2019–20_Superleague_Greece

2019–20 Super League Greece

2019–20 Super League Greece

84th season of top-tier football league in Greece


The 2019–20 Super League Greece was the 84th season of the Super League, the top Greek professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1959.

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The season marks the first year that the league that included a Play-off Round, whereby the top six teams at the conclusion of the regular season played each other exclusively to determine the league champion. The rest of the teams played each other in a Play-out Round to determine the relegation positions.[1][2]

The season was suspended on 13 March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic in Greece,[3] then later resumed on 5 June 2020.[4]

During the championship, the multi-ownership scandal broke out between PAOK and Xanthi. The ESA (Professional Sports Committee) considered the case serious, which meant the automatic relegation of the two teams. The government brought an extraordinary amendment to the parliament under the pretext of splitting social cohesion. The amendment provided for the deduction of 5 to 10 points from those who violate the law on multi-ownership in Greek football by acquiring shares of other PAE.[5][6]

Olympiacos won the championship for the 45th time. They also finished undefeated in the 26 games of the regular season of the league and remained undefeated in the first 7 games of the final phase of the playoffs, until he lost the 8th game of the playoffs (0-1 by PAOK). He also achieved a record of best defense in the regular season with just 9 goals conceded.[7]

In the match between Olympiakos - Panathinaikos which ended 3-0 in favor of the home team, Olympiakos striker Youssef El-Arabi scored a rare goal in the history of world football, where it took 66.92 seconds to achieve the goal, 22 passes were exchanged between the Olympiacos players and before the ball reached El Arabi who scored the goal, it passed through the feet of all 11 Olympiacos players who were on the field at the time.[8]

Xanthi were relegated to Super League 2 after play-off matches, while Panionios were relegated to the Gamma Ethniki, while the Super League 2 champion, PAS Giannina and play-off winner, Apollon Smyrnis were promoted.[9]

Teams

Fourteen teams competed in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, the previous season's play-off winner and one team promoted from the Football League. The promoted team was Volos. They replaced PAS Giannina, Levadiakos (both teams relegated after eight seasons in the league) and Apollon Smyrnis (relegated after two seasons in the top flight).

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Personnel, kits and TV channel

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

Regular season

League table

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Source: Superleague 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) Play-offs (neutral ground).
(Note: Criteria 6 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: OFI 4, Aris 1.
  2. Head-to-head points: AEL 4, Asteras Tripolis 1.
  3. Head-to-head points: Lamia 3, Volos 3.
  4. Xanthi were deducted 12 points for joint ownership.
  5. Panionios were deducted 6 points for non-licensing.

Results

More information Home \ Away, AEK ...
Source: Superleague Greece
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. 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.

More information Team ╲ Round, Olympiacos ...
Leader and Qualification for the Play-off round
Qualification for the Play-off round
Qualification for the Play-out round

Play-off round

The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for places in 2020–21 UEFA Champions League and 2020–21 UEFA Europa League as well as deciding the league champion.[10]

More information Pos, Team ...
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).[12]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Panathinaikos were banned from UEFA club competitions for the first season they would qualify between the 2018–19 and 2020–21 seasons by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body on 24 April 2018 due to overdue payables, and since they did not qualify for either the 2018–19 or 2019–20 season, they were banned from the 2020–21 season.[11]

Play-off round positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Olympiacos ...
Champion and Champions League play off round
Champions League second qualifying round
Europa League third qualifying round
Europa League second qualifying round

Play-out round

More information Pos, Team ...
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).[12]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Xanthi was punished with -7 points for the case of co-ownership and -5 points for not announcing the change in the shareholder structure of PAE by the Primary Single Member Disciplinary body of the organization.[13]
  2. Panionios were deducted 6 points for non-licensing.[14]

Play-out round positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Asteras Tripolis ...
Qualification for the relegation play-offs
Relegation to 2020–21 Super League Greece 2

Relegation play-offs

More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
More information Xanthi, 0–1 ...
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)
More information Apollon Smyrnis, 3–1 ...

Apollon Smyrnis won 4–1 on aggregate and were promoted to 2020–21 Super League. Xanthi were relegated to 2020–21 Super League 2.

Season statistics

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Awards

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