| Season | 2000–01 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Olympiacos 30th Greek title |
| Relegated | PAS Giannina Paniliakos Kalamata Athinaikos |
| Champions League | Olympiacos Panathinaikos |
| UEFA Cup | AEK Athens PAOK |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 717 (2.99 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Alexis Alexandris (20 goals) |
2001–02 → | |
The2000–01Alpha Ethniki was the 65th season of the highestfootball league of Greece and under the nameSuperior Division (Greek:Ανώτερη Κατηγορία). The season began on 16 September 2000 and ended on 27 May 2001.Olympiacos won their fifth consecutive and 30th Greek title.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos(C) | 30 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 84 | 22 | +62 | 78 | Qualification forChampions League first group stage |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 61 | 20 | +41 | 66 | Qualification forChampions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 61 | 34 | +27 | 61 | Qualification forUEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 4 | PAOK | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 51 | Qualification forUEFA Cup first round[a] |
| 5 | Iraklis | 30 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 46 | |
| 6 | Ionikos | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 44[b] | |
| 7 | Aris | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 41 | −4 | 44[b] | |
| 8 | Skoda Xanthi | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 38 | |
| 9 | Panionios | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 36 | |
| 10 | Ethnikos Asteras | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 34 | |
| 11 | Panachaiki(O) | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 33[c] | Qualification forrelegation play-off |
| 12 | OFI(O) | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 33[c] | |
| 13 | PAS Giannina(R) | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 53 | −13 | 33[c] | |
| 14 | Paniliakos(R) | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 29 | |
| 15 | Kalamata(R) | 30 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 66 | −27 | 21 | Relegation toBeta Ethniki |
| 16 | Athinaikos(R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 20 |
| Home \ Away | AEK | ARIS | ATH | ETA | ION | IRA | KAL | OFI | OLY | PNA | PAO | PNL | PGSS | PAOK | PAS | XAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | |
| Aris | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Athinaikos | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 2–2 | |
| Ethnikos Asteras | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Ionikos | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | |
| Iraklis | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| Kalamata | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | |
| OFI | 3–3 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | |
| Olympiacos | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 5–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
| Panachaiki | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| Panathinaikos | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Paniliakos | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Panionios | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | |
| PAOK | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 7–1 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 | |
| PAS Giannina | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | |
| Skoda Xanthi | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panachaiki | 6–3 | Paniliakos | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
| OFI | 3–2 | PAS Giannina | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
Source:Galanis Sports Data
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos | 20 | |
| 2 | Iraklis | 18 | |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 15 | |
| 4 | AEK Athens | 14 | |
| Olympiacos | |||
| 6 | Panachaiki | 13 | |
| Panathinaikos | |||
| 8 | Panathinaikos | 12 | |
| 9 | Ethnikos Asteras | 11 | |
| Panathinaikos | |||
| Olympiacos |
Annual awards were announced on 8 October 2001.[1]
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Greek Player of the Season | Olympiacos | |
| Foreign Player of the Season | Olympiacos | |
| Young Player of the Season | Panathinaikos | |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Panionios | |
| Fair Play of the Season | Panathinaikos | |
| Golden Boot | Olympiacos | |
| Manager of the Season | PAOK |