The AEK–Olympiacos rivalry is a

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played between

AEK Athens A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens. Establishe ...

and

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...

. Both clubs are based in the

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. AEK Athens comes from

Nea Filadelfeia Nea Filadelfeia (, meaning ''New Philadelphia'') is a suburban town in the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of Nea Filadelfeia-Nea Chalkidona municipality of Central Athens regional unit, o ...

, a suburban town, while Olympiacos is based in the coastal city of

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. The matches between the two teams are renowned for their strong on-pitch rivalry, they usually have high attendances, and most of them are very entertaining and very competitive with many goals scored by both sides.

Statistics

Honours

Matches summary

Head-to-head ranking in Super League Greece

* Total: Olympiacos with 44 higher finishes, AEK Athens with 22 higher finishes.

Matches list

Super League Greece

Play-off match

Greek Cup

Greek League Cup

Greek Super Cup

Top scorers

Personnel at both clubs

Players

;From Olympiacos to AEK Athens * 1948: Napoleon Tavlas * 1977:

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* 1992:

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* 1992:

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''(via Ionikos)'' * 1993:

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**Olympiacos: 1977–1980 **AEK Athens: 1987–1988 *

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**Olympiacos: 1982 **AEK Athens: 1983, 1983–1984 *

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**AEK Athens: 1980–1981 **Olympiacos: 1989 *

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**AEK Athens: 1985–1986 **Olympiacos: 1988–1989 *

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**AEK Athens: 1988–1996, 2002–2004, 2008–2010 **Olympiacos: 1996–1999, 2004–2005 *

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**Olympiacos: 1990–1993 **AEK Athens: 1998–1999 *

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**Olympiacos: 2009 **AEK Athens: 2016

Notes

References

External links

AEK Athens F.C. Official websiteOlympiacos F.C. Official websiteAEK-Olympiacos at football.aek.com
in Greek

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