1964–65 Alpha Ethniki
29th season of top-tier football league in Greece
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The 1964–65 Alpha Ethniki was the 29th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 17 September 1964 and ended on 7 November 1965 after the playing of the last relegation play-off match (last round of regular season were played on 27 June, replay of the Niki Volos-Panathinaikos match was played on 19 September and the relegation play-off was played in October-November). Panathinaikos won their second consecutive and eighth Greek title.
| Season | 1964–65 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Panathinaikos 8th Greek title |
| Relegated | Apollon Kalamarias Doxa Drama |
| European Cup | Panathinaikos |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Olympiacos |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Aris PAOK |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 674 (2.81 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Giorgos Sideris (24 goals) |
← 1963–64 1965–66 → | |
The point system was: Win: 3 points - Draw: 2 points - Loss: 1 point.
Teams
| Promoted from 1963–64 Beta Ethniki |
Relegated from 1963–64 Alpha Ethniki |
|---|---|
| Proodeftiki Trikala |
Olympiacos Chalkida Egaleo |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panathinaikos (C) | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 76 | 19 | +57 | 79 | Qualification for European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 30 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 64 | 22 | +42 | 76 | |
| 3 | Olympiacos | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 73 | 40 | +33 | 71 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Proodeftiki | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 64 | |
| 5 | Pierikos | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 62 | |
| 6 | Apollon Athens | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 58 | |
| 7 | Aris | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 58 | Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup second round |
| 8 | PAOK | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 58 | Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 9 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 58 | |
| 10 | Panionios | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 56 | |
| 11 | Iraklis | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 56 | |
| 12 | Trikala | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 54 | |
| 13 | Niki Volos | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 53[a] | |
| 14 | Panegialios | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 53[a] | |
| 15 | Apollon Kalamarias (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 49 | −17 | 53[a] | Relegation to Beta Ethniki |
| 16 | Doxa Drama (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 62 | −32 | 51 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd decision match; 3rd head-to-head goal difference.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd decision match; 3rd head-to-head goal difference.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Relegation play-out: Niki Volos–Apollon Kalamarias 1–0, Panegialios–Apollon Kalamarias 2–1, Niki Volos–Panegialios 2–1,
Niki Volos 6pts, Panegialios 4pts, Apollon Kalamarias 2pts.
Results
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos | 29 | |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 21 | |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 17 | |
| Proodeftiki | |||
| 5 | AEK Athens | 15 | |
| 6 | Trikala | 14 | |
| 7 | AEK Athens | 13 | |
| Doxa Drama |
Attendances
Olympiacos drew the highest average home attendance in the 1964–65 Alpha Ethniki.[1]
| # | Team | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos | 26,472 |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 19,474 |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 15,276 |
| 4 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 11,454 |
| 5 | Proodeftiki | 10,603 |
| 6 | Aris | 8,820 |
| 7 | PAOK | 6,915 |
| 8 | Panionios | 6,394 |
| 9 | Trikala | 5,647 |
| 10 | Apollon Athens | 5,472 |
| 11 | Iraklis | 4,900 |
| 12 | Doxa Drama | 4,197 |
| 13 | Apollon Kalamarias | 3,656 |
| 14 | Niki Volos | 3,455 |
| 15 | Panegialios | 2,676 |
| 16 | Pierikos | 2,666 |