The 1945–46 Panhellenic Championship was the 12th season of the highest football league of Greece and the first after the WW2. The clubs that participated were the champions from the three founding football associations of the HFF: Athens, Piraeus and Macedonia.
The championship was won by Aris for their 3rd title. Initially, with the completion of all 6 matches, Aris held the first place in the standings. But then the HFF accepted the objections of his opponents for illegal use of the player Siotis (which he played in two clubs at the same season), awarding 2–0 in their favor, the last 3 of his 4 games (an away draw against AEK Athens and home wins against Olympiacos and AEK), while at the same time zeroed the club of Thessaloniki for those games. For a few days, the ranking was formed with the declaration of the AEK as champion by the HFF and Aris bringing the issue to its general assembly. In the end, Aris was vindicated in the appeal and won the title. The point system was: Win: 3 points - Draw: 2 points - Loss: 1 point.
Qualification round
Athens Football Clubs Association TeamQualification1AEK Athens (Q)1549192.57938Final round2Asteras Athens1541182.278383Panathinaikos1435132.692344Panionios1543291.483345Fostiras1527231.174326Athinaikos1421240.875287Apollon Athens1422201.100278Enosi Pangrati1413260.500269Olympiacos Athens1418310.5812510Atlas Athens1424300.8002411Atromitos1519350.5432012Arion Kolonaki138540.14815
a. The ranking was formed based on the goal ratio.
The championship was interrupted when on 19 May 1946 without the completion of the 15th matchday, while the replay matches were also postponed. The HFF declared the champions of Athens, Piraeus and Macedonia the first clubs of the standings, in order to participate in the Panhellenic championship.
Piraeus Football Clubs Association TeamQualification1Olympiacos (Q)1356 87.00037Final round2Ethnikos Piraeus1442123.500373Proodeftiki1438182.111314Aris Piraeus1427241.125285Atromitos Piraeus1425221.136276Amyna Nikaia1417400.425217Argonaftis Piraeus1313300.433188Thiseas Piraeus143630.04812
a. The ranking was formed based on the goal ratio. b. Olympiacos and Argonaftis had 1 match less but since the first and the last place had been decided, the match was canceled in order for the Panhellenic championship to start on time.
Macedonia Football Clubs Association TeamQualification1Aris (Q)10———25Final round2Iraklis10———223PAOK10———214Megas Alexandros10———195Makedonikos10———186MENT10———14
Final round
League table
Matches
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Kleanthis Vikelidis Aris32 Alekos Chatzistavridis Olympiacos2 Giorgos Nikolois AEK Athens4 Nikos Vasiliou Olympiacos1 Giannis Vazos Olympiacos Kleanthis Maropoulos AEK Athens Angelos Vasiliadis Aris Michalis Kolonaris Aris Giannis Liakopoulos Aris
References
External links Rsssf, 1945-46 championship