1949 Football Championship
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The 1948-1949 Football Championship was a Panhellenic championship organised under the auspices of the Hellenic Football Federation. It was won by Panathinaikos.
Background
The 1949 championship was played in two phases: On the local level:
- Round-robin tournaments were held in Athens, Piraeus and Thessaloniki. They were won by Panathinaikos, Olympiakos and Aris respectively.
The national championship was then contested between the three winners.
The matches
- Panathinaikos - Aris 2-0 (forfeit)
- June 26, 1949: Panathinaikos - Olympiakos 3-2
- July 3, 1949: Aris - Olympiakos 4-4
- July 10, 1949: Olympiakos - Panathinaikos (stopped while score was 1-0 and awarded as forfeit)
- July 14, 1949: Olympiakos - Aris 4-1
- Aris - Panathinaikos 0-2
Final Standings
| Pos | Team | Points | W-D-L | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Panathinaikos | 9 | 3-0-1 | 7-4 |
| 2. | Olympiakos | 9 | 2-1-1 | 12-8 |
| 3. | Aris | 4 | 0-1-3 | 5-12 |
Panathinaikos won the championship on goal average (7/4 = 1.75 v. 12/8 = 1.50 for Olympiakos)