1984–85 Alpha Ethniki
49th season of top-tier football league in Greece
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The 1984–85 Alpha Ethniki was the 49th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 23 September 1984 and ended on 16 June 1985. PAOK won their second Greek title and their first one in nine years.
| Season | 1984–85 |
|---|---|
| Champions | PAOK 2nd Greek title |
| Relegated | Egaleo Pierikos |
| European Cup | PAOK |
| UEFA Cup | Panathinaikos AEK Athens |
| Cup Winners' Cup | AEL |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 663 (2.76 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Thomas Mavros (27 goals) |
← 1983–84 1985–86 → | |
The point system was: Win: 2 points - Draw: 1 point.
Teams
| Promoted from 1983–84 Beta Ethniki |
Relegated from 1983–84 Alpha Ethniki |
|---|---|
| Panachaiki Pierikos |
PAS Giannina Panserraikos |
Location of teams in 1984–85 Alpha Ethniki
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAOK (C) | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 54 | 26 | +28 | 46 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 61 | 30 | +31 | 43 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 30 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 58 | 29 | +29 | 43 | |
| 4 | Olympiacos | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 23 | +30 | 42 | |
| 5 | Iraklis | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 41 | |
| 6 | AEL | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 35 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Aris | 30 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 30 | |
| 8 | Panionios | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 30 | |
| 9 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 27 | |
| 10 | OFI | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 26 | |
| 11 | Apollon Athens | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 25 | |
| 12 | Apollon Kalamarias | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 24 | |
| 13 | Doxa Drama | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 22 | |
| 14 | Panachaiki | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 51 | −25 | 21 | |
| 15 | Egaleo (R) | 30 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 66 | −38 | 13 | Relegation to Beta Ethniki |
| 16 | Pierikos (R) | 30 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 29 | 77 | −48 | 12 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Results
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thomas Mavros |
AEK Athens | 27 |
| 2 | Nikos Anastopoulos |
Olympiacos | 15 |
| Dimitris Saravakos |
Panathinaikos | ||
| Thalis Tsirimokos |
OFI | ||
 Håkan Sandberg |
AEK Athens | ||
| 6 | Christos Yfantidis |
Doxa Drama | 13 |
| 7 | Christos Dimopoulos |
PAOK | 12 |
 Krzysztof Adamczyk |
AEL | ||
| Kostas Batsinilas |
Ethnikos Piraeus | ||
| 10 | Georgios Skartados |
PAOK | 11 |
| Dimitris Mavrikis |
Panionios | ||
| Vasilis Chardalias |
Panachaiki |
Attendances
Panathinaikos drew the highest average home attendance in the 1984–85 Alpha Ethniki.[1]
| # | Team | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panathinaikos | 37,024 |
| 2 | Olympiacos | 33,596 |
| 3 | PAOK | 22,629 |
| 4 | AEK Athens | 20,652 |
| 5 | AEL | 9,699 |
| 6 | Panionios | 9,538 |
| 7 | Iraklis | 8,854 |
| 8 | Aris | 7,681 |
| 9 | Panachaiki | 7,146 |
| 10 | Egaleo | 5,952 |
| 11 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 5,857 |
| 12 | OFI | 5,205 |
| 13 | Apollon Kalamarias | 4,717 |
| 14 | Doxa Drama | 4,663 |
| 15 | Pierikos | 4,239 |
| 16 | Apollon Athens | 3,883 |