The 1996–97 Alpha Ethniki was the 61st season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 6 September 1996 and ended on 25 May 1997. Olympiacos won their 26th Greek title and their first one in ten years.
Season | 1996–97 |
---|---|
Champions | Olympiacos 26th Greek title |
Relegated | Aris Edessaikos Kastoria |
Champions League | Olympiacos |
Cup Winners' Cup | AEK Athens |
UEFA Cup | OFI PAOK |
Intertoto Cup | Iraklis Panachaiki |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 787 (2.57 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Alexis Alexandris (23 goals) |
← 1995–96 1997–98 → |
Teams
Stadia and personnel
- 1 On final match day of the season, played on 25 May 1997.
- 2 Velimir Zajec was leaved the Panathinaikos spot before the last round, so Karoulias took their place for the last match.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Olympiacos (C) | 34 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 72 | 14 | +58 | 84 | Qualification for Champions League second qualifying round |
2 | AEK Athens | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 28 | +47 | 72 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
3 | OFI | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 66 | Qualification for UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
4 | PAOK | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 66 | |
5 | Panathinaikos | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 60 | 25 | +35 | 64 | |
6 | Kavala | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 55 | |
7 | Paniliakos | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 49 | −10 | 45 | |
8 | Ionikos | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 44 | |
9 | Apollon Athens | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 42 | |
10 | Veria | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 41 | |
11 | Kalamata | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 50 | −16 | 41 | |
12 | Athinaikos | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 40 | |
13 | Iraklis | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 39 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup group stage |
14 | Skoda Xanthi | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 39 | |
15 | Panachaiki | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 39 | Qualification for Intertoto Cup group stage |
16 | Aris[a] (R) | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 32 | 48 | −16 | 35 | Relegation to Beta Ethniki |
17 | Edessaikos (R) | 34 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 38 | 61 | −23 | 28 | |
18 | Kastoria (R) | 34 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 13 | 81 | −68 | 8 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alexis Alexandris | Olympiacos | 23 |
2 | Kostas Frantzeskos | OFI / PAOK | 22 |
3 | Krzysztof Warzycha | Panathinaikos | 21 |
Christos Kostis | AEK Athens | ||
5 | Demis Nikolaidis | AEK Athens | 19 |
6 | Petros Teggelidis | Skoda Xanthi | 15 |
7 | Vasilis Andradis | Edessaikos | 14 |
Giorgos Papandreou | Kavala | ||
9 | Igor Klejch | Panachaiki | 11 |
Awards
Annual awards
Annual awards were announced on 31 December 1997.[1]
Award | Winner | Club |
---|---|---|
Greek Player of the Season | Christos Kostis Demis Nikolaidis Kostas Frantzeskos | AEK Athens AEK Athens PAOK |
Foreign Player of the Season | Krzysztof Warzycha | Panathinaikos |
Young Player of the Season | Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos | Olympiacos |
Golden Boot | Alexis Alexandris | Olympiacos |
Manager of the Season | Georgios Paraschos | Kavala |
References
External links
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