2019–20 Super League Greece
The 2019–20 Super League Greece was the 84th season of the Super League, the top Greek professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1959.
| Season | 2019–20 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 August 2019 – 19 July 2020 |
| Champions | Olympiacos 45th title |
| Relegated | Panionios Xanthi |
| Champions League | Olympiacos PAOK |
| Europa League | AEK Athens Aris OFI |
| Matches played | 193 |
| Goals scored | 467 (2.42 per match) |
| Best Player | Marko Livaja |
| Top goalscorer | Youssef El-Arabi (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Olympiacos 5–0 Volos (14 September 2019) AEK Athens 5–0 Panionios (7 December 2019) Asteras Tripolis 5–0 Xanthi (21 December 2019) |
| Biggest away win | Asteras Tripolis 0–5 Olympiacos (15 December 2019) |
| Highest scoring | PAOK 5–1 Atromitos (23 December 2019) Aris 4–2 PAOK (4 January 2020) Olympiacos 4–2 Aris (19 January 2020) |
| Longest winning run | Olympiacos (10 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Olympiacos (33 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Panetolikos (5 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 32,576 AEK Athens 2–2 PAOK (29 September 2019) |
| Lowest attendance | 617 Volos 2–3 Atromitos (6 October 2019) |
| Total attendance | 1,166,250 |
← 2018–19 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 13 July 2020. | |
The season marks the first year that the league that included a Play-off Round, whereby the top six teams at the conclusion of the regular season played each other exclusively to determine the league champion. The rest of the teams played each other in a Play-out Round to determine the relegation positions.
The season was suspended on 13 March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic in Greece, then later resumed on 5 June 2020.
During the championship, the multi-ownership scandal broke out between PAOK and Xanthi. The ESA (Professional Sports Committee) considered the case serious, which meant the automatic relegation of the two teams. The government brought an extraordinary amendment to the parliament under the pretext of splitting social cohesion. The amendment provided for the deduction of 5 to 10 points from those who violate the law on multi-ownership in Greek football by acquiring shares of other PAE.
Olympiacos won the championship for the 45th time. They also finished undefeated in the 26 games of the regular season of the league and remained undefeated in the first 7 games of the final phase of the playoffs, until he lost the 8th game of the playoffs (0-1 by PAOK). He also achieved a record of best defense in the regular season with just 9 goals conceded.
In the match between Olympiakos - Panathinaikos which ended 3-0 in favor of the home team, Olympiakos striker Youssef El-Arabi scored a rare goal in the history of world football, where it took 66.92 seconds to achieve the goal, 22 passes were exchanged between the Olympiacos players and before the ball reached El Arabi who scored the goal, it passed through the feet of all 11 Olympiacos players who were on the field at the time.
Xanthi were relegated to Super League 2 after play-off matches, while Panionios were relegated to the Gamma Ethniki, while the Super League 2 champion, PAS Giannina and play-off winner, Apollon Smyrnis were promoted.