AEK fought with all their might, giving everything they had, but in the fine details they couldn't eliminate Rayo Vallecano and reach the semi-finals of the Conference League.
The journey of the Greek teams in European competitions ended proudly and marked the best season abroad in the last five years.
The Union had their best season in Europe, accumulating the most points, followed by Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, and PAOK.
Greece finished in 11th place, lagging more than 100 points behind the Czechs, but the new season will find it starting from a different position.
Specifically, Greece will start from 12th place in the country ranking, as Poland will take 11th place.
Based on these facts, the team that wins the Super League next year will not directly participate in the League Phase of the Champions League, but will compete in the playoffs from the champions' path in the 2027-2028 season.
The second-placed team will enter the second qualifying round of the Champions League from the non-champions' path, the third-placed team in the second qualifying round of the Europa League, the fourth-placed team in the second qualifying round of the Conference League, while the Cup winner will enter the playoffs of the Europa League.
Greece's position in the UEFA ranking from the new season:
9. Turkey 46.375
10. Czech Republic 43.025
11. Poland 42.125
12. Greece 42.012
13. Denmark 34.306
The 22 victories
What is certain is that Greek teams had a respectable presence in Europe and recorded a total of 22 victories. Penalty shootout qualifications are not included, of course.
Here are the detailed victories of our teams:
Olympiacos: Beat Kairat 1-0, Leverkusen 2-0, and Ajax 1-2.
Panathinaikos: Beat Young Boys 4-1 away, Malmö 1-0 in Sweden, Sturm Graz 2-1 at home, Betis 1-0 at home. In the qualifiers, they beat Samsunspor 2-1 at home.
PAOK: Beat Lille 4-3 away, Young Boys 4-0 at home, Betis 2-0 at home, Wolfsberger 1-0 away, and Rijeka 5-0 at home.
AEK: Beat Aberdeen 6-0 at home, Fiorentina 1-0 away, Samsunspor 2-1 away, Craiova 3-2 at home, Celje 4-0 away, Rayo Vallecano 3-1 at home, Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1-0 at home, Aris Limassol 3-1 in extra time, Anderlecht 2-0 at home.
The 5-year rankings
The 2025-26 season is undoubtedly one of the best in the history of our teams in European competitions.
Victories that must be repeated in the next campaign, so that Greece enters the top ten and leaves behind periods, such as 2022-23, where Greek teams collectively gathered half the points that, for example, AEK got this year.
Detailed points of the teams from 2021:
2020-21
Olympiacos 10.000
PAOK 5.000
AEK 3.000
Aris 1.500
OFI 1.500
2021-22
PAOK 13.000
Olympiacos 8.000
AEK 1.500
Aris 1.500
2022-23
Olympiacos 3.000
Panathinaikos 2.000
Aris 2.000
PAOK 1.500
2023-24
Olympiacos 17.000
PAOK 15.000
AEK 3.000
Panathinaikos 3.000
Aris 2.000
2024-25
Olympiacos 18.500
Panathinaikos 11.000
PAOK 7.750
AEK 2.000
2025-26
AEK 17.500
Olympiacos 15.750
Panathinaikos 13.250
PAOK 11.000
Aris 1.500