Super League Greece

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Super League Greece 1
Super League Greece logo.svg
Founded
  • 1927; 94 years ago (1927)
    as Panhellenic Championship
  • 1959; 62 years ago (1959)
    as Alpha Ethniki
  • 2006; 15 years ago (2006)
    as Super League Greece
First season
CountryGreece
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams14[1]
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toSuper League Greece 2
Domestic cup(s)Greek Cup
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa Conference League
Current championsOlympiacos (46th title)
(2020–21)
Most championshipsOlympiacos (46 titles)
Most appearancesMimis Domazos (536)
Top goalscorerThomas Mavros (260 goals)
TV partnersNova Sports, Cosmote Sport
Websiteslgr.gr
Current: 2021–22 Super League Greece

The Super League Greece 1 (Greek: Ελληνική Σούπερ Λιγκ 1), or Super League 1 Interwetten for sponsorship reasons, is the highest professional association football league in Greece. The league was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. It consists of 14 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 26 games each followed by a 10-game play-off to decide the champions.

As of May 2021, Super League Greece is ranked 20th in the UEFA ranking of leagues, based on performances in European competitions over the last five years.

Since the foundation of the first official Panhellenic Championship in 1927,[2] only six clubs have won the title.

The current champions are Olympiacos, based in Piraeus.

History[]

Origins[]

Between 1905 and 1912, a Panhellenic Championship was organised by the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics (SEGAS). This championship was actually a local tournament among clubs from Athens and Piraeus.

After the Balkan Wars and World War I, two football associations were formed, one organising a football league in Athens and Piraeus, and one doing the same in Thessaloniki. These were the Athens-Piraeus FCA (EPSAP) and the Macedonia FCA (EPSM). In 1923, a Panhellenic Champion was determined by a play-off game between the Athens-Piraeus and the Thessaloniki champions. Peiraikos Syndesmos won 3–1 against Aris. This panhellenic final was not repeated the following year as the EPSAP was split into the Athens FCA (EPSA) and Piraeus FCA (EPSP) following a dispute.

Panhellenic Championship[]

On November 14, 1926, the Hellenic Football Federation is founded and organizes the first Panhellenic Championship in the period 1927-28, in which, however, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens did not participate due to conflicts with the EPO.[3]

The initial events were held with teams from Athens, Piraeus and Thessaloniki, excluding the provincial ones. Previously, the local championships of the cities were held and in the final phase, sometimes only the first ones qualified, sometimes the first two or the first three teams. In the championship of 1938-39, which was held in two groups, teams outside Athens-Thessaloniki (Doxa Drama, AEK Kavala and Filippi Kavala) participated for the first time. The maiden presence of provincial teams in a single group of the Panhellenic Championship took place in 1953-54 with the participation of Panachaiki from Southern Greece and Niki Volou from Central and Northern Greece.

Α΄ National division[]

In 1959 the Alpha Ethniki – the precursor of the current Super League – was set up as a national round-robin tournament. After several months of talks, the 1959–60 championship was the first nationwide league competition. It started on Sunday 25 October 1959 with the participation of 16 teams. The creation of a championship in the form of a single permanent national division rather than the way they have been held until then with the participation of the teams selected by the local competitions was a requirement of both the State and UEFA. The first wished to establish a fixed number of matches every Sunday in Greece to stimulate interest in PRO-PO while UEFA wished to nominate national champions with strict criteria and through joint events for all states. The Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) was obliged to proceed to the abolition of the competitions of the Football Clubs Associations (EPS) of Greece as qualifying stages for the Pan-Hellenic Championship. The first place was taken by Alpha Ethniki, a single division with clubs from all over the Greek territory and a stable participation, with the exception of those who would be relegated at the end of the season. The initial design provided for a number of teams well above the 10th of the 1958–59 Pan-Hellenic Championship and in particular 18 which, as the expanded division calendar would cover almost all the available dates of the year, would no longer participate in its local competitions their EPSs. Those would be the qualifier for the upcoming national division and not the participation in the final round of the current championship, so their significance was significantly reduced. On Saturday, 10 October 1959 at the General Assembly of the HFF, ie with the participation of all the members of the Association of Football Associations and in the presence of the General Secretariat of Sports (GGA) and representatives of the Karamanlis government, became the first national division of Greek football. The 1st game was set for 15 days. According to the general Assembly of HFF on 29 August 1959, it was decided that the newly created Alpha Ethniki would consist of 18 teams, with their determination being made in accordance with the positions in the local EPS competitions in the period 1958–59. The HFF, at its decisive General Assembly on Saturday, 10 October, decided to reduce the number of teams to 16 so that the racing program will not be extended in the summer. After the end of the first event in the summer of 1960, the teams did not increase despite HFF's initial intention, with the number 16 being considered the ideal for a championship in Greece and only 18 in 1967.

The teams that participated in the first championship of the Alpha Ethniki were the following:

  • The top four of the Athens FCA Championship: Panathinaikos, Panionios, AEK Athens and Apollon Smyrnis.
  • The top four of the Piraeus FCA Championship: Olympiacos, Ethnikos Piraeus, AE Nikaia and Proodeftiki.
  • The top four of the Macedonia FCA (Thessaloniki) Championship: Aris, PAOK, Apollon Kalamarias and Iraklis.
  • The top two of the North Group of the Regional Championship: Doxa Drama and Megas Alexandros Katerini.
  • The first of the two Sub-Groups of the South Regional Championship: Pankorinthiakos and Panegialios.

On 25 October 1959, the Alpha Ethniki was launched. Panathinaikos won the first Alpha Ethniki's Championship, which became the champion of Greece for the fourth time in his history. He scored at 79 points with AEK Athens and beat 2–1 in the barrage, a match where he needed only a tie result in the neutral Karaiskakis Stadium. In such a case, after the half-hour extension, the competition announcement set the best goal difference. Through barrage and with the same score was also the third place for the demotion, with the winner Panegialios to overtake Pankorinthiakos again in the event of a draw. The scoring system was 3p the win, 2p the draw, 1p the defeat.

The next years[]

Time has been relentless for some teams that have participated in the first league of the Alpha Ethniki. The historic Ethnikos Piraeus, cup winner of Greece in 1933, participates in the Gamma Ethniki, as well as Proodeftiki while AE Nikaia participates in the local championship of Piraeus. Apollon Kalamaria, Doxa Drama and Iraklis are fighting in the Beta Ethniki, while Pankorinthiakos, a few years after joining Alpha Ethniki, merged with Aris Korinthos and created PAS Korinthos, which reached the Alpha Ethniki at the 1990s and is now participating in the Gamma Ethniki. Megas Alexandros Katerini is the ancestor of Pierikos. In 1961, they merged with Olympos Katerini and created Pierikos who plays in the Gamma Ethniki.

On 19 January 1979 a bill was passed in the Hellenic Parliament under which football clubs became Football Incorporated Companies (PAE or ΠΑΕ in Greek). The Association of Football Incorporated Companies (EPAE, ΕΠΑΕ in Greek), under the supervision of the HFF, has since held the responsibility to hold the championship, with Makis Ithakisios being elected its first president. Initially the shares were owned by the sports union to which the football club belonged. Yet soon after, prominent Greek businessmen (shipowners, oil magnates, bankers etc.) began acquiring the newly formed PAEs by buying the majority of their shares, and then increasing their share capital, thus turning Greek football into a fully commercialised and highly profitable business for the decades to come.

For a single racing season, 2000–01, the championship is renamed "Upper Category".

Rename[]

On 16 July 2006, was founded the copartnership Super League. Members of the copartnership are the PAE's that have the right to participate in the professional football championship of the First Division. The main activity of the copartnership is the organization and conduct of the First Division's Championship according to the regulations and decisions of the Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) and the supreme international football confederations (UEFA, FIFA).

Competition format[]

At present, 14 clubs compete in the Super League, playing each other in a 26-game home and away series. At the end of the season, the top 6 clubs face each other in a 10-game championship round to decide the Super League champions but also the teams to enter the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

The bottom 8 clubs face each other in play-outs to decide who gets relegated to Super League 2.[4] In their place, the top two teams from Super League 2 are promoted. The number of teams to be relegated may change, depending on a licensing procedure that takes place at the end of the regular season.

The Super League is currently entitled to one entrant into the UEFA Champions League. The Champion currently enters the first qualifying round through the champion path. The three UEFA Europa Conference League spots go to the teams that finished 2rd to 3rd, with a European berth for the Greek Cup winner.

Clubs[]

2021–22 season[]

The following 14 clubs will compete in the Super League 1 during the 2021–22 season.

Super League Greece is located in Greece
AEK Athens Apollon Smyrnis Atromitos Panathinaikos
AEK Athens
Apollon Smyrnis
Atromitos
Panathinaikos
Aris PAOK
Aris
PAOK
Asteras Tripolis
Asteras Tripolis
OFI
OFI
Ionikos Olympiacos
Ionikos
Olympiacos
PAS Giannina
PAS Giannina
Volos
Volos
Lamia
Lamia
Locations of the 2021–22 Super League Greece teams
Club Position
in 2020–21
First season in
top division
Seasons
in top
division
Seasons
in
Super League
Top
division
titles
Last top
division title
AEK Athens 4th 1930–31 73 14 12 2017–18
Apollon Smyrnis 11th 1927–28 42 5 0
Aris Thessaloniki 3rd 1927–28 73 12 3 1945–46
Asteras Tripolis 6th 2007–08 15 15 0
Atromitos 8th 1927–28 23 15 0
Ionikos 1st in 2020–21 Super League Greece 2 1989–90 17 2 0
Lamia 10th 2017–18 5 5 0
OFI 12th 1955–56 45 11 0
Olympiacos 1st 1929–30 85 16 46 2020–21
Panathinaikos 5th 1929–30 80 16 20 2009–10
Panetolikos 13th 1954–55 13 10 0
PAS Giannina 9th 1974–75 26 11 0
PAOK 2nd 1930–31 77 16 3 2018–19
Volos 7th 2019–20 3 3 0

Champions[]

Names of the championship through the years[]

SEGAS and FCA championships[]

SEGAS championship
1905–06 Ethnikos Athens
1906–07 Ethnikos Athens
1907–08 Goudi Athens
1908–09 Piraikos[5]
1909–10 Goudi Athens
1910–11 Podosferikos Omilos Athinon
1911–12 Goudi Athens[6]
1912–13 Not held (First Balkan War)
1913–14 Not held (Second Balkan War)
1914–15 Not held (WW1)
1915–16 Not held (WW1)
1916–17 Not finished (WW1)
1917–18 Not held (WW1)
1918–19 Not held (WW1)
1919–20 Not held (WW1)
Greece FCA championship
1922–23 Piraikos
1923–24 3 champions
1924–25 2 champions
1925–26 3 champions
1926–27 3 champions

Greek Championship[]

Source: epo.gr

Performance by club (1927–)[]

Club Champions Winning years Ref
Olympiacos 46 1931, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021 [7][8][9]
Panathinaikos 20 1930, 1949, 1953, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2010 [7][10][11]
AEK 12 1939, 1940, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2018 [7][12]
Aris 3 1928, 1932, 1946 [7]
PAOK 3 1976, 1985, 2019 [7]
AEL 1 1988 [7]

Performance by club (1959–)[]

* Season 1959–60 marked the beginning of the Alpha Ethniki – the precursor of the current Super League – as a national round-robin tournament.

Club Champions Winning years Ref
Olympiacos 31 1966, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021 [7][8][9]
Panathinaikos 17 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2010 [7][10][11]
AEK 10 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2018 [7][12]
PAOK 3 1976, 1985, 2019 [7]
AEL 1 1988 [7]

Performance by city (1927–)[]

The six clubs that have won the championship are from a total of four cities:

City Titles Clubs
Piraeus 46 Olympiacos (46)
Athens 32 Panathinaikos (20), AEK Athens (12)
Thessaloniki 6 PAOK (3), Aris (3)
Larissa 1 AEL (1)

Performance by region (1927–)[]

The six clubs that have won the championship are from a total of three regions:

Region Titles Clubs
Attica 78 Olympiacos (46), Panathinaikos (20), AEK Athens (12)
Central Macedonia 6 PAOK (3), Aris (3)
Thessaly 1 AEL (1)

Statistics[]

Top three ranking (1959–present)[]

Club 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Olympiacos 31 15 9 55
Panathinaikos 17 19 14 50
AEK Athens 10 16 18 44
PAOK 3 8 9 20
AEL 1 1 2
Aris 1 5 6
OFI 1 2 3
Panionios 1 1 2
Apollon Smyrni 1 1
Asteras Tripoli 1 1
Atromitos 1 1
Iraklis 1 1

Seasons in Alpha Ethniki and Super League Greece[]

The number of seasons that each team (in alphabetical order) has played in the top division from 1959–60 until 2021–22. A total of 70 teams had competed in at least one season at the top division. Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and PAOK are the only teams to have played in the top division in every season since the league's inception in its modern form. The teams in bold participate in the 2021–22 Super League.

Seasons Clubs
63 Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, PAOK
61 AEK Athens
59 Panionios
57 Aris Thessaloniki
53 Iraklis
45 OFI
43 Apollon Smyrnis
36 Ethnikos Piraeus
31 Xanthi, AEL
26 Panachaiki, PAS Giannina
24 Panserraikos
23 Egaleo
21 Doxa Drama, Atromitos
20 Apollon Pontus
19 Kavala
18 Levadiakos
17 Veria, Ionikos
16 Pierikos
15 Proodeftiki, Asteras Tripolis
12 Panetolikos
10 Kastoria
9 Athinaikos, Ergotelis, Olympiacos Volos
7 Fostiras, Kalamata, Paniliakos, Trikala
6 Niki Volos, Panegialios, Panthrakikos, Platanias
5 Edessaikos, Korinthos, A.O. Kerkyra, Lamia
4 Akratitos, Ethnikos Asteras, Kallithea, Rodos, Vyzas Megara
3 Diagoras, Olympiakos Nicosia, Panelefsiniakos, AEL Kalloni, A.O.K. Kerkyra, Volos
2 Chalkidona
1 AEL Limassol, , APOEL*, Atromitos Piraeus, Chalkida, EPA Larnaca,
Makedonikos, Megas Alexandros Katerini, Naoussa, ,
Omonia Nicosia, Pankorinthiakos, , Thrasyvoulos
  • APOEL avoided relegation in the 1973–74 season, but were forced to play in the Cypriot A Division the following season due to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Hence they are the only team to have played a single season in the Greek league and not been relegated.

Top Division Table (since 1959–60)[]

This index is an overall record of all match results, points, and goals of every team that has played in Alpha Ethniki and Super League championships since 1959–60. The table is correct as of the end of the 2020–21 season. Points are based on 3–1–0 and no deductions are counted.

Pos Team Seasons Points Played Won Drawn Lost G.F. G.A. G.D. 1 2 3 1st App Since/Last App Best
1 Olympiacos 62 4307 1960 1305 397 258 4001 1443 2558 31 15 9 1959–60 1959–60 1
2 Panathinaikos 62 4023 1960 1206 438 317 3693 1541 2152 17 19 14 1959–60 1959–60 1
3 AEK Athens 60 3738 1894 1106 442 346 3475 1647 1828 10 17 19 1959–60 2015–16 1
4 PAOK 62 3398 1961 971 506 484 3041 1912 1129 3 8 9 1959–60 1959–60 1
5 Aris 56 2617 1781 712 496 573 2204 1946 258 1 5 1959–60 2018–19 2
6 Panionios 59 2411 1870 642 493 735 2202 2364 −162 2 1 1959–60 2019–20 2
7 Iraklis 53 2401 1686 623 469 594 2099 2011 88 1 1959–60 2015–16 3
8 OFI 44 1807 1377 507 315 555 1714 1820 −106 1 2 1968–69 2018–19 2
9 Apollon Smyrnis 42 1524 1326 393 351 582 1402 1745 −343 1 1959–60 2020–21 3
10 Ethnikos Piraeus 36 1394 1164 356 326 482 1305 1552 −247 1959–60 1998–99 4

Per geographic region[]

All the geographic regions of Greece have been represented by at least one club in the first national division. Central Greece has had the strongest presence with 26 clubs overall, of which 21 come from Attica alone. Central Greece, Macedonia and the Peloponnese together contain almost three-quarters of the clubs that participated in the top flight. Between 1967 and 1974, the Cypriot champion also participated in the Greek top competition, and five different Cypriot clubs participated during those years. The Greek islands of Rhodes, Lesbos and Corfu have also been represented. A total of 73 clubs have participated at the first tier so far.

Regions Τotal Teams
Central Greece 26 Attica: Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens, Panionios, Apollon Smyrnis, Ethnikos Piraeus, Egaleo, Ionikos, Atromitos, Proodeftiki, Athinaikos, Fostiras, Akratitos, Ethnikos Asteras, Kallithea, Vyzas Megara, Panelefsiniakos, Chalkidona, , Atromitos Piraeus, Thrasyvoulos
Euboea: Chalkida,
Boeotia: Levadiakos
Aetolia-Acarnania: Panetolikos
Phthiotis: Lamia
Macedonia 15 Central Macedonia: PAOK, Aris, Iraklis, Panserraikos, Apollon Pontus, Pierikos, Veria, Edessaikos, Makedonikos, Megas Alexandros Katerini, Naoussa, Thermaikos
East Macedonia: Doxa Drama, Kavala
West Macedonia: Kastoria
Peloponnese 7 Panachaiki, Asteras Tripolis, Kalamata, Paniliakos, Panegialios, Korinthos, Pankorinthiakos
Cyprus 5 Olympiakos Nicosia, AEL Limassol, APOEL, EPA Larnaca, Omonia Nicosia
Thessaly 5 AEL, Olympiacos Volos, Trikala, Niki Volos, Volos N.F.C.
Crete 3 OFI, Ergotelis, Platanias
Aegean Islands 3 Rodos, Diagoras, AEL Kalloni
Thrace 2 Xanthi, Panthrakikos
Ionian Islands 2 A.O. Kerkyra, PAE Kerkyra
Epirus 1 PAS Giannina

Top scorers and appearances[]

Most appearances
Rank Name Appearances Teams
1 Mimis Domazos 536 Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
2 Nikos Nioplias 509 OFI, Panathinaikos, Chalkidona
3 Giorgos Koudas 504 PAOK
4 Thomas Mavros 501 Panionios, AEK Athens
5 Savvas Kofidis 493 Iraklis, Olympiacos, Aris
6 Mimis Papaioannou 480 AEK Athens
Stathis Chaitas 480 Panionios, AEL
8 Giorgos Skartados 478 Rodos, PAOK, Iraklis, Olympiacos
9 Georgios Georgiadis 476 Doxa Drama, Panathinaikos, PAOK, Olympiacos, Iraklis
10 Dinos Kouis 473 Aris
11 Tasos Mitropoulos 458 Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos, AEK Athens, Apollon Smyrnis, Iraklis, Veria
12 Elias Yfantis 457 Olympiacos
13 Takis Nikoloudis 453 Iraklis, AEK Athens, Olympiacos, Apollon Pontus
14 448 Ethnikos Piraeus, Panachaiki
15 Stelios Manolas 447 AEK Athens
16 Dimitris Saravakos 443 Panionios, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
17 Theodoros Pahatouridis 434 Doxa Drama, Olympiacos, Ionikos
18 Giorgos Dedes 429 Panionios, AEK Athens
19 Giannis Gounaris 426 PAOK, Olympiacos
20 Michalis Kritikopoulos 422 Panegialios, Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos, Apollon Smyrnis
Foreign players
1 Krzysztof Warzycha 390 Panathinaikos
2 Predrag Đorđević 375 Paniliakos, Olympiacos
3 Toni Savevski 357 AEK Athens
4 Daniel Batista 316 Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos, AEK Athens, Aris
5 291 Panionios
Most goals
Rank Name Goals Teams
1 Thomas Mavros 260 AEK Athens, Panionios
2 Krzysztof Warzycha 244 Panathinaikos
3 Mimis Papaioannou 234 AEK Athens
4 Giorgos Sideris 224 Olympiacos
5 Antonis Antoniadis 187 Panathinaikos, Olympiacos
6 Alexandros Alexandris 186 Veria, AEK Athens, Olympiacos, AEL, Kallithea
7 Dimitris Saravakos 186 Panionios, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
8 Giorgos Dedes 181 Panionios, AEK Athens
9 Nikos Anastopoulos 179 Panionios, Olympiacos, Ionikos
10 Michalis Kritikopoulos 175 Panegialios, Ethnikos Piraeus, Olympiacos
11 Nikos Lyberopoulos 167 Kalamata, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
12 Demis Nikolaidis 163 Apollon Smyrnis, AEK Athens
13 Dinos Kouis 142 Aris
14 Kostas Nestoridis 140 AEK Athens
15 Mimis Domazos 139 Panathinaikos, AEK Athens
16 Georgios Georgiadis 137 Doxa Drama, Panathinaikos, PAOK, Olympiacos, Iraklis
17 Stavros Sarafis 136 PAOK
Dimitris Salpingidis 136 PAOK, Panathinaikos
19 Giorgos Koudas 134 PAOK

Golden Star[]

Based on an idea of Umberto Agnelli, the honor of Golden Star for Sports Excellence was introduced to recognize sides that have won multiple championships or other honours by the display of gold stars on their team badges and jerseys.

The current officially sanctioned Super League stars are:[citation needed]

  • Star full.svg Star full.svg Star full.svg Star full.svg Olympiacos received in 2012–13
  • Star full.svg Star full.svg Panathinaikos received in 2009–10
  • Star full.svg AEK received in 1992–93

Greek football clubs in European competitions[]

European Cup / UEFA Champions League[]

Club Champions Finalist Semi-finalist Quarterfinalist
Panathinaikos 1971 1985, 1996 1992, 2002
AEK Athens 1969
Olympiacos 1999

UEFA Cup / Europa League[]

Club Champions Finalist Semi-finalist Quarterfinalist
AEK Athens 1977
Panathinaikos 1988, 2003

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup[]

Club Champions Finalist Semi-finalist Quarterfinalist
AEK Athens 1997, 1998
PAOK 1974
AEL 1985
Olympiacos 1993
Panionios 1999

UEFA ranking[]

Country rankings[]

As of 30 May 2021, the Greek Super League ranks 20th in the UEFA coefficient database, with 26.000 points.

Rank Competition Points
1 England Premier League 100.569
2 Spain La Liga 97.855
3 Italy Serie A 75.438
4 Germany Bundesliga 73.570
5 France Ligue 1 56.081
6 Portugal Primeira Liga 48.549
7 Netherlands Eredivisie 39.200
8 Russia Russian Premier League 38.382
9 Belgium Belgian First Division 36.500
10 Austria Austrian Bundesliga 35.825
11 Scotland Scottish Premiership 33.375
12 Ukraine Ukrainian Premier League 33.100
13 Turkey Süper Lig 30.100
14 Denmark Danish Superliga 27.875
15 Cyprus Cypriot First Division 27.750
16 Serbia Serbian SuperLiga 26.750
17 Czech Republic Czech First League 26.600
18 Croatia Prva HNL 26.275
19 Switzerland Swiss Super League 26.225
20 Greece Greek Super League 26.000

Club rankings[]

As of 19 May 2021
Rank Club Points
37 Olympiacos 43.000
77 PAOK 20.000
85 AEK Athens 19.500
237 Panathinaikos 5.200
237 Atromitos 5.200
237 Asteras Tripolis 5.200
237 Aris Thessaloniki 5.200
237 Panionios 5.200
237 PAS Giannina 5.200
237 OFI 5.200

Broadcasting rights[]

Nova Sports (premium channel) have taken the broadcasting rights for the home games of six teams of the Super League. The teams are Aris, Asteras Tripolis, Atromitos, Olympiacos, PAOK and PAS Giannina. Cosmote Sport (also a premium channel) have taken the broadcasting rights for the home games of eight teams of the Super League. The teams are AEK Athens, Apollon Smyrnis, Ionikos, Lamia, OFI, Panathinaikos, Panetolikos and Volos.

Eurosport has pan-European broadcasting rights for the Super League (except Greece and Portugal).

Sponsorship[]

From 2007 to 2017, the Super League had title sponsorship rights sold to one company, which were OPAP. From 2017 until 2019, the Super League has title sponsorship rights sold to the company Souroti.

OPAP' deal with the Super League expired at the end of the 2016–17 season. The Super League announced on 20 July 2017 that the new title sponsorship deal for the Super League was with the Souroti company.

As well as sponsorship for the league itself, the Super League has a number of official partners and suppliers. The official ball supplier for the league is Molten who have had the contract since the 2019–20 season when they took over from Adidas. Also, Panini has held the licence to produce collectables for the Super League since 2008 (except 2018–19 season), including stickers (for their sticker album) and trading cards.

Period Sponsor Name
2007–2017 OPAP Super League OPAP
2017–2019 Souroti Super League Souroti
2020– Interwetten Super League Interwetten

See also[]

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