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The 1972–73 Alpha Ethniki was the 37th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 17 September 1972 and ended on 3 June 1973. Olympiacos won their 18th Greek title and their first one in six years.
| Season | 1972–73 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Olympiacos 18th Greek title |
| Relegated | Kalamata Atromitos Trikala Omonia |
| European Cup | Olympiacos |
| Cup Winners' Cup | PAOK |
| UEFA Cup | Panathinaikos Panachaiki |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 705 (2.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Antonis Antoniadis (22 goals) |
← 1971–72 1973–74 → | |
The point system was: Win: 3 points - Draw: 2 points - Loss: 1 point.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos (C) | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 72 | 13 | +59 | 94 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | PAOK | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 75 | 24 | +51 | 92 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
| 3 | Panathinaikos[b] | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 89 | 29 | +60 | 82 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Panachaiki | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 42 | 27 | +15 | 78 | |
| 5 | AEK Athens | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 36 | +3 | 71 | |
| 6 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 34 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 69 | |
| 7 | Panionios | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 69 | |
| 8 | Iraklis | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 69 | |
| 9 | Aris | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 69 | |
| 10 | Kavala | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 64 | |
| 11 | Egaleo | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 64 | |
| 12 | Olympiacos Volos | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 42 | −17 | 63 | |
| 13 | Fostiras | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 39 | −16 | 62 | |
| 14 | Panserraikos | 34 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 61 | |
| 15 | Kalamata (R) | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 60 | Relegation to Beta Ethniki |
| 16 | Atromitos (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 49 | −32 | 58 | |
| 17 | Trikala (R) | 34 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 52 | −26 | 53 | |
| 18 | Omonia[c] (R) | 34 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 71 | −49 | 42 | Moving to Cypriot First Division |
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:
- Since Olympiacos, winners of 1972–73 Greek Football Cup, was qualified for the 1973–74 European Cup, losing cup finalists PAOK earned a spot in the first round of the 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup.
- Panathinaikos were deducted 3 points and had 3 games penalty.
- Omonia were deducted 1 point.
| Home \ Away | AEK | ARIS | ATR | EGA | ETH | FOS | IRA | KAL | KAV | OLY | OLV | OMO | PNC | PAO | PAN | PNS | PAOK | TRI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 5–1 | |
| Aris | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | |
| Atromitos | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | |
| Egaleo | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0[a] | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | |
| Fostiras | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Iraklis | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 3–0 | |
| Kalamata | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |
| Kavala | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Olympiacos | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0[b] | 4–1 | 6–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | |
| Olympiacos Volos | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | |
| Omonia | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2[c] | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | |
| Panachaiki | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | |
| Panathinaikos | 3–1 | 7–1 | 8–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–1 | 6–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–2[d] | 3–0 | |
| Panionios | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Panserraikos | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| PAOK | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–5 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| Trikala | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Antonis Antoniadis |
Panathinaikos | 22 |
| 2 | Stavros Sarafis |
PAOK | 19 |
| 3 |  Yves Triantafyllos |
Olympiacos | 16 |
| 4 | Kostas Davourlis |
Panachaiki | 15 |
| Koulis Apostolidis |
PAOK | ||
| Andreas Michalopoulos |
Panachaiki | ||
| 7 |  Juan Ramón Verón |
Panathinaikos | 14 |
| Giorgos Koudas |
PAOK | ||
| 9 | Romain Argyroudis |
Olympiacos | 13 |
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