 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Atene ndiyo musha wemakirabhu matatu eEuropean akawanda emitambo: Panathinaikos, yakabva kuAtene guta repakati, Olympiacos, yakabva kumucheto kwePiraeus uye AEK Athens, yakabva kumucheto kweNea Filadelfeia. Mumutambo wenhabvu, Panathinaikos yakasvika mufainari yeEuropean Cup ya1971, Olympiacos yakatonga makwikwi epamba, nepo AEK Athens iri imwe nhengo yevatatu vakuru. Aya makirabhu anewo zvikwata zvebhasikiti; Panathinaikos neOlympiacos ndevamwe vepamusoro simba muEuropean basketball, vakakunda Euroleague kasere uye katatu, nepo AEK Athens yaive timu yekutanga yechiGiriki kuhwina mukombe weEuropean mune chero mutambo wechikwata. 