# 1995–96 Alpha Ethniki

The 1995–96 Alpha Ethniki was the 60th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 26 August 1995 and ended on 29 May 1996. Panathinaikos won their second consecutive and 18th Greek title.

## Teams
### Stadia and personnel

| Team | Manager$^1$ | Location | Stadium |
| AEK Athens | Dušan Bajević | Athens | Nikos Goumas Stadium |
| AEL | Andreas Michalopoulos | Larissa | Alcazar Stadium |
| Apollon Athens | Giannis Pathiakakis | Athens | Rizoupoli Stadium |
| Aris | Jozef Jarabinský | Thessaloniki | Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium |
| Athinaikos | Babis Tennes | Athens | Vyronas National Stadium |
| Edessaikos | Angelos Anastasiadis | Edessa | Municipal Stadium of Edessa |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | Timo Zahnleiter | Piraeus | Karaiskakis Stadium |
| Ionikos | Oleg Blokhin | Piraeus | Neapoli Stadium |
| Iraklis | Vasilios Antoniadis | Thessaloniki | Kaftanzoglio Stadium |
| Kalamata | Bo Petersson | Kalamata | Kalamata Municipal Stadium |
| OFI | Eugène Gerards | Heraklion | Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium |
| Olympiacos | Takis Persias | Piraeus | Karaiskakis Stadium |
| Panachaiki | Christos Archontidis | Patras | Kostas Davourlis Stadium |
| Panathinaikos | Juan Ramón Rocha | Athens | Athens Olympic Stadium |
| Paniliakos | Giannis Kyrastas | Pyrgos | Pyrgos Stadium |
| Panionios | Stathis Chaitas | Nea Smyrni | Nea Smyrni Stadium |
| PAOK | Gunder Bengtsson | Thessaloniki | Toumba Stadium |
| Skoda Xanthi | Kurt Jara | Xanthi | Xanthi Ground |
* $^1$ On final match day of the season, played on 29 May 1996.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Panathinaikos (C) | 34 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 72 | 22 | +50 | 83 | Qualification for Champions League qualifying round |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 87 | 22 | +65 | 81 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 3 | Olympiacos | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 65 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Iraklis | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 58 | Qualification for UEFA Cup qualifying round |
| 5 | OFI | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 57 | |
| 6 | Skoda Xanthi | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 47 | |
| 7 | Aris | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 45 | 47 | −2 | 46 | |
| 8 | Ionikos | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 46 | |
| 9 | Edessaikos | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 44 | |
| 10 | Athinaikos | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 44 | |
| 11 | Apollon Athens | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 40 | |
| 12 | Paniliakos | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 40 | |
| 13 | Kalamata | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 39 | |
| 14 | PAOK | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 38 | |
| 15 | Panachaiki | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 36 | |
| 16 | AEL (R) | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 64 | −32 | 34 | Relegation to Beta Ethniki |
| 17 | Panionios (R) | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 35 | 59 | −24 | 29 | Relegation to Beta Ethniki |
| 18 | Ethnikos Piraeus (R) | 34 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 40 | 90 | −50 | 18 | Relegation to Beta Ethniki |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points (goal difference): Edessaikos 3 (+2), Athinaikos 3 (-2).
* 1 2 Head-to-head points (goal difference): Apollon Athens 3 (0), Paniliakos 3 (0).
* ↑ PAOK were deducted 3 points.

## Results

| Home \ Away | AEK | AEL | APA | ARIS | ATH | EDE | ETH | ION | IRA | KAL | OFI | OLY | PNA | PAO | PNL | PGSS | PAOK | XAN |
| AEK Athens | | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 6–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| AEL | 2–2 | | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Apollon Athens | 0–3 | 4–0 | | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 |
| Aris | 2–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Athinaikos | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Edessaikos | 2–5 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | | 6–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | | 2–5 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 |
| Ionikos | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 | | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Iraklis | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Kalamata | 2–2 | 5–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| OFI | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Olympiacos | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | | 6–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Panachaiki | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Panathinaikos | 1–0 | 6–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 4–1 | 5–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Paniliakos | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Panionios | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| PAOK | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 3–3 |
| Skoda Xanthi | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | |
* ↑ The game was abandoned at the 74th minute due to invasion of PAOK fans. That remained as the final score.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Vasilios Tsiartas | AEK Athens | 26 |
| 2 | Krzysztof Warzycha | Panathinaikos | 19 |
| 2 | Vassilis Karapialis | Olympiacos | 19 |
| 2 | Christos Kostis | AEK Athens | 19 |
| 5 | Nikos Machlas | OFI | 18 |
| 6 | Demis Nikolaidis | Apollon Athens | 16 |
| 6 | Georgios Nasiopoulos | Edessaikos | 16 |
| 8 | Temur Ketsbaia | AEK Athens | 16 |
| 8 | Ilija Ivić | Olympiacos | 16 |
| 10 | Paris Zoumboulis | PAOK | 13 |
| 10 | Zisis Vryzas | Skoda Xanthi | 13 |
| 10 | Nikos Mirtsekis | Iraklis | 13 |
| 10 | Bernard Barnjak | Apollon Athens | 13 |

## Awards
### Annual awards

Annual awards were announced on 31 December 1996.
| Award | Winner | Club |
| Greek Player of the Season | Georgios Donis Vassilis Karapialis Vasilios Tsiartas | Panathinaikos Olympiacos AEK Athens |
| Foreign Player of the Season | Temur Ketsbaia | AEK Athens |
| Young Player of the Season | Nikos Liberopoulos | Kalamata |
| Golden Boot | Vasilios Tsiartas | AEK Athens |
| Manager of the Season | Dušan Bajević | AEK Athens |