Derby of the eternal enemies


The Derby of the eternal rivals, also called Mother of all battles, is a football local derby in the Athens urban area between the most successful clubs of Greece, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. The rivalry between the clubs and their fans is intense, thus this derby has always been a classic for the Greek capital, as well as the whole of Greece, the most prestigious in the country. The derby is traditionally included among the world's top 10 greatest football derbies by the international media, along with rivalries such as Real Madrid–Barcelona, Liverpool–Manchester United and Boca Juniors–River Plate. American network CNN has ranked the Olympiacos – Panathinaikos derby among the ten greatest football rivalries of all-time In October 2014, BBC named the Olympiacos – Panathinaikos derby as "Europe's maddest derby" and in September 2019, Daily Mirror ranked the derby of the eternal enemies as the fifth most important derby in the world.

History

Culture rivalry

The rivalry between the two top Greek clubs can be traced back to some social, cultural and regional differences. Panathinaikos, founded in 1908, comes from the centre of Athens and was considered the classic representative of the high class and old Athenian society of the Greek capital. On the other hand, Olympiacos was founded in 1925 and comes from Piraeus, the port city just on the outskirts of Athens, thus attracting supporters from the surrounding working class areas. Both cities have played a major role in Greek history since classical antiquity; Athens was regarded as the cradle of the ancient Greek civilization, taking advantage of Piraeus' strategical potential and forming a unified region with the latter. During the 20th century, Athens experienced a demographic explosion and territorial expansion coming to enclose all its suburbs, including Piraeus, in a large urban area.
These class differences between the people in the homelands of the two clubs offered further reasons for the animosity between their fans. Olympiacos' early success provided a way for the people of Piraeus to express their contempt for the wealthier classes, by which Panathinaikos was heavily supported. Furthermore, Olympiacos attracted fans from all over Greece who believed themselves to be victims of social and political unfairness. However, this kind of clash was much more pronounced in the past, as the class differences between the fanbases have faded out and the social gap that once separated the two sides has closed over the years. Nowadays, both clubs boast fanbases that represent all the social classes.

Fans' rivalry

Olympiacos and Panathinaikos are the most popular Greek clubs, with both sides having large fanbases that follow them in domestic and international matches. Football hooliganism is a very common phenomenon between their fans in recent years, featuring anything from breaking seats, fighting, fireworks and street rioting. The hatred is so intense that many violent incidents have taken place in several regions of Athens, especially before or after a derby. On 29 March 2007, Mihalis Filopoulos, a 22-year-old Panathinaikos fan, was stabbed to death at Paiania, a town close to Athens where a women's volleyball game between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos was scheduled to take place that day, during a pre-arranged clash between hooligans of the two clubs. That incident caused major upset in Greece and sparked a large police investigation into the organized supporters scene, while all team sport events in Greece were suspended for two weeks.

Football rivalry

Both clubs compete each other for the title of the most successful football club in the country, as well as the greatest Greek sports club overall. Their football departments have always been the most attractive among their fans and they have a long-standing antagonism since they first met in the fields, but the rivalry also extends into other team sports such as basketball, volleyball and water polo. Domestically, Olympiacos is the most successful football club in Greece, having won a record 79 major official titles compared to Panathinaikos' 44 titles and also being the most successful in their head-to-head fixtures. On the other hand, Panathinaikos boast of their better performance in European competitions. Their greatest success is the participation in the European Cup final in 1971, two semifinal appearances in the UEFA Champions League and two quarterfinal appearances in the tournament, as well, while Olympiacos' best performances are their campaign to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League in 1999 and their campaign to the quarterfinals of the 1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup

Statistics

Head-to-head

Records





, Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 1–4, Athens Olympic Stadium, 8 November 1987
and Olympiacos - Panathinaikos 0-3, Karaiskakis Stadium, 2 March 2014


and Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 4–0, Karaiskakis Stadium, 16 January 2008





Super League Greece (1959 – present)

1 Match suspended at 82nd minute. Olympiacos were awarded a 2–0 win.

2 Match suspended at 82nd minute. Olympiacos were awarded a 0–3 win.

3 Match suspended before the kick-off due to an outbreak of violence by Panathinaikos fans. Olympiacos were awarded a 0–3 win.

4 Match suspended at 70th minute. Olympiacos were awarded a 0–3 win.

1st place play-off match - Title match
SeasonDateVenueAtten.Score
1981–8229–06–1982Volos Municipal Stadium5,8192–1

Greek Cup

1 Panathinaikos didn't show up in the match, due to a punishment because of fielding a suspended player.

• Series won: Olympiacos 19, Panathinaikos 9.

Greek League Cup

• Series won: Olympiacos 1, Panathinaikos 0.

Top scorers

1 Including League Cup games.

Penalties

Including all the Alpha Ethniki, Greek Cup and League Cup games since 1959–60.
SeasonMatchPenalties for Olympiacos Penalties for Panathinaikos
1959–60Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 1–4 Papaemmanouil 71'
1959–60 Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 3–0 Polychroniou 35'
1962–63Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 3–2 Sideris 83'
1962–63 Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 3–5 S. Papazoglou 32' Kamaras 11'
1964–65Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 1–1 Sideris 35'
1965–66Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 1–1 Loukanidis 23'
1965–66 Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 1–2 Sideris 82'
1971–72Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 3–2 Karavitis 19'
1973–74Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 1–1 Triantafyllos 65'
1974–75Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 1–1 Antoniadis 14'
1976–77Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 1–1 Karavitis 86'
1981–82 Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 3–2 Anastasiadis 2' Charalambidis 63' Charalambidis 96'
1982–83 Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 4–0 Anastopoulos 119'
1984–85 Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 2–1 Sarganis 54'
1985–86Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 1–2 Šestić 87' Anastopoulos 90'+1'
1985–86 Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 4–0 Saravakos 72'
1987–88 Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 2–2 Funes 59' Funes 98' Saravakos 31'
1988–89Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 2–1 Saravakos 80'
1988–89Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 1–1 Détári 15'
1989–90Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 2–2 Détári 27' Saravakos 71'
1989–90 Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 3–3 Détári 109' Saravakos 101'
1989–90 Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 2–2 Saravakos 41'
1991–92 Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 1–1 Protasov 90'+3' Saravakos 66'
1991–92Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 1–1 Saravakos 66'
1992–93Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 2–3 Warzycha 49'
1994–95 Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 2–3 Alexandris 90'+2' Warzycha 89'
1995–96Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 1–2 Skartados 67'
1996–97Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 1–0 Đorđević 55'
1997–98Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 3–1 Georgiadis 15'
2000–01 Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 1–1 Đorđević 28'
2000–01Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 1–0 Đorđević 40'
2000–01 Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 1–4 Georgatos 61' Basinas 42'
2001–02Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 1–1 Đorđević 90'+3'
2003–04Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 2–2 Basinas 7'
2005–06Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 3–2 González 20'
2007–08Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 1–1 Papadopoulos 68'
2010–11Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 2–1 Cissé 63'
2013–14Olympiacos - Panathinaikos 0–3 Domínguez 82'
2014–15Olympiacos - Panathinaikos 1–0 Mitroglou 81'
2016–17Olympiacos - Panathinaikos 3–0 Ledesma 60'
2017–18Olympiacos - Panathinaikos 1–1 Fortounis 61' Mounier 87'
2019–20Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 1–1 Macheda 60' Mollo 90'

Red cards

Including all the Alpha Ethniki, Greek Cup and League Cup games since 1959–60.
SeasonMatchRed cards for Olympiacos players Red cards for Panathinaikos players
1959–60 Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 3–0 Nebidis 82'
1961–62 Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 0–0 S. Papazoglou 5' A. Papazoglou 43' Papaemmanouil 5'
1968–69 Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 1–1 Botinos 77' V. Mitropoulos 51'
1969–70Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 0–0 Aganian 50' Dimitriou 60'
1971–72Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 3–2 Triantafyllos 64' Tomaras 64'
1972–73Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 3–2 Triantafyllos 38' Papadimitriou 27' Athanasopoulos 80'
1976–77 Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 2–1 Galakos 13' Gonios 8' B. Đorđević 13'
1977–78Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 1–2 Kyrastas 40' Siokos 41' Papadimitriou 40' Álvarez 43'
1980–81Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 0–1 S. Papadopoulos 79'
1980–81Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 0–0 Sarganis 88'
1981–82Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 1–1 Katsiakos 41'
1981–82 Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 3–2 Galakos 86'
1981–82Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 1–1 Xanthopoulos 68' Vamvakoulas 84' Karoulias 68'
1982–83Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 2–1 Livathinos 35'
1982–83Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 0–1 Albertsen 40'
1983–84Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 0–0 Albertsen 28'
1984–85 Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 2–1 Vamvakoulas 82'
1985–86Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 1–2 Rocha 71'
1985–86 Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 4–0 T. Mitropoulos 90'+2'
1986–87Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 2–1 Barrios 81'
1987–88 Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 2–2 Batsinilas 79'
1989–90 Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 3–3 Kourbanas 109'
1991–92 Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 0–0 Kalitzakis 81'
1991–92Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 1–1 Karageorgiou 89'
1992–93Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 2–3 Batista 89'
1992–93 Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 1–0 Karataidis 50'
1994–95Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 1–1 Ivić 17'
1995–96Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 1–0 Kalantzis 80'
1996–97Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 1–0 Kalitzakis 54' Kolitsidakis 89'
1996–97Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 0–2 Kalitzakis 90' Georgiadis 90' Kolitsidakis 90'
1997–98Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 3–1 Goumas 59' Georgiadis 61' Milojević 68'
1998–99Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 2–4 Basinas 64' Konstantinidis 89'
1998–99 Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 2–0 Amanatidis 32'
2002–03Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 3–2 Olisadebe 87'
2003–04Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 2–2 Giovanni 72'
2004–05Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 1–0 González 90'+3'
2005–06Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 0–2 Kotsios 65' Morris 87'
2006–07Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 1–0 Víctor 90'+3'
2007–08Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 0–0 Antzas 90'+2'
2008–09Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 0–0 Sarriegi 58'
2010–11Panathinaikos – Olympiacos 2–1 A. Papadopoulos 62'
2010–11Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 2–1 Torosidis 90'+4'
2017–18Olympiacos – Panathinaikos 1–1 Ikonomou 60'

Head-to-head ranking in Super League Greece


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• Total: Olympiacos 35 times higher, Panathinaikos 24 times higher.

Men in both teams