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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.

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.[1]

The season was suspended on 13 March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic in Greece,[2] then later resumed on 5 June 2020.[3]

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.[4][5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

Significant events

Multi-ownership PAOK - XANTHI

In December 2019, Olympiacos FC appealed to the "Professional Sports Committee" to clarify the relationship between PAOK FC and Xanthi FC after TV channel One (owned by Marinakis) reported that the Cypriot company RfA that acquired Xanthi's assets (stadium and training center) appeared to be "linked" to Ivan Savvidis' nephew, Ioannis Kalpazidis. a[8] "Professional Sports Committee" accepted the evidence presented by Olympiacos FC and decided to recommend to the competent judicial body the revocation of both PAOK's and Xanthi's certificates of participation in the championship and, consequently, their exclusion from the championship. PCS referred the case to the sports judge and asked for the penalty of relegation. The deputy sports minister, Lefteris Avgenakis, commented negatively on the prospect of relegation, writing on Twitter: "In any case, it is not possible to impose the most onerous penalty of relegation on historical teams without absolute documentation." [9]

PAOK's management and supporters were outraged by the decision, accusing Deputy Sports Minister Lefteris Avgenakis of methodically setting up the committee, while protests and negative statements were also made by related individuals and organisations. [10] For instance, Thodoris Zagorakis, an old and respected player of PAOK and MEP for ND, was expelled from the parliamentary Eurogroup when he threatened to become independent if the decisions of the PCS were accepted.[11]

The Greek government, afraid of a generalised reaction and as PAOK fans had started a series of protests, submitted an amendment on 6 February 2020 in order to prevent the sports judge's ruling. [12] It changed the penalty for multiple ownership by abolishing relegation and imposing a deduction of 5 to 10 points. [13]The amendment was passed with 156 votes in favour, while the parties the Movement for Change, KKE, Greek Solution and MeRA25 abstained from the vote in protest of the legislation, which was rushed through in order to serve certain interests. [14]

The EPO (HFF) disciplinary committee decided to punish PAOK and XANTHI by deducting 7 points from the former and 12 from the latterb. [15]
However, both Olympiacos and PAOK appealed to CAS against the decision of the EPO, with Olympiacos seeking PAOK's demotion [16] and PAOK seeking its acquittal [17].After hearing both appeals together, CAS decided that the 7 points should be returned to PAOK and referred the case back to the Appeals Committee of the EPO with the footnote that it should decide on the merits of the case without being bound by the conclusion of the CSP. [18]

Finally, on 9 February 2021, PAOK FC were fully acquitted by a decision of the Appeals Committee of the Hellenic Football Federation.[19] For Xanthi, however, there was no change in the decision, as the team did not appeal to the CAS. [20]

Teams

Fourteen teams competed in the league – the top twelve teams from the previous season, the previous season's play-off winner and one team promoted from the Football League. The promoted team was Volos. They replaced PAS Giannina, Levadiakos (both teams relegated after eight seasons in the league) and Apollon Smyrnis (relegated after two seasons in the top flight).

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Personnel, kits and TV channel

Managerial changes

Regular season

League table

Source: Superleague Greece, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-offs (neutral ground).
(Note: Criteria 6 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: OFI 4, Aris 1.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: AEL 4, Asteras Tripolis 1.
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Lamia 3, Volos 3.
  4. ^ Xanthi were deducted 12 points for joint ownership.
  5. ^ Panionios were deducted 6 points for non-licensing.

Results

Source: Superleague Greece
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Source: Superleague Greece

Play-off round

The top six teams from Regular season will meet twice (10 matches per team) for places in 2020–21 UEFA Champions League and 2020–21 UEFA Europa League as well as deciding the league champion.[21]

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).[23]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Panathinaikos were banned from UEFA club competitions for the first season they would qualify between the 2018–19 and 2020–21 seasons by the UEFA Club Financial Control Body on 24 April 2018 due to overdue payables, and since they did not qualify for either the 2018–19 or 2019–20 season, they were banned from the 2020–21 season.[22]

Play-off round positions by round

Source: Superleague Greece

Play-out round

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).[23]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Xanthi was punished with -7 points for the case of co-ownership and -5 points for not announcing the change in the shareholder structure of PAE by the Primary Single Member Disciplinary body of the organization.[24]
  2. ^ Panionios were deducted 6 points for non-licensing.[25]

Play-out round positions by round

Source: Superleague Greece

Relegation play-offs

Xanthi FC Arena, Xanthi
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)

Apollon Smyrnis won 4–1 on aggregate and were promoted to 2020–21 Super League. Xanthi were relegated to 2020–21 Super League 2.

Season statistics

Awards

Annual awards

Annual awards were announced on 16 February 2021.[85]

Average attendances

Average ticket sales counted officially without games played behind closed doors from Super League.

Updated to games played on 1 March 2020
Source: [1]
Notes:
1: Team played last season in the Football League
2: Games played behind closed doors Olympiacos 2 games.
3: Games played behind closed doors Panetolikos 1 game.
4: Games played behind closed doors Panionios 2 games.
5: Games played behind closed doors AEK Athens 1 game.

^a According to the complaint, Ioannis Kalpazidis, the representative of the Cypriot company RfA, which bought the assets of Xanthis FC, is allegedly the nephew of Ivan Savvidis. The complainant added that this person, who worked as a waiter, paid 10 million euros for this purchase. Olympiacos also complained that members of the board of directors of FC Xanthi were also on the board of directors of the RfA.[12]

^b XANTHI FC was imposed an additional deduction of 5 points for non-updated share register.

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