Football derbies in Greece explained

This is a list of the main association football rivalries in Greece.

• Athens derbies
  • Derbies between 'The Big Three'
    • Derby of the eternal enemies

Olympiakos vs. Panathinaikos

• • • Athenian derby

AEK Athens vs. Panathinaikos

• • • A.E.K.–Olympiacos rivalry

AEK Athens vs. Olympiacos

• • West Athens derby: Egaleo vs. Atromitos^[1]
  • Smyrna derby: Apollon Smyrnis vs. Panionios^[1]
  • South Athens derby: Kallithea vs. Panionios^[1]
  • Panionios-Atromitos derby: Panionios vs. Atromitos Peristeri
  • AEK-Apollon rivalry: Apollon Smyrna vs. AEK Athens^[2]
  • Any match between Panionios and either AEK Athens or Panathinaikos.
  • Piraeus derbies:^[3]
    • Piraeus Derby

Ethnikos Piraeus vs. Olympiacos

• • • Nikaia derby: Proodeftiki vs. Ionikos^[1]
• Thessaloniki Derbies
  • Derby of Thessaloniki

Aris vs. PAOK

• • Iraklis vs. Aris or PAOK
    • Apollon Kalamarias vs. Agrotikos Asteras Athens-Thessaloniki rivalry
  • Double-headed eagles derby

AEK Athens vs. PAOK

• • Olympiacos–PAOK rivalry

PAOK vs. Olympiacos

• • Panathinaikos–PAOK rivalry

Panathinaikos vs. PAOK

• • Aris vs. AEK Athens or Olympiacos or Panathinaikos
• Volos Derbies
  • Volos Derby: Niki Volos vs. Olympiacos Volos^[4]
• Larissa Derbies
  • AEL vs. Apollon Larissa
• Cretan derby

Ergotelis vs. OFI Crete

• West Thessaly derby: Anagennisi Karditsa vs. Trikala F.C.
• Thessaly derby: AEL vs. Niki Volos or Olympiacos Volos^[5]
• Karditsa derby: A.O. Karditsa vs. Anagennisi Karditsa
• West Peloponnese derby: Kalamata vs. Paniliakos or Messiniakos
• East Macedonia derby: Doxa Drama vs. Kavala
• Rhodes derby: Rodos vs. Diagoras
• Imathia derby: Veria vs. Naoussa or Pontioi Veria
• Epirus derby: PAS Giannina vs. Anagennisi Arta or Kerkyra or Preveza or Panetolikos
• Aetolia Akarnania derby: Panetolikos vs. A.E. Messolonghi
• Arcadia derby: Astera Tripoli vs. Panarkadikos
• East Peloponnese derby: Panargiakos vs. Panarkadikos
• Drama derby: Doxa Drama vs. Pandramaikos
• Achaea derby: Panachaiki vs. Panegialios
• Pieria derby: Pierikos vs. A.E. Karitsa or Ethnikos Katerini
• Chania derby: Chania vs. Platanias

Notes and References

1. To My Kibice Plus magazine nr2(36), Summer 2014, pp.20–25, Supporter magazine
2. Web site: Apollon Smirnis – AEK 02.02.2015, troubles after match – Hooligans TV – The best site about this topic!. 4 February 2015.
3. Piraues is part of the Athens metropolitan area
4. Web site: Niki Volos – Olympiacos Volos 21.04.2013. Ultras-Tifo.
5. Web site: AEL – Olympiacos Volos 22.02.2015. Ultras-Tifo.