On 11 April 2010, Panathinaikos defeated Iraklis 2–0 to secure their 20th Greek title and their first one in six years.
[1] Teams promoted from 2008–09 Beta Ethniki: Teams relegated to 2009–10 Beta Ethniki: Due to Greece having ascended in the UEFA league coefficient rankings,[2] the 2009–10 champions will enter 2010–11 UEFA Champions League at the group stage instead of the third qualifying round.
Every other European spot remains unchanged, meaning that the winner of the European play-off group will reach the third qualifying round of the Champions League while the runners-up and third-placed team of this group will enter 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
In the play-off for Champions League, the teams play each other in a home and away round robin.
Source: Galanis Sports Data Annual awards were announced on 20 December 2010.