| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Olympiacos 37th Greek title |
| Relegated | OFI Panserraikos Thrasyvoulos |
| Champions League | Olympiacos Panathinaikos |
| Europa League | AEK Athens (via domestic cup) PAOK AEL |
| Matches played | 252 |
| Goals scored | 519 (2.06 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ismael Blanco Luciano Galletti (14 goals each) |
| Biggest home win | Olympiacos 5–0 Iraklis |
| Biggest away win | Panserraikos 1–5 AEK Athens |
| Highest scoring | AEL 4–3 OFI OFI 4–3 Panthrakikos Asteras Tripolis 3–4 Panionios Ergotelis 2–5 Panionios |
| ← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
The 2008–09 Super League Greece was the 73rd season of the highest football league of Greece and the third under the name Super League. The season began on 31 August 2008 and ended on 26 April 2009. The league consisted of 16 teams. Participants were the 13 best teams from the 2007–08 season and three teams who have been promoted from Beta Ethniki. Olympiacos successfully defended their title after claiming their 37th title overall with three rounds remaining.
Team changes from 2007–08
Teams promoted from 2007–08 Beta Ethniki:
- Champions: Panserraikos
- Runners-up: Thrasyvoulos
- 3rd placed team: Panthrakikos
Teams relegated to 2008–09 Beta Ethniki:
- 14th placed team: Atromitos
- 15th placed team: Veria
- 16th placed team: Apollon Kalamarias
Teams
Stadia and personnel
AEK AthensPanathinaikos
Panionios
Thrasyvoulos
ArisIraklis
PAOK
AsterasErgotelisOFI
AELLevadiakosOlympiacosPanserraikosPanthrakikosSkoda Xanthiclass=notpageimage| Location of the 2008–09 Super League Greece teams
- On final match day of the season, played on 26 April 2009.
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos (C) | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 14 | +36 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | PAOK | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 63 | Qualification for the Play-offs |
| 3 | Panathinaikos | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 51 | 18 | +33 | 61 | |
| 4 | AEK Athens | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 55 | |
| 5 | AEL | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 49 | |
| 6 | Aris | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 31 | −1 | 47 | |
| 7 | Skoda Xanthi | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 38 | |
| 8 | Panionios | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 37 | |
| 9 | Ergotelis | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 39 | −8 | 36 | |
| 10 | Iraklis | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 38 | −16 | 33 | |
| 11 | Panthrakikos | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 33 | |
| 12 | Asteras Tripolis | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 33 | |
| 13 | Levadiakos | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 32 | |
| 14 | OFI (R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 24 | Relegation to the Beta Ethniki |
| 15 | Panserraikos (R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 45 | −26 | 24 | |
| 16 | Thrasyvoulos (R) | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 53 | −31 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Play-offs (neutral ground).
(Note: Criterion 4 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Head-to-head points: Iraklis 7, Panthrakikos 6, Asteras Tripolis 2.
- ^ Head-to-head points: OFI 4, Panserraikos 1.
Results
| Home \ Away | AEK | AEL | ARIS | AST | ERG | IRA | LEV | OFI | OLY | PAO | PGSS | PNS | PNT | PAOK | XAN | THR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |
| AEL | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | |
| Aris | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | |
| Asteras Tripolis | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| Ergotelis | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–5 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | |
| Iraklis | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Levadiakos | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| OFI | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| Olympiacos | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| Panathinaikos | 0–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| Panionios | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | |
| Panserraikos | 1–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Panthrakikos | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |
| PAOK | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| Skoda Xanthi | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | |
| Thrasyvoulos | 3–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Play-offs
The play-offs for an additional Champions League spot were conducted in a home and away round robin format. Its participants have entered the mini-league with a number of bonus points based on their regular season record. Every team had the number of points earned by the fifth-placed team subtracted from its own number of points. The result was then divided through five and rounded to the nearest whole number to determine the number of bonus points.
The teams started the play-offs with the following number of points:
- PAOK – 3 points ((63–49) / 5 = 2.8, rounded up to 3)
- Panathinaikos – 2 points ((61–49) / 5 = 2.4, rounded down to 2)
- AEK Athens – 1 point ((55–49) / 5 = 1.2, rounded down to 1)
- AEL – 0 points ((49 –49) / 5 = 0)
The play-off winners entered the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League. Since AEK Athens have lost the final of the 2008–09 Greek Cup to Champions League-bound Olympiacos, all three Greek Europa League spots (two via league, one via domestic cup) were allotted according to the position of the respective teams in the play-off.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAO | AEK | PAOK | AEL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 18 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 3 | AEK Athens | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 12 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | ||
| 4 | PAOK | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 9 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 5 | AEL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ismael Blanco
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AEK Athens | 14 |
| Luciano Galletti
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Olympiacos | ||
| 3 |  Dimitris Salpingidis
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Panathinaikos | 10 |
| 4 |  Leonardo
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Levadiakos | 9 |
 Maciej Żurawski
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AEL | ||
| 6 |  Danijel Cesarec
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Asteras Tripolis | 8 |
 Patrick Ogunsoto
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Ergotelis | ||
| Zdravko Popović
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OFI | ||
 Rafik Djebbour
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AEK Athens | ||
| 10 |  Ibrahima Bakayoko
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PAOK | 7 |
 Edinho
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AEK Athens | ||
 Fabián Estoyanoff
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Panionios | ||
| Lucio Filomeno
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Asteras Tripolis | ||
 Bennard Kumordzi
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Panionios | ||
 Zlatan Muslimović
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PAOK | ||
 Dame N'Doye
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OFI |
Source: galanissportsdata.com
Most valuable players (excluding goalkeepers)
| Position | Player | Club | Index |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luciano Galletti
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Olympiacos | 0.250 |
| 2 | Dudu Cearense
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Olympiacos | 0.242 |
| 3 | Fernando Belluschi
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Olympiacos | 0.217 |
| 4 | Fabián Estoyanoff
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Panionios | 0.215 |
| 5 |  Vladimir Ivić
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PAOK | 0.201 |
| 6 | Diego Romano
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Ergotelis | 0.197 |
| 7 | Dimitris Salpingidis
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Panathinaikos | 0.196 |
| 8 | Leonardo
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Levadiakos | 0.192 |
| 9 | Serge Dié
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Iraklis | 0.188 |
| 10 | Dame N'Doye
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OFI | 0.183 |
Source: galanissportsdata.com
Awards
MVP and Best Goal Awards
| Matchday | MVP | Best Goal | Ref |
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| 6th |  Jozef Kožlej (Thrasyvoulos)
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Anderson Gonzaga (Panionios)
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| 7th | Dimitris Salpingidis (Panathinaikos)
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 Javito (Aris)
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| 8th | Gabriel (Panathinaikos)
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Rafik Djebbour (AEK Athens)
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| 9th | Sérgio Conceição (PAOK)
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Patrick Ogunsoto (Ergotelis)
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| 10th |  Denis Epstein (Iraklis)
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Koke (Aris)
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| 11th | Fernando Belluschi (Olympiacos)
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Dudu Cearense (Olympiacos)
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| 12th |  Srđan Blažić (Levadiakos)
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Fanouris Goundoulakis (Panionios)
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| 13th | Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos)
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Dimitrios Souanis (Skoda Xanthi)
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| 14th | Giorgos Karagounis (Panathinaikos)
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Edinho (AEK Athens)
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| 15th | Fabián Estoyanoff (Panionios)
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Sebastián Leto (Olympiacos)
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| 16th | Achilleas Angelopoulos (Panthrakikos)
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Zlatan Muslimović (PAOK)
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| 17th | Dimitris Salpingidis (Panathinaikos)
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Luciano Galletti (Olympiacos)
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| 18th | Sotiris Ninis (Panathinaikos)
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Zdravko Popović (OFI)
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| 19th | Ignacio Scocco (AEK Athens)
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| 20th | Antonis Nikopolidis (Olympiacos)
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Luciano Galletti (Olympiacos)
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| 21st | Loukas Vyntra (Panathinaikos)
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Manolis Papasterianos (Iraklis)
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| 22nd | Anastasios Papazoglou (Panserraikos)
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Panagiotis Tachtsidis (AEK Athens)
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| 23rd | Spyros Vrontaras (Panthrakikos)
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Vasilios Koutsianikoulis (Ergotelis)
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| 24th | Ibrahima Bakayoko (PAOK)
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Edinho (AEK Athens)
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| 25th | Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (Panathinaikos)
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Dimitris Salpingidis (Panathinaikos)
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| 26th | Fernando Belluschi (Olympiacos)
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Victor Agali (Skoda Xanthi)
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| 27th | Ignacio Scocco (AEK Athens)
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Stelios Sfakianakis (OFI)
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| 28th | Georgios Georgiadis (Panserraikos)
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Sérgio Conceição (PAOK)
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| 29th | Neto (Aris)
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 Vladimir Ivić (PAOK)
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| 30th |  Tümer Metin (AEL)
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Xenofon Gittas (Panthrakikos)
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Annual awards
Annual awards were announced on 9 November 2009.
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Greek Player of the Season | Dimitris Salpingidis
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Panathinaikos |
| Foreign Player of the Season | Luciano Galletti
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Olympiacos |
| Young Player of the Season | Vasilios Koutsianikoulis
|
Ergotelis |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Antonis Nikopolidis
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Olympiacos |
| Golden Boot | Luciano Galletti Ismael Blanco
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Olympiacos AEK Athens |
| Manager of the Season | Fernando Santos
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PAOK |
References
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- "Σντραν Μπλάζιτς και Φανούρης Γουνδουλάκης τα βραβεία της 12ης αγωνιστικής". slgr.gr (in Greek). 3 December 2008.
- "Ζιλμπέρτο Σίλβα και Δημήτρης Σουάνης τα βραβεία της 13ης αγωνιστικής". slgr.gr (in Greek). 10 December 2008.
- "Γιώργος Καραγκούνης και Εντίνιο τα βραβεία της 14ης αγωνιστικής". slgr.gr (in Greek). 17 December 2008.
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- "Αγγελόπουλος και Μουσλίμοβιτς τα βραβεία". sport24.gr (in Greek). 7 January 2009.
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- "Σωτήρης Νίνης και Ζντράβκο Πόποβιτς τα βραβεία της 18ης αγωνιστικής". slgr.gr (in Greek). 21 January 2009.
- "Στο Νάτσο Σκόκο τα βραβεία της 19ης αγωνιστικής". slgr.gr (in Greek). 28 January 2009.
- "Αντώνης Νικοπολίδης και Λουτσιάνο Γκαλέτι τα βραβεία της 20ης αγωνιστικής". slgr.gr (in Greek). 4 February 2009.
- "Λουκάς Βύντρα και Μανώλης Παπαστεριανός τα βραβεία της 21ης αγωνιστικής". slgr.gr (in Greek). 11 February 2009.
- "Τάσος Παπάζογλου και Παναγιώτης Ταχτσίδης τα βραβεία της 22ης αγωνιστικής". slgr.gr (in Greek). 18 February 2009.
- "Σπύρος Βρονταράς και Βασίλης Κουτσιανικούλης τα βραβεία της 23ης αγωνιστικής". slgr.gr (in Greek). 25 February 2009.
- "Ιμπραΐμα Μπακαγιόκο και Εντίνιο τα βραβεία της 24ης αγωνιστικής". slgr.gr (in Greek). 4 March 2009.
- "Λάζαρος Χριστοδουλόπουλος και Δημήτρης Σαλπιγγίδης τα βραβεία της 25ης αγωνιστικής". slgr.gr (in Greek). 11 March 2009.
- "Φερνάντο Μπελούτσι και Βίκτορ Αγκάλι τα βραβεία της 26ης αγωνιστικής". slgr.gr (in Greek). 18 March 2009.
- "Νάτσο Σκόκο και Στέλιος Σφακιανάκης τα βραβεία της 27ης αγωνιστικής". slgr.gr (in Greek). 26 March 2009.
- "Γιώργος Γεωργιάδης και Σέρτζιο Κονσεϊσάο τα βραβεία της 28ης αγωνιστικής". slgr.gr (in Greek). 8 April 2009.
- "Ντάρσι Ντόλτσε Νέτο και Βλάνταν Ιβιτς τα βραβεία της 29ης αγωνιστικής". slgr.gr (in Greek). 15 April 2009.
- "Τουμέρ Μετίν και Ξενοφών Γήττας τα βραβεία της 30ης αγωνιστικής". slgr.gr (in Greek). 29 April 2009.
- "Οι κορυφαίοι στα βραβεία του ΠΣΑΠ για τη σεζόν 2008-09". in.gr (in Greek). 9 November 2009.
External links
- Official website (in Greek)
- Superleague Statistics
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