The Big Three (, Oi Treis Megaloi) is the nickname of the three most successful and supported sports clubs in Greece, all of which are located within the so-called Attica basin or Athens metropolitan area. The football teams of AEK Athens, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos have a great rivalry, and are usually the main contenders for the title. Together they share a total of 82 out of 90 Greek Football Championships ever played, and generally they usually end up sharing the top three positions. AEK has won 14 league titles (last won in 2026), Olympiacos has won a record 48 league titles (last won in 2025) and Panathinaikos has won 20 league titles (last won in 2010).
Head to head stats
Matches
AEK Athens vs Olympiacos
Competition Matches Wins Draws Goals Home wins Home draws Away wins Other venue wins AEK OSFP AEK OSFP AEK OSFP AEK OSFP AEK OSFP AEK OSFP Super League Greece175 47 83 45162278 27 51 28 17 19 32 1 0 Greek Cup 48 20 20 8 37 43 11 9 2 5 5 8 4 3 Greek Super Cup 1 0 1 0 1 3 – – – – – – 0 1 Greek League Cup 1 1 0 0 3 2 – – – – – – 1 0 Total225 68 104 53203326 38 60 30 22 24 40 6 4
AEK Athens vs Panathinaikos
Competition Matches Wins Draws Goals Home wins Home draws Away winsOther venue wins AEK PAO AEK PAO AEK PAO AEK PAO AEK PAO AEK PAO Super League Greece177 51 70 56167203 36 39 22 33 15 29 0 2 Athens FCA League 60 12 24 13 50 73 7 13 6 5 5 11 – – Greek Cup 31 10 9 12 45 40 5 4 5 3 4 3 1 2 Greek Super Cup 4 0 2 2 2 6 – – – – – – 0 2 Total272 7310583264322 48 56 33 41 24 43 1 6
Olympiacos vs Panathinaikos
Competition Matches Wins Draws Goals Home wins Home draws Away wins Other venue wins OSFP PAO OSFP PAO OSFP PAO OSFP PAO OSFP PAO OSFP PAO Super League Greece187 72 49 66 43 29 28 36 27 20 2 0 Greek Cup 42 20 9 13 12 4 4 7 7 1 1 4 Greek League Cup 2 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 – – Total231 92 58 81 55 33 33 44 34 21 3 4
Head-to-head ranking in Super League Greece P.60616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222233333333333333333333333333333333333333333333444444444444444444455555555555556666777788891011111213141515161718Super League 211Gamma Ethniki11 Total: Olympiacos with 34 higher finishes, Panathinaikos with 18 higher finishes and AEK Athens with 15 higher finishes.
Honours
Numbers with bold indicate the record holder in the competition.
Competition AEK Athens Olympiacos Panathinaikos National Super League Greece 14 48 20 Greek Cup 16 29 20Greek Super Cup 2 5 3 Greek League Cup (defunct) 1 0 0 Aggregate 33 82 43 Regional Athens FCA Championship (defunct) 5 — 17 Piraeus FCA Championship (defunct) — 25 — Aggregate 5 25 17 InternationalUEFA Conference League 0 1 0Balkans Cup (defunct) 0 1 1 Aggregate 0 2 1 Total 38109 61
European competitions
Best campaigns
Club European Cup / Champions League Cup Winners' Cup Inter-Cities Fairs Cup / UEFA Cup / Europa League Conference League Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Quarter-finals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Winners Olympiacos 1998–99 — — 1992–93 — — — — — 2023–24 Panathinaikos 1984–85, 1995–96 1991–92, 2001–02 1970–71 — 1987–88, 2002–03 — — — — — AEK Athens 1968–69 — — 1996–97, 1997–98 — 1976–77 2025–26 — — —
Eternal Standings Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Olympiacos 259 100 89 70 336 251 +85 389 Panathinaikos 260 84 91 85 282 275 +7 343 AEK Athens 255 76 74 105 252 344 -92 302
UEFA 5-year Club Rankings Club 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26 Total Points 37 Olympiacos 10,000 8,000 3,000 17,000 18,500 5,750 62,250 111 Panathinaikos — — 2,000 3,000 11,000 18,250 29,250 159 AEK Athens 3,000 1,500 — 3,000 2,000 14,500 24,000
Top scorers Rank Player Club AEK Athens vs Olympiacos AEK Athens vs Panathinaikos Olympiacos vs Panathinaikos Total1 Dimitris SaravakosAEK Athens / Panathinaikos 11116282 Mimis PapaioannouAEK Athens1410 —24 Giorgos SiderisOlympiacos11 —134 Thomas MavrosAEK Athens16 5 —215 Giannis VazosOlympiacos11 — 920 Predrag ĐorđevićOlympiacos12 — 8
Personnel in all three clubs
Players
Tasos Mitropoulos (Olympiacos 1981–1992, 1997, AEK Athens 1992–1994, Panathinaikos 1994) Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (Panathinaikos 2008–2013, AEK Athens 2016–2018, Olympiacos 2018–2020)
Managers
Themos Asderis (AEK Athens 1932–1933, 1936–1937, Panathinaikos 1943–1944, Olympiacos 1945-1947) Helmut Senekowitsch (Panathinaikos 1980–1981, Olympiacos 1981, AEK Athens 1983–1984) Jacek Gmoch (Panathinaikos 1983–1985, AEK Athens 1985–1986, Olympiacos 1988-1989)
See also Big Three (Belgium) Big Three (Costa Rica) Big Three (Italy) Big Three (Netherlands) Big Three (Peru) Big Three (Portugal) Big Three (Spain) Big Three (Sweden) Big Three (Turkey) Big Four (Mexico) Big Five (Argentina) Big Six (Premier League) Big Twelve (Brazil) P.O.K.
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