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The Derby of the Eternal Enemies (Greek: Ντέρμπι των αιωνίων αντιπάλων), also known among fans as the Mother of All Battles (Greek: μητέρα όλων των μαχών), is an association football derby contested between two of the most successful clubs of Greece, Olympiacos from Piraeus and Panathinaikos from the capital Athens.
The first leg was held at Olympiacos home ground in Piraeus, with approximately 20,000 Olympiacos fans crowding Karaiskakis Stadium and creating an intense atmosphere. Olympiacos took the lead with a goal by Kostas Papazoglou (1–0), which was the first goal ever scored by a Greek club and by a Greek player as well in European competitions. [14]
A popular rivalry used to be the Piraeus derby, between Olympiacos and Ethnikos Piraeus, the second most successful football club in the region, but the fixture has faded-out due to Ethnikos' constant presence in lower divisions in the last decades. It remains a derby in water polo where Olympiacos and Ethnikos compete in the top division.
Piraeus derbies: [3] Piraeus Derby: Ethnikos Piraeus vs. Olympiacos; Nikaia derby: Proodeftiki vs. Ionikos [1] Thessaloniki Derbies Derby of Thessaloniki: Aris vs. PAOK; Iraklis vs. Aris or PAOK; Apollon Kalamarias vs. Agrotikos Asteras; Athens-Thessaloniki rivalry Double-headed eagles derby: AEK Athens vs. PAOK; Olympiacos–PAOK rivalry: PAOK ...
The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1974 (4–3 on penalties, which came after a 2–2 draw at the end of the extra time against Olympiacos). The last time that had played in a final was in 1985, where they had lost to AEL by 4–1. Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final twenty five times, winning nineteen of them.
The contestants were four former EuroLeague champions, and three of the previous year's EuroLeague Final Four teams CSKA Moscow, Olympiacos, Regal FC Barcelona, plus new entry Partizan Belgrade. Barcelona won their second EuroLeague crown, beating Olympiacos 86–68, in the final.
Olympiacos was founded on March 10, 1925, in the port of Piraeus, when the members of Peiraikos Podosfairikos Omilos (Sport and Football Club of Piraeus) decided, during a historical assembly, to dissolve the two clubs in order to establish a unified new one, with an emblem depicting the profile of an Ancient Olympic Games winner.
The Piraeus derby, is a traditional association football and water polo rivalry between Ethnikos Piraeus and Olympiacos, the 2 teams representing the city of Piraeus, Greece. Ethnikos was founded on November 21, 1923, while Olympiacos was founded on March 10, 1925.