1994–95 Alpha Ethniki
59th season of top-tier football league in Greece
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The 1994–95 Alpha Ethniki was the 59th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 24 September 1994 and ended on 4 June 1995. Panathinaikos won their 17th Greek title and their first one in four years.
| Season | 1994–95 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Panathinaikos 17th Greek title |
| Relegated | Doxa Drama Levadiakos Kavala |
| Champions League | Panathinaikos |
| UEFA Cup | Olympiacos Apollon Athens |
| Cup Winners' Cup | AEK Athens |
| Intertoto Cup | Iraklis OFI |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 823 (2.69 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Krzysztof Warzycha (29 goals) |
← 1993–94 1995–96 → | |
Teams
| Promoted from 1993–94 Beta Ethniki |
Relegated from 1993–94 Alpha Ethniki |
|---|---|
| Ionikos Kavala Ethnikos Piraeus |
Panachaiki Apollon Kalamarias Naoussa |
Stadiums and personnel
- 1 On final match day of the season, played on 4 June 1995.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panathinaikos (C) | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 83 | 21 | +62 | 83 | Qualification for Champions League qualifying round |
| 2 | Olympiacos | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 69 | 31 | +38 | 67 | Qualification for UEFA Cup preliminary round |
| 3 | PAOK | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 65 | 1-year ban from European competitions[a] |
| 4 | Apollon Athens | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 63 | Qualification for UEFA Cup preliminary round |
| 5 | AEK Athens | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 61 | 33 | +28 | 62 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round[b] |
| 6 | Iraklis | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 36 | +19 | 62 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup group stage |
| 7 | Aris | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 62 | |
| 8 | Skoda Xanthi | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 50 | |
| 9 | OFI | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 49 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup group stage |
| 10 | Edessaikos | 34 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 42 | |
| 11 | AEL | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 40 | |
| 12 | Athinaikos | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 40 | |
| 13 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 39 | |
| 14 | Panionios | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 36 | |
| 15 | Ionikos | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 48 | −22 | 34 | |
| 16 | Doxa Drama (R) | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 28 | 71 | −43 | 29 | Relegation to Beta Ethniki |
| 17 | Levadiakos (R) | 34 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 67 | −44 | 20 | |
| 18 | Kavala (R) | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 27 | 75 | −48 | 19 |
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
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- On 1 October 1992, PAOK vs Paris Saint-Germain UEFA Cup match was abandoned due to crowd violence and PAOK were punished with a two-year ban from all European competitions by the UEFA disciplinary committee. The sentence was later reduced to one year.
- Since Panathinaikos who were the 1994–95 Greek Football Cup winner, were qualified for the 1995–96 UEFA Champions League, the runner-up, AEK Athens took their place in the first round of the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
Results
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panathinaikos | 29 | |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 21 | |
| 3 | Apollon Athens | 17 | |
| Panionios | |||
| 5 | Olympiacos | 16 | |
| 6 | AEL | 15 | |
| Iraklis | |||
| Apollon Athens | |||
| 9 | OFI | 13 | |
| 10 | AEK Athens | 11 | |
| Skoda Xanthi |
Awards
Annual awards
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Greek Player of the Season | Georgios Georgiadis Georgios Skartados Michalis Kasapis |
Panathinaikos Iraklis AEK Athens |
| Foreign Player of the Season | Panathinaikos | |
| Young Player of the Season | Apollon Athens | |
| Golden Boot | Panathinaikos | |
| Manager of the Season | Apollon Athens |
Attendances
Panathinaikos drew the highest average home attendance in the 1994–95 Alpha Ethniki.[1]
| # | Team | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panathinaikos | 11,709 |
| 2 | Olympiacos | 9,989 |
| 3 | PAOK | 9,681 |
| 4 | AEK Athens | 7,445 |
| 5 | Aris | 5,175 |
| 6 | Skoda Xanthi | 3,394 |
| 7 | Iraklis | 3,302 |
| 8 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 2,798 |
| 9 | OFI | 2,712 |
| 10 | Apollon Athens | 2,643 |
| 11 | AEL | 2,406 |
| 12 | Panionios | 2,356 |
| 13 | Edessaikos | 2,069 |
| 14 | Ionikos | 2,058 |
| 15 | Kavala | 1,911 |
| 16 | Athinaikos | 1,723 |
| 17 | Doxa Drama | 1,717 |
| 18 | Levadiakos | 1,217 |