Super League Greece

Super League Greece
Country	Greece
Confederation	UEFA
Founded	1927 (Original Format) 2006 (Current Format)
Number of teams	14
Relegation to	Super League Greece 2
Level on pyramid	1
Domestic cup(s)	Greek Cup Greek Super Cup
UEFA cup(s)	UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa Conference League
Current champions	AEK Athens (13th title) (2022-23)
Most successful club	Olympiacos (47 times)
TV	Nova Sports Cosmote Sport
Website	Official website
2023-24

The Super League Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on 16 July 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each. As of May 2013, Superleague Greece is ranked 12th 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, only six clubs have won the title, with the "big three" of Greater Athens (Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens) dominating and only PAOK, Aris and AE Larissa managing to break their dominance on a few occasions. The current champions are Olympiacos, who have won a total of 43 titles.

History

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 Thessaloniki. 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.

In 1927, a national championship was organised in the form of a round-robin tournament between the champions of the three governing bodies. This time, Aris Thessaloniki won, finishing ahead of Ethnikos Piraeus and Atromitos. This national championship was set up again in 1929, and over the next years evolved into a tournament in which multiple teams took part. Still, these teams had to qualify for the national championship through their local football competitions.

In 1959 the Alpha Ethniki - the precursor of the current Superleague - was set up as a national round-robin tournament.

Clubs

2023–24 season

The following 14 clubs will compete in the Super League in the 2023–24 season.

Club	Position in 2021–22	First season in top division	Seasons in top division	Seasons in Super League	Top division titles	Last top division title
AEK Athens	&0000000000000005.0000005th	1930–31	74	15	13	2022–23
Aris Thessaloniki	&0000000000000003.0000003rd	1927–28	74	13	3	1945–46
Asteras Tripolis	&0000000000000009.0000009th	2007–08	16	16	0	—
Atromitos	&0000000000000012.00000012th	1927–28	24	16	0	—
Ionikos	&0000000000000007.0000007th	1989–90	18	3	0	—
Lamia	&0000000000000013.00000013th	2017–18	6	6	0	—
Levadiakos	1st in 2021–22 Super League Greece 2	1987–88	19	12	0	—
OFI	&0000000000000010.00000010th	1957–58	46	12	0	—
Olympiacos	&0000000000000001.0000001st	1929–30	86	17	47	2021–22
Panathinaikos	&0000000000000004.0000004th	1929–30	81	17	20	2009–10
Panetolikos	&0000000000000011.00000011th	1954–55	14	11	0	—
PAS Giannina	&0000000000000006.0000006th	1974–75	27	12	0	—
PAOK	&0000000000000002.0000002nd	1930–31	78	17	3	2018–19
Volos	&0000000000000010.00000010th	2019–20	4	4	0	—

External links

• Superleague Greece Official Website
• Superleague Statistics
• Greek Champions
• Greek Top Scorers
• Superleague 2010–11
• Football scores for Greek Football Leagues