2021–22 Super League Greece
86th season of top-tier football league in Greece
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The 2021–22 Super League Greece, known as Super League 1 Interwetten for sponsorship reasons, was the 86th season of the Super League Greece, the top Greek professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1959. Olympiacos were the defending champions.
47th Greek title
| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 September 2021 – 17 May 2022 |
| Champions | Olympiacos 47th Greek title |
| Relegated | Apollon Smyrnis |
| Champions League | Olympiacos |
| Europa Conference League | PAOK Aris Panathinaikos |
| Matches | 237 |
| Goals | 560 (2.36 per match) |
| Best player | Aias Aosman |
| Top goalscorer | Tom van Weert (17 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Asteras Tripolis 6–2 Atromitos (27 November 2021) |
| Biggest away win | Aris 0–5 PAS Giannina (20 November 2021) |
| Highest scoring | PAOK 4–4 Volos (17 October 2021) Asteras Tripolis 6–2 Atromitos (27 November 2021) |
| Longest winning run | Olympiacos (10 wins) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Olympiacos (25 games) |
| Longest winless run | Atromitos (9 games) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 4 May 2022. | |
Teams
Fourteen teams competed in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, the play-off winner and one team promoted from Super League 2. The first club to be promoted was Ionikos, after beating Ergotelis 2–1 on 19 May 2021. Ionikos played in the Super League for the first time since the 2006–07 season. AEL were relegated to 2021–22 Super League Greece 2, ending their four-year stay in the top flight.
| Promoted from 2020–21 Super League Greece 2 |
Relegated from 2020–21 Super League Greece |
|---|---|
| Ionikos | AEL |
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2020–21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | Athens (Marousi) | Athens Olympic Stadium | 69,618 | 4th |
| Apollon Smyrnis | Athens (Rizoupoli) | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | 14,200 | 11th |
| Aris | Thessaloniki (Charilaou) | Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium | 22,800 | 3rd |
| Asteras Tripolis | Tripoli | Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium | 7,442 | 6th |
| Atromitos | Athens (Peristeri) | Peristeri Stadium | 10,050 | 8th |
| Ionikos | Piraeus (Nikaia) | Neapoli Stadium | 6,000 | 1st (SL2) |
| Lamia | Lamia | Lamia Municipal Stadium | 5,500 | 10th |
| OFI | Heraklion | Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium | 9,088 | 12th |
| Olympiacos | Piraeus (Neo Faliro) | Karaiskakis Stadium | 32,115 | 1st |
| Panathinaikos | Athens (Ampelokipoi) | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | 16,003 | 5th |
| Panetolikos | Agrinio | Panetolikos Stadium | 7,321 | 13th |
| PAOK | Thessaloniki (Toumba) | Toumba Stadium | 28,703 | 2nd |
| PAS Giannina | Ioannina | Zosimades Stadium | 7,652 | 9th |
| Volos | Volos | Panthessaliko Stadium | 22,700 | 7th |
Personnel, kits and TV channel
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Broadcast Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | Nike | Pame Stoixima | Cosmote TV | ||
| Apollon Smyrnis | Hummel | Venetis Bakery | |||
| Aris | Adidas | Net Bet | Nova Sports | ||
| Asteras Tripolis | Macron | Volton | |||
| Atromitos | Capelli | Net Bet | |||
| Ionikos | Macron | Shopflix.gr | Cosmote TV | ||
| Lamia | Interwetten | ||||
| OFI | Puma | OPAP | |||
| Olympiacos | Adidas | Stoiximan | Nova Sports | ||
| Panathinaikos | Kappa | Pame Stoixima | Cosmote TV | ||
| Panetolikos | Givova | Shopflix.gr | |||
| PAOK | Macron | Stoiximan | Nova Sports | ||
| PAS Giannina | Le Coq Sportif | Net Bet | |||
| Volos | Luanvi | Interwetten | Cosmote TV | ||
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volos | End of tenure as caretaker | 16 May 2021 | Pre-season | 17 May 2021 | ||
| Panathinaikos | 25 May 2021 | |||||
| AEK Athens | Sacked | 25 May 2021 | ||||
| PAS Giannina | End of contract | 19 May 2021 | 4 June 2021 | |||
| Atromitos | 20 Μay 2021 | 26 May 2021 | ||||
| PAOK | Sacked | 22 May 2021 | 26 May 2021 | |||
| Apollon Smyrnis | 28 May 2021 | 1 June 2021 | ||||
| Panetolikos | Resigned | 6 June 2021 | 9 June 2021 | |||
| Apollon Smyrnis | Sacked | 23 September 2021 | 13th | 24 September 2021 | ||
| Atromitos | 24 September 2021 | 11th | 25 September 2021 | |||
| AEK Athens | 8 October 2021 | 4th | 10 October 2021 | |||
| Volos | 5 December 2021 | 8th | 6 December 2021 | |||
| Atromitos | 20 December 2021 | 13th | 21 December 2021 | |||
| 6 January 2022 | 13th | 7 January 2022 | ||||
| Aris Thessaloniki | 14 February 2022 | 8th | 15 February 2022 | |||
| End of tenure as caretaker | 20 February 2022 | 8th | 21 February 2022 | |||
| Apollon Smyrnis | Sacked | 25 February 2022 | 14th | 26 February 2022 | ||
| AEK Athens | 1 Μarch 2022 | 3rd | 2 March 2022 | |||
| Lamia | 2 March 2022 | 13th | 3 March 2022 |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos | 26 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 14 | +33 | 65 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 2 | PAOK | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 24 | +26 | 53 | |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 46 | |
| 4 | Aris | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 45 | |
| 5 | Panathinaikos | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 42 | |
| 6 | PAS Giannina | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 24 | +4 | 40 | |
| 7 | OFI | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 37 | Qualification for the Play-out round |
| 8 | Asteras Tripolis | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 35 | |
| 9 | Panetolikos | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 39 | −12 | 32 | |
| 10 | Volos | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 30 | |
| 11 | Ionikos | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 26 | |
| 12 | Atromitos | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 23 | |
| 13 | Lamia | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 37 | −18 | 18 | |
| 14 | Apollon Smyrnis | 26 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 9 | 47 | −38 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-offs (neutral ground).
(Note: Criteria 6 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
Results
Play-off round
The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for places in 2022–23 UEFA Champions League and 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League as well as deciding the league champion.[39]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OLY | PAOK | ARIS | PNA | AEK | PAS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos (C) | 36 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 26 | +36 | 83 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| 2 | PAOK | 36 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| 3 | Aris | 36 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 62 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | ||
| 4 | Panathinaikos | 36 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 61 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round[a] | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | |
| 5 | AEK Athens | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 56 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | ||
| 6 | PAS Giannina | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 46 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points (Regular season and play-off); 3) Head-to-head goal difference (Regular season and play-off); 4) Regular season position.[40]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Panathinaikos qualified for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round by winning the Greek Cup.
Play-off round positions by round
| Champion and Champions League second qualifying round | |
| Europa Conference League second qualifying round | |
| Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
Play-out round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | ION | OFI | AST | VOL | PNE | ATR | LAM | APS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Ionikos | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 42 | +2 | 45 | — | — | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | — | 5–1 | ||
| 8 | OFI | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 44 | 2–3 | — | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | — | — | 1–2 | ||
| 9 | Asteras Tripolis | 33 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 41 | 2–3 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | ||
| 10 | Volos | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 40 | — | 5–0 | 0–2 | — | — | 1–1 | 3–0 | — | ||
| 11 | Panetolikos | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 37 | — | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | ||
| 12 | Atromitos | 33 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 33 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | ||
| 13 | Lamia (O) | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 44 | −20 | 26 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 0–0 | — | — | |
| 14 | Apollon Smyrnis (R) | 33 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 57 | −41 | 22 | Relegation to Super League 2 | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | — | 0–0 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points (Regular season and play-out); 3) Head-to-head goal difference (Regular season and play-out); 4) Regular season position.[41]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Play-out round positions by round
| Qualification for the relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to 2022–23 Super League Greece 2 |
Relegation play-offs
Season statistics
Top scorers
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Top assists
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Awards
Interwetten Player of the Month
Interwetten Player of the Club
Player of the Regular season
Best Goal of the season
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Interwetten Best Goal
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Annual awards
Annual awards were announced on 12 December 2022[102]
| Award | Winner | Club |
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| Greek Player of the Season | Olympiacos | |
| Foreign Player of the Season | Panathinaikos | |
| Young Player of the Season | Panathinaikos | |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | PAS Giannina | |
| Fair Play of the Season | AEK Athens | |
| Golden Boot | Volos | |
| Manager of the Season | Panathinaikos |
| Team of the Season[103] | ||||
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