2022–23 Super League Greece
87th season of top-tier football league in Greece
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The 2022–23 Super League Greece, known as Stoiximan Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the 87th 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. As the 2022 FIFA World Cup was started on 21 November, the last round before stoppage was held on 13 November. The league was resumed games on 21 December.
13th Greek title
Levadiakos
| Season | 2022–23 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 August 2022 – 14 May 2023 |
| Champions | AEK Athens 13th Greek title |
| Relegated | Ionikos Levadiakos |
| Champions League | AEK Athens Panathinaikos |
| Europa League | Olympiacos |
| Europa Conference League | PAOK Aris |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 564 (2.35 per match) |
| Best Player | Orbelín Pineda |
| Top goalscorer | Cédric Bakambu (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Olympiacos 6–0 Levadiakos (5 March 2023) PAOK 6–0 Ionikos (5 March 2023) |
| Biggest away win | Volos 1–5 Panathinaikos (29 October 2022) PAS Giannina 0–4 Aris (13 November 2022) Volos 0–4 AEK Athens (28 December 2022) Volos 0–4 Olympiacos (8 January 2023) Panetolikos 0–4 OFI (9 January 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Olympiacos 6–1 Panetolikos (13 February 2023) |
| Longest winning run | Panathinaikos (10 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Olympiacos (21 games) |
| Longest winless run | Lamia (18 games) |
| Longest losing run | Volos (8 games) |
| Highest attendance | 31,717 Olympiacos 0–0 AEK Athens (13 November 2022) |
| Lowest attendance | 510 Ionikos 0–0 Levadiakos (26 August 2022) |
| Total attendance | 1,743,838[1] |
| Average attendance | 7,357[1] |
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 14 May 2023. | |
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. Levadiakos played in the Super League for the first time since the 2018–19 season. Apollon Smyrnis were relegated to 2022–23 Super League Greece 2, ending their two-year stay in the top flight.
| Promoted from 2021–22 Super League Greece 2 |
Relegated from 2021–22 Super League Greece |
|---|---|
| Levadiakos | Apollon Smyrnis |
Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2021–22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | Athens (Nea Filadelfeia) | Agia Sophia Stadium | 31,100[2] | 5th |
| Aris | Thessaloniki (Charilaou) | Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium | 22,800 | 3rd |
| Asteras Tripolis | Tripoli | Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium | 7,442 | 9th |
| Atromitos | Athens (Peristeri) | Peristeri Stadium | 10,050 | 12th |
| Ionikos | Piraeus (Nikaia) | Neapoli Stadium | 6,000 | 7th |
| Lamia | Lamia | Lamia Municipal Stadium | 5,500 | 13th |
| Levadiakos | Livadeia | Levadia Municipal Stadium | 5,915 | 1st (South Group SL2) |
| OFI | Heraklion | Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium | 9,088 | 8th |
| Olympiacos | Piraeus (Neo Faliro) | Karaiskakis Stadium | 33,334 | 1st |
| Panathinaikos | Athens (Ampelokipoi) | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | 16,003 | 4th |
| Panetolikos | Agrinio | Panetolikos Stadium | 7,321 | 11th |
| PAOK | Thessaloniki (Toumba) | Toumba Stadium | 28,703 | 2nd |
| PAS Giannina | Ioannina | Zosimades Stadium | 7,652 | 6th |
| Volos | Volos | Panthessaliko Stadium | 22,700 | 10th |
Personnel, kits and TV channel
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Broadcast channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | Nike | Pame Stoixima | Cosmote TV | ||
| Aris | Adidas | Net Bet | Nova Sports | ||
| Asteras Tripolis | Macron | Intrakat | |||
| Atromitos | Capelli | Net Bet | |||
| Ionikos | Kappa | Vacant | Cosmote TV | ||
| Lamia | Macron | Interwetten | |||
| Levadiakos | Betshop | Nova Sports | |||
| OFI | Puma | OPAP | Cosmote TV | ||
| Olympiacos | Adidas | Stoiximan | |||
| Panathinaikos | Kappa | ||||
| Panetolikos | Givova | Interwetten | |||
| PAS Giannina | Le Coq | Net Bet | Nova Sports | ||
| PAOK | Macron | Stoiximan | |||
| 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 | 14 May 2022 | Pre-season | 3 June 2022 | ||
| AEK Athens | 17 May 2022 | 18 May 2022 | ||||
| Asteras Tripolis | End of contract | 25 May 2022 | 7 June 2022 | |||
| PAS Giannina | Sacked | 6 June 2022 | 7 June 2022 | |||
| Olympiacos | 27 July 2022 | 1 Αugust 2022 | ||||
| Volos | 19 August 2022 | 8th | 23 Αugust 2022 | |||
| Aris | 28 August 2022 | 6th | 29 August 2022 | |||
| End of tenure as caretaker | 13 September 2022 | 5th | 14 September 2022 | |||
| Olympiacos | Sacked | 18 September 2022 | 6th | 20 September 2022 | ||
| Levadiakos | 20 September 2022 | 13th | 21 September 2022 | |||
| OFI | 20 October 2022 | 11th | 21 October 2022 | |||
| End of tenure as caretaker | 24 October 2022 | 25 October 2022 | ||||
| Lamia | Sacked | 13 November 2022 | 12th | 16 November 2022 | ||
| Asteras Tripolis | 23 December 2022 | 9th | 4 January 2023 | |||
| Ionikos | 25 January 2023 | 14th | 26 January 2023 | |||
| Aris | 4 February 2023 | 6th | 5 February 2023 | |||
| Lamia | 13 February 2023 | 14th | 14 February 2023 | |||
| Levadiakos | 15 February 2023 | 13th | 16 February 2023 | |||
| Olympiacos | Resigned | 3 April 2023 | 3rd | 4 April 2023 | ||
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panathinaikos | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 61 | Qualification for the Play-off round |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 14 | +37 | 59 | |
| 3 | Olympiacos | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 53 | 14 | +39 | 56 | |
| 4 | PAOK | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 15 | +28 | 54 | |
| 5 | Aris | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 40 | |
| 6 | Volos | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 39 | |
| 7 | Panetolikos | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 29[a] | Qualification for the Play-out round |
| 8 | Atromitos | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 29 | −4 | 29[a] | |
| 9 | OFI | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 26 | |
| 10 | Asteras Tripolis | 26 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 25 | |
| 11 | PAS Giannina | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 23 | |
| 12 | Ionikos | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 42 | −26 | 18 | |
| 13 | Lamia | 26 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 45 | −32 | 17[b] | |
| 14 | Levadiakos | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 38 | −24 | 17[b] |
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: Criterion 6 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[3]
Notes:
Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. 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. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 13, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for round 16.
| Leader and Play-off round | |
| Play-off round | |
| Play-out round |
Play-off round
The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for places in the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, 2023–24 UEFA Europa League and 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League as well as deciding the league champion.[9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AEK Athens (C) | 36 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 17 | +52 | 83 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 47 | 16 | +31 | 78 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Olympiacos | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 70 | 24 | +46 | 73 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | PAOK | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Aris | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 51 | |
| 6 | Volos | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 66 | −31 | 40 |
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.[10]
(C) Champions
Results
Play-off round positions by round
| Champion and Champions League third qualifying round | |
| Champions League second qualifying round | |
| Europa League third qualifying round | |
| Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
Play-out round
The bottom eight teams will meet once (seven matches per team) to avoid relegation. The two last placed teams will be relegated at the end of the season.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | OFI | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 41 | |
| 8 | Atromitos | 33 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 38 | |
| 9 | PAS Giannina | 33 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 34 | |
| 10 | Asteras Tripolis | 33 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 31 | |
| 11 | Panetolikos | 33 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 30 | |
| 12 | Lamia | 33 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 53 | −30 | 29 | |
| 13 | Ionikos (R) | 33 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 51 | −27 | 27 | Relegation to Super League 2 |
| 14 | Levadiakos (R) | 33 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 48 | −23 | 26 |
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.[10]
(R) Relegated
Results
Play-out round positions by round
| Relegation to 2023–24 Super League Greece 2 |
Season statistics
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
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Top assists
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Awards
Stoiximan Player of the Month
Stoiximan Player of the Club
Stoiximan Player of the Season
Stoiximan Goal of the Season
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Stoiximan Best Goal
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Annual awards
Annual awards were announced on 27 November 2023.[76]
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Greek Player of the Season | Panathinaikos | |
| Foreign Player of the Season | AEK Athens | |
| Young Player of the Season | PAOK | |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Panathinaikos | |
| Golden Boot | Olympiacos | |
| Manager of the Season | AEK Athens |
| Team of the Season[77] | ||||||||||||
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Attendances
AEK Athens drew the highest average home attendance in the 2022–23 edition of the Super League Greece.[1]
Overall
- As of 14 May 2023
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AEK Athens (18) | 495,810 | 31,500 | 12,526 | 27,545 | n/a |
| 2 | Olympiacos (17) | 336,945 | 31,717 | 9,523 | 19,820 | n/a |
| 3 | PAOK (18) | 237,325 | 23,585 | 7,540 | 13,185 | n/a |
| 4 | Panathinaikos (18) | 219,962 | 14,182 | 6,350 | 12,220 | n/a |
| 5 | Aris (18) | 134,078 | 12,565 | 2,814 | 7,449 | n/a |
| 6 | Volos (18) | 84,577 | 14,882 | 410 | 4,699 | n/a |
| 7 | OFI (17) | 65,506 | 5,100 | 3,014 | 3,853 | n/a |
| 8 | Panetolikos (17) | 35,405 | 3,391 | 1,451 | 2,083 | n/a |
| 9 | PAS Giannina (14) | 28,545 | 4,108 | 1,177 | 2,039 | n/a |
| 10 | Lamia (16) | 23,722 | 2,584 | 811 | 1,483 | n/a |
| 11 | Levadiakos (16) | 23,169 | 3,669 | 335 | 1,448 | n/a1 |
| 12 | Atromitos (17) | 23,137 | 2,263 | 192 | 1,361 | n/a |
| 13 | Ionikos (16) | 19,153 | 3,400 | 510 | 1,197 | n/a |
| 14 | Asteras Tripolis (17) | 15,454 | 1,244 | 734 | 909 | n/a |
| League total | 1,742,788 | 31,717 | 192 | 7,353 | n/a |
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2023. Source: Super League Greece
Notes:
1: Team was promoted from the 2021–22 Super League Greece 2.
Home matches played
| Team \ Match played | Regular season | Play-off & play-out | Total | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| AEK Athens | 12,526 | 13,072 | 31,100 | 30,528 | 31,100 | 29,128 | 23,571 | 31,100 | 28,200 | 30,483 | 24,102 | 26,200 | 31,100 | 30,450 | 30,380 | 30,570 | 31,100 | 31,100 | 495,810 (18) |
| Aris | 7,353 | 12,565 | 9,589 | 11,846 | 6,739 | 7,006 | 4,837 | 7,440 | 7,010 | 6,872 | 7,291 | 6,285 | 5,769 | 11,165 | 7,010 | 4,867 | 2,814 | 7,620 | 134,078 (18) |
| Asteras Tripolis | 1,229 | 827 | 1,001 | 975 | 1,120 | 856 | 533 | 851 | 734 | 1,244 | 939 | 854 | 882 | 658 | 781 | 885 | 1,085 | 15,454 (17) | |
| Atromitos | 715 | 1,192 | 868 | 804 | 1,682 | 2,263 | 1,345 | 1,588 | 1,362 | 1,909 | 2,224 | 1,317 | 1,739 | 192 | 1,278 | 1,228 | 1,431 | 23,137 (17) | |
| Ionikos | 510 | 1,037 | 1,022 | 1,329 | 1,133 | 1,111 | 1,094 | 1,108 | 567 | 948 | 676 | 1,082 | 730 | 1,215 | 2,191 | 3,400 | 19,153 (16) | ||
| Lamia | 2,002 | 1,157 | 1,456 | 2,584 | 1,267 | 1,202 | 1,383 | 2,040 | 1,210 | 1,053 | 811 | 1,870 | 1,065 | 1,087 | 1,205 | 2,330 | 23,722 (16) | ||
| Levadiakos | 1,027 | 2,043 | 3,225 | 1,073 | 3,669 | 669 | 733 | 4,283 | 837 | 938 | 606 | 807 | 729 | 784 | 818 | 928 | 23,169 (16) | ||
| OFI | 5,079 | 3,014 | 3,788 | 5,100 | 3,025 | 3,904 | 3,015 | 3,115 | 3,214 | 4,238 | 4,124 | 4,756 | 5,100 | 3,122 | 3,224 | 3,890 | 3,798 | 65,506 (17) | |
| Olympiacos | 9,523 | 15,065 | 17,017 | 19,825 | 25,100 | 17,024 | 31,717 | 17,500 | 24,753 | 18,850 | 12,578 | 31,489 | 15,500 | 20,926 | 25,016 | 25,015 | 10,047 | — | 336,945 (17) |
| Panathinaikos | 8,518 | 10,123 | 13,943 | 11,040 | 13,930 | 12,917 | 13,907 | 13,163 | 11,713 | 13,612 | 6,350 | 12,360 | 11,506 | 13,124 | 14,182 | 13,373 | 13,491 | 12,710 | 219,962 (18) |
| Panetolikos | 1,719 | 2,671 | 2,653 | 3,288 | 1,821 | 3,391 | 2,287 | 1,935 | 2,085 | 1,992 | 1,821 | 1,779 | 1,758 | 1,477 | 1,581 | 1,696 | 1,451 | 35,405 (17) | |
| PAOK | 8,715 | 10,490 | 10,134 | 21,074 | 12,495 | 7,800 | 9,880 | 20,756 | 9,830 | 9,268 | 23,585 | 18,410 | 8,257 | 21,771 | 7,540 | 12,880 | 8,905 | 15,535 | 237,325 (18) |
| PAS Giannina | 1,391 | 1,212 | 1,177 | 1,808 | 1,330 | 1,955 | 4,108 | — | — | 1,678 | 1,550 | 1,555 | 1,767 | 3,047 | 2,794 | 3,173 | 28,545 (14) | ||
| Volos | 493 | 664 | 2,400 | 2,237 | 2,357 | 14,882 | 2,209 | 8,600 | 10,582 | 1,632 | 1,371 | 1,378 | 4,288 | 14,495 | 6,396 | 597 | 9,586 | 410 | 84,577 (18) |
| League total | 1,742,788 | ||||||||||||||||||
Source: Super League Greece