Popularity of Greek teams

One of the hottest topics in Greek football talk is how many fans support each of the major teams. Several newspapers and magazines have conducted polls over the years. The results are consistent in putting Olympiacos first, Panathinaikos second, AEK third, PAOK fourth and Aris fifth, although the percentages vary.

Gallup #1

Published on February 3, 1998 issue of daily Ta Nea 1

Conducted by V-PRC

Team

Percentage (total)

Percentage (fans)

Olympiacos

20.3%

32.2%

Panathinaikos

16.9%

26.7%

AEK

9.6%

15.1%

PAOK

8.3%

13.1%

Aris

3.4%

5.4%

None

35.7%

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Gallup #2

Published on December 8, 2003 issue of sports daily Derby Sports (supports Panathinaikos) 2

Conducted by ALCO

Team

Percentage

Olympiacos

30.0%

Panathinaikos

29.1%

AEK

16.4%

PAOK

8.2%

Gallup #3

Published on May 23, 2004 issue of daily Eleftherotypia 3

Conducted by V-PRC

Team

Percentage

Olympiacos

23%±2.2%

Panathinaikos

17%±2.0%

AEK

9%±1.5%

PAOK

7%±1.4%

Aris

3%±0.9%

None

34%±2.5%

Gallup #4

Published on February 2005 issue of AEK Empire 4

Conducted by Metron Analysis

Team

Percentage

Olympiacos

29.3%

Panathinaikos

27.4%

AEK

13.3%

PAOK

10.6%

Aris

2.5%

None

12%

Gallup #5

Published on May 30 2006 (Reproduced by Goal News on May 31, 2006 5 and Eleftherotypia on June 03, 2006 6)

Conducted by Focus

Team

Percentage

Olympiacos

36.0%

Panathinaikos

30.2%

AEK

13.0%

PAOK

13.0%

Aris

3.7%

Gallup #6

Published on May 10 2007 on Super League Greece site 7

Conducted by Tradelink Reputation Research and Consultancy for Super League

Team

Percentage (fans)

Olympiacos

28%

Panathinaikos

26%

AEK

12%

PAOK

9%

Aris

5%