2011–12 Super League Greece
76th season of top-tier football league in Greece
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The 2011–12 Super League Greece was the 76th season of the highest football league of Greece and the sixth under the name Super League. The season began in late August or early September 2011 and ended in May 2012 with the last matchday of the European play-off round. Olympiacos were the defending champions, having won their 38th Greek championship in the 2010–11 season.
39th Greek title
Panetolikos
Doxa Drama
| Season | 2011–12 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 August 2011 – 22 April 2012 |
| Champions | Olympiacos 39th Greek title |
| Relegated | Ergotelis Panetolikos Doxa Drama |
| Champions League | Olympiacos Panathinaikos |
| Europa League | Atromitos PAOK Asteras Tripolis |
| Matches | 238 |
| Goals | 527 (2.21 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kevin Mirallas (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Olympiacos 6–0 Doxa Drama |
| Biggest away win | Kerkyra 0–4 Olympiacos Levadiakos 0–4 Olympiacos Kerkyra 0–4 PAOK PAS Giannina 0–4 Olympiacos |
| Highest scoring | Olympiacos 7–2 Asteras Tripolis |
← 2010–11 2012–13 → | |
The league comprised 13 teams from the 2010–11 season and three promoted teams from the 2010–11 Football League.
Teams
AEL, Panserraikos, Iraklis, Olympiacos Volos and Kavala were relegated at the end of the 2010–11 season. AEL and Panserraikos were relegated on virtue of their league position at the end of the season; AEL had to return to the Football League, formerly known as Beta Ethniki, after six seasons, while Panserraikos were relegated after just one season. Olympiacos Volos and Kavala were initially relegated to the Delta Ethniki due to the ongoing match-fixing scandal,[1] but after an appeal, both teams demanded to have their cases rechecked.[2] The Professional Sports Committee refused, however, and the original penalty stood.[3] On 22 October 2011, almost two months after the league had started, they were replaced by Doxa Drama and Levadiakos.[4]
Iraklis were denied a licence for the 2011–12 season over unpaid debts[5] and put into last place of the league table.[6] The club was thus demoted to the 2011–12 Football League, concluding a twenty-nine-year run in the highest football league of Greece. The demotion of Iraklis eventually spared Asteras Tripolis from relegation.[6]
The three relegated teams have been replaced by 2010–11 Football League champions Panetolikos, runners-up PAS Giannina and OFI via a play-off round. Panetolikos returned to the Greek top football level after 34 seasons, while PAS Giannina made their immediate comeback to the Super League.
The promotion play-off round, originally scheduled to take place in late May 2011, was postponed to late July 2011 after qualified teams OFI and Trikala were denied a licence for the 2011–12 season.[7] The decision against OFI has since been reverted after the club successfully took the case to a civil court,[8] enabling the side to compete in the play-offs along Levadiakos, Doxa Drama and Diagoras. OFI were eventually promoted as play-off winners after they were granted a walkover in their second-to-last match as their opponents Doxa Drama were not able to field a full side.[8] The Heraklion club thus returned to the Super League after two seasons.
Stadiums and locations
| Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | 2010–11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | Athens (Marousi) | Athens Olympic Stadium | 69,638 | 4th |
| Aris | Thessaloniki (Charilaou) | Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium | 22,800 | 6th |
| Asteras Tripolis | Tripoli | Asteras Tripolis Stadium | 7,616 | 13rd |
| Atromitos | Athens (Peristeri) | Peristeri Stadium | 10,200 | 11th |
| Doxa Drama | Thessaloniki (Triandria) | Kaftanzoglio Stadium | 27,560 | 5th (FL) |
| Ergotelis | Heraklion (Ammoudara) | Pankritio Stadium | 25,780 | 8th |
| Kerkyra | Corfu | Kerkyra Stadium | 2,776 | 12th |
| Levadiakos | Livadeia | Levadia Municipal Stadium | 6,500 | 4th (FL) |
| OFI | Heraklion (Kaminia) | Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium | 9,088 | 3rd (FL) |
| Olympiacos | Piraeus | Karaiskakis Stadium | 32,115 | 1st |
| Panathinaikos | Athens (Marousi) | Athens Olympic Stadium | 69,638 | 2nd |
| Panetolikos | Agrinio | Panetolikos Stadium | 5,500 | 1st (FL) |
| Panionios | Athens (Nea Smyrni) | Nea Smyrni Stadium | 11,700 | 10th |
| PAOK | Thessaloniki (Toumba) | Toumba Stadium | 28,703 | 3rd |
| PAS Giannina | Ioannina | Zosimades Stadium | 7,652 | 2nd (FL) |
| Skoda Xanthi | Xanthi | Skoda Xanthi Arena | 7,361 | 9th |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens |  Nikos Kostenoglou |
Pantelis Kafes |
Puma | Κino |
| Aris |  Manuel Machado |
Michalis Sifakis |
Under Armour | Κino |
| Asteras Tripolis | Sakis Tsiolis |
Antonis Ladakis |
Lotto | Lotto |
| Atromitos | Georgios Donis |
Stelios Sfakianakis |
Hummel | good.gr |
| Doxa Drama | Makis Katsavakis |
Angelos Vertzos |
Teapo | Pame Stoixima |
| Ergotelis | Nikos Karageorgiou |
 Silva Júnior |
Macron | Lotto |
| Kerkyra | Timos Kavakas |
Dimitrios Grammozis |
Masita | good.gr |
| Levadiakos | Georgios Paraschos |
Thanasis Moulopoulos |
Hummel | Extra 5 |
| OFI | Nikos Anastopoulos |
Minas Pitsos |
Nike | Races |
| Olympiacos |  Ernesto Valverde |
Vasilis Torosidis |
Puma | Pame Stoixima |
| Panathinaikos | Jesualdo Ferreira |
Josu Sarriegi |
Adidas | OPAP |
| Panetolikos | Giannis Dalakouras |
Giorgos Theodoridis |
Hummel | Go Lucky |
| Panionios | Akis Mantzios |
Fanouris Goundoulakis |
Givova | Tzoker |
| PAOK |  László Bölöni |
Stelios Malezas |
Puma | Pame Stoixima |
| PAS Giannina | Angelos Anastasiadis |
Georgios Dasios |
Lotto | Tzoker |
| Skoda Xanthi | Marinos Ouzounidis |
Spyros Vallas |
Nike | Super 3 |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asteras Tripolis | Óscar Fernández |
Sacked[9] | 19 September 2011 | 10th | Horácio Gonçalves |
23 September 2011[10] |
| AEK Athens | Manolo Jiménez |
Mutual consent[11] | 5 October 2011 | 3rd | Nikos Kostenoglou |
6 October 2011[12] |
| Aris | Sakis Tsiolis |
Mutual consent[13] | 31 October 2011 | 12th |  Michał Probierz |
4 November 2011[14] |
| Asteras Tripolis | Horácio Gonçalves |
Sacked[15] | 1 November 2011 | 13th | Sakis Tsiolis |
9 November 2011[16] |
| Kerkyra |  Božidar Bandović |
Resigned[17][18] | 9 November 2011 | 14th | Javi Gracia |
13 November 2011[19] |
| Panionios | Takis Lemonis |
Mutual consent[20] | 22 November 2011 | 9th | Apostolos Mantzios |
24 November 2011[21] |
| PAS Giannina |  Stéphane Demol |
Sacked[22] | 23 November 2011 | 10th | Angelos Anastasiadis |
4 December 2011[23] |
| Doxa Drama | Apostolos Charalampidis |
Resigned[24] | 8 December 2011 | 16th | Makis Katsavakis |
8 December 2011[24] |
| Aris | Michał Probierz |
Mutual consent[25] | 5 January 2012 | 11th | Manuel Machado |
16 January 2012[26] |
| Panetolikos | Babis Tennes |
Mutual consent[27] | 9 February 2012 | 12th | Takis Lemonis |
9 February 2012[28] |
| Kerkyra | Javi Gracia |
Sacked[29] | 28 March 2012 | 15th | Timos Kavakas |
28 March 2012[30] |
| Panetolikos | Takis Lemonis |
Mutual consent[31] | 11 April 2012 | 15th | Giannis Dalakouras |
11 April 2012[31] |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos (C) | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 70 | 17 | +53 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Panathinaikos[a] | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 66 | Qualification for the Play-offs |
| 3 | PAOK | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 50[b] | |
| 4 | Atromitos | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 26 | +6 | 50[b] | |
| 5 | AEK Athens | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 48 | |
| 6 | Asteras Tripolis | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 45 | Qualification for Europa League second qualifying round[c] |
| 7 | Levadiakos | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 39 | |
| 8 | PAS Giannina | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 35 | −5 | 38 | |
| 9 | Aris[d] | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 33 | −4 | 37[e] | |
| 10 | OFI | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 37[e] | |
| 11 | Skoda Xanthi | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 36 | |
| 12 | Panionios | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 33 | |
| 13 | Kerkyra | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 32 | |
| 14 | Ergotelis (R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 29 | Relegation to the Football League |
| 15 | Panetolikos (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 28 | |
| 16 | Doxa Drama (R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 42 | −31 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points, 2) Head-to-head points,[34] 3) Head-to-head goal difference.[35]
If in current league table there are tied teams after applying criteria 1 to 3, they are considered to share places and listed in Greek language alphabetic order.[36]
If in final league table there are still tied teams after applying criteria 1 to 3, a decision match (or matches if they are more than two) are to be played but only in three cases: to determine the champion, to fill spots in the play-off or to determine the teams to be relegated.[37] In any other case, the final standings of tied teams are determined with a public draw[38]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: PAOK 4, Atromitos 1.
- AEK Athens were not licensed to play in the Europa League 2012–13 and therefore were replaced by the 6th placed team in the league table, which were Asteras Tripolis (which played in the second qualifying round).
- Head-to-head points: Aris 6, OFI 0.
Results
Play-offs
In the play-off for Champions League, the four qualified 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 placed team's end of season tally of points is subtracted from the sum of the points that other teams have. This number is then divided by five.
Before the last round of matches, fifth-placed club AEK Athens earned 48 points during the regular season. Based on this number and the calculations above, Panathinaikos as runners-up began the play-offs with four points ((66–48)/5 = 3.6, rounded to 4) while PAOK and Atromitos started with zero points each ((50–48)/5 = 0.4, rounded to 0).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAO | AEK | ATR | PAOK | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 14 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | AEK Athens | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | Ineligible for the 2012–13 European competitions.[a] | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Atromitos | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[a][b] | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | ||
| 5 | PAOK | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 7 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a][b] | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) classification of regular season.
Notes:
- AEK Athens were not licensed to play in the Europa League 2012–2013 and therefore were replaced by the 6th placed team in the league table, Asteras Tripolis, qualified for the second qualifying round. This meant that PAOK were qualified for the third qualifying round of the Europa League and Atromitos to the Europa League play-offs.
- Atromitos lost the final of the 2011–12 Greek Football Cup against Champions League-qualified team Olympiacos. As a consequence, the three Europa League spots were distributed by the final standings of this group.
Season statistics
Top scorersUpdated to games played on 22 April 2012.
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Top assistsUpdated to games played on 22 April 2012.
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Awards
MVP and Best Goal Awards
Annual awards
Annual awards were announced on 14 January 2013.[72]
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Greek Player of the Season | Kostas Mitroglou |
Atromitos |
| Foreign Player of the Season | Kevin Mirallas |
Olympiacos |
| Young Player of the Season | Panagiotis Vlachodimos |
Skoda Xanthi |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Orestis Karnezis |
Panathinaikos |
| Golden Boot | Kevin Mirallas |
Olympiacos |
| Manager of the Season | Ernesto Valverde |
Olympiacos |
| Georgios Donis |
Atromitos |
Attendances
Olympiacos drew the highest average home attendance in the 2011–12 edition of the Super League Greece.[73]
| # | Team | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos | 21,750 |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 14,331 |
| 3 | PAOK | 12,297 |
| 4 | Aris | 8,126 |
| 5 | AEK Athens | 7,396 |
| 6 | Panetolikos | 4,961 |
| 7 | OFI | 3,289 |
| 8 | PAS Giannina | 2,948 |
| 9 | Panionios | 2,302 |
| 10 | Asteras Tripolis | 1,919 |
| 11 | Atromitos | 1,721 |
| 12 | Skoda Xanthi | 1,636 |
| 13 | Ergotelis | 1,172 |
| 14 | Levadiakos | 1,143 |
| 15 | Kerkyra | 979 |
| 16 | Doxa Drama | 970 |
