The 1962–63 Alpha Ethniki was the 27th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 23 September 1962 and ended on 30 June 1963 with the play-off match. AEK Athens won their third Greek title and their first in 23 years.
Season | 1962–63 |
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Champions | AEK Athens 3rd Greek title |
Relegated | Proodeftiki Fostiras |
European Cup | AEK Athens |
Cup Winners' Cup | Olympiacos |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | Iraklis |
Matches played | 240 |
Goals scored | 602 (2.51 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kostas Nestoridis (23 goals) |
← 1961–62 1963–64 → |
The point system was: Win: 3 points - Draw: 2 points - Loss: 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 | AEK Athens (C) | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 66 | 21 | +45 | 77[a] | Qualification for European Cup preliminary round |
2 | Panathinaikos | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 75 | 28 | +47 | 77[a] | |
3 | Olympiacos | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 62 | 39 | +23 | 75 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
4 | PAOK | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 64 | |
5 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 63 | |
6 | Iraklis | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 62 | Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
7 | Panionios | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 38 | −5 | 61 | |
8 | Apollon Athens | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 34 | +1 | 58 | |
9 | Pierikos | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 55[b] | |
10 | Egaleo[c] | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 55[b] | |
11 | Niki Volos | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 54 | |
12 | Apollon Kalamarias | 30 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 53[d] | |
13 | Panegialios | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 37 | −12 | 53[d] | |
14 | Aris | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 44 | −22 | 53[d] | |
15 | Proodeftiki (R) | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 53[d] | Relegation to Beta Ethniki |
16 | Fostiras (R) | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 27 | 53 | −26 | 46 |
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 Championship play-off: AEK Athens–Panathinaikos 3–3, AEK Athens become the champions due to the better total goal ratio. (see below).
- ^ a b 9th place play-off: Pierikos–Egaleo 3–1.
- ^ Egaleo were deducted 1 point.
- ^ a b c d Relegation playout: Aris–Proodeftiki 3–1, Apollon Kalamarias–Panegialios 1–1, Panegialios–Aris 0–0, Apollon Kalamarias–Proodeftiki 1–1, Panegialios–Proodeftiki 1–0, Apollon Kalamarias–Aris 3–1,
Apollon Kalamarias 7pts, Panegialios 7pts, Aris 6pts, Proodeftiki 4pts.
Results
editChampionship play-off
editAEK Athens | 3–3 | Panathinaikos |
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AEK Athens won due to the better total goal ratio.
Top scorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | AEK Athens | 23 | |
2 | Panathinaikos | 21 | |
3 | Olympiacos | 18 | |
4 | AEK Athens | 17 | |
5 | Panathinaikos | 15 | |
6 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 14 | |
Olympiacos |