Season | 1961–62 |
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Champions | Panathinaikos 6th Greek title |
Relegated | Panelefsiniakos Doxa Drama |
European Cup | Panathinaikos |
Cup Winners' Cup | Olympiacos |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 691 (2.88 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kostas Nestoridis (29 goals) |
Biggest home win | AEK Athens 8–0 Egaleo |
Biggest away win | Ethnikos Piraeus 1–5 Panathinaikos Panelefsiniakos 0–4 Olympiacos |
Highest scoring | AEK Athens 8–3 Panelefsiniakos |
← 1960–61 1962–63 → |
The 1961–62 Alpha Ethniki was the 26th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 9 September 1961 and ended on 1 July 1962 with the play-off matches. Panathinaikos won their third consecutive and sixth Greek title.
The point system was: Win: 3 points - Draw: 2 points - Loss: 1 point.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Panathinaikos (C) | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 88 | 32 | +56 | 81 | Qualification for European Cup preliminary round |
2 | Olympiacos | 30 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 23 | +42 | 78 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup preliminary round |
3 | Apollon Athens | 30 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 26 | +29 | 74 | |
4 | AEK Athens | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 73 | 31 | +42 | 73 | |
5 | Panionios[a] | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 61 | |
6 | PAOK | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 60 | |
7 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 58 | |
8 | Iraklis | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 57[b] | |
9 | Fostiras | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 57[b] | |
10 | Proodeftiki | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 54 | |
11 | Niki Volos | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 54 | −19 | 52[c] | |
12 | Apollon Kalamarias[a] | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 51 | −21 | 52[c] | |
13 | Aris | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 43 | −13 | 52[c] | |
14 | Egaleo | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 51 | |
15 | Panelefsiniakos (R) | 30 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 67 | −31 | 49[d] | Relegation to Beta Ethniki |
16 | Doxa Drama (R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 49[d] |
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:
- ^ a b Apollon Kalamarias and Panionios were deducted 1 point each.
- ^ a b 8th place playoff: Iraklis–Fostiras 3–0.
- ^ a b c 11th place playoff: Niki Volos–Apollon Kalamarias 3–2, Apollon Kalamarias–Aris 4–2, Niki Volos–Aris 0–0,
Niki Volos 5pts, Apollon Kalamarias 4pts, Aris 3pts. - ^ a b 15th place playoff: Panelefsiniakos–Doxa Drama 3–0.
Results
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
AEK Athens | 29 |
2 | ![]() |
Olympiacos | 26 |
3 | ![]() |
Apollon Athens | 19 |
4 | ![]() |
Panathinaikos | 18 |
5 | ![]() |
Panathinaikos | 15 |
6 | ![]() |
AEK Athens | 13 |
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Panathinaikos |