▁a ▁tournament ▁in ▁which ▁multiple ▁teams ▁took ▁part . ▁Still , ▁these ▁teams ▁had ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁national ▁championship ▁through ▁their ▁local ▁football ▁compet itions . ▁ ▁Foundation ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁the ▁Al pha ▁Eth nik i ▁- ▁the ▁prec ursor ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁Super ▁League ▁- ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁as ▁a ▁national ▁round - ro bin ▁tournament . ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 9 – 6 0 ▁championship ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁national ▁form ▁after ▁several ▁months ▁of ▁tal ks . ▁It ▁started ▁on ▁Sunday ▁ 2 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁with ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁teams . ▁The ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁championship ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁permanent ▁national ▁category ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁way ▁they ▁have ▁been ▁held ▁until ▁then ▁with ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁the ▁teams ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁compet itions ▁was ▁a ▁requirement ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁State ▁and ▁UEFA . ▁The ▁first ▁wished ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁fixed ▁number ▁of ▁matches ▁every ▁Sunday ▁in ▁Greece ▁to ▁stim ulate ▁interest ▁in ▁PRO - PO ▁while ▁UEFA ▁wished ▁to ▁nomin ate ▁national ▁champions ▁with ▁strict ▁criteria ▁and ▁through ▁joint ▁events ▁for ▁all ▁states . ▁The ▁H ellen ic ▁Football ▁Federation ▁( H FF ) ▁was ▁obliged ▁to ▁proceed ▁to ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁the ▁compet itions ▁of ▁the ▁Football ▁Club s ▁Associ ations ▁( E PS ) ▁of ▁Greece ▁as ▁qual ifying ▁stages ▁for ▁the ▁Pan - H ellen ic ▁Championship . ▁The ▁first ▁place ▁was ▁taken