‘It’s a magical weed’: an exploration of drug-themed chants in Greek football fandom

Figures & data

Table 1. Football clubs: Criteria of selection (data from 1959–1960 to 2020–2021).

Clubs	City	Championships	Cups	1^st Division	Matches	Points	Europe
Olympiacos	Piraeus	46	20	62	1980	4151	68
Panathinaikos	Athens	20	15	62	1980	3846	58
ΑΕΚ	Athens	12	10	60	1912	3596	48
PAOK	Thessaloniki	3	8	62	1980	3377	47
ARIS	Thessaloniki	0	1	56	1792	2628	20
Panionios	Athens-South (Nea Smirni)	0	2	59	1873	2487	9
Iraklis	Thessaloniki	0	1	53	1686	2401	9
OFI	Heraklion Crete	0	1	43	1377	1674	6
AEL	Larissa	1	2	31	1057	992	6
Atromitos	Athens-West (Peristeri)	0	0	20	811	631	7
PAS Giannina	Giannina	0	0	25	711	797	1

Figure 1. Football Clubs Map. Source: Author.

Table 2. Legal and illicit substances by club.

Clubs	Alcohol	Cannabis	Heroin	Cocaine	LSD	Pills	‘Drugs’	Others	Total
Olympiacos	0	4	0	0	1	2	1	1	9
Panathinaikos	2	8	1	0	1	3	4	0	19
AEK	1	5	1	2	1	1	3	3	17
PAOK	1	8	3	1	0	0	4	2	19
Aris	6	7	0	0	0	0	8	0	21
Panionios	0	8	3	0	0	1	3	3	18
Iraklis	6	13	1	2	1	3	10	4	40
OFI	4	8	2	1	1	2	3	0	21
AEL	2	6	0	0	0	1	1	0	10
Atromitos	0	5	0	0	0	1	1	1	8
PAS	3	5	1	0	0	1	6	0	16
TOTAL	25	77	12	6	5	15	44	14	198