1944–45 Panhellenic Championship

The 1944–45 Panhellenic Championship was intended to be the first top division tournament to take place after WW2, but was not held, due to the big delay and the eventual abandonment of the Athenian championship. Greece was liberated, so the HFF made the decision to start the regional championships again. The Athenian championship started with the participation of 8 teams, but was not completed because of disputes between Panathinaikos and the Athenian Association over the illegal usage of one of the footballers of Panionios, Giannakakos, in April 1945. As a result, Panathinaikos was expelled from the championship and had a 15-day ban from any sports activity, according to the decision made by the Athenian Association and HFF. Panathinaikos was not keen on the decision, so he refused to participate in any official competition of that season. The championship started with a big delay, in October 1945 and ended in mid-December, when it was abandoned.

Despite the non-conduction of the Panhellenic Championship, a tournament called "Freedom Cup" was held in April 1945 with a format of 2 groups of a total of 14 teams from Athens and Piraeus. Eventually, the tournament failed to finish as well in July 1945, because the finals of both groups were not able to be completed for various reasons, so the titles were not awarded, as provided in the announcement of the tournament. The point system was: Win: 3 points - Draw: 2 points - Loss: 1 point.