The 1955–56

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was the 20th season of the highest

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league of Greece and an exceptionally interesting championship, since 5 out of the 6 teams were challenging for the title until the final fixture, while

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was left behind from the beginning. In the end

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won their 12th championship (3 consecutive) although he started with 4 consecutive draws. Before the final stage , in that year, they were two qualification stages. Initially from the groups of the "founding" associations the results were as follows: *

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Championship: The first 3 teams of the ranking. * Piraeus' Championship: The first 2 teams of the ranking. * Macedonian Championship: The first 2 teams of the ranking. Subsequently, 3 new groups were created with geographical criteria where a total of 14 teams participated. The 7 came from the 3 founding associations and the other 7 came from the winners of the regional championships of the same number. Finally, the teams that participated in the final phase of the championship resulted as follows: *North Group: The first 2 teams of the ranking. *Central Group: The first 2 teams of the ranking. *South Group: The first 2 teams of the ranking. The point system was: ''Win: 3 points'' - ''Draw: 2 points'' - ''Loss: 1 point''.

Qualification round

Athens Football Clubs Association

Piraeus Football Clubs Association

Macedonia Football Clubs Association

Semi–final round

North Group

Central Group

South Group

Final round

League table

Top scorers

External links

Rsssf, 1955-56 championship
{{DEFAULTSORT:1955-56 Panhellenic Championship Panhellenic Championship seasons 1955–56 in Greek football

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