Football records and statistics in Greece

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This article concerns football records in Greece and it includes the top flight and lower divisions as well.

Players[]

All-time goalscorers[]

Awards[]

Youngest players' records[]

  • Ntinos Pontikas holds the record of the youngest player to score a hat-trick in Greek football, at the age of 14 years, 6 months and 18 days, achieving that in his debut match Ampelokipoi - Haravgi (4-3), in the fifth-tier, on 21 September 1996. His feat also remains a world record. [6]
  • Haris Sofianos holds the record of the youngest footballer to score in the first tier at 15 years, 11 months and 1 day. He scored in his debut match, Panionios - Aris (2-0), on 26 December 1977. [7]
  • holds the record of the youngest footballer to play in the first tier at 14 years, 3 months and 4 days. He made his debut in the Panachaiki - Apollon Smyrnis match (0-0) on 26 December 1977. [8]
  • Panagiotis Lygkas became the youngest scorer in the third division at 15 years, 4 months and 3 days. He scored his team's fourth goal in the match Souli Paramythias - Grevena Aerata (4-0), on 13 January 2019.[9]
  • Dimitris Papadopoulos was the youngest player to feature in the second division playing his first match at 14 years old for Ergotelis in 1964. [10]
  • Sotiris Ninis was the youngest player to score for the Greek national team, at 18 years, 1 month and 16 days in his debut game Greece - Cyprus (2-0), on 19 May 2008. He broke Kostas Eleftherakis' record from 1969.[11]

Oldest players' records[]

Appearances[]

  • Mimis Domazos holds the record of the player with most appearances in the first division having recorded 536 games between 1959 and 1980. He played for Panathinaikos and AEK Athens.
  • Krzysztof Warzycha is the foreign player with most appearances in the top flight, having played 390 games for Panathinaikos between 1989 and 2004.
  • Kostas Nebegleras has played the most games in any professional division during his career in Greek football (top three divisions). He has recorded 688 appearances from 1993 until 2018. He featured for Larissa, Aris Thessaloniki, Iraklis Thessaloniki, Atromitos, Paniliakos, and Achilleas Farsala. [17]
  • Kostas Nebegleras holds the record of the player with most appearances in the Greek Cup with 89 games. His last cup match was in the 2015-16 season. Athanasios Kostoulas is second on the list with 82 appearances. [18]
  • holds the record of the most seasons played in the second tier (17) playing for Naoussa and Veria. Giannis Mandrekas who played for Proodeftiki and Ionikos is second on the list with 16 seasons (1972-1988). [19]
  • Antonis Nikopolidis is the all-time leading player in appearances in UEFA club competitions, with 104. He represented Panathinaikos and Olympiakos Piraeus from 1990 until 2009. [20]
  • Giorgos Karagounis has recorded more international appearances than any other Greek player. He played for the Greek national football team 139 times from 1999 until 2014.

Players with most trophies won[]

  • Predrag Djordjevic is the football player who has won the most topflight championships (12), all with Olympiakos. Antonis Nikopolidis is second on the list and the only Greek player to have celebrated 11 leagues: 5 with Panathinaikos and 6 with Olympiakos. [21]
  • Ilias Rosidis and Thanasis Bebis won the Greek Cup a record 9 times.
  • Dimitris Saravakos is the player who won the most Super Cups (3). He won two with Panathinaikos (1988, 1993) and one with AEK Athens (1996).
  • Lakis Petropoulos won the most league titles (7), in the Athens FCA, all with Panathinaikos (1952-1957, 1959).
  • Giorgos Darivas won the most Panhellenic championships (7) which were held until 1959. He won them all playing for Olympiakos Piraeus (1948, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958).
  • Giorgos Darivas won the most league titles (11), in the Piraeus FCA, all with Olympiakos.

International accolades[]

Greek players abroad[]

  • Kostas Negrepontis was the first Greek footballer to play abroad. The Constantinople-born striker was transferred to french CASG Paris in 1923 playing there for 2 seasons.
  • Nikos Machlas is the only Greek player to win the European Golden Shoe. He achieved it after scoring 34 goals for SBV Vitesse in Eredivisie.
  • Georgios Samaras is the Greek player who spent the most seasons abroad (18). The Heraklion-born forward joined SC Heerenveen in 2000 and ended his career with Samsunspor in 2018.
  • Nikos Machlas and Fanis Gekas are the two Greek players who have won a top scorer award in a foreign league. Machlas scored 34 goals in 1997-98 in Eredivisie and Gekas 20 in Bundesliga.
  • Panagiotis Retsos is currently the most expensive player in history. His transfer from Olympiakos Piraeus to Bayer 04 Leverkusen cost 17 million in 2017. [25]

Miscellaneous[]

  • Stelios Manolas is the longest-serving player for one club during his career. He played for AEK Athens for 20 years (1978-1998) and 24 in total including his youth years (1974-1998).
  • Vasilis Hatzipanagis is the player who scored most goals from a direct corner kick during his career in Greece with Iraklis (7). He had previously scored two in the Soviet Top League.
  • Kostas Frantzeskos has scored the most goals from free kicks (57). He also remains 11th on the world list.[26]
  • Sakis Tsiolis and Giannis Goumas are the only players to win both the Greek Cup and the Greek Amateur Cup. Goumas won the national cup twice (1995, 2004) and the Amateurs cup once (1994) with Panathinaikos. Tsiolis won first the amateur cup with Anagennisi Karditsa (1981) and the national cup with AE Larissa (1985).
  • Five players have been called up to the national team while playing for a second division club. Kostas Davourlis (Panachaiki, 1969), Petros Mantalos (AEK Athens, 2014), Nikos Kalabakas (Pierikos, 1975), (Doxa Drama, 1977), and Vangelis Kalogeropoulos (Panserraikos, 1989). [27]
  • Mimis Domazos holds the record of the longest-serving captain of the Greek national team. He wore the armband for 9 years (1970-79), representing Panathinaikos and AEK Athens.
  • Takis Oikonomopoulos kept a clean sheet for 1088 minutes for Panathinaikos during their 1964-65 undefeated campaign. [28]
  • Giannis Antoniadis holds the record of the most goals scored in one season in top five divisions. He scored 57 goals for Orfeas Eleftheroupoli in the 1979-80 season in the fifth tier of Greek football. [29]
  • Demis Nikolaidis is the only player of the Greek first division to score 4 goals in an UEFA match. His feat was recorded on 26 October 2000 in the match AEK Athens - Herfolge Boldklub (5-0) in the 2000-01 UEFA Cup.
  • Antonis Antoniadis holds the record of most goals scored in one season in the top division. He scored 39 goals for Panathinaikos in 1971-72.
  • Ilias Manikas scored the fastest hat-trick in Greek football on 6 December 2011. He completed his treble in just 4 minutes: 5th, 7th and 9th minute of the Asteras Magoulas - Zakynthos F.C. game in the third tier.
  • Fanis Gekas is the only Greek player to have received the top goalscorer award in the top division (2006), the second division (2005), the regional championship (1998) and also a foreign league (Bundesliga 2007).

Coaches[]

  • Dušan Bajević won the Best coach award 7 times (1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2008) representing 4 clubs: AEK, Olympiakos, PAOK and Aris.
  • Dušan Bajević won the first division title a record 8 times (1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005).
  • Stjepan Bobek and Razvan Lucescu have won the first division title undefeated. Bobek with Panathinaikos in 1963-64 and Lucescu with PAOK in 2018-19.
  • Periklis Amanatidis holds the record of most championship won (10) in the top four divisions of the Greek championship. He won 8 titles in third division with Trikala (twice), Olympiakos Volos, Lamia, Aiginiakos, Niki Volos, Agrotikos Asteras, Poseidon Neon Poron and also 2 in the fourth division with Poseidon Neon Poron and AS Iraklis Ampelokipoi.
  • Dušan Bajević has won a record 4 Greek Cups (1996, 1998, 1999, 2005).
  • Dušan Bajević is the only coach in Greek football to lead 4 teams to the Cup final: AEK (1996), Olympiakos (1998, 1999, 2005), PAOK (2001) and Aris (2008).
  • Dušan Bajević is the only coach to win the championship, the Greek Cup, the Super Cup (1989) and the League Cup (1989).
  • Giorgos Paraschos holds the record of the sportsman served Greek football the longest (50 years) as both a player and coach.
  • Giorgos Paraschos has coached a first division club for 24 seasons, more than any other coach, breaking Giannis Mantzourakis' record with 23. [30]
  • Dušan Bajević has coached 647 games in the first division which is a panhellenic record. Antonis Georgiadis is second on the list with 586. [31]
  • Babis Tennes has achieved a record 6 promotions to Alpha Ehniki. [32]
  • Periklis Amanatidis is the coach with the most victories in Gamma Ethniki. [33]
  • Eugène Gerards was the longest-serving coach in a first division club, coaching OFI Herakleion from 1985 until 2000. [34]
  • Dan Georgiadis was the first Greek coach to manage a team abroad, taking over Peruvian Sport Boys in 1957. Georgiadis coached 10 football clubs abroad: 2 teams in Peru, 2 in Argentina, 1 in Bolivia, 1 in Chile, 1 in Paraguay, 1 in Spain and 2 in Switzerland. He also coached 5 national teams: Haiti, Peru, Greece, Bolivia and Venezuela.
  • Alketas Panagoulias and Dan Georgiadis were the two Greek coaches to manage a national team other than Greece. Panagoulias apart from Greece also coached USA (1983-1985).

Clubs[]

Most championships won[]

Most cups won[]

Most appearances[]

Greek clubs in international competitions[]

  • Panathinaikos is the only Greek club to play in the European Cup Final (1971). Panathinaikos also reached the semi–finals on two occasions: in 1985 and 1996.
  • Six Greek clubs have won the Balkans Cup: Panionios Smirnis (1971), Olympiakos Piraeus (1963), Panathinaikos (1977), Edessaikos (1993), Iraklis (1985), O.F.I. Herakleion (1989). PAS Giannina (1994) and AEK Athens (1967) finished runners-ups. Panionios Smirnis is also the only club to play in 2 Balkan Cup Finals (1971, 1986).
  • AEK Athens is the only Greek club to have reached the UEFA Cup semi–finals (1977).
  • AEK Athens is the club with most appearances in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semi–finals (1997 and 1998).
  • Panathinaikos is the only Greek club to have played in the Intercontinental Cup Final (1971).

Regional championships (until 1959)[]

  • Olympiakos Piraeus have won 25 regional championships, more than any other club.
  • Aris Thessaloniki have won the most Macedonia FCA championships (12).
  • Panathinaikos have won a record 17 Athens FCA championships. They also won 2 more after 1959 (in 1993 and in 1994) fielding their amateur team.
  • Panachaiki hold the record for the most Achaea FCA league championships (14). They also won two more after 1959 (in 1961 and 1962).
  • Niki Volos hold the record for the most Thessaly FCA league championships (12). They also won two more after 1959 (in 1960 and 1961).
  • OFI Heraklion won the most Heraklion FCA league championships (13). They also won three more after 1959 (in 1960, 1961 and 1962).
  • Apollon Smyrnis won the most Smyrna championships (1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922).
  • Doxa Drama won the most inter-regional tournaments (3) to qualify to the Panhellenic Championship (1957, 1958, 1959). Doxa also reached two more play-off finals (1955, 1956).
  • Anagennisi Arta have won a record 4 FCA winners' championships (1969, 1976, 2000, 2014), thus earning promotion to Delta Ethniki.

Clubs with most Greek players in national team tournaments[]

Miscellaneous[]

  • Olympiakos Piraeus have won a record 78 national titles (46 league titles, 28 Cups and 4 Super Cups).
  • Olympiakos Piraeus have won a record 18 doubles.
  • Five clubs won the most Greek championships between 1906 and 1927 before Hellenic Football Federation took over. Those championships were organized either by SEGAS, YMCA or the three main local associations and were considered panhellenic. Iraklis (1914, 1915, 1927), Aris (1923, 1924, 1926), Olympiakos Piraeus (1925, 1926, 1927), Goudi Athens (1908, 1910, 1912) and Panathinaikos (1925, 1926, 1927). [36]
  • Goudi Athens won the most championships (1908, 1910, 1912) organised by SEGAS [37]
  • Panathinaikos and PAOK are the only two clubs that have won the first division title undefeated. Panathinaikos won it in 1963-64 (24 wins, 6 draws) and PAOK in 2018-19 (26 wins, 4 draws).
  • PAOK, Aris and Panathinaikos are the only Greek clubs that have won both the Greek Cup and the Amateurs Cup. PAOK Amateurs won the latter in 1975, Aris in 1985 and Panathinaikos in 1994.
  • Larissa is the only club that has won the Greek Cup (1985, 2007) and the Gamma Ethniki Cup (2014).
  • Ethnikos Piraeus and Kastoria are the only clubs that have won the Greek national Cup, and the regional cup. Ethnikos Piraeus won the Greek Cup once (1933), and the regional cup (2014) Kastoria won the Greek Cup also once (1980) and the regional cup 3 times (2001, 2002, 2017).
  • Ethnikos Piraeus is also the only club to play in the final match of 3 out 4 Greek Cup competitions (national, amateur, third tier and regional): Greek Cup (1933), Gamma Ethniki Cup (2015) and regional cup (2013, 2014).

Associations[]

Stadiums[]

  • Karaiskakis Stadium (former velodrome) is the stadium hosted the most matches (1512) in the first tier since 1959. Ethnikos Piraeus (1959-1999) and Olympiakos Piraeus (1959-present) are the main clubs who have played in the stadium. [38]
  • OAKA remains the biggest stadium hosted football games in Greece since its opening in 1982 (72000 capacity)
  • Leoforos Alexandras Stadium is the oldest football ground in Greece (opened in 1922) and it was the biggest (24000 capacity) until Toumba Stadium opened in 1957.

Notes[]

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  34. ^ "Gerards: OFI coach for 15 years". www.contra.gr (in Greek).
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  37. ^ "Greek champions".
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