# Big Three (Greece)

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 80 out of 88 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 47 league titles (last won in 2022) and Panathinaikos has won 20 league titles (last won in 2010).
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

    As of 9 February 2025

### Olympiacos vs. Panathinaikos

| Team | Pl | W | D | L |
| Olympiacos | 155 | 55 | 58 | 42 |
| Panathinaikos | 155 | 42 | 58 | 55 |

### AEK vs. Olympiacos

| Team | Pld | W | D | L |
| AEK | 161 | 48 | 41 | 72 |
| Olympiacos | 161 | 72 | 41 | 48 |

### AEK vs. Panathinaikos

| Team | 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 | European Cup / UEFA Champions League | European Cup / UEFA Champions League | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | UEFA Cup / Europa League | UEFA Cup / Europa League | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Club | 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 | 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

* Lazaros Christodoulopoulos (Panathinaikos 2008–2013, AEK 2016–2018, Olympiacos 2018–2020)

## Managers who have managed the three clubs

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