The Greece Super League, also known as the Super League Greece, is the top professional football league in Greece. Here’s some information on its history, system, stats, players, and audience:
History
- The Greece Super League was founded in 2006, replacing the Alpha Ethniki as the top football league in Greece.
- The league has undergone a few changes since its inception, including changes to the number of teams and the format of the competition.
- Olympiacos is the most successful club in the league’s history, with 45 titles as of the end of the 2020-2021 season.
System
- The Greece Super League is made up of 14 teams.
- Each team plays a total of 26 matches (13 home and 13 away) during the regular season, which runs from August to April.
- The top six teams at the end of the regular season qualify for the Championship Group, while the bottom eight teams enter the Relegation Group.
- The Championship Group and Relegation Group each consist of six teams, and teams play each other twice (home and away) within their group.
- At the end of the season, the bottom two teams in the Relegation Group are relegated to the second tier, while the top team from the second tier is promoted to the Super League.
Stats
- As of the end of the 2020-2021 season, Olympiacos has won the most titles in the league’s history with 45.
- The record for most goals in a single season is held by Nikos Anastopoulos, who scored 30 goals for Panathinaikos during the 1977-1978 season.
- The record for most appearances in the league is held by Giorgos Koudas, who played in 525 matches for Olympiacos and Panionios during his career.
Players
- The Greece Super League has featured many notable players over the years, including Angelos Basinas, Vassilis Karapialis, and Theodoros Zagorakis.
- As of the 2022-2023 season, some of the top players in the league include Karim Ansarifard (Olympiacos), Youssef El Arabi (Olympiacos), and Marios Tzavidas (PAOK).
Audience
- The Greece Super League is popular among football fans in Greece and around the world.
- Attendance figures for matches vary depending on the teams involved, with Olympiacos and PAOK often drawing large crowds.
- Matches are broadcast on television and online, and the league has a strong social media presence, with many teams and players active on platforms like Twitter and Instagram.
