| Season | 1997–98 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Olympiacos 27th Greek title |
| Relegated | Panachaiki Kalamata Athinaikos |
| Champions League | Olympiacos Panathinaikos |
| UEFA Cup | AEK Athens PAOK |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Panionios |
| Intertoto Cup | Iraklis |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 843 (2.75 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Krzysztof Warzycha (32 goals) |
1998–99 → | |
The1997–98Alpha Ethniki was the 62nd season of the highestfootball league of Greece. The season began on 30 August 1997 and ended on 18 May 1998.Olympiacos won their second consecutive and 27th Greek title.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos(C) | 34 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 88 | 27 | +61 | 88 | Qualification forChampions League second qualifying round |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 34 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 90 | 24 | +66 | 85 | |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 61 | 30 | +31 | 74 | Qualification forUEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 4 | PAOK | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 74 | 41 | +33 | 70 | |
| 5 | Ionikos | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 31 | +15 | 62 | |
| 6 | Iraklis | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 45 | +4 | 51 | Qualification forIntertoto Cup second round |
| 7 | OFI | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 49 | |
| 8 | Skoda Xanthi | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 45 | |
| 9 | Veria | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 42 | |
| 10 | Apollon Athens | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 36 | |
| 11 | Panionios | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 36 | Qualification forCup Winners' Cup first round |
| 12 | Paniliakos | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 36 | |
| 13 | Kavala | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 35 | |
| 14 | Proodeftiki | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 34 | |
| 15 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 34 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 33 | |
| 16 | Panachaiki(R) | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 29 | 62 | −33 | 32 | Relegation toBeta Ethniki |
| 17 | Kalamata(R) | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 50 | −23 | 29 | |
| 18 | Athinaikos(R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 55 | −32 | 27 |
| Home \ Away | AEK | APA | ATH | ETH | ION | IRA | KAL | KAV | OFI | OLY | PNA | PAO | PNL | PGSS | PAOK | PRO | XAN | VER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Apollon Athens | 3–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Athinaikos | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | |
| Ionikos | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Iraklis | 1–4 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Kalamata | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Kavala | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |
| OFI | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Olympiacos | 0–1 | 5–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–2 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 6–1 | 4–1 | |
| Panachaiki | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Panathinaikos | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 6–2 | 0–2 | 6–1 | 7–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Paniliakos | 2–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | |
| Panionios | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| PAOK | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Proodeftiki | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 4–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 0–3 | 3–0 | |
| Skoda Xanthi | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | |
| Veria | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panathinaikos | 32 | |
| 2 | Olympiacos | 26 | |
| 3 | Panathinaikos | 21 | |
| 4 | AEK Athens | 19 | |
| 5 | PAOK | 17 | |
| 6 | Olympiacos | 14 | |
| Ionikos | |||
| 8 | Olympiacos | 12 | |
| Skoda Xanthi | |||
| 10 | PAOK | 11 | |
| Proodeftiki | |||
| Iraklis | |||
| Proodeftiki |
Annual awards were announced on 15 December 1998.[1]
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Greek Player of the Season | AEK Athens | |
| Foreign Player of the Season | Panathinaikos | |
| Young Player of the Season | Apollon Athens Apollon Athens Skoda Xanthi | |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | AEK Athens | |
| Golden Boot | Panathinaikos | |
| Manager of the Season | Olympiacos |