSuper League Greece 2
Domestic cup(s)Greek Cup
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
Current championsPAOK (3rd title)
(2018–19)
Most championshipsOlympiacos (44 titles)
Most appearancesMimis Domazos (536)
Top goalscorerThomas Mavros (260 goals)
TV partnersNova Sports, ERT, PAOK TV (live matches)
Websiteslgr.gr
2019–20 Super League Greece

Since the foundation of the first official Panhellenic Championship in 1927,[2] only six clubs have won the title, with the "POK" (Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens) dominating and only PAOK, Aris and AEL managing to break their dominance on few occasions.

The current champions are PAOK, based in Thessaloniki.

History

Origins

Between 1905 and 1912, a Panhellenic Championship was organised by the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics (SEGAS). This championship was actually a local tournament among clubs from Athens and Piraeus.

After the Balkan Wars and World War I, two football associations were formed, one organising a football league in Athens and Piraeus, and one doing the same in Thessaloniki. These were the Athens-Piraeus FCA (EPSAP) and the Macedonia FCA (EPSM). In 1923, a Panhellenic Champion was determined by a play-off game between the Athens-Piraeus and the Thessaloniki champions. Peiraikos Syndesmos won 3–1 against Aris. This panhellenic final was not repeated the following year as the EPSAP was split into the Athens FCA (EPSA) and Piraeus FCA (EPSP) following a dispute.

In 1927, a national championship was organised in the form of a round-robin tournament between the champions of the three governing bodies. Panathinaikos, Olympiacos and AEK Athens refused to participate and Aris won the first title, finishing ahead of Ethnikos Piraeus and Atromitos. This national championship was set up again in 1929, and over the next years evolved into a tournament in which multiple teams took part. Still, these teams had to qualify for the national championship through their local football competitions.

Foundation

In 1959 the Alpha Ethniki - the precursor of the current Super League - was set up as a national round-robin tournament. The 1959–60 championship was the first to be held in national form after several months of talks. It started on Sunday 25 October 1959 with the participation of 16 teams. The creation of a championship in the form of a single permanent national category rather than the way they have been held until then with the participation of the teams selected by the local competitions was a requirement of both the State and UEFA. The first wished to establish a fixed number of matches every Sunday in Greece to stimulate interest in PRO-PO while UEFA wished to nominate national champions with strict criteria and through joint events for all states. The Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) was obliged to proceed to the abolition of the competitions of the Football Clubs Associations (EPS) of Greece as qualifying stages for the Pan-Hellenic Championship. The first place was taken by Alpha Ethniki, a single category with clubs from all over the Greek territory and a stable participation, with the exception of those who would be relegated at the end of the season. The initial design provided for a number of teams well above the 10th of the 1958–59 Pan-Hellenic Championship and in particular 18 which, as the expanded category program would cover almost all the available dates of the year, would no longer participate in its local competitions their EPSs. Those would be the qualifier for the upcoming national category and not the participation in the final round of the current championship, so their significance was significantly reduced. On Saturday, October 10, 1959 at the General Assembly of the HFF, ie with the participation of all the members of the Association of Football Associations and in the presence of the General Secretariat of Sports (GGA) and representatives of the Karamanlis government, became the first national category of Greek football. The 1st game was set for 15 days. According to the general Assembly of HFF in 29 August 1959, it was decided that the newly created Alpha Ethniki would consist of 18 teams, with their determination being made in accordance with the positions in the local EPS competitions in the period 1958–59. The HFF, at its decisive General Assembly on Saturday, October 10, decided to reduce the number of teams to 16 so that the racing program will not be extended in the summer. After the end of the first event in the summer of 1960, the teams did not increase despite HFF's initial intention, with the number 16 being considered the ideal for a championship in Greece and only 18 in 1967.

The first championship

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

  • The top four of the Athens FCA Championship: Panathinaikos, Panionios, AEK Athens and Apollon Smyrnis.
  • The top four of the Piraeus FCA Championship: Olympiacos, Ethnikos Piraeus, AE Nikaia and Proodeftiki.
  • The top four of the Macedonia FCA (Thessaloniki) Championship: Aris, PAOK, Apollon Kalamarias and Iraklis.
  • The top two of the North Group of the Regional Championship: Doxa Drama and Megas Alexandros Katerini.
  • The first of the two Sub-Groups of the South Regional Championship: Pankorinthiakos and Panegialios.

On 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 Karaiskakis Stadium. In such a case, after the half-hour extension, the competition announcement set the best goal difference. Through barrage and with the same score was also the third place for the demotion, with the winner Panegialios to overtake Pankorinthiakos again in the event of a draw. The scoring system was 3p the win, 2p the draw, 1p the defeat.

The next years

Time has been relentless for some teams that have participated in the first league of the Alpha Ethniki. The historic Ethnikos Piraeus, cup winner of Greece in 1933, participates in the Gamma Ethniki, as well as Proodeftiki while AE Nikaia participates in the local championship of Piraeus. Apollon Kalamaria, Doxa Drama and Iraklis are fighting in the Beta Ethniki, while Pankorinthiakos, a few years after joining Alpha Ethniki, merged with Aris Korinthos and created PAS Korinthos, which reached the Alpha Ethniki at the 90's and is now participating in the Gamma Ethniki. Megas Alexandros Katerini is the ancestor of Pierikos. In 1961, they merged with Olympos Katerini and created Pierikos who plays in the Gamma Ethniki.

On 19 January 1979 a bill was passed in the Hellenic Parliament under which football clubs became Football Incorporated Companies (PAE or ΠΑΕ in Greek). The Association of Football Incorporated Companies (EPAE, ΕΠΑΕ in Greek), under the supervision of the HFF, has since held the responsibility to hold the championship, with Makis Ithakisios being elected its first president. Initially the shares were owned by the sports union to which the football club belonged. Yet soon after, prominent Greek businessmen (shipowners, oil magnates, bankers etc.) began acquiring the newly formed PAEs by buying the majority of their shares, and then increasing their share capital, thus turning Greek football into a fully commercialised and highly profitable business for the decades to come.

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

Rename

On 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, 14 clubs compete in the Super League, 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.[3] 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 Super League 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.[4]

For the 2017–18 season there will be no playoffs for the Champions League and the Europa League spots.[5]

Clubs

2019–20 season

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

AEK Athens
Atromitos
Panathinaikos
Panionios
Aris
PAOK
Asteras Tripolis
OFI
Panetolikos
Xanthi
Lamia
AEL
Volos
Location of clubs for the 2019–20 Super League 1 season
Club Position
in 2018–19		 First season in
top division		 Seasons
in top
division		 Seasons
in
Super League		 Top
division
titles		 Last top
division title
AEK Athens3rd1930–317112122017–18
AEL10th1973–7430911987–88
Aris5th1927–28711031945–46
Asteras Tripolis11th2007–0813130—
Atromitos4th1927–2821130—
Lamia7th2017–18330—
OFI13th1955–564390—
Olympiacos2nd1929–308314442016–17
Panathinaikos8th1929–307814202009–10
Panetolikos9th1954–551180—
Panionios6th1959–6064140—
PAOK1st1930–31751432018–19
Volos1st in the Football League2019–20110—
Xanthi12th1989–9031140—
  • Apollon Smyrnis, Levadiakos and PAS Giannina were relegated to the Super League 2 for the 2019–20 season, while Volos, as winners, were promoted from the 2018–19 Football League season.

Champions

Names of the championship through the years
  • 1905–06 to 1926–27: SEGAS Championship and Greece FCA Championship (not counted by HFF)
  • 1927–28 to 1958–59: HFF Panhellenic Championship
  • 1959–60 to 2005–06: Alpha Ethniki
  • 2006–07 to present: Super League Greece

SEGAS and FCA championships
SEGAS championship
1905–06Ethnikos Athens
1906–07Ethnikos Athens
1907–08Goudi Athens
1908–09Piraikos[6]
1909–10Goudi Athens
1910–11Podosferikos Omilos Athinon
1911–12Podosferikos Omilos Athinon
1912–13Not held (First Balkan War)
1913–14Not held (Second Balkan War)
1914–15Not held (WW1)
1915–16Not held (WW1)
1916–17Not finished (WW1)
1917–18Not held (WW1)
1918–19Not held (WW1)
1919–20Not held (WW1)
Greece FCA championship
1922–23Piraikos
1923–243 champions
1924–252 champions
1925–263 champions
1926–273 champions

Greek Championship

[7]

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 [8][9][10]
Panathinaikos 20 1930, 1949, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2010 [8][11][12]
AEK 12 1939, 1940, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2018 [8][13]
PAOK 3 1976, 1985, 2019 [8]
Aris 3 1928, 1932, 1946 [8]
AEL 1 1988 [8]

Performance by club (1959–)

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

Club Champions Winning years Ref
Olympiacos 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 [8][9][10]
Panathinaikos 17 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2010 [8][11][12]
AEK 10 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2018 [8][13]
PAOK 3 1976, 1985, 2019 [8]
AEL 1 1988 [8]

Performance by city (1927–)

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

City Titles Clubs
Piraeus 44 Olympiacos (44)
Athens 32 Panathinaikos (20), AEK Athens (12)
Thessaloniki 6 Aris (3), PAOK (3)
Larissa 1 AEL (1)

Performance by region (1927–)

The six clubs that have won the championship are from a total of three regions:

Region Titles Clubs
Attica 76 Olympiacos (44), Panathinaikos (20), AEK Athens (12)
Central Macedonia 6 Aris (3), PAOK (3)
Thessaly 1 AEL (1)

Statistics

Top three ranking (1959–)
Club 51
Panathinaikos 17 17 15 49
AEK Athens 10 16 16 43
PAOK 3 6 10 19
Aris – 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 – – 1 1

Seasons in Alpha Ethniki and Super League Greece

The number of seasons that each team (in alphabetical order) has played in the top division from 1959–60 until 2019–20. A total of 69 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 2019–20 Super League.

Seasons Clubs
61 Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, PAOK
59 AEK Athens, Panionios
55 Aris
53 Iraklis
42 OFI
40 Apollon Smyrnis
36 Ethnikos Piraeus
31 Xanthi
30 AEL
26 Panachaiki
24 Panserraikos, PAS Giannina
23 Egaleo
21 Doxa Drama
20 Apollon Pontus
19 Kavala, Atromitos
18 Levadiakos
17 Veria
16 Ionikos, Pierikos
15 Proodeftiki
13 Asteras Tripolis
10 Kastoria, Panetolikos
9 Athinaikos, Ergotelis, Olympiacos Volos
7 Fostiras, Kalamata, Paniliakos, Trikala
6 Niki Volos, Panegialios, Panthrakikos, Platanias
5 Edessaikos, Korinthos, A.O. Kerkyra
4 Akratitos, Ethnikos Asteras, Kallithea, Rodos, Vyzas Megara
3 Diagoras, Olympiakos Nicosia, Panelefsiniakos, AEL Kalloni, A.O.K. Kerkyra, Lamia
2 Chalkidona
1 AEL Limassol, AE Nikaia, APOEL*, Atromitos Piraeus, Chalkida, EPA Larnaca,
Makedonikos, Megas Alexandros Katerini, Naoussa, Olympiacos Chalkida,
Omonia Nicosia, Pankorinthiakos, Thermaikos, Thrasyvoulos, Volos
  • APOEL avoided relegation in the 1973–74 season, but were forced to play in the Cypriot A Division the following season due to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Hence they are the only team to have played a single season in the Greek league and not been relegated.

Top Division Table (since 1959–60)

This index[14] 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
1Olympiacos55381417541149367238348213252159261581959–601959–601
2Panathinaikos553693175411023872653403136320401714141959–601959–601
3AEK Athens533679187010844363533411163117801016131959–602015–161
4PAOK5529871754841464450266317279362491959–601959–601
5Aris492486169067247054920761852224–141959–602013–142
6Iraklis502274162660944757020471940107––11959–602015–163
7Panionios532178168657744766320072155–148–211959–601997–982
8OFI391675125447329348815881648–60–121968–692015–162
9Apollon Smyrnis401491129638234556913701708–338––11959–602018–193
10Ethnikos Piraeus361394116435632648213051552–247–––1959–601998–994
11AEL2611038362942213219481038–9011–1973–742016–171
12Xanthi269387642621863169451029–84–––1989–901989–904
13Panachaiki269178522302273958491255–406–––1969–702002–034
14Panserraikos248137842022073756841075–391–––1965–662010–118
15Doxa Drama21737670187176307706984–287–––1959–602011–126
16PAS Giannina19724610189157260641808–167–––1974–752011–125
17Kavala19715638190145303605894–289–––1969–702010–116
18Veria16635509139139242464721–257–––1966–672012–139
19Apollon Pontus20621616143192281550875–325–––1959–602007–089
20Ionikos16570512151139222551722–171–––1989–902006–075
21Proodeftiki15505474121142211493679–186–––1959–602003–044
22Atromitos1138534694103149310468–158––11972–732009–103
23Levadiakos113683469777172345524–179–––1974–752011–127
24Kastoria103503368983164316517–201–––1974–751996–978
25Athinaikos93433029073139300422–122–––1990–912000–016
26Olympiacos Volos93182988369146270446–176–––1967–682010–115
27Asteras Tripolis1030321481607322821414––12007–082007–083
28Paniliakos72492306651113261358–97–––1995–962003–047
29Fostiras72432266160105225348–123–––1960–611973–749
30Kalamata72392345865111235374–139–––1972–732000–019
31Trikala72112265352121238398–160–––1964–651999–200011
32Ergotelis6200180524484177241–64–––2004–052014–158
33Edessaikos5188170523286212290–78–––1992–931996–979
34Panegialios6186180484290157278–121–––1959–601965–6613
35Korinthos5174170463688155264–109–––1979–801992–9310
36Panetolikos5167162444771138188–50–––1975–762013–147
37Vyzas Megara4155132422961152213–61–––1966–671969–707
38Niki Volos5141150343977136249–113–––1961–622014–1511
39Rodos4136136362872138228–90–––1978–791982–8311
40Ethnikos Asteras4132124362464126204–78–––1998–992001–0210
41Kerkyra4117120284359116159–43–––2004–052016–1712
42Kallithea4110120243858133181–48–––2002–032005–069
43Panelefsiniakos3949820344492156–64–––1961–621998–9915
44Akratitos490116222470112219–107–––2001–022005–0611
45Panthrakikos4122124332368113184–71–––2008–092015–1610
46Diagoras36590202545114153–39–––1986–871988–8912
47Lamia267601522234871–23–––2017–182017–187

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, Iraklis, Panserraikos, Apollon Pontus, Pierikos, Veria, Edessaikos, Makedonikos, Megas Alexandros Katerini, Naoussa, Thermaikos
East Macedonia: Doxa Drama, Kavala
West Macedonia: Kastoria
Peloponnese 7 Panachaiki, Asteras Tripolis, Kalamata, Paniliakos, Panegialios, Korinthos, Pankorinthiakos
Cyprus 5 Olympiakos Nicosia, AEL Limassol, APOEL, EPA Larnaca, Omonia Nicosia
Thessaly 5 AEL, Olympiacos Volos, Trikala, Niki Volos, Volos
Crete 3 OFI, Ergotelis, Platanias
Aegean Islands 3 Rodos, Diagoras, AEL Kalloni
Thrace 2 Xanthi, Panthrakikos
Epirus 1 PAS Giannina
Ionian Islands 1 Kerkyra

Top scorers and appearances
Most appearancesMost goals
RankNameAppearancesTeams
1Mimis Domazos536Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
2Nikos Nioplias509OFI, Panathinaikos, Chalkidona
3Giorgos Koudas504PAOK
4Thomas Mavros501Panionios, AEK Athens
5Savvas Kofidis493Iraklis, Olympiacos, Aris
6Mimis Papaioannou480AEK Athens
Stathis Chaitas480Panionios, AEL
8Giorgos Skartados478Rodos, PAOK, Iraklis, Olympiacos
9Georgios Georgiadis476Doxa Drama, Panathinaikos, PAOK, Olympiacos, Iraklis
10Dinos Kouis473Aris
11Tasos Mitropoulos458Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos, AEK Athens, Apollon Smyrnis, Iraklis, Veria
12Takis Nikoloudis453Iraklis, AEK Athens, Olympiacos, Apollon Pontus
13Angelos Kremmydas448Ethnikos Piraeus, Panachaiki
14Stelios Manolas447AEK Athens
15Dimitris Saravakos443Panionios, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
16Theodoros Pahatouridis434Doxa Drama, Olympiacos, Ionikos
17Giorgos Dedes429Panionios, AEK Athens
18Giannis Gounaris426PAOK, Olympiacos
19Michalis Kritikopoulos422Panegialios, Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos, Apollon Smyrnis
20Daniil Papadopoulos418Iraklis
Foreign players
1Krzysztof Warzycha390Panathinaikos
2Predrag Đorđević375Paniliakos, Olympiacos
3Toni Savevski357AEK Athens
4Daniel Batista316Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos, AEK Athens, Aris
5Noni Lima291Panionios
RankNameGoalsTeams
1Thomas Mavros260AEK Athens, Panionios
2Krzysztof Warzycha245Panathinaikos
3Mimis Papaioannou234AEK Athens
4Giorgos Sideris229Olympiacos
5Antonis Antoniadis187Panathinaikos, Olympiacos
6Alexandros Alexandris186Veria, AEK Athens, Olympiacos, AEL, Kallithea
7Dimitris Saravakos186Panionios, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
8Giorgos Dedes181Panionios, AEK Athens
9Nikos Anastopoulos179Panionios, Olympiacos, Ionikos
10Michalis Kritikopoulos175Panegialios, Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos
11Nikos Lyberopoulos167Kalamata, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
12Demis Nikolaidis163Apollon Smyrnis, AEK Athens
13Dinos Kouis142Aris
14Kostas Nestoridis140AEK Athens
15Mimis Domazos139Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
16Georgios Georgiadis137Doxa Drama, Panathinaikos, PAOK, Olympiacos, Iraklis
17Stavros Sarafis136PAOK
Dimitris Salpingidis136PAOK, Panathinaikos
19Giorgos Koudas134PAOK
20Alekos Alexiadis132Aris, 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 Super League stars are:

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

Greek football clubs in European competitions

European Cup / UEFA Champions League
Club Champions Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist 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
Main article: UEFA coefficient

Country rankings

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

Rank Competition Points
1 La Liga85.640
2 Premier League74.176
3 Bundesliga58.355
4 Serie A58.010
5 Ligue 149.582
6 Russian Premier League42.216
7 Portuguese Liga39.949
8 Belgian First Division31.100
9 Ukrainian Premier League29.700
10 Süper Lig29.400
11 Austrian Bundesliga27.925
12 Eredivisie26.350
13 Czech First League24.800
14 Danish Superliga24.375
15 Cypriot First Division22.625
16 Super League Greece21.400
17 Prva HNL20.750
18 Serbian SuperLiga20.500
19 Swiss Super League20.000
20 Scottish Premiership19.875

Club rankings
As of 30 August 2019
Rank Club Points
35Olympiacos37.000
66PAOK21.000
84AEK Athens16.500
203Panathinaikos5.020
203Atromitos5.020
203Asteras Tripolis5.020
203Aris5.020
203Panionios5.020
203PAS Giannina5.020

Broadcasting rights

Nova Sports (premium channel) have taken the broadcasting rights for the home games of nine teams of the Super League. The teams are AEK Athens, AEL, Aris, Asteras Tripolis, OFI, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, Panionios and Volos. On August 9, 2018, a two-year contract with the management of the Super League is signed by ERT. The contract provides for the coverage of 105 matches in the first season (2018–19), with provision for coverage of the 2019–20 season, alongside the restructuring of professional football categories of Greece. The contract covers the broadcasting of the home games of Atromitos, Lamia, Panetolikos and Xanthi. The PAOK's home matches are broadcasting by online pay-per-view channel PAOK TV.

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

Sponsorship

From 2007 to 2017, the Super League had title sponsorship rights sold to one company, which were OPAP. From 2017 until today, the Super League has title sponsorship rights sold to the company Souroti.

OPAP' deal with the Super League expired at the end of the 2016–17 season. The Super League announced on 20 July 2017 that the new title sponsorship deal for the Super League was with the Souroti company.

As well as sponsorship for the league itself, the Super League has a number of official partners and suppliers. The official ball supplier for the league is Molten who have had the contract since the 2019–20 season when they took over from Adidas. Also, Panini has held the licence to produce collectables for the Super League since 2008 (except 2018–19 season), including stickers (for their sticker album) and trading cards.

Period Sponsor Name
2007–2017OPAPSuper League OPAP
2017–2019SourotiSuper League Souroti

See also
  • Greek football league system
  • Greek football champions
  • Greek Superleague Top Goalscorer
  • Greek Superleague Best Greek Player
  • List of foreign football players in Super League Greece
  • List of sports attendance figures — the Super League in a global context

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