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1979–80 Alpha Ethniki

44th season of top-tier football league in Greece

Field	Value
competition	Alpha Ethniki
season	1979–80
winners	Olympiacos
21st Greek title
relegated	Iraklis
Rodos
continentalcup1	[European Cup](1980-81-european-cup)
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Olympiacos
continentalcup2	[UEFA Cup](1980-81-uefa-cup)
continentalcup2 qualifiers	Aris
Panathinaikos
continentalcup3	[Cup Winners' Cup](1980-81-european-cup-winners-cup)
continentalcup3 qualifiers	Kastoria
league topscorer	Dušan Bajević
(25 goals)
matches	306
total goals	708
prevseason	[1978–79](1978-79-alpha-ethniki)
nextseason	[1980–81](1980-81-alpha-ethniki)

21st Greek title Rodos Panathinaikos (25 goals)

The 1979–80 Alpha Ethniki was the 44th season of the highest football league of Greece. From that season Alpha Ethniki became the professional league. The season began on 30 September 1979 and ended on 25 May 1980 with the play-off matches. Olympiacos won their 21st Greek title and their first one in five years.

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

Teams

Promoted from
[1978–79 Beta Ethniki](1978-79-beta-ethniki)	Relegated from
[1978–79 Alpha Ethniki](1978-79-alpha-ethniki)
Korinthos
Doxa Drama	Kavala
Egaleo
Panserraikos

League table

Results

Play-offs

Championship play-off

Kousoulakis
Ahlström

Third place play-off

Oré

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club
YUG Dušan Bajević	AEK Athens	25
GRE Georgios Kostikos	PAOK	16
GRE Thalis Tsirimokos	PAS Giannina
GRE Dimtris Spetzopulos	Panachaiki	15
GRE Dimitris Seitaridis	PAS Giannina	14
GRE Giorgos Kalampakas	Iraklis
GRE Thomas Mavros	AEK Athens
GRE Dimitris Pittas	Korinthos
GRE Giorgos Pissas	Korinthos	11
GRE Maik Galakos	Olympiacos	10
GRE Dimitris Tsironis	Kastoria
GRE Christos Yfantidis	Panathinaikos
GRE Thomas Liolios	Panionios / Kastoria

Attendances

Olympiacos drew the highest average home attendance in the 1979–80 Alpha Ethniki. ! # !! Team !! Average attendance |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Olympiacos || 24,791 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Panathinaikos || 18,510 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || AEK Athens || 16,423 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || PAOK || 15,239 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Aris || 13,319 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Iraklis || 11,395 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Ethnikos Piraeus || 11,037 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Korinthos || 7,375 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Panachaiki || 6,601 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Panionios || 6,582 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Apollon Athens || 6,200 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || AEL || 6,174 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Doxa Drama || 5,618 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || PAS Giannina || 5,230 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Kavala || 4,634 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || OFI || 4,188 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Rodos || 3,648 |- | style"text-align:center;"| _row_count || Kastoria || 2,627 |} }}

References

(18 April 2024). "Κι όμως το πιο συγκλονιστικό πρωτάθλημα ήταν του 1979-'80 κι όχι η φετινή Super League".
(10 March 2011). "Κανείς στη φυλακή!".
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