2017–18 Super League Greece
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 August 2017 – 7 May 2018 |
| Champions | AEK Athens 12th title |
| Relegated | Kerkyra Platanias |
| Champions League | AEK Athens PAOK |
| Europa League | Olympiacos Atromitos Asteras Tripolis |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 530 (2.21 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Aleksandar Prijović (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | PAOK 5–0 Levadiakos (6 January 2018) |
| Biggest away win | Platanias 0–4 Olympiacos (11 March 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Panionios 3–4 Olympiacos (14 October 2017) Apollon Smyrnis 4–3 PAS Giannina (5 November 2017) |
| Highest attendance | 50,141 AEK Athens 2–0 Levadiakos (22 April 2018) |
| Lowest attendance | 383 Atromitos 4–0 Kerkyra (5 May 2018) |
| Total attendance | 949,247 |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
The 2017–18 Super League Greece, or Souroti Super League for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 82nd season of the highest tier in league of Greek football and the 12th under its current name. The season started in August 2017 and ended in May 2018. The league comprises fourteen teams from the 2016–17 season and two promoted from the 2016–17 Football League.
On 12 March 2018, the Super League Greece was suspended by the Greek government until further notice after the president of PAOK, Ivan Savvidis, had stormed onto the field with a revolver during the match between PAOK and AEK Athens played the previous day.[2] The suspension was lifted on 27 March. PAOK was deducted 3 points and AEK was awarded 3 points for the incident.[3]
Contrary to the previous seasons, the playoffs for the Champions League and Europa League spots were removed, with qualification based solely on finishing position.[4]
Teams
Two teams were relegated from the 2016–17 season. Iraklis and Veria played in Football League for the 2017–18 season.
Two teams were promoted from the 2016–17 Football League, Apollon Smyrnis and Lamia, the latter for which it was their debut season in the highest division of Greek football.
Stadiums and locations
Location of the 2017–18 Super League Greece teams
| Club | Ap. | Location | Venue | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | 57 | Marousi | Olympic Stadium | 69,618 |
| AEL | 28 | Larissa | AEL FC Arena | 16,118 |
| Apollon Smyrnis | 39 | Athens | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | 14,856 |
| Asteras Tripolis | 11 | Tripoli | Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium | 7,616 |
| Atromitos | 17 | Peristeri | Peristeri Stadium | 10,005 |
| Kerkyra | 3 | Corfu | Kerkyra Stadium | 3,000 |
| Lamia | 1 | Lamia | Lamia Municipal Stadium | 6,000 |
| Levadiakos | 17 | Livadeia | Levadia Municipal Stadium | 6,500 |
| Olympiacos | 59 | Piraeus | Karaiskakis Stadium | 32,115 |
| Panathinaikos | 59 | Athens | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | 16,003 |
| Panetolikos | 8 | Agrinio | Panetolikos Stadium | 7,000 |
| Panionios | 57 | Nea Smyrni | Nea Smyrni Stadium | 11,700 |
| PAOK | 59 | Thessaloniki | Toumba Stadium | 28,703 |
| PAS Giannina | 23 | Ioannina | Zosimades Stadium | 7,652 |
| Platanias | 6 | Chania | Perivolia Municipal Stadium | 4,000 |
| Xanthi | 29 | Xanthi | Xanthi FC Arena | 7,422 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAOK |  Vladimir Ivić
|
Mutual consent | 9 June 2017[5] | Pre-season | Aleksandar Stanojević
|
16 June 2017 [6] |
| Atromitos |  Ricardo Sá Pinto
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12 June 2017[7] |  Damir Canadi
|
21 June 2017[8] | ||
| Panionios | Vladan Milojević
|
End of contract | 30 June 2017 |  Michalis Grigoriou
|
1 June 2017 | |
| Olympiacos | Takis Lemonis
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30 June 2017 |  Besnik Hasi
|
8 June 2017[9] | ||
| Xanthi |  Răzvan Lucescu
|
30 June 2017 | Milan Rastavac
|
12 June 2017[10] | ||
| PAOK | Aleksandar Stanojević
|
Sacked | 11 August 2017 | Răzvan Lucescu
|
11 August 2017[11] | |
| Kerkyra | Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos
|
22 August 2017[12] | 14th | Kostas Christoforakis (caretaker)
|
22 August 201 | |
| Kostas Christoforakis (caretaker)
|
End of tenure as caretaker | 28 August 2017 | 16th | Alekos Vosniadis
|
28 August 2017 | |
| Asteras Tripolis | Staikos Vergetis
|
Sacked | 10 September 2017[13] | 13th | Savvas Pantelidis
|
10 September 2017[14] |
| AEL |  André Paus
|
12 September 2017 | 15th |  Jacky Mathijssen
|
14 September 2017[15] | |
| Olympiacos | Besnik Hasi
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25 September 2017[16] | 4th | Takis Lemonis
|
25 September 2017[17] | |
| AEL | Jacky Mathijssen
|
25 September 2017[18] | 15th | Ilias Fyntanis
|
25 September 2017[19] | |
| Apollon Smyrnis | Akis Mantzios
|
25 September 2017[20] | 16th |  Zoran Vulić
|
28 September 2017[21] | |
| Platanias | Georgios Paraschos
|
31 October 2017[22] | 16th | Nikolaos Manarolis (caretaker)
|
31 October 2017 | |
| Nikolaos Manarolis (caretaker)
|
End of tenure as caretaker | 12 November 2017 | 16th |  José Manuel Roca
|
12 November 2017[23] | |
| Apollon Smyrnis | Zoran Vulić
|
Sacked | 11 December 2017 | 14th | Georgios Paraschos
|
12 December 2017[24] |
| Kerkyra | Alekos Vosniadis
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19 December 2017[25] | 15th | Sakis Tsiolis
|
27 December 2017[26] | |
| Olympiacos | Takis Lemonis
|
4 January 2018[27] | 1st | Christos Kontis (caretaker)
|
4 January 2018[28] | |
| Christos Kontis (caretaker)
|
End of tenure as caretaker | 8 January 2018 | 1st | Óscar García
|
8 January 2018[29] | |
| Panetolikos | Makis Chavos
|
Sacked | 7 January 2018[30] | 13th | Traianos Dellas
|
12 January 2018[31] |
| Kerkyra | Sakis Tsiolis
|
22 January 2018[32] | 15th | Giannis Matzourakis
|
25 January 2018[33] | |
| Platanias | José Manuel Roca
|
29 January 2018[34] | 16th | Giannis Chatzinikolaou
|
31 January 2018[35] | |
| AEL | Ilias Fyntanis
|
20 February 2018[36] | 12th | Ratko Dostanić
|
20 February 2018[36] | |
| Ratko Dostanić
|
10 March 2018[37] | 12th | Sotiris Antoniou
|
12 March 2018[38] | ||
| Olympiacos | Óscar García
|
Resigned | 3 April 2018[39] | 3rd | Christos Kontis (caretaker)
|
3 April 2018[40] |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AEK Athens (C) | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 12 | +38 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | PAOK | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 59 | 19 | +40 | 64[a] | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Olympiacos | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 63 | 28 | +35 | 57[b] | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Atromitos | 30 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Asteras Tripolis | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 45[c] | |
| 6 | Xanthi | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 30 | +1 | 45[c] | |
| 7 | Panionios | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 40 | |
| 8 | Panetolikos | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 35 | |
| 9 | PAS Giannina | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 34[d] | |
| 10 | Levadiakos | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 34 | −11 | 34[d] | |
| 11 | Panathinaikos | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 32[e] | |
| 12 | AEL | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 31 | |
| 13 | Lamia | 30 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 30 | |
| 14 | Apollon Smyrnis | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 29 | |
| 15 | Kerkyra (R) | 30 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 51 | −32 | 22 | Relegation to Football League |
| 16 | Platanias (R) | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 14 | 65 | −51 | 10 |
Source: Superleague Greece, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against; 6) Play-offs (neutral ground); 7) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 6 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[45]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against; 6) Play-offs (neutral ground); 7) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 6 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[45]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ PAOK were deducted 3 points by court decision.[3]
- ^ Olympiacos were deducted 3 points due to crowd behavior against AEK on 4 February 2018.[41]
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: Asteras Tripolis 2, Xanthi 2.
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: Levadiakos 2, PAS Giannina 2.
- ^ Panathinaikos were deducted 2 points due to crowd behavior against PAOK in a play-off match during the 2016–17 season.[42]
Panathinaikos were deducted 3 points for financial reasons on 11 April 2018. On 23 April 2018 another 3 points were deducted for the same occasion.[43][44]
Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.
Source: Super League Greece
Season statistics
Top scorers
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Top assists
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Best goal and MVP awards winners
Annual awardsAnnual awards were announced on 15 February 2019.[46]
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Ticket salesAverage ticket sales (not total attendances) counted officially without games played behind closed doors from Super League.
Updated to games played on 7 May 2018 References
External links
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