# 1965–66 Alpha Ethniki

The 1965–66 Alpha Ethniki was the 30th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 28 November 1965 and ended on 19 June 1966. Olympiacos won their 16th Greek title and their first in seven years.
The point system was: Win: 3 points - Draw: 2 points - Loss: 1 point.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Olympiacos (C) | 30 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 67 | 18 | +49 | 80 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 30 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 85 | 24 | +61 | 79 | |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 71 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Panionios | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 37 | +1 | 60 | |
| 5 | Aris | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 60 | Invitation for Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 6 | PAOK | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 43 | 49 | −6 | 59 | |
| 7 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 43 | 42 | +1 | 58 | |
| 8 | Pierikos | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 57 | |
| 9 | Egaleo | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 54 | −11 | 56 | |
| 10 | Apollon Athens | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 56 | |
| 11 | Trikala | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 56 | −18 | 56 | |
| 12 | Iraklis | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 43 | −20 | 56 | |
| 13 | Proodeftiki | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 55 | |
| 14 | Panserraikos | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 55 | |
| 15 | Panegialios (R) | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 55 | Relegation to Beta Ethniki |
| 16 | Niki Volos (R) | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 65 | −45 | 44 | Relegation to Beta Ethniki |
* ↑ AEK Athens were deducted 2 points.
* ↑ Panionios were deducted 1 point.
* 1 2 3 Relegation playout: Panserraikos–Panegialios 1–0, Panegialios–Proodeftiki 1–0, Proodeftiki–Panserraikos 2–1, Panegialios were relegated due to the worst goal average.

## Results

| Home \ Away | AEK | APA | ARIS | EGA | ETH | IRA | NIK | OLY | PAO | PNE | PAN | PNS | PAOK | PIE | PRO | TRI |
| AEK Athens | | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Apollon Athens | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Aris | 2–1 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Egaleo | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 0–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Iraklis | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 4–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Niki Volos | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | | 1–0 | 0–5 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Olympiacos | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 |
| Panathinaikos | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | | 6–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | 4–1 |
| Panegialios | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Panionios | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Panserraikos | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 3–2 | | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| PAOK | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| Pierikos | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | | 0–0 | 5–1 |
| Proodeftiki | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | | 4–1 |
| Trikala | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
* ↑ AEK Athens-Panathinaikos 1–2, forfeit 0–2.
* ↑ Panionios-Olympiacos 1–1, forfeit 0–2.
* ↑ AEK Athens did not show up. Awarded to Panserraikos.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Mimis Papaioannou | AEK Athens | 23 |
| 2 | Giorgos Sideris | Olympiacos | 19 |
| 2 | Takis Loukanidis | Panathinaikos | 19 |
| 4 | Aris Papazoglou | Olympiacos | 18 |
| 5 | Stratos Sakellaridis | Panathinaikos | 15 |
| 6 | Alekos Alexiadis | Aris | 13 |
| 6 | Giorgos Koudas | PAOK | 13 |
| 6 | Vangelis Panakis | Panathinaikos | 13 |
| 6 | Kostas Papoutsakis | Panathinaikos | 13 |
| 6 | Apostolos Panopoulos | Egaleo | 13 |
| 6 | Onoufrios Charalampidis | PAOK | 13 |