Years of innocence

Episode 2: Episode 2

February 28, 2022 • 57 min

Panionios, Apollon Smyrnis and Ethnikos Piraeus were, throughout the twentieth century, the unsung backbone heroes of Greek football. They were powerful teams, who supplied the grand teams with great players and were always the regulators of the title. Always on the backseat of the then powerful POK’s (Central Football Club) system, with fewer but devoted fans, dedicated to fair and honest play; they gradually left the scene, as did their era.