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The 1955–56 Panhellenic Championship was the 20th season of the highest football 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 Aris was left behind from the beginning. In the end Olympiacos won their 12th championship (3 consecutive) although he started with 4 consecutive draws.
| Season | 1955–56 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Olympiacos 12th Greek title |
| Relegated | none |
| Matches played | 30 |
| Goals scored | 78 (2.6 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Lambis Kouikouridis (7 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Olympiacos 3–1 Aris Ethnikos Piraeus 2–0 Apollon Athens Panathinaikos 3–1 PAOK Panathinaikos 2–0 Aris PAOK 4–2 Aris |
| Biggest away win | Aris 0–2 Ethnikos Piraeus |
| Highest scoring | Apollon Athens 4–3 Ethnikos Piraeus |
| Longest winless run | Aris (10 Matches) |
← 1954–55 1956–57 → | |
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:
- Athenian 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.
Athens Football Clubs Association
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAO | FOS | APOL | PGSS | AEK | ATH | EGA | AST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panathinaikos (Q) | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 7 | +30 | 41 | Central Group | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | Fostiras (Q) | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 29[lower-alpha 1] | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |||
| 3 | Apollon Athens (Q) | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 29[lower-alpha 1] | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 4 | Panionios | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 28 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | |||
| 5 | AEK Athens | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 25[lower-alpha 2] | 1–4 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 6 | Athinaikos | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 25 | −11 | 25[lower-alpha 2] | 2–5 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||
| 7 | Egaleo | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 26 | −14 | 26[lower-alpha 2] | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2[lower-alpha 3] | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–1 | |||
| 8 | Asteras Athens | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 21 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Piraeus Football Clubs Association
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OLY | ETH | PRO | ATR | DOX | PAN | ARIS | AEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos (Q) | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 11 | +40 | 37 | South Group | 1–1 | 4–1 | 7–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 10–1 | ||
| 2 | Ethnikos Piraeus (Q) | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 34 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |||
| 3 | Proodeftiki | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 32 | 2–0[lower-alpha 1] | 2–2 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |||
| 4 | Atromitos Piraeus | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 32 | −9 | 29 | 2–0[lower-alpha 2] | 5–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | |||
| 5 | Doxa Piraeus | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 27 | 1–7 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | |||
| 6 | Panelefsiniakos | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 24 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | |||
| 7 | Aris Piraeus | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 22 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |||
| 8 | AE Nikaia | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 37 | −30 | 19 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 2–1 |
Macedonia Football Clubs Association
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAOK | ARIS | IRA | APOL | MAK | POX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAOK (Q) | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 6 | +25 | 29 | North Group | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | ||
| 2 | Aris (Q) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 25 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |||
| 3 | Iraklis | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 20 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 3–1 | |||
| 4 | Apollon Kalamarias | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 19 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | |||
| 5 | Makedonikos | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 16 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 8–0 | |||
| 6 | P.O. Xirokrini | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 42 | −38 | 11 | 0–9 | 1–8 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
North Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ARIS | PAOK | DOX | ORF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aris (Q) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 17 | Final round | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 2 | PAOK (Q) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 15 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | |||
| 3 | Doxa Drama | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 9 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |||
| 4 | Orfeas Xanthi | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 21 | −19 | 7 | 0–3 | 0–6 | 0–3 |
Central Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAO | APOL | NVL | FOS | OLY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panathinaikos (Q) | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 23 | Final round | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 2 | Apollon Athens (Q) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 19 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |||
| 3 | Niki Volos | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 18 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |||
| 4 | Fostiras | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 10 | 0–1 | 3–6 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |||
| 5 | Olympiacos Chalkida | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 10 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 3–4 |
South Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OLY | ETH | PAN | OFI | OLL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos (Q) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | +23 | 24 | Final round | 2–0 | 2–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 2 | Ethnikos Piraeus (Q) | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 19 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 5–1 | |||
| 3 | Panachaiki | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 13 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |||
| 4 | OFI | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 12 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |||
| 5 | Olympiacos Loutraki[lower-alpha 1] | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 29 | −17 | 11 | 1–9 | 2–5 | 1–2 | 4–3 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | OLY | ETH | PAO | PAOK | APOL | ARIS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos (C) | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 23 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 2 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 22[lower-alpha 1] | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | ||
| 3 | Panathinaikos | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 22[lower-alpha 1] | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | PAOK | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 20[lower-alpha 2] | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 4–2 | ||
| 5 | Apollon Athens | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 20[lower-alpha 2] | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | ||
| 6 | Aris | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 13 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lambis Kouikouridis |
PAOK | 7 |
| 2 | Christos Karaoulanis |
Ethnikos Piraeus | 6 |
| 3 | Vangelis Panakis |
Panathinaikos | 5 |
| Giannis Cholevas |
Apollon Athens |
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