The Panhellenic Championship was a Greek

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 football competition to determine the nation's champion club, which ran from 1906 to 1959.

In the beginning (1906–1912), it was run by the Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics

Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics

The Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics is Greece's governing body for amateur sport.SEGAS was created in 1897 and has been the principal organiser of many international sporting competitions held in Greece...

 (SEGAS) and it was actually a local tournament among clubs from Athens and Piraeus. After the Balkan Wars

Balkan Wars

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 and World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

, Greece became larger and the first local football clubs associations were founded, namely the Athens-Piraeus FCA (soon divided into Athens FCA

Athens Football Clubs Association

Athens Football Clubs Association is one of the oldest amateur Greek association football clubs associations, representing teams from Athens Prefecture.- History :It was founded in 1924 in Athens, Greece...

 and Piraeus FCA

Piraeus Football Clubs Association

The Piraeus Football Clubs Association [ , abbreviated E.P.S.P. ] was founded in 1925 after the termination of E.P.S. Athens-Piraeus. It was the second largest football association in Greece and was officially recognized by FIFA alongside E.P.S. Athens, as the Hellenic Football Federation had not...

) and the Macedonia FCA (in Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...

). These associations formed the Greece FCA (EPSE) which - in 1923 only - organised a single match between the champion of Athens

Athens

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-Piraeus

Piraeus

Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....

 and the champion of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...

, so as to declare the champion of Greece.

In 1926, the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) was founded and the first official Panhellenic Championship was held in 1928. In the following years, the competition featured the best teams from the largest football clubs associations (Athens FCA

Athens Football Clubs Association

Athens Football Clubs Association is one of the oldest amateur Greek association football clubs associations, representing teams from Athens Prefecture.- History :It was founded in 1924 in Athens, Greece...

, Piraeus FCA

Piraeus Football Clubs Association

The Piraeus Football Clubs Association [ , abbreviated E.P.S.P. ] was founded in 1925 after the termination of E.P.S. Athens-Piraeus. It was the second largest football association in Greece and was officially recognized by FIFA alongside E.P.S. Athens, as the Hellenic Football Federation had not...

, Macedonia FCA and Achaea FCA

Achaea Football Clubs Association

Achaea Football Clubs Association is one of the oldest Greek amateur football clubs associations, representing teams from the Greek prefecture of Achaea.-History:...

) of Greece and ran until 1959, when it was superseded by Alpha Ethniki. This move came as Alpha Ethniki had a larger number of clubs and a greater national interest than the Panhellenic Championship.

Champions

• 1906 to 1912: Under SEGAS
  Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics
  The Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics is Greece's governing body for amateur sport.SEGAS was created in 1897 and has been the principal organiser of many international sporting competitions held in Greece...
  
  
• 1919 to 1924: Under EPS
• 1928 to 1959: Under EPO

Season Champion 1897-98 Podilatikos Omilos 1898-99 Panellinios GS or Ethnikos GS 1905-06 Ethnikos Athens Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos or Ethnikos Athens is one of the oldest sports clubs in Greece. It was founded in 1893.It had a team of gymnasts competing at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.The team's leader was Ioannis Chrysafis... 1906-07 Ethnikos Athens Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos or Ethnikos Athens is one of the oldest sports clubs in Greece. It was founded in 1893.It had a team of gymnasts competing at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.The team's leader was Ioannis Chrysafis... 1907-08 Goudi F. C. Goudi Athens F.C. Goudi Athens is a defunct Greek soccer team. It was founded in 1906 and was a top club in the early years of the sport in Greece.... 1908-09 Piraikos Piraikos Syndesmos Piraikos Syndesmos or simply Piraikos is one of the oldest sports clubs in Greece, based in Piraeus. It was founded in 1894.... 1909-10 Goudi F. C. Goudi Athens F.C. Goudi Athens is a defunct Greek soccer team. It was founded in 1906 and was a top club in the early years of the sport in Greece.... 1910-11 Panellinios Podosfairikos Omilos 1911-12 Goudi F. C. Goudi Athens F.C. Goudi Athens is a defunct Greek soccer team. It was founded in 1906 and was a top club in the early years of the sport in Greece.... 1912-13 Goudi F. C. Goudi Athens F.C. Goudi Athens is a defunct Greek soccer team. It was founded in 1906 and was a top club in the early years of the sport in Greece.... 1913-14 Goudi F. C. Goudi Athens F.C. Goudi Athens is a defunct Greek soccer team. It was founded in 1906 and was a top club in the early years of the sport in Greece.... 1914-15 Goudi F. C. Goudi Athens F.C. Goudi Athens is a defunct Greek soccer team. It was founded in 1906 and was a top club in the early years of the sport in Greece.... 1915-16 Panellinios Podosfairikos Omilos 1916-17 Piraikos Piraikos Syndesmos Piraikos Syndesmos or simply Piraikos is one of the oldest sports clubs in Greece, based in Piraeus. It was founded in 1894....

Season Champion 1921-22 Panathinaikos 1922-23 Piraikos Piraikos Syndesmos Piraikos Syndesmos or simply Piraikos is one of the oldest sports clubs in Greece, based in Piraeus. It was founded in 1894.... 1923-24 AFC Piraeus

Season Champion 1927–28 Aris Aris Thessaloniki F.C. Aris Football Club , also known as God of war and the Yellows, is a Greek football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia. Formed in 1914, the club was a founding member of Macedonian Football Clubs Association as well as the Hellenic Football Federation, they currently compete in... 1928–29 not held 1929–30 Panathinaikos Panathinaikos FC Panathinaikos Football Club is a Greek professional football club based in Athens. Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Greek football history. They have won 20 Greek Championships and 17 Greek Cups.Panathinaikos is the most... 1930–31 Olympiacos 1931–32 Aris Aris Thessaloniki F.C. Aris Football Club , also known as God of war and the Yellows, is a Greek football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia. Formed in 1914, the club was a founding member of Macedonian Football Clubs Association as well as the Hellenic Football Federation, they currently compete in... 1932–33 Olympiacos 1933–34 Olympiacos 1934–35 not held 1935–36 Olympiacos 1936–37 Olympiacos 1937–38 Olympiacos 1938–39 AEK Athens 1939–40 AEK Athens 1940–41 not finished 1941–42 not held 1942–43 AEK Athens 1943–44 not held 1944–45 not held 1945–46 Aris Aris Thessaloniki F.C. Aris Football Club , also known as God of war and the Yellows, is a Greek football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia. Formed in 1914, the club was a founding member of Macedonian Football Clubs Association as well as the Hellenic Football Federation, they currently compete in... 1946–47 Olympiacos 1947–48 Olympiacos 1948–49 Panathinaikos Panathinaikos FC Panathinaikos Football Club is a Greek professional football club based in Athens. Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Greek football history. They have won 20 Greek Championships and 17 Greek Cups.Panathinaikos is the most... 1949–50 not finished 1950–51 Olympiacos 1951–52 not finished 1952–53 Panathinaikos Panathinaikos FC Panathinaikos Football Club is a Greek professional football club based in Athens. Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Greek football history. They have won 20 Greek Championships and 17 Greek Cups.Panathinaikos is the most... 1953–54 Olympiacos 1954–55 Olympiacos 1955–56 Olympiacos 1956–57 Olympiacos 1957–58 Olympiacos 1958–59 Olympiacos