sentences:  The defending champions were Olympiacos.Asteras Tripoli, Veria and Levadiakos were promoted from Beta Ethniki in the previous season.On 25 August, the Superleague and the Hellenic Football Federation decided to postpone the opening fixtures scheduled for that weekend (25 and 26 August) due to the ongoing fire disaster in the south of Greece (especially in the Peloponnese and Euboea).