- Source: Pok
Pok or POK may refer to:
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the name used by India for the portion of Kashmir under Pakistani administration
Pantoate kinase or PoK, an enzyme
P.O.K. (Podosfairikes Omades Kentrou), a former coalition of football teams of Athens
Pok (genus), a Hungarian medieval clan
Pok, a character in the Pok & Mok animated series
Pok, a dialect of the Sabaot language of Kenya
Pok, Malaysia, a settlement in Sarawak, Malaysia
Pokesdown railway station's station code
Prophecy of Kings, an expansion to the 2017 board game Twilight Imperium: Fourth Edition
People with the surname
Pok Shau-fu (1909–2000), Hong Kong journalist
Pál Pók (1929–1982), Hungarian water polo player
See also
Poc (disambiguation)
Pock
Pokémon- Source: P.O.K.
P.O.K. was a coalition, a kind of athletic trust, of the three main football teams of the Attica (the "big three") which lasted until the mid 60's. The term dates to in 1927, when Olympiacos F.C., Panathinaikos F.C. and AEK Athens F.C. withdrew from the Greek Championship after disagreements with the Hellenic Football Federation (HFF), mainly over the championship's financial status. The HFF determined that league's revenues would be equally divided between all teams that participated. Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens did not agree with this, and formed a group called P.O.K. During that season, they played friendly matches with each other.
The name P.O.K. is currently used to allude to the continuing dominance of the three clubs in the National A Division. Rarely does a team outside these three finish in the top three spots of the Championship; doing so is called "breaking the P.O.K.". Since 1928, only three other teams - Aris F.C., Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C. and PAOK FC - have won the Greek Championship. Finally, on March 7, 1963, the POK officially ceased to exist. The entry of the teams in the bulletins of PRO-PO, the establishment of the A 'national category and the participation of the Greek teams in the European football cups, made this institution weaken and finally to be abolished.
Finally, on March 7, 1963, POK officially ceased to exist. The entry of the teams into the PRO-PO tickets, the establishment of the 1st national division and the participation of the Greek teams in the European football cups, caused this institution to weaken and finally to be abolished.
Establishment
In 1927/28, EEA (Committee of Professional Sports: Greek, Επιτροπή Επαγγελματικού Αθλητισμού) established the first football championship in Greece with teams of the 3 founding football associations: Athens, Piraeus and Macedonia Football Clubs Association. Before the season had begun, EEA ordered other teams not to play against Olympiacos, as they were punished by the Hellenic Football Federation. Panathinaikos and AEK Athens did not obey and organized friendly matches. This was reportedly part of a dispute between these three clubs and the league administration for control of the league. As a consequence, the EEA dropped all three clubs on October 31, 1927, and organized the league without them. The teams that took their place were Atromitos from Athens, Ethnikos from Piraeus, and Aris from Thessaloniki.
Activities
The teams that constituted the P.O.K. tried to weaken the EEA, holding their championship with the participation of some other smaller clubs, although the majority of clubs continued under the official administration of EEA.
They also organized various tournaments, during which they invited other foreign football clubs from Yugoslavia, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Romania, such as Ferencváros, OFK Beograd etc. The three clubs shared the costs of hosting as well as the revenue from tickets sold.
The tournaments organized for the Christmas and Easter holidays were respectively called the Cup and the Easter Cup. They were financially very successful, as the three clubs were supported by the majority of fans in the Athens area. These tournaments continued even after the war when relations with the EEA had again resumed.
The end of conflict
In July 1928 the EEA made the decision to reinstate the three major clubs. However, this decision did not mark the end of the collaboration since the clubs recognized that they had vested interests in each other. Essentially, this continued until the establishment of professional football. Some areas of cooperation were:
The organization of the Easter and Christmas cups by each one of them in succession with the invitation of foreign clubs until the late 1950s.
Dissuasion of transfers from one club to another and particularly between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos, even for athletes of other sports, except football.
Mutual help in the elections for the administration of EEA and the decisions of the Board. The climax occurred in 1976, when the representative of the Olympic committee responsible for the next to vote saved, from demotion, Panathinaikos through bribery of the player I. Hercules, which has become known as the "Case of flowers".
Easter Cup
The first Easter Cup was organized by P.O.K. in 1928 with the participation of the Serbian and Romanian Beogradski benzo corps. It continued, with interruptions, until 1964. Of the 22 total events that took place, one was stopped before completion in 1948. After Olympiacos, who won the cup 10 times, came AEK and Panathinaikos with four wins each. Finally, with one win each, were Ethnikos Piraeus, German team Cologne RT, and Romanian team Progresul București. From 1930 to 1935 (with the exception of 1934) there were no events held due to obligations of the top clubs (POK) on the national stage, but the three POK teams continued to play each other in the stadium of Alexandras Avenue during Easter.
Winners:
1928: Olympiacos
1929: Olympiacos
1930-1933: Not held
1934: Olympiacos
1936: Olympiacos
1937: Ethnikos Piraeus
1938: AEK Athens
1939: Not held
1940: Panathinaikos
1943: Olympiacos
1944: AEK Athens
1945: Olympiacos
1946: Olympiacos
1947: Panathinaikos
1948: Interrupted
1949: Olympiacos
1950: Not held
1951: Olympiacos
1952: Panathinaikos
1953: Olympiacos
1954: Panathinaikos
1955: AEK Athens
1956: Cologne RT
1957: Panathinaikos
1958: AEK Athens
1959: Olympiacos
Christmas Cup
The first Christmas Cup took place in 1943 and lasted for two years. Organized with the participation of foreign clubs and the three clubs of P.O.K., this continued with various interruptions until 1962. All in all, there were 17 events held plus one (in 1951) which was stopped before completion. The team with the most wins (eleven) was Olympiacos. The biggest defeat of a Greek team in this tournament took place on December 26, 1959, when Panathinaikos was defeated by Vojvodina with an impressive score of 3-8 at the Alexandra Avenue stadium. Three of the Serbs' eight goals were scored by Toza Veselinovic, who later coached Olympiakos.
Winners:
1943-44 AEK Athens
1945-1946: Not held
1947: AEK Athens
1948: Olympiacos
1949: Panathinaikos
1950: No Champions
1951: Interrupted
1952: Olympiacos
1953: Olympiacos
1954: Olympiacos
1955: Panathinaikos
1956: Olympiacos
1957: AEK Athens
1958: No Champions
1959: Olympiacos
1960: Olympiacos
1961: Olympiacos
1962: Olympiacos
Sources
Athlitiki Echo newspaper
Giannis Diakogiannis, "Football", Kaktos Edition, 1979
References
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