1968 Football Championship
The 1967-1968 Football Championship was a Panhellenic championship organised under the auspices of the Hellenic Football Federation. It was won by AEK Athens.
Final Standings
| Pos | Team | Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pts | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | GD | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | ||
| 1 | AEK | 84 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 24 | +44 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 14 |
| 2 | Olympiakos | 80 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 63 | 32 | +31 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 22 |
| 3 | Panathinaikos | 79 | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 14 |
| 4 | Aris | 75 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 49 | +12 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 33 |
| 5 | Pierikos | 69 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 46 | -4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 34 |
| 6 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 68 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 26 |
| 7 | Vyzas | 68 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 49 | -4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 38 |
| 8 | Panionios | 67 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 43 | +13 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 31 |
| 9 | PAOK | 67 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 10 | Veria | 67 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 28 |
| 11 | Aigaleo | 66 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 31 |
| 12 | Apollon Athens | 66 | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 45 | -10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
| 13 | Iraklis | 65 | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 14 | Panserraikos | 64 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 33 | 40 | -7 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 29 |
| 15 | Panelefsiniakos | 64 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 40 | -9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 24 |
| 16 | Proodeftiki | 61 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 52 | -15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 37 |
| 17 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 57 | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 76 | -37 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 43 |
| 18 | Olympiakos Volos | 57 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 27 | 62 | -35 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 49 |
| Cup of Champions | |
| Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | |
| Cup Winners' Cup | |
| Playoff for relegation to Beta Ethniki | |
| Relegation to Beta Ethniki |
Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;
| Alpha Ethniki 1967-68 Champions |
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AEK 4th Title |
Match table
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Home/Away |
AEK | APA | ARI | EGA | ETH | IRA | OLY | OLN | OLV | PAO | PNL | PAN | PNS | PAOK | PIE | PRO | VER | VYZ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 5-0 | 5-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 6-1 | |
| Apollon Athens | 0-3 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 0-4 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 2-0 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 3-1 | |
| Aris | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 4-2 | 1-0 | 4-2 | 4-0 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 5-1 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-2 | |
| Aigaleo | 1-1 | 1-0 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 5-1 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 4-3 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-2 | |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | |
| Iraklis | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 3-2 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 2-0 | |
| Olympiakos | 1-4 | 4-0 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 4-3 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 1-0 | |
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 1-1 | 3-1 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 5-3 | 3-2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | |
| Olympiakos Volos | 1-0 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4-1 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | |
| Panathinaikos | 1-1 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 5-1 | |
| Panelefsiniakos | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 1-1 | |
| Panionios | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5-0 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | |
| Panserraikos | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 2-0 | |
| PAOK | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3-2 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 4-1 | |
| Pierikos | 1-0 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 3-2 | |
| Proodeftiki | 0-2 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 6-1 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3-0 | |
| Veria | 1-0 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | |
| Vyzas | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 5-1 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 1-1 | 1-0 |
Play off
- Promotion-relegation
- Panelefsiniakos - OFI 2-1, 0-3
- Kavala - Panserraikos 0-0, 0-2
Top Scorers
| Pos | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thanasis Intzoglou | Panionios | 24 |
| 2 | Giorgos Sideris | Olympiakos | 23 |
| 3 | Sakis Kouvas | Vyzas | 19 |
| Mimis Papaioannou | AEK | 19 | |
| 5 | Kostas Nikolaidis | AEK | 18 |
| 6 | Vasilis Kyriakou | Apollon Athens | 16 |
| Alekos Alexiadis | Aris | 16 |
Comments
Popular demand brought German-based Hungarian coach, Jeno Csaknady back at the helm of AEK and he responded winning them their second post-WW II title - both with him in charge.
Olympiakos lost their coach - Marton Bukovi - after four successive losses at the hands of Vyzas (1-3), Panathinaikos (0-1), PAOK (0-1) and AEK (1-4).
This season was the first for striker Stavros Sarafis who, alongside Giorgos Koudas, would make PAOK a force to be reckoned with in years to come.
Another "first" for the 1968 season was the addition of Olympiakos Lefkosia - the champions of Cyprus - making this truly a "Panhellenic" championship. To accommodate them, EPO increased the number of teams in the Alpha Ethniki from 16 to 18.
References
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