SUPER LEAGUE TICKET SALES THE HIGHEST IN NINE SEASONS

There has been an impressive rise in ticket sales in the Super League this season, with Olympiacos selling and averaging the most tickets in their matches. With the regular season complete, AGONAsport takes a look at the ticket sales across the league.

It is an exciting time for the Greek Super League. With the regular season now complete, teams will now turn their attention to competing in a highly-competitive playoff/playout postseason. The top teams will play for the championship and European positions, while the bottom teams aim to avoid relegation.

Ticket sales for the regular season have soared from previous seasons. However, the number could have been larger, with a total of six matches played behind closed doors this season. This includes the derby of the eternal rivals between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos, which always sells out at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium.

A total of 1,166,250 tickets were sold across 176 matches that were played with fans access this season. The average attendance for the 2019/20 regular season was 6,626, which is the largest average in nine years. Last season, the average was 5,432 tickets per match, meaning this season saw an increase of 1,194 tickets per game. In the 2017/18 season, the average was even lower at 4,236.

A significant reason for the increase in ticket sales is due to the successful season of the league’s biggest clubs, with Olympiacos and PAOK contending for top spot until the commencement of the last matchday. Ticket sales also increased due to OFI’s successful campaign as they improved from 13th last season to fifth this season, while sleeping-giants Panathinaikos also improved from eighth spot to fourth.

Average tickets per match in the Greek Super League:

2006/07: 6,183

2007/08: 6,460

2008/09: 7,534

2009/10: 7,944

2010/11: 6,806

2011/12: 5,253

2012/13: 4,864

2013/14: 4,018

2014/15: 3,456

2015/16: 4,306

2016/17: 4,026

2017/18: 4,236

2018/19: 5,432

2019/20: 6,626

The 2019/20 attendance average was the highest in nine seasons, and the fourth-best since the league was renamed the Super League in the 2006/07 campaign.

Olympiacos completed the regular season with the highest number of total ticket sales along with the largest average, despite playing two matches behind closed doors. The current league leaders sold a total of 266,511 tickets and averaged 24,228 per game.

Reigning champions, PAOK, finished the regular season in second place with 239,523 tickets sold and averaged 18,425.

AEK Athens finished in third place but played one match against OFI behind closed doors. They sold 189,694 tickets and averaged 15,808 per match.

Aris were fourth-highest with an average above five figures at 10,264 and total sales of 133,441.

Panathinaikos rounded up the top-five with 74,003 tickets sold and a disappointing average of 5,693.

Total tickets and average list:

Olympiacos 266,511 tickets, 24,228 average

PAOK 239,523 tickets, 18,425 average

AEK 189,694 tickets, 15,808 average

Aris 133,441 tickets, 10,264 average

Panathinaikos 74,003 tickets, 5,693 average

OFI 58,193 tickets, 4,476 average

AEL 42,234 tickets, 3,249 average

Panetolikos 28,107 tickets, 2,342 average

Volos 27.052 tickets, 2,081 average

Asteras Tripolis 26,954 tickets, 2,073 average

Lamia 24,208 tickets, 1,862 average

Xanthi 22,434 tickets, 1,726 average

Panionios 17,889 tickets, 1,626 average

Atromitos 16,016 tickets, 1,232 average

· Olympiacos played two games behind closed doors against AEL and Panathinaikos.

· AEK Athens played one game behind closed doors against OFI.

· Panetolikos played one match behind closed doors against OFI.

· Panionios played two games played behind closed doors against Xanthi and AEK.

The number of goals scored in the Super League increased this campaign with a total of 444 goals in 182 matches. This resulted in an average of 2.44 goals per game. This was the highest amount of goals scored in the past five seasons, and the third-best average since the Super League since 2006/07. Only in the 2013/14 and 2014/15 seasons was a higher goal-scoring average recorded.

Average goals per game in since the Super League:

2006-07: 2.33

2007-08: 2.34

2008-09: 2.16

2009-10: 2.34

2010-11: 2.20

2011-12: 2.23

2012-13: 2.13

2013-14: 2.54

2014-15: 2.48

2015-16: 2.26

2016-17: 2.32

2017-18: 2.21

2018-19: 2.29

2019-20: 2.44

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