| Season | 1998–99 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Olympiacos 28th Greek title |
| Relegated | Panelefsiniakos Veria Ethnikos Piraeus |
| Champions League | Olympiacos AEK Athens |
| UEFA Cup | Panathinaikos PAOK Ionikos Aris |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 832 (2.72 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Demis Nikolaidis (22 goals) |
The1998–99Alpha Ethniki was the 63rd season of the highestfootball league of Greece. The season began on 22 August 1998 and ended on 30 May 1999.Olympiacos won their third consecutive and 28th Greek title.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos(C) | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 82 | 22 | +60 | 85 | Qualification forChampions League first group stage |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 71 | 27 | +44 | 75 | Qualification forChampions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Panathinaikos | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 74 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | PAOK | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 62 | |
| 5 | Ionikos | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 64 | 36 | +28 | 60[a] | |
| 6 | Aris | 34 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 60[a] | |
| 7 | Skoda Xanthi | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 56 | |
| 8 | OFI | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 51 | |
| 9 | Iraklis | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 54 | 45 | +9 | 47 | |
| 10 | Kavala | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 62 | −16 | 42 | |
| 11 | Ethnikos Asteras | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 40 | |
| 12 | Proodeftiki | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 39 | |
| 13 | Paniliakos | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 38 | |
| 14 | Apollon Athens | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 62 | −20 | 36 | |
| 15 | Panionios | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 42 | 58 | −16 | 32[b] | |
| 16 | Panelefsiniakos(R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 49 | −24 | 32[b] | Relegation toBeta Ethniki |
| 17 | Veria(R) | 34 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 55 | −35 | 23 | |
| 18 | Ethnikos Piraeus(R) | 34 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 17 | 81 | −64 | 8 |
| Home \ Away | AEK | APA | ARIS | ETA | ETH | ION | IRA | KAV | OFI | OLY | PAO | PNE | PNL | PGSS | PAOK | PRO | XAN | VER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | 3–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Apollon Athens | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Aris | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Ethnikos Asteras | 2–3 | 5–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–0 | |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Ionikos | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Iraklis | 2–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Kavala | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| OFI | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 3–0 | |
| Olympiacos | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | |
| Panathinaikos | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 6–2 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Panelefsiniakos | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | |
| Paniliakos | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Panionios | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 0–1[a] | 1–4 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| PAOK | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–2[b] | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| Proodeftiki | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Skoda Xanthi | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Veria | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AEK Athens | 22 | |
| 2 | Ionikos | 18 | |
| 3 | Kavala | 14 | |
| Skoda Xanthi | |||
| 5 | Panathinaikos | 13 | |
| AEK Athens | |||
| Ionikos / Aris | |||
| 8 | Olympiacos | 12 | |
| Panathinaikos | |||
| 10 | Aris | 11 |
Annual awards were announced on 1 December 1999.[1]
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Greek Player of the Season | Olympiacos | |
| Foreign Player of the Season | Olympiacos | |
| Young Player of the Season | OFI | |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | AEK Athens | |
| Golden Boot | AEK Athens | |
| Manager of the Season | Olympiacos |