OLYMPIAKOS V PANATHINAIKOS
ON BOTH SIDES
CLASSIC ENCOUNTERS
19 3 0
Jun 1
Panathinaikos win 8-2 in
what remains the highest scoring game
between the great rivals.197 7
Oct 9
Panathinaikos win 2-1
away in a particularly spikey encounter
in which both sides finish with nine men
following four red cards.2004
May 8
In the 11th and last time
the two sides met in the Greek Cup Final,
Panathinaikos triumph 3-1.2019
Sep 21
Panathinaikos’ Yohan
Mollo scores a last-minute equaliser as
the sides draw 1-1 in the 69th stalemate.
Olympiakos now lead 81-50 in head-to-
head victories.LAKIS PETROPOULOS
l 1950-63; (coach) 1968-70, 1979,
19 81- 8 2
l (coach) 1971, 1972-75GEORGIOS
DELIKARIS
l 19 6 9 -7 8
l 1978-81NIKOS
SARGANIS
l 1980-85
l 1985-90STRATOS
APOSTOLAKIS
l 19 8 5 - 9 0
l 1990-99; (coach) 2001ANTONIOS
NIKOPOLIDIS
l 1989-2004
l 2004-11A
lso known as the “Derby
of the eternal rivals”, the
Olympiakos-Panathinaikos
showdown sees a comingtogether of the two most successful
teams in Greece.
Founded in 1908, Panathinaikos
are from the centre of Athens and
were originally considered
to represent the city’s
ruling classes. Olympiakos,
meanwhile, were formed 17
years later around the city’s
port of Piraeus and attracted
fans from the surrounding
working-class areas.
Today, both clubs enjoy
support from all social
classes and across the
whole of the country,
but there is little doubt
which team is the dominant force.
Over the past 23 seasons Olympiakos
have won the Super League 19 times,
with Panathinaikos champions just twice.
They have also won 79 major titles in
total, compared to Panathinaikos’ 44.
Panathinaikos, however, are the only
Greek side to reach a continental club
Final, finishing runners-up
in the 1971 European Cup.
While players have moved
from one side to the other, it
is a switch only the bravest
consider making as feelings
run high. When Stratos
Apostolakis left Olympiakos
for Panathinaikos in 1990,
that year’s Greek Super Cup
was cancelled due to fears
that fans who were appalled
at the move would riot.RI V
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Passionate... Andreas
Bouchalakis of
Olympiakos (in red)
and Panathinaikos’
Giannis Bouzoukis
clash last seasonWarm welcome...
Panathinaikos take to
the pitch at Olympiakos’
Karaiskakis Stadium