The 2003–04 Alpha Ethniki was the 68th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 23 August 2003 and ended on 22 May 2004. Panathinaikos won their 19th Greek title and their first one in eight years.

Teams

Promoted from 2002–03 Beta EthnikiRelegated from 2002–03 Alpha Ethniki
Chalkidona PaniliakosPanachaiki PAS Giannina

Stadiums and personnel

2003–04 Alpha Ethniki is located in Greece
Location of teams in 2003–04 Alpha Ethniki
TeamManager1LocationStadiumCapacity
AEK AthensBosnia and Herzegovina Dušan BajevićAthensVarious2—
AkratitosGreece Babis TennesAthens (Ano Liosia)Giannis Pathiakakis Stadium4,944
ArisGreece Makis KatsavakisThessaloniki (Charilaou)Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium22,800
ChalkidonaGreece Georgios ParaschosAthens (Peristeri)Peristeri Stadium9,035
EgaleoGreece Georgios ChatzarasAthens (Aigaleo)Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium8,217
IonikosGreece Vangelis VlachosPiraeus (Nikaia)Neapoli Stadium4,999
IraklisNetherlands Eugène GerardsThessaloniki (Efkarpia)Makedonikos Stadium8,100
KallitheaGreece Takis LemonisAthens (Kallithea)Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium4,250
OFIGreece Giorgos FoirosHeraklionTheodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium9,000
OlympiacosUkraine Oleh ProtasovAthens (Rizoupoli)Georgios Kamaras Stadium14,856
PanathinaikosIsrael Itzhak ShumAthens (Ampelokipoi)Leoforos Alexandras Stadium16,620
PaniliakosGreece Sakis TsiolisPyrgosPyrgos Stadium6,750
PanioniosSlovakia Jozef BubenkoAthens (Nea Smyrni)Nea Smyrni Stadium11,756
PAOKGreece Angelos AnastasiadisThessaloniki (Toumba)Toumba Stadium28,703
ProodeftikiGreece Soulis PapadopoulosPiraeus (Nikaia)Nikaia Municipal Stadium5,000
Skoda XanthiGreece Nikos KarageorgiouXanthiXanthi Ground9,500

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Panathinaikos (C)3024516218+4477Qualification for Champions League group stage
2Olympiacos3024337019+5175
3PAOK3018664727+2060Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
4AEK Athens3016775732+2555Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
5Egaleo3015783726+1152
6Panionios30121174029+1147
7Chalkidona30136114039+145
8Iraklis30126124039+142
9Ionikos3096153343−1033
10Skoda Xanthi3086162842−1430
11OFI3078152744−1729
12Kallithea30512133742−527
13Aris3076172446−2227
14Akratitos (R)3058173169−3823Qualification for Relegation play-off
15Paniliakos (R)3049172856−2821Relegation to Beta Ethniki
16Proodeftiki (R)3048182656−3020

Results

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AEK Athens1–11–01–22–23–04–01–12–20–12–21–00–13–13–03–0
Akratitos2–71–02–40–23–01–00–00–10–50–02–21–11–21–01–3
Aris1–23–03–01–01–10–00–11–20–30–21–02–11–13–03–2
Chalkidona2–03–12–10–13–21–01–12–10–10–01–32–21–22–12–0
Egaleo0–12–13–12–12–02–01–11–01–22–14–14–10–03–02–1
Ionikos0–14–11–10–10–00–13–22–01–21–24–20–20–12–11–0
Iraklis2–22–16–01–12–12–12–04–01–30–10–00–33–02–13–0
Kallithea1–32–24–02–30–10–11–11–21–20–32–22–20–13–13–1
OFI0–22–13–03–11–11–22–20–00–11–30–01–10–31–01–2
Olympiacos0–17–03–01–03–12–23–02–04–11–11–02–01–24–04–1
Panathinaikos2–15–11–03–02–02–03–03–11–02–26–33–03–03–11–0
Paniliakos1–00–30–00–20–02–21–20–51–11–30–10–01–44–11–0
Panionios2–26–12–10–02–00–22–10–01–11–20–13–21–03–11–0
PAOK3–22–23–02–12–02–02–02–12–00–21–23–02–00–01–1
Proodeftiki2–41–10–01–10–11–13–21–12–01–01–22–00–31–31–1
Skoda Xanthi1–22–01–02–11–22–00–11–11–01–30–12–10–00–02–2

Relegation play-off

Played at a neutral venue between the 14th-place team in the Alpha Ethniki and the 3rd-place team in the Beta Ethniki.

Ergotelis1–0Akratitos
Sylla 90+1'

Ergotelis were promoted to 2004–05 Alpha Ethniki. Akratitos were relegated to 2004–05 Beta Ethniki.

Top scorers

Source:

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Brazil GiovanniOlympiacos21
2Greece Dimitrios PapadopoulosPanathinaikos17
3Greece Dimitris SalpingidisPAOK16
4Greece Giorgos ZacharopoulosChalkidona13
Greece Theofanis GekasKallithea
6Greece Nikos LiberopoulosAEK Athens12
Greece Nikos SkarmoutsosKallithea
8Greece Nikos MachlasOFI11
Greece Vasilios LakisAEK Athens
Serbia and Montenegro Predrag ĐorđevićOlympiacos

Awards

Annual awards

Annual awards were announced on 9 November 2004.

AwardWinnerClub
Greek Player of the SeasonGreece Dimitrios PapadopoulosPanathinaikos
Foreign Player of the SeasonBrazil Giovanni Germany Markus MünchOlympiacos Panathinaikos
Young Player of the SeasonGreece Alexandros TziolisPanionios
Goalkeeper of the SeasonGreece Antonios NikopolidisPanathinaikos
Golden BootBrazil GiovanniOlympiacos
Manager of the SeasonGreece Angelos AnastasiadisPAOK

Attendances

Panathinaikos drew the highest average home attendance in the 2003–04 Alpha Ethniki.

#TeamAverage attendance
1Panathinaikos8,857
2PAOK8,774
3Olympiacos8,019
4Panionios2,246
5Iraklis2,108
6AEK Athens2,012
7Aris1,868
8Paniliakos1,833
9OFI1,828
10Skoda Xanthi1,737
11Kallithea1,350
12Proodeftiki1,307
13Ionikos1,230
14Akratitos1,201
15Egaleo1,105
16Chalkidona800

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