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The 1977–78 Alpha Ethniki was the 42nd season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 11 September 1977 and ended on 28 May 1978. AEK Athens won their sixth Greek title and their first one in seven years.
| Season | 1977–78 |
|---|---|
| Champions | AEK Athens 6th Greek title |
| Relegated | Pierikos Veria |
| European Cup | AEK Athens |
| Cup Winners' Cup | PAOK |
| UEFA Cup | Panathinaikos Olympiacos |
| Matches played | 306 |
| Goals scored | 733 (2.4 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Thomas Mavros (22 goals) |
← 1976–77 1978–79 → | |
The point system was: Win: 2 points - Draw: 1 point.
Location of teams in 1977–78 Alpha Ethniki
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AEK Athens (C) | 34 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 74 | 27 | +47 | 53 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | PAOK | 34 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 46 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Panathinaikos | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 63 | 25 | +38 | 45 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Olympiacos | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 20 | +26 | 44 | |
| 5 | PAS Giannina | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 38 | |
| 6 | Aris | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 36 | |
| 7 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 32 | |
| 8 | OFI | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 32 | 47 | −15 | 32 | |
| 9 | Iraklis | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 50 | −4 | 30 | |
| 10 | Panachaiki | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 30 | |
| 11 | Egaleo | 34 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 51 | −19 | 30 | |
| 12 | Apollon Athens | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 40 | −9 | 29 | |
| 13 | Kavala | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 50 | −19 | 29 | |
| 14 | Panserraikos | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 28 | |
| 15 | Kastoria | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 28 | |
| 16 | Panionios | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 28 | |
| 17 | Pierikos (R) | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 26 | Relegation to Beta Ethniki |
| 18 | Veria[lower-alpha 2] (R) | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 18 |
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 AEK Athens also won the Greek Cup and qualified for the 1978–79 European Cup, the Cup finalists, PAOK earned a spot in the Cup Winners' Cup first round.
- Veria were deducted 10 points.
| Home \ Away | AEK | APA | ARIS | EGA | ETH | IRA | KAS | KAV | OFI | OLY | PNC | PAO | PAN | PNS | PAOK | PAS | PIE | VER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | 2–0 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 5–2 | 6–2 | |
| Apollon Athens | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| Aris | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Egaleo | 2–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 1–6 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |
| Iraklis | 3–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Kastoria | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| Kavala | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| OFI | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 5–2 | |
| Olympiacos | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| Panachaiki | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | |
| Panathinaikos | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 6–1 | |
| Panionios | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |
| Panserraikos | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| PAOK | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | |
| PAS Giannina | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | |
| Pierikos | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | |
| Veria | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thomas Mavros |
AEK Athens | 22 |
| 2 |  Óscar Álvarez |
Panathinaikos | 18 |
| 3 | Achilleas Aslanidis |
Panathinaikos | 15 |
| Takis Nikoloudis |
AEK Athens | ||
| Kostas Orfanos |
PAOK | ||
| 6 | Dimitrios Gesios |
Iraklis | 13 |
| Mimis Spetzopoulos |
Panachaiki | ||
| 8 | Alfredo Glasman |
PAS Giannina | 11 |
| Giorgos Kalambakas |
Pierikos | ||
| Thomas Liolios |
Panionios | ||
| Ilias Chatziskoulidis |
Egaleo |
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