Piraeus derby
| Location | Piraeus, Greece |
|---|---|
| Teams | Ethnikos Piraeus Olympiacos F.C. |
| First meeting | Piraeus Regional Championship - May 17, 1925 Olympiacos 4–2 Ethnikos, Leoforos Alexandras Stadium |
| Latest meeting | A' Ethniki - May 12, 1999 Ethnikos 0–3 Olympiacos, Karaiskakis Stadium |
| Statistics | |
| Most wins | Olympiacos F.C. |
| Largest victory | For Olympiacos
Olympiacos 5–0 Ethnikos (seasons 1965–66 and 1967–68) For Ethnikos Ethnikos 4–2 Olympiacos (seasons 1928–29 and 1938–39) |
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. The two teams are one of the most successful multi sports clubs in Greece in terms of honours, with Olympiacos being the team with the most titles in the five biggest team sports (football, basketball, water polo, volleyball and handball), while Ethnikos being fifth.
Olympiacos has never been relegated in football and water polo while Ethnikos has four relegations from the first division of Greek football (1990, 1992, 1996, 1999) and 2 relegations in water polo (2009, 2012).
Once a major derby for the power of the Piraeus city, especially pre WWII, but since Olympiacos' dominance in the 90's and afterwards along with the steady decline of Ethnikos, has led to the derby losing importance over the last 25 years in football, however the rivalry still exists in water polo.
Olympiacos traditionally represented the mass and lower classes of the city of Piraeus and its suburbs while Ethnikos, in contrary, represented the upper class of the city of Piraeus and not much of its suburbs.