Soccer-Olympiakos finish top but must wait for championship

By Barney Spender

ATHENS, April 20 (Reuters) - Olympiakos Piraeus finished top of the Greek championship on Sunday but will have to wait for a court ruling before they are confirmed as champions for the 11th time in 12 years.

Olympiakos beat Iraklis 3-1 in their final game to remain two points clear of AEK Athens yet could still lose the title if the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rules against them.

CAS is due to rule next week on a match player between Olympiakos and Apollon Kalamaria on Feb 3, which Olympiakos lost 1-0. They were still awarded three points by the Greek Football Federation (EPO) because Apollon's Roman Wallner, signed in January, had already played for the Scottish clubs Falkirk and Hamilton.

FIFA rules state that a player can only play for two clubs in a season but Apollon argued that the EPO had sanctioned the transfer.

If CAS recommend the removal of the three points from Olympiakos then AEK, 2-0 winners over Asteras Tripolis on Sunday, will be named champions.

MITROGLOU STRIKES

Olympiakos did their job on the field thanks to two first-half goals from young striker Costas Mitroglou and a deflected free-kick from Predrag Djordjevic.