| Season | 1987–88 |
|---|---|
| Champions | AEL 1st Greek title |
| Relegated | Veria Panserraikos Panachaiki |
| European Cup | AEL |
| UEFA Cup | AEK Athens PAOK |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Panathinaikos |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 602 (2.51 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Henrik Nielsen (21 goals) |
1988–89 → | |
The1987–88Alpha Ethniki was the 52nd season of the highestfootball league of Greece. The season began on 6 September 1987 and ended on 15 May 1988.AEL won their first Greek title in its history. The season was notable as the only season where neither Panathinaikos or Olympiacos, by far the most successful and dominant clubs, finished in the top four.
The point system was:Win: 2 points -Draw: 1 point.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AEL(C) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 43 | Qualification forEuropean Cup first round |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 40 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | PAOK | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 60 | 27 | +33 | 39 | |
| 4 | OFI | 30 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 54 | 41 | +13 | 37 | |
| 5 | Panathinaikos | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 47 | 34 | +13 | 36 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 6 | Iraklis | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 42 | 32 | +10 | 34 | |
| 7 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 28 | −1 | 32 | |
| 8 | Olympiacos | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 31 | |
| 9 | Aris | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 27 | |
| 10 | Panionios | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 26 | |
| 11 | Apollon Kalamarias | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 24 | |
| 12 | Diagoras | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 23 | |
| 13 | Levadiakos | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 23 | |
| 14 | Veria(R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 53 | −29 | 23 | Relegation toBeta Ethniki |
| 15 | Panserraikos(R) | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 21 | |
| 16 | Panachaiki[a](R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 20 |
| Home \ Away | AEK | AEL | APK | ARIS | DIA | ETH | IRA | LEV | OFI | OLY | PNC | PAO | PAN | PNS | PAOK | VER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 7–1 | |
| AEL | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Apollon Kalamarias | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | |
| Aris | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Diagoras | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Iraklis | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Levadiakos | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–1 | |
| OFI | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | |
| Olympiacos | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Panachaiki | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2[a] | 0–2 | 2–2 | |
| Panathinaikos | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| Panionios | 1–1 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Panserraikos | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | |
| PAOK | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 5–1 | |
| Veria | 1–0 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AEK Athens | 21 | |
| 2 | AEL | 16 | |
| Panionios | |||
| 4 | Aris | 12 | |
| Levadiakos | |||
| 6 | Panathinaikos | 11 | |
| 7 | Iraklis | 10 | |
| Olympiacos | |||
| OFI | |||
| PAOK |