Panathinaikos won with the same score (1-0) the teams of AEK, Olympiakos and PAOK successively into a three week period. This way the “Greens” ensured the first place by remaining calm and composed during the last matches of the Championship. The victory against AEK, (goal scored by Boreli) was extremely important.
Juan Ramon Rocha was coaching again and Krzysztof Warzycha was the top scorer, scoring 19 goals.
In 1996’s Championship the following players participated: Wanchik, Nikopolidis, Apostolakis, Warzycha, G. Ch. Georgiadis, Donis, Kapouranis, Markos, Ouzounidis, G.S. Georgiadis, Lagonikakis, Kalitzakis, Maragkos, Boreli, Kolitsidakis, Christodoulou, Alexoudis, Nioplias, Goumas, Carvalho, Kaffes, Bassinas, Nikolaidis, Thomaidis.
1996 – The 18th Championship
The same team which competed in the previous season did it again! This time things were much harder though, especially against AEK, as competition during the five last rounds was tough.