1927–28 Panhellenic Championship

1st season of top-tier football league in Greece Panhellenic Championship 1927–28 Aris1st Greek title none Nikolaos Angelakis(4 goals) Ethnikos Piraeus 5–0 Atromitos Atromitos 1–3 Aris Ethnikos Piraeus 5–0 Atromitos 6 24 Atromitos (4 matches) Atromitos FCA Championship 1926–27 1928–29 The 1927–28 Panhellenic Championship was the first season of the highest football league of Greece. It was held with the participation of 3 teams, the champions of the founding Associations of the HFF, Athens, Piraeus and Macedonia, in which Atromitos, Ethnikos Piraeus and Aris finished first, respectively. Aris eventually won the championship. At the beginning of the season, the HFF expelled Olympiacos from the championship of Piraeus and consequently the Panhellenic Championship. They also forbade the other clubs from playing against them even in friendly matches. However, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens and Apollon Athens expected financial income from the tournaments they organized with the participation of Olympiacos. Thus, on 31 October, the HFF expelled the other clubs, as well. As a result, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos and AEK Athens formed an alliance called POK, from the initials of the words Podosferikós Ómilos Kéntrou (Central Football Group) or from a paraphrase of the initials of their names; "Panathinaikos"-"Olympiacos"-"Konstantinoupόleos". In February 1928, Apollon Athens joined the alliance, with the press calling it "POKA". The non-participation of these clubs weakened the championship, as the fans preferred the international friendlies of the strong clubs and the tournaments that have been established during the holidays since then. The devaluation of their competitions forced the HFF to revoke their dismissals in July 1928 and from the next season the clubs returned to their championships. The point system was: Win: 2 points - Draw: 1 point - Loss: 0 points. Qualification round Athens Football Clubs Association After the departure of Panathinaikos, AEK Athens and Apollon Athens, only 5 clubs participated. Atromitos, Goudi Athens, Athinaikos, Armeniki Enosis and Aias Athens. They played qualifying and final matches, without it being clear exactly what system was applied. The only thing that is certain is that after the qualifiers, Goudi Athens and Atromitos qualified for the final. |+Summary Atromitos 4–3 Goudi Athens |} 20 May 1928 18:00 EET Atromitos 4–3 http://efimeris.nlg.gr/ns/pdfwin_ftr.asp?c=108&pageid=-1&id=47264&s=0&STEMTYPE=0&STEM_WORD_PHONETIC_IDS=ARsASJASVASRAShASVASHASXASd&CropPDF=0 Goudi Athens Stamatopoulos 50 60 Stathopoulos 70 Perantakos 85 Baltas 24 Mougras 30 45 Rouf Stadium Rouf Stavros Chatzopoulos (Athens) Piraeus Football Clubs Association The system of conduct was not clear, but it is known that a final was held in May 1928, between Ethnikos Piraeus and Amyna Kokkinia, who seem to have been the only clubs in the league, after the punishment of Olympiacos. The match was held on 13 May 1928, at the Neo Phaliron Velodrome,"Αύριον και ώραν 5 μ.μ εν τω γηπέδω του Ποδηλατοδρομίου η Ένωσις Πειραιώς διεξάγει δια τον ισχυρών ομάδων Εθνικού και Αμύνης τον τελικό αγώνα πρωταθλήματος Α΄ κατηγορίας", εφ. "ΕΜΠΡΟΣ", Σάββατο 12 Μαΐου 1928, σελ. 2 (ψηφ. σελ. 54) where Ethnikos Piraeus were leading by 4–1. However, the players of Amyna Kokkinia, not accepting their imminent defeat, caused incidents and the match was interrupted. The Piraeus Association stopped the match and declared Ethnikos Piraeus as champion."Λόγω των επεισοδίων ο αγών διεκόπη καθ' ην στιγμήν ο «Εθνικός» είχεν υπέρ αυτού 4 τέρματα και η «Άμυνα» 1 ανακηρυχθέντος ούτω του Εθνικού πρωταθλητού υπό της Ενώσεως Πειραιώς", εφ. "ΕΜΠΡΟΣ", Τρίτη 15 Μαίου 1928, σελ. 2 (ψηφ. σελ. 72) Macedonia Football Clubs Association Pos PositionTeamPld PlayedGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differencePts PointsQualification1Aris (Q)10 33 8 +2518Final Round2PAOK10 28 10 +18153Iraklis10 29 14 +15144Megas Alexandros10 17 34 -1775Atlantas Thessaloniki10 12 27 -1546Thermaikos10 11 37 -261 Final round League table main WDL League table QR 2 yes ARIS Aris ETH Ethnikos Piraeus ATR Atromitos 3 0 1 11 6 C 2 1 1 10 6 0 1 3 3 12 green1 C FBR grey 3–1 3–1 3–2 5–0 1–3 1–1 complete rsssf Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals 1 GRE old Nikolaos Angelakis Aris 4 2 GRE old Dionysis Kaltekis 2 GRE old Antonis Tsolinas Ethnikos Piraeus 4 GRE old Κostas Vikelidis Aris 1 GRE old Savvas Vogiatzis ARM Zareh Minasyan GRE old Christos Leontaridis GRE old Petropoulos Ethnikos Piraeus GRE old N. Tsiritakis GRE old Rigopoulos Atromitos References External links RSSSF Association football Greece Category:Panhellenic Championship seasons Greece Category:1927–28 in Greek football