Greece, the Athenian teams had many complaints from the referee, which they accused of being biased against them in favor of the club of Piraeus.

The climax of the protests was the withdrawal from the championship of three teams of Athens on 30 March 1924, two games before its end and while the title seemed to be decided between O.F.

of Piraeus and Macedonia and some provincial clubs that qualified through a special tournament called "Regional Championships".

Thus, the first division of Athens was the most difficult of any other local association, as the clubs that made it up were clearly stronger than their counterparts.

It common for the Athenian teams that reached the final phase of the Panhellenic Championship were mostly exhausted due to great competition and lack of current training infrastructure.