2019–20 Super League Greece

Super League Greece
Season2019–20
Dates24 August 2019 – 19 July 2020
ChampionsOlympiacos
45th title
RelegatedPanionios
Xanthi
Champions LeagueOlympiacos
PAOK
Europa LeagueAEK Athens
Aris
OFI
Matches played193
Goals scored467 (2.42 per match)
Best PlayerMarko Livaja
Top goalscorerYoussef El-Arabi
(20 goals)
Biggest home winOlympiacos 5–0 Volos
(14 September 2019)
AEK Athens 5–0 Panionios
(7 December 2019)
Asteras Tripolis 5–0 Xanthi
(21 December 2019)
Biggest away winAsteras Tripolis 0–5 Olympiacos
(15 December 2019)
Highest scoringPAOK 5–1 Atromitos
(23 December 2019)
Aris 4–2 PAOK
(4 January 2020)
Olympiacos 4–2 Aris
(19 January 2020)
Longest winning runOlympiacos
(10 matches)
Longest unbeaten runOlympiacos
(33 matches)
Longest losing runPanetolikos
(5 matches)
Highest attendance32,576
AEK Athens 2–2 PAOK
(29 September 2019)
Lowest attendance617
Volos 2–3 Atromitos
(6 October 2019)
Total attendance1,166,250
All statistics correct as of 13 July 2020.

The 2019–20 Super League Greece was the 84th season of the Super League, the top Greek professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1959.

The season marks the first year that the league that included a Play-off Round, whereby the top six teams at the conclusion of the regular season played each other exclusively to determine the league champion. The rest of the teams played each other in a Play-out Round to determine the relegation positions.[1]

The season was suspended on 13 March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic in Greece,[2] then later resumed on 5 June 2020.[3]

During the championship, the multi-ownership scandal broke out between PAOK and Xanthi. The ESA (Professional Sports Committee) considered the case serious, which meant the automatic relegation of the two teams. The government brought an extraordinary amendment to the parliament under the pretext of splitting social cohesion. The amendment provided for the deduction of 5 to 10 points from those who violate the law on multi-ownership in Greek football by acquiring shares of other PAE.[4][5]

Olympiacos won the championship for the 45th time. They also finished undefeated in the 26 games of the regular season of the league and remained undefeated in the first 7 games of the final phase of the playoffs, until he lost the 8th game of the playoffs (0-1 by PAOK). He also achieved a record of best defense in the regular season with just 9 goals conceded.[6]

In the match between Olympiakos - Panathinaikos which ended 3-0 in favor of the home team, Olympiakos striker Youssef El-Arabi scored a rare goal in the history of world football, where it took 66.92 seconds to achieve the goal, 22 passes were exchanged between the Olympiacos players and before the ball reached El Arabi who scored the goal, it passed through the feet of all 11 Olympiacos players who were on the field at the time. [7]

Teams

Fourteen teams will compete in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, the previous season's play-off winner and one team promoted from the Football League. The promoted team was Volos. They replaced PAS Giannina, Levadiakos (both teams relegated after eight seasons in the league) and Apollon Smyrnis (relegated after two seasons in the top flight).

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of the 2019–20 Super League Greece teams
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AEK Athens Athens Athens Olympic Stadium 69,618
AEL Larissa AEL FC Arena 16,118
Aris Thessaloniki Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium 22,800
Asteras Tripolis Tripoli Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium 7,442
Atromitos Athens Peristeri Stadium 10,050
Lamia Lamia Lamia Municipal Stadium 5,500
OFI Heraklion Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium 9,088
Olympiacos Piraeus Karaiskakis Stadium 32,115
Panathinaikos Athens Athens Olympic Stadium 69,618
Panetolikos Agrinio Panetolikos Stadium 7,321
Panionios Athens Nea Smyrni Stadium 11,700
PAOK Thessaloniki Toumba Stadium 28,703
Volos Volos Panthessaliko Stadium 22,700
Xanthi Xanthi Xanthi FC Arena 7,244

Personnel, kits and TV channel

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Broadcast Channel
AEK Athens Italy Massimo Carrera Greece Petros Mantalos Capelli Pame Stoixima Nova Sports
AEL Greece Michalis Grigoriou Greece Vangelis Moras Legea Thrakis Gefseis Nova Sports
Aris Germany Michael Oenning Greece Georgios Delizisis Nike betshop.gr Nova Sports
Asteras Tripolis Serbia Milan Rastavac Argentina Walter Iglesias Macron Interwetten Nova Sports
Atromitos Greece Savvas Pantelidis Argentina Javier Umbides Nike betshop.gr ERT
Lamia Greece Giorgos Petrakis Brazil Vanderson Macron N/A ERT
OFI Greece Georgios Simos Greece Anestis Nastos Puma Stoiximan.gr Nova Sports
Olympiacos Portugal Pedro Martins Greece Andreas Bouchalakis Adidas Stoiximan.gr Nova Sports
Panathinaikos Greece Giorgos Donis Greece Dimitris Kourbelis Kappa Pame Stoixima Nova Sports
Panetolikos Greece Makis Chavos Uruguay Jorge Díaz Givova N/A ERT
Panionios Greece Leonidas Vokolos Greece Panagiotis Korbos Luanvi Car.gr Nova Sports
PAOK Portugal Abel Ferreira Portugal Vieirinha Macron Stoiximan.gr PAOK TV
Volos Greece Stefanos Xirofotos Greece Stergios Dimopoulos Luanvi EBOL Nova Sports
Xanthi Greece Nikos Karageorgiou Greece Dimos Baxevanidis Joma thefoodballer ERT

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Panetolikos Greece Traianos Dellas Resigned 19 April 2019 Pre-season Portugal Luís Castro 30 May 2019
Atromitos Austria Damir Canadi End of contract 5 May 2019 Greece Giannis Anastasiou 24 May 2019
AEL Italy Gianluca Festa Resigned 7 May 2019 Serbia Gordan Petrić 12 May 2019
Asteras Tripolis Greece Georgios Paraschos Mutual consent 17 May 2019 Spain Borja Jiménez 7 July 2019
Xanthi Serbia Milan Rastavac Mutual consent 18 May 2019 Spain Kiko Ramírez 20 May 2019
AEK Athens Spain Manolo Jiménez Mutual consent 27 May 2019 Portugal Miguel Cardoso 28 May 2019
PAOK Romania Răzvan Lucescu Resigned 28 June 2019 Portugal Abel Ferreira 1 July 2019
OFI Chile Jaime Vera Mutual consent 29 June 2019 Greece Georgios Simos 12 July 2019
Lamia Greece Makis Chavos Mutual consent 4 August 2019 Greece Sotiris Antoniou 6 August 2019
AEL Serbia Gordan Petrić Mutual consent 8 August 2019 Greece Michalis Grigoriou 8 August 2019
AEK Athens Portugal Miguel Cardoso Sacked 25 August 2019 11th Greece Nikos Kostenoglou 26 August 2019
Aris Greece Savvas Pantelidis Resigned 31 August 2019 9th Greece Apostolos Terzis (caretaker) 10 September 2019
Panionios Greece Akis Mantzios Mutual consent 2 September 2019 14th Cyprus Nikki Papavasiliou 3 September 2019
Aris Greece Apostolos Terzis (caretaker) End of tenure as caretaker 8 October 2019 9th Germany Michael Oenning 12 October 2019
Panetolikos Portugal Luís Castro Sacked 14 October 2019 13th Greece Makis Chavos 15 October 2019
Lamia Greece Sotiris Antoniou Sacked 24 October 2019 12th Greece Akis Mantzios 25 October 2019
Atromitos Greece Giannis Anastasiou Sacked 16 November 2019 10th Greece Georgios Korakakis (caretaker) 18 November 2019
Xanthi Spain Kiko Ramírez Sacked 25 November 2019 6th Greece Tasos Sideridis (caretaker) 26 November 2019
Asteras Tripolis Spain Borja Jiménez Sacked 4 December 2019 12th Serbia Milan Rastavac 5 December 2019
Atromitos Greece Georgios Korakakis (caretaker) End of tenure as caretaker 5 December 2019 9th Greece Savvas Pantelidis 5 December 2019
Xanthi Greece Tasos Sideridis (caretaker) End of tenure as caretaker 7 December 2019 4th Greece Georgios Paraschos 8 December 2019
AEK Athens Greece Nikos Kostenoglou Mutual consent 8 December 2019 3rd Italy Massimo Carrera 8 December 2019
Volos Spain Juan Ferrando Resigned 2 January 2020 11th Spain Alberto Gallego 5 January 2020
Panionios Cyprus Nikki Papavasiliou Resigned 19 February 2020 14th Greece Dimitris Koropoulis (caretaker) 20 February 2020
Panionios Greece Dimitris Koropoulis (caretaker) End of tenure as caretaker 25 February 2020 14th Greece Leonidas Vokolos 26 February 2020
Volos Spain Alberto Gallego Sacked 25 February 2020 12th Greece Stefanos Xirofotos 26 February 2020
Xanthi Greece Georgios Paraschos Sacked 6 March 2020 9th Greece Nikos Karageorgiou 7 March 2020
Lamia Greece Akis Mantzios Sacked 25 June 2020 10th Greece Giorgos Petrakis 25 June 2020

Regular season

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Olympiacos 26 20 6 0 53 9 +44 66 Qualification for the Play-off round
2 PAOK 26 18 5 3 50 23 +27 59
3 AEK Athens 26 15 6 5 42 22 +20 51
4 Panathinaikos 26 12 8 6 35 23 +12 44
5 OFI 26 10 4 12 35 35 0 34[a]
6 Aris 26 8 10 8 38 32 +6 34[a]
7 Atromitos 26 9 5 12 31 36 −5 32 Qualification for the Play-out round
8 AEL 26 7 9 10 28 33 −5 30[b]
9 Asteras Tripolis 26 8 6 12 33 37 −4 30[b]
10 Lamia 26 5 12 9 19 33 −14 27[c]
11 Volos 26 7 6 13 23 42 −19 27[c]
12 Xanthi[d] 26 8 6 12 21 32 −11 18
13 Panetolikos 26 3 8 15 20 42 −22 17
14 Panionios[e] 26 4 5 17 16 45 −29 11
Source: Superleague Greece, Soccerway
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).
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: OFI 4, Aris 1.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: AEL 4, Asteras Tripolis 1.
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Lamia 3, Volos 3.
  4. ^ Xanthi were deducted 12 points for joint ownership.
  5. ^ Panionios were deducted 6 points for non-licensing.

Results

Home \ Away AEK AEL ARIS AST ATR LAM OFI OLY PAO PNE PGSS PAOK VOL XAN
AEK Athens — 3–0 1–1 2–1 3–2 2–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 5–0 2–2 3–2 1–2
AEL 0–0 — 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–3 3–2 0–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–2 2–1 3–0
Aris 0–1 2–3 — 2–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–2 4–0 1–0
Asteras Tripolis 2–3 1–1 1–1 — 2–1 4–1 2–0 0–5 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 5–0
Atromitos 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 — 1–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 4–0 2–3 0–0 1–0
Lamia 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 — 2–1 0–4 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
OFI 1–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 3–0 — 0–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 0–1 1–2 2–0
Olympiacos 2–0 4–1 4–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 — 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 5–0 3–1
Panathinaikos 3–2 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 — 3–1 3–0 2–0 4–1 0–1
Panetolikos 0–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 0–0 — 1–0 0–3 1–1 1–2
Panionios 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 0–1 3–0 — 0–2 1–2 0–0
PAOK 1–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 5–1 3–0 4–0 0–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 — 1–0 2–0
Volos 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–3 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–2 2–1 0–2 — 1–3
Xanthi 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 —
Source: Superleague Greece
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
Olympiacos44111111111111121111211111
PAOK11223322222222212222122222
AEK Athens116545545333533333333333333
Panathinaikos5111112101091110810895677644444444
OFI55464453444354445956666665
Aris59778988775778564465555556
Atromitos578119810781089109898777888987
AEL591087766667646951081091091011118
Asteras Tripolis131212911121199111212121212121212121211109779
Lamia57910121112121212910810101091091091212101010
Volos33656671011911111111111111111111121111121211
Xanthi223322345564677865887778712
Panetolikos1112131313131313131313141414141313131313131313131313
Panionios1414141414141414141414131313131414141414141414141414
Leader and Qualification for the Play-off round
Qualification for the Play-off round
Qualification for the Play-out round
Source: Superleague Greece

Play-off round

The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for places in 2020–21 UEFA Champions League and 2020–21 UEFA Europa League as well as deciding the league champion.[8]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OLY PAOK AEK PAO ARIS OFI
1 Olympiacos (C) 36 28 7 1 74 16 +58 91 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round — 0–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 2–1
2 PAOK 36 21 10 5 58 29 +29 73 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round 0–1 — 0–2 0–0 0–0 3–1
3 AEK Athens 36 20 9 7 59 32 +27 69 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round 1–2 0–0 — 1–1 2–2 2–0
4 Panathinaikos[a] 36 15 13 8 43 32 +11 58 0–0 0–0 1–3 — 2–0 3–2
5 Aris 36 10 12 14 48 51 −3 42 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round 2–4 0–2 1–4 0–1 — 3–1
6 OFI 36 10 6 20 43 56 −13 36 1–3 2–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 —
Source: Superleague Greece, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against; 6) Play-offs (neutral ground); 7) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 6 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[10]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Panathinaikos were banned from UEFA club competitions for the first season they would qualify between the 2018–19 and 2020–21 seasons by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body on 24 April 2018 due to overdue payables, and since they did not qualify for either the 2018–19 or 2019–20 season, they were banned from the 2020–21 season.[9]

Play-off round positions by round

Team ╲ Round27282930313233343536
Olympiacos1111111111
PAOK2222322222
AEK Athens3333233333
Panathinaikos4444444444
Aris5555555555
OFI6666666666
Champion and Champions League play off round
Champions League second qualifying round
Europa League third qualifying round
Europa League second qualifying round
Source: Superleague Greece

Play-out round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation AST ATR AEL LAM VOL PNE XAN PGSS
7 Asteras Tripolis 33 11 10 12 44 42 +2 43 — 1–1 — 1–1 4–0 — — 0–0
8 Atromitos 33 11 9 13 41 43 −2 42 — — 3–0 1–1 — 2–2 — 0–0
9 AEL 33 8 12 13 32 42 −10 36 1–2 — — — 3–1 — 0–0 0–0
10 Lamia 33 6 17 10 23 36 −13 35 — — 0–0 — — 2–0 0–0 0–1
11 Volos 33 8 7 18 27 54 −27 31 — 2–3 — 0–0 — — 1–0 —
12 Panetolikos 33 6 11 16 30 48 −18 29 1–1 — 3–0 — 1–0 — — —
13 Xanthi[a] (R) 33 9 9 15 25 38 −13 24 Qualification for the relegation play-offs 1–2 1–0 — — — 1–1 — —
14 Panionios[b] (R) 33 7 8 18 20 48 −28 23 Relegation to the Gamma Ethniki — — — — 1–0 0–2 2–1 —
Source: Superleague Greece, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against; 6) Play-offs (neutral ground); 7) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 6 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[10]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Xanthi was punished with -7 points for the case of co-ownership and -5 points for not announcing the change in the shareholder structure of PAE by the Primary Single Member Disciplinary body of the organization.[11]
  2. ^ Panionios were deducted 6 points for non-licensing.[12]

Play-out round positions by round

Team ╲ Round27282930313233
Asteras Tripolis7778777
Atromitos8887888
AEL101099999
Lamia991010101010
Volos11111111111111
Panetolikos13131313131212
Xanthi12121212121313
Panionios14141414141414
Qualification for the relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2020–21 Super League Greece 2
Source: Superleague Greece

Relegation play-offs

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Summary
Xanthi 1–4 Apollon Smyrnis 0–1 1–3
Xanthi0–1Apollon Smyrnis
Report
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)
Apollon Smyrnis3–1Xanthi
 Report
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)

Apollon Smyrnis won 4–1 on aggregate and were promoted to 2020–21 Super League. Xanthi were relegated to 2020–21 Super League 2.

Season statistics

Awards