2017–18 Super League Greece
The 2017–18 Super League Greece, or Souroti Super League for sponsorship reasons, was the 82nd season of the highest tier in league of Greek football and the 12th under its current name. The season started on August 2017 and ended in May 2018. The league comprises fourteen teams from the 2016–17 season and two promoted from the 2016–17 Football League.
On 12 March 2018, the Super League Greece was suspended by Greek government until further notice after the president of PAOK, Ivan Savvidis, stormed onto the field with a revolver during the match between PAOK and AEK Athens on 11 March 2018. The suspension was removed on 27 March. PAOK was deducted 3 pts and AEK was awarded 3 pts for the incident
Contrary to the previous seasons, the playoffs for the Champions League and Europa League spots have been removed with qualification based solely on finishing position.
Teams
Two teams were relegated from the 2016–17 season. Iraklis and Veria will play in Football League for the 2017–18 season.Two teams were promoted from the 2016–17 Football League, Apollon Smyrnis and Lamia, the latter for which it will be their debut season in the highest division of Greek football.
Stadiums and locations
Club | Location | Venue | Capacity | |
AEK Athens | 57 | Marousi | Olympic Stadium | 69,618 |
AEL | 28 | Larissa | AEL FC Arena | 16,118 |
Apollon Smyrnis | 39 | Athens | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | 14,856 |
Asteras Tripolis | 11 | Tripoli | Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium | 7,616 |
Atromitos | 17 | Peristeri | Peristeri Stadium | 10,005 |
Kerkyra | 3 | Corfu | Kerkyra Stadium | 3,000 |
Lamia | 1 | Lamia | Lamia Municipal Stadium | 6,000 |
Levadiakos | 17 | Livadeia | Levadia Municipal Stadium | 6,500 |
Olympiacos | 59 | Piraeus | Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium | 32,115 |
Panathinaikos | 59 | Athens | Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium | 16,003 |
Panetolikos | 8 | Agrinio | Panetolikos Stadium | 7,000 |
Panionios | 57 | Nea Smyrni | Nea Smyrni Stadium | 11,700 |
PAOK | 59 | Thessaloniki | Toumba Stadium | 28,703 |
PAS Giannina | 23 | Ioannina | Zosimades Stadium | 7,652 |
Platanias | 6 | Chania | Perivolia Municipal Stadium | 4,000 |
Xanthi | 29 | Xanthi | Xanthi F.C. Arena | 7,422 |
Personnel and kits
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
AEK Athens | Manolo Jiménez | Petros Mantalos | Nike | Pame Stihima |
AEL | Sotiris Antoniou | Thomas Nazlidis | Legea | |
Apollon Smyrnis | Georgios Paraschos | Georgios Dasios | Joma | Venetis Bakery |
Asteras Tripolis | Savvas Pantelidis | Walter Iglesias | Macron | Stoiximan.GR |
Atromitos | Damir Canadi | Kyriakos Kivrakidis | Nike | Tzoker |
Kerkyra | Giannis Matzourakis | Anastasios Venetis | Macron | |
Lamia | Babis Tennes | Vangelis Pitkas | Nike | |
Levadiakos | José Anigo | Theodoros Tripotseris | Legea | |
Olympiacos | Christos Kontis | Alberto BotÃa | Adidas | Stoiximan.GR |
Panathinaikos | Marinos Ouzounidis | Dimitris Kourbelis | Nike | Pame Stihima |
Panetolikos | Traianos Dellas | Dimitris Kyriakidis | Legea | Pame Stihima |
Panionios | Michalis Grigoriou | Panagiotis Korbos | Luanvi | Stoiximan.GR |
PAOK | Răzvan Lucescu | Vieirinha | Macron | Stoiximan.GR |
PAS Giannina | Giannis Petrakis | Alexios Michail | Nike | Vikos Cola / Car.gr |
Platanias | Giannis Chatzinikolaou | Vanderson | Luanvi | Ergobeton |
Xanthi | Milan Rastavac | Konstantinos Fliskas | Joma | Pame Stihima |
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order 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.Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Aleksandar Prijović | PAOK | 19 |
2 | Karim Ansarifard | Olympiacos | 17 |
3 | Pedro Conde | PAS Giannina | 14 |
4 | Michalis Manias | Asteras Tripolis | 12 |
5 | Erik Jendrišek | Xanthi | 11 |
5 | Sergio Araujo | AEK Athens | 11 |
7 | Kostas Fortounis | Olympiacos | 10 |
7 | Nicolas Diguiny | Atromitos | 10 |
Top assists
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
1 | David López Nadales | PAS Giannina/Apollon Smyrnis | 8 |
1 | Dimitris Pelkas | PAOK | 8 |
1 | Kostas Fortounis | Olympiacos | 8 |
1 | Dimitris Giannoulis | Atromitos | 8 |
5 | Nicolas Diguiny | Atromitos | 7 |
5 | Vieirinha | PAOK | 7 |
7 | Léo Matos | PAOK | 6 |
7 | Amr Warda | Atromitos | 6 |
Best goal and MVP awards winners
MVP award | Best goal award | |
1 | Kostas Fortounis | Kostas Fortounis |
2 | Lazaros Lamprou | Abiola Dauda |
3 | Petros Mantalos | Petros Mantalos |
4 | Omri Altman | Aleksandar Prijović |
5 | Lazaros Christodoulopoulos | Lazaros Christodoulopoulos |
6 | Nikolaos Papadopoulos | Petros Giakoumakis |
7 | Oscar Hiljemark | Bruno Chalkiadakis |
8 | Pape Abou Cissé | Abiola Dauda |
9 | MaurÃcio | MaurÃcio |
10 | Marko Livaja | Alberto BotÃa |
11 | Marko Livaja | Vlad Morar |
12 | Marko Livaja | Franco Mazurek |
13 | Marko Livaja | Theodoros Vasilakakis |
14 | Dimitris Pelkas | Dimitris Pelkas |
15 | Marko Marin | Theodoros Vasilakakis |
16 | Anastasios Bakasetas | Anastasios Bakasetas |
17 | Dimitris Kyriakidis | Farley Rosa |
18 | Karim Ansarifard | Lazaros Lamprou |
19 | Thuram | Lazaros Christodoulopoulos |
20 | Giorgos Giakoumakis | Giorgos Giakoumakis |
21 | Pedro Conde | Pedro Conde |
22 | Ognjen Vranješ | Pedro Conde |
23 | Amr Warda | Amr Warda |
24 | Walter Iglesias | Apostolos Skondras |
25 | Robin Lod | Robin Lod |
26 | Sergio Araujo | Sergio Araujo |
27 | Erik Jendrišek | Erik Jendrišek |
28 | Anastasios Bakasetas | Diego Biseswar |
29 | Aleksandar Prijović | Piti |
30 | Pedro Conde | Pedro Conde |