1968–69 Alpha Ethniki
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Season | 1968–69 |
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Champions | Panathinaikos 9th Greek title |
Relegated | Apollon Athens Veria Trikala Chalkida AEL Limassol |
European Cup | Panathinaikos |
Cup Winners' Cup | Olympiacos |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Aris Panionios |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 808 (2.64 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Giorgos Sideris (35 goals) |
← 1967–68 1969–70 → |
The 1968–69 Alpha Ethniki was the 33rd season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 22 September 1968 and ended on 15 June 1969. Panathinaikos won their ninth Greek title and their first one in three years.
The point system was: Win: 3 points - Draw: 2 points - Loss: 1 point.
League table
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Panathinaikos (C) | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 16 | +48 | 90 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
2 | Olympiacos | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 77 | 21 | +56 | 88 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
3 | Aris | 34 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 79 | Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
4 | Panionios | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 77 | |
5 | PAOK | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 58 | 37 | +21 | 76 | |
6 | AEK Athens[b] | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 74 | |
7 | Egaleo | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 70 | |
8 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 68 | |
9 | Pierikos | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 66 | |
10 | Panserraikos | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 65 | |
11 | Iraklis | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 65 | |
12 | OFI | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 45 | −8 | 64 | |
13 | Vyzas | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 64 | |
14 | Apollon Athens (R) | 34 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 63 | Qualification for relegation play-off |
15 | Veria (R) | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 62 | |
16 | Trikala (R) | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 30 | 63 | −33 | 57 | Relegation to Beta Ethniki |
17 | Chalkida (R) | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 61 | −23 | 56 | |
18 | AEL Limassol (R) | 34 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 20 | 125 | −105 | 39 | Moving to Cypriot First Division |
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:
- ^ Since Panathinaikos, winners of 1968–69 Greek Football Cup, was qualified for the 1969–70 European Cup, losing cup finalists Olympiacos earned a spot in the first round of the 1969–70 European Cup Winners' Cup.
- ^ AEK Athens were deducted 1 point.
Results
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Play-off |
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Proodeftiki* | 1–1 | Apollon Athens | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Olympiakos Volos | 6–5 | Veria | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 |
*Proodeftiki won on flip of a coin.
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Olympiacos | 35 |
2 | ![]() |
Panionios | 25 |
3 | ![]() |
PAOK | 20 |
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AEK Athens | ||
5 | ![]() |
Panathinaikos | 18 |
6 | ![]() |
Panionios | 17 |
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Vyzas | ||
8 | ![]() |
Apollon Athens | 14 |
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Aris | ||
10 | ![]() |
Ethnikos Piraeus | 13 |