The 2004–05 Alpha Ethniki was the 69th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 18 September 2004 and ended on 25 May 2005. Olympiacos won their 33rd Greek title.

Teams

Promoted from 2003–04 Beta EthnikiRelegated from 2003–04 Alpha Ethniki
Kerkyra Apollon Kalamarias ErgotelisAkratitos Paniliakos Proodeftiki

Stadiums and personnel

2004–05 Alpha Ethniki is located in Greece
Location of teams in 2004–05 Alpha Ethniki
TeamManager1LocationStadiumCapacity
AEK AthensPortugal Fernando SantosAthens (Marousi)Athens Olympic Stadium69,638
Apollon KalamariasSerbia and Montenegro Dragan KokotovićThessaloniki (Kalamaria)Kalamaria Stadium6,500
ArisGreece Georgios ChatzarasThessaloniki (Charilaou)Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium22,800
ChalkidonaGreece Georgios ParaschosAthens (Peristeri)Peristeri Stadium9,035
EgaleoRomania Ilie DumitrescuAthens (Aigaleo)Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium8,217
ErgotelisGreece Manolis PatmetzisHeraklion (Ammoudara)Pankritio Stadium26,400
IonikosGreece Vangelis VlachosPiraeus (Nikaia)Neapoli Stadium4,999
IraklisUruguay Sergio MarkariánThessaloniki (Triandria)Kaftanzoglio Stadium27,560
KallitheaGreece Takis LemonisAthens (Kallithea)Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium4,250
KerkyraGreece Lakis PapaioannouCorfuKerkyra Stadium2,685
OFIGreece Giannis ChatzinikolaouHeraklion (Kaminia)Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium9,000
OlympiacosBosnia and Herzegovina Dušan BajevićPiraeus (Neo Faliro)Karaiskakis Stadium33,334
PanathinaikosItaly Alberto MalesaniAthens (Ampelokipoi)Leoforos Alexandras Stadium16,620
PanioniosGreece Dimitrios BarbaliasAthens (Nea Smyrni)Nea Smyrni Stadium11,756
PAOKGreece Nikos KarageorgiouThessaloniki (Toumba)Toumba Stadium28,703
Skoda XanthiGreece Ioannis MatzourakisXanthiSkoda Xanthi Arena7,442
  • 1 On final match day of the season, played on 25 May 2005.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Olympiacos (C)3019835418+3665Qualification for Champions League group stage
2Panathinaikos3019745118+3364Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
3AEK Athens30171124622+2462Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
4Skoda Xanthi3014884329+1450
5PAOK30137104339+446
6Egaleo30111273126+545Qualification for Intertoto Cup third round
7Iraklis30125133630+641
8Chalkidona30108123438−438
9Kallithea30910113944−537
10Ionikos30812102232−1036
11Panionios30811112532−735
12Apollon Kalamarias3089133149−1833
13OFI3088143644−832
14Aris (R)30513122637−1125UEFA Cup first round and relegation to Beta Ethniki
15Ergotelis (R)3055201950−3120Relegation to Beta Ethniki
16Kerkyra (R)3038192149−2817

Results

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AEK Athens3–01–01–01–03–00–12–14–12–01–10–01–02–02–02–1
Apollon Kalamarias2–10–10–21–11–01–11–31–23–01–00–20–13–32–11–1
Aris1–10–01–20–01–10–20–22–22–03–20–11–11–01–32–1
Chalkidona1–12–31–01–12–00–10–04–20–02–31–10–21–02–02–1
Egaleo1–10–02–12–12–01–01–01–21–02–02–20–10–02–11–1
Ergotelis0–14–11–11–12–12–30–11–11–10–12–11–30–30–10–2
Ionikos2–32–02–10–01–11–01–00–00–00–00–40–00–01–11–1
Iraklis1–22–30–01–02–22–02–05–15–11–00–10–40–11–01–1
Kallithea1–21–13–13–11–03–00–02–11–23–11–10–21–11–12–3
Kerkyra2–20–20–01–30–10–12–21–20–11–11–32–01–30–13–0
OFI2–30–01–10–10–15–02–02–11–13–11–11–22–02–21–0
Olympiacos1–12–02–13–03–12–02–11–02–13–03–01–03–05–10–0
Panathinaikos0–05–10–06–30–01–03–00–01–01–05–11–04–02–13–1
Panionios1–10–01–10–00–02–01–01–21–13–12–10–20–12–00–0
PAOK1–15–22–22–12–40–23–01–03–11–04–11–11–11–01–0
Skoda Xanthi1–14–13–12–02–03–02–01–01–01–12–12–13–13–00–2

Top scorers

Source:

RankPlayerClubGoals
1Greece Theofanis GekasPanathinaikos18
2Brazil LucianoSkoda Xanthi16
3Cyprus Michalis KonstantinouPanathinaikos15
4Greece Giorgos BarkoglouEgaleo14
Greece Dimitris SalpingidisPAOK
6Greece Nikos MachlasOFI13
7Brazil RivaldoOlympiacos12
8Nigeria Patrick OgunsotoErgotelis11
Brazil Alessandro SoaresAEK Athens
10Greece Giorgos ZacharopoulosChalkidona10
Greece Kostas KatsouranisAEK Athens
Brazil GiovanniOlympiacos

Awards

Annual awards

Annual awards were announced on 14 November 2005.

AwardWinnerClub
Greek Player of the SeasonGreece Kostas KatsouranisAEK Athens
Foreign Player of the SeasonBrazil LucianoSkoda Xanthi
Young Player of the SeasonGreece Panagiotis LagosIraklis
Goalkeeper of the SeasonGreece Antonios NikopolidisOlympiacos
Golden BootGreece Theofanis GekasPanathinaikos
Manager of the SeasonPortugal Fernando SantosAEK Athens

Attendances

AEK Athens drew the highest average home attendance in the 2004–05 Alpha Ethniki.

#TeamAverage attendance
1AEK Athens27,647
2Olympiacos20,367
3Ergotelis10,080
4Panathinaikos8,101
5Aris6,376
6PAOK5,702
7Iraklis4,524
8Skoda Xanthi2,858
9OFI2,400
10Kerkyra1,482
11Apollon Kalamarias1,386
12Kallithea1,177
13Ionikos1,103
14Panionios1,071
15Chalkidona989
16Egaleo894

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