Greece - Regional Analysis

Below you find a regionwise analysis of the Greek league - which regions provided how many teams to the league, and titles won per region.

First column: Season in First Division from 1959-60 to 2005-06.
 
In brackets: national champions from 1959-60 to 2004-05.

Attica

Pop.: 3.500.000
 
365 presences by 19 clubs. 43 championship won by 3 clubs.
 
47 (18) Olympiakos Piraeus 
47 (16) Panathinaikos (Athinai)
47 ( 9) AEK (Athinai)
46      Panionios (Athinai)
42      Ethnikos Piraeus
40      Apollon (Athinai)
23      Aigaleo 
16      Proodeftiki Piraeus
16      Ionikos Nikaias (Piraeus)
 7      Fostiras Tavrou (Athinai)
 9      Athinaikos (Athinai)
 4      Vyzas (Megara)
 4      Atromitos Athinai 
 4      Kallitheas 
 4      Panelefsiniakos (Elefsina)
 4      Akratitos (Athinai)
 3      Chalkidona-Near East (Piraeus)
 1      Atromitos Piraeus 
 1      AE Nikaias [later merged with Aris Nikaias in Ionikos] (Piraeus)

Eastern Macedonia and Thrace

Pop.: 570.000
 
56 presences by 3 clubs.
 
20      Doxa Drama
18      AE Kavala
18      Skoda Xanthi

Central Macedonia

Pop.: 2.100.000
 
211 presences by 12 clubs. 2 championships won by 1 club. 
 
47 ( 2) PAOK (Saloniki)
46      Iraklis (Saloniki)
45      Aris Saloniki
22      Panserraikos (Serrai)
16      Apollonas Kalamarias (Saloniki)
14      Pierikos (Katerini)
12      Veria
 5      Edessaikos (Edessa)
 1      Megas Alexandros [later merged with Olymbos in Pierikos] (Katerini)
 1      Thermaikos (Saloniki)
 1      Makedonikos Saloniki
 1      Nausa

Western Macedonia

Pop.: 1.700.000
 
10 presences by 1 club. 
 
10      Kastoria

Epirus

Pop.: 340.000
 
14 presences by 1 club. 
 
14      PAS Ioannina

Thessaly

Pop.: 730.000
 
41 presences by 4 clubs. 1 championship won by 1 club.
 
21 ( 1) Larissa
 8      Olympiakos Volos 
 7      Trikala
 5      Niki Volos

Pop.: 1.200.000

Central Greece

Pop.: 582.000
 
8 presences by 2 clubs.
 
 7      Levadiakos (Levadia)
 1      Olympiakos Chalkida

Western Greece

Pop.: 710.000
 
36 presences by 3 clubs.
 
28      Panachaiki (Patrai)
 6      Panaigialios (Aigio)
 2      Panaitolikos (Agrinion)

Peloponnese

Pop.: 610.000
 
23 presences by 4 clubs.
 
10      Paniliakos (Pyrgos)
 7      Kalamata
 5      Korinthos [later merged with Pankorinthiakos in PAS Korinthos]
 1      Pankorinthiakos [later merged with Korinthos in PAS Korinthos] (Korinthos)

Crete

Pop.: 540.000
 
36 presences by 2 clubs.
 
35      OFI Iraklion
 1      Ergotelis (Iraklion)

Southern Aegean

Pop.: 260.000
 
7 presences by 2 clubs.
 
 4      Rodos
 3      Diagoras (Rodos)

Northern Aegean

Pop.: 200.000
 
No teams of Northern Aegean have played in First Division.
Eolikos Mitilini has played in Second Division.

Ionian Islands

Pop.: 195.000
 
1 presence by 1 club.

 1      AO Kerkyras

Cyprus

Pop.: 760.000
 
Cyprus is an independent country: from 1967-68to 1973-74 the winner of the 
national championship played in the Hellenic league the following season. 
 
7 presences by 5 clubs.
 
 3       Olympiakos Lefkosia
 1       EPA Larnaca
 1       Omonoia Lefkosia
 1       AEL Lemessou
 1       APOEL Lefkosia

Overall statistics

Region                             Pop.          Presences             Champions                
                                                 Clubs  Seasons      Clubs Seasons
 
Attica                             3.500.000      19    365           3     43          
Central Macedonia                  2.100.000      12    211           1      2
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace         570.000       3     56        
Thessaly                             730.000       4     41           1      1
Western Greece                       710.000       3     36        
Crete                                540.000       1     36
Peloponnese                          610.000       4     23
Epirus                               340.000       1     14       
Western Macedonia                  1.700.000       1     10
Central Greece                       580.000       2      8        
Cyprus                               760.000       5      7
Southern Aegean                      260.000       2      7            
Ionian Islands                       195.000       1      1
Northern Aegean                      210.000                                            
 

Titles won before 1959

Attica   
19 championships won by 3 clubs
14       Olympiakos
 3       Panathinaikos
 2       AEK
         
Central Macedonia                  
 3 championships won by 1 club
 3       Aris Saloniki
 
 
Titles won 1928-2005
 
Attica 
62 championships won by 3 clubs
32       Olympiakos
19       Panathinaikos
11       AEK 
         
Central Macedonia
 5 championships won by 2 clubs
 3       Aris Saloniki
 2       PAOK
 
Thessaly         
 1 championship won by 1 club
 1       Larissa

About this document

Prepared and maintained by David Tuci for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: David Tuci (tuxtucis@hotmail.com)
Last updated: 1 Jan 2006