The schedule for the 2019/2020 Super League playoffs has been released, with reigning champions PAOK set to host leaders Olympiacos in the first round.
On Thursday afternoon, the draw for the Super League playoffs took place, with all six teams set to play against each other twice. In the first round, PAOK will host Olympiacos at the Toumba Stadium, while AEK do battle against Panathinaikos in the Athens Derby and OFI travel to Thessaloniki to face Aris.
AEK and PAOK, seemingly in a two-way fight for second position and a spot in the 2020/2021 UEFA Champions League, will meet in the fifth (Thessaloniki) and ninth (Athens) rounds.
Here is a full breakdown of the schedule for the Super League playoffs:
At the same meeting, the Super League also validated the regular season standings, with PAOK and Xanthi having been docked seven and 12 points respectively for their involvement in a multi-ownership case. PAOK, the current Greek champions, were originally seven points behind Olympiacos before the punishment was dished out in the morning. Both PAOK and Xanthi will appeal the decision:
The playoffs will begin on March 14-15.
The calendar for the Super League playouts, with Atromitos, AE Larissa, Asteras Tripolis, Lamia, Volos NFC, Xanthi, Panetolikos and Panionios ready to battle for survival, hasn’t been released yet.
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