Difference between revisions of "Football A Division"
(→Domestic Doubles) |
Dutch Eagle (talk | contribs) (→Domestic Doubles: Domestic Double 2020 Olympiakos added.) (Tags: Mobile edit, Mobile web edit) |
||
(48 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
− | The A' Division (first division) or '''Alpha Ethniki''' or, as of the | + | The A' Division (first division) or '''Alpha Ethniki''' or '''Super League''' or, as of the [[2019]] - [[2020]] season, '''Super League 1''', is the highest professional football league in [[Greece]]. At present (from the 2019/2020-season), 14 clubs compete in the league, playing each other team in the league twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the regular season, the top six clubs qualify for the championship round. The bottom eight club are forced to play in the relegation round. Teams play each other again two times. It is not known yet (June 2019) how many teams are relegated to ''[[Football B Division|Beta Ethniki]]'', or '''Super League 2''' as of the [[2019]] - [[2020]] season, the second-level 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 2020/2021 season (in alpha order) are: |
+ | #[[AE Larisa FC|AE Larisa]] | ||
#[[AEK FC|AEK]] | #[[AEK FC|AEK]] | ||
+ | #[[Apollon Smyrni]] | ||
#[[Aris FC|Aris]] | #[[Aris FC|Aris]] | ||
− | #[[Asteras Tripolis FC|Asteras | + | #[[Asteras Tripolis FC|Asteras Tripoli]] |
#[[Atromitos Athens FC|Atromitos Athens]] | #[[Atromitos Athens FC|Atromitos Athens]] | ||
− | #[[ | + | #[[OFI FC|OFI]] |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
#[[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | #[[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | ||
+ | #[[Panaitolikos FC|Panaitolikos]] | ||
#[[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] | #[[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] | ||
− | + | #[[PAOK FC|PAOK]] | |
− | |||
− | #[[PAOK FC|PAOK]] | ||
#[[PAS Giannina FC|PAS Giannina]] | #[[PAS Giannina FC|PAS Giannina]] | ||
− | #[[ | + | #[[Lamia FC|PAS Lamia 1964]] |
+ | #[[Volos NFC]] | ||
− | ===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: | ||
Line 31: | Line 29: | ||
|- valign=top | |- valign=top | ||
|| | || | ||
+ | *[[AEL Kalloni FC|AEL Kalloni]] | ||
*[[Akratitos FC|Akratitos]] | *[[Akratitos FC|Akratitos]] | ||
*[[Apollon Athens FC|Apollon Athens]] | *[[Apollon Athens FC|Apollon Athens]] | ||
+ | *[[Apollon Kalamaria FC|Apollon Kalamaria]] | ||
*[[Athinaikos FC|Athinaikos]] | *[[Athinaikos FC|Athinaikos]] | ||
*[[Atromitos Piraeus FC|Atromitos Piraeus]] | *[[Atromitos Piraeus FC|Atromitos Piraeus]] | ||
Line 38: | Line 38: | ||
*[[Diagoras Rhodes FC|Diagoras Rhodes]] | *[[Diagoras Rhodes FC|Diagoras Rhodes]] | ||
*[[Doxa Drama FC|Doxa Drama]] | *[[Doxa Drama FC|Doxa Drama]] | ||
− | *[[Edessaikos FC|Edessaikos]] | + | *[[Edessaikos FC|Edessaikos]] |
+ | *[[Ergotelis FC|Ergotelis]] | ||
*[[Ethnikos FC|Ethnikos]] | *[[Ethnikos FC|Ethnikos]] | ||
*[[Ethnikos Asteras FC|Ethnikos Asteras]] | *[[Ethnikos Asteras FC|Ethnikos Asteras]] | ||
*[[Fostiras FC|Fostiras]] | *[[Fostiras FC|Fostiras]] | ||
+ | *[[Iraklis FC|Iraklis]] | ||
*[[Kalamata FC|Kalamata]] | *[[Kalamata FC|Kalamata]] | ||
*[[Kallithea FC]] | *[[Kallithea FC]] | ||
*[[Kastoria FC|Kastoria]] | *[[Kastoria FC|Kastoria]] | ||
+ | *[[Kerkyra FC]] | ||
*[[Korinthos FC|Korinthos]] | *[[Korinthos FC|Korinthos]] | ||
+ | || | ||
+ | *[[Levadiakos FC|Levadiakos]] | ||
*[[Makedonikos FC|Makedonikos]] | *[[Makedonikos FC|Makedonikos]] | ||
− | |||
*[[Naoussa FC|Naoussa]] | *[[Naoussa FC|Naoussa]] | ||
− | |||
*[[Niki Volos FC|Niki Volos]] | *[[Niki Volos FC|Niki Volos]] | ||
− | *[[ | + | *[[Panserraikos FC|Panserraikos]] |
− | |||
*[[Panachaiki FC|Panachaiki]] - [[Patras]] | *[[Panachaiki FC|Panachaiki]] - [[Patras]] | ||
*[[Panaigialios FC|Panaigialios]] | *[[Panaigialios FC|Panaigialios]] | ||
− | |||
*[[Panelefsiniakos FC|Panelefsiniakos]] | *[[Panelefsiniakos FC|Panelefsiniakos]] | ||
*[[Paniliakos FC|Paniliakos]] - [[Pyrgos]], 2002-03 | *[[Paniliakos FC|Paniliakos]] - [[Pyrgos]], 2002-03 | ||
− | *[[ | + | *[[Panionios FC|Panionios]] |
+ | *[[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]] | ||
Line 66: | Line 69: | ||
*[[Veria FC]] | *[[Veria FC]] | ||
*[[Vyzas Megara FC|Vyzas Megara]] 1966-1970 | *[[Vyzas Megara FC|Vyzas Megara]] 1966-1970 | ||
+ | *[[SKODA Xanthi FC|Xanthi]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
Line 87: | Line 91: | ||
Here are teams that won the Greek Championship. The teams that won the most of the | Here are teams that won the Greek Championship. The teams that won the most of the | ||
championships in Alpha Ethniki, | championships in Alpha Ethniki, | ||
− | are Olympiacos ( | + | are Olympiacos (45), Panathinaikos (20) and AEK (12). |
====Pre-[[EPO]] era==== | ====Pre-[[EPO]] era==== | ||
*1911 - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] | *1911 - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] | ||
Line 94: | Line 98: | ||
====[[EPO]]-sanctioned championships==== | ====[[EPO]]-sanctioned championships==== | ||
− | *1928 - [[Aris FC|Aris]] | + | *[[1928 Football Championship|1928]] - [[Aris FC|Aris]] |
*1929 - N/A | *1929 - N/A | ||
− | *1930 - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] | + | *[[1930 Football Championship|1930]] - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] |
− | *1931 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | + | *[[1931 Football Championship|1931]] - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] |
− | *1932 - [[Aris FC|Aris]] | + | *[[1932 Football Championship|1932]] - [[Aris FC|Aris]] |
− | *1933 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | + | *[[1933 Football Championship|1933]] - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] |
− | *1934 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | + | *[[1934 Football Championship|1934]] - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] |
*1935 - N/A | *1935 - N/A | ||
− | *1936 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | + | *[[1936 Football Championship|1936]] - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] |
− | *1937 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | + | *[[1937 Football Championship|1937]] - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] |
− | *1938 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | + | *[[1938 Football Championship|1938]] - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] |
− | *1939 - [[AEK FC|AEK]] | + | *[[1939 Football Championship|1939]] - [[AEK FC|AEK]] |
− | *1940 - [[AEK FC|AEK]] | + | *[[1940 Football Championship|1940]] - [[AEK FC|AEK]] |
**1941 - [[AEK FC|AEK]] (unofficial due to [[World War II]]) | **1941 - [[AEK FC|AEK]] (unofficial due to [[World War II]]) | ||
**1943 - [[AEK FC|AEK]] (unofficial due to [[World War II]]) | **1943 - [[AEK FC|AEK]] (unofficial due to [[World War II]]) | ||
− | *1946 - [[Aris FC|Aris]] | + | *[[1946 Football Championship|1946]] - [[Aris FC|Aris]] |
*1947 - N/A | *1947 - N/A | ||
− | *1948 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | + | *[[1948 Football Championship|1948]] - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] |
− | *1949 - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] | + | *[[1949 Football Championship|1949]] - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] |
*1950 - N/A | *1950 - N/A | ||
− | *1951 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | + | *[[1951 Football Championship|1951]] - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] |
*1952 - N/A | *1952 - N/A | ||
− | *1953 - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] | + | *[[1953 Football Championship|1953]] - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] |
− | *1954 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | + | *[[1954 Football Championship|1954]] - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] |
− | *1955 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | + | *[[1955 Football Championship|1955]] - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] |
− | *1956 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | + | *[[1956 Football Championship|1956]] - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] |
− | *1957 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | + | *[[1957 Football Championship|1957]] - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] |
− | *1958 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | + | *[[1958 Football Championship|1958]] - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] |
− | *1959 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | + | *[[1959 Football Championship|1959]] - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] |
− | *1960 - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] | + | *[[1960 Football Championship|1960]] - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] |
− | *1961 - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] | + | *[[1961 Football Championship|1961]] - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] |
− | *1962 - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] | + | *[[1962 Football Championship|1962]] - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] |
− | *1963 - [[AEK FC|AEK]] | + | *[[1963 Football Championship|1963]] - [[AEK FC|AEK]] |
− | *1964 - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] | + | *[[1964 Football Championship|1964]] - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] |
− | *1965 - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] | + | *[[1965 Football Championship|1965]] - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] |
− | *1966 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | + | *[[1966 Football Championship|1966]] - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] |
− | *1967 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | + | *[[1967 Football Championship|1967]] - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] |
− | *1968 - [[AEK FC|AEK]] | + | *[[1968 Football Championship|1968]] - [[AEK FC|AEK]] |
− | *1969 - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] | + | *[[1969 Football Championship|1969]] - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] |
− | *1970 - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] | + | *[[1970 Football Championship|1970]] - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] |
− | *1971 - [[AEK FC|AEK]] | + | *[[1971 Football Championship|1971]] - [[AEK FC|AEK]] |
− | *1972 - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] | + | *[[1972 Football Championship|1972]] - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] |
− | *1973 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | + | *[[1973 Football Championship|1973]] - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] |
− | *1974 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | + | *[[1974 Football Championship|1974]] - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] |
− | *1975 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | + | *[[1975 Football Championship|1975]] - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] |
− | *1976 - [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] | + | *[[1976 Football Championship|1976]] - [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] |
− | *1977 - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] | + | *[[1977 Football Championship|1977]] - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] |
*1978 - [[AEK FC|AEK]] | *1978 - [[AEK FC|AEK]] | ||
*1979 - [[AEK FC|AEK]] | *1979 - [[AEK FC|AEK]] | ||
Line 173: | Line 177: | ||
*2008 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | *2008 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | ||
*2009 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | *2009 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | ||
+ | *2010 - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] | ||
+ | *2011 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | ||
+ | *2012 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | ||
+ | *2013 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | ||
+ | *2014 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | ||
+ | *2015 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | ||
+ | *2016 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | ||
+ | *2017 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | ||
+ | *2018 - [[AEK FC|AEK]] | ||
+ | *2019 - [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] | ||
+ | *2020 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | ||
===Greek Cups=== | ===Greek Cups=== | ||
Line 218: | Line 233: | ||
*2008 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | *2008 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | ||
*2009 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | *2009 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | ||
+ | *2010 - [[Panathinaikos FC|Panathinaikos]] | ||
+ | *2012 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | ||
+ | *2013 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | ||
+ | *2015 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | ||
+ | *2019 - [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] | ||
+ | *2020 - [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] | ||
==Outstanding Players== | ==Outstanding Players== |
Revision as of 16:16, January 19, 2021
The A' Division (first division) or Alpha Ethniki or Super League or, as of the 2019 - 2020 season, Super League 1, is the highest professional football league in Greece. At present (from the 2019/2020-season), 14 clubs compete in the league, playing each other team in the league twice, once at home and once away. At the end of the regular season, the top six clubs qualify for the championship round. The bottom eight club are forced to play in the relegation round. Teams play each other again two times. It is not known yet (June 2019) how many teams are relegated to Beta Ethniki, or Super League 2 as of the 2019 - 2020 season, the second-level 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 2020/2021 season (in alpha order) are:
- AE Larisa
- AEK
- Apollon Smyrni
- Aris
- Asteras Tripoli
- Atromitos Athens
- OFI
- Olympiakos
- Panaitolikos
- Panathinaikos
- PAOK
- PAS Giannina
- PAS Lamia 1964
- Volos NFC
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 (45), Panathinaikos (20) and AEK (12).
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
- 2018 - AEK
- 2019 - PAOK
- 2020 - 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
- 2019 - PAOK
- 2020 - 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.