2016–17 Super League Greece
The 2016–17 Super League Greece was the 81st season of the highest tier in league of Greek football and the eleventh under its current title. The season started on 10 September 2016 and ended in June 2017. The league comprised fourteen teams from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from the 2015–16 Football League.
Season | 2016–17 |
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Champions | Olympiacos 44th title |
Relegated | Iraklis Veria |
Champions League | Olympiacos AEK Athens |
Europa League | PAOK Panathinaikos Panionios |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 556 (2.32 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Marcus Berg (22 goals) |
Biggest home win | AEK Athens 6–0 Veria (5 February 2017) |
Biggest away win | Kerkyra 0–5 PAOK (17 December 2016) Asteras Tripolis 0–5 Panathinaikos (18 February 2017) |
Highest scoring | Olympiacos 6–1 Veria (11 September 2016) PAOK 3–4 Atromitos (28 November 2016) Veria 4–3 Asteras Tripolis (23 April 2017) |
Highest attendance | 31,283 Olympiacos 3–0 Panathinaikos (6 November 2016) |
Lowest attendance | 245 Veria 0–4 Xanthi (17 December 2016) |
Total attendance | 1,006,530[1] |
Average attendance | 4,026[1] |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → |
Teams
Two teams were relegated from the 2015–16 season. Panthrakikos and Kalloni will play in Football League for the 2016–17 season.
Two teams were promoted from the 2015–16 Football League, champions Larissa and Kerkyra.
Stadiums and locations


Club | Ap. | Location | Venue | Capacity |
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AEK Athens | 56 | Athens | Olympic Stadium | 70,000 |
Asteras Tripolis | 10 | Tripoli | Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium | 7,500 |
Atromitos | 16 | Peristeri | Peristeri Stadium | 10,000 |
Iraklis | 53 | Thessaloniki | Kaftanzoglio Stadium | 27,000 |
Kerkyra | 2 | Corfu | Kerkyra Stadium | 3,000 |
Larissa | 27 | Larissa | AEL FC Arena | 16,000 |
Levadiakos | 16 | Livadeia | Levadia Municipal Stadium | 6,000 |
Olympiacos | 58 | Piraeus | Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium | 32,115 |
Panathinaikos | 58 | Athens | Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium | 16,620 |
Panetolikos | 7 | Agrinio | Panetolikos Stadium | 7,000 |
Panionios | 56 | Nea Smyrni | Nea Smyrni Stadium | 12,000 |
PAOK | 58 | Thessaloniki | Toumba Stadium | 28,700 |
PAS Giannina | 22 | Ioannina | Zosimades Stadium | 8,000 |
Platanias | 5 | Chania | Perivolia Municipal Stadium | 4,000 |
Veria | 17 | Veria | Veria Stadium | 6,500 |
Xanthi | 28 | Xanthi | Xanthi F.C. Arena | 7,500 |
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 |
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Kerkyra | ![]() |
Mutual consent | End of 2015–2016 season | Pre-season | ![]() |
4 June 2016 |
AEK Athens | ![]() |
End of tenure as caretaker | End of 2015–2016 season | ![]() |
6 June 2016 | |
AEL | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 2 June 2016 | ![]() |
6 June 2016 | |
Levadiakos | ![]() |
End of tenure as caretaker | End of 2015–2016 season | ![]() |
6 June 2016 | |
Olympiacos | ![]() |
Resigned | 23 June 2016 | ![]() |
23 June 2016 | |
Veria | ![]() |
Resigned | 8 July 2016 | ![]() |
9 July 2016 | |
Olympiacos | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 10 August 2016 | ![]() |
10 August 2016 | |
Panionios | ![]() |
Sacked | 8 August 2016 | ![]() |
11 August 2016 | |
Atromitos | ![]() |
Resigned | 19 September 2016 | 16th | ![]() |
19 September 2016 |
Veria | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 23 September 2016 | 15th | ![]() |
24 September 2016 |
Asteras Tripolis | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 26 September 2016 | 16th | ![]() |
27 September 2016 |
AEK Athens | ![]() |
Resigned | 18 October 2016 | 3rd | ![]() |
18 October 2016 |
Iraklis | ![]() |
Resigned | 18 October 2016 | 16th | ![]() |
19 October 2016 |
AEL | ![]() |
Sacked | 31 October 2016 | 11th | ![]() |
1 November 2016 |
Iraklis | ![]() |
Resigned | 30 October 2016 | 16th | ![]() |
1 November 2016 |
AEL | ![]() |
End of tenure as caretaker | 1 November 2016 | 11th | ![]() |
1 November 2016 |
Panathinaikos | ![]() |
Resigned | 1 December 2016 | 3rd | ![]() |
1 December 2016 |
Levadiakos | ![]() |
Resigned | 12 January 2017 | 14th | ![]() |
12 January 2017 |
Panetolikos | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 17 January 2017 | 11th | ![]() |
17 January 2017 |
AEK Athens | ![]() |
Resigned | 18 January 2017 | 6th | ![]() |
19 January 2017 |
Panetolikos | ![]() |
End of tenure as caretaker | 19 January 2017 | 11th | ![]() |
19 January 2017 |
Veria | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 26 January 2017 | 14th | ![]() |
26 January 2017 |
Atromitos | ![]() |
Resigned | 5 February 2017 | 9th | ![]() |
6 February 2017 |
Veria | ![]() |
Sacked | 14 February 2017 | 16th | ![]() |
14 February 2017 |
Asteras Tripolis | ![]() |
Sacked | 18 February 2017 | 12th | ![]() |
20 February 2017 |
Olympiacos | ![]() |
Sacked | 6 March 2017 | 1st | ![]() |
6 March 2017 |
Asteras Tripolis | ![]() |
End of tenure as caretaker | 20 February 2017 | 13th | ![]() |
3 March 2017 |
AEL | ![]() |
Resigned | 21 March 2017 | 12th | ![]() |
21 March 2017 |
Olympiacos | ![]() |
End of tenure as caretaker | 23 March 2017 | 1st | ![]() |
23 March 2017 |
AEL | ![]() |
End of tenure as caretaker | 3 Αpril 2017 | 12th | ![]() |
3 April 2017 |
Levadiakos | ![]() |
Sacked | 7 Αpril 2017 | 14th | ![]() |
7 April 2017 |
Kerkyra | ![]() |
Sacked | 11 April 2017 | 11th | ![]() |
12 April 2017 |
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Olympiacos (C) | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 16 | +41 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
2 | PAOK[lower-alpha 1] | 30 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 19 | +33 | 61 | Qualification for the UEFA play-offs |
3 | Panathinaikos | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 45 | 19 | +26 | 57 | |
4 | AEK Athens | 30 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 54 | 23 | +31 | 53 | |
5 | Panionios | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 52 | |
6 | Xanthi | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 25 | +9 | 48 | |
7 | Platanias | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 34 | 38 | −4 | 42 | |
8 | Atromitos | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 39 | |
9 | PAS Giannina | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 37 | −7 | 36 | |
10 | Kerkyra | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 32 | |
11 | Panetolikos | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 40 | −11 | 31 | |
12 | Asteras Tripolis | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 28[lower-alpha 2] | |
13 | Larissa | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 42 | −19 | 28[lower-alpha 2] | |
14 | Levadiakos | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 26 | |
15 | Iraklis[lower-alpha 3] (R) | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 29 | Relegation to the Football League |
16 | Veria (R) | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 56 | −33 | 22 |
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).
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
- PAOK were deducted three points as they did not show up to the second semi-final match against Olympiacos in last year's Greek Cup.[2]
- Asteras Tripolis ahead of Larissa on head-to-head record; Asteras Tripolis–Larissa 1–1, Larissa–Asteras Tripolis 1–4.
- Iraklis relegated due financial problems.[3]
Postponement
The Greek Super League was originally scheduled for 20 August 2016 but Greece's Sports minister Stavros Kontonis decided it would be postponed due to fears of violence.[4]
The first match was then postponed and scheduled to be played on 10 September 2016 between Kerkyra and Platanias.[5]
The match was a success and went ahead with no issues with Platanias winning 1–0.[6]
On 9 November refereeing chief Giorgos Bikas was the victim of an arson attack, this led to Greek football of all divisions to be suspended.[7]
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.
Leader / 2017–18 Champions League | |
Qualification to UEFA Play-Offs | |
Relegation to 2017-18 Football League |
UEFA play-offs
In the play-offs for Champions League and Europa League berths, the four qualified teams play each other in a home and away round robin. However, they do not all start with 0 points. Instead, a weighting system applies to the teams' standing at the start of the play-off mini-league. The team finishing fifth in the Super League will start the play-off with 0 points. The fifth placed team's end of season tally of points is subtracted from the sum of the points that other teams have. This number is then divided by five.
So, both AEK and Panionios will begin the play-offs pointless. PAOK will enter the play-offs with two points, while Panathinaikos will have one point.[8]
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | AEK Athens | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 12 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
3 | Panathinaikos[lower-alpha 1] | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 8 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2] |
4 | PAOK[lower-alpha 3] | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 | |
5 | Panionios | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 4 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against; 6) Regular season position.[11]
Notes:
- Panathinaikos were deducted 3 points due to fan behavior against PAOK.[9]
- PAOK qualified for the Europa League third qualifying round by winning the Greek Cup.
- PAOK were deducted 6 points due to fan behavior against AEK in Greek Cup final.[10]
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
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Top assists
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Best goal and MVP awards winners
Attendances
Average attendances counted officially without games played behind closed gates from Superleague.
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Olympiacos | 270,663 | 31,283 | 9,032 | 18,044 | −13.9% |
2 | PAOK | 178,744 | 26,379 | 2,906 | 11,916 | 0.0% |
3 | AEK Athens | 133,628 | 28,046 | 3,755 | 8,909 | −20.1% |
4 | Panathinaikos | 88,189 | 13,666 | 1,398 | 5,879 | −23.1% |
5 | Larissa | 37,345 | 5,507 | 1,266 | 2,490 | n/a1 |
6 | Panetolikos | 35,233 | 4,179 | 1,727 | 2,349 | +0.2% |
7 | PAS Giannina | 33,648 | 4,009 | 1,502 | 2,243 | +5.4% |
8 | Panionios | 26,401 | 4,979 | 525 | 1,760 | +24.8% |
9 | Platanias | 25,448 | 2,463 | 1,324 | 1,697 | −10.3% |
10 | Iraklis | 21,749 | 3,864 | 330 | 1,450 | −53.1% |
11 | Asteras Tripolis | 21,418 | 1,960 | 828 | 1,428 | −15.0% |
12 | Kerkyra | 16,645 | 2,042 | 728 | 1,110 | n/a1 |
13 | Levadiakos | 15,453 | 2,446 | 385 | 1,030 | +20.0% |
14 | Xanthi | 15,218 | 1,959 | 515 | 1,015 | −19.8% |
15 | Veria | 14,780 | 3,583 | 245 | 985 | −18.0% |
16 | Atromitos | 9,237 | 1,553 | 294 | 711 | −25.9%2 |
League total | 943,799 | 31,283 | 245 | 3,939 | −1.4% |
Updated to games played on 30 April 2017
Source: Superleague
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Football League
2: Atromitos game was played behind closed gates
References
- "Greek Superleague Fixtures 2016-17". superleaguegreece.net. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- "Απόφαση Πειθαρχικής Επιτροπής 28 Απριλίου 2016" [Commission Decisions Appeals April 28, 2016]. Hellenic Football Federation (in Greek). 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- cnn.gr Super League: Υποβιβάστηκε και πάλι ο Ηρακλής
- "Greek Super League delayed". 18 August 2016.
- "Greek Super League (Soccerway)".
- "Kerkyra vs Platanias (SBS)". Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- "Greece suspend football competitions after arson attack on refereeing chief".
- http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/05/02/paok-and-panathinaikos-score-leading-edge-over-aek-and-panionios-ahead-of-play-offs/
- "Announcement". Super League Greece. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- "Αφαίρεση έξι βαθμών στον ΠΑΟΚ". contra.gr. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- "Super League play off 2016–2017 - Season rules" (PDF). Superleague Greece. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- "Super League statistics (sorted by goals)". superleaguegreece.net (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- "Super League statistics (sorted by assists)". superleaguegreece.net (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
- "Super League Best goal & MVP". superleaguegreece.net (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
External links
- Official website (in Greek)