2016–17 Superleague Greece
| Season | 2016–17 |
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| Champions | Olympiacos |
| Relegated |
Levadiakos Veria |
| Matches played | 240 |
| Goals scored | 556 (2.32 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Marcus Berg (Panathinaikos) 22 goals |
| Biggest home win |
AEK Athens 6–0 Veria (5 February 2017) |
| Biggest away win |
Kerkyra 0–5 PAOK (17 December 2016) Asteras Tripoli 0–5 Panathinaikos (18 February 2017) |
| Highest scoring |
Olympiacos 6–1 Veria (11 September 2016) PAOK 3–4 Atromitos (28 November 2016) Veria 4–3 Asteras Tripoli (23 April 2017) |
| Highest attendance | 31,283 Olympiacos 3–0 Panathinaikos (6 November 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 245 Veria 0–4 Xanthi (17 December 2016) |
| Average attendance | 3,939 |
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← 2015–16
2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 30 April 2017.
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The 2016–17 Superleague Greece is the 81st season of the highest tier in league of Greek football and the eleventh under its current title. The season started on 10 September 2016 and will end in June 2017. The league comprises fourteen teams from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from the 2015–16 Football League.
Two teams were relegated from the 2015–16 season. Panthrakikos and Kalloni will play in Football League for the 2016–17 season.
Two teams were promoted from the 2015–16 Football League, champions Larissa and Kerkyra.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
The Greek Super League was originally scheduled for 20 August 2016 but Greece's Sports minister Stavros Kontonis decided it would be postponed due to fears of violence.
The first match was then postponed and scheduled to be played on 10 September 2016 between Kerkyra and Platanias.
The match was a success and went ahead with no issues with Platanias winning 1–0.
On 9 November refereeing chief Giorgos Bikas was the victim of an arson attack, this led to Greek football of all divisions to be suspended. However Greece's upcoming World Cup qualifier against Bosnia and Herzegovina would still go ahead and same with Greek teams involved in the Europa League. Competitions would resume three weeks later on 24 November with a 0–0 draw between PAS Giannina and Levadiakos.
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