1931–32 Panhellenic Championship
4th season of top-tier football league in Greece
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The 1931â32 Panhellenic Championship was the fourth season of the highest football league of Greece. Aris won their 2nd championship. AEK Athens, Olympiacos and PAOK qualified for the relegation play-offs for the Athenian, Piraeus' and Macedonian Association, respectively.[1] AEK and Olympiacos prevailed in the play-off matches and remained in the national division. PAOK did not take part in the play-off matches against Megas Alexandros, which were scheduled for 18 and 22 September 1932,[2] protesting against the decision of the HFF,[3][4] which was issued on July 22, 1932, while PAOK had ended his league games, canceling his 3â2 win over Iraklis on 5 June 1932,[5] following the objection of Iraklis against the referee that kept only 1 minute of stoppage time for to the club's supporters storming the pitch and the police intervention[6] to restore order. The match was scheduled to be repeated at the neutral AEK Stadium[7] in Athens on September 11.[8] PAOK did not appear in the match and Iraklis was declared the winner without a match by the decision of the HFF,[9] overtaking PAOK in the standings. PAOK was then appointed by the HFF to give double qualifying matches with the then champion of Macedonia Megas Alexandros, however it did not show up again in either of the two matches, as a result of which it lost both games without a match. Thus, PAOK were relegated to the regional championship of Macedonia for the first time in its history.
| Season | 1931â32 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Aris 2nd Greek title |
| Relegated | PAOK |
| Matches | 49 |
| Goals | 180 (3.67 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Nikos Kitsos (15 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Aris 7â0 Panathinaikos |
| Biggest away win | AEK Athens 0â4 Olympiacos |
| Highest scoring | Aris 7â3 Iraklis |
| Longest unbeaten run | Aris |
â 1930â31 1932â33 â | |
It was held as a national division, in which 8 teams from the 3 founding Associations of the HFF, participated and resulted as follows:
- Athenian Championship: The first 3 teams of the 1930â31 ranking.
- Piraeus' Championship: The first 2 teams of the 1930â31 ranking.
- Macedonian Championship: The first 3 teams of the 1930â31 ranking.
These teams did not participate in the regional championships and their stay in the national division was judged by a play-off round. According to the regulations of the time, whoever finished in a lower position than the other teams of the same Association had to play a two-legged round against the winner of the corresponding regional championship to decide who will qualify for the 1932â33 Panhellenic Championship.
The point system was: Win: 2 points - Draw: 1 point - Loss: 0 points.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aris (C) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 10 | +28 | 22 | 1932â33 Panhellenic Championship |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 18 | |
| 3 | Apollon Athens | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 16 | |
| 4 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 12 | |
| 5 | Iraklis | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 32 | â7 | 12 | |
| 6 | Olympiacos | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 12 | Relegation play-offs |
| 7 | PAOK (R) | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 25 | â7 | 11 | |
| 8 | AEK Athens | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 35 | â22 | 9 |
Results
Relegation play-offs
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympiacos | 8â1 | Amyna Piraeus | 6â1 | 2â0 |
| PAOK | 0â4 | Megas Alexandros | 0â2[a] | 0â2[a] |
| AEK Athens | 5â3 | Goudi Athens | 2â2 | 3â1 |
- a. ^ PAOK refused to participate to the relegation play-offs as a protest to the decision of HFF to cancel the 3â2 win over Iraklis that would have PAOK qualified directly to the next season's championship. As a result, PAOK did not show up for any of the matches and both were awarded 2â0 to Megas Alexandros.
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aris | 15 | |
| 2 | Aris | 14 | |
| 3 | PAOK | 10 | |
| 4 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 9 | |
| Apollon Athens | |||
| 6 | Panathinaikos | 8 | |
| Olympiacos | |||
| 8 | 6 | ||
| PAOK | |||
| Iraklis |