Season | 1979–80 |
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Champions | Olympiacos 21st Greek title |
Relegated | Iraklis Rodos |
European Cup | Olympiacos |
UEFA Cup | Aris Panathinaikos |
Cup Winners' Cup | Kastoria |
Matches played | 306 |
Goals scored | 708 (2.31 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Dušan Bajević (25 goals) |
← 1978–79 1980–81 → |
The 1979–80 Alpha Ethniki was the 44th season of the highest football league of Greece. From that season Alpha Ethniki became the professional league. The season began on 30 September 1979 and ended on 25 May 1980 with the play-off matches. Olympiacos won their 21st Greek title and their first one in five years.
The point system was: Win: 2 points - Draw: 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 | Olympiacos (C) | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 49 | 21 | +28 | 47[a] | Qualification for European Cup first round |
2 | Aris | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 47[a] | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Panathinaikos | 34 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 45[b] | |
4 | AEK Athens | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 64 | 39 | +25 | 45[b] | |
5 | PAOK | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 41 | |
6 | PAS Giannina | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 37 | |
7 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 36 | |
8 | Iraklis (R) | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 34 | Relegation to Beta Ethniki[c] |
9 | AEL | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 34 | |
10 | Korinthos | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 33 | |
11 | OFI | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 32 | |
12 | Doxa Drama | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 29 | |
13 | Panachaiki | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 28 | |
14 | Kastoria[d] | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 27 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
15 | Panionios | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 48 | −12 | 27 | |
16 | Kavala | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 27 | |
17 | Apollon Athens | 34 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 23 | |
18 | Rodos (R) | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 60 | −34 | 19 | Relegation to Beta Ethniki |
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
[edit]Play-offs
[edit]Championship play-off
[edit]Olympiacos | 2–0 | Aris |
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Report |
Third-place play-off
[edit]Panathinaikos | 1–0 | AEK Athens |
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Report |
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
AEK Athens | 25 |
2 | ![]() |
PAOK | 16 |
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PAS Giannina | ||
4 | ![]() |
Panachaiki | 15 |
5 | ![]() |
PAS Giannina | 14 |
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Iraklis | ||
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AEK Athens | ||
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Korinthos | ||
9 | ![]() |
Korinthos | 11 |
10 | ![]() |
Olympiacos | 10 |
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Kastoria | ||
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Panathinaikos | ||
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Panionios / Kastoria |