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Olympiacos F.C.

Football club information
Full name Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus F.C.
(ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς
NicknameΤhrylos (The Legend)
Erythrolefki (The Red-Whites)
Kokkini (The Reds)
Founded10 March 1925
StadiumKaraiskakis Stadium
Piraeus, Greece (capacity : 33334)
OwnerVagelis Marinakis
ChairmanSokratis Kokkalis
ManagerErnesto Valverde
LeagueSuper League Greece
2009-10Super League Greece, 5th (2nd in regular season)
Current season2010 � 11 Olympiacos F.C. season

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Olympiacos F.C. ( ), also known simply as Olympiacos, Olympiacos Piraeus or with its full name Olympiacos C.F.P. ( , transliterated "Olympiacos Syndesmos Filathlon Piraios"), Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus, is a Greek association football club, part of Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus, Athens.

Olympiacos is the most successful club in Greek football history, having won thirty-seven League titles, twenty-four Greek Cups and three Greek Super Cups, more titles than any other Greek team and it is one of four teams that have never been relegated from the first division; in European competitions, they have reached the quarter-finals twice, in the 1998 � 99 UEFA Champions League and the 1992 � 93 European Cup Winners' Cup. Olympiacos is also one of the founding members of the European Club Association.

The club's stadium is the newly rebuilt Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus. Olympiacos is the most popular Greek club with around two and a half million fans in Greece and was placed ninth on the list with the most paid up members in the world in 2006, having 83,000 registered members as of April 2006. They share a great and long-standing rivalry with Panathinaikos, with whom they contest in the derby of the eternal enemies.

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Super League Round-Up: Matchday 7 - GREEKSOCCER.COM Tweet this news
GREEKSOCCER.COM--Not much changed in the Greek Super League this weekend as league leaders -Olympiacos FC- continue to lead the table following a 1-0 defeat of Aris ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:19:56 GMT+00:00
Holden first to play in 200 Euroleague games! - Euroleague Tweet this news
Euroleague--Third on the list is Holden's former CSKA teammate, Theo Papaloukas, who played his 198th game on Monday, for his current team, -Olympiacos-.--- - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:40:54 GMT+00:00
Olympiacos set the pace with win in Pigadia - GREEKSOCCER.COM Tweet this news
GREEKSOCCER.COM--Title contenders -Olympiacos FC- remain in top spot in the Greek Super League after a clinical 3-0 defeat of Skoda Xanthi FC on Saturday night. ... - Date : Sun, 17 Oct 2010 04:35:37 GMT+00:00
Denmark well in the hunt, says Rommedahl - UEFA.com Tweet this news
UEFA.com--The -Olympiacos FC- winger was at the heart of much of Denmark's attacking play, although the second-half goals were scored by substitute Morten Rasmussen and ... - Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:27:57 GMT+00:00
Karagounis spot kick gives Greece the edge - UEFA.com Tweet this news
UEFA.com--Greece were forced into a change after just 15 minutes due to an injury to Sotiris Ninis, with -Olympiacos FC- teenager Giannis Fetfatzidis coming on for his ... - Date : Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:14:59 GMT+00:00
Beijing: Series preview - Motorsport.com Tweet this news
Motorsport.com--Meanwhile, Ordos pace-setters GU Racing, who enjoyed an excellent weekend thanks to Ben Hanley (-Olympiacos-) and Max Wissel (-FC- Basel), will be desperate to ... - Date : Fri, 08 Oct 2010 02:04:52 GMT+00:00
Bamber Wins Breathtaking Super Final After Perera Penalised - PaddockTalk Tweet this news
PaddockTalk--Dolby and -Olympiacos- are tied on 616 points in third and fourth with Buurman still in contention, 44 points off the lead in fifth. Earl Bamber (-FC- Porto): ... - Date : Sun, 03 Oct 2010 20:46:06 GMT+00:00
2010 Superleague Formula: Rigon Out Front As SF Heads To China - PaddockTalk Tweet this news
PaddockTalk--So disappointing was it in fact that Max Wissel (-FC- Basel) has replaced the Dutchman in third, albeit by just four points. -Olympiacos- meanwhile also remain ... - Date : Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:43:05 GMT+00:00
Barcelona's Basile to miss one month - Euroleague Tweet this news
Euroleague--He scored 6 points in the title game against -Olympiacos-. Entering the new 2010-11 season, Basile holds the record for three-point shots made last decade, ... - Date : Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:29:47 GMT+00:00
European Leagues preview - Fifa.com Tweet this news
Fifa.com--The stand-out fixture in the Swiss Super League is the derby between Gashoppers and -FC- Zurich. Double winners Basel are at home to Sion, with Lucerne ... - Date : Fri, 01 Oct 2010 11:58:02 GMT+00:00

No. Nationality Position Player Other
1GreeceGK[[Nikos Papadopoulos(footballer)
3FranceDFFrançois Modesto
4SwedenDFOlof Mellberg
5GreeceDFGeorgios Galitsios
7ArgentinaMFAriel Ibagaza
8BrazilMF[[Dudu Cearense
9SerbiaFWMarko Pantelić
11MoroccoMFJaouad Zairi
14BelgiumFWKevin Mirallas
15SpainDFRaúl Bravo
18GreeceMFIoannis Fetfatzidis
19SpainMFDavid Fuster
20GermanyDFJosé Holebas
21GreeceDFAvraam Papadopoulos
22GreeceFWKostas Mitroglou
24DenmarkMFDennis Rommedahl
29HungaryFWKrisztián Németh
30SpainMFMoisés Hurtado
33GreeceMFGiannis Papadopoulos
35GreeceDFVasilis Torosidis
42HungaryGKBalázs Megyeri
71GreeceGKAntonios Nikopolidis
77SpainMFAlbert Riera
78SpainGK[[Urko Rafael Pardo
92GreeceDFIoannis Potouridis

No. Nationality Position Player Other
GreeceDFAnastasios Papazoglou
GreeceMFAndreas Vasilogiannis
GreeceMFAristides Soiledis
GreeceMFGeorgios Katsikogiannis
GreeceMFGiorgos Niklitsiotis
GreeceDFGiorgos Valerianos
BrazilDF[[Leonardo de Jesus Geraldo
BrazilFW[[Diogo Luis Santo
BrazilFWChumbinho
EnglandFWMatt Derbyshire
GermanyMFDenis Epstein

No. Nationality Position Player Other
1GreeceGK[[Nikos Papadopoulos(footballer)
2GreeceDFYannis Apostolopoulos
4GreeceDFGiorgos Petropoulos
7FranceMF[[Guillaume_Panuel
14GreeceMFFilippos Kurtanovic
15SerbiaGKIvan Babovic
16GreeceDFKonstantinos Kritikos
16GreeceDFEvangelos Kabasis
17GreeceMFAndreas Vasilogiannis
18GreeceMFIoannis Fetfatzidis
18GreeceMFSpyros Karatzanidis
19BrazilMF[[Wanderson Costa Viana
19GreeceMFThomas Makaronas
20GreeceFWDimitrios Diamantakos
21GreeceFWKonstantinos Lavdas
22GreeceDFStavros Soulis
23GreeceFWGiorgos Niklitsiotis
32GreeceMFPanagiotis Kokavesis
34GreeceMFPanagiotis Stamogiannos
44GreeceDFKostas Rougalas
81GreeceDFGiorgos Valerianos

Absolute domination :

European performance :
Season Achievement Notes
UEFA Champions League
1974 � 75 Last 16 eliminated by Anderlecht 1 � 5 in Brussels, 3 � 0 in Athens
1982 � 83 Last 16 eliminated by Hamburg 0 � 1 in Hamburg, 0 � 4 in Athens
1983 � 84 Last 16 eliminated by Benfica 1 � 0 in Athens, 0 � 3 in Lisbon
1998 � 99 Quarter-finals eliminated by Juventus 1 � 2 in Turin, 1 � 1 in Athens
2007 � 08 Last 16 eliminated by Chelsea 0 � 0 in Athens, 0 � 3 in London
2009 � 10 Last 16 eliminated by Bordeaux 0 � 1 in Athens, 1 � 2 in Bordeaux
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
1963 � 64 Last 16 eliminated by Lyon 1 � 4 in Lyon, 2 � 1 in Athens
1965 � 66 Last 16 eliminated by West Ham United 0 � 4 in London, 2 � 2 in Athens
1968 � 69 Last 16 eliminated by Dunfermline Athletic 0 � 4 in Dunfermline, 3 � 0 in Athens
1986 � 87 Last 16 eliminated by Ajax 0 � 4 in Amsterdam, 1 � 1 in Athens
1990 � 91 Last 16 eliminated by Sampdoria 0 � 1 in Athens, 1 � 3 in Genoa
1992 � 93 Quarter-finals eliminated by Atlético Madrid 1 � 1 in Athens, 1 � 3 in Madrid
UEFA Europa League
1989 � 90 Last 16 eliminated by Auxerre 1 � 1 in Athens, 0 � 0 in Auxerre
2004 � 05 Last 16 eliminated by Newcastle United 1 � 3 in Athens, 0 � 4 in Newcastle

European performance :

European performance :
Season Match Score
UEFA Champions League
1974-75 Olympiacos - Celtic 2 � 0
1974-75 Olympiacos - Anderlecht 3 � 0
1983-84 Olympiacos - Ajax 2 � 0
1983-84 Olympiacos - Benfica 1 � 0
1997-98 Olympiacos - Porto 1 � 0
1998-99 Olympiacos - Ajax 1 � 0
2000-01 Olympiacos - Valencia  1 � 0  
2002-03 Olympiacos - Bayer Leverkusen  6 � 2  
2003-04 Olympiacos - Galatasaray 3 � 0
2004-05 Olympiacos - Liverpool  1 � 0  
2004-05 Olympiacos - Monaco  1 � 0  
2005-06 Olympiacos - Real Madrid 2 � 1
2007-08 Werder Bremen - Olympiacos 1 � 3
2007-08 Lazio - Olympiacos 1 � 2
2007-08 Olympiacos - Werder Bremen 3 � 0
2009-10 Olympiacos - Arsenal 1 � 0
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
1971-72 Dynamo Moscow - Olympiacos 1 � 2
1992-93 Monaco - Olympiacos 0 � 1
UEFA Europa League
1972-73 Cagliari - Olympiacos 0 � 1
1972-73 Olympiacos - Tottenham Hotspur  1 � 0  
1999-00 Juventus - Olympiacos 1 � 2
2008-09 Olympiacos - Benfica 5 � 1
2008-09 Olympiacos - Hertha Berlin 4 � 0

European performance :
Season Match Score
UEFA Champions League
1974-75 Olympiacos - Anderlecht 3 � 0
1997-98 Olympiacos - Slavia-Mozyr  5 � 0  
2002-03 Olympiacos - Bayer Leverkusen 6 � 2
2003-04 Olympiacos - Galatasaray 3 � 0
2007-08 Olympiacos - Werder Bremen 3 � 0
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
1968-69 Olympiacos - Dunfermline Athletic 3 � 0
1986-87 Olympiacos - Union Luxembourg 3 � 0
1986-87 Union Luxembourg - Olympiacos 0 � 3
1992-93 Chornomorets Odesa - Olympiacos 0 � 3
UEFA Europa League
1993-94 Olympiacos - Botev Plovdiv 5 � 1
2008-09 Olympiacos - Nordsjælland 5 � 0
2008-09 Olympiacos - Benfica 5 � 1
2008-09 Olympiacos - Hertha Berlin 4 � 0
2010-11 Besa Kavajë - Olympiacos 0 � 5
2010-11 Olympiacos - Besa Kavajë 6 � 1

National league records :
Outline Record
Record win 11-0 (vs Fostiras, 1973-74)
Most wins in a season 30 (1999-00)
Most goals scored in a season 102 (1973-74)
Fewest goals conceded in a season 13 (1972-73)
Longest sequence of wins 16 (8th day of 2005-06 - 23rd day of 2005-06)
Longest sequence of unbeaten matches 58 (3rd day of 1972-73 - 27th day of 1973-74)

Current squad : International players
Greece Ioannis Fetfatzidis (U19)

: Foreign players

Technical and medical staff :
Technical staff
Head coach Spain Ernesto Valverde
Assistant coach Spain Jon Aspiazu
Goalkeeping coach Greece Alekos Rantos
Physical fitness coach Greece Christos Mourikis
Fitness trainer Spain José Antonio Pozanko
Team attendant Greece Petros Rigoutsos
Chief scout Greece Andreas Niniadis
Medical staff
Head of medical department -
Head doctor Greece Dr. Nikos Tzouroudis
Doctor (cardiologist) -

Managerial history :
Seasons Name Nationality
1925-27 Yiannis Andrianopoulos GR
1927-77 * Non-Professional League System *
1977-80 Todor Veselinović Yugoslavia
1980-81 Kazimierz Górski Poland
1981-82 Helmut Senekowitsch Austria
1981-83 Alketas Panagoulias Greece
1983-84 Heinz Höher Germany
1983-84 Nikos Alefantos Greece
1984-85 Georg Keßler Germany
1986-87 Alketas Panagoulias Greece
1987 Paulos Grigoriadis Greece
1987-88 Thijs Libregts Netherlands
1988-89 Jacek Gmoch Poland
1989 Ioannis Gounaris Greece
1989-90 Imre Komora Hungary
1990-93 Oleg Blokhin Ukraine
1993 Antonis Georgiadis Greece
1993 Apostolos Filis Greece
1993-94 Ljupko Petrović FR Yugoslavia
1994-95 Thijs Libregts Netherlands
1994 Nikos Gioutsos Greece
1994-95 Nikos Alefantos Greece
1995-96 Stavros Diamantopoulos Greece
1996 Meletis Persias Greece
1996-99 Dušan Bajević FR Yugoslavia
1999-00 Alberto Bigon Italy
1999-00 Ioannis Matzourakis Greece
2000-02 Takis Lemonis Greece
2002 Giannis Kolias Greece
2002-03 Srečko Katanec Slovenia
2003-04 Oleg Protasov Ukraine
2004 Siniša Gogić Serbia and Montenegro
2004 Nikos Alefantos Greece
2004-05 Dušan Bajević Serbia and Montenegro
2005-06 Trond Sollied Norway
2006-08 Takis Lemonis Greece
2008 José Segura Spain
2008-09 Ernesto Valverde Spain
2009 Temuri Ketsbaia Georgia
2009 Bozidar Bandovic Montenegro
2009-10 Zico Brazil
2010 Bozidar Bandovic Montenegro
2010 Ewald Lienen Germany
2010- Ernesto Valverde Spain

Position Staff


Olympiacos F.C.

HistoryHistory, Seasons, Europe
StadiumKaraiskakis Stadium
RivalriesPanathinaikos rivalry, PAOK rivalry
OtherSuperleague Formula team, Karaiskakis Stadium disaster

Founding members of the ECA

Ajax, Anderlecht, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Birkirkara, Chelsea, Copenhagen, Dinamo Zagreb, Juventus, Lyon, Manchester United, Milan, Olympiacos, Porto, Rangers, Real Madrid



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