| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 August 2018 – 5 May 2019 |
| Champions | PAOK 3rd Greek title |
| Relegated | PAS Giannina Levadiakos Apollon Smyrnis |
| Champions League | PAOK Olympiacos |
| Europa League | AEK Athens Atromitos Aris |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 549 (2.29 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Efthimis Koulouris (19 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Olympiacos 5–0PAS Giannina (2 September 2018) Panetolikos 5–0Panionios (11 March 2019) Aris 5–0Apollon Smyrnis (18 March 2019) PAOK 5–0Levadiakos (21 April 2019) Aris 7–2Xanthi (5 May 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Panetolikos 0–5Olympiacos (7 April 2019) |
| Highest scoring | Aris 7–2Xanthi (5 May 2019) |
| Longest winning run | 10 matches Olympiacos |
| Longest unbeaten run | 30 matches, the entire season PAOK |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches Apollon Smyrnis |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Apollon Smyrnis |
| Highest attendance | 31,250 Olympiacos 1–1Panathinaikos (11 November 2018) |
| Lowest attendance | 188 Xanthi 0–1Levadiakos (24 February 2019) |
| Total attendance | 1,282,139 |
2019–20 → All statistics correct as of 5 May 2019. | |
The2018–19Super League Greece, orSuper League Souroti for sponsorship reasons,[1] was the 83rd season of the highest tier in league ofGreekfootball and the 13th under its current name. The season started on 25 August 2018 and concluded on 22 May 2019 with the relegation play-offs.
AEK Athens were the defending champions.OFI andAris joined as the promoted clubs from the2017–18 Football League,[2] replacingPlatanias andKerkyra who were relegated to the2018–19 Football League.
PAOK won their third championship and their first in 34 years, by beatingLevadiakos on the penultimate round of the league. Also, on July 30 and before the start of the season, the EPO removed article 30 that referred to multi-ownership cases, an act which, as it turned out, was intended to cover the acquisition of Xanthi by PAOK.[3]
PAS Giannina,Levadiakos andApollon Smyrnis finished in the bottom 3 and were relegated to Super League 2, whileOFI, who finished 13th, facedPlatanias who were runners-up of the2018–19 Football League in the relegation play-offs on May 19 and May 22 for a place in the2019–20 Super League. OFI won the play-offs with 3–2 on aggregate.
This was the last season with a 16-team championship. From the 2019–20 season, the league teams were reduced to 14, and a playoff tournament was introduced between the first six teams of the regular season, for a total of 36 games, in the style of theCypriot First Division. Three teams relegated directly instead of the usual two and a fourth spot was decided between the 13th placed Super League team and the runner-up of the2018–19 Football League. The fourth spot was a cause of controversy between the Super League and Greek Football Federation (EPO), however, the sporting court decided in favour of the play-off match in order to not completely diminish the chance for the second division runner-up to be promoted, as they would normally be promoted automatically in a normal season.
Sixteen teams competed in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, and two teams promoted from theFootball League.
The first club to be promoted wasOFI, after beating 1–0Apollon Pontus on 29 April 2018. OFI would play in the Super League for the first time since the2014–15 season. The second and final club to be promoted wasAris, after beating 2–0Karaiskakis on 29 April 2018. Aris would play in the Super League for the first time since the2013–14 season.
The first club to be relegated wasPlatanias, who were relegated on 4 April 2018 followingApollon Smyrnis' 1–0 victory againstPAS Giannina, ending their 6-year stay in the top flight. The second and final club to be relegated wasKerkyra, who were relegated on 29 April 2018 followingLamia's 2–1 victory againstPAS Giannina, ending their 2-year stay in the top flight.
| Promoted from 2017–18 Football League | Relegated from 2017–18 Super League Greece |
|---|---|
| OFI Aris | Kerkyra Platanias |
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 2017–18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | Athens(Marousi) | Athens Olympic Stadium | 69,618 | 1st |
| AEL | Larissa | AEL FC Arena | 16,118 | 12th |
| Apollon Smyrnis | Athens(Rizoupoli) | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | 14,200 | 14th |
| Aris | Thessaloniki(Charilaou) | Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium | 22,800 | 2nd (FL) |
| Asteras Tripolis | Tripoli | Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium | 7,442 | 5th |
| Atromitos | Athens(Peristeri) | Peristeri Stadium | 9,050 | 4th |
| Lamia | Lamia | Lamia Municipal Stadium | 5,500 | 13th |
| Levadiakos | Livadeia | Levadia Municipal Stadium | 5,915 | 10th |
| OFI | Heraklion | Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium | 9,088 | 1st (FL) |
| Olympiacos | Piraeus | Karaiskakis Stadium | 32,115 | 3rd |
| Panathinaikos | Athens(Ampelokipoi) | Athens Olympic Stadium | 69,618 | 11th |
| Panetolikos | Agrinio | Panetolikos Stadium | 7,321 | 8th |
| Panionios | Athens(Nea Smyrni) | Nea Smyrni Stadium | 11,700 | 7th |
| PAOK | Thessaloniki(Toumba) | Toumba Stadium | 28,703 | 2nd |
| PAS Giannina | Ioannina | Zosimades Stadium | 7,652 | 9th |
| Xanthi | Xanthi | Xanthi FC Arena | 7,244 | 6th |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Broadcast Channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | Pame Stoixima | Nova Sports | |||
| AEL | Thrakis Gefseis | ||||
| Apollon Smyrnis | Venetis Bakery | ERT | |||
| Aris | Karipidis Pallets | ||||
| Asteras Tripolis | Volton | Nova Sports | |||
| Atromitos | ETEKA Gas | ERT | |||
| Lamia | N/A | ||||
| Levadiakos | Nova Sports | ||||
| OFI | Stoiximan.gr | ||||
| Olympiacos | |||||
| Panathinaikos | Pame Stoixima | ERT | |||
| Panetolikos | Emileon | ||||
| Panionios | Tipbet.gr | Nova Sports | |||
| PAOK | Stoiximan.gr | ||||
| PAS Giannina | Vikos Cola, Car.gr | ||||
| Xanthi | N/A | ERT |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympiacos | End of tenure as caretaker | 6 May 2018 | Pre season | 7 May 2018 | ||
| AEK Athens | End of contract | 25 May 2018 | 4 June 2018 | |||
| Panathinaikos | Resigned | 31 May 2018 | 12 June 2018 | |||
| Aris | Mutual consent | 1 June 2018 | 1 July 2018 | |||
| Apollon Smyrnis | Sacked | 31 August 2018[4] | 10th | 31 August 2018 | ||
| Lamia | Resigned | 4 September 2018[5] | 15th | 5 September 2018[6] | ||
| Apollon Smyrnis | End of tenure as caretaker | 31 August 2018[7] | 15th | 12 September 2018[8] | ||
| AEL | Resigned | 24 September 2018[9] | 15th | 25 September 2018 | ||
| Apollon Smyrnis | Sacked | 4 October 2018[10] | 16th | 4 October 2018[11] | ||
| Levadiakos | 22 October 2018 | 15th | 22 October 2018 | |||
| Aris | 12 November 2018 | 7th | 12 November 2018 | |||
| Asteras Tripolis | Resigned | 12 November 2018 | 15th | 12 November 2018 | ||
| Aris | End of tenure as caretaker | 14 November 2018 | 7th | 14 November 2018 | ||
| Apollon Smyrnis | Sacked | 26 November 2018 | 16th | 26 November 2018 | ||
| Panionios | 2 December 2018 | 8th | 4 December 2018 | |||
| Levadiakos | 21 January 2019 | 15th | 22 January 2019 | |||
| OFI | 21 January 2019 | 12th | 25 January 2019 | |||
| AEK Athens | Resigned | 5 February 2019 | 3rd | 6 February 2019 | ||
| Apollon Smyrnis | Sacked | 9 March 2019 | 16th | 9 March 2019 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAOK[a](C) | 30 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 66 | 14 | +52 | 80 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Olympiacos | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 71 | 17 | +54 | 75 | Qualification for theChampions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | AEK Athens[b] | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 19 | +31 | 57 | Qualification for theEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Atromitos | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 28 | +13 | 52 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Aris | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 49 | |
| 6 | Panionios | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 38 | |
| 7 | Lamia | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 37 | |
| 8 | Panathinaikos[c] | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 30 | +8 | 36[d] | |
| 9 | Panetolikos | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 48 | −14 | 36[d] | |
| 10 | AEL | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 34 | −8 | 34 | |
| 11 | Asteras Tripolis | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 33 | |
| 12 | Xanthi | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 34 | −12 | 32[e] | |
| 13 | OFI(O) | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 42 | −12 | 32[e] | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 14 | PAS Giannina(R) | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 38 | −19 | 27 | Relegation toSuper League 2 |
| 15 | Levadiakos(R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 45 | −30 | 21 | |
| 16 | Apollon Smyrnis(R) | 30 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 55 | −44 | 10 |
| Home \ Away | AEK | AEL | APS | ARIS | AST | ATR | LAM | LEV | OFI | OLY | PAO | PNE | PGSS | PAOK | PAS | XAN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| AEL | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Apollon Smyrnis | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 1–0 |
| Aris | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 7–2 |
| Asteras Tripolis | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Atromitos | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Lamia | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Levadiakos | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| OFI | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Olympiacos | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 |
| Panathinaikos | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | — | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Panetolikos | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 0–1 | — | 5–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Panionios | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| PAOK | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| PAS Giannina | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 |
| Xanthi | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — |
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order 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.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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| PAOK | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Olympiacos | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| AEK Athens | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Atromitos | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Aris | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Panionios | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Lamia | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Panathinaikos | 16 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Panetolikos | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| AEL | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
| Asteras Tripolis | 11 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Xanthi | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| OFI | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| PAS Giannina | 14 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Levadiakos | 12 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Apollon Smyrnis | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platanias | 2–3 | OFI | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| OFI | 3–2 | Platanias |
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OFI won 3–2 on aggregate and retained their spot in2019–20 Super League. Platanias placed in2019–20 Super League 2.
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Annual awards were announced on 28 January 2020.[17]
| Award | Winner | Club |
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| Greek of the Season | Olympiacos | |
| Foreign Player of the Season | PAOK | |
| Young Player of the Season | Panathinaikos | |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | PAOK | |
| Golden Boot | Atromitos | |
| Manager of the Season | PAOK |
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