The 1982–83 Alpha Ethniki was the 47th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 19 September 1982 and ended on 26 June 1983. Olympiacos won their fourth consecutive and 24th Greek title.

The point system was: Win: 2 points - Draw: 1 point.

Teams

Promoted from 1981–82 Beta EthnikiRelegated from 1981–82 Alpha Ethniki
Panachaiki MakedonikosKavala Korinthos
1982–83 Alpha Ethniki is located in Greece
Location of teams in 1982–83 Alpha Ethniki

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Olympiacos (C)34201045022+2850Qualification for European Cup first round
2AEL3418975427+2745Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3AEK Athens3419785439+1545Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round
4PAOK34186104928+2142Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
5Aris34151183523+1241
6Panathinaikos34149115042+837
7OFI34149115348+537
8Iraklis341210125239+1334
9PAS Giannina341013113534+133
10Apollon Athens34119144036+431
11Ethnikos Piraeus341011133438−431
12Doxa Drama34127154356−1331
13Panserraikos34912132837−930
14Panionios34117163144−1329
15Makedonikos (R)34117163050−2029Relegation to Beta Ethniki
16Panachaiki (R)34114193550−1526
17Rodos (R)3477202558−3321
18Kastoria (R)3476213158−2720

Results

Home \ AwayAEKAELAPAARISDOXETHIRAKASMAKOFIOLYPNCPAOPANPNSPAOKPASROD
AEK Athens3–03–12–13–11–02–02–03–12–31–11–04–11–02–01–34–24–0
AEL4–12–01–10–05–10–03–03–11–12–01–11–14–03–01–01–02–0
Apollon Athens0–11–11–12–03–11–03–14–04–11–23–00–11–10–12–11–03–0
Aris1–12–11–02–01–01–04–01–02–13–22–10–01–04–20–00–00–1
Doxa Drama0–02–02–12–11–12–21–04–01–11–23–22–13–10–03–11–01–0
Ethnikos Piraeus2–00–11–10–02–31–00–03–03–21–32–01–12–01–01–20–02–0
Iraklis2–20–14–10–13–02–15–13–04–12–12–04–12–02–00–00–01–1
Kastoria2–30–11–30–06–21–15–30–10–10–02–01–03–12–00–11–22–0
Makedonikos1–00–11–01–01–12–01–03–00–10–03–03–00–02–20–01–04–0
OFI4–01–40–01–01–01–11–04–26–00–02–01–11–12–02–13–13–1
Olympiacos1–10–11–00–03–13–12–03–01–13–12–12–11–02–02–02–03–1
Panachaiki0–01–00–01–03–21–23–11–13–12–10–10–15–00–11–03–13–2
Panathinaikos1–22–13–11–25–12–10–03–03–02–20–14–11–32–12–02–23–0
Panionios0–11–31–02–12–10–12–11–03–11–00–23–01–10–01–01–12–0
Panserraikos1–01–10–02–02–00–02–20–00–01–10–03–11–23–20–01–04–0
PAOK5–03–22–00–22–02–11–33–03–04–21–11–02–01–02–04–12–0
PAS Giannina1–11–01–10–02–00–03–32–04–13–01–12–00–01–02–00–02–1
Rodos0–22–21–10–04–20–01–11–01–03–10–20–11–21–12–00–21–0

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Greece Nikos AnastopoulosOlympiacos29
2Greece Thomas MavrosAEK Athens19
3Greece Thalis TsirimokosOFI17
4Greece Thanasis DimopoulosPanathinaikos15
5Greece Kostas MaloumidisAEL15
6Bulgaria Todor BarzovDoxa Drama13
7Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slobodan VučekovićDoxa Drama12
Greece Thomas LioliosKastoria
Greece Kostas MavridisPanathinaikos
10Greece Daniil PapadopoulosIraklis11
Greece Christos DimopoulosPAOK
Greece Giorgos KaramichalosMakedonikos

Attendances

Olympiacos drew the highest average home attendance in the 1982–83 Alpha Ethniki.

#TeamAverage attendance
1Olympiacos23,508
2Panathinaikos14,885
3AEK Athens12,954
4PAOK9,588
5AEL9,447
6Aris8,531
7Iraklis8,298
8Panionios6,550
9Ethnikos Piraeus6,446
10PAS Giannina6,052
11Panachaiki5,016
12Apollon Athens4,504
13OFI4,360
14Doxa Drama4,168
15Panserraikos4,158
16Makedonikos4,123
17Rodos3,501
18Kastoria2,166

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