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Super League Greece
Season2018–19
Dates25 August 2018 – 5 May 2019
Matches played32
Goals scored74 (2.31 per match)
Top goalscorerKoulouris
Morar
Prijović
Jendrišek
Johansson
(3 goals)
Biggest home winOlympiacos 5–0 PAS Giannina
(2 September 2018)
Biggest away winLamia 0–3 Aris Thessaloniki
(27 August 2018)
Highest scoringOlympiacos 5–0 PAS Giannina
(2 September 2018)
Highest attendance23,763
PAOK 2–0 AEK Athens
(23 September 2018)
Lowest attendance542
Atromitos 0–0 Xanthi
(1 September 2018)
Average attendance6,322 [1]
2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 23 September 2018.

The 2018–19 Super League Greece, or Souroti Super League for sponsorship reasons,[2] is the 83rd season of the highest tier in league of Greek football and the 13th under its current name. The season started on 25 August 2018 and is scheduled to finish on 5 May 2019.

AEK Athens are the defending champions. OFI and Aris Thessaloniki join as the promoted clubs from the 2017–18 Football League.[3] They will replace Platanias and Kerkyra who were relegated to the 2018–19 Football League.

Teams

Sixteen teams will compete in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from the Football League.

Teams promoted to the Super League

The first club to be promoted was OFI, after beating 1–0 Apollon Pontou on 29 April 2018. OFI will play in the Super League for the first time since the 2014–15 season.

The second and final club to be promoted was Aris Thessaloniki, after beating 2–0 Karaiskakis on 29 April 2018. Aris Thessaloniki will play in the Super League for the first time since the 2013–14 season.

Teams relegated to the Football League

The first club to be relegated was Platanias, who were relegated on 4 April 2018 following Apollon Smyrnis' 1–0 victory against PAS Giannina, ending their 6-year stay in the top flight.

The second and final club to be relegated was Kerkyra, who were relegated on 29 April 2018 following Lamia's 2–1 victory against PAS Giannina, ending their 2-year stay in the top flight.

Venues

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Locations of the 2018–19 Super League teams
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
AEK Athens Athens Olympic Stadium 69,618
AEL Larissa AEL FC Arena 16,118
Apollon Smyrnis Athens Georgios Kamaras Stadium 14,856
Aris Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium 22,800
Asteras Tripolis Tripoli Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium 7,616
Atromitos Athens (Peristeri) Peristeri Stadium 10,425
Lamia Lamia Lamia Municipal Stadium 6,000
Levadiakos Livadeia Levadia Municipal Stadium 6,500
OFI Heraklion Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium 9,088
Olympiacos Piraeus Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium 32,115
Panathinaikos Athens Olympic Stadium 69,618
Panetolikos Agrinio Panetolikos Stadium 7,321
Panionios Athens (Nea Smyrni) Nea Smyrni Stadium 11,700
PAOK Thessaloniki Toumba Stadium 29,000
PAS Giannina Ioannina Zosimades Stadium 7,652
Xanthi Xanthi Xanthi FC Arena 7,422

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AEK Athens Greece Marinos Ouzounidis Greece Petros Mantalos Capelli Pame Stoixima
AEL Italy Gianluca Festa Greece Vangelis Moras Legea Thrakis Geuseis
Apollon Smyrnis Spain Alberto Monteagudo Greece Michalis Kyrgias Zeus Venetis Bakery
Aris Thessaloniki Spain Paco Herrera Greece Georgios Delizisis Nike Karipidis Pallets
Asteras Tripolis Greece Savvas Pantelidis Argentina Walter Iglesias Macron Volton
Atromitos Austria Damir Canadi Argentina Javier Umbides Nike ETEKA Gas
Lamia Greece Makis Chavos Greece Anestis Anastasiadis Nike
Levadiakos Greece Akis Mantzios Greece Savvas Tsabouris Legea
OFI Greece Nikos Papadopoulos Greece Anestis Nastos Macron
Olympiacos Portugal Pedro Martins Greece Kostas Fortounis Adidas Stoiximan.gr
Panathinaikos Greece Giorgos Donis Greece Dimitris Kourbelis Nike Pame Stoixima
Panetolikos Greece Traianos Dellas Brazil Marcos Paulo Zeus
Panionios France José Anigo Greece Panagiotis Korbos Luanvi Tipbet.gr
PAOK Romania Răzvan Lucescu Portugal Vieirinha Macron Stoiximan.gr
PAS Giannina Greece Giannis Petrakis Greece Alexios Michail Nike Vikos Cola, Car.gr
Xanthi Serbia Milan Rastavac Greece Konstantinos Fliskas Joma

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Apollon Smyrnis France Valérien Ismaël Sacked 31 August 2018[4] 10th Greece Lefteris Velentzas (caretaker) 31 August 2018
Lamia Greece Babis Tennes Resign 4 September 2018[5] 15th Greece Makis Chavos 5 September 2018[6]
Apollon Smyrnis Greece Lefteris Velentzas (caretaker) End of tenure as caretaker 31 August 2018[7] 15th Spain Alberto Monteagudo 12 September 2018[8]
AEL Greece Sotiris Antoniou Sacked 24 September 2018[9] 15th Italy Gianluca Festa 25 September 2018

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 PAOK[a] (C) 30 26 4 0 66 14 +52 80 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Olympiacos 30 24 3 3 71 17 +54 75 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 AEK Athens[b] 30 18 6 6 50 19 +31 57 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4 Atromitos 30 15 7 8 41 28 +13 52 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5 Aris 30 15 4 11 46 33 +13 49
6 Panionios 30 11 5 14 27 45 −18 38
7 Lamia 30 9 10 11 28 37 −9 37
8 Panathinaikos[c] 30 13 8 9 38 30 +8 36[d]
9 Panetolikos 30 10 6 14 34 48 −14 36[d]
10 AEL 30 8 10 12 26 34 −8 34
11 Asteras Tripolis 30 8 9 13 25 30 −5 33
12 Xanthi 30 7 11 12 22 34 −12 32[e]
13 OFI (O) 30 7 11 12 30 42 −12 32[e] Qualification for the relegation play-offs
14 PAS Giannina (R) 30 7 6 17 19 38 −19 27 Relegation to Super League 2
15 Levadiakos (R) 30 5 6 19 15 45 −30 21
16 Apollon Smyrnis (R) 30 2 4 24 11 55 −44 10
Source: Super League Greece, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Goals against 7) Play-offs (neutral ground); 8) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 7 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[13]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ PAOK were deducted 2 points by court decision.[10]
  2. ^ AEK Athens were deducted 3 points by court decision.[11]
  3. ^ Panathinaikos were deducted 11 points. 6 points for financial reasons plus 5 points by court decision.[12]
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Panathinaikos 6, Panetolikos 0.
  5. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Xanthi 4, OFI 1.

Results

Home \ Away AEK APS ARS AST ATR LAM LAR LEV OFI OLY PNA PNE PIO TSP PAS XAN
AEK Athens — a a 4–0 a 2–0
Apollon Smyrnis — 0–1 1–2
Aris Thessaloniki — 2–0 2–0 a
Asteras Tripolis 0–1 2–0 —
Atromitos — 1–0 2–0 0–0
Lamia 0–3 —
AEL — 1–3
Levadiakos 1–0 —
OFI — 1–3
Olympiacos a 2–1 1–0 — a a 5–0
Panathinaikos a 3–1 3–0 a — a
Panetolikos 1–2 2–2 2–1 —
Panionios 2–2 0–1 — 0–1
PAOK 2–0 a 1–0 a a —
PAS Giannina 1–0 —
Xanthi 3–0 0–1 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 25 September 2018. Source: Superleague Greece
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

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. For example, if a match is scheduled for matchday 13, but then postponed and played between days 16 and 17, it will be added to the standings for day 16.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
Olympiacos5111
PAOK8442
Atromitos3553
Aris Thessaloniki1234
AEK Athens2325
Panathinaikos161276
PAS Giannina1416107
Xanthi1311118
Panetolikos9669
Asteras Tripolis11141510
AEL48911
Levadiakos127812
OFI691213
Panionios7101314
Lamia15151615
Apollon Smyrnis10131416
Source: Superleague Greece

Season statistics

Average attendances

Average ticket sales (not total attendances) counted officially without games played behind closed doors from Super League.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 PAOK 40,018 23,763 16,255 20,009 +18.1%†
2 Olympiacos 57,601 22,800 15,123 19,200 +0.5%†
3 Aris Thessaloniki 25,575 13,904 11,671 12,788 n/a1
4 Panathinaikos 18,855 12,881 5,974 9,428 +35.7%†
5 AEK Athens 17,937 10,433 7,504 8,969 −42.5%†
6 OFI 5,186 5,186 5,186 5,186 n/a1
7 AEL 3,646 3,646 3,646 3,646 −5.7%†
8 Panionios 9,402 4,414 1,689 3,134 +82.7%†
9 PAS Giannina 2,924 2,924 2,924 2,924 +26.8%†
10 Asteras Tripolis 5,272 3,844 1,428 2,636 +43.1%†
11 Panetolikos 6,318 2,344 1,899 2,106 −13.0%†
12 Lamia 1,572 1,572 1,572 1,572 −19.0%†
13 Xanthi 4,054 1,933 1,057 1,351 −13.2%†
14 Apollon Smyrnis 1,469 837 632 735 −59.0%†
15 Levadiakos 698 698 698 698 −39.6%†
16 Atromitos 1,764 635 542 588 −33.1%†
League total 202,291 23,763 542 6,322 +49.2%†

Updated to games played on 25 September 2018
Source: Superleague
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Football League

References

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