The 1938–39 Panhellenic Championship was the tenth season of the highest football league of Greece. 14 teams participated, for the first time so many and for the first time from the province. It was held in two groups, South Group with 8 and North Group with 6 teams, which qualified from the championships of the local associations.
The South Group comprised club of Athens' and Piraeus' associations and resulted as follows: Athenian Championship: The first 5 teams of the ranking. Piraeus' Championship: The first 3 teams of the ranking.
The North Group consisted of clubs from Macedonian and East Macedonian associations and resulted as follows: Macedonian Championship: The first 3 teams of the ranking. East Macedonian Championship: The first 3 teams of the ranking.
It was the first time that teams outside Central Greece and Thessaloniki participated in the national championship. The champions of the two groups, AEK Athens (due to a better goal ratio than Olympiacos) and Iraklis, competed in a 2-legged final for the title of champion. AEK Athens won the championship, who were qualified for the national championship as the runner-up of Αthenian championship, with their then rising star, Kleanthis Maropoulos.
Since 26 matchdays were required to complete the championship, it was decided that the clubs from the same region that were qualified for the national championship would not face each other again, but the results from their local championships would apply instead. From this period, the HFF established a point system of 3-2-1 in all competitions, so that there was the ability of zeroing any team that refused to take part in a match. That system would eventually be applied until the 1972–73 season.
Qualification round
Athens Football Clubs Association
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Piraeus Football Clubs Association
Macedonia Football Clubs Association
TeamQualification1Iraklis (Q)10 28 10 +1827North Group2Aris (Q)10 35 10 +25263PAOK (Q)10 28 13 +15234Makedonikos10 16 18 -2185MENT10 16 28 -12166Aetos Papafi10 8 52 -4410
Semi-final round South Group <onlyinclude>
North Group TeamQualification1Iraklis (Q)10811 22 7 +1527Finals2Aris10802 30 10 +20263PAOK10505 30 21 +9204AEK Kavala10 11 18 -7185Doxa Drama10 10 26 -16156Fillipoi Kavala10 10 31 -2114
Finals
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Matches
AEK Athens won 7–3 on aggregate.
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Kostas Vasiliou AEK Athens32 Kleanthis Maropoulos AEK Athens2 Giannis Frenelis Iraklis4 Tryfon Tzanetis AEK Athens1 Nikos Kitsos Iraklis Kostas Christodoulou AEK Athens
References
External links Rsssf, 1938–39 championship