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− | The A' Division (first division) or '''Alpha Ethniki''' or, as of the 2006 - [[2007]] season, '''Super League''', is the highest professional football league in [[Greece]]. At present, 16 clubs compete in the league, playing each other team in the league twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the season, three clubs are relegated to ''[[Football B Division|Beta Ethniki]]'', the second-level league, to be replaced by the top three teams from that league. | + | The A' Division (first division) or '''Alpha Ethniki''' or, as of the [[2006]] - [[2007]] season, '''Super League''', is the highest professional football league in [[Greece]]. At present, 16 clubs compete in the league, playing each other team in the league twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the season, three clubs are relegated to ''[[Football B Division|Beta Ethniki]]'', the second-level league, to be replaced by the top three teams from that league. |
− | As of the [[2008]]-[[2009|09]] season, the league is entitled to | + | As of the [[2008]]-[[2009|09]] season, the league is entitled to two entrants in the UEFA Champions League. The champions enter the third qualifying round, while the second club enter the second qualifying round before thay can advance to the group stage. The winners of the Greek Cup and two highest top-finishing club outside the CL qualificants or the three highest top-finishing club outside the CL qualificants if the cup is won by one of the clubs qualified for the qualifying rounds of the Champions League are entitled to participate in the qualifying rounds of the Europa League. Which qualifying round it is depends on the position Greece earned in previous years in the European ranking. |
==Teams== | ==Teams== | ||
===Roster=== | ===Roster=== | ||
− | The teams for the | + | The teams for the 2018/2019 season (in alpha order) are: |
#[[AE Larisa FC|AE Larisa]] | #[[AE Larisa FC|AE Larisa]] | ||
#[[AEK FC|AEK]] | #[[AEK FC|AEK]] | ||
#[[Apollon Smyrni]] | #[[Apollon Smyrni]] | ||
+ | #[[Aris FC|Aris]] | ||
#[[Asteras Tripolis FC|Asteras Tripoli]] | #[[Asteras Tripolis FC|Asteras Tripoli]] | ||
#[[Atromitos Athens FC|Atromitos Athens]] | #[[Atromitos Athens FC|Atromitos Athens]] | ||
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#[[Levadiakos FC|Levadiakos]] | #[[Levadiakos FC|Levadiakos]] | ||
+ | #[[OFI FC|OFI]] | ||
#[[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | #[[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | ||
#[[Panaitolikos FC|Panaitolikos]] | #[[Panaitolikos FC|Panaitolikos]] | ||
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#[[PAS Giannina FC|PAS Giannina]] | #[[PAS Giannina FC|PAS Giannina]] | ||
#[[PAS Lamia 1964]] | #[[PAS Lamia 1964]] | ||
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#[[SKODA Xanthi FC|SKODA Xanthi]] | #[[SKODA Xanthi FC|SKODA Xanthi]] | ||
− | ===Teams that once played in Alpha Ethniki=== | + | ===Teams that once played in Alpha Ethniki or Super League=== |
Teams that once played in Alpha Ethniki in the previous seasons: | Teams that once played in Alpha Ethniki in the previous seasons: | ||
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*[[Apollon Athens FC|Apollon Athens]] | *[[Apollon Athens FC|Apollon Athens]] | ||
*[[Apollon Kalamaria FC|Apollon Kalamaria]] | *[[Apollon Kalamaria FC|Apollon Kalamaria]] | ||
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*[[Athinaikos FC|Athinaikos]] | *[[Athinaikos FC|Athinaikos]] | ||
*[[Atromitos Piraeus FC|Atromitos Piraeus]] | *[[Atromitos Piraeus FC|Atromitos Piraeus]] | ||
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*[[Kalamata FC|Kalamata]] | *[[Kalamata FC|Kalamata]] | ||
*[[Kallithea FC]] | *[[Kallithea FC]] | ||
+ | *[[Kastoria FC|Kastoria]] | ||
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− | *[[ | + | *[[Kerkyra FC]] |
*[[Korinthos FC|Korinthos]] | *[[Korinthos FC|Korinthos]] | ||
*[[Makedonikos FC|Makedonikos]] | *[[Makedonikos FC|Makedonikos]] | ||
*[[Naoussa FC|Naoussa]] | *[[Naoussa FC|Naoussa]] | ||
*[[Niki Volos FC|Niki Volos]] | *[[Niki Volos FC|Niki Volos]] | ||
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*[[Panserraikos FC|Panserraikos]] | *[[Panserraikos FC|Panserraikos]] | ||
*[[Panachaiki FC|Panachaiki]] - [[Patras]] | *[[Panachaiki FC|Panachaiki]] - [[Patras]] | ||
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*[[Panthrakikos FC|Panthrakikos]] | *[[Panthrakikos FC|Panthrakikos]] | ||
*[[Pierikos FC|Pierikos]] | *[[Pierikos FC|Pierikos]] | ||
+ | *[[Platanias FC]] | ||
*[[Proodeftiki FC|Proodeftiki]] | *[[Proodeftiki FC|Proodeftiki]] | ||
*[[Rodos FC|APS Rodos]] | *[[Rodos FC|APS Rodos]] |
Revision as of 16:06, June 17, 2018
The A' Division (first division) or Alpha Ethniki or, as of the 2006 - 2007 season, Super League, is the highest professional football league in Greece. At present, 16 clubs compete in the league, playing each other team in the league twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the season, three clubs are relegated to Beta Ethniki, the second-level league, to be replaced by the top three teams from that league.
As of the 2008-09 season, the league is entitled to two entrants in the UEFA Champions League. The champions enter the third qualifying round, while the second club enter the second qualifying round before thay can advance to the group stage. The winners of the Greek Cup and two highest top-finishing club outside the CL qualificants or the three highest top-finishing club outside the CL qualificants if the cup is won by one of the clubs qualified for the qualifying rounds of the Champions League are entitled to participate in the qualifying rounds of the Europa League. Which qualifying round it is depends on the position Greece earned in previous years in the European ranking.
Contents
Teams
Roster
The teams for the 2018/2019 season (in alpha order) are:
- AE Larisa
- AEK
- Apollon Smyrni
- Aris
- Asteras Tripoli
- Atromitos Athens
- Levadiakos
- OFI
- Olympiakos
- Panaitolikos
- Panathinaikos
- Panionios
- PAOK
- PAS Giannina
- PAS Lamia 1964
- SKODA Xanthi
Teams that once played in Alpha Ethniki or Super League
Teams that once played in Alpha Ethniki in the previous seasons:
Defunct Teams that once played in the Alpha Ethniki
- AE Nikaia
- Chalkidona
- Megas Alexandros Katerini
- Olympiakos Chalkida
- Pankorinthiakos - Not the present-day team!
Cypriot Teams that have played in the Alpha Ethniki
- Olympiakos Lefkosia
- AE Lemesos
- EPA Larnaca - now defunct
- Omonia Lefkosia
- APOEL
Championships
Greek Championship
Here are teams that won the Greek Championship. The teams that won the most of the championships in Alpha Ethniki, are Olympiacos (37), Panathinaikos (20) and AEK (13).
Pre-EPO era
- 1911 - Panathinaikos
- 1915 to 1923 - no championship titles due to the First World War and the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922.
- 1923 - Peiraikos Syndesmos
EPO-sanctioned championships
- 1928 - Aris
- 1929 - N/A
- 1930 - Panathinaikos
- 1931 - Olympiakos
- 1932 - Aris
- 1933 - Olympiakos
- 1934 - Olympiakos
- 1935 - N/A
- 1936 - Olympiakos
- 1937 - Olympiakos
- 1938 - Olympiakos
- 1939 - AEK
- 1940 - AEK
- 1941 - AEK (unofficial due to World War II)
- 1943 - AEK (unofficial due to World War II)
- 1946 - Aris
- 1947 - N/A
- 1948 - Olympiakos
- 1949 - Panathinaikos
- 1950 - N/A
- 1951 - Olympiakos
- 1952 - N/A
- 1953 - Panathinaikos
- 1954 - Olympiakos
- 1955 - Olympiakos
- 1956 - Olympiakos
- 1957 - Olympiakos
- 1958 - Olympiakos
- 1959 - Olympiakos
- 1960 - Panathinaikos
- 1961 - Panathinaikos
- 1962 - Panathinaikos
- 1963 - AEK
- 1964 - Panathinaikos
- 1965 - Panathinaikos
- 1966 - Olympiakos
- 1967 - Olympiakos
- 1968 - AEK
- 1969 - Panathinaikos
- 1970 - Panathinaikos
- 1971 - AEK
- 1972 - Panathinaikos
- 1973 - Olympiakos
- 1974 - Olympiakos
- 1975 - Olympiakos
- 1976 - PAOK
- 1977 - Panathinaikos
- 1978 - AEK
- 1979 - AEK
- 1980 - Olympiakos
- 1981 - Olympiakos
- 1982 - Olympiakos
- 1983 - Olympiakos
- 1984 - Panathinaikos
- 1985 - PAOK
- 1986 - Panathinaikos
- 1987 - Olympiakos
- 1988 - AE Larisa the only team to ever win the Championship outside the Athens and the Thessaloniki metropolitan areas.
- 1989 - AEK
- 1990 - Panathinaikos
- 1991 - Panathinaikos
- 1992 - AEK
- 1993 - AEK
- 1994 - AEK
- 1995 - Panathinaikos
- 1996 - Panathinaikos
- 1997 - Olympiakos
- 1998 - Olympiakos
- 1999 - Olympiakos
- 2000 - Olympiakos
- 2001 - Olympiakos
- 2002 - Olympiakos
- 2003 - Olympiakos
- 2004 - Panathinaikos
- 2005 - Olympiakos
- 2006 - Olympiakos
- 2007 - Olympiakos
- 2008 - Olympiakos
- 2009 - Olympiakos
- 2010 - Panathinaikos
- 2011 - Olympiakos
- 2012 - Olympiakos
- 2013 - Olympiakos
- 2014 - Olympiakos
- 2015 - Olympiakos
- 2016 - Olympiakos
- 2017 - Olympiakos
Greek Cups
The Greek Football Cup is a competition where teams from the B' Division and C' Divisions also participate. For more details on the structure of the competition and histrorical information, see Greek Football Cup
Super Cups
- 1970 - Panathinaikos
- 1971 - AEK
- 1987 - Olympiacos FC
- 1988 - Panathinaikos
- 1989 - AEK
- 1992 - Olympiacos FC
- 1993 - Panathinaikos
- 1994 - Panathinaikos
- 1996 - AEK
League Cups / Mediterranean Cups
Domestic Doubles
- 1939 - AEK
- 1947 - Olympiakos
- 1951 - Olympiakos
- 1954 - Olympiakos
- 1957 - Olympiakos
- 1958 - Olympiakos
- 1959 - Olympiakos
- 1969 - Panathinaikos
- 1973 - Olympiakos
- 1975 - Olympiakos
- 1977 - Panathinaikos
- 1978 - AEK
- 1981 - Olympiakos
- 1984 - Panathinaikos
- 1986 - Panathinaikos
- 1991 - Panathinaikos
- 1995 - Panathinaikos
- 1999 - Olympiakos
- 2004 - Panathinaikos
- 2005 - Olympiakos
- 2006 - Olympiakos
- 2008 - Olympiakos
- 2009 - Olympiakos
- 2010 - Panathinaikos
- 2012 - Olympiakos
- 2013 - Olympiakos
- 2015 - Olympiakos
Outstanding Players
The Alpha Ethniki has been extremely successful in producing local talent for overseas export, such as Vasilis Tsiartas, Giorgos Donis, Christos Kostis, Vasilis Borbokis, Michalis Vlachos, Triantafillos Macheridis, Vassilis Lakis, Theodoros Zagorakis, Michalis Kapsis, Akis Zikos, Demis Nikolaidis, Fanis Gekas, Nikos Machlas, Giorgos Karagounis, Traianos Dellas, Nikos Dabizas, Stelios Giannakopoulos, Kostas Katsouranis, Vangelis Moras, Leonidas Kapandais, Grigoris Georgatos, Sotiris Kyrgiakos and others.