Big Three (Greece)

The Big Three (Greek: Οι μεγάλοι τρεις, hoi megaloi treis) is the nickname of the three most successful sports clubs in Greece. The football teams of AEK Athens F.C., Olympiacos F.C. and Panathinaikos F.C. have a great rivalry, and are usually the main contenders for the title. Combined they share a total of 77 out of 84 Greek Football Championships ever played and generally they usually end up sharing the top three positions.

Location of the three clubs in Attica
For the other groups of entities known as "Big Three" or "The Big Three", see Big Three (disambiguation).
Olympiacos fans provide their support with extreme passion at home, as well as away matches. Here, at the Karaiskakis Stadium against Chelsea for the knockout stage of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League.

Apart from the big three, PAOK has finished most times in the three first places in the league and has won the title three times, being the fourth most successful club in Greece. PAOK's recent success have caused the media and the public to start using the term Big Four, with the addition of PAOK in the Big Three.[1][2]

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Aris Thessaloniki and AEL Larissa have also won Greek championships.

See also

References
  1. https://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/SuperLeague/ta-nea-roster-kai-oi-anagkes-toy-big-4.5264525.html
  2. http://www.novasports.gr/podosfairo/ellada/super-league/article/421481/oi-big-4-tremoun-atromito/
  3. "The challengers to Greece's big three". ESPN. 26 January 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. "Big three seek second wins". Neos Kosmos. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  5. "Soccer Cities: Athens". WorldSoccer.com. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  6. "A history of the Greek Superleague". ELF Soccer. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
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