1969–70 Alpha Ethniki
34th season of top-tier football league in Greece
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The 1969–70 Alpha Ethniki was the 34th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 21 September 1969 and ended on 10 June 1970. Panathinaikos won their second consecutive and tenth Greek title.
Season1969–70
ChampionsPanathinaikos
10th Greek title
10th Greek title
| Season | 1969–70 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Panathinaikos 10th Greek title |
| Relegated | Vyzas Megara Olympiacos Volos Olympiakos Nicosia Panachaiki |
| European Cup | Panathinaikos |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Aris |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | AEK Athens PAOK |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 697 (2.28 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Antonis Antoniadis (25 goals) |
← 1968–69 1970–71 → | |
The point system was: Win: 3 points - Draw: 2 points - Loss: 1 point.
Teams
| Promoted from 1968–69 Beta Ethniki |
Relegated from 1968–69 Alpha Ethniki |
|---|---|
| Panachaiki Kavala Proodeftiki Olympiacos Volos |
Apollon Athens Veria Trikala Chalkida AEL Limassol |
| Promoted from 1968–69 Cypriot First Division | |
| Olympiakos Nicosia |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panathinaikos (C) | 34 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 15 | +54 | 93 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 55 | 23 | +32 | 85 | Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 3 | Olympiacos | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 21 | +31 | 84 | |
| 4 | Aris | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 15 | +32 | 81 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 5 | PAOK | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 52 | 25 | +27 | 75 | Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 6 | Iraklis | 34 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 74 | |
| 7 | Pierikos | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 71 | |
| 8 | Panserraikos | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 70 | |
| 9 | Panionios | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 66 | |
| 10 | Egaleo | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 66 | |
| 11 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 34 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 65 | |
| 12 | Proodeftiki | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 65 | |
| 13 | OFI | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 63 | |
| 14 | Kavala | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 63 | |
| 15 | Vyzas Megara (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 59 | Relegation to Beta Ethniki |
| 16 | Olympiacos Volos (R) | 34 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 63 | −43 | 52 | |
| 17 | Olympiakos Nicosia (R) | 34 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 101 | −81 | 43 | Moving to Cypriot First Division |
| 18 | Panachaiki[a] (R) | 34 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 63 | −38 | 36 | Relegation to Beta Ethniki |
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:
- Panachaiki were deducted 13 points.
Results
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panathinaikos | 25 | |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 18 | |
| 3 | Panionios | 17 | |
| PAOK | |||
| Olympiacos | |||
| 6 | Aris | 15 | |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | |||
| 8 | Vyzas | 14 | |
| Proodeftiki | |||
| 10 | AEK Athens | 12 | |
| AEK Athens |
Attendances
Olympiacos drew the highest average home attendance in the 1969–70 Alpha Ethniki.[1]
| # | Team | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos | 24,228 |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 19,533 |
| 3 | PAOK | 16,616 |
| 4 | AEK Athens | 14,192 |
| 5 | Iraklis | 11,945 |
| 6 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 10,555 |
| 7 | Aris | 10,454 |
| 8 | Kavala | 8,879 |
| 9 | Proodeftiki | 8,187 |
| 10 | Panionios | 6,272 |
| 11 | Panachaiki | 6,101 |
| 12 | Egaleo | 5,336 |
| 13 | OFI | 5,149 |
| 14 | Panserraikos | 4,827 |
| 15 | Olympiacos Volos | 4,532 |
| 16 | Pierikos | 3,107 |
| 17 | Vyzas Megara | 3,062 |
| 18 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 2,124 |