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Super League Greece
Season 2015–16
Champions Olympiacos
43rd title
Relegated Panthrakikos
AEL Kalloni
Champions League Olympiacos
PAOK
Europa League Panathinaikos
AEK Athens
PAS Giannina
Matches played 240
Goals scored 543 (2.26 per match)
Top goalscorer Kostas Fortounis
(18 goals)
Biggest home win Panathinaikos 6–1 Panthrakikos
(17 April 2016)
Olympiacos 5–0 AEL Kalloni
(17 April 2016)
Biggest away win Panetolikos 1–5 Panionios
(3 October 2015)
Highest scoring Panthrakikos 3–4 Olympiacos
(5 December 2015)
Panetolikos 2–5 Olympiacos
(10 April 2016)
Panathinaikos 6–1 Panthrakikos
(17 April 2016)
Longest winning run Olympiacos (17 games)
Longest unbeaten run Olympiacos (21 games)
Longest winless run AEL Kalloni (13 games)
Longest losing run AEL Kalloni (8 games)
Highest attendance AEK Athens 1–0 Olympiacos
(13 February 2016) 31,121
Lowest attendance Levadiakos 1–1 Iraklis
(16 January 2016) 197
Total attendance 1,042,228
← 2014–15
2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Super League Greece was an exciting season for Greek football. It was the 80th time this top league was played. The season kicked off on August 22, 2015, and wrapped up in May 2016.

Sixteen teams competed in the league. Fourteen of these teams were already in the Super League from the previous season. Two new teams, AEK Athens and Iraklis, joined after being promoted from a lower league.

Olympiacos had an amazing season! They won their sixth championship in a row, which was their 43rd title overall. They also set a new record by earning 85 out of a possible 90 points in the 30-game championship.

Meet the Teams: Clubs and Stadiums

In the 2015–16 season, two teams were promoted to the Super League Greece:

These two clubs have a long and important history in Greek football.

Where Teams Play: Stadiums and Locations

Here is a list of the teams, their home cities, and the stadiums where they played:

Club Location Venue Capacity
AEK Athens Athens Olympic Stadium 69,638
Asteras Tripolis Tripoli Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium 7,616
Atromitos Peristeri Peristeri Stadium 8,969
Iraklis Thessaloniki Kaftanzoglio Stadium 27,770
Kalloni Mytilene Mytilene Municipal Stadium 3,000
Levadiakos Livadeia Levadia Municipal Stadium 6,500
Olympiacos Piraeus Karaiskakis Stadium 33,296
Panathinaikos Athens Leoforos Alexandras Stadium 16,003
Panetolikos Agrinio Panetolikos Stadium 7,500
Panionios Nea Smyrni Nea Smyrni Stadium 11,700
Panthrakikos Komotini Komotini Municipal Stadium 6,200
PAOK Thessaloniki Toumba Stadium 28,703
PAS Giannina Ioannina Zosimades Stadium 7,500
Platanias Chania Perivolia Municipal Stadium 3,700
Skoda Xanthi Xanthi Skoda Xanthi Arena 7,244
Veria Veria Veria Stadium 7,000

Team Leaders: Coaches and Captains

Here's a look at the head coaches and captains for each team during the season:

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AEK Athens Greece Stelios Manolas Greece Petros Mantalos Nike Pame Stoixima
Asteras Tripolis Greece Makis Chavos Romania Dorin Goian Nike Stoiximan.GR
Atromitos Greece Traianos Dellas Brazil Luiz Brito Saller Tzoker
Iraklis Greece Nikos Papadopoulos Greece Nikos Pourtoulidis Blue Line Pame Stoixima
Kalloni Greece Nikos Karageorgiou Greece Giorgos Manousos Adidas Novibet
Levadiakos Greece Dimitris Farantos Greece Thanasis Moulopoulos Umbro Vanmax S.A.
Olympiacos Portugal Marco Silva Spain David Fuster Adidas Stoiximan.GR
Panathinaikos Italy Andrea Stramaccioni Portugal Zeca Puma Pame Stoixima
Panetolikos Greece Giannis Matzourakis Greece Georgios Kousas Joma Pame Stoixima
Panionios Greece Marinos Ouzounidis Greece Pavlos Mitropoulos Tempo Sport Tzoker
Panthrakikos Serbia Zoran Stoinović Greece Antonis Ladakis Nike Stoiximan.GR
PAOK Serbia Vladimir Ivić Greece Stefanos Athanasiadis Macron Sportingbet
PAS Giannina Greece Giannis Petrakis Greece Alexios Michail Nike Tzoker
Platanias Greece Georgios Paraschos Greece Dimitris Alkis Macron Stoiximan.GR
Skoda Xanthi Romania Răzvan Lucescu Greece Konstantinos Fliskas Joma Pame Stoixima
Veria Greece Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos Greece Alexandros Vergonis Nike Stoiximan.GR

How the Season Played Out

League Standings

This table shows how the teams ranked at the end of the regular season:

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Olympiacos (C) 30 28 1 1 81 16 +65 85 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
2 Panathinaikos 30 18 4 8 52 26 +26 55 Qualification for the Play-offs
3 AEK Athens 30 17 6 7 43 21 +22 54
4 PAOK 30 13 9 8 45 32 +13 45
5 Panionios 30 12 8 10 33 27 +6 44
6 PAS Giannina 30 12 6 12 36 40 −4 42 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
7 Asteras Tripolis 30 11 8 11 31 30 +1 41
8 Atromitos 30 12 6 12 26 31 −5 39
9 Platanias 30 10 9 11 32 30 +2 39
10 Levadiakos 30 9 10 11 27 36 −9 37
11 Panetolikos 30 9 8 13 30 46 −16 35
12 Iraklis 30 8 11 11 24 32 −8 35
13 Skoda Xanthi 30 6 15 9 27 32 −5 33
14 Veria 30 5 12 13 19 33 −14 27
15 Panthrakikos (R) 30 3 8 19 18 58 −40 17 Relegation to the Football League
16 AEL Kalloni (R) 30 3 7 20 19 53 −34 16
Source: Superleague Greece, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against; 6) Play-offs (neutral ground); 7) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 6 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

Match Results

Here are the results of all the games played during the season:

Home \ Away AEK AST ATR IRA KAL LEV OLY PAO PNE PGSS PNT PAOK PAS PLA XAN VER
AEK Athens — 0–1 1–0 5–1 3–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 3–1 3–0 2–1 3–0
Asteras Tripolis 0–0 — 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–2 0–0 0–2 2–1 4–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–1
Atromitos 1–0 2–1 — 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–0
Iraklis 1–1 0–1 2–0 — 3–0 0–1 0–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1
AEL Kalloni 0–0 1–1 2–4 0–1 — 0–0 0–2 0–2 5–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–1 2–2 0–1
Levadiakos 3–0 2–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 — 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–1
Olympiacos 4–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 5–0 3–1 — 3–1 1–0 3–0 4–0 1–0 5–1 3–1 1–0 3–0
Panathinaikos 0–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 3–0 0–3 — 4–2 0–0 6–1 2–2 3–1 1–0 0–1 3–2
Panetolikos 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–5 1–2 — 1–5 1–0 0–3 2–1 1–2 2–2 1–1
Panionios 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–0 2–0 — 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–1
Panthrakikos 1–2 0–2 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–3 3–4 1–0 0–0 0–1 — 2–1 2–4 0–2 0–0 0–2
PAOK 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 3–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 0–0 2–1 3–3 — 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–1
PAS Giannina 0–2 1–2 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–3 0–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 — 2–0 1–1 2–0
Platanias 0–3 2–0 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 4–0 0–0 0–1 — 3–1 0–0
Skoda Xanthi 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 2–2 1–3 0–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–2 — 1–1
Veria 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–3 1–1 0–1 1–1 —
Source: Super League Greece

Play-offs for European Spots

After the regular season, the teams finishing from 2nd to 5th place played in a special mini-tournament called the play-offs. The winner of these play-offs would get a spot in the Champions League, while other teams would qualify for the Europa League.

The teams didn't start with zero points in the play-offs. Instead, their points from the regular season were used to give them a head start. The team that finished 5th started with 0 points. The other teams had their points adjusted based on how far ahead they were of the 5th-place team. This made the play-offs very exciting!


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAOK PAO AEK PGSS
2 PAOK 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 12 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round — 1–1 2–1 2–0
3 Panathinaikos 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 11 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round 1–1 — 3–0 1–0
4 AEK Athens 6 2 1 3 5 7 −2 9 0–0 3–1 — 1–0
5 Panionios 6 1 1 4 2 7 −5 4 0–2 1–1 1–0 —
Source: Superleague Greece: Standings, Schedule, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against; 6) Regular season position.
Notes:

Season Highlights and Awards

Top Scorers: Who Scored the Most Goals?

Here are the players who scored the most goals in the 2015–16 Super League Greece season:

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Greece Kostas Fortounis Olympiacos 18
2 Sweden Marcus Berg Panathinaikos 15
3 Greece Apostolos Giannou Asteras Tripolis 13
4 Greece Stefanos Athanasiadis PAOK 11
Greece Anastasios Bakasetas Panionios 11
Greece Apostolos Vellios Iraklis 11
Greece Vangelis Mantzios Levadiakos 11
8 Nigeria Brown Ideye Olympiacos 10
Greece Michalis Manias PAS Giannina 10

Top Assists: Who Helped Score the Most Goals?

These players made the most assists, meaning they passed the ball to a teammate who then scored:

Rank Player Club Assists
1 Greece Kostas Fortounis Olympiacos 13
2 Cameroon Olivier Boumale Panionios/Panathinaikos 9
3 Greece Anastasios Bakasetas Panionios 6
Nigeria Brown Ideye Olympiacos 6
Argentina Javier Umbides Atromitos 6
7 Brazil Rodrigo Galo AEK Athens 5
Greece Fanouris Goundoulakis Platanias 5
Portugal Hernâni Olympiacos 5
Serbia Brana Ilić PAS Giannina 5
Argentina Sebastián Leto Panathinaikos 5
Spain Dani Nieto Skoda Xanthi 5
Greece Dimitrios Pelkas PAOK 5
Argentina Lucas Villafáñez Panetolikos/Panathinaikos 5

Weekly Awards: Best Player and Best Goal

Each week, players were recognized for their outstanding performances:

Week MVP (Most Valuable Player) Award Best Goal Award
1 Sweden Marcus Berg (Panathinaikos) Brazil Rodrigo Galo (AEK Athens)
2 Greece Marcos Vellidis (PAS Giannina) Egypt Amr Warda (Panetolikos)
3 Argentina Diego Buonanotte (AEK Athens) Argentina Diego Buonanotte (AEK Athens)
4 Cape Verde Garry Rodrigues (PAOK) Greece Nikos Karelis (Panathinaikos)
5 Greece Vangelis Mantzios (Levadiakos) Portugal Hélder Barbosa (AEK Athens)
6 Spain Roberto (Olympiacos) Greece Pavlos Kyriakidis (Iraklis)
7 Nigeria Brown Ideye (Olympiacos) Serbia Luka Milunović (Platanias)
8 Cape Verde Garry Rodrigues (PAOK) Greece Christos Aravidis (AEK Athens)
9 Argentina Diego Romano (Iraklis) Greece Manolis Papasterianos (Xanthi)
10 Sweden Marcus Berg (Panathinaikos) Greece Thanasis Papageorgiou (Panthrakikos)
11 Sweden Jakob Johansson (AEK Athens) Greece Kenan Bargan (Kalloni)
12 Greece Apostolos Vellios (Iraklis) Greece Apostolos Vellios (Iraklis)
13 Brazil Huanderson (Iraklis) Greece Apostolos Vellios (Iraklis)
14 Greece Nikos Karelis (Panathinaikos) Cameroon Olivier Boumale (Panionios)
15 Greece Panagiotis Tsintotas (Levadiakos) Brazil Rogério Martins (Panthrakikos)
16 Greece Apostolos Vellios (Iraklis) Portugal Hélder Barbosa (AEK Athens)
17 Greece Giannis Anestis (AEK Athens) Portugal Hélder Barbosa (AEK Athens)
18 Greece Sokratis Dioudis (Panionios) Portugal Hélder Barbosa (AEK Athens)
19 Greece Michalis Manias (PAS Giannina) Ghana Michael Essien (Panathinaikos)
20 Greece Kostas Fortounis (Olympiacos) Greece Kostas Fortounis (Olympiacos)
21 Brazil Luiz Brito (Atromitos) Greece Fanouris Goundoulakis (Platanias)
22 Brazil Leozinho (Iraklis) Brazil Leozinho (Iraklis)
23 Bosnia and Herzegovina Gojko Cimirot (PAOK) Bosnia and Herzegovina Gojko Cimirot (PAOK)
24 Venezuela Ronald Vargas (AEK Athens) Venezuela Ronald Vargas (AEK Athens)
25 Argentina Lucas Villafáñez (Panathinaikos) Greece Thanasis Papageorgiou (Panthrakikos)
26 Greece Tasos Bakasetas (Panionios) Greece Tasos Bakasetas (Panionios)
27 Portugal Hernâni (Olympiacos) Sweden Marcus Berg (Panathinaikos)
28 Australia Sakis Theodoropoulos (Panionios) Iran Karim Ansarifard (Panionios)
29 Greece Kostas Fortounis (Olympiacos) Czech Republic Tomáš Pekhart (AEK)
30 Sweden Marcus Berg (Panathinaikos) Sweden Marcus Berg (Panathinaikos)

Annual Awards: Celebrating the Best of the Season

At the end of the season, special awards were given out to the best players and coaches:

Team of the Year: The Dream Team

This is a special team made up of the best players in each position from the season:

  • Goalkeeper:

Spain Roberto Jimenez (Olympiacos)

  • Defenders:

Brazil Rodrigo Galo (AEK Athens), Greece Georgios Tzavellas (PAOK), Brazil Rodrigo Moledo (Panathinaikos), France Arthur Masuaku (Olympiacos)

  • Midfielders:

Cape Verde Garry Rodriguez (PAOK), Greece Carlos Zeca (Panathinaikos), Greece Kostas Fortounis (Olympiacos), Greece Manolis Siopis (Panionios), Greece Anastasios Bakasetas (Panionios)

  • Forward:

Sweden Marcus Berg (Panathinaikos)

Fan Attendance: How Many People Watched?

This section shows how many fans came to watch the games for each team. It includes the total attendance, the highest and lowest attendance for home games, and the average attendance.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Olympiacos 272,303 30,314 13,227 Template:Change/row2IoffSoff2
2 PAOK 158,542 25,674 5,762 Template:Change/row2IoffSoff2
3 AEK Athens 162,277 31,121 2,647 11,150 n/a1,2
4 Panathinaikos 80,423 15,640 4,378 Template:Change/row2IoffSoff2
5 Iraklis 42,091 10,043 979 3,091 n/a1
6 Panetolikos 35,153 4,160 1,707 Template:Change/row2IoffSoff†
7 PAS Giannina 31,921 4,484 1,170 Template:Change/row2IoffSoff†
8 Platanias 28,380 3,052 1,453 Template:Change/row2IoffSoff†
9 Asteras Tripolis 25,204 2,558 961 Template:Change/row2IoffSoff†
10 Panionios 20,834 2,762 664 Template:Change/row2IoffSoff†
11 Skoda Xanthi 18,982 2,978 592 Template:Change/row2IoffSoff†
12 Veria 18,014 3,557 500 Template:Change/row2IoffSoff†
13 Panthrakikos 17,484 2,372 686 Template:Change/row2IoffSoff†
14 Atromitos 12,959 2,284 492 Template:Change/row2IoffSoff2
15 AEL Kalloni 13,811 2,159 256 Template:Change/row2IoffSoff†
16 Levadiakos 12,725 4,931 197 Template:Change/row2IoffSoff†
League total 951,103 31,121 197 Template:Change/row2IoffSoff†

Updated to games played on 17 April 2016
Source: [1]
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Football League
2: Olympiacos - AEK - PAOK - Panathinaikos - Atromitos games were played behind closed gates
3: Playoff matches is not included

See also

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