2018–19 Super League Greece

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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.

Season2018–19
Dates25 August 2018 – 5 May 2019
ChampionsPAOK
3rd Greek title
RelegatedPAS Giannina
Levadiakos
Apollon Smyrnis
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
Super League Greece
Season2018–19
Dates25 August 2018 – 5 May 2019
ChampionsPAOK
3rd Greek title
RelegatedPAS Giannina
Levadiakos
Apollon Smyrnis
Champions LeaguePAOK
Olympiacos
Europa LeagueAEK Athens
Atromitos
Aris
Matches240
Goals549 (2.29 per match)
Top goalscorerEfthimis Koulouris
(19 goals)
Biggest home winOlympiacos 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 winPanetolikos 0–5 Olympiacos
(7 April 2019)
Highest scoringAris 7–2 Xanthi
(5 May 2019)
Longest winning run10 matches
Olympiacos
Longest unbeaten run30 matches, the entire season
PAOK
Longest winless run13 matches
Apollon Smyrnis
Longest losing run8 matches
Apollon Smyrnis
Highest attendance31,250
Olympiacos 1–1 Panathinaikos
(11 November 2018)
Lowest attendance188
Xanthi 0–1 Levadiakos
(24 February 2019)
Total attendance1,282,139
All statistics correct as of 5 May 2019.
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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 in 34 years, by defeating Levadiakos on the penultimate matchday. They also managed to finish the season unbeaten, becoming the second club in Greek top-tier history to do so after Panathinaikos in the 1963–64 season.

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 3–2 on aggregate.

This was the last season with a 16-team championship. From the 2019–20 season, the league teams were reduced to 14, and a playoff tournament was 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 the HFF, however, the sporting court decided in favour of the play-off match in order to not completely diminish the chance for the second division runners-up to be promoted, as they would normally be promoted automatically in a normal season.

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the Football 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.

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.

More information Promoted from 2017–18 Football League, Relegated from 2017–18 Super League Greece ...
Promoted from
2017–18 Football League		 Relegated from
2017–18 Super League Greece
OFI
Aris		 Kerkyra
Platanias
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Venues

Locations of the 2018–19 Super League Greece teams
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
More information Team, Location ...
Team Location Stadium Capacity 2017–18
AEK Athens Athens (Marousi) Athens Olympic Stadium 69,618 1st
AEL Larissa AEL FC Arena 16,118 12th
Apollon Smyrnis Athens (Rizoupoli) Georgios Kamaras Stadium 14,200 14th
Aris Thessaloniki (Charilaou) Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium 22,800 2nd (FL)
Asteras Tripolis Tripoli Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium 7,442 5th
Atromitos Athens (Peristeri) Peristeri Stadium 9,050 4th
Lamia Lamia Lamia Municipal Stadium 5,500 13th
Levadiakos Livadeia Levadia Municipal Stadium 5,915 10th
OFI Heraklion Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium 9,088 1st (FL)
Olympiacos Piraeus Karaiskakis Stadium 32,115 3rd
Panathinaikos Athens (Ampelokipoi) Leoforos Alexandras Stadium 16,003 11th
Panetolikos Agrinio Panetolikos Stadium 7,321 8th
Panionios Athens (Nea Smyrni) Nea Smyrni Stadium 11,700 7th
PAOK Thessaloniki (Toumba) Toumba Stadium 28,703 2nd
PAS Giannina Ioannina Zosimades Stadium 7,652 9th
Xanthi Xanthi Xanthi FC Arena 7,244 6th
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Personnel, kits and TV channel

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Broadcast Channel
AEK Athens Spain Manolo Jiménez Greece Petros Mantalos United States Capelli Pame Stoixima Nova Sports
AEL Italy Gianluca Festa Greece Vangelis Moras Italy Legea Thrakis Gefseis
Apollon Smyrnis Greece Lefteris Velentzas Greece Michalis Kyrgias Italy Zeus Venetis Bakery ERT
Aris Greece Savvas Pantelidis Greece Georgios Delizisis United States Nike Karipidis Pallets
Asteras Tripolis Greece Georgios Paraschos Argentina Matías Iglesias Italy Macron Volton Nova Sports
Atromitos Austria Damir Canadi Argentina Javier Umbides United States Nike ETEKA Gas ERT
Lamia Greece Makis Chavos Greece Anestis Anastasiadis N/A
Levadiakos Greece Nikos Karageorgiou Greece Savvas Tsabouris Italy Legea Nova Sports
OFI Chile Jaime Vera Greece Anestis Nastos Italy Macron Stoiximan.gr
Olympiacos Portugal Pedro Martins Greece Andreas Bouchalakis Germany Adidas
Panathinaikos Greece Georgios Donis Greece Dimitris Kourbelis United States Nike Pame Stoixima ERT
Panetolikos Greece Traianos Dellas Greece Dimitris Kyriakidis Italy Zeus Emileon
Panionios Greece Akis Mantzios Greece Panagiotis Korbos Spain Luanvi Tipbet.gr Nova Sports
PAOK Romania Răzvan Lucescu Portugal Vieirinha Italy Macron Stoiximan.gr
PAS Giannina Greece Giannis Petrakis Greece Alexios Michail United States Nike Vikos Cola, Car.gr
Xanthi Serbia Milan Rastavac Greece Konstantinos Fliskas Spain Joma N/A ERT
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Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Olympiacos Greece Christos Kontis (caretaker) End of tenure as caretaker 6 May 2018 Pre season Portugal Pedro Martins 7 May 2018
AEK Athens Spain Manolo Jiménez End of contract 25 May 2018 Greece Marinos Ouzounidis 4 June 2018
Panathinaikos Greece Marinos Ouzounidis Resigned 31 May 2018 Greece Georgios Donis 12 June 2018
Aris Greece Dimitrios Spanos Mutual consent 1 June 2018 Spain Paco Herrera 1 July 2018
Apollon Smyrnis France Valérien Ismaël Sacked 31 August 2018[3] 10th Greece Lefteris Velentzas (caretaker) 31 August 2018
Lamia Greece Babis Tennes Resigned 4 September 2018[4] 15th Greece Makis Chavos 5 September 2018[5]
Apollon Smyrnis Greece Lefteris Velentzas (caretaker) End of tenure as caretaker 31 August 2018[6] 15th Spain Alberto Monteagudo 12 September 2018[7]
AEL Greece Sotiris Antoniou Resigned 24 September 2018[8] 15th Italy Gianluca Festa 25 September 2018
Apollon Smyrnis Spain Alberto Monteagudo Sacked 4 October 2018[9] 16th Greece Giannis Matzourakis 4 October 2018[10]
Levadiakos Greece Akis Mantzios 22 October 2018 15th Italy Giuseppe Sannino 22 October 2018
Aris Spain Paco Herrera 12 November 2018 7th Greece Apostolos Terzis (caretaker) 12 November 2018
Asteras Tripolis Greece Savvas Pantelidis Resigned 12 November 2018 15th Greece Georgios Paraschos 12 November 2018
Aris Greece Apostolos Terzis (caretaker) End of tenure as caretaker 14 November 2018 7th Greece Savvas Pantelidis 14 November 2018
Apollon Smyrnis Greece Giannis Matzourakis Sacked 26 November 2018 16th Greece Babis Tennes 26 November 2018
Panionios France José Anigo 2 December 2018 8th Greece Akis Mantzios 4 December 2018
Levadiakos Italy Giuseppe Sannino 21 January 2019 15th Greece Nikos Karageorgiou 22 January 2019
OFI Greece Nikos Papadopoulos 21 January 2019 12th Chile Jaime Vera 25 January 2019
AEK Athens Greece Marinos Ouzounidis Resigned 5 February 2019 3rd Spain Manolo Jiménez 6 February 2019
Apollon Smyrnis Greece Babis Tennes Sacked 9 March 2019 16th Greece Lefteris Velentzas 9 March 2019
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League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
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
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Source: Super League Greece
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:
  1. [a]
    PAOK were deducted 2 points by court decision.[11]
  2. [b]
    AEK Athens were deducted 3 points by court decision.[12]
  3. [c]
    Panathinaikos were deducted 11 points. 6 points for financial reasons plus 5 points by court decision.[13]
  4. [d]
    Head-to-head points: Panathinaikos 6, Panetolikos 0.
  5. [e]
    Head-to-head points: Xanthi 4, OFI 1.

Results

More information Home \ Away, AEK ...
Home \ Away AEK AEL APS ARIS AST ATR LAM LEV OFI OLY PAO PNE PGSS PAOK PAS XAN
AEK Athens — 0–1 2–1 4–0 3–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0
AEL 0–0 — 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 2–0 0–0 0–3 1–3 1–0 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–1
Apollon Smyrnis 0–2 0–1 — 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–3 0–1 0–2 1–5 1–2 1–0
Aris 2–0 2–0 5–0 — 2–0 0–2 1–0 2–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 7–2
Asteras Tripolis 0–1 2–0 2–0 0–3 — 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 3–0 0–3 1–0 0–1
Atromitos 0–1 2–0 1–0 4–2 3–2 — 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 2–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–0
Lamia 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 0–0 2–1 — 3–2 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–0
Levadiakos 0–3 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 — 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 1–2
OFI 0–3 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 — 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 0–0
Olympiacos 4–1 4–0 1–0 4–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 5–1 — 1–1 2–1 4–0 0–1 5–0 4–0
Panathinaikos 0–0 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 3–1 3–0 1–3 0–3 — 4–0 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–2
Panetolikos 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–5 0–1 — 5–0 1–2 1–0 0–0
Panionios 0–2 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 2–0 3–0 — 0–1 2–1 1–0
PAOK 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 5–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 — 2–1 2–0
PAS Giannina 0–4 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 0–2 3–1 0–2 — 0–0
Xanthi 1–3 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–2 2–1 —
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Source: Super League Greece
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by round

The 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.

More information Team ╲ Round, PAOK ...
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
PAOK844211111111111111111111111111
Olympiacos511153443332322222222222222222
AEK Athens232536335574444333333343333333
Atromitos355322222223233444444434444444
Aris123444687756677686555555555555
Panionios7101314119910988881091010999101010129109766
Lamia1515161514131091010101213141413121011119999888887
Panathinaikos161276655666455555556666677669108
Panetolikos9669108878999966878778776677679
AEL4891181011111111111011111199111212111212111291010910
Asteras Tripolis11141510121214141415131110910111112101012111110111212121211
Xanthi131111877754467788767887888101111111112
OFI6912131515131212131514121313121414131414151515141414131313
PAS Giannina1416107911121313141213141212141313141313131313131313141414
Levadiakos1278121314151515121415151515151515151515141414151515151515
Apollon Smyrnis101314161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616161616
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Champion and Champions League third qualifying round
Champions League second qualifying round
Europa League third qualifying round
Europa League second qualifying round
Qualification for the relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2019–20 Super League Greece 2
Source: Super League Greece

Relegation play-offs

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
 Summary
Platanias 2–3 OFI 0–0 2–3
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More information Platanias, 0–0 ...
Platanias0–0OFI
Report
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Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Athanasios Tzilos (Larissa)
More information OFI, 3–2 ...
OFI3–2Platanias
 Report
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Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Georgios Kominis (Thesprotia)

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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Awards

Annual awards

Annual awards were announced on 28 January 2020.[16]

More information Award, Winner ...
Award Winner Club
Greek of the Season Greece Kostas Fortounis Olympiacos
Foreign Player of the Season Portugal Vieirinha PAOK
Young Player of the Season Greece Giannis Bouzoukis Panathinaikos
Goalkeeper of the Season Greece Alexandros Paschalakis PAOK
Golden Boot Greece Efthymis Koulouris Atromitos
Manager of the Season Romania Răzvan Lucescu PAOK
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More information Team of the Season ...
Team of the Season[17]
Goalkeeper Greece Alexandros Paschalakis (PAOK)
Defence Norway Omar Elabdellaoui (Olympiacos) Greece Spyros Risvanis (Atromitos) Cape Verde Fernando Varela (PAOK) Portugal Vieirinha (PAOK)
Midfield Portugal Daniel Podence (Olympiacos) Greece Dimitris Kourbelis (Panathinaikos) Greece Kostas Fortounis (Olympiacos) Brazil Guilherme (Olympiacos) Greece Georgios Masouras (Panionios/Olympiacos)
Attack Greece Efthymis Koulouris (Atromitos)
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Attendances

Olympiacos drew the highest average home attendance in the 2018–19 edition of the Super League Greece.[18]

More information #, Team ...
#TeamTotal attendanceAverage attendance
1Olympiacos316,09521,073
2PAOK279,59018,639
3AEK Athens125,0779,621
4Aris133,7828,919
5Panathinaikos109,2868,407
6OFI54,8753,658
7PAS Giannina40,1542,677
8AEL37,5342,502
9Panetolikos35,8812,392
10Asteras Tripolis30,4662,031
11Lamia28,2691,885
12Panionios25,4921,699
13Xanthi22,3541,490
14Levadiakos19,7181,315
15Apollon Smyrnis11,798787
16Atromitos11,767784
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