▁by ▁Al pha ▁Eth nik i , ▁a ▁single ▁category ▁with ▁clubs ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁Greek ▁territory ▁and ▁a ▁stable ▁participation , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁re leg ated ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁The ▁initial ▁design ▁provided ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁teams ▁well ▁above ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 – 5 9 ▁Pan - H ellen ic ▁Championship ▁and ▁in ▁particular ▁ 1 8 ▁which , ▁as ▁the ▁expanded ▁category ▁program ▁would ▁cover ▁almost ▁all ▁the ▁available ▁dates ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁particip ate ▁in ▁its ▁local ▁compet itions ▁their ▁E PS s . ▁Those ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁qual ifier ▁for ▁the ▁up coming ▁national ▁category ▁and ▁not ▁the ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁championship , ▁so ▁their ▁significance ▁was ▁significantly ▁reduced . ▁On ▁Saturday , ▁October ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁at ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁H FF , ▁ie ▁with ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Football ▁Associ ations ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Secret ariat ▁of ▁Sports ▁( G GA ) ▁and ▁represent atives ▁of ▁the ▁Kar aman lis ▁government , ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁national ▁category ▁of ▁Greek ▁football . ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁game ▁was ▁set ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁days . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁Assembly ▁of ▁H FF ▁in ▁ 2 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁newly