The 2018–19 Super League Greece, or Super League Souroti for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 83rd season of the highest tier in league of Greek football and the 13th under its current name. The season started on 25 August 2018 and concluded on 22 May 2019 with the relegation play-offs.
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 August 2018 – 5 May 2019 |
| Champions | PAOK 3rd title |
| Relegated | PAS Giannina Levadiakos Apollon Smyrnis |
| Champions League | PAOK Olympiacos |
| Europa League | AEK Athens Atromitos Aris |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 549 (2.29 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Efthimis Koulouris (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Olympiacos 5–0 PAS Giannina (2 September 2018) Panetolikos 5–0 Panionios (11 March 2019) Aris 5–0 Apollon Smyrnis (18 March 2019) PAOK 5–0 Levadiakos (21 April 2019) Aris 7–2 Xanthi (5 May 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Panetolikos 0–5 Olympiacos (7 April 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Aris 7–2 Xanthi (5 May 2019) |
| Longest winning run | 10 matches Olympiacos |
| Longest unbeaten run | 30 matches, the entire season PAOK |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches Apollon Smyrnis |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Apollon Smyrnis |
| Highest attendance | 31,250 Olympiacos 1–1 Panathinaikos (11 November 2018) |
| Lowest attendance | 188 Xanthi 0–1 Levadiakos (24 February 2019) |
| Total attendance | 1,282,139 |
← 2017–18 2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 5 May 2019. | |
AEK Athens were the defending champions. OFI and Aris joined as the promoted clubs from the 2017–18 Football League,[2] replacing Platanias and Kerkyra who were relegated to the 2018–19 Football League.
PAOK won their third championship and their first one in 34 years, by beating Levadiakos on the penultimate round of the league. They also clinched the championship without a defeat, thus becoming the second club to do so in Greek football, after Panathinaikos in 1963–64.
PAS Giannina, Levadiakos and Apollon Smyrnis finished in the bottom 3 and were relegated to Super League 2, while OFI, who finished 13th, faced Platanias who were runners-up of the 2018-19 Football League in the relegation play-offs on May 19 and May 22 for a place in the 2019–20 Super League. OFI won the play-offs with 3–2 on aggregate.
This was the last season with a 16-team championship. From the 2019–20 season, the league teams are going to be reduced to 14, and a playoff tournament will be introduced between the first six teams of the regular season, for a total of 36 games, in the style of the Cypriot First Division. Three teams relegated directly instead of the usual two and a fourth spot was decided between the 13th placed Super League team and the runner-up of the 2018–19 Football League. The fourth spot was a cause of controversy between the Super League and Greek Football Federation (EPO), however, the sporting court decided in favour of the play-off match in order to not completely diminish the chance for the second division runner-up to be promoted, as they would normally be promoted automatically in a normal season.
Teams
editSixteen teams will compete in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the Football League.
Teams promoted to the Super League
The first club to be promoted was OFI, after beating 1–0 Apollon Pontus on 29 April 2018. OFI would play in the Super League for the first time since the 2014–15 season.
The second and final club to be promoted was Aris, after beating 2–0 Karaiskakis on 29 April 2018. Aris would play in the Super League for the first time since the 2013–14 season.
Teams relegated to the Football League
The first club to be relegated was Platanias, who were relegated on 4 April 2018 following Apollon Smyrnis' 1–0 victory against PAS Giannina, ending their 6-year stay in the top flight.
The second and final club to be relegated was Kerkyra, who were relegated on 29 April 2018 following Lamia's 2–1 victory against PAS Giannina, ending their 2-year stay in the top flight.
Venues
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- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | Athens | Athens Olympic Stadium | 69,618 |
| AEL | Larissa | AEL FC Arena | 16,118 |
| Apollon Smyrnis | Athens | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | 14,200 |
| Aris | Thessaloniki | Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium | 22,800 |
| Asteras Tripolis | Tripoli | Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium | 7,442 |
| Atromitos | Athens | Peristeri Stadium | 9,050 |
| Lamia | Lamia | Lamia Municipal Stadium | 5,500 |
| Levadiakos | Livadeia | Levadia Municipal Stadium | 5,915 |
| OFI | Heraklion | Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium | 9,088 |
| Olympiacos | Piraeus | Karaiskakis Stadium | 32,115 |
| Panathinaikos | Athens | Athens Olympic Stadium | 69,618 |
| Panetolikos | Agrinio | Panetolikos Stadium | 7,321 |
| Panionios | Athens | Nea Smyrni Stadium | 11,700 |
| PAOK | Thessaloniki | Toumba Stadium | 28,703 |
| PAS Giannina | Ioannina | Zosimades Stadium | 7,652 |
| Xanthi | Xanthi | Xanthi FC Arena | 7,244 |
Personnel, kits and TV channel
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Managerial changes
edit| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympiacos |  Christos Kontis (caretaker)
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End of tenure as caretaker | 6 May 2018 | Pre season |  Pedro Martins
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7 May 2018 |
| AEK Athens |  Manolo Jiménez
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End of contract | 25 May 2018 | Marinos Ouzounidis
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4 June 2018 | |
| Panathinaikos | Marinos Ouzounidis
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Resigned | 31 May 2018 | Giorgos Donis
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12 June 2018 | |
| Aris | Dimitrios Spanos
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Mutual consent | 1 June 2018 | Paco Herrera
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1 July 2018 | |
| Apollon Smyrnis |  Valérien Ismaël
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Sacked | 31 August 2018[3] | 10th | Lefteris Velentzas (caretaker)
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31 August 2018 |
| Lamia | Babis Tennes
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Resigned | 4 September 2018[4] | 15th | Makis Chavos
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5 September 2018[5] |
| Apollon Smyrnis | Lefteris Velentzas (caretaker)
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End of tenure as caretaker | 31 August 2018[6] | 15th | Alberto Monteagudo
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12 September 2018[7] |
| AEL | Sotiris Antoniou
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Resigned | 24 September 2018[8] | 15th |  Gianluca Festa
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25 September 2018 |
| Apollon Smyrnis | Alberto Monteagudo
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Sacked | 4 October 2018[9] | 16th | Giannis Matzourakis
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4 October 2018[10] |
| Levadiakos | Akis Mantzios
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22 October 2018 | 15th | Giuseppe Sannino
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22 October 2018 | |
| Aris | Paco Herrera
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12 November 2018 | 7th | Apostolos Terzis (caretaker)
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12 November 2018 | |
| Asteras Tripolis | Savvas Pantelidis
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Resigned | 12 November 2018 | 15th | Georgios Paraschos
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12 November 2018 |
| Aris | Apostolos Terzis (caretaker)
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End of tenure as caretaker | 14 November 2018 | 7th | Savvas Pantelidis
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14 November 2018 |
| Apollon Smyrnis | Giannis Matzourakis
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Sacked | 26 November 2018 | 16th | Babis Tennes
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26 November 2018 |
| Panionios | José Anigo
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2 December 2018 | 8th | Akis Mantzios
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4 December 2018 | |
| Levadiakos | Giuseppe Sannino
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21 January 2019 | 15th | Nikos Karageorgiou
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22 January 2019 | |
| OFI | Nikos Papadopoulos
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21 January 2019 | 12th |  Jaime Vera
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25 January 2019 | |
| AEK Athens | Marinos Ouzounidis
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Resigned | 5 February 2019 | 3rd | Manolo Jiménez
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6 February 2019 |
| Apollon Smyrnis | Babis Tennes
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Sacked | 9 March 2019 | 16th | Lefteris Velentzas
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9 March 2019 |
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAOK[a] (C) | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 14 | +52 | 80 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Olympiacos | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 17 | +54 | 75 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | AEK Athens[b] | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Atromitos | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 52 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Aris | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 49 | |
| 6 | Panionios | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 38 | |
| 7 | Lamia | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 37 | |
| 8 | Panathinaikos[c] | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 36[d] | |
| 9 | Panetolikos | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 36[d] | |
| 10 | AEL | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 34 | |
| 11 | Asteras Tripolis | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 33 | |
| 12 | Xanthi | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 32[e] | |
| 13 | OFI (O) | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 32[e] | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 14 | PAS Giannina (R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 27 | Relegation to Super League 2 |
| 15 | Levadiakos (R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 45 | −30 | 21 | |
| 16 | Apollon Smyrnis (R) | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 55 | −44 | 10 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Goals against 7) Play-offs (neutral ground); 8) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 7 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[14]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ PAOK were deducted 2 points by court decision.[11]
- ^ AEK Athens were deducted 3 points by court decision.[12]
- ^ Panathinaikos were deducted 11 points. 6 points for financial reasons plus 5 points by court decision.[13]
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: Panathinaikos 6, Panetolikos 0.
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: Xanthi 4, OFI 1.
Results
editPositions by round
editThe 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.
Relegation play-offs
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platanias | 2–3 | OFI | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| OFI | 3–2 | Platanias |
|---|---|---|
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OFI won 3–2 on aggregate and retained their spot in 2019–20 Super League. Platanias placed in 2019–20 Super League 2.
Season statistics
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Top scorersedit
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Top assistsedit
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Awards
editAnnual awards
editAnnual awards were announced on 28 January 2020.[16]
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Greek of the Season | Kostas Fortounis
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Olympiacos |
| Foreign Player of the Season | Vieirinha
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PAOK |
| Young Player of the Season | Giannis Bouzoukis
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Panathinaikos |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Alexandros Paschalakis
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PAOK |
| Golden Boot | Efthymis Koulouris
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Atromitos |
| Manager of the Season |  Răzvan Lucescu
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PAOK |
| Team of the Season[17] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Goalkeeper | Alexandros Paschalakis (PAOK)
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| Defence |  Omar Elabdellaoui (Olympiacos)
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Spyros Risvanis (Atromitos)
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 Fernando Varela (PAOK)
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Vieirinha (PAOK)
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| Midfield | Daniel Podence (Olympiacos)
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Dimitris Kourbelis (Panathinaikos)
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Kostas Fortounis (Olympiacos)
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 Guilherme (Olympiacos)
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Georgios Masouras (Panionios/Olympiacos)
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| Attack | Efthymis Koulouris (Atromitos)
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- ^ "Στη Σούπερ Λιγκ ΟΦΗ και Άρης!". novasports.gr (in Greek). 29 April 2018.
- ^ "Τέλος ο Ισμαέλ από τον Απόλλωνα Σμύρνης!". sport24.gr (in Greek). 31 August 2018.
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- ^ "Τέλος ο Ισμαέλ από τον Απόλλωνα Σμύρνης!". sport24.gr (in Greek). 31 August 2018.
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- ^ sdna.gr Aφαίρεση τριών βαθμών στην ΑΕΚ!
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- ^ a b "Superleague Greece Scoring Stats - 2018-19". superleaguegreece.net (in Greek).
- ^ "Η «38η Γιορτή του Ποδοσφαιριστή»". psapp.gr (in Greek). 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Βραβεία ΠΣΑΠ: Oι κορυφαίοι της Superleague για τη σεζόν 2018-19!". newsit.gr (in Greek). 28 January 2020.
External links
edit- Official website (in English and Greek)
