Big Three (Greece)

For the other groups of entities known as "Big Three" or "The Big Three", see Big Three (disambiguation).
Location of the three clubs in Attica

The Big Three (Greek: Οι Τρεις Μεγάλοι, Oi Treis Megaloi) is the nickname of the three most successful sports clubs in Greece, all of whom are located within the so called Attica basin or Athens metropolitan area. The football teams of AEK, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos have a great rivalry, and are usually the main contenders for the title. Combined they share a total of 81 out of 89 Greek Football Championships ever played and generally they usually end up sharing the top three positions. A.E.K. has won 13 league titles (last won in 2023), Olympiacos has won a record 48 league titles (last won in 2025) and Panathinaikos has won 20 league titles (last won in 2010).[1][2][3][4]

In recent years, due to PAOK’s success and their overall history and support, the term “Big Three”, has been largely replaced by the term “Big Four” by both the media and the public.

The three-way rivalry

Agia Sophia Stadium
Karaiskakis Stadium
Olympic Stadium (Athens)
As of 9 February 2025

Olympiacos vs. Panathinaikos

Team [5] Pl W D L
Olympiacos 155 55 58 42
Panathinaikos 155 42 58 55

AEK vs. Olympiacos

Team [6] Pld W D L
AEK 161 48 41 72
Olympiacos 161 72 41 48

AEK vs. Panathinaikos

Team [7] Pld W D L
AEK 166 51 49 66
Panathinaikos 166 66 49 51



Honours comparison

As of 9 February 2025
  •   Numbers with this background indicate the record holder in the competition.
Organization Olympiacos Panathinaikos AEK
National
Super League Greece 47 20 13
Greek Cup 28 20 16
Greek Super Cup 4 3 3
Greek League Cup — — 1
Aggregate 79 43 33
Regional
Christmas Cup 11 2 3
Easter Cup 11 4 4
Athens FCA Championship — 17 5
Piraeus FCA Championship 25 — —
Aggregate 47 23 12
International
UEFA Europa Conference League 1 — —
UEFA Youth League 1 — —
Balkans Cup 1 1 —
Aggregate 3 1 —
Total 129 67 45

European competitions

Honours

As of 16 March 2025
Club European Cup / UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Cup / Europa League UEFA Europa Conference League
Finalist Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist Quarter-finalist Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist Winner
Olympiacos - - 1999 1993 - - 2024
Panathinaikos 1971 1985, 1996 1992, 2002 - - 1988, 2003 -
AEK - - 1969 1997, 1998 1977 - -

Eternal Standings

Ranking Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD
1 Olympiacos 259 100 89 70 336 251 389 85
2 Panathinaikos 260 84 91 85 282 275 343 7
3 AEK 255 76 74 105 252 344 302 -92

UEFA 5-year Club Ranking of the Big Three

Ranking [8] Team 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 24/25 Total Points
37 Olympiacos 10.000 8.000 3.000 17.000 18.500 56.500
111 Panathinaikos - - 2.000 3.000 11.000 16.000
159 AEK 3.000 1.500 - 3.000 2.000 9.500

Players who have played for the three clubs

Managers who have managed the three clubs

  • Jacek Gmoch (Panathinaikos 1983-1985, AEK 1985–1986, Olympiacos 1988-1989)

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Big three seek second wins". Neos Kosmos. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Soccer Cities: Athens". WorldSoccer.com. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Unbeaten". Archived from the original on 2015-12-16.
  5. ^ "Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray rekabetinde 396. randevu". www.aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  6. ^ "Beşiktaş-Fenerbahçe rekabetinde 356. randevu". www.aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  7. ^ "Beşiktaş-Galatasaray rekabetinde 352. randevu". www.aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  8. ^ "UEFA 5-year Club Ranking 2023". kassiesa.net. Archived from the original on 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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