The 2008–09
Super League Greece
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was the 73rd season of the highest
football
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league of Greece and the third under the name ''Super League''. The season began on 31 August 2008 and ended on 26 April 2009. The league consisted of 16 teams. Participants were the 13 best teams from the
2007–08 season and three teams who have been promoted from
Beta Ethniki
The Football League ( el, Φούτμπολ Λιγκ) was the second highest professional football league in Greece since its inception in 1962 as ''Beta Ethniki'' and until 2019. It then served as a third tier after the creation of the Super Lea ...
.
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
successfully defended their title after claiming their 37th title overall with three rounds remaining.
Team changes from 2007–08
Teams promoted from
2007–08 Beta Ethniki
Beta Ethniki 2007–08 complete season.
League table
Results
Top scorers
References
External links RSSSF.org
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Second level Greek football league seasons
Greece
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:
* Champions:
Panserraikos
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* Runners-up:
Thrasyvoulos
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* 3rd placed team:
Panthrakikos
Panthrakikos Football Club ( el, Α.Π.Σ. Πανθρακικός) is a Greek football club based in Komotini, Thrace in North Eastern Greece founded in 1963. The club competed in Super League Greece during the 2008–09 season for the first tim ...
Teams relegated to
2008–09 Beta Ethniki:
* 14th placed team:
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* Atromitos F.C., a football team based in Peristeri, Athens, Greece
* Atromitos Piraeus, a football team based in Piraeus, Athens, Greece
* Atromitos Yeroskipou, a football team curr ...
* 15th placed team:
Veria
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* 16th placed team:
Apollon Kalamarias
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History
When thousands of Pontic ...
Teams
Stadia and personnel
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1 On final match day of the season, played on 26 April 2009.
Regular season
League table
Results
Play-offs
The play-offs for an additional Champions League spot were conducted in a home and away
round robin
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format. Its participants have entered the mini-league with a number of bonus points based on their regular season record. Every team had the number of points earned by the fifth-placed team subtracted from its own number of points. The result was then divided through five and
rounded to the nearest whole number to determine the number of bonus points.
The teams started the play-offs with the following number of points:
* PAOK – 3 points ''((63–49) / 5 = 2.8, rounded up to 3)''
* Panathinaikos – 2 points ''((61–49) / 5 = 2.4, rounded down to 2)''
* AEK Athens – 1 point ''((55–49) / 5 = 1.2, rounded down to 1)''
* AEL – 0 points ''((49 –49) / 5 = 0)''
The play-off winners entered the
third qualifying round
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of the UEFA Champions League. Since
AEK Athens
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have lost the final of the
2008–09 Greek Cup to Champions League-bound
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
, all three Greek Europa League spots (two via league, one via domestic cup) were allotted according to the position of the respective teams in the play-off.
Statistics
Top scorers
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Awards
Annual awards
Annual awards were announced on 9 November 2010
Player of the Year
Player of the Year awarded to
Luciano Galletti
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In a professional career that lasted 14 years he played mostly in Spain, with Zaragoza and Atlético Madrid, but also represented Ol ...
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Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
)
Foreign Player of the Year
Foreign Player of the Year awarded to
Luciano Galletti
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In a professional career that lasted 14 years he played mostly in Spain, with Zaragoza and Atlético Madrid, but also represented Ol ...
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Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
)
Top goalscorer of the Year
Top goalscorer of the Year awarded to
Luciano Galletti
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In a professional career that lasted 14 years he played mostly in Spain, with Zaragoza and Atlético Madrid, but also represented Ol ...
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Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
) and
Ismael Blanco (
AEK Athens
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)
Greek Player of the Year
The Greek Player of the Year awarded to
Dimitris Salpingidis
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Panathinaikos
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)
Manager of the Year
The Manager of the Year awarded to
Fernando Santos (
PAOK)
Young Player of the Year
The Young Player of the Year awarded to
Vasilios Koutsianikoulis
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Club career Early yea ...
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Ergotelis
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)
Goalkeeper of the Year
The Goalkeeper of the Year awarded to
Antonis Nikopolidis
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He is regarded among the best ...
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Olympiacos
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)
Transfers
See also
*
2008–09 Greek Cup
*
2008–09 Beta Ethniki
References
External links
Official websiteSuperleague Statistics
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Greece
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