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{{short description|Greek association football club}} |
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{{Infobox football club |
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| fullname = Ὀλυμπιακὸς Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιῶς |
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| nickname = ''Thrýlos'' (Legend)<br />''Erythróleykoi'' (Red-Whites)<br /> |
| nickname = ''Thrýlos'' (Legend)<br />''Erythróleykoi'' (Red-Whites)<br /> |
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| ground = [[Karaiskákis Stadium]] |
| ground = [[Karaiskákis Stadium]] |
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| founded = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|1925|03|10}} |
| founded = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|1925|03|10}} |
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| owner = [[Evangelos Marinakis]] |
| owner = [[Evangelos Marinakis]] |
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| position = Super League Greece, 3rd of 14 |
| position = Super League Greece, 3rd of 14 |
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| website = http://www.olympiacos.org/ |
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| current = 2024–25 |
| current = 2024–25 Olymbiakòs F.C. season |
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'''Olymbiakòs Football Club''' ({{lang-el|ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός Σ.Φ.Π.}} {{IPA-el|olibiaˈkos|}}), known simply as '''Olymbiakòs''' or '''Olymbiakòs Piraeus''', is a Greek professional [[Association football|football]] club based in [[Piraeus]]. Part of the major [[Sports club|multi-sport club]] [[Olymbiakòs CFP]] (''Olympiakós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós'', "Olympic Association of Piraeus Sportsmen"), their name was inspired from the [[ancient Olympic Games]] and along with the club's emblem, the laurel-crowned Olympic athlete, symbolize the [[Olympism|Olympic ideals]] of [[ancient Greece]].<ref name="Olympiacos.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.olympiacos.org/en/history|title=Olymbiakòs FC History|publisher=olympiacos.org|access-date=30 April 2013|archive-date=15 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615174911/http://www.olympiacos.org/en/history|url-status=live}}</ref> Their home ground is the [[Karaiskakis Stadium]], a 33,334-capacity stadium in Piraeus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.olympiacos.org/en/stadium-new-karaiskaki |title=The new Karaiskakis Stadium |publisher=olympiacos.org |access-date=25 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823072259/http://www.olympiacos.org/en/stadium-new-karaiskaki |archive-date=23 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Founded on 10 March 1925, |
Founded on 10 March 1925, Olymbiakòs is the [[List of football clubs in Greece by major honours won|most successful]] club in [[Football in Greece|Greek football history]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/news/y=2011/m=10/news=olympiacos-true-greek-legend-1523318.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111142024/http://www.fifa.com/news/y=2011/m=10/news=olympiacos-true-greek-legend-1523318.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 January 2016 |title=Olymbiakòs, a true Greek legend |publisher=fifa.com |date=7 October 2011 |access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref> having won 47 [[Super League Greece|League titles]], 28 [[Greek Football Cup|Cups]] (18 doubles), 4 [[Greek Super Cup|Super Cups]], all records<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympiacos.org/en/page/4516/trophies |title=Trophies |publisher=olympiacos.org |access-date=5 May 2013 |archive-date=14 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014043534/http://www.olympiacos.org/en/page/4516/trophies |url-status=live }}</ref> and 2 International titles, the [[UEFA Europa Conference League]] in [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League|2023–24]] , and the [[Balkans Cup]] in [[1961–63 Balkans Cup|1963]].<ref name="Balkan Cup">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/balkan-club.html |title=Balkan Cup |access-date=22 November 2018 |archive-date=5 September 2015 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905145207/http://rsssf.com/tablesb/balkan-club.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Τotalling 81 titles (79 National and 2 International titles), Olymbiakòs is 9th in the world in total titles won by a football club.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Olymbiakòs/oi-omades-me-toys-perissoteroys-titloys-ston-kosmo-9os-o-Olymbiakòs.5191613.html| script-title=el:Οι ομάδες με τους περισσότερους τίτλους στον κόσμο, 9ος ο Ολυμπιακός| publisher=sport24.gr| language=el| date=10 May 2018| access-date=22 November 2018| archive-date=30 September 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930231813/https://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Olymbiakòs/oi-omades-me-toys-perissoteroys-titloys-ston-kosmo-9os-o-Olymbiakòs.5191613.html| url-status=live}}</ref> The club's dominating success can be further evidenced by the fact that all other Greek clubs have won a combined total of 41 League titles, while Olymbiakòs also holds the record for the most consecutive Greek League titles won, with seven in a row in two occasions ([[1996–97 Alpha Ethniki|1997]]–[[2002–03 Alpha Ethniki|2003]] and [[2010–11 Super League Greece|2011]]–[[2016–17 Super League Greece|2017]]), breaking their own previous record of six consecutive wins in the 1950s ([[1953–54 Panhellenic Championship|1954]]–[[1958–59 Panhellenic Championship|1959]]), when Olymbiakòs was unequivocally nicknamed Thrylos. ({{lang-el|Θρύλος}}, "The Legend"). Having won the [[2014–15 Super League Greece|2014–15 League title]], Olymbiakòs became the only football club in the world to have won a series of five or more consecutive championships for five times in their history.<ref name="WorldRecord">{{cite web |url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Olymbiakòs/mplater-gia-olympiako-ti-epiteygma.3438914.html |script-title=el:Μπλάτερ για Ολυμπιακό: ''Τι σταυραετος!'' |publisher=sport24.gr |language=el |date=28 April 2015 |access-date=29 April 2015 |archive-date=29 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429221823/http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Olymbiakòs/mplater-gia-olympiako-ti-epiteygma.3438914.html |url-status=live }}</ref> They are also the only Greek club to have won six consecutive [[Greek Football Cup|national Cups]] ([[1956–57 Greek Cup|1957]]–[[1962–63 Greek Cup|1963]]) as well as six [[Super League Greece|League titles]] undefeated ([[1936–37 Panhellenic Championship|1937]], [[1937–38 Panhellenic Championship|1938]], [[1947–48 Panhellenic Championship|1948]], [[1950–51 Panhellenic Championship|1951]], [[1953–54 Panhellenic Championship|1954]], [[1954–55 Panhellenic Championship|1955]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/unbeaten.html |title=Unbeaten |access-date=20 September 2015 |archive-date=16 December 2015 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151216212124/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/unbeaten.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Olymbiakòs are one of only three clubs to have [[List of unrelegated association football clubs|never been relegated]] from the top flight of Greek football, and by winning the [[2012–13 Super League Greece|2012–13 title]], their 40th in total, they added a [[Star (football badge)|fourth star]] above their crest, each one representing 10 League titles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympiacos.org/en/article/25932/new-legendary-shirt |title=This is the new legendary shirt! |publisher=olympiacos.org |date=7 August 2013 |access-date=8 August 2013 |archive-date=11 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811011428/http://www.olympiacos.org/en/article/25932/new-legendary-shirt |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Internationally, |
Internationally, Olymbiakòs is the only Greek football club in history to have won a [[UEFA club competitions|major European trophy]], winning the [[UEFA Europa Conference League]] in [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League|2023–24]]. With their [[2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final|2024 triumph]], they became the first club outside the biggest four European leagues ([[Premier League]], [[Serie A]], [[La Liga]] and [[Bundesliga]]) to win a [[UEFA competitions|UEFA competition]] since 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.in.gr/2024/05/30/sports/football/proti-omada-ektos-big-4-pou-katakta-eyropaiko-tropaio-meta-to-2011-o-Olymbiakòs/|title=Ο Ολυμπιακός είναι η πρώτη ομάδα εκτός Big 4 που κατακτά ευρωπαϊκό τρόπαιο μετά το 2011|publisher=in.gr|language=gr|access-date=31 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://monobala.gr/olybiakos-espase-tin-kyriarchia-tou-evropaikou-big-4-epeita-apo-13-chronia/|title=Ολυμπιακός: Έσπασε την κυριαρχία του ευρωπαϊκού BIG 4 έπειτα από 13 χρόνια|publisher=monobala.gr|language=gr|access-date=31 May 2024}}</ref> They are also the highest ranked Greek club in the [[UEFA coefficient|UEFA rankings]], occupying the 36th place in the ten-year ranking,<ref name="UEFA Rankings10">{{cite web |url=https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method5/trank10-2024.html |title=UEFA 10-year Club Ranking 2024 |publisher=kassiesa.net |access-date=30 May 2024 }}</ref> and the 43rd in the five-year ranking as of 2024.<ref name="UEFA Rankings5">{{cite web |url=https://kassiesa.net/uefa/data/method5/trank2024.html |title=Club coefficients |publisher=[[UEFA]]}}</ref> They are one of the founding members of the [[European Club Association]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=648738.html |title=New era in European game |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=22 January 2008 |access-date=29 May 2013 |archive-date=29 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229194117/http://www.uefa.com/news/newsid=648738.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Olymbiakòs is the most popular football club in Greece,<ref name="UEFA">{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.org/MultimediaFiles/Download/Tech/uefaorg/General/02/09/18/26/2091826_DOWNLOAD.pdf#page=41 |title=Concentration of people supporting the most popular club |access-date=20 April 2014 |date=17 April 2014 |work=Club licensing benchmarking report - Financial year 2012 |publisher=[[UEFA]] |format=PDF |archive-date=13 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913140003/http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/Tech/uefaorg/General/02/09/18/26/2091826_DOWNLOAD.pdf#page=41 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=sport24.gr>{{cite web |url=https://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/article344370.ece |script-title=el:Περισσότερους οπαδούς ο Ολυμπιακός |publisher=sport24.gr |language=el |date=30 June 2009 |access-date=22 November 2018 |archive-date=22 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122173547/https://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/article344370.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goalday.gr/article.asp?catid=10559&subid=2&pubid=338686 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510051454/http://www.goalday.gr/article.asp?catid=10559&subid=2&pubid=338686 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 May 2009 |title=H πιο πρόσφατη... "απογραφή"! |publisher=goalday.gr |language=el |date=31 May 2006 |access-date=4 February 2009}}</ref> and gathering strong support from [[Greek diaspora|Greek communities]] all over the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://usa.greekreporter.com/2011/06/04/red-and-white-moments-in-new-york/ |title="Red and White" Olymbiakòs Moments in New York |date=4 June 2011 |access-date=22 November 2018 |publisher=greekreporter.com |archive-date=6 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006075229/https://usa.greekreporter.com/2011/06/04/red-and-white-moments-in-new-york/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.redplanet.gr/sports/h-omogeneia-den-ksexna-ton-erasitexnh.2355362.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192335/http://www.redplanet.gr/sports/h-omogeneia-den-ksexna-ton-erasitexnh.2355362.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 October 2013 |script-title=el:Η ομογένεια δεν ξεχνά τον Ερασιτέχνη! |publisher=redplanet.gr |language=el |date=1 August 2013 |access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref> With 83,000 registered members as of April 2006, the club was placed 9th in the 2006 list of football clubs with the most paying members in the world; that figure increased to 98,000 in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympiacos.org/en/page/1964/history |title=History |access-date=21 November 2014 |website=olympiacos.org |publisher=Olymbiakòs F.C. |archive-date=8 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008211550/http://www.olympiacos.org/en/page/1964/history |url-status=live }}</ref> Olymbiakòs share a long-standing rivalry with [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]], with whom they contest in the "[[derby of the eternal enemies]]", the most classic football derby in Greece and one of the most well known around the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/slideshow/5106/1/title/top-10-club-rivalries |title=10. Olymbiakòs v Panathinaikos |date=20 September 2013 |access-date=22 November 2018 |publisher=goal.com |archive-date=12 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112021314/https://www.goal.com/en-sg/slideshow/5106/1/title/top-10-club-rivalries |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/05/26/the-25-biggest-club-rivalries-in-world-football---where-does-rea/Olymbiakòs-v-panathinaikos/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/05/26/the-25-biggest-club-rivalries-in-world-football---where-does-rea/Olymbiakòs-v-panathinaikos/ |archive-date=11 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=The 25 biggest club rivalries in world football - where does Real Madrid vs Atletico rank? |date=26 May 2016 |access-date=22 November 2018 |publisher=telegraph.co.uk}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://cdn.thestatszone.com/images/4.-BIGGEST-FOOTBALL-DERBIES-Combined-Domestic-Trophy-Haul.png |title=Biggest football derbies - Combined domestic trophy haul |access-date=22 November 2018 |publisher=thestatszone.com |archive-date=21 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121072629/https://cdn.thestatszone.com/images/4.-BIGGEST-FOOTBALL-DERBIES-Combined-Domestic-Trophy-Haul.png |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://outsideoftheboot.com/2017/04/27/rivals-Olymbiakòs-vs-panathinaikos-derby-of-the-eternal-enemies |title=Rivals: Olymbiakòs vs Panathinaikos {{!}} Derby of the Eternal Enemies |date=27 April 2017 |access-date=22 November 2018 |publisher=outsideoftheboot.com |archive-date=30 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130044711/http://outsideoftheboot.com/2017/04/27/rivals-Olymbiakòs-vs-panathinaikos-derby-of-the-eternal-enemies/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/flares-fighting-and-fear-why-Olymbiakòs-vs-panathinaikos-europes-maddest-derby |title= Flares, fighting and fear: Why Olymbiakòs vs Panathinaikos is Europe's maddest derby |date= 5 March 2014 |access-date= 22 November 2018 |publisher= fourfourtwo.com |archive-date= 12 November 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181112021439/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/flares-fighting-and-fear-why-Olymbiakòs-vs-panathinaikos-europes-maddest-derby |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/10/22/first11.derbies/index.html |title=Football First 11: Do or die derbies |date=22 October 2008 |access-date=22 November 2018 |publisher=cnn.com |archive-date=17 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017011443/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/10/22/first11.derbies/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/29383811 |title= Olymbiakòs-Panathinaikos: Europe's maddest derby? |author= Neil Johnston |date= 22 October 2014 |access-date= 22 November 2018 |publisher= bbc.com |archive-date= 22 November 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181122215328/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/29383811 |url-status= live }}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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=== Early years (1925–1931) === |
=== Early years (1925–1931) === |
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[[File:Olymbiakòs cfp founders.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The founders of Olymbiakòs (1925)]] |
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[[File:Andrianopouloi.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The legendary Andrianopoulos brothers: (from left) [[Yiannis Andrianopoulos|Yiannis]], [[:el:Ντίνος Ανδριανόπουλος|Dinos]], [[:el:Γιώργος Ανδριανόπουλος|Giorgos]], [[Vassilis Andrianopoulos|Vassilis]] and [[Leonidas Andrianopoulos]]]] |
[[File:Andrianopouloi.jpg|thumb|right|240px|The legendary Andrianopoulos brothers: (from left) [[Yiannis Andrianopoulos|Yiannis]], [[:el:Ντίνος Ανδριανόπουλος|Dinos]], [[:el:Γιώργος Ανδριανόπουλος|Giorgos]], [[Vassilis Andrianopoulos|Vassilis]] and [[Leonidas Andrianopoulos]]]] |
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[[File:Notis Kamperos (cropped).JPG|thumb|left|120px|[[:el:Νότης Καμπέρος|Notis Kamperos]] inspired the name and the emblem of the club]] |
[[File:Notis Kamperos (cropped).JPG|thumb|left|120px|[[:el:Νότης Καμπέρος|Notis Kamperos]] inspired the name and the emblem of the club]] |
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Olymbiakòs was founded on 10 March 1925, in the [[port of Piraeus| city]] of [[Piraeus]]. The club's initial aim, as stated in the statutes, was the systematic cultivation and development of its athletes' possibilities for participation in athletic competitions, the spreading of the [[Ancient Olympic Games|Olympic]] athletic ideal and the promotion of sportsmanship and fanship among the youth according to egalitarian principles, by stressing a healthy, ethical and social basis as its foundation. Members of "Piraikos Podosfairikos Omilos FC" (Sport and Football Club of Piraeus) and "Piraeus Fans Club FC" decided, during a historical assembly,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympiacos.org/history|script-title=el:Η Ιστορία του Ολυμπιακού|language=el|publisher=olympiacos.org|access-date=30 September 2012|archive-date=5 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005063903/http://www.olympiacos.org/history|url-status=live}}</ref> to dissolve the two clubs in order to establish a new unified one, which would bring this new vision and dynamic to the community. [[:el:Νότης Καμπέρος|Notis Kamperos]], a senior officer of the [[Hellenic Navy]], proposed the name ''Olymbiakòs'' and the profile of a laurel-crowned [[Ancient Olympic Games|Olympic]] winner as the emblem of the new club. [[:el:Μιχάλης Μανούσκος|Michalis Manouskos]], a prominent Piraeus industrialist, expanded the name to its complete and current status, ''Olymbiakòs Syndesmos Filáthlon Pireós''. Besides Kamperos and Manouskos, among the most notable founding members were Stavros Maragoudakis, the post office director; Nikos Andronikos, a merchant; Dimitrios Sklias, a [[Hellenic Army]] officer; Nikolaos Zacharias, an attorney; Athanasios Mermigas, a notary public; [[:el:Κώστας Κλειδουχάκης|Kostas Klidouchakis]], who became the first [[goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] in the club's history; Ioannis Kekkes, a stockbroker; and above all, the Andrianopoulos family. Andrianopoulos, a family of well-established Piraeus merchants, played a pivotal role in the founding of Olymbiakòs. The five brothers, [[Yiannis Andrianopoulos|Yiannis]], [[:el:Ντίνος Ανδριανόπουλος|Dinos]], [[:el:Γιώργος Ανδριανόπουλος|Giorgos]], [[Vassilis Andrianopoulos|Vassilis]] and [[Leonidas Andrianopoulos]] raised the reputation of the club and brought it to its current glory.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> Yiannis, Dinos, Giorgos and Vassilis were the first to play, while Leonidas, the youngest of the five, made his debut later on and played for the club for eight years (1927–1935). The club's offensive line, made up of the five brothers, became legendary, rising to a mythical status and soon Olymbiakòs gained enormous popularity and became the most successful and well-supported club in Greece. Back then, their fan base consisted mainly of the working class, with the team's home ground at [[Neo Phaliron Velodrome]], before moving to its current [[Karaiskakis Stadium]]. They became [[Piraeus Football Clubs Association|Piraeus Champions]] in 1925 and 1926.<ref name="Peiraias Regional Championship">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grkchamp.html|access-date=12 March 2009|title=Peiraias Regional Championship|archive-date=8 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708085606/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grkchamp.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In 1926, the [[Hellenic Football Federation]] was founded and organized the [[Panhellenic Championship]] in the [[1927–28 Panhellenic Championship|1927–1928 season]]. This was the first national championship, where the regional champions from [[Athens Football Clubs Association|EPSA league]] ([[Athens]]), [[Piraeus Football Clubs Association|EPSP league]] (Piraeus) and [[Macedonia Football Clubs Association|EPSM league]] ([[Thessaloniki]]) competed for the national title during play-offs, with [[Aris Thessaloniki F.C.|Aris]] becoming the first champion. The Panhellenic Championship was organized in this manner up until 1958–59. However, in the second season (1928–29) a dispute arose between |
In 1926, the [[Hellenic Football Federation]] was founded and organized the [[Panhellenic Championship]] in the [[1927–28 Panhellenic Championship|1927–1928 season]]. This was the first national championship, where the regional champions from [[Athens Football Clubs Association|EPSA league]] ([[Athens]]), [[Piraeus Football Clubs Association|EPSP league]] (Piraeus) and [[Macedonia Football Clubs Association|EPSM league]] ([[Thessaloniki]]) competed for the national title during play-offs, with [[Aris Thessaloniki F.C.|Aris]] becoming the first champion. The Panhellenic Championship was organized in this manner up until 1958–59. However, in the second season (1928–29) a dispute arose between Olymbiakòs and the Hellenic Football Federation and as a result, the club did not participate in the championship, with [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] and [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]] deciding to follow Olymbiakòs. During the course of that season, the three of them played friendly games with each other and formed a group called [[P.O.K.]] |
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[[File:Olymbiakòs cfp c. 1927-1929.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Olymbiakòs line-up in 1928]] |
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Meanwhile, the club continued to dominate the Piraeus Championship, winning the 1926–27, 1928–29, 1929–30 and 1930–31 titles and started establishing themselves as the leading force in Greek football; they set a record by remaining undefeated against all Greek teams for three consecutive seasons (14 March 1926 to 3 March 1929), counting 30 wins and 6 draws in 36 games. Those results ignited an enthusiastic reception from the Greek press, who called |
Meanwhile, the club continued to dominate the Piraeus Championship, winning the 1926–27, 1928–29, 1929–30 and 1930–31 titles and started establishing themselves as the leading force in Greek football; they set a record by remaining undefeated against all Greek teams for three consecutive seasons (14 March 1926 to 3 March 1929), counting 30 wins and 6 draws in 36 games. Those results ignited an enthusiastic reception from the Greek press, who called Olymbiakòs ''Thrylos'' ("Legend") for the first time in history.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sdna.gr/gr/afieromata/article/21534/90-hronia-osfp-i-gennisi-to-onoma-i-fanela/|title=90 years Olymbiakòs|publisher=sdna.gr|access-date=22 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722181211/http://www.sdna.gr/gr/afieromata/article/21534/90-hronia-osfp-i-gennisi-to-onoma-i-fanela/|archive-date=22 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[1930–31 Panhellenic Championship|fourth Panhellenic Championship]] took place in 1930–31 and found Olymbiakòs winning the Greece national league title for the first time ever, which was a milestone that marked the beginning of a very successful era in Olymbiakòs history. Olymbiakòs put in a great performance during the competition and won the title very convincingly with 11 wins, 2 draws and only one game lost. They managed to score 7 wins in 7 matches at home, beating Panathinaikos, AEK Athens, Aris, [[Iraklis 1908 Thessaloniki F.C.|Iraklis]] and [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] with the same score: 3–1. The sole exception was the match against [[Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.|Ethnikos]], where Olymbiakòs netted 4 goals and won with 4–1. Besides the Andrianopoulos brothers and Kostas Klidouchakis, other notable players of the first era in the club's history (1925–1931) were [[Achilleas Grammatikopoulos]], [[:el:Μιχάλης Λεκκός|Lalis Lekkos]], [[:el:Φίλιππος Κουράντης|Philippos Kourantis]], Nikos Panopoulos, Charalambos Pezonis and Kostas Terezakis. |
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=== Domination in Greece and World War II (1931–1946) === |
=== Domination in Greece and World War II (1931–1946) === |
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[[File:Raggos, Vazos, Symeonidis (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|180px|Olymbiakòs fearsome trio of attackers during the 1930s (from left): [[:el:Χριστόφορος Ράγγος|Christoforos Raggos]], [[Giannis Vazos]], [[:el:Θεολόγος Συμεωνίδης|Theologos Symeonidis]]]] |
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The rise of the new decade marked a substantial rise in Panhellenic Championship's popularity throughout Greece. In October 1931, Giorgos and [[Yiannis Andrianopoulos]], emblematic players and founding members of |
The rise of the new decade marked a substantial rise in Panhellenic Championship's popularity throughout Greece. In October 1931, Giorgos and [[Yiannis Andrianopoulos]], emblematic players and founding members of Olymbiakòs, retired from active football. However, new heroes emerged, such as [[Giannis Vazos]], [[:el:Χριστόφορος Ράγγος|Christoforos Raggos]], [[:el:Θεολόγος Συμεωνίδης|Theologos Symeonidis]], [[:el:Μιχάλης Αναματερός|Michalis Anamateros]], [[:el:Σπύρος Δεπούντης|Spyros Depountis]], [[:el:Άρης Χρυσαφόπουλος|Aris Chrysafopoulos]], Nikos Grigoratos, Panagis Korsianos as well as the iconic brothers [[:el:Γιάννης Χέλμης|Giannis]] and [[:el:Βαγγέλης Χέλμης|Vangelis Chelmis]] and the club won five Championships in nine seasons ([[Super League Greece#Champions|1932–33, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38]]) and by 1940, Olymbiakòs had already won six Championships in the eleven first seasons of the Panhellenic Championship.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> Especially Giannis Vazos, Christoforos Raggos and Theologos Symeonidis composed a formidable trio of attacking players, scoring numerous goals and became nothing short of legendary. [[Giannis Vazos]] played for 18 years for Olymbiakòs (1931–1949), and managed to score 450 goals in 364 games (179 goals in 156 official games) for the club, being the club's second all-time scorer, winning also the [[List of top goalscorers in Super League Greece by season|Greek Championship top scorer award]] four times (1933, 1936, 1937 and 1947). |
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In addition, the club managed to win the [[1936–37 Panhellenic Championship|1936–37]] and [[1937–38 Panhellenic Championship|1937–38]] Championship titles undefeated. Ιn Greek Cup, the team did not manage to win the competition in its first four editions, despite some outstanding wins such as the record-setting 1–6 away victory against Panathinaikos in [[Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium|Leoforos Stadium]] in 1932 ([[Vassilis Andrianopoulos|V. Andrianopoulos]] 16', 68', 88', [[:el:Χριστόφορος Ράγγος|Raggos]] 24', [[:Giannis Vazos|Vazos]] 69', 70'), which is the biggest away victory in this [[Derby of the eternal enemies|derby's history]].<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redsagainsthemachine.gr/articles/131113/pao- |
In addition, the club managed to win the [[1936–37 Panhellenic Championship|1936–37]] and [[1937–38 Panhellenic Championship|1937–38]] Championship titles undefeated. Ιn Greek Cup, the team did not manage to win the competition in its first four editions, despite some outstanding wins such as the record-setting 1–6 away victory against Panathinaikos in [[Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium|Leoforos Stadium]] in 1932 ([[Vassilis Andrianopoulos|V. Andrianopoulos]] 16', 68', 88', [[:el:Χριστόφορος Ράγγος|Raggos]] 24', [[:Giannis Vazos|Vazos]] 69', 70'), which is the biggest away victory in this [[Derby of the eternal enemies|derby's history]].<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redsagainsthemachine.gr/articles/131113/pao-Olymbiakòs-1-6-1932|access-date=20 March 2014|title=Panathinaikos–Olymbiakòs 1–6|language=el|archive-date=8 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608095527/http://www.redsagainsthemachine.gr/articles/131113/pao-Olymbiakòs-1-6-1932|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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On 28 October 1940, [[Italy under fascism|Fascist Italy]] invaded Greece, and several |
On 28 October 1940, [[Italy under fascism|Fascist Italy]] invaded Greece, and several Olymbiakòs players joined the Hellenic Army to fight against the [[Axis powers|Axis invaders]].<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> Chistoforos Raggos was heavily injured in his left leg in January 1941, and wasn't able to play football again. Leonidas Andrianopoulos suffered severe [[frostbite]] in the Albanian front and almost died, while Nikos Grigoratos was injured in the leg during the [[Capture of Klisura Pass|Battle of Klisura]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theopeppasblog.pblogs.gr/2011/09/oi-podosfairistes-sto-metwpo-ths-albanias.html|title=Οι ποδοσφαιριστές στο μέτωπο της Αλβανίας (Greek footballers in the front)|language=el|access-date=15 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803183941/http://theopeppasblog.pblogs.gr/2011/09/oi-podosfairistes-sto-metwpo-ths-albanias.html|archive-date=3 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Furthermore, after the subsequent [[Axis occupation of Greece|German occupation of Greece]], Olymbiakòs players joined the [[Greek Resistance]] and fought fiercely against the [[Nazi Germany|Nazis]].<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> Olymbiakòs player [[:el:Νίκος Γόδας|Nikos Godas]], an emblematic figure for the club, was [[Captain (armed forces)|captain]] of the [[Greek People's Liberation Army|Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS)]] and fought against the Germans in many fronts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redplanet.gr/podosfairo/o-thrylikos-hrwas-nikos-godas.2016695.html|title=Ο Θρυλικός ήρωας, Νίκος Γόδας (The legendary hero, Nikos Godas)|publisher=redplanet.gr|language=el|access-date=20 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216072837/http://www.redplanet.gr/podosfairo/o-thrylikos-hrwas-nikos-godas.2016695.html|archive-date=16 December 2014}}</ref> He was executed wearing Olymbiakòs shirt and shorts, as was his last wish: "Shoot me and kill me with my Olymbiakòs shirt on, and do not blindfold me, I want to see the colours of my team before the final shot."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pefonl.org/p/nikos-godas-to-execution-with-red-shirt.html|title=The Nikos Godas story|access-date=15 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825042422/http://www.pefonl.org/p/nikos-godas-to-execution-with-red-shirt.html|archive-date=25 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onalert.gr/stories/godas-olumpiakos-ektelesi-eam|script-title=el:''Εκτελέστε με, με τη φανέλα του Ολυμπιακού'' Βίντεο με τη συγκλονιστική ιστορία του Νίκου Γόδα|publisher=onalert.gr|language=el|date=19 November 2012|access-date=10 May 2015|archive-date=26 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026155805/http://www.onalert.gr/stories/godas-olumpiakos-ektelesi-eam|url-status=live}}</ref> Michalis Anamateros was also an active member of the Greek Resistance and was killed in 1944. Olymbiakòs paid a heavy price during the destructive war, the Axis occupation and the ensuing [[Greek Civil War]] and the club's progress was put on temporary hold.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> |
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=== The Legend (1946–1959) === |
=== The Legend (1946–1959) === |
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[[File:Andreas Mouratis.jpg|thumb|right|160px|[[Andreas Mouratis]] captained |
[[File:Andreas Mouratis.jpg|thumb|right|160px|[[Andreas Mouratis]] captained Olymbiakòs and played in 295 games for the club (1945–1955)]] |
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[[File:Μουράτης, Κοτρίδης, Ρωσίδης.PNG|thumb|left|200px|[[Andreas Mouratis]], [[Babis Kotridis]], [[Ilias Rossidis]], key players of the |
[[File:Μουράτης, Κοτρίδης, Ρωσίδης.PNG|thumb|left|200px|[[Andreas Mouratis]], [[Babis Kotridis]], [[Ilias Rossidis]], key players of the Olymbiakòs team of the 1950s]] |
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After the war, |
After the war, Olymbiakòs saw many of its key-players of the pre-war era retire, with many significant changes being made in the team's roster. Olymbiakòs captain and prolific scorer [[Giannis Vazos]] remained in the club, along with Giannis Chelmis. New important players joined the club, such as [[Andreas Mouratis]], [[Alekos Chatzistavridis]], [[:el:Στέλιος Κουρκουκλάτος|Stelios Kourouklatos]] and [[:el:Διονύσης Μινάρδος|Dionysis Minardos]]. As soon as regular fixtures recommenced, the Piraeus club returned to their dominant position in Greek football. From 1946 to 1959, Olymbiakòs won 9 out of the 11 Greek Championships ([[1946–47 Panhellenic Championship|1947]], [[1947–48 Panhellenic Championship|1948]], [[1950–51 Panhellenic Championship|1951]], [[1953–54 Panhellenic Championship|1954]], [[1954–55 Panhellenic Championship|1955]], [[1955–56 Panhellenic Championship|1956]], [[1956–57 Panhellenic Championship|1957]], [[1957–58 Panhellenic Championship|1958]], [[1958–59 Panhellenic Championship|1959]]), bringing home 15 Championship titles in a total of 23 completed seasons of the Greek League. The six-straight Greek Championships won by Olymbiakòs from 1954 to 1959 was an unmatched achievement in [[Football in Greece|Greek football history]], an all-time record which stood for 44 years, up until Olymbiakòs managed to win seven-straight Greek Championships from 1997 to 2003.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> |
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Furthermore, during the same period (1946–1959), the club won 8 Greek Cups out of 13 editions ([[Greek Cup 1946-47|1947]], [[Greek Cup 1950-51|1951]], [[Greek Cup 1951-52|1952]], [[Greek Cup 1952-53|1953]], [[Greek Cup 1953-54|1954]], [[Greek Cup 1956-57|1957]], [[Greek Cup 1957-58|1958]], [[Greek Cup 1958-59|1959]]), thus completing 6 [[Double (association football)|Doubles]] (1947, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959), three of which being consecutive (1957–1959).<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> The legendary |
Furthermore, during the same period (1946–1959), the club won 8 Greek Cups out of 13 editions ([[Greek Cup 1946-47|1947]], [[Greek Cup 1950-51|1951]], [[Greek Cup 1951-52|1952]], [[Greek Cup 1952-53|1953]], [[Greek Cup 1953-54|1954]], [[Greek Cup 1956-57|1957]], [[Greek Cup 1957-58|1958]], [[Greek Cup 1958-59|1959]]), thus completing 6 [[Double (association football)|Doubles]] (1947, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959), three of which being consecutive (1957–1959).<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> The legendary Olymbiakòs team of the 1950s, with key performers such as [[Andreas Mouratis]], [[Ilias Rossidis]], [[:el:Θανάσης Μπέμπης|Thanasis Bebis]], [[Elias Yfantis|Ilias Yfantis]], [[:el:Μπάμπης Κοτρίδης|Babis Kotridis]], [[Kostas Polychroniou]], [[:el:Γιώργος Δαρίβας|Giorgos Darivas]], [[:el:Μπάμπης Δρόσος|Babis Drosos]], [[:el:Αντώνης Ποσειδών|Antonis Poseidon]], [[:el:Σάββας Θεοδωρίδης|Savvas Theodoridis]], [[:el:Κώστας Καραπατής|Kostas Karapatis]], [[:el:Μίμης Στεφανάκος|Mimis Stefanakos]], [[:el:Θανάσης Κίνλεϊ|Thanasis Kinley]], [[:el:Στέλιος Ψύχος|Stelios Psychos]], [[:el:Γιάννης Ιωάννου (ποδοσφαιριστής)|Giannis Ioannou]], [[:el:Θέμης Μουστακλής|Themis Moustaklis]], [[:el:Βασίλης Ξανθόπουλος (ποδοσφαιριστής)|Vasilis Xanthopoulos]], [[:el:Δημήτρης Κοκκινάκης|Dimitris Kokkinakis]], [[:el:Γιλωργος Κανσός|Giorgos Kansos]], [[:el:Κώστας Παπάζογλου|Kostas Papazoglou]] and [[:el:Αριστείδης Παπάζογλου|Aristeidis Papazoglou]] marked Olymbiakòs' period of absolute domination in Greek football, which skyrocketed the club's popularity and spread the word of Olymbiakòs' superiority throughout Greece.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> Hence, after the club's record-breaking performance in the trophy-laden era of the 1950s, the club gained unequivocally the nickname of ''Thrylos'', meaning "The Legend".<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=420/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022063225/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=420/|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 October 2013|title=Olymbiakòs, a true Greek Legend|publisher=FIFA|access-date=27 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccer-anthems.com/en/europe/34-greece-/47-Olymbiakòs.html|title=Olymbiakòs (Greece)|publisher=Soccer Anthems|access-date=24 January 2012|archive-date=18 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118052945/http://www.soccer-anthems.com/en/europe/34-greece-/47-Olymbiakòs.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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On 13 September 1959, |
On 13 September 1959, Olymbiakòs made its debut in Europe against [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] for the [[1959–60 European Cup]] and became the first Greek club that ever played in the European competitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1959/matches/round=910/match=61504/postmatch/lineups/index.html|title=Olymbiakòs–Milan 2–2|publisher=uefa.com|access-date=5 January 2015|archive-date=11 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011094642/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1959/matches/round=910/match=61504/postmatch/lineups/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The first leg was held at the Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and Olymbiakòs took the lead with a goal by [[:el:Κώστας Παπάζογλου|Kostas Papazoglou]] (1–0), which was the first goal ever scored by a Greek club (and by a Greek player as well) in the European competitions.<ref name="OlyMilan">{{cite web |url=https://retrosport.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/%CF%8C%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BD-%CE%BF-%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%85%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%82-%CF%84%CE%BF-1959-%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%AC%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B5-%CF%84%CE%B7-%CE%BC%CE%AF%CE%BB/ |script-title=el:Όταν ο Ολυμπιακός, το 1959, συνάντησε τη Μίλαν |publisher=retrosport |access-date=5 February 2021 |language=el |archive-date=3 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203164713/https://retrosport.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/%CF%8C%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BD-%CE%BF-%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%85%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%82-%CF%84%CE%BF-1959-%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%AC%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B5-%CF%84%CE%B7-%CE%BC%CE%AF%CE%BB/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Milan's prolific goalscorer [[José Altafini]] equalised the match with a header in the 33rd minute, after a cross by [[Giancarlo Danova]]. [[Elias Yfantis|Ilias Yfantis]] scored an outstanding goal and gave Olymbiakòs the lead again in the 45th minute of the game, when he controlled the ball between [[Cesare Maldini]] and [[:it:Vincenzo Occhetta|Vincenzo Occhetta]] and unleashed a powerful volley, burying the ball into the back of the net (2–1).<ref name="OlyMilan" /> Altafini scored his second goal once again with a header (72nd minute), after a free-kick by [[Nils Liedholm]]. The match ended 2–2, with Olymbiakòs putting in a great performance against the [[1958–59 Serie A|Italian champions]], despite the fact that they had no foreign players in their roster, while Milan had four world-class foreign players, such as Altafini, Liedholm, [[Juan Alberto Schiaffino]] and [[Ernesto Grillo]].<ref name="OlyMilan" /> In the second leg Milan won 3–1 ([[Giancarlo Danova]] 12', 26', 85'–[[Elias Yfantis|Ilias Yfantis]] 68') and qualified for the next round, despite Olymbiakòs' good performance especially in the second half. |
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=== First international success and Márton Bukovi era (1960–1972) === |
=== First international success and Márton Bukovi era (1960–1972) === |
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[[File:Bukovi Márton (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|180px|[[Márton Bukovi]] coached |
[[File:Bukovi Márton (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|180px|[[Márton Bukovi]] coached Olymbiakòs to two consecutive [[Super League Greece|Greek League]] titles ([[1965–66 Alpha Ethniki|1965–66]], [[1966–67 Alpha Ethniki|1966–67]])]] |
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Olymbiakòs entered the 1960s by winning the [[Greek Cup 1959-60|1960]] and [[Greek Cup 1960-61|1961]] Greek Cups, thus completing five consecutive Greek Cup wins, which is an all-time record in [[Greek Football Cup#Performance by club|Greek football history]]. In this decade, a strong side was created with players from the late 1950s and new important players, such as [[:el:Γιάννης Γκαϊτατζής|Giannis Gaitatzis]], [[Nikos Gioutsos]], [[:el:Παύλος Βασιλείου|Pavlos Vasileiou]], [[Vasilis Botinos]], [[:el:Γιάννης Φρονιμίδης|Giannis Fronimidis]], [[:el:Χρήστος Ζαντέρογλου|Christos Zanteroglou]], [[:el:Γρηγόρης Αγανιάν|Grigoris Aganian]], [[:el:Στάθης Τσανακτσής|Stathis Tsanaktsis]], [[:el:Δημήτρης Πλέσσας|Mimis Plessas]], [[Giangos Simantiris]], [[:el:Παύλος Γρηγοριάδης|Pavlos Grigoriadis]], [[:el:Σάββας Παπάζογλου|Savvas Papazoglou]], [[:el:Στελιος Μπέσης|Stelios Besis]], Sotiris Gavetsos, Tasos Sourounis, Vangelis Milisis, Orestis Pavlidis, Panagiotis Barbalias and last but not least the prolific goalscorer [[Giorgos Sideris]], top-scorer in the club's history with 493 goals in 519 matches in all competitions (224 goals in 284 Greek Championship matches). |
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In 1963, |
In 1963, Olymbiakòs became the first ever Greek club to win a non-domestic competition, winning the [[Balkans Cup]], which marked the first international success by any Greek football club. The Balkans Cup was a very popular international competition in the 1960s (the 1967 final attracted 42.000 spectators),<ref name="Balkans">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/balkan-club.html|title=Balkans Cup|access-date=5 January 2015|archive-date=5 September 2015|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905145207/http://rsssf.com/tablesb/balkan-club.html|url-status=live}}</ref> being the second most important international club competition for clubs from the Balkans (after the [[UEFA Champions League|European Champions' Cup]]).<ref name="Balkans" /> Olymbiakòs topped his group after some notable wins, beating [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] 1–0 at the Karaiskakis Stadium ([[:el:Στέλιος Ψύχος|Stelios Psychos]] 49'),<ref name="2nd Balkan Cup">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/balkanclub63.html|title=2nd Balkan Cup 1961/63|access-date=20 January 2015|archive-date=23 October 2014|website=[[RSSSF]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023210226/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/balkanclub63.html|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as [[FK Sarajevo]] (3–2) and [[FC Brașov (1936)|FC Brașov]] (1–0), bagging also two away draws against Galatasaray (1–1) in [[BJK İnönü Stadium|Mithatpaşa Stadium]] ([[Metin Oktay]] 78' – [[:el:Αριστείδης Παπάζογλου|Aristeidis Papazoglou]] 6') and FK Sarajevo in [[Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium|Koševo Stadium]] (3–3).<ref name="2nd Balkan Cup" /> In the final, they faced [[PFC Levski Sofia|Levski Sofia]], winning the first match in Piraeus (1–0, [[Giorgos Sideris]] 37') and losing the second match in [[Vasil Levski National Stadium|Vasil Levski Stadium]] with the same score.<ref name="2nd Balkan Cup" /> In the third decisive final in [[Istanbul]] (a neutral ground), Olymbiakòs beat Levski 1–0 in Mithatpaşa Stadium with a goal by [[:el:Μίμης Στεφανάκος|Mimis Stefanakos]] in the 87th minute and won the Balkans Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redsagainsthemachine.gr/articles/121020/balkaniko-kypello-toy-1963|script-title=el:Το Βαλκανικό Κύπελλο του 1963|publisher=redsagainsthemachine.gr|access-date=20 February 2015|language=el|archive-date=18 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518111547/http://www.redsagainsthemachine.gr/articles/121020/balkaniko-kypello-toy-1963|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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[[File:Aristeidis Papazoglou.jpg|left|160px|thumb|[[Aris Papazoglou|Aristeidis Papazoglou]]]] |
[[File:Aristeidis Papazoglou.jpg|left|160px|thumb|[[Aris Papazoglou|Aristeidis Papazoglou]]]] |
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The club went on to win the [[1962–63 Greek Cup|1963]] and [[1964–65 Greek Cup|1965]] Greek Cups, completing seven Greek Cup titles in nine years. However, the years 1959–1965 were not fruitful for |
The club went on to win the [[1962–63 Greek Cup|1963]] and [[1964–65 Greek Cup|1965]] Greek Cups, completing seven Greek Cup titles in nine years. However, the years 1959–1965 were not fruitful for Olymbiakòs in the Greek Championship, as the team was not able to win the title for six years. This mediocre performance led Olymbiakòs board to hire the legendary [[Márton Bukovi]] as the club's head coach, with [[Mihály Lantos]] (prominent member of the [[Hungary national football team|Hungary national team]] of the 1950s widely known as the "[[Mighty Magyars]]" or "''[[Mighty Magyars|Aranycsapat]]''") as his assistant coach.<ref name="Bukovi">{{cite web|url=http://www.gavros.gr/content/football/48054-otan-efyge-o-mpoykobi|script-title=el:Όταν έφυγε ο Μπούκοβι|publisher=gavros.gr|access-date=22 February 2015|language=el|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100803/http://www.gavros.gr/content/football/48054-otan-efyge-o-mpoykobi|archive-date=18 May 2015}}</ref> The innovative Hungarian coach, pioneer of the [[4-2-4 (association football)|4–2–4 formation]] (along with [[Béla Guttmann]] and [[Gusztáv Sebes]]) was a solid tactician and favoured attacking football and very demanding training sessions.<ref name="Bukovi" /> Bukovi's innovatory tactics and groundbreaking training methods transformed Olymbiakòs and created a powerful, attacking team with constant player movement and solid combination game that often played spectacular football.<ref name="BukoviOly">{{cite web|url=http://www.gavros.gr/content/paraskhnia/1058-toy-mpoykobi-h-omadara|script-title=el:Του Μπούκοβι η ομαδάρα|publisher=gavros.gr|access-date=27 February 2015|language=el|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020930/http://www.gavros.gr/content/paraskhnia/1058-toy-mpoykobi-h-omadara|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> Under Bukovi's guidance and with the great performance of key players such as [[Giorgos Sideris]], [[Nikos Gioutsos]], [[Kostas Polychroniou]], [[Vasilis Botinos]], [[:el:Αριστείδης Παπάζογλου|Aristeidis Papazoglou]], [[:el:Παύλος Βασιλείου|Pavlos Vasileiou]], [[:el:Γιάννης Γκαϊτατζής|Giannis Gaitatzis]], [[:el:Χρήστος Ζαντέρογλου|Christos Zanteroglou]], [[:el:Γρηγόρης Αγανιάν|Grigoris Aganian]], [[:el:Δημήτρης Πλέσσας|Mimis Plessas]], [[:el:Γιάννης Φρονιμίδης|Giannis Fronimidis]] and Orestis Pavlidis, Olymbiakòs won 2 straight Greek Championships ([[1965–66 Alpha Ethniki|1966]], [[1966–67 Alpha Ethniki|1967]]).<ref name="BukoviOly" /> They won the 1966 title with 23 wins and 4 draws in 30 games and in the decisive away match against [[Trikala F.C.|Trikala]], an estimated 15,000 ecstatic Olymbiakòs fans swarmed into the city of [[Trikala]] to celebrate the win (0–5) and the Championship title after seven years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fatsimare.gr/retro-photo-istories/2013/03/14/spanies-foto-binteo-apo-to-ao-trikala-Olymbiakòs-0-5-stis-12-ioynioy|title=Trikala – Olymbiakòs 0–5, 12 June 1966, rare photos and videos|publisher=fatsimare.gr|access-date=27 March 2015|language=el|archive-date=13 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513084642/http://www.fatsimare.gr/retro-photo-istories/2013/03/14/spanies-foto-binteo-apo-to-ao-trikala-Olymbiakòs-0-5-stis-12-ioynioy|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dte_Hhu8TCw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/Dte_Hhu8TCw| archive-date=12 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Trikala – Olymbiakòs 0–5, documentary|publisher=Sportime newspaper via youtube.com|access-date=10 March 2015|language=el}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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The next season 1966–67, |
The next season 1966–67, Olymbiakòs won 12 out of the first 14 games in the league, which was an all-time record in Greek football history, which lasted for 46 years and up until 2013, when Olymbiakòs, under coach [[Míchel (footballer, born 1963)|Míchel]]'s guidance, broke his own record by winning 13 out of the 14 first matches of the [[2013–14 Super League Greece|2013–14 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.paraskhnio.gr/o-mitsel-kseperase-ton-mpoykovi/|script-title=el:Ο Μίτσελ ξεπέρασε τον Μπούκοβι|publisher=paraskhnio.gr|access-date=10 January 2015|language=el|date=8 December 2013|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924064138/http://www.paraskhnio.gr/o-mitsel-kseperase-ton-mpoykovi/|url-status=live}}</ref> They won the title in a convincing way and with some notable wins, like the 4–0 smashing victory against arch-rivals Panathinaikos at the Karaiskakis Stadium ([[:el:Παύλος Βασιλείου|Vasileiou]] 17', [[Giorgos Sideris|Sideris]] 20', 35', 62'), where Olymbiakòs played spectacular football and missed a plethora of chances for a much bigger score.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gavros.gr/content/paraskhnia/16127-adiko-to-4-0|script-title=el:Άδικο το 4–0|publisher=gavros.gr|access-date=10 March 2015|language=el|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020932/http://www.gavros.gr/content/paraskhnia/16127-adiko-to-4-0|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> Bukovi became a legend for the club's fans and his creation, the Olymbiakòs team of 1965–67, became nothing short of legendary. A special anthem was written for Bukovi's Olymbiakòs and became popular throughout Greece: ''"Του Μπούκοβι την ομαδάρα, τη λένε Ολυμπιακάρα"'' ("Bukovi's mighty team is called Olymbiakòs").<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwf5xx6XIWM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/cwf5xx6XIWM| archive-date=12 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Του Μπούκοβι την ομαδάρα anthem|publisher=youtube.com|access-date=10 March 2015|language=el}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |
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Shortly before the end of the 1966–67 season, a [[1967 Greek coup d'état|military coup d'état]] took place and [[Greek military junta of 1967–74|the Colonels]] seized power in Greece, establishing a dictatorship. The regime of the Colonels had devastating consequences for |
Shortly before the end of the 1966–67 season, a [[1967 Greek coup d'état|military coup d'état]] took place and [[Greek military junta of 1967–74|the Colonels]] seized power in Greece, establishing a dictatorship. The regime of the Colonels had devastating consequences for Olymbiakòs.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> In December 1967, [[Giorgos Andrianopoulos]], club legend and president of the club for 13 years (1954–1967) was forced out of the club's presidency by the military regime.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redsagainsthemachine.gr/articles/130517/xoynta-kai-andrianopoylos-meros-deytero|title=Χούντα και Ανδριανόπουλος (2)|publisher=redsagainsthemachine.gr|access-date=28 May 2013|archive-date=26 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180626061541/http://www.redsagainsthemachine.gr/articles/130517/xoynta-kai-andrianopoylos-meros-deytero|url-status=live}}</ref> Furthermore, the regime canceled the transfer of [[Giorgos Koudas]] to Olymbiakòs<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redsagainsthemachine.gr/articles/130329/ypothesi-koyda-perilipsi|title=Υπόθεση Κούδα|publisher=redsagainsthemachine.gr|access-date=28 May 2013|archive-date=8 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508135006/http://www.redsagainsthemachine.gr/articles/130329/ypothesi-koyda-perilipsi|url-status=live}}</ref> and days later another blow was delivered to the club: Márton Bukovi, already a legend and architect of the great 1965–67 team, was forced out of Greece by the military junta, being labeled a communist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsbeast.gr/sports/arthro/273761/i-nuhta-pou-efuge-o-boukovi/|script-title=el:Η νύχτα που έφυγε ο Μπούκοβι|publisher=newsbeast.gr|access-date=6 April 2013|language=el|date=13 December 2011|archive-date=8 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308000151/http://www.newsbeast.gr/sports/arthro/273761/i-nuhta-pou-efuge-o-boukovi|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_sport_1_11/02/2012_471965|script-title=el:Ο "θρύλος" που έριξε άγκυρα στο Λιμάνι|publisher=kathimerini.gr|access-date=28 May 2013|language=el|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022044338/http://news.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_sport_1_11/02/2012_471965|archive-date=22 October 2013}}</ref> He left Greece on 21 December 1967, along with Mihály Lantos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redsagainsthemachine.gr/articles/131221/i-nyxta-poy-efyge-o-mpoykobi|script-title=el:Η νύχτα που έφυγε ο Μπούκοβι|publisher=redsagainsthemachine.gr|access-date=28 May 2014|language=el|archive-date=14 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214152836/http://www.redsagainsthemachine.gr/articles/131221/i-nyxta-poy-efyge-o-mpoykobi|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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=== Goulandris era (1972–1975) === |
=== Goulandris era (1972–1975) === |
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Another chapter began in 1972, after [[Nikos Goulandris]] became president of the club. He reinstated all the prominent members of |
Another chapter began in 1972, after [[Nikos Goulandris]] became president of the club. He reinstated all the prominent members of Olymbiakòs board that had been forced out by the military regime (including Giorgos Andrianopoulos) and opened-up the member election process, establishing a new, trustworthy board of directors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redsagainsthemachine.gr/articles/150307/nikos-goylandris-eseis-ton-thelete-olympiako-ego-olympiakara|script-title=el:Νίκος Γουλανδρής: "Εσείς τον θέλετε Ολυμπιακό, εγώ Ολυμπιακάρα"|publisher=redsagainsthemachine.gr|access-date=14 May 2015|language=el|archive-date=18 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318055252/http://www.redsagainsthemachine.gr/articles/150307/nikos-goylandris-eseis-ton-thelete-olympiako-ego-olympiakara|url-status=live}}</ref> He appointed [[Lakis Petropoulos]] as head coach and signed top-class players, creating a great roster with key performers such as [[Georgios Delikaris|Giorgos Delikaris]], [[Yves Triantafyllos]], [[Julio Losada]], [[Milton Viera]], [[:el:Παναγιώτης Κελεσίδης|Panagiotis Kelesidis]], [[Michalis Kritikopoulos]], [[Takis Synetopoulos]], [[Romain Argyroudis]], [[Maik Galakos]], [[Nikos Gioutsos]], [[:el:Γιάννης Γκαϊτατζής|Giannis Gaitatzis]], [[:el:Βασίλης Σιώκος|Vasilis Siokos]], [[:el:Αθανάσιος Αγγελής|Thanasis Angelis]], [[Lakis Glezos]], [[Petros Karavitis]], [[Kostas Davourlis]], [[Ioannis Kyrastas|Giannis Kyrastas]], [[Peter Persidis|Dimitris Persidis]], [[Eleftherios Poupakis|Lefteris Poupakis]] and [[:el:Μπάμπης Σταυρόπουλος|Babis Stavropoulos]]. Under Goulandris' presidency, Olymbiakòs won the Greek Championship three times in a row ([[1972–73 Alpha Ethniki|1972–73]], [[1973–74 Alpha Ethniki|1973–74]], [[1974–75 Alpha Ethniki|1974–75]]), combining it with the Greek Cup in [[Greek Cup 1972-73|1973]] (beating [[PAOK FC|PAOK]] 1–0 in the final) and [[Greek Cup 1974-75|1975]] (beating Panathinaikos 1–0 in the final) to celebrate two [[Double (association football)|Doubles]] in three years.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> Ιn the [[1972–73 Alpha Ethniki|1972–73]] season, Olymbiakòs won the title by conceding only 13 goals in 34 matches, which is an-all-time record in Greek football history. The team's best year though, was undoubtedly the [[Alpha Ethniki 1973-74|1973–74]] season, when Olymbiakòs won the league with 26 wins and 7 draws in 34 games, scoring an all-time record of 102 goals and conceding only 14. |
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In European competitions, they managed to eliminate [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]] in the [[1972–73 UEFA Cup]], a major force in Italian football during the late 1960s and the early 1970s, ([[1969–70 Serie A|1970 Serie A Champions]], [[1971–72 Serie A|1972 Serie A title contenders]]), with world-class Italian international players like [[Luigi Riva|Gigi Riva]], [[Angelo Domenghini]], [[Enrico Albertosi]], [[Pierluigi Cera]], [[Sergio Gori]] and [[Fabrizio Poletti]].<ref name="OlyCagliari">{{cite web|url=http://www.redplanet.gr/podosfairo/otan-o- |
In European competitions, they managed to eliminate [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]] in the [[1972–73 UEFA Cup]], a major force in Italian football during the late 1960s and the early 1970s, ([[1969–70 Serie A|1970 Serie A Champions]], [[1971–72 Serie A|1972 Serie A title contenders]]), with world-class Italian international players like [[Luigi Riva|Gigi Riva]], [[Angelo Domenghini]], [[Enrico Albertosi]], [[Pierluigi Cera]], [[Sergio Gori]] and [[Fabrizio Poletti]].<ref name="OlyCagliari">{{cite web|url=http://www.redplanet.gr/podosfairo/otan-o-Olymbiakòs-apekleise-thn-kaliari.3089283.html|script-title=el:Όταν απέκλεισε την Κάλιαρι|publisher=redplanet.gr|access-date=10 May 2015|language=el|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524173833/http://www.redplanet.gr/podosfairo/otan-o-Olymbiakòs-apekleise-thn-kaliari.3089283.html|archive-date=24 May 2015}}</ref> Olymbiakòs managed to beat Cagliari twice, 2–1 in Piraeus and 1–0 in [[Cagliari]], becoming the first ever Greek football club to win on Italian soil.<ref name="OlyCagliari" /> In the next round they faced the [[1971–72 UEFA Cup|competition's defending champions]] [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]], who were undefeated for 16-straight games in all European competitions. Olymbiakòs did not manage to qualify against Spurs, but they managed to get a 1–0 win in Piraeus, which ended Tottenham's undefeated streak and marked the first ever victory of a Greek football club against an English side.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://olympiacoscfp1925.blogspot.gr/2011/04/blog-post_10.html|script-title=el:Ολυμπιακός: Ευρωπαϊκή παρουσία τη δεκαετία του 1970|publisher=olympiacoscfp1925|access-date=12 May 2015|language=el|archive-date=24 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524154116/http://olympiacoscfp1925.blogspot.gr/2011/04/blog-post_10.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Two years later, Olymbiakòs entered the [[1974–75 European Cup]] and they were drawn to face [[Kenny Dalglish]]'s [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], one of the strongest teams in European football at that time<ref>European Champions in 1967, finalists in 1970, semi-finalists in 1972</ref> and [[1973–74 European Cup|semi-finalists of the previous season]]. The first leg was played in [[Celtic Park]], [[Celtic F.C. in European football#Matches in Europe|where Celtic had never been defeated]], running an undefeated streak of 36 straight home games in all European competitions (27 wins, 9 draws) from 1962 to 1974. Olymbiakòs took the lead through [[Milton Viera]]'s strike in the 36th minute, with Celtic equalising late in the game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportday.gr/KEIMENO/51800/%CE%9F-%CE%9F%CE%BB%CF%85%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%B9%CE%B1%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%82-%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BD%CF%89%CF%83%CE%B5-%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD-%CE%A3%CE%AD%CE%BB%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%9D%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%AF%CF%82-%28video%29|script-title=el:Ο Ολυμπιακός ταπείνωσε την Σέλτικ του Νταλγκλίς|publisher=sportday.gr|access-date=22 April 2015|language=el}}{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The away draw gave Olymbiakòs the advantage and they finished the job in Piraeus, after a spectacular 2–0 win against the [[1973–74 Scottish Division One|Scottish Champions]] with [[Michalis Kritikopoulos|Kritikopoulos]] and [[:el:Μπάμπης Σταυρόπουλος|Stavropoulos]] finding the net.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gavros.gr/content/football/81854-otan-gonatise-th-seltik|script-title=el:Όταν γονάτισε τη Σέλτικ|publisher=gavros.gr|access-date=22 April 2015|language=el|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524154018/http://www.gavros.gr/content/football/81854-otan-gonatise-th-seltik|archive-date=24 May 2015}}</ref> In the next round, they were drawn to play against [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] for a place in the quarter-finals of the competition. Anderlecht won the first leg with 5–1 and Olymbiakòs' task seemed impossible. In the second leg in Greece, however, Olymbiakòs put on a dominant display and almost reached a winning score in a match that was marked by referee [[Károly Palotai]]'s decisions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsbeast.gr/sports/arthro/590032/otan-o-olubiakos-aggixe-to-thauma/|script-title=el:Όταν ο Ολυμπιακός άγγιξε το θαύμα|publisher=newsbeast.gr|access-date=10 May 2015|language=el|date=2 October 2013|archive-date=24 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524173724/http://www.newsbeast.gr/sports/arthro/590032/otan-o-olubiakos-aggixe-to-thauma/|url-status=live}}</ref> Olymbiakòs beat Anderlecht 3–0, while Palotai disallowed four Olymbiakòs goals<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.enikos.gr/society/275500,Ston-a8lhtismo-san-shmera.html|script-title=el:Σαν Σήμερα 6 November 1974|publisher=enikos.gr|access-date=10 May 2015|language=el|archive-date=24 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524173815/http://www.enikos.gr/society/275500,Ston-a8lhtismo-san-shmera.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and did not give at least three clear penalties committed by Anderlecht players,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport24.gr/osfp/h-alhtheia-gia-ton-palotai.2544627.html|script-title=el:Η αλήθεια για τον Παλοτάι|publisher=sport24.gr|access-date=10 May 2015|language=el|archive-date=24 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524181111/http://www.sport24.gr/osfp/h-alhtheia-gia-ton-palotai.2544627.html|url-status=live}}</ref> while Stavropoulos was shown a red card for no good reason.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redplanet.gr/podosfairo/champions_league_podosfairo/to-profil-ths-anterlext.2389069.html|script-title=el:Το προφίλ της Άντερλεχτ|publisher=redplanet.gr|access-date=10 May 2015|language=el|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524173646/http://www.redplanet.gr/podosfairo/champions_league_podosfairo/to-profil-ths-anterlext.2389069.html|archive-date=24 May 2015}}</ref> The match is widely known in Greece as the ''"Palotai massacre"''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gavros.gr/content/football/15081-h-laquo-sfagh-raquo-apo-ton-palotai|script-title=el:Η σφαγή του Παλοτάι|publisher=gavros.gr|access-date=10 May 2015|language=el|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524154909/http://www.gavros.gr/content/football/15081-h-laquo-sfagh-raquo-apo-ton-palotai|archive-date=24 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportday.gr/%CE%9D%CE%95%CE%91/13195/%CE%9F-%CE%98%CF%81%CF%8D%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82,-%CE%B7-%CE%91%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%87%CF%84-%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9-%CE%BF-%CE%A0%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%84%CE%AC%CE%B9-%28video/photos%29|script-title=el:Ο Θρύλος, η Αντερλεχτ και ο Παλοτάι|publisher=sportday.gr|access-date=10 May 2015|language=el|archive-date=24 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524233539/http://www.sportday.gr/%CE%9D%CE%95%CE%91/13195/%CE%9F-%CE%98%CF%81%CF%8D%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82,-%CE%B7-%CE%91%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%87%CF%84-%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9-%CE%BF-%CE%A0%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%84%CE%AC%CE%B9-%28video/photos%29|url-status=live}}</ref> with Olymbiakòs coming close to one of the biggest comebacks in European Cup history. |
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=== Domination in the early 1980s, four consecutive League titles (1975–1987)=== |
=== Domination in the early 1980s, four consecutive League titles (1975–1987)=== |
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[[File:Ajax tegen Olymbiakòs 0-0 ( Europa Cup I ). Van Basten in duel met Papadopoulos, Bestanddeelnr 932-6994 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|240px|[[AFC Ajax|Ajax's]] [[Marco Van Basten]] against Olymbiakòs' [[Stavros Papadopoulos]] in [[De Meer Stadion]] for the [[1983–84 European Cup]] (0–0).]] |
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Following Goulandris resignation from the presidency in 1975, the team went through a relative dry spell in the second half of the 1970s. However, in the summer of 1979, the Greek championship turned professional and [[:el:Σταύρος Νταϊφάς|Stavros Daifas]] became owner and president of the club.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> |
Following Goulandris resignation from the presidency in 1975, the team went through a relative dry spell in the second half of the 1970s. However, in the summer of 1979, the Greek championship turned professional and [[:el:Σταύρος Νταϊφάς|Stavros Daifas]] became owner and president of the club.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> Olymbiakòs emerged again as the dominant force in Greek football, winning the title four times in a row ([[Alpha Ethniki 1979-80|1980]], [[Alpha Ethniki 1980-81|1981]], [[Alpha Ethniki 1981-82|1982]], [[Alpha Ethniki 1982–83|1983]]) with players like the relentless goalscorer [[Nikos Anastopoulos]], [[Martin Novoselac]], [[Vicente Estavillo]], [[Thomas Ahlström]], [[Roger Albertsen]], [[Maik Galakos]], [[Tasos Mitropoulos]], [[Takis Nikoloudis]], [[Nikos Sarganis]], [[Nikos Vamvakoulas]], [[Giorgos Kokolakis]], [[:el:Βαγγέλης Κουσουλάκης|Vangelis Kousoulakis]], [[Petros Michos]], [[Takis Lemonis]], [[:el:Χρήστος Αρβανίτης|Christos Arvanitis]], [[Petros Xanthopoulos]], [[:el:Σταύρος Παπαδόπουλος|Stavros Papadopoulos]], [[:el:Τάκης Περσίας|Meletis Persias]], [[:el:Γιώργος Τόγιας|Giorgos Togias]] and [[:el:Κώστας Ορφανός|Kostas Orfanos]]. |
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[[Kazimierz Górski]], the iconic Polish coach, led |
[[Kazimierz Górski]], the iconic Polish coach, led Olymbiakòs to the 1980, 1981 and 1983 titles (winning also the [[Double (association football)|Double]] in 1981, the 9th Double in Olymbiakòs' history)<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> while [[Alketas Panagoulias]], who had also been manager of the [[Greece national football team]] and the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States national team]] as well, led the team to the 1982 title after a memorable 2–1 win ([[Vicente Estavillo|Estavillo]] 6', [[Nikos Anastopoulos|Anastopoulos]] 69') against arch-rivals [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] in the crucial Championship final match in [[Volos]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gavros.gr/content/football/31993-to-aksexasto-mparaz|script-title=el:Το αξέχαστο μπαράζ του Βόλου: Ολυμπιακός–Παναθηναικος 2–1|publisher=gavros.gr|access-date=18 May 2015|language=el|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522141737/http://www.gavros.gr/content/football/31993-to-aksexasto-mparaz|archive-date=22 May 2015}}</ref> With Panagoulias as head coach, Olymbiakòs won the [[Alpha Ethniki 1986–87|1986–87 title]] as well, having a solid roster with players from the early 1980s like [[Nikos Anastopoulos|Anastopoulos]], [[Tasos Mitropoulos|Mitropoulos]], [[Petros Michos|Michos]], [[Petros Xanthopoulos|Xanthopoulos]] and other strong players like [[Miloš Šestić]], [[Giorgos Vaitsis]], [[Jorge Barrios (footballer)|Jorge Barrios]], [[Andreas Bonovas]], [[Alexandros Alexiou|Alexis Alexiou]] and [[:el:Βασίλης Παπαχρήστου|Vasilis Papachristou]].<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> |
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=== The ''Stone Years'', UEFA Cup quarter-finalists (1987–1996)=== |
=== The ''Stone Years'', UEFA Cup quarter-finalists (1987–1996)=== |
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[[File:Oleg Blokhin3.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Oleg Blokhin]]]] |
[[File:Oleg Blokhin3.jpg|thumb|right|220px|[[Oleg Blokhin]]]] |
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Olymbiakòs experienced its darkest days from the late-1980s until the mid-'90s. In the mid-'80s, Olymbiakòs came into the hands of Greek businessman [[George Koskotas]] who was soon accused of and convicted for embezzlement, leaving Olymbiakòs deep in debt. The club went through a period of administrative turbulence until 1993, when [[Sokratis Kokkalis]] became majority shareholder and president of the club. As soon as he took the club's presidency, Kokkalis agreed a settlement to pay off all the club's debts and started reorganising and restructuring the club.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> On the pitch, the team, with all the financial and managerial problems, as well as the lack of strong administrative leadership until the Kokkalis arrival, spent nine seasons without a league title, from 1988 to 1996, despite the foreign top-class players that played for the club at that period, such as [[Lajos Détári]], [[Oleh Protasov]], [[Juan Gilberto Funes]], [[Bent Christensen Arensøe|Bent Christensen]], [[Hennadiy Lytovchenko]], [[Yuri Savichev]], [[Andrzej Juskowiak]], [[Daniel Batista Lima|Daniel Batista]], [[Fabián Estay]] and the backbone of solid Greek players like [[Vassilis Karapialis]], [[Kiriakos Karataidis]], [[Panagiotis Tsalouchidis|Giotis Tsalouchidis]], [[Nikos Tsiantakis]], [[Giorgos Vaitsis]], [[Minas Hantzidis]], [[Theodoros Pahatouridis]], [[Savvas Kofidis]], [[Chris Kalantzis]], [[Georgios Mitsibonas|Gιorgοs Mitsibonas]], [[Ilias Talikriadis]], [[Alekos Rantos]], [[:el:Παναγιώτης Σοφιανόπουλος (ποδοσφαιριστής)|Panagiotis Sofianopoulos]], [[Ilias Savvidis]] and [[Michalis Vlachos]].<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> This period is so called as ''Olymbiakòs' stone years''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.athensnews.gr/issue/13425/35949 |title=End of an era as Kokkalis retires |author=Graham Wood |date=8 January 2011 |publisher=Athens News |access-date=24 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111210083520/http://www.athensnews.gr/issue/13425/35949 |archive-date=10 December 2011}}</ref> Nevertheless, the club brought home the [[1989–90 Greek Cup|1990]] (beating [[OFI Crete F.C.|OFI Crete]] 4–2 in the final) and [[1991–92 Greek Cup|1992]] Greek Cups (beating PAOK 2–0 in the second leg of the [[1991–92 Greek Cup#Final|double final]] in Piraeus), as well as the 1992 [[Greek Super Cup]], beating AEK 3–1 in the final. In addition, the team, under the guidance of the legendary [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] coach [[Oleg Blokhin]], managed to reach the [[1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup#Quarter-finals|quarter-finals]] of the [[1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup|1992–93 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]], eliminating [[Arsène Wenger]]'s [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]], after a hard-fought 1–0 away win in [[Stade Louis II]] with a late goal by [[Giorgos Vaitsis]] and a goalless draw at Karaiskakis Stadium in the second leg. They did not manage to qualify for the semi-finals, however, as they were eliminated by [[Atlético Madrid]] (1–1 draw at home, 3–1 loss in [[Madrid]]).<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> |
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=== The Golden Era (1996–2010) === |
=== The Golden Era (1996–2010) === |
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==== Seven consecutive League titles, near-miss to UEFA Champions League semi-finals (1996–2003) ==== |
==== Seven consecutive League titles, near-miss to UEFA Champions League semi-finals (1996–2003) ==== |
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[[File:Predrag Djordjevic Oly (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|140px|[[Predrag Đorđević]] won a record 12 Greek League titles with |
[[File:Predrag Djordjevic Oly (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|140px|[[Predrag Đorđević]] won a record 12 Greek League titles with Olymbiakòs and is the club's record foreign goalscorer with 158 goals in 493 official matches<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sdna.gr/gr/afieromata/article/21691/90-hronia-thruloi-koulis-bilaros-tzole-kai-zio/|title=Πρέντραγκ Τζόρτζεβιτς|publisher=sdna.gr|access-date=10 June 2015}} {{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>]] |
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In 1996, [[Sokratis Kokkalis]] appointed [[Dušan Bajević]] as the team's head coach.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> By that time, |
In 1996, [[Sokratis Kokkalis]] appointed [[Dušan Bajević]] as the team's head coach.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> By that time, Olymbiakòs had already a very strong roster, with players like [[Kyriakos Karataidis]], [[Vassilis Karapialis]], [[Grigoris Georgatos]], [[Alexis Alexandris]], [[Georgios Amanatidis|Giorgos Amanatidis]], [[Nikos Dabizas]] and [[Ilija Ivić]]. Upon Bajević's arrival, Kokkalis opted to strengthen the team significantly in order to create a very strong roster that would dominate Greek football for years to come. He purchased the highly rated prospects [[Predrag Đorđević]] and [[Stelios Giannakopoulos]] from [[Paniliakos F.C.|Paniliakos]], outbidding both AEK Athens and Panathinaikos; signed [[Refik Šabanadžović]], [[Andreas Niniadis]], [[Giorgos Anatolakis]] and [[Alexandros Kaklamanos|Alekos Kaklamanos]]; and brought Olymbiakòs Academy product [[Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos|Dimitris Eleftheropoulos]] back from his loan spell at [[Proodeftiki F.C.|Proodeftiki]].<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> With all these players up front, Olymbiakòs strode to the [[1996–97 Alpha Ethniki|1996–97 title]] by 12 clear points over AEK and 20 points over the third Panathinaikos in Bajević's first season in charge; this was the club's first Greek Championship in nine seasons, putting an end to the "stone years" and officially beginning Olymbiakòs' era of domination.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> In the next season, 1997–98, [[Dimitris Mavrogenidis]], [[Siniša Gogić]], [[Ilias Poursanidis]] and the Ghanaian striker [[Peter Ofori-Quaye]] were transferred to the club and Olymbiakòs won the [[1997–98 Alpha Ethniki|1997–98 Championship]]. Bajević's team, along with AEK and Panathinaikos, were closely separated in the table, but finally Olymbiakòs made an important away win against Panathinaikos (0–2)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PXdtwLUKmY |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/_PXdtwLUKmY| archive-date=12 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Panathinaikos–Olymbiakòs 0–2|publisher=Youtube|access-date=20 January 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and celebrated the second consecutive Championship, with three points difference from Panathinaikos. Olymbiakòs participated for the first time in the [[UEFA Champions League]] group stage and took third place in [[1997–98 UEFA Champions League#Group D|a tough group]], leaving [[FC Porto|Porto]] in fourth place, while [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], the eventual champions, topped the group and qualified for the quarter-finals. |
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The 1998–99 season was undoubtedly one of the best seasons in |
The 1998–99 season was undoubtedly one of the best seasons in Olymbiakòs history.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> They won the [[1998–99 Alpha Ethniki|1998–99 Greek Championship]] quite convincingly, with ten points difference from AEK and 11 from third-placed Panathinaikos, and also celebrated the domestic [[Double (association football)|double]],<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> bringing home the [[1998–99 Greek Cup]] after a convincing 2–0 win against arch-rivals Panathinaikos in the final ([[Dimitris Mavrogenidis|Mavrogenidis]] 54', [[Peter Ofori-Quaye|Ofori-Quaye]] 90'), despite the fact that they played for more than 60 minutes in the game with ten players.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSTjZvcuQG4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/rSTjZvcuQG4| archive-date=12 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Ολυμπιακός–Παναθηναικός 2–0, Τελικός Κυπέλλου 1999|publisher=youtube|access-date=15 May 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In European competitions, they entered the [[1998–99 UEFA Champions League]] group stage, being drawn in a group with [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], Porto and [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Croatia Zagreb]]. They won the group and qualified to the quarter-finals, gathering 11 points with 3 home wins against Ajax (1–0), Porto (2–1) and Croatia Zagreb (2–0) and two away draws in [[Porto]] (2–2) and [[Zagreb]] (1–1). In the quarter-finals of the competition, they faced [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], with the first leg in [[Turin]]. Juventus took a 2–0 lead, but Olymbiakòs scored a crucial away goal in the 90th minute of the game with a penalty by [[Andreas Niniadis]], a goal that caused the 10.000 Olymbiakòs fans who travelled to Italy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gavros.gr/content/football/11807-opoy-ki-an-briskesai-tha-akoloythhsw|script-title=el:Όπου κι αν βρίσκεσαι, θ'ακολουθήσω|publisher=gavros.gr|access-date=2 May 2015|language=el|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527090615/http://www.gavros.gr/content/football/11807-opoy-ki-an-briskesai-tha-akoloythhsw|archive-date=27 May 2015}}</ref> to erupt into joyous ecstasy. In the second leg in Athens, Olymbiakòs totally dominated the match, and scored the goal that put them in the driving seat in the 12th minute of the game, when [[Siniša Gogić]]'s powerful header found the back of the net after [[Grigoris Georgatos]]'s superb cross. They also missed an outstanding chance to double the lead, when [[Georgios Amanatidis|Giorgos Amanatidis]]' powerful header from short distance was saved by [[Michelangelo Rampulla]].<ref name="OlympiacosJuve">{{cite web|url=http://www.redplanet.gr/podosfairo/champions_league_podosfairo/h-proistoria-me-tis-italikes-omades-thrylos-contro-italia.3085655.html|script-title=el:Στο Ντέλε Άλπι και ο... αέρας του ΟΑΚΑ|publisher=redplanet.gr|access-date=8 May 2015|language=el|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420124356/http://www.redplanet.gr/podosfairo/champions_league_podosfairo/h-proistoria-me-tis-italikes-omades-thrylos-contro-italia.3085655.html|archive-date=20 April 2015}}</ref> Olymbiakòs kept the ticket to the semi-finals in his hands until the 85th minute, when Juventus, who hadn't produced any chances in the game, equalised the score after a crucial mistake by [[Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos|Dimitris Eleftheropoulos]], who had been the team's hero in all the previous games.<ref name="OlympiacosJuve" /> Despite the big disappointment from the way the qualification to the semi-finals was lost, the presence of the team in the Champions League quarter-finals, their best-ever European campaign, combined with the domestic double, marked a very successful season for the club, arguably the best in their long history.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> |
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The next four seasons ([[1999–2000 Alpha Ethniki|1999–2000]], [[2000–01 Alpha Ethniki|2000–01]], [[2001–02 Alpha Ethniki|2001–02]], [[2002–03 Alpha Ethniki|2002–03]]) |
The next four seasons ([[1999–2000 Alpha Ethniki|1999–2000]], [[2000–01 Alpha Ethniki|2000–01]], [[2001–02 Alpha Ethniki|2001–02]], [[2002–03 Alpha Ethniki|2002–03]]) Olymbiakòs signed world-class players of great magnitude such as [[Giovanni Silva de Oliveira|Giovanni]], [[Zlatko Zahovič]] and the [[FIFA World Cup|World champion]] [[Christian Karembeu]], as well as other top-class players including [[Pär Zetterberg]], [[Zé Elias]], [[Nery Castillo]], [[Christos Patsatzoglou]], [[Lampros Choutos]] and [[Stelios Venetidis]]. These transfers strengthened even more the already strong roster from the previous successful years and under the guidance of coaches like [[Ioannis Matzourakis|Giannis Matzourakis]], [[Takis Lemonis]] and [[Oleg Protasov]] (Bajević had left the club in 1999), Olymbiakòs managed to win [[Super League Greece#Greek Championship|seven consecutive Greek Championships]] ([[1996–97 Alpha Ethniki|1997]]–[[2002–03 Alpha Ethniki|2003]]), breaking their own past record of six ([[1953–54 Panhellenic Championship|1954]]–[[1958–59 Panhellenic Championship|1959]]). Olymbiakòs won their seventh consecutive title after a breathtaking closing of the [[2002–03 Alpha Ethniki|2002–03 Greek League]]: Olymbiakòs was hosting arch-rivals Panathinaikos in matchday 29, who led the table with a three-point difference. Olymbiakòs needed to win the derby by two clear goals in order to overthrow their rivals in the championship race.<ref name="Olympiacospao3-0">{{cite web|url=http://www.redplanet.gr/podosfairo/to-thryliko-glenti-sthn-rizoupolh.858818.html|script-title=el:Το θρυλικό γλέντι στην Ριζούπολη|publisher=redplanet.gr|access-date=12 April 2015|language=el|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527102258/http://www.redplanet.gr/podosfairo/to-thryliko-glenti-sthn-rizoupolh.858818.html|archive-date=27 May 2015}}</ref> Olymbiakòs beat Panathinaikos 3–0 (Giovanni 3', [[Stelios Giannakopoulos|Giannakopoulos]] 15' 48') in a dominant display in [[Georgios Kamaras Stadium|Rizoupoli]]<ref name="Olympiacospao3-0" /> and celebrated the all-time record of seven straight Championships, which was a dream and a historic objective for the club and especially for the fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redplanet.gr/podosfairo/super_league/seven-to-heaven.832830.html|title=Seven to Heaven|publisher=redplanet.gr|access-date=10 April 2015|language=el|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527083914/http://www.redplanet.gr/podosfairo/super_league/seven-to-heaven.832830.html|archive-date=27 May 2015}}</ref> |
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==== Five consecutive League titles, Two presences in UEFA Champions League knockout phase (2004–2010) ==== |
==== Five consecutive League titles, Two presences in UEFA Champions League knockout phase (2004–2010) ==== |
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[[File:Rivaldo.jpg|thumb|right|160px|[[Rivaldo]]]] |
[[File:Rivaldo.jpg|thumb|right|160px|[[Rivaldo]]]] |
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[[File:Antonis.Nikopolidis (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|140px|[[Antonios Nikopolidis|Antonis Nikopolidis]]]] |
[[File:Antonis.Nikopolidis (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|140px|[[Antonios Nikopolidis|Antonis Nikopolidis]]]] |
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In 2004, |
In 2004, Olymbiakòs rehired Dušan Bajević and signed the [[1999 FIFA World Player of the Year|1999 World Footballer of the Year]] and [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Champion]] Brazilian superstar [[Rivaldo]] and the [[UEFA Euro 2004|2004 European champion]] [[Antonios Nikopolidis|Antonis Nikopolidis]]. The end of the season found Olymbiakòs winning the domestic double and having a decent [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] display, gathering ten points in a tough group alongside [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], Monaco and [[Deportivo de La Coruña]] and losing the qualification to the knockout phase in the last four minutes of the last game against the eventual European champions Liverpool at [[Anfield]]. Bajević left the club and the Norwegian coach [[Trond Sollied]] was hired in his place.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4105794.stm|title=Greek champions Olymbiakòs name Sollied as coach|date=17 June 2005|publisher=BBC.co.uk|access-date=6 April 2013|archive-date=24 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141124162606/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4105794.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> They club signed [[Greek Cypriots|Cypriot]] striker [[Michalis Konstantinou]] from Panathinaikos, 2004 European champion defender [[Michalis Kapsis]] from [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] and the versatile [[box-to-box]] [[Ivory Coast|Ivorian]] midfielder [[Yaya Touré]]. During the [[2005–06 Alpha Ethniki|2005–06 season]], Olymbiakòs won all the four derbies against their major rivals, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens, something only achieved once more, during the season [[1972–73 Alpha Ethniki|1972–73]]. The combined goal total in these four matches was 11–3 in favour of Olymbiakòs. They also beat AEK Athens 3–0 in the Greek Cup Final to clinch their second-straight double and managed to win an all-time record of 16 consecutive matches in the championship, breaking their own past record.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pamesports.gr/324775/to-kalytero-seri-sthn-eyrwph|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527102256/http://www.pamesports.gr/324775/to-kalytero-seri-sthn-eyrwph|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 May 2015|script-title=el:Το καλύτερο σερί στην Ευρώπη|publisher=pamesports.gr|access-date=10 April 2015|language=el}}</ref> |
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After a record-breaking season, in the 2006 summer transfers, Trond Sollied signed [[Michał Żewłakow]], [[Júlio César (footballer, born November 1978)|Júlio César]] and [[Tomislav Butina]] among others. However, he did not live up to expectations in the [[2006–07 UEFA Champions League|2006–07 Champions League]] and was replaced by Takis Lemonis at the end of 2006. Lemonis transferred the young star [[Vasilis Torosidis]], and led |
After a record-breaking season, in the 2006 summer transfers, Trond Sollied signed [[Michał Żewłakow]], [[Júlio César (footballer, born November 1978)|Júlio César]] and [[Tomislav Butina]] among others. However, he did not live up to expectations in the [[2006–07 UEFA Champions League|2006–07 Champions League]] and was replaced by Takis Lemonis at the end of 2006. Lemonis transferred the young star [[Vasilis Torosidis]], and led Olymbiakòs in their third consecutive championship, but failed to win the Greek Cup after a surprise elimination by [[PAS Giannina F.C.|PAS Giannina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contra.gr/Soccer/Hellas/GreekCup/article983774.ece|script-title=el:Ολυμπιακός–ΠΑΣ Γιάννινα 2–1|publisher=contra.gr|access-date=16 April 2015|language=el|archive-date=27 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527081654/http://www.contra.gr/Soccer/Hellas/GreekCup/article983774.ece|url-status=live |date=31 January 2007 }}</ref> |
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In the summer of 2007, |
In the summer of 2007, Olymbiakòs made very expensive transfers like [[Luciano Galletti]], [[Darko Kovačević]], [[Raúl Bravo]], [[Lomana LuaLua]], [[Cristian Raúl Ledesma|Cristian Ledesma]] and [[Leonel Núñez]]. They also brought back the solid Greek defender [[Paraskevas Antzas]] and signed the very talented young striker [[Kostas Mitroglou]] from [[Borussia Mönchengladbach]]. Furthermore, they accomplished the most lucrative sale in Greek football history after selling striker-midfielder [[Nery Castillo]] to [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] club [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]] for the record sum of €20 million ($27.5M).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-champions-shakhtar-profile-idUKL0679857220070914|title=Big spending Shakhtar eager to make splash in Europe|date=14 September 2007|agency=reuters.com|access-date=25 March 2013|archive-date=9 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109163709/http://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-champions-shakhtar-profile-idUKL0679857220070914|url-status=live}}</ref> Because of a clause in Castillo's contract, Olymbiakòs received €15 million, with the remaining €5 million given directly to the player.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/news/2007/July/29/el-mexicano-nery-castillo-del-Olymbiakòs-al-shakhtar-donetsk/|title=El mexicano Nery Castillo, del Olymbiakòs, al Shakhtar Donetsk|publisher=Soccerway.com|language=es|access-date=9 May 2013|archive-date=18 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318062929/https://int.soccerway.com/news/2007/July/29/el-mexicano-nery-castillo-del-Olymbiakòs-al-shakhtar-donetsk/|url-status=live}}</ref> Furthermore, a controversy started between the team and Rivaldo, as Olymbiakòs did not wish to renew the player's contract despite the fact that Rivaldo had featured heavily in the club's successful campaigns, both in Greece and abroad. Former player [[Ilija Ivić]] was selected for the role of the team's football director. The team did not start well in the Greek championship, but it achieved a stunning performance in the [[2007–08 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], qualifying for the last 16 as they finished second in their group, level on 11 points with group winners Real Madrid, eliminating [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]] and [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/12/11/champions.groupc/index.html|title=Real Madrid finish top of Champions League Group C, Olymbiakòs also go through after cruising past Werder Bremen 3–0|publisher=CNN.com|access-date=5 May 2013|archive-date=18 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150218051210/http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/football/12/11/champions.groupc/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the team's less than satisfactory performance in the league, coupled with the defeat from [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] for the knockout phase, prompted club owner [[Sokratis Kokkalis]] to sack coach Takis Lemonis. The team's assistant manager, [[José Segura]], coached the team for the remainder of the season. Olymbiakòs managed to win both the Greek Championship and Cup, but Segura left the club at the end of the season. |
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In the summer of 2008, |
In the summer of 2008, Olymbiakòs made prominent transfers, signing [[Dudu Cearense]], [[Avraam Papadopoulos]], [[Diogo Luis Santo]] and [[Matt Derbyshire]] and appointed [[Ernesto Valverde]] as the new coach with a three-year contract worth approximately €6 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=670758.html |title=Lemonis leaves Olymbiakòs post |publisher=[[UEFA]].com |access-date=12 March 2008 |archive-date=13 March 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313115852/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D670758.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2008–09 season started badly for Olymbiakòs, with the team losing their first few official matches, against [[Anorthosis Famagusta FC|Anorthosis Famagusta]] for the [[2008–09 UEFA Champions League#Third qualifying round|Champions League third qualifying round]], and was eliminated from the tournament, which resulted to a seat in the [[2008–09 UEFA Cup#First round|UEFA Cup first round]], where Olymbiakòs beat [[FC Nordsjælland|Nordsjælland]] to qualify for the group stage. The team also started well in the [[2008–09 Super League Greece]], winning every match at home, but facing difficulties away. They ended up winning the Greek Championship and the Greek Cup, celebrating the 14th double in Olymbiakòs history. After an impressive UEFA Cup run at home, with some spectacular wins against [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] (5–1) and [[Hertha BSC]] (4–0), the team managed to get through to the round of 32, facing French side [[AS Saint-Étienne|Saint-Étienne]]. |
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In the summer of 2009, |
In the summer of 2009, Olymbiakòs signed major players, such as [[Olof Mellberg]] from Juventus for €2.5 million,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2009/06/23/1342547/official-mellberg-joins-Olymbiakòs-from-juventus|title=Mellberg joins Olymbiakòs from Juventus|publisher=goal.com|access-date=22 August 2013|archive-date=29 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120829155659/http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italy/2009/06/23/1342547/official-mellberg-joins-Olymbiakòs-from-juventus|url-status=live}}</ref> midfielder [[Jaouad Zairi]] from [[Asteras Tripoli F.C.|Asteras Tripolis]] and [[Enzo Maresca]] from [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]. Many other players returned from loan spells, such as former Real Madrid defender [[Raúl Bravo]], [[Georgios Katsikogiannis]] and midfielder Cristian Ledesma. Olymbiakòs appointed former [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] legend [[Zico (footballer)|Zico]] as their coach and started the [[2009–10 Olymbiakòs F.C. season|2009–10 season]] with great success, as they qualified for the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] final 16, finishing second in [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League#Group H|Group H]] only 3 points behind [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8402103.stm|title=Olymbiakòs–Arsenal 1–0|date=9 December 2009|publisher=BBC.co.uk|access-date=2 January 2013|archive-date=4 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104184617/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8402103.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> despite the absence of numerous first-team players due to injuries. They faced Bordeaux in the final 16 and lost the first match at home (0–1). In the second match, despite Bordeaux's early lead, Olymbiakòs leveled the match and missed some great chances to score a second goal, before eventually losing in the dying moments of the match (1–2). Domestically, Olymbiakòs secured a 2–0 derby win over arch-rivals Panathinaikos, with striker Kostas Mitroglou scoring twice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/117/greece/2009/11/29/1655727/Olymbiakòs-2-0-panathinaikos-mitroglou-double-takes-thrylos|title=Olymbiakòs–Panathinaikos 2–0: Mitroglou Double Takes Thrylos Top|publisher=goal.com|access-date=5 March 2013|archive-date=16 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216184051/http://www.goal.com/en/news/117/greece/2009/11/29/1655727/olympiacos-2-0-panathinaikos-mitroglou-double-takes-thrylos|url-status=live}}</ref> However, this was only a highlight in an otherwise below-par season for the club, as they not only lost the championship to Panathinaikos, but were also defeated in four out of their six playoff games, eventually finishing last, in the 5th position of the league table;<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.superleaguegreece.net/el/scoreboard/2009-2010-superleague-1|title=Super League Greece|last=Dev|first=OTO {{!}}|access-date=29 August 2017|archive-date=30 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830013437/http://www.superleaguegreece.net/el/scoreboard/2009-2010-superleague-1|url-status=live}}</ref> this result marked the team's worst ranking since being placed 8th in 1988, and meant that the club would start their [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] campaign from the second qualifying round the following season. |
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=== New presidency, seven consecutive League titles and European ascent (2010–2017) === |
=== New presidency, seven consecutive League titles and European ascent (2010–2017) === |
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In 2010, [[Evangelos Marinakis]], a successful shipping magnate, bought the team from Sokratis Kokkalis.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> During the first year of his presidency, Marinakis appointed fans' favourite Ernesto Valverde as coach (who came back for a second tenure in the club) and signed players with international pedigree, such as [[Albert Riera]], [[Ariel Ibagaza]], [[Kevin Mirallas]], [[Marko Pantelić]] and [[François Modesto]].<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> As a result, Olympiacos won the [[2010–11 Super League Greece|Greek title]] for the 38th time in its history, 13 points ahead of second-placed Panathinaikos. |
In 2010, [[Evangelos Marinakis]], a successful shipping magnate, bought the team from Sokratis Kokkalis.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> During the first year of his presidency, Marinakis appointed fans' favourite Ernesto Valverde as coach (who came back for a second tenure in the club) and signed players with international pedigree, such as [[Albert Riera]], [[Ariel Ibagaza]], [[Kevin Mirallas]], [[Marko Pantelić]] and [[François Modesto]].<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> As a result, Olympiacos won the [[2010–11 Super League Greece|Greek title]] for the 38th time in its history, 13 points ahead of second-placed Panathinaikos. |
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In the [[2011–12 |
In the [[2011–12 Olymbiakòs F.C. season|2011–12 season]], the team's roster was strengthened with players like [[Jean Makoun]], [[Pablo Orbaiz]], [[Iván Marcano]], [[Rafik Djebbour]] and [[Djamel Abdoun]] and with Ernesto Valverde as their coach for the second straight season, Olymbiakòs had a very successful campaign both domestically and internationally. They won both the [[2011–12 Super League Greece|Greek league]] and the [[2012 Greek Cup Final|Greek Cup]] to complete the 15th domestic double in the club's history.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> In European competitions, Olymbiakòs had a solid Champions League campaign, having been drawn in [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League|Group F]] against Arsenal, [[Borussia Dortmund]] and [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]. Despite delivering nine points in the group, with two emphatic wins against Arsenal and Dortmund at home (both with a 3–1 scoreline) and an away win against Marseille (0–1), they lost the qualification to the knock-out stage after Marseille's controversial 2–3 away win in Dortmund in game 6, with Marseille scoring two goals in the last five minutes of the match to come back from an early 2–0 Dortmund lead.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> Olymbiakòs continued in [[UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] where he was drawn to play against [[FC Rubin Kazan|Rubin Kazan]]. The Greek champions eliminated the Russian side with two wins (1–0 in both [[Kazan]] and Piraeus) and were up to play against [[FC Metalist Kharkiv|Metalist Kharkiv]] in the Last 16 of the competition.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> They won the first match in Ukraine with [[David Fuster]] scoring the winning goal (0–1) but in the second match, despite their early lead and the plethora of missed chances (they hit the woodwork twice in the first half), they conceded two goals in the last nine minutes of the game and lost the qualification to the quarter-finals. |
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At the end of the season, Ernesto Valverde announced his decision to return to Spain, thus ending his second successful spell at |
At the end of the season, Ernesto Valverde announced his decision to return to Spain, thus ending his second successful spell at Olymbiakòs. The club announced the Portuguese [[Leonardo Jardim]] as their new head coach.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> The team performed very well in the Greek league and had a decent Champions league campaign, gathering nine points in [[2012–13 UEFA Champions League#Group B|Group B]], after wins against Arsenal (2–1 at home) and [[Montpellier HSC|Montpellier]] (1–2 in [[Montpellier]], 3–1 in Piraeus). Despite the relatively good results, Leonardo Jardim was replaced by the Spanish coach and [[List of Real Madrid CF players|Real Madrid legend]] [[Míchel (footballer, born 1963)|Míchel]]. The team went on to celebrate the 16th double in their history by winning their [[2012–13 Super League Greece|40th Greek Championship]], 15 points ahead the second PAOK, as well as their 26th [[2012–13 Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]] after a 3–1 win against [[Asteras Tripoli F.C.|Asteras Tripolis]] in the final. The 40th Greek championship title gave Olymbiakòs the [[Star (football badge)#UEFA|fourth star]] on top of the club's emblem, which was a major goal for the club and especially for the fans.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> |
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The expectations for the [[2013–14 |
The expectations for the [[2013–14 Olymbiakòs F.C. season|2013–14 season]] were very high, especially after the signing of players such as striker [[Javier Saviola]], [[Joel Campbell]], [[Roberto Jiménez Gago|Roberto]], [[Alejandro Domínguez (footballer, born 1981)|Alejandro Domínguez]], [[Vladimír Weiss (footballer, born 1989)|Vladimír Weiss]], [[Delvin N'Dinga]] and [[Leandro Salino]]. Olymbiakòs had a great season both domestically and internationally.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> In Europe, they were drawn in [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group C|Group C]] of the [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League|2013–14 Champions League]] alongside [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]], Benfica and [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]. After a strong performance in the group, Olymbiakòs finished second with ten points and qualified for the [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|Last 16]] at the expense of Benfica (1–0 win in Piraeus, 1–1 draw in [[Lisbon]]) and Anderlecht (0–3 win in [[Brussels]], 3–1 win in Piraeus). In the round of 16, they were drawn to play against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. Olymbiakòs, after a solid display, won the first leg with a comfortable 2–0 (Alejandro Domínguez 38', Campbell 55'), in a match where they dominated totally and missed chances to even extend the lead.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> Despite the two-goal advantage which put them within touching distance of a quarter-final place for the first time since 1999, Olymbiakòs lost 3–0 in the second leg in [[Old Trafford]], having missed an outstanding double chance to equalize the score in the 40th minute. The Greek champions pushed on in the last ten minutes to find the crucial away goal, but to no avail. Although the ticket to the quarter-finals slipped out of the club's hands, Olymbiakòs' overall performance and the fact that the club managed to qualify to the knockout phase (round of 16) of the Champions League for the third time in six years ([[2007–08 UEFA Champions League|2007–08]], [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|2009–10]], [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League|2013–14]]), marked a very successful European campaign. Domestically, Olymbiakòs won their history's [[2013–14 Super League Greece|41st Greek Championship]] very convincingly, 17 points ahead of second-placed PAOK.<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> He also participated in the [[2014 International Champions Cup|International Champions Cup 2014]] where he won 3rd place. |
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In the [[2014–15 |
In the [[2014–15 Olymbiakòs F.C. season|2014–15 season]], Olymbiakòs entered the [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League|2014–15 Champions League]] [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage|group stage]] with hopes to repeat the previous year's performance; they were drawn alongside Atlético Madrid, Juventus and [[Malmö FF]].<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> They had a solid performance in the group, managing to beat [[2014 UEFA Champions League Final|last year's runners-up]] Atlético 3–2 and [[2015 UEFA Champions League Final|eventual finalists]] Juventus 1–0 at the Karaiskakis Stadium, but they lost the qualification for the knockout stage in the last game: Olymbiakòs beat Malmö FF 4–2 at home but at the same time Juventus were drawing against Atlético in Italy, securing the crucial one point they needed to qualify. Had Olymbiakòs and Juventus finished with the same points, Olymbiakòs would have qualified due to best aggregate score (away goals) of their two games (1–0 Olymbiakòs win in Piraeus, 3–2 Juventus win in [[Turin]]).<ref name="Olympiacos.org" /> The third place in the group gave Olymbiakòs the ticket for the next round of [[UEFA Europa League]], where they were eliminated by the eventual runners-up [[FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk|Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk]]. Domestically, the team had a very successful season, winning the 17th double in their history. They won their [[2014–15 Super League Greece|42nd Greek Championship]] with 12 points difference from the second Panathinaikos and their [[2014–15 Greek Football Cup|27th Greek Cup]], beating [[Skoda Xanthi F.C.|Skoda Xanthi]] 3–1 in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.enikos.gr/sports/29418,Olymbiakòs-wins-17th-double-beating-Xanthi-in-Greek-Cup-final--VIDEO.html|title=Olymbiakòs wins 17th double beating Xanthi in Greek Cup final|publisher=enikos.gr|access-date=25 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109163712/http://en.enikos.gr/sports/29418,Olymbiakòs-wins-17th-double-beating-Xanthi-in-Greek-Cup-final--VIDEO.html|archive-date=9 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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[[File:Dnepr-Olimpiakos (9).jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Kostas Fortounis]]]] |
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The [[2015–16 |
The [[2015–16 Olymbiakòs F.C. season|2015–16 season]] started with a new manager replacement, as [[Marco Silva]] took over the management over his fellow countryman [[Vítor Pereira (footballer, born 1968)|Vitor Pereira]],<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite news|url=http://www.olympiacos.org/en/history|title=Olympiacos.org / Official Website of Olymbiakòs Piraeus|work=Olympiacos.org {{!}} Official Website of Olymbiakòs Piraeus|access-date=29 August 2017|language=en|archive-date=15 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615174911/http://www.olympiacos.org/en/history|url-status=live}}</ref> while the squad was strengthened with the world-class presence of [[Esteban Cambiasso]] and a number of other players with European competition experience, including [[Kostas Fortounis]], [[Felipe Pardo]], [[Sebá]], [[Manuel da Costa (footballer, born 1986)|Manuel Da Costa]], [[Brown Ideye]] and [[Alfreð Finnbogason]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.superleaguegreece.net/el/teams/team/olympiacos-fc-392/2015-2016-superleague-52/players|title=Super League Greece|last=Dev|first=OTO {{!}}|access-date=29 August 2017|archive-date=29 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829203717/http://www.superleaguegreece.net/el/teams/team/olympiacos-fc-392/2015-2016-superleague-52/players|url-status=dead}}</ref> In a tough [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League|Champions League group]] that included [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern München]], [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] and [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]], Olymbiakòs managed to record 9 points through a 3–2 away win over the Gunners at the [[Emirates Stadium]], considered by many as one of the club's most important European victories, as well as two more wins against Dinamo (1–0 away and 2–1 at home). Last matchday saw the team face Arsenal at the Karaiskakis stadium, needing a 1–0 or 2–1 defeat to the Gunners, as the worst-case scenario, to advance to the [[2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase|knockout phase]] of the competition based on the [[away goals rule]]; the Red-Whites eventually lost 3–0 and continued their European journey in the [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]], where they were eliminated by [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] in the first knockout stage.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> Despite the above, Olymbiakòs broke the record for most European competition victories recorded by a Greek club, with 97 over the 96 of second-placed [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] as of the summer of 2016.<ref name="Ο Θρύλος τα... σπάει!">{{Cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.gr/stili/afierwmata/article/906542/ola-ta-rekor-toy-fetinoy-olympiakoy|script-title=el:Ο Θρύλος τα... σπάει!|access-date=29 August 2017|language=el|archive-date=30 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830003405/http://www.gazzetta.gr/stili/afierwmata/article/906542/ola-ta-rekor-toy-fetinoy-olympiakoy|url-status=live}}</ref> Domestically, Olymbiakòs had perhaps their most successful season in years, as the team managed to secure their [[2015–16 Super League Greece|43rd Greek Championship]], and 6th consecutive, on the last day of February 2016, considered a national record for the earliest time, within a league campaign, when a title is clinched.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> The team managed to finish their league campaign with a 30-point difference over their arch rivals [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]], who came in second. The team's 85 points over the course of 30 matchdays, including a 28–1–1 overall result breakdown with 13 away wins and a perfect 15 victories out of 15 home games, are also considered a national record.<ref name="Ο Θρύλος τα... σπάει!"/> However, despite the club's expectations of doing the double, they did not manage to win the [[2015–16 Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]] as they finished runners-up to rivals [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK]] after a 2–1 loss in the final. |
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The [[2016–17 |
The [[2016–17 Olymbiakòs F.C. season|2016–17 season]] proved to be rather tumultuous for the club, despite the signing of such key players as [[Óscar Cardozo]], [[Tarik Elyounoussi]], [[Alaixys Romao]], [[Aly Cissokho]] and [[Marko Marin]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.superleaguegreece.net/el/teams/team/olympiacos-fc-463/2016-2017-superleague-61/players|title=Super League Greece|last=Dev|first=OTO {{!}}|access-date=29 August 2017|archive-date=29 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829203824/http://www.superleaguegreece.net/el/teams/team/olympiacos-fc-463/2016-2017-superleague-61/players|url-status=dead}}</ref> The main issues that arose were the team's shock elimination from Israeli outfit [[Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C.|Hapoel Be'er-Sheva]], after a 1–0 aggregate defeat, in the [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League|third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League]], and the highly frequent change of managers, leading the club to having been coached by five individuals over the same season: [[Marco Silva]], [[Víctor Sánchez (footballer, born 1976)|Victor Sánchez]] (responsible for the elimination from Hapoel), [[Paulo Bento]], [[Vasilis Vouzas]] and [[Takis Lemonis]]. The team's [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]] journey was not as successful as other European campaigns, starting with a difficult 3–1 aggregate victory (1–1 before extra time) over [[F.C. Arouca|Arouca]] in the playoffs, continuing with the team's qualification from the [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage|group stage]] but only as second-placed to [[APOEL FC|APOEL]] (in a group that also included [[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]] and [[FC Astana|Astana]]), and ending with a heavy 5–2 aggregate defeat to [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Besiktas]] in the last 16 of the [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League knockout phase|knockout stage]] (with goalkeeper [[Nicola Leali]] being highly responsible for 4 out of the 5 goals conceded<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/EuropaLeague/eyrwph-telos-gia-ton-olympiako-me-moiraio-ton-leali-4-1-h-mpesiktas.4578784.html|title=Ευρώπη τέλος για τον Ολυμπιακό με μοιραίο τον Λεάλι, 4–1 η Μπεσίκτας|access-date=29 August 2017|language=en|archive-date=29 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829135855/http://www.sport24.gr/football/EuropaLeague/eyrwph-telos-gia-ton-olympiako-me-moiraio-ton-leali-4-1-h-mpesiktas.4578784.html|url-status=live}}</ref>), despite having advanced from the last 32 thanks to a 3–0 aggregate win over [[Osmanlıspor|Osmanlispor]]. The frequent manager change negatively affected the team's stability and rhythm in domestic competitions as well. Firstly, Olymbiakòs failed to qualify for the [[2016–17 Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]] final after being ousted by [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK]], who advanced on the away goals rule after a 2–2 aggregate draw. Secondly, despite the fact that the Reds clinched their [[2016–17 Super League Greece|44th Greek Championship]], and 7th consecutive for the second time in Greek football history, they only managed to do so with a six-point difference (67 to 61) over [[PAOK FC|PAOK]]. |
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=== European successes, three consecutive Greek League titles (2017–2023) === |
=== European successes, three consecutive Greek League titles (2017–2023) === |
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[[File:Mathieu Valbuena 2019.jpg|thumb|right|160px|[[Mathieu Valbuena]]]] |
[[File:Mathieu Valbuena 2019.jpg|thumb|right|160px|[[Mathieu Valbuena]]]] |
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At the start of the [[2017–18 |
At the start of the [[2017–18 Olymbiakòs F.C. season|2017–18 season]], the board decided to hire former [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] manager [[Besnik Hasi]] to guide Olymbiakòs back to the [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] group stage after a year's absence. Upon his arrival, Hasi strengthened the squad with players as [[Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe]], [[Guillaume Gillet]], [[Mehdi Carcela-González|Mehdi Carcela]], [[Jagoš Vuković]], [[Björn Engels]], [[Uroš Đurđević]], [[Emmanuel Emenike]] and [[Panagiotis Tachtsidis]]. |
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Aggregate victories over [[FK Partizan|Partizan]] (5–3) and [[HNK Rijeka|Rijeka]] (3–1) in the two final qualifying rounds ensured the Red-Whites' presence in Group D of the competition, considered perhaps the toughest in |
Aggregate victories over [[FK Partizan|Partizan]] (5–3) and [[HNK Rijeka|Rijeka]] (3–1) in the two final qualifying rounds ensured the Red-Whites' presence in Group D of the competition, considered perhaps the toughest in Olymbiakòs' European history due to [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] and [[Sporting CP]] being the opponents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/uefa-champions-league/2/group/4/uefa-champions-league-group-d|title=Groups UEFA Champions League – ESPN FC|website=www.espnfc.com|access-date=29 August 2017|archive-date=30 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830020042/http://www.espnfc.com/uefa-champions-league/2/group/4/uefa-champions-league-group-d|url-status=live}}</ref> A disheartening 2–3 defeat in the hands of Sporting at Thrylos' European season opener,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/1135881/Olymbiakòs-sportingk-lissavonas-2-3|script-title=el:Κακή αρχή!|access-date=12 September 2017|language=el|archive-date=6 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906072316/https://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/1135881/Olymbiakòs-sportingk-lisavonas-2-3|url-status=live}}</ref> combined with a 3–2 loss to AEK despite being 0–2 up, led to Hasi's dismissal from the club and his replacement by [[Takis Lemonis]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Olymbiakòs/oristiko-telos-o-xasi-apo-ton-olympiako.4861656.html|title=ΟΡΙΣΤΙΚΟ: Τέλος ο Χάσι από τον Ολυμπιακό|access-date=27 September 2017|language=en|archive-date=26 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926221811/http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Olymbiakòs/oristiko-telos-o-xasi-apo-ton-olympiako.4861656.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The latter decided to focus on getting the squad back on track in domestic competitions, at a time when Olymbiakòs eventually got eliminated from Europe ahead of the Christmas break for the first time in 12 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.athlitiki.com/2017/11/22/%CE%BC%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%AC-%CE%B1%CF%80%CF%8C-12-%CF%87%CF%81%CF%8C%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CF%8C%CF%82-%CE%B1%CF%80%CF%8C-%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD-5%CE%B7/ |script-title=el:Μετά από 12 χρόνια …αποκλεισμός από την 5η αγωνιστική για τον Ολυμπιακό |website=www.athlitiki.com |language=el |access-date=5 February 2021 |archive-date=4 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204004323/http://www.athlitiki.com/2017/11/22/%CE%BC%CE%B5%CF%84%CE%AC-%CE%B1%CF%80%CF%8C-12-%CF%87%CF%81%CF%8C%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%B1-%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B5%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CF%8C%CF%82-%CE%B1%CF%80%CF%8C-%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BD-5%CE%B7/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Following a home goalless draw against Barcelona and five defeats, the Red-Whites only managed to acquire one point during their entire Champions League group stage campaign, something considered a setback for the club after their 7 previous UEFA Champions League campaigns (2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16), in which they gathered at least 9 points in all of the groups (11 points in 2007–08, 10 points in 2009–10, 9 points in 2011–12, 9 points in 2012–13, 10 points in 2013–14, 9 points in 2014–15 and 9 points in 2015–16), with three qualifications to the knockout stage (Last 16) of the competition. Despite their one-point group stage exit, the worst European records by a Greek team in the history of European competitions both belong to [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]]: AEK's zero (0) point campaign in [[2018–19 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group E|Group E]] of the [[2018–19 UEFA Champions League]] and AEK's zero (0) point campaign as well in the [[2004–05 UEFA Cup#Group H|Group H]] of the [[2004–05 UEFA Cup]], a lower-tier UEFA competition. [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] has also a one-point campaign in [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League#Group G|Group G]] of the [[2016–17 UEFA Europa League]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Olymbiakòs/arnhtiko-rekor-sto-champions-league-an-xasei-apo-thn-gioyventoys.4951405.html|title=Αρνητικό ρεκόρ στο Champions League αν χάσει από την Γιουβέντους|access-date=5 December 2017|language=en|archive-date=6 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206140000/http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Olymbiakòs/arnhtiko-rekor-sto-champions-league-an-xasei-apo-thn-gioyventoys.4951405.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite being in the [[Super League Greece|Super League]] lead halfway through the season, Lemonis was dismissed on grounds of dressing room instability, and [[Óscar García Junyent|Óscar García]] was subsequently appointed with a vision of increasing attacking efficiency and discipline.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-greece-Olymbiakòs/soccer-Olymbiakòs-piraeus-appoint-spaniard-oscar-garcia-as-head-coach-idUKL4N1P04KB|title=Soccer-Olymbiakòs Piraeus appoint Spaniard Oscar Garcia as head coach|website=Reuters Editorial|access-date=7 February 2018|language=en-GB|archive-date=7 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007183626/https://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-greece-Olymbiakòs/soccer-Olymbiakòs-piraeus-appoint-spaniard-oscar-garcia-as-head-coach-idUKL4N1P04KB|url-status=live}}</ref> Domestically, Olymbiakòs' [[2017–18 Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]] run ended in the quarter-finals, marking their third consecutive year that they failed to lift the Cup. In the [[Super League Greece|Super League]] the Red-Whites conceded the title to AEK three matchdays before completion, thus ending a run of seven consecutive championship wins and leading to the dismissal of García after two months at the club's helm, with [[Christos Kontis]] finishing the season as caretaker manager. Portuguese [[Pedro Martins (footballer)|Pedro Martins]] was appointed head coach in order to lead Olymbiakòs at the following 2018–19 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Olymbiakòs/anakoinwse-pedro-martins-o-Olymbiakòs.5154607.html|title=Ανακοίνωσε Πέδρο Μαρτίνς ο Ολυμπιακός!|access-date=10 April 2018|language=en|archive-date=11 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411041344/http://www.sport24.gr/football/omades/Olymbiakòs/anakoinwse-pedro-martins-o-Olymbiakòs.5154607.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In the [[2018–19 |
In the [[2018–19 Olymbiakòs F.C. season|2018–19]] season, the Reds tried to recover from their disastrous last season. Starting with consecutive qualifications over Swiss side [[FC Luzern]] (agg: 7–1) as well as English side [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] (agg: 4–2), the club earned a spot at the [[2018-19 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] group stages, in which they faced Italian giants [[AC Milan]], Spanish side [[Real Betis]] as well as [[F91 Dudelange]]. Having 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, Thrylos needed a 2 goal or more victory against Milan in the last match to advance to the Round of 32, which they eventually earned with a 81st-minute penalty by [[Kostas Fortounis]], eliminating the Rossoneri. The 2018–19 campaign eventually came to an end by [[FC Dynamo Kyiv|Dynamo Kyiv]] in the Round of 32, with a 2–2 draw in Piraeus, followed by a 1–0 defeat in Kyiv. Domestically, despite having a way better season compared to 2017–18, the Red-Whites fell short champions [[PAOK FC|PAOK]], finishing just 5 points behind, while also suffering from a shock elimination to [[PAS Lamia 1964|Lamia]] in the [[2018–19 Greek Football Cup|cup]], ending the season trophyless for the second year in a row. |
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Despite his failure on a domestic level, [[Pedro Martins (footballer)|Pedro Martins]] kept his position as manager of the team, who, having kept key players from last season, such as [[Daniel Podence]], [[Guilherme Torres|Guilherme]] and [[Mady Camara]] as well as strengthening the squad with [[Mathieu Valbuena]], [[Youssef El-Arabi]] and [[Rúben Semedo]], led the club to [[2019–20 |
Despite his failure on a domestic level, [[Pedro Martins (footballer)|Pedro Martins]] kept his position as manager of the team, who, having kept key players from last season, such as [[Daniel Podence]], [[Guilherme Torres|Guilherme]] and [[Mady Camara]] as well as strengthening the squad with [[Mathieu Valbuena]], [[Youssef El-Arabi]] and [[Rúben Semedo]], led the club to [[2019–20 Olymbiakòs F.C. season|one of its greatest seasons]] in the past decade. Starting at [[2019–20 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round|Champions League 2nd qualifying round]], Olymbiakòs defeated emphatically [[FC Viktoria Plzeň|Viktoria Plzeň]] (agg: 4–0), [[İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.|İstanbul Başakşehir]] (agg: 3–0) and [[FC Krasnodar]] (agg: 6–1), comfortably securing their return in the [[2019–20 UEFA Champions League|group stage]] and becoming the only Greek club to achieve 3 successive qualifications to the group stage of the competition. Having been drawn to eventual winners [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]], London side [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] and [[Red Star Belgrade]], the Reds got a hard-fought point at their first game against Spurs at Karaiskakis, despite being down 0–2 in the 30th minute, with goals by [[Daniel Podence]] and [[Mathieu Valbuena]] on 44th and 54th minute respectively. They then went on to lose their 3 next fixtures, needing a win in [[Tottenham Hotspur Stadium]] to keep qualification dreams alive. Despite being 2–0 up, a crucial mistake by [[Yassine Meriah]] in the dying seconds of the first half gave Spurs the motivation to eventually win 4–2. Olymbiakòs then won their last game against Crvena Zvezda at home thanks to a late El Arabi penalty, to continue in the [[2019–20 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]. In the Round of 32, Thrylos got one of their brightest moments in their history, as they managed to eliminate their European rivals [[Arsenal FC|Arsenal]] on away goals (agg: 2–2), with a late El Arabi goal in the last minute of extra time in [[Emirates stadium]], advancing to the last 16, where they faced [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolves]]. After a 1–1 draw in Piraeus without their fans, the competition stopped due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic, eventually resuming in August 2020, where Olymbiakòs' campaign stopped after a 1–0 defeat in [[Molineux Stadium]] with many controversial decisions by referee [[Szymon Marciniak]]. Domestically, the Reds won their first league title since 2017 with a record 91 points, 18 points clear of PAOK and almost managing to complete an undefeated run before losing 0–1 to PAOK in the third-to-last matchday. They also won the double by defeating [[AEK Athens]] 1–0 in the [[2019–20 Greek Football Cup|cup]] final, marking one of their most successful seasons both domestically and internationally. |
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[[File:Youssef-el-arabi.jpg|thumb|left|165px|[[Youssef El-Arabi]]]] |
[[File:Youssef-el-arabi.jpg|thumb|left|165px|[[Youssef El-Arabi]]]] |
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The [[2020–21 |
The [[2020–21 Olymbiakòs F.C. season|2020–21]] season started well for Olymbiakòs, securing their presence in the [[2020–21 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] [[2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage|group stage]] for the 2nd year in a row, defeating Cyprtiot champions [[AC Omonia|Omonia Nicosia]] 2–0 on aggregate. However, their campaign was rather mediocre having 1 win and 5 losses, in a group against Portuguese champions [[FC Porto]], English giants [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and French [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]. They still however got 3rd place finishing above Marseille on head to head away goals, both tied on 3 points. In the [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]], they managed to defeat [[PSV Eindhoven]] beating them 4–2 at home and losing 2–1 at [[Philips Stadion]], going through thanks to a 88th minute goal by [[Ahmed Hassan (footballer, born 1993)|Ahmed Hassan]]. They then had to face [[Arsenal FC|Arsenal]] once again in the Round of 16, this time however losing 2–3 on aggregate despite beating them 0–1 in [[Emirates stadium|Emirates]] and closing their campaign with a win. Domestically they dominated the [[2020–21 Super League Greece|league]] once again, finishing 26 points above 2nd-placed PAOK, to whom they lost the [[2020–21 Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]] in the dying moments of the final. |
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The beginning of the [[2021–22 |
The beginning of the [[2021–22 Olymbiakòs F.C. season|2021–22]] season had Olymbiakòs being eliminated in the [[2021–22 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], where they lost to Bulgarian [[PFC Ludogorets Razgrad|Ludogorets Razgrad]] 4–1 on penalties after 2 draws in Piraeus (1–1) and Razgrad (2–2) in the third qualifying round. They then beat [[ŠK Slovan Bratislava]] in the play-off round to secure a [[2021–22 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] group stage spot. In a group with [[Eintracht Frankfurt]], [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] and [[Royal Antwerp F.C.|Antwerp]], Olymbiakòs finished second behind Eintracht with 3 wins and 3 losses and qualified for the [[2021–22 UEFA Europa League knockout phase|knockout-round play-offs]], where they met Italian side [[Atalanta BC|Atalanta]], who eliminated them 5–1 on aggregate. Despite securing another [[2021–22 Super League Greece|Greek League title]], Thrylos failed to win [[2021–22 Greek Football Cup|the cup]] for the second year in a row being eliminated by PAOK again on away goals. Martins remained manager of the club and renewed his contract for a fifth year, becoming one of the managers with the longest stay in the club. |
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After four seasons and winning 3 League titles with the club, Martins got fired from |
After four seasons and winning 3 League titles with the club, Martins got fired from Olymbiakòs, in August 2022, and Spanish trainer [[Carlos Corberán]] was appointed as the new head coach.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.olympiacos.org/2022/08/01/o-karlos-kormperan-einai-o-neos-proponitis-tou-olympiakou/|title=Ο Κάρλος Κορμπεράν είναι ο νέος προπονητής του Ολυμπιακού|access-date=1 August 2022|language=el|archive-date=1 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801223415/https://www.olympiacos.org/2022/08/01/o-karlos-kormperan-einai-o-neos-proponitis-tou-olympiakou/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was succeeded by [[Míchel (footballer, born 1963)|Michel]], who later resigned and the 2022–23 season was completed by [[José Anigo]]. |
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=== UEFA Europa Conference League Winners (2023–24)=== |
=== UEFA Europa Conference League Winners (2023–24)=== |
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[[File:Trofeo UEFA Europa Conference League.svg|thumb|right|140px|Olymbiakòs became the only Greek football club to have won a [[UEFA club competitions|major UEFA competition]], after their [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League|2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League triumph]].]] |
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| caption = [[2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final]] starting lineup against [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]], 29 May 2024}} |
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The [[2023–24 |
The [[2023–24 Olymbiakòs F.C. season|2023–24 Season]] began with [[Diego Martínez (Spanish footballer, born 1980)|Diego Martinez]] in charge, until being sacked in December, having the team in 4th place in the League and out of the [[2023–24 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]], to be replaced by [[Carlos Carvalhal]], whose stint only lasted for 2 months before being replaced by [[José Luis Mendilibar]]. Domestically, the club finished 3rd for the second consecutive time, and was eliminated in the Round of 16 of the [[2023–24 Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]].<ref>https://www.flash.gr/olimpiakos-telos-o-ntieghko-martineth-apo-ton-paghko-ton-erithrolefkon-anakoinothike-o-karvalial-vid-907262</ref><ref>https://www.sport24.gr/football/Olymbiakòs-to-vary-charti-mentilimpar-poy-allaxe-ta-panta.10309835.html</ref> |
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However, the European campaign of this season proved to be the best in |
However, the European campaign of this season proved to be the best in Olymbiakòs history. Beginning in the Europa League [[2023–24 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round|third qualifying round]], the club ensured a group stage participation for the third season in a row, after knocking out Belgian [[KRC Genk]] and Serbian rookies [[FK Čukarički]]. There, they secured the 3rd place, finishing with 7 points and transfering to the [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League|Europa Conference League]]. After knocking out Hungarian champion [[Ferencvárosi TC|Ferencváros]] in the play-offs with 2 [[Ayoub El Kaabi]] goals, they faced Israeli [[Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.|Maccabi Tel Aviv]] in the Round of 16, and got stunned by a 1–4 defeat at Karaiskakis Stadium. However, in the return fixture in [[TSC Arena]], in front of 49 loyal supporters, the Red-Whites managed to achieve one of the greatest comebacks in the history of European football, by winning 6–1 on extra time and becoming the only football club to overcome a 3-goal home deficit in [[UEFA competitions]].<ref>https://tvxs.gr/news/athlitika/asyllipto-o-Olymbiakòs-tin-anatropi-toy-aiona-6-1-ektos-edras-ti-makampi-tel-aviv-kai-prokrisi-stoys-8/</ref> |
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Entering a European quarter-final for the first time since [[1998–99 UEFA Champions League|1998–99]], their next opponent were [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]], whom they beat 3–2 at home, thanks to goals from [[Kostas Fortounis]], [[Stevan Jovetić]] and [[Chiquinho (footballer, born 1995)|Chiquinho]]. In the second leg in [[Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium|Şükrü Saracoğlu]], the game ended 1–0 in favour of Fenerbahçe, thanks to a 12th-minute [[İrfan Kahveci]] goal. Eventually, the tie went to an extra time and then to a penalty shootout. There, 21-year old goalkeeper [[Konstantinos Tzolakis]] made history, saving 3 penalties in total, including the decisive one by [[Leonardo Bonucci]] and earning |
Entering a European quarter-final for the first time since [[1998–99 UEFA Champions League|1998–99]], their next opponent were [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]], whom they beat 3–2 at home, thanks to goals from [[Kostas Fortounis]], [[Stevan Jovetić]] and [[Chiquinho (footballer, born 1995)|Chiquinho]]. In the second leg in [[Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium|Şükrü Saracoğlu]], the game ended 1–0 in favour of Fenerbahçe, thanks to a 12th-minute [[İrfan Kahveci]] goal. Eventually, the tie went to an extra time and then to a penalty shootout. There, 21-year old goalkeeper [[Konstantinos Tzolakis]] made history, saving 3 penalties in total, including the decisive one by [[Leonardo Bonucci]] and earning Olymbiakòs its first-ever appearance in a European semi-final in their 99-year history, winning 2–3 on penalties.<ref>https://www.sport24.gr/football/fenermpachtse-Olymbiakòs-2-3-sta-penalti-stoys-4-toys-conference-me-iroa-ton-tzolaki-stin-pio-megali-vradia-tis-istorias-toy.10301173.html</ref> |
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[[File:2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League Quarter-Final game Fenerbahçe - Olymbiakòs FC penalty shootout.jpg|thumb|right|270px|Olymbiakòs eliminated Turkish club [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] (2–3 on penalties) in the quarter-finals of the [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League]], with goalkeeper [[Konstantinos Tzolakis]] saving 3 penalties in the process.]] |
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[[File:Elkaabi.jpg|thumb|left|165px|[[Ayoub El Kaabi]], top scorer of the [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League]] with 11 goals, scored the crucial goal in the 116th minute of the extra time in the [[2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final|Final]].]] |
[[File:Elkaabi.jpg|thumb|left|165px|[[Ayoub El Kaabi]], top scorer of the [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League]] with 11 goals, scored the crucial goal in the 116th minute of the extra time in the [[2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final|Final]].]] |
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In the semi-final, |
In the semi-final, Olymbiakòs had to face [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], whom at the time were 4th in the [[2023–24 Premier League|Premier League]] and were in one of their best seasons under [[Unai Emery]]. Despite entering the tie as massive underdogs, Olymbiakòs crushed the Villans with a 6–2 aggregate score, winning both legs and having El Kaabi scoring 5 goals, tying a record held by [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] and [[Radamel Falcao]]. This marked the first time a Greek Club entered the final of a European competition since 1971. Their final opponent, was Italian powerhouse [[ACF Fiorentina]], who themselves appeared in the [[2023 UEFA Europa Conference League final|last year's final]], losing 1–2 to [[West Ham United|West Ham]] in the last minute of the match.<ref>https://www.novasports.gr/sport/podosfairo/event/uefa-europa-conference-league/article/13446205/Olymbiakòs-o-el-kaampi-egine-protos-skorer-se-oles-tis-diorganoseis-tis-uefa/</ref> |
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The [[2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final|final]] was held in rival's [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK]] [[Agia Sophia Stadium]] on 29 May, the same day [[Fall of Constantinople|Constantinople fell]] 571 years prior. Pressure was immense going into the game, with thousands of fans coming to support the team in the stadium and hundreds of thousands of others watching the game in the streets of [[Piraeus]]. A close game, poor in chances and with a lot of tension ended in a 0–0 draw after 90 minutes. With everything looking like the tie would be settled on penalties, a 116th minute cross by [[Santiago Hezze]] landed on [[Ayoub El Kaabi|El Kaabi]]'s head, who put the ball in [[Pietro Terracciano|Terracciano]]'s net to make it 1–0, causing delirium among millions of |
The [[2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final|final]] was held in rival's [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK]] [[Agia Sophia Stadium]] on 29 May, the same day [[Fall of Constantinople|Constantinople fell]] 571 years prior. Pressure was immense going into the game, with thousands of fans coming to support the team in the stadium and hundreds of thousands of others watching the game in the streets of [[Piraeus]]. A close game, poor in chances and with a lot of tension ended in a 0–0 draw after 90 minutes. With everything looking like the tie would be settled on penalties, a 116th minute cross by [[Santiago Hezze]] landed on [[Ayoub El Kaabi|El Kaabi]]'s head, who put the ball in [[Pietro Terracciano|Terracciano]]'s net to make it 1–0, causing delirium among millions of Olymbiakòs fans all over the world. After a [[Video Assistant Referee|VAR]] check by [[Artur Soares Dias]], the goal was confirmed and the game ended in that score, with Olymbiakòs making history and becoming the only [[Greece|Greek]] football club to win a UEFA competition. This has been described by many as the greatest achievement in the history of [[Football in Greece|Greek Football]], since the [[Greece national football team|Greek national team]]'s [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]] victory. The club's achievement is highlighted by the fact that their odds of winning the competition after their 1–4 home loss to Maccabi in the Round of 16, were at just 0.1%.<ref>https://www.sportal.gr/podosfairo/article/Olymbiakòs-ta-41-istorika-rekor-poy-espase-i-omada-toy-medilimpar-me-tin-kataktisi-toy-conference-league-2024053010132820404</ref> |
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== Crest and colours == |
== Crest and colours == |
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When, in 1925, the merger of the two clubs of Piraeus, Athlitikos Podosfairikos Syllogos Pireos and Omilos Filathlon Pireos, gave birth to the new football club, the latter was unanimously baptized '' |
When, in 1925, the merger of the two clubs of Piraeus, Athlitikos Podosfairikos Syllogos Pireos and Omilos Filathlon Pireos, gave birth to the new football club, the latter was unanimously baptized ''Olymbiakòs Club of Fans of Piraeus'', a name inspired from the [[Ancient Olympic Games]], the morality, the vying, the splendor, the sportsmanship and the fair play ideal that were represented in [[Ancient Greece]]. Consequently, after [[:el:Νότης Καμπέρος|Notis Kamperos]]'s proposal, the club adopted the laurel-crowned adolescent as their emblem, which symbolizes the Olympic Games winner, a crest that underwent minor changes through the ages. Red and white were chosen as the colours of the crest; red for the passion and victory and white for the virtue and purity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympiacos.org/en/page/1913/team|title=Olympiacos team|publisher=olympiacos.org|access-date=29 May 2013|archive-date=25 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925152610/http://www.olympiacos.org/en/page/1913/team|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/find-out-more-about...-olympiacos|title=Find out more about Olympiacos|publisher=arsenal.com|access-date=29 May 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912224722/http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/find-out-more-about...-olympiacos|archive-date=12 September 2014}}</ref> |
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The typical kit of the team is that of a shirt with red and white vertical stripes, and red or white shorts and socks. The shirt has taken different forms during the history of the club, for example with thin or wider stripes. The second most common kit is the all-red one and next the all-white one. |
The typical kit of the team is that of a shirt with red and white vertical stripes, and red or white shorts and socks. The shirt has taken different forms during the history of the club, for example with thin or wider stripes. The second most common kit is the all-red one and next the all-white one. Olymbiakòs has used several other colours during its history as an away or third kit, with the most notable of them being the monotint black or silver one. The most common kits of Olymbiakòs during their history are these below (the year of each one is indicant): |
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=== Kit evolution === |
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Since 1979, when football became professional in Greece, Olymbiakòs had a specific kit manufacturer and since 1982 a specific shirt sponsor as well. The following table shows in detail Olymbiakòs kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year: |
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| [[UNICEF]]<ref>[http://www.sportandbusiness.gr/athlitikibiomixania/item/47936- |
| [[UNICEF]]<ref>[http://www.sportandbusiness.gr/athlitikibiomixania/item/47936-Olymbiakòs-kai-unicef-synexizoun-mazi-kai-sti-fanela Ολυμπιακός και Unicef συνεχίζουν μαζί και στη φανέλα] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627041940/http://www.sportandbusiness.gr/athlitikibiomixania/item/47936-Olymbiakòs-kai-unicef-synexizoun-mazi-kai-sti-fanela |date=27 June 2015 }}, 26 June 2015 {{in lang|el}}</ref> |
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| [[Adidas]] |
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| [[Sports betting|Stoiximan.gr]]<ref>{{cite web|author = Official Website Olympiacos|title = Το Stoiximan.gr μεγάλος χορηγός της ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός: ''Ανακοίνωση της ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός για την έναρξη της συνεργασίας της με την κορυφαία εταιρεία στοιχηματισμού Stoiximan.gr.''|date = 2 October 2015|url = http://www.olympiacos.org/article/51544/stoiximangr-megalos-xorigos-tis-pae- |
| [[Sports betting|Stoiximan.gr]]<ref>{{cite web|author = Official Website Olympiacos|title = Το Stoiximan.gr μεγάλος χορηγός της ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός: ''Ανακοίνωση της ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός για την έναρξη της συνεργασίας της με την κορυφαία εταιρεία στοιχηματισμού Stoiximan.gr.''|date = 2 October 2015|url = http://www.olympiacos.org/article/51544/stoiximangr-megalos-xorigos-tis-pae-Olymbiakòs|language = el|access-date = 8 November 2015|archive-date = 4 November 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151104143011/http://www.olympiacos.org/article/51544/stoiximangr-megalos-xorigos-tis-pae-Olymbiakòs|url-status = live}}</ref> |
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[[File:Karaiskakis Stadium Piraeus Olympiacos-Arsenal.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Karaiskakis Stadium during a [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League]] fixture against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]]] |
[[File:Karaiskakis Stadium Piraeus Olympiacos-Arsenal.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Karaiskakis Stadium during a [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League]] fixture against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]]] |
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The [[Karaiskakis Stadium]], situated at Neo Faliro in [[Piraeus]], is the current (since 2004) and traditional home of Olympiacos. With a capacity of 32,115,<ref name="Superleague Olympiacos">{{cite web |url=http://www.superleaguegreece.net/el/teams/team/olympiacos-598/2018-2019-superleague-79/teaminfo |script-title=el:Επίσημα στοιχεία ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Σ.Φ.Π. (Ο.Σ.Φ.Π) 2018-19 |publisher=superleaguegreece.net |language=el |access-date=12 December 2018 |archive-date=15 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215065750/http://www.superleaguegreece.net/el/teams/team/olympiacos-598/2018-2019-superleague-79/teaminfo |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Karaiskakis"/> it is the largest football-only stadium and the second largest football stadium overall in Greece. It was built in 1895 as [[Neo Phaliron Velodrome]], to host the [[Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics|cycling events]] for the [[1896 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], and the pitch was covered with curm. |
The [[Karaiskakis Stadium]], situated at Neo Faliro in [[Piraeus]], is the current (since 2004) and traditional home of Olympiacos. With a capacity of 32,115,<ref name="Superleague Olympiacos">{{cite web |url=http://www.superleaguegreece.net/el/teams/team/olympiacos-598/2018-2019-superleague-79/teaminfo |script-title=el:Επίσημα στοιχεία ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Σ.Φ.Π. (Ο.Σ.Φ.Π) 2018-19 |publisher=superleaguegreece.net |language=el |access-date=12 December 2018 |archive-date=15 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215065750/http://www.superleaguegreece.net/el/teams/team/olympiacos-598/2018-2019-superleague-79/teaminfo |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Karaiskakis"/> it is the largest football-only stadium and the second largest football stadium overall in Greece. It was built in 1895 as [[Neo Phaliron Velodrome]], to host the [[Cycling at the 1896 Summer Olympics|cycling events]] for the [[1896 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], and the pitch was covered with curm. Olymbiakòs started using it since its foundation in 1925. In 1964, the stadium was renovated and was given its current name after [[Georgios Karaiskakis]], a military commander of the [[Greek War of Independence]], with an athletics track around the pitch.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stadia.gr/karaiskaki/karaiskakiold.html |title=Velodrome & Karaiskaki Stadium (1895 - 1964 - 2003) |publisher=stadia.gr |access-date=26 August 2013 |archive-date=4 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904220136/http://www.stadia.gr/karaiskaki/karaiskakiold.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Olymbiakòs left the Karaiskakis Stadium temporarily to play home matches at the newly built [[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]] in 1984. After a five-year use (1984–1989) of the biggest stadium in Greece, the team returned to their traditional home, where they played until 1997. It was then that Olymbiakòs got back to the Athens Olympic Stadium, where they stayed for another period of five years (1997–2002). In 2002, the Olympic Stadium was closed for renovation works due to the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] and Olymbiakòs moved to the [[Georgios Kamaras Stadium]] in [[Rizoupoli]], home of [[Apollon Smyrni F.C.|Apollon Smyrnis]], for the following two seasons (2002–2004). |
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Meanwhile, the Karaiskakis Stadium had fallen in disrepair and was not anymore suitable for football matches. In 2003, its use passed to |
Meanwhile, the Karaiskakis Stadium had fallen in disrepair and was not anymore suitable for football matches. In 2003, its use passed to Olymbiakòs in order to build a football-only ground, to be used for the [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics|football tournament]] of the 2004 Olympics. In return, Olymbiakòs got exclusive use of the stadium until 2052, covering all maintenance costs and also paying 15% of revenue to the Greek State. The old stadium was demolished in the spring of 2003 and the new one was completed on 30 June 2004 at a total cost of €60 million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stadia.gr/karaiskaki/karaiskaki.html |title=New Karaiskaki Stadium |publisher=stadia.gr |access-date=4 January 2009 |archive-date=15 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180115231209/http://stadia.gr/karaiskaki/karaiskaki.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Nowadays, the Karaiskakis Stadium is one of the most modern football grounds in Europe,{{Cn|date=July 2023}} also hosting the museum of Olympiacos,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.olympiacos.org/en/olympiacos-museum |title=The museum of Olymbiakòs |publisher=Olympiacos.org |access-date=4 August 2013 |archive-date=18 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918033801/http://www.olympiacos.org/en/olympiacos-museum |url-status=live }}</ref> with several facilities around.{{Cn|date=July 2023}} |
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== Support == |
== Support == |
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[[File:Image Olympiacos Chelsea CL0708 2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Olympiacos fans provide their support with extreme passion at home, as well as away matches. Here, at the [[Karaiskakis Stadium]] against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] for the [[2007–08 UEFA Champions League knockout stage|knockout stage]] of the [[2007–08 UEFA Champions League]].]] |
[[File:Image Olympiacos Chelsea CL0708 2.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Olympiacos fans provide their support with extreme passion at home, as well as away matches. Here, at the [[Karaiskakis Stadium]] against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] for the [[2007–08 UEFA Champions League knockout stage|knockout stage]] of the [[2007–08 UEFA Champions League]].]] |
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[[File:Beograd 7642.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Mural at the [[Stadion Crvena Zvezda]], Belgrade, featuring the brotherhood between the fans of |
[[File:Beograd 7642.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Mural at the [[Stadion Crvena Zvezda]], Belgrade, featuring the brotherhood between the fans of Olymbiakòs and [[Red Star Belgrade]].]] |
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Olymbiakòs' traditional fanbase comes from the city of Piraeus, where the club is based, as well as a good part of the rest of the Athens area. The club's popularity increased during the 1950s after winning consecutive titles and setting several records, and they became the best-supported football club in the country. Traditionally, Olymbiakòs used to represent the working class, but the club has always attracted fans from all the social classes and their fanbase is not associated with any specific social group anymore.<ref name=cnn>{{cite web |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/10/22/first11.derbies/index.html |title=Football First 11: Do or die derbies |publisher=CNN |date=22 October 2008 |access-date=7 February 2009 |archive-date=17 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017011443/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/10/22/first11.derbies/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=footballderbies>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballderbies.com/honours/index.php?id=75 |title=Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Panathinaikos |publisher=Footballderbies.com |access-date=19 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016160555/http://www.footballderbies.com/honours/index.php?id=75 |archive-date=16 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Olymbiakòs is the most popular Greek club according to [[UEFA]]<ref name="UEFA"/> and numerous polls and researches.<ref>[http://www.tanea.gr/news/greece/article/4524106/?iid=2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215232427/http://www.tanea.gr/news/greece/article/4524106/?iid=2|date=15 December 2014}}, '' Έλαβον(2022): ΟΣΦΠ 34%, ΠΑΟ 28%, ΑΕΚ 25%, ΠΑΟΚ 10%, Άρης 3%. Ύστερα από 15ετή έρευνα δύο πανεπιστημιακοί στο βιβλίο τους καταγράφουν την ιστορία και γεωγραφία του ελληνικού ποδοσφαίρου'', 30 June 2009, ΤΑ ΝΕΑ – tanea.gr (in Greek)</ref> Several newspapers and magazines' polls rank Olymbiakòs as the most popular club in Greece with a percentage varying between 30 and 40% among the fans and more or less 30% in total population, which corresponds to around three and a half millions of supporters in Greece.<ref name="sport24.gr"/><ref>[http://www.contra.gr/Soccer/Europe/230473.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427164143/http://www.contra.gr/Soccer/Europe/230473.html|date=27 April 2011}}, ''Περισσότερους φιλάθλους η Μπαρτσελόνα, πρώτη ελληνική ομάδα ο Ολυμπιακός'' (in Greek)</ref> The club is overwhelmingly popular in Piraeus, where almost half of its population supports Olymbiakòs,<ref name=Eleftherotypia>{{cite web |url=http://www.enet.gr/online/online_text/c=110,dt=23.05.2004,id=24200380,32090684 |script-title=el:Γήπεδο είσαι κοινωνία και σου μοιάζω |publisher=[[Eleftherotypia]] |language=el |date=23 May 2004 |access-date=4 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929154516/http://www.enet.gr/online/online_text/c=110,dt=23 May 2004,id=24200380,32090684 |archive-date=29 September 2008}}</ref> while their support in the whole of Athens reaches 30% of the fans, making them the 3rd most popular club in the Greek capital. They are also the most popular club in the working class with a percentage of 37% and in all age groups,<ref name=Eleftherotypia/> as well as among both male and female fans;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4708/neo10000005sv.jpg |script-title=el:Προτίμηση ποδοσφαιρικής ομάδας |publisher=AEK Empire |language=el |year=2005 |access-date=4 February 2009 |archive-date=30 June 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630011036/http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4708/neo10000005sv.jpg |url-status=dead }}</ref> the vast majority of their fans comes from the centre-left and centre-right of the [[political spectrum]].<ref name=Eleftherotypia/> Outside of Athens, Olymbiakòs is the most popular club in [[Central Greece (geographic region)|Central Greece]], the [[Peloponnese]], and [[Thessaly]]. Additionally, they have the highest average all-time attendance in Greek football, having topped the attendance tables in most of the seasons in Super League Greece history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn.htm |title=Ellas attendances |publisher=EFS Attendances |access-date=4 February 2009 |archive-date=19 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719102614/http://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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=== Friendships === |
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In 2006, Olymbiakòs was placed in the top ten of the clubs with the most paying members in the world, holding ninth place, just ahead of Real Madrid.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aipsmedia.com/index.php?page=news&cod=534&tp=n |title=Portugal celebrates as Benfica smashes world record |publisher=AIPS website |year=2006 |access-date=5 February 2009 |archive-date=5 July 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090705235718/http://www.aipsmedia.com/index.php?page=news&cod=534&tp=n |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of April 2006, the club had some 83,000 registered members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport24.gr/html/ent/140/ent.113140.asp |script-title=el:"Σπόντες"... δημοσίου |publisher=www.sport24.gr |language=el |date=14 April 2006 |access-date=5 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070805065751/http://www.sport24.gr/html/ent/140/ent.113140.asp |archive-date=5 August 2007 }}</ref> Olymbiakòs and [[Red Star Belgrade]] fans have developed a deep friendship, calling themselves the "Orthodox Brothers".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://1925.gr/το-φιλικό-του-1994ερυθρός-αστέρας-ολυμπ/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103121623/http://1925.gr/%CF%84%CE%BF-%CF%86%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-1994%CE%B5%CF%81%CF%85%CE%B8%CF%81%CF%8C%CF%82-%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%84%CE%AD%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%82-%CE%BF%CE%BB%CF%85%CE%BC%CF%80/ |url-status=dead |date=30 October 2012 |archive-date=3 November 2012 |title=Το φιλικό του 1994,Ερυθρός Αστέρας – Ολυμπιακός |publisher=1925.gr |language=el |access-date=27 May 2013 }}</ref> Usually, Olymbiakòs supporters from several fan-clubs attend Red Star's matches, especially against their old rival [[FK Partizan|Partizan]], and vice versa. More recently, the Orthodox Brothers have started to include fans of [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] in their club. |
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Olymbiakòs fans are renowned for their passionate and fervent support to the team, with the atmosphere at home matches regarded as intimidating. When they played [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] at home in the [[2004–05 UEFA Cup]], the match was televised in the United Kingdom on [[Five (TV channel)|Channel 5]] and the guest commentator was former [[England national football team|England]] international [[Tony Cottee]], who was constantly mentioning how great the atmosphere was. During the game he was asked whether it was the most atmospheric stadium he had been to and replied: "I'd have to say it probably is. You hear a lot about various places and the atmosphere there but when you go you realise it's not all that... But this place is the real deal."<ref>Tony Cottee. "Channel 5 broadcast of the UEFA Cup match Olymbiakòs vs Newcastle – Live". 10 March 2005</ref> The experienced [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech]] international winger [[Jaroslav Plašil]] paid further testament to the hostile atmosphere created by Olymbiakòs fans at home before his team Bordeaux visit the Karaiskakis Stadium, where he had played during his time with Monaco and stated, "It was one of the most intense atmospheres I've ever experienced in a stadium, so I expect it will be a bit like hell for us. Their supporters really can help their team."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/90/france/2010/01/28/1764986/away-game-against-olympiacos-will-be-a-bit-like-hell |title=Away Game Against Olymbiakòs Will Be A Bit Like Hell – Bordeaux Midfielder Jaroslav Plasil |publisher=www.goal.com |date=28 January 2010 |access-date=26 February 2010 |archive-date=4 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304221503/http://www.goal.com/en/news/90/france/2010/01/28/1764986/away-game-against-olympiacos-will-be-a-bit-like-hell |url-status=live }}</ref> Former Paris Saint-Germain superstar striker [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]] spoke of his admiration for Olymbiakòs supporters after an Olymbiakòs–Paris Saint-Germain match on 17 September 2013: "They played in front of their fantastic public. Olymbiakòs supporters were amazing. My friend Olof Mellberg played here and he talked to me about the supporters. I never saw it live, but now I understand. It's amazing. It's a big advantage for Olymbiakòs."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.onsports.gr/podosfairo/champions-league/story/344471/impraimovits-den-arkoyse-o-kosmos-toy-olympiakoy |script-title=el:Ιμπραΐμοβιτς: "Δεν αρκούσε ο κόσμος του Ολυμπιακού" |publisher=onsports.gr |language=el |access-date=5 February 2021 |date=18 September 2013 |archive-date=13 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213042336/https://www.onsports.gr/podosfairo/champions-league/story/344471/impraimovits-den-arkoyse-o-kosmos-toy-olympiakoy |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>Ibrahimovic statements after Olymbiakòs–PSG match, Novasports TV network, 17 September 2013</ref> PSG billionaire owner [[Nasser Al-Khelaifi]] stated, "I have big respect for the fans here. I've never seen fans like Olymbiakòs' fans in my life."<ref>Nasser Al-Khelaifi's comments after Olymbiakòs–PSG match, Greek public TV network, 17 September 2013</ref> PSG and [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] international [[Midfielder|winger]] [[Lucas Moura]] in an interview with goal.com stated that Olymbiakòs home ground was the most intense and heated stadium he's ever played in.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/888368/loykas-mooyra-pio-kayti-i-edra-toy-olympiakoy-vid|script-title=el:Λούκας Μόουρα: "Πιο καυτή η έδρα του Ολυμπιακού"|publisher=gazzetta.gr|language=el|access-date=1 March 2017|archive-date=2 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302112403/http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/888368/loykas-mooyra-pio-kayti-i-edra-toy-olympiakoy-vid|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/goal/videos/10153724872638598/|title=Lucas Moura takes our quick-fire quiz|publisher=goal.com|access-date=1 March 2017|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531050448/https://www.facebook.com/goal/videos/10153724872638598/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport24.gr/football/diethnes-podosfairo/mooyra-h-kaluterh-atmosfaira-sto-ghpedo-toy-olympiakou.3945379.html|script-title=el:Μόουρα: "Η καλύτερη ατμόσφαιρα στο γήπεδο του Ολυμπιακού"|publisher=sport24.gr|language=el|access-date=1 March 2017|archive-date=2 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302113200/http://www.sport24.gr/football/diethnes-podosfairo/mooyra-h-kaluterh-atmosfaira-sto-ghpedo-toy-olympiakou.3945379.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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=== The [[Gate 7 ( |
=== The [[Gate 7 (Olymbiakòs F.C.)|Gate 7]] tragedy === |
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The history of the Karaiskakis Stadium and |
The history of the Karaiskakis Stadium and Olymbiakòs was marked by the worst tragedy that ever hit [[Sport in Greece|Greek sports]], known as the [[Karaiskakis Stadium disaster]]. On 8 February 1981, Olymbiakòs hosted [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]] for a [[1980–81 Alpha Ethniki|league]] match, which ended 6–0, in an unprecedented triumph for the host team of Piraeus. During the last minutes of the game, thousands of Olymbiakòs fans at the Gate 7 rushed to the exit, to get to the stadium's main entrance and celebrate with the players, but the doors were almost closed and the turnstiles still in place, making the exit almost impossible.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympiacos.org/en/stadium-gate-7|title=Gate 7|publisher=Olympiacos.org|access-date=25 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204041557/http://www.olympiacos.org/en/stadium-gate-7|archive-date=4 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> As people continued to come down from the stands, unable to see what happened, the stairs of Gate 7 became a death trap; people were crushed, tens of fans were seriously injured and twenty-one young people died, most of them by [[Asphyxia|suffocation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stadia.gr/karaiskaki/karaiskakiold.html |title=Velodrome and Karaiskakis Stadium (1895–1964–2003) |publisher=www.stadia.gr |access-date=3 January 2009 |archive-date=30 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130062549/http://stadia.gr/karaiskaki/karaiskakiold.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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In memory of this event, every year on 8 February, there is a memorial service at the stadium in honour of the supporters that died in that incident. The service is attended by thousands of fans every year, who are rhythmically shouting the phrase, "Αδέρφια, ζείτε, εσείς μας οδηγείτε." (Adhélfia, zíte, esís mas odhiyíte, "Brothers, you live, you are the ones who guide us."). At the tribune part of the stadium where Gate 7 is now, some seats are colored black instead of red, shaping the number "7", whereas there is also a monument on the eastern side of the stadium, bearing the names of all 21 supporters killed on that day in the stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympiacos.org/en/stadium-gate-7|title=Karaiskaki Stadium History|publisher=olympiacos.org|access-date=28 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204041557/http://www.olympiacos.org/en/stadium-gate-7|archive-date=4 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
In memory of this event, every year on 8 February, there is a memorial service at the stadium in honour of the supporters that died in that incident. The service is attended by thousands of fans every year, who are rhythmically shouting the phrase, "Αδέρφια, ζείτε, εσείς μας οδηγείτε." (Adhélfia, zíte, esís mas odhiyíte, "Brothers, you live, you are the ones who guide us."). At the tribune part of the stadium where Gate 7 is now, some seats are colored black instead of red, shaping the number "7", whereas there is also a monument on the eastern side of the stadium, bearing the names of all 21 supporters killed on that day in the stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympiacos.org/en/stadium-gate-7|title=Karaiskaki Stadium History|publisher=olympiacos.org|access-date=28 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204041557/http://www.olympiacos.org/en/stadium-gate-7|archive-date=4 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Even though this incident affected almost solely the fanbase of |
Even though this incident affected almost solely the fanbase of Olymbiakòs, other teams occasionally pay their respects to the people killed as well, as they consider the incident to be a tragedy not only for one team, but for the whole country. In the past, even foreign teams, such as [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] and [[Red Star Belgrade]], have honoured the incident's victims.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thekop.liverpoolfc.com/_The-Gate-7-Tragedy/blog/3300732/173471.html|title=The Gate 7 Tragedy|publisher=thekop.liverpoolfc.com|access-date=28 May 2013|archive-date=6 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220906072311/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/fans/social-media/lfc-on-social-media|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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== Rivalries == |
== Rivalries == |
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[[File:Gate7 against panathinaikos.jpg|thumb|210px|Olymbiakòs fans in [[Karaiskakis Stadium]] during a 3–2 derby win against rivals [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]].]] |
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Traditionally, |
Traditionally, Olymbiakòs' main rival is [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] and their so-called "[[derby of the eternal enemies]]" is a classic local derby in [[Attica]], the most famous fixture in [[Football in Greece|Greek football]] and one of the most well known around the world.<ref name="cnn"/> The two clubs are the [[List of football clubs in Greece by major honours won|most successful]], having won together a total of 67 [[Super League Greece|League]] titles (Olymbiakòs 47, Panathinaikos 20), and the most popular football clubs in Greece. The rivalry also encompasses social, cultural and regional differences; Olymbiakòs, coming from the famous port of Piraeus, used to be very popular in the working to middle classes, while Panathinaikos, of downtown Athens, was considered the representative of middle to higher social classes, although this differentiation has weakened nowadays and the two clubs have similar fanbases.<ref name="footballderbies"/> Most recent notorious incidents include a fan's death in 2007, during a pre-arranged clash between hooligans on the occasion of a women's volleyball game between the two clubs, which caused major upset in Greece,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/news/story?id=2819377 |title=Team sports suspended after injuries, death |work=[[ESPN.com]] |date=30 March 2007 |access-date=7 December 2008 |archive-date=20 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020234813/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/news/story?id=2819377 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the abandonment of a derby in 2012 after riots at the [[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]], which resulted in major fires in parts of it.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Psaropoulos |first1=John |title=Soccer fans trash Greece's Olympic stadium |url=https://www.cnn.com/2012/03/19/world/europe/greece-soccer-riot/index.html |work=[[CNN]] |date=19 March 2012 |language=en}}</ref> |
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Olymbiakòs also shares a traditional [[Olymbiakòs–A.E.K. rivalry|rivalry]] with [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]], in one more local derby of the Greek capital with the other member of the so-called [[Big Three (Greece)|Big three]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballderbies.com/honours/index.php?id=76 |title=AEK Athens vs. Olymbiakòs Piraeus |publisher=footballderbies.com |access-date=7 February 2009 |archive-date=14 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114130843/http://footballderbies.com/honours/index.php?id=76 |url-status=live }}</ref> but also with [[PAOK FC|PAOK]], in the fiercest inter-city [[Olymbiakòs–PAOK rivalry|rivalry]] in Greece between the most popular clubs of the two largest Greek cities, Athens and [[Thessaloniki]], a rivalry that erupted in the 1960s for the sake of footballer [[Giorgos Koudas]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballderbies.com/honours/index.php?id=92 |title=PAOK Saloniki vs. Olymbiakòs Piraeus |publisher=footballderbies.com |access-date=19 November 2009 |archive-date=27 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227094630/http://www.footballderbies.com/honours/index.php?id=92 |url-status=live }}</ref> A popular rivalry used to be the [[Piraeus derby]], between Olymbiakòs and [[Ethnikos Piraeus F.C.|Ethnikos Piraeus]], the second most successful football club in the region, but the fixture has faded-out due to Ethnikos' constant presence in lower divisions in the last decades. It remains a derby in water polo where Olymbiakòs and Ethnikos compete in the top division. |
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==European performance== |
==European performance== |
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[[File:Trofeo UEFA Europa Conference League.svg|right|248x248px|thumb|The [[UEFA Europa Conference League]] trophy won by |
[[File:Trofeo UEFA Europa Conference League.svg|right|248x248px|thumb|The [[UEFA Europa Conference League]] trophy won by Olymbiakòs in the 2023–24 season.]] |
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Olymbiakòs is the most successful Greek football club in [[UEFA competitions|European competitions]], being the only club from Greece to have won a [[UEFA club competitions|major European trophy]]; they won the [[UEFA Europa Conference League]] in [[2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League|2023–24]], sealing their title by winning against Italian side [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] 1–0 in the [[2024 UEFA Europa Conference League Final|Final]]. With their [[2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final|2024 triumph]], they became the first club outside the biggest four European leagues ([[Premier League]], [[Serie A]], [[La Liga]] and [[Bundesliga]]) to win a [[UEFA competitions|UEFA competition]] since 2011. |
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They are also the highest ranked Greek club in the [[UEFA coefficient|UEFA rankings]], occupying the 36th place in the ten-year ranking, and the 43rd in the five-year ranking as of 2024. They are one of the founding members of the [[European Club Association]]. They are also the Greek club with the most wins in all European competitions, leading also the table with the most home and away wins,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gavros.gr/article/podosfairo/268747-istoriko-to-35o-diplo |script-title=el:Ιστορικό το 35ο «διπλό» |publisher=gavros.gr |language=el |date=25 October 2018 |access-date=17 December 2018 |archive-date=27 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027143253/https://www.gavros.gr/article/podosfairo/268747-istoriko-to-35o-diplo |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.redking.gr/content/football/42540-prwtos-me-diafora-o-thrylos |script-title=el:Πρώτος με διαφορά ο Θρύλος! |publisher=redking.gr |language=el |date=25 October 2018 |access-date=17 December 2018 |archive-date=27 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027143249/https://www.redking.gr/content/football/42540-prwtos-me-diafora-o-thrylos |url-status=live }}</ref> and the Greek team with the most games played in European level, celebrating their 200th match on 23 February 2010, against [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] in the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League knockout stage#First knockout round|2009–10 UEFA Champions League first knockout round]]. |
They are also the highest ranked Greek club in the [[UEFA coefficient|UEFA rankings]], occupying the 36th place in the ten-year ranking, and the 43rd in the five-year ranking as of 2024. They are one of the founding members of the [[European Club Association]]. They are also the Greek club with the most wins in all European competitions, leading also the table with the most home and away wins,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gavros.gr/article/podosfairo/268747-istoriko-to-35o-diplo |script-title=el:Ιστορικό το 35ο «διπλό» |publisher=gavros.gr |language=el |date=25 October 2018 |access-date=17 December 2018 |archive-date=27 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027143253/https://www.gavros.gr/article/podosfairo/268747-istoriko-to-35o-diplo |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.redking.gr/content/football/42540-prwtos-me-diafora-o-thrylos |script-title=el:Πρώτος με διαφορά ο Θρύλος! |publisher=redking.gr |language=el |date=25 October 2018 |access-date=17 December 2018 |archive-date=27 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027143249/https://www.redking.gr/content/football/42540-prwtos-me-diafora-o-thrylos |url-status=live }}</ref> and the Greek team with the most games played in European level, celebrating their 200th match on 23 February 2010, against [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] in the [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League knockout stage#First knockout round|2009–10 UEFA Champions League first knockout round]]. Olymbiakòs also holds the all-time record attendance for a Greek club of 75,263 in a [[1982–83 European Cup]] match against [[Hamburger SV|Hamburg]] at the [[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stadia.gr/oaka/oaka-f.html |title=Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyros Louis" |publisher=stadia.gr |access-date=17 December 2018 |archive-date=23 December 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223213806/http://stadia.gr/oaka/oaka-f.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Olymbiakòs has a long presence in the [[UEFA#Competitions|UEFA competitions]], debuting on 13 September 1959,<ref>{{cite web |author=Simon Wolanin |url=https://swissfootballdata.com/2022/08/07/uefa-country-ranking-historical-statistics-of-all-football-clubs/ |title=Uefa Country Ranking: Historical Statistics of all football clubs |publisher=Swiss Football Data |date=18 August 2021 |accessdate=8 August 2022 |archive-date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808165205/https://swissfootballdata.com/2022/08/07/uefa-country-ranking-historical-statistics-of-all-football-clubs/ |url-status=live }}</ref> against [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] for the [[1959–60 European Cup]], the first ever Greek club to compete in a European competition. Olymbiakòs was also the first Greek club to advance to the next round of any European competition, eliminating [[Zagłębie Sosnowiec]] for the [[1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup]]. |
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Besides their [[2023–24 UEFA Conference League]] triumph, other major European successes include their advance to the quarter-finals of the [[UEFA Champions League]] in [[1998–99 UEFA Champions League|1998–99]], where they lost a semi-final spot in the dying minutes to [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] and their advance to the quarter-finals of the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup|1992–93]], losing to [[Atlético Madrid]]. |
Besides their [[2023–24 UEFA Conference League]] triumph, other major European successes include their advance to the quarter-finals of the [[UEFA Champions League]] in [[1998–99 UEFA Champions League|1998–99]], where they lost a semi-final spot in the dying minutes to [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] and their advance to the quarter-finals of the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] in [[1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup|1992–93]], losing to [[Atlético Madrid]]. |
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[[File:Chelsea Olymbiakòs CL07-08 00.jpg|thumb|370px|Olymbiakòs players arrayed in [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]], in the second match for the [[2007–08 UEFA Champions League]] [[2007–08 UEFA Champions League knockout stage#First knockout round|first knockout round]] against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].]] |
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Olymbiakòs has eliminated (in either finals, knockout matches or group stages) clubs like [[A.C. Milan|Milan]], [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]], [[FC Porto|Porto]], [[Borussia Dortmund]], [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]], [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], [[PSV Eindhoven]], [[Aston Villa]], [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]], [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]], [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]], [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]], [[Deportivo de La Coruña|Deportivo La Coruña]], [[Hertha BSC]], [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]] and [[Standard Liège]] among many others. They have spent most of their European history in the [[UEFA Champions League]], where they are widely known for being a strong home side, having run some long-standing sequences, such as the 15 straight [[UEFA Champions League]] unbeaten home matches since their debut in the tournament under its new format, when [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] stopped their record in their fifth consecutive participation, and their 15 wins in 19 UEFA Champions League home matches between [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|2009–10]] and [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League|2014–15]]. They have a vast record of home wins over traditional European powerhouses and UEFA Champions League winners like [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]], [[A.C. Milan|Milan]], [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], [[Borussia Dortmund]], [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]], [[FC Porto|Porto]], [[PSV Eindhoven]], [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], [[Aston Villa]], [[Olympique Lyonnais]], [[Olympique de Marseille|Olympique Marseille]], [[Atlético Madrid]], [[Valencia CF|Valencia]], [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]], [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Leverkusen]] and [[Red Star Belgrade]] among many others. From 2007 to 2016, Olymbiakòs participated seven times in the UEFA Champions League Group Stage, and gathered at least 9 points in every one of those seven groups, qualifying three times for the knockout stage (Last 16) of the competition ([[2007–08 UEFA Champions League|2007–08]], [[2009–10 UEFA Champions League|2009–10]], [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League|2013–14]]). |
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Olymbiakòs has also won the [[Balkans Cup]] in [[1961–63 Balkans Cup|1963]], at a time when the competition was considered the second most important in the region after the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]],<ref name="Balkan Cup"/> becoming the first ever Greek club to win an international competition. |
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[[File:Uefa youth league.svg|right|248x248px|thumb|The [[UEFA Youth League]] trophy won by |
[[File:Uefa youth league.svg|right|248x248px|thumb|The [[UEFA Youth League]] trophy won by Olymbiakòs U-19 in the 2023–24 season.]] |
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Another major European success was achieved by [[ |
Another major European success was achieved by [[Olymbiakòs F.C. Youth Academy|Olymbiakòs U-19]] team in 2023–24 season. One month before Olymbiakòs won the [[2023–24 UEFA Conference League]], Olymbiakòs U-19 team won the [[UEFA Youth League]] against [[AC Milan Youth Sector|AC Milan]] in the final, eliminating [[Inter Milan Youth Sector|Inter Milan]], [[FC Bayern Munich Junior Team|Bayern Munich]] and [[FC Nantes|Nantes]] in the process.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/news/028c-1ab73490caae-cd14702c4161-1000--olympiacos-feat-2023-24-at-a-glance/ |access-date=1 May 2024 |archive-date=1 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240501082551/https://www.uefa.com/uefayouthleague/news/028c-1ab73490caae-cd14702c4161-1000--olympiacos-feat-2023-24-at-a-glance/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Thus, Olympiacos won two out of four official [[UEFA club competitions]] of the 2023–24 season and became the only club in European football to have won two UEFA competitions at the same season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/transfer-news/2024/06/olympiacos-become-first-team-to-win-two-uefa-competitions-in-same-season|title=Olympiacos become first team to win two UEFA competitions in same season|publisher=footballtransfers.com|language=|access-date=3 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sportday.gr/podosfairo/258098_Olymbiakòs-i-proti-omada-pou-katakta-evropaiko-titlo-se-andres-kai-k19-tin-idia-sezon.html|title=Ολυμπιακός: Η πρώτη ομάδα που κατακτά ευρωπαϊκό τίτλο σε άνδρες και Κ19 την ίδια σεζόν!|publisher=sportday.gr|language=gr|access-date=2 June 2024}}</ref> |
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| scope="row" | {{center|35}} || align=left | {{Flagicon|GRE}} '''Olymbiakòs''' || 11.000 || 10.000 || 10.000 || 5.000 || 8.000 || '''44.000''' |
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| scope="row" | {{center|36}} || align=left | {{Flagicon|GER}} [[VfL Wolfsburg|Wolfsburg]] || 16.000 || 24.000 || – || – || – || '''40.000''' |
| scope="row" | {{center|36}} || align=left | {{Flagicon|GER}} [[VfL Wolfsburg|Wolfsburg]] || 16.000 || 24.000 || – || – || – || '''40.000''' |
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| scope="row" | {{center|29}} || align=left | {{Flagicon|RUS}} [[PFC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] || 20.000 || 14.000 || 16.000 || 1.500 || 6.000 || 8.000 || 7.000 || 7.000 || 17.000 || 9.000 || 2.000 || '''107.500''' |
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| scope="row" | {{center|31}} || align=left | {{Flagicon|GRE}} '''Olymbiakòs''' || 16.000 || 1.000 || 16.000 || 10.000 || 18.000 || 11.000 || 10.000 || 10.000 || 5.000 || 8.000 || – || '''105.000''' |
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| scope="row" | {{center|32}} || align=left | {{Flagicon|ESP}} [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]] || 7.000 || 23.000 || 4.000 || – || – || 12.000 || 23.000 || 9.000 || 8.000 || 16.000 || – || '''102.000 ''' |
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== Honours == |
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=== Domestic (79) === |
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** '''Winners (28) (record):''' [[1946–47 Greek Football Cup|1946–47]], [[1950–51 Greek Football Cup|1950–51]], [[1951–52 Greek Football Cup|1951–52]], [[1952–53 Greek Football Cup|1952–53]], [[1953–54 Greek Football Cup|1953–54]], [[1956–57 Greek Football Cup|1956–57]], [[1957–58 Greek Football Cup|1957–58]], [[1958–59 Greek Football Cup|1958–59]], [[1959–60 Greek Football Cup|1959–60]], [[1960–61 Greek Football Cup|1960–61]], [[1962–63 Greek Football Cup|1962–63]], [[1964–65 Greek Football Cup|1964–65]], [[1967–68 Greek Football Cup|1967–68]], [[1970–71 Greek Football Cup|1970–71]], [[1972–73 Greek Football Cup|1972–73]], [[1974–75 Greek Football Cup|1974–75]], [[1980–81 Greek Football Cup|1980–81]], [[1989–90 Greek Football Cup|1989–90]], [[1991–92 Greek Football Cup|1991–92]], [[1998–99 Greek Football Cup|1998–99]], [[2004–05 Greek Football Cup|2004–05]], [[2005–06 Greek Football Cup|2005–06]], [[2007–08 Greek Football Cup|2007–08]], [[2008–09 Greek Football Cup|2008–09]], [[2011–12 Greek Football Cup|2011–12]], [[2012–13 Greek Football Cup|2012–13]], [[2014–15 Greek Football Cup|2014–15]], [[2019–20 Greek Football Cup|2019–20]] |
** '''Winners (28) (record):''' [[1946–47 Greek Football Cup|1946–47]], [[1950–51 Greek Football Cup|1950–51]], [[1951–52 Greek Football Cup|1951–52]], [[1952–53 Greek Football Cup|1952–53]], [[1953–54 Greek Football Cup|1953–54]], [[1956–57 Greek Football Cup|1956–57]], [[1957–58 Greek Football Cup|1957–58]], [[1958–59 Greek Football Cup|1958–59]], [[1959–60 Greek Football Cup|1959–60]], [[1960–61 Greek Football Cup|1960–61]], [[1962–63 Greek Football Cup|1962–63]], [[1964–65 Greek Football Cup|1964–65]], [[1967–68 Greek Football Cup|1967–68]], [[1970–71 Greek Football Cup|1970–71]], [[1972–73 Greek Football Cup|1972–73]], [[1974–75 Greek Football Cup|1974–75]], [[1980–81 Greek Football Cup|1980–81]], [[1989–90 Greek Football Cup|1989–90]], [[1991–92 Greek Football Cup|1991–92]], [[1998–99 Greek Football Cup|1998–99]], [[2004–05 Greek Football Cup|2004–05]], [[2005–06 Greek Football Cup|2005–06]], [[2007–08 Greek Football Cup|2007–08]], [[2008–09 Greek Football Cup|2008–09]], [[2011–12 Greek Football Cup|2011–12]], [[2012–13 Greek Football Cup|2012–13]], [[2014–15 Greek Football Cup|2014–15]], [[2019–20 Greek Football Cup|2019–20]] |
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* '''[[Greek Super Cup]]''' |
* '''[[Greek Super Cup]]''' |
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** '''Winners (4) (record):''' 1980,<ref>[http://www.olympiacos.org/history_trophies Olympiacos titles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510194701/https://www.olympiacos.org/history_trophies |date=10 May 2019 }}, |
** '''Winners (4) (record):''' 1980,<ref>[http://www.olympiacos.org/history_trophies Olympiacos titles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510194701/https://www.olympiacos.org/history_trophies |date=10 May 2019 }}, Olymbiakòs official website olympiacos.org</ref> [[Greek Super Cup|1987]], [[Greek Super Cup|1992]], [[Greek Super Cup|2007]] |
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*'''[[Double (association football)|Doubles]]''' |
*'''[[Double (association football)|Doubles]]''' |
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** '''Winners (18) (record):''' 1946–47, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2019–20 |
** '''Winners (18) (record):''' 1946–47, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2019–20 |
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! width=200| Staff<ref>{{Cite web |title=President |url=https://www.olympiacos.org/en/member/evangelos-marinakis/ |access-date=5 December 2023 |website= |publisher=Olymbiakòs F.C. |language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Board Of Directors |url=https://www.olympiacos.org/en/board-of-directors/ |access-date=5 December 2023 |website=Oympiacos F.C. |language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sports director |url=https://www.olympiacos.org/en/sport-director/sport-director/ |access-date=5 December 2023 |publisher=Olymbiakòs F.C. |language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Strategic Advisor |url=https://www.olympiacos.org/en/strategic-advisor/strategic-advisor/ |access-date=5 December 2023 |publisher=Olymbiakòs F.C. |language=}}</ref> |
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The table refers to Olymbiakòs' top scorers in all official competitions.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pireasnews.gr/oi-koryfaioi-skorer-tou-olybiakou-se-oles-tis-episimes-diorganoseis/ | title=Οι κορυφαίοι σκόρερ του Ολυμπιακού σε όλες τις επίσημες διοργανώσεις | date=23 November 2021 }}</ref> |
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Full name | Ὀλυμπιακὸς Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιῶς
Olymbiakòs Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiôs (Olympic Association of fans of Peiræus) | |||
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Nickname(s) | Thrýlos (Legend) Erythróleykoi (Red-Whites) | |||
Founded | 10 March 1925 | |||
Ground | Karaiskákis Stadium | |||
Capacity | 33,334[1][2] | |||
Owner | Evangelos Marinakis | |||
President | Evangelos Marinakis | |||
Manager | José Luis Mendilibar | |||
League | Super League Greece | |||
2023–24 | Super League Greece, 3rd of 14 | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Olymbiakòs Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Ολυμπιακός Σ.Φ.Π. [olibiaˈkos]), known simply as Olymbiakòs or Olymbiakòs Piraeus, is a Greek professional football club based in Piraeus. Part of the major multi-sport club Olymbiakòs CFP (Olympiakós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós, "Olympic Association of Piraeus Sportsmen"), their name was inspired from the ancient Olympic Games and along with the club's emblem, the laurel-crowned Olympic athlete, symbolize the Olympic ideals of ancient Greece.[3] Their home ground is the Karaiskakis Stadium, a 33,334-capacity stadium in Piraeus.[4]
Founded on 10 March 1925, Olymbiakòs is the most successful club in Greek football history,[5] having won 47 League titles, 28 Cups (18 doubles), 4 Super Cups, all records[6] and 2 International titles, the UEFA Europa Conference League in 2023–24 , and the Balkans Cup in 1963.[7] Τotalling 81 titles (79 National and 2 International titles), Olymbiakòs is 9th in the world in total titles won by a football club.[8] The club's dominating success can be further evidenced by the fact that all other Greek clubs have won a combined total of 41 League titles, while Olymbiakòs also holds the record for the most consecutive Greek League titles won, with seven in a row in two occasions (1997–2003 and 2011–2017), breaking their own previous record of six consecutive wins in the 1950s (1954–1959), when Olymbiakòs was unequivocally nicknamed Thrylos. (Greek: Θρύλος, "The Legend"). Having won the 2014–15 League title, Olymbiakòs became the only football club in the world to have won a series of five or more consecutive championships for five times in their history.[9] They are also the only Greek club to have won six consecutive national Cups (1957–1963) as well as six League titles undefeated (1937, 1938, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1955).[10] Olymbiakòs are one of only three clubs to have never been relegated from the top flight of Greek football, and by winning the 2012–13 title, their 40th in total, they added a fourth star above their crest, each one representing 10 League titles.[11]
Internationally, Olymbiakòs is the only Greek football club in history to have won a major European trophy, winning the UEFA Europa Conference League in 2023–24. With their 2024 triumph, they became the first club outside the biggest four European leagues (Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga) to win a UEFA competition since 2011.[12][13] They are also the highest ranked Greek club in the UEFA rankings, occupying the 36th place in the ten-year ranking,[14] and the 43rd in the five-year ranking as of 2024.[15] They are one of the founding members of the European Club Association.[16]
Olymbiakòs is the most popular football club in Greece,[17][18][19] and gathering strong support from Greek communities all over the world.[20][21] With 83,000 registered members as of April 2006, the club was placed 9th in the 2006 list of football clubs with the most paying members in the world; that figure increased to 98,000 in 2014.[22] Olymbiakòs share a long-standing rivalry with Panathinaikos, with whom they contest in the "derby of the eternal enemies", the most classic football derby in Greece and one of the most well known around the world.[23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
History
Early years (1925–1931)
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Olymbiakòs was founded on 10 March 1925, in the city of Piraeus. The club's initial aim, as stated in the statutes, was the systematic cultivation and development of its athletes' possibilities for participation in athletic competitions, the spreading of the Olympic athletic ideal and the promotion of sportsmanship and fanship among the youth according to egalitarian principles, by stressing a healthy, ethical and social basis as its foundation. Members of "Piraikos Podosfairikos Omilos FC" (Sport and Football Club of Piraeus) and "Piraeus Fans Club FC" decided, during a historical assembly,[30] to dissolve the two clubs in order to establish a new unified one, which would bring this new vision and dynamic to the community. Notis Kamperos, a senior officer of the Hellenic Navy, proposed the name Olymbiakòs and the profile of a laurel-crowned Olympic winner as the emblem of the new club. Michalis Manouskos, a prominent Piraeus industrialist, expanded the name to its complete and current status, Olymbiakòs Syndesmos Filáthlon Pireós. Besides Kamperos and Manouskos, among the most notable founding members were Stavros Maragoudakis, the post office director; Nikos Andronikos, a merchant; Dimitrios Sklias, a Hellenic Army officer; Nikolaos Zacharias, an attorney; Athanasios Mermigas, a notary public; Kostas Klidouchakis, who became the first goalkeeper in the club's history; Ioannis Kekkes, a stockbroker; and above all, the Andrianopoulos family. Andrianopoulos, a family of well-established Piraeus merchants, played a pivotal role in the founding of Olymbiakòs. The five brothers, Yiannis, Dinos, Giorgos, Vassilis and Leonidas Andrianopoulos raised the reputation of the club and brought it to its current glory.[3] Yiannis, Dinos, Giorgos and Vassilis were the first to play, while Leonidas, the youngest of the five, made his debut later on and played for the club for eight years (1927–1935). The club's offensive line, made up of the five brothers, became legendary, rising to a mythical status and soon Olymbiakòs gained enormous popularity and became the most successful and well-supported club in Greece. Back then, their fan base consisted mainly of the working class, with the team's home ground at Neo Phaliron Velodrome, before moving to its current Karaiskakis Stadium. They became Piraeus Champions in 1925 and 1926.[31]
In 1926, the Hellenic Football Federation was founded and organized the Panhellenic Championship in the 1927–1928 season. This was the first national championship, where the regional champions from EPSA league (Athens), EPSP league (Piraeus) and EPSM league (Thessaloniki) competed for the national title during play-offs, with Aris becoming the first champion. The Panhellenic Championship was organized in this manner up until 1958–59. However, in the second season (1928–29) a dispute arose between Olymbiakòs and the Hellenic Football Federation and as a result, the club did not participate in the championship, with Panathinaikos and AEK Athens deciding to follow Olymbiakòs. During the course of that season, the three of them played friendly games with each other and formed a group called P.O.K.
Meanwhile, the club continued to dominate the Piraeus Championship, winning the 1926–27, 1928–29, 1929–30 and 1930–31 titles and started establishing themselves as the leading force in Greek football; they set a record by remaining undefeated against all Greek teams for three consecutive seasons (14 March 1926 to 3 March 1929), counting 30 wins and 6 draws in 36 games. Those results ignited an enthusiastic reception from the Greek press, who called Olymbiakòs Thrylos ("Legend") for the first time in history.[32] The fourth Panhellenic Championship took place in 1930–31 and found Olymbiakòs winning the Greece national league title for the first time ever, which was a milestone that marked the beginning of a very successful era in Olymbiakòs history. Olymbiakòs put in a great performance during the competition and won the title very convincingly with 11 wins, 2 draws and only one game lost. They managed to score 7 wins in 7 matches at home, beating Panathinaikos, AEK Athens, Aris, Iraklis and PAOK with the same score: 3–1. The sole exception was the match against Ethnikos, where Olymbiakòs netted 4 goals and won with 4–1. Besides the Andrianopoulos brothers and Kostas Klidouchakis, other notable players of the first era in the club's history (1925–1931) were Achilleas Grammatikopoulos, Lalis Lekkos, Philippos Kourantis, Nikos Panopoulos, Charalambos Pezonis and Kostas Terezakis.
Domination in Greece and World War II (1931–1946)
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The rise of the new decade marked a substantial rise in Panhellenic Championship's popularity throughout Greece. In October 1931, Giorgos and Yiannis Andrianopoulos, emblematic players and founding members of Olymbiakòs, retired from active football. However, new heroes emerged, such as Giannis Vazos, Christoforos Raggos, Theologos Symeonidis, Michalis Anamateros, Spyros Depountis, Aris Chrysafopoulos, Nikos Grigoratos, Panagis Korsianos as well as the iconic brothers Giannis and Vangelis Chelmis and the club won five Championships in nine seasons (1932–33, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38) and by 1940, Olymbiakòs had already won six Championships in the eleven first seasons of the Panhellenic Championship.[3] Especially Giannis Vazos, Christoforos Raggos and Theologos Symeonidis composed a formidable trio of attacking players, scoring numerous goals and became nothing short of legendary. Giannis Vazos played for 18 years for Olymbiakòs (1931–1949), and managed to score 450 goals in 364 games (179 goals in 156 official games) for the club, being the club's second all-time scorer, winning also the Greek Championship top scorer award four times (1933, 1936, 1937 and 1947).
In addition, the club managed to win the 1936–37 and 1937–38 Championship titles undefeated. Ιn Greek Cup, the team did not manage to win the competition in its first four editions, despite some outstanding wins such as the record-setting 1–6 away victory against Panathinaikos in Leoforos Stadium in 1932 (V. Andrianopoulos 16', 68', 88', Raggos 24', Vazos 69', 70'), which is the biggest away victory in this derby's history.[3][33]
On 28 October 1940, Fascist Italy invaded Greece, and several Olymbiakòs players joined the Hellenic Army to fight against the Axis invaders.[3] Chistoforos Raggos was heavily injured in his left leg in January 1941, and wasn't able to play football again. Leonidas Andrianopoulos suffered severe frostbite in the Albanian front and almost died, while Nikos Grigoratos was injured in the leg during the Battle of Klisura.[34] Furthermore, after the subsequent German occupation of Greece, Olymbiakòs players joined the Greek Resistance and fought fiercely against the Nazis.[3] Olymbiakòs player Nikos Godas, an emblematic figure for the club, was captain of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and fought against the Germans in many fronts.[35] He was executed wearing Olymbiakòs shirt and shorts, as was his last wish: "Shoot me and kill me with my Olymbiakòs shirt on, and do not blindfold me, I want to see the colours of my team before the final shot."[36][37] Michalis Anamateros was also an active member of the Greek Resistance and was killed in 1944. Olymbiakòs paid a heavy price during the destructive war, the Axis occupation and the ensuing Greek Civil War and the club's progress was put on temporary hold.[3]
The Legend (1946–1959)
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After the war, Olymbiakòs saw many of its key-players of the pre-war era retire, with many significant changes being made in the team's roster. Olymbiakòs captain and prolific scorer Giannis Vazos remained in the club, along with Giannis Chelmis. New important players joined the club, such as Andreas Mouratis, Alekos Chatzistavridis, Stelios Kourouklatos and Dionysis Minardos. As soon as regular fixtures recommenced, the Piraeus club returned to their dominant position in Greek football. From 1946 to 1959, Olymbiakòs won 9 out of the 11 Greek Championships (1947, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959), bringing home 15 Championship titles in a total of 23 completed seasons of the Greek League. The six-straight Greek Championships won by Olymbiakòs from 1954 to 1959 was an unmatched achievement in Greek football history, an all-time record which stood for 44 years, up until Olymbiakòs managed to win seven-straight Greek Championships from 1997 to 2003.[3]
Furthermore, during the same period (1946–1959), the club won 8 Greek Cups out of 13 editions (1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959), thus completing 6 Doubles (1947, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959), three of which being consecutive (1957–1959).[3] The legendary Olymbiakòs team of the 1950s, with key performers such as Andreas Mouratis, Ilias Rossidis, Thanasis Bebis, Ilias Yfantis, Babis Kotridis, Kostas Polychroniou, Giorgos Darivas, Babis Drosos, Antonis Poseidon, Savvas Theodoridis, Kostas Karapatis, Mimis Stefanakos, Thanasis Kinley, Stelios Psychos, Giannis Ioannou, Themis Moustaklis, Vasilis Xanthopoulos, Dimitris Kokkinakis, Giorgos Kansos, Kostas Papazoglou and Aristeidis Papazoglou marked Olymbiakòs' period of absolute domination in Greek football, which skyrocketed the club's popularity and spread the word of Olymbiakòs' superiority throughout Greece.[3] Hence, after the club's record-breaking performance in the trophy-laden era of the 1950s, the club gained unequivocally the nickname of Thrylos, meaning "The Legend".[3][38][39]
On 13 September 1959, Olymbiakòs made its debut in Europe against Milan for the 1959–60 European Cup and became the first Greek club that ever played in the European competitions.[40] The first leg was held at the Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and Olymbiakòs took the lead with a goal by Kostas Papazoglou (1–0), which was the first goal ever scored by a Greek club (and by a Greek player as well) in the European competitions.[41] Milan's prolific goalscorer José Altafini equalised the match with a header in the 33rd minute, after a cross by Giancarlo Danova. Ilias Yfantis scored an outstanding goal and gave Olymbiakòs the lead again in the 45th minute of the game, when he controlled the ball between Cesare Maldini and Vincenzo Occhetta and unleashed a powerful volley, burying the ball into the back of the net (2–1).[41] Altafini scored his second goal once again with a header (72nd minute), after a free-kick by Nils Liedholm. The match ended 2–2, with Olymbiakòs putting in a great performance against the Italian champions, despite the fact that they had no foreign players in their roster, while Milan had four world-class foreign players, such as Altafini, Liedholm, Juan Alberto Schiaffino and Ernesto Grillo.[41] In the second leg Milan won 3–1 (Giancarlo Danova 12', 26', 85'–Ilias Yfantis 68') and qualified for the next round, despite Olymbiakòs' good performance especially in the second half.
First international success and Márton Bukovi era (1960–1972)
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Olymbiakòs entered the 1960s by winning the 1960 and 1961 Greek Cups, thus completing five consecutive Greek Cup wins, which is an all-time record in Greek football history. In this decade, a strong side was created with players from the late 1950s and new important players, such as Giannis Gaitatzis, Nikos Gioutsos, Pavlos Vasileiou, Vasilis Botinos, Giannis Fronimidis, Christos Zanteroglou, Grigoris Aganian, Stathis Tsanaktsis, Mimis Plessas, Giangos Simantiris, Pavlos Grigoriadis, Savvas Papazoglou, Stelios Besis, Sotiris Gavetsos, Tasos Sourounis, Vangelis Milisis, Orestis Pavlidis, Panagiotis Barbalias and last but not least the prolific goalscorer Giorgos Sideris, top-scorer in the club's history with 493 goals in 519 matches in all competitions (224 goals in 284 Greek Championship matches).
In 1963, Olymbiakòs became the first ever Greek club to win a non-domestic competition, winning the Balkans Cup, which marked the first international success by any Greek football club. The Balkans Cup was a very popular international competition in the 1960s (the 1967 final attracted 42.000 spectators),[42] being the second most important international club competition for clubs from the Balkans (after the European Champions' Cup).[42] Olymbiakòs topped his group after some notable wins, beating Galatasaray 1–0 at the Karaiskakis Stadium (Stelios Psychos 49'),[43] as well as FK Sarajevo (3–2) and FC Brașov (1–0), bagging also two away draws against Galatasaray (1–1) in Mithatpaşa Stadium (Metin Oktay 78' – Aristeidis Papazoglou 6') and FK Sarajevo in Koševo Stadium (3–3).[43] In the final, they faced Levski Sofia, winning the first match in Piraeus (1–0, Giorgos Sideris 37') and losing the second match in Vasil Levski Stadium with the same score.[43] In the third decisive final in Istanbul (a neutral ground), Olymbiakòs beat Levski 1–0 in Mithatpaşa Stadium with a goal by Mimis Stefanakos in the 87th minute and won the Balkans Cup.[44]
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The club went on to win the 1963 and 1965 Greek Cups, completing seven Greek Cup titles in nine years. However, the years 1959–1965 were not fruitful for Olymbiakòs in the Greek Championship, as the team was not able to win the title for six years. This mediocre performance led Olymbiakòs board to hire the legendary Márton Bukovi as the club's head coach, with Mihály Lantos (prominent member of the Hungary national team of the 1950s widely known as the "Mighty Magyars" or "Aranycsapat") as his assistant coach.[45] The innovative Hungarian coach, pioneer of the 4–2–4 formation (along with Béla Guttmann and Gusztáv Sebes) was a solid tactician and favoured attacking football and very demanding training sessions.[45] Bukovi's innovatory tactics and groundbreaking training methods transformed Olymbiakòs and created a powerful, attacking team with constant player movement and solid combination game that often played spectacular football.[46] Under Bukovi's guidance and with the great performance of key players such as Giorgos Sideris, Nikos Gioutsos, Kostas Polychroniou, Vasilis Botinos, Aristeidis Papazoglou, Pavlos Vasileiou, Giannis Gaitatzis, Christos Zanteroglou, Grigoris Aganian, Mimis Plessas, Giannis Fronimidis and Orestis Pavlidis, Olymbiakòs won 2 straight Greek Championships (1966, 1967).[46] They won the 1966 title with 23 wins and 4 draws in 30 games and in the decisive away match against Trikala, an estimated 15,000 ecstatic Olymbiakòs fans swarmed into the city of Trikala to celebrate the win (0–5) and the Championship title after seven years.[47][48]
The next season 1966–67, Olymbiakòs won 12 out of the first 14 games in the league, which was an all-time record in Greek football history, which lasted for 46 years and up until 2013, when Olymbiakòs, under coach Míchel's guidance, broke his own record by winning 13 out of the 14 first matches of the 2013–14 season.[49] They won the title in a convincing way and with some notable wins, like the 4–0 smashing victory against arch-rivals Panathinaikos at the Karaiskakis Stadium (Vasileiou 17', Sideris 20', 35', 62'), where Olymbiakòs played spectacular football and missed a plethora of chances for a much bigger score.[50] Bukovi became a legend for the club's fans and his creation, the Olymbiakòs team of 1965–67, became nothing short of legendary. A special anthem was written for Bukovi's Olymbiakòs and became popular throughout Greece: "Του Μπούκοβι την ομαδάρα, τη λένε Ολυμπιακάρα" ("Bukovi's mighty team is called Olymbiakòs").[51]
Shortly before the end of the 1966–67 season, a military coup d'état took place and the Colonels seized power in Greece, establishing a dictatorship. The regime of the Colonels had devastating consequences for Olymbiakòs.[3] In December 1967, Giorgos Andrianopoulos, club legend and president of the club for 13 years (1954–1967) was forced out of the club's presidency by the military regime.[52] Furthermore, the regime canceled the transfer of Giorgos Koudas to Olymbiakòs[53] and days later another blow was delivered to the club: Márton Bukovi, already a legend and architect of the great 1965–67 team, was forced out of Greece by the military junta, being labeled a communist.[54][55] He left Greece on 21 December 1967, along with Mihály Lantos.[56]
Goulandris era (1972–1975)
Another chapter began in 1972, after Nikos Goulandris became president of the club. He reinstated all the prominent members of Olymbiakòs board that had been forced out by the military regime (including Giorgos Andrianopoulos) and opened-up the member election process, establishing a new, trustworthy board of directors.[57] He appointed Lakis Petropoulos as head coach and signed top-class players, creating a great roster with key performers such as Giorgos Delikaris, Yves Triantafyllos, Julio Losada, Milton Viera, Panagiotis Kelesidis, Michalis Kritikopoulos, Takis Synetopoulos, Romain Argyroudis, Maik Galakos, Nikos Gioutsos, Giannis Gaitatzis, Vasilis Siokos, Thanasis Angelis, Lakis Glezos, Petros Karavitis, Kostas Davourlis, Giannis Kyrastas, Dimitris Persidis, Lefteris Poupakis and Babis Stavropoulos. Under Goulandris' presidency, Olymbiakòs won the Greek Championship three times in a row (1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75), combining it with the Greek Cup in 1973 (beating PAOK 1–0 in the final) and 1975 (beating Panathinaikos 1–0 in the final) to celebrate two Doubles in three years.[3] Ιn the 1972–73 season, Olymbiakòs won the title by conceding only 13 goals in 34 matches, which is an-all-time record in Greek football history. The team's best year though, was undoubtedly the 1973–74 season, when Olymbiakòs won the league with 26 wins and 7 draws in 34 games, scoring an all-time record of 102 goals and conceding only 14.
In European competitions, they managed to eliminate Cagliari in the 1972–73 UEFA Cup, a major force in Italian football during the late 1960s and the early 1970s, (1970 Serie A Champions, 1972 Serie A title contenders), with world-class Italian international players like Gigi Riva, Angelo Domenghini, Enrico Albertosi, Pierluigi Cera, Sergio Gori and Fabrizio Poletti.[58] Olymbiakòs managed to beat Cagliari twice, 2–1 in Piraeus and 1–0 in Cagliari, becoming the first ever Greek football club to win on Italian soil.[58] In the next round they faced the competition's defending champions Tottenham Hotspur, who were undefeated for 16-straight games in all European competitions. Olymbiakòs did not manage to qualify against Spurs, but they managed to get a 1–0 win in Piraeus, which ended Tottenham's undefeated streak and marked the first ever victory of a Greek football club against an English side.[59] Two years later, Olymbiakòs entered the 1974–75 European Cup and they were drawn to face Kenny Dalglish's Celtic, one of the strongest teams in European football at that time[60] and semi-finalists of the previous season. The first leg was played in Celtic Park, where Celtic had never been defeated, running an undefeated streak of 36 straight home games in all European competitions (27 wins, 9 draws) from 1962 to 1974. Olymbiakòs took the lead through Milton Viera's strike in the 36th minute, with Celtic equalising late in the game.[61] The away draw gave Olymbiakòs the advantage and they finished the job in Piraeus, after a spectacular 2–0 win against the Scottish Champions with Kritikopoulos and Stavropoulos finding the net.[62] In the next round, they were drawn to play against Anderlecht for a place in the quarter-finals of the competition. Anderlecht won the first leg with 5–1 and Olymbiakòs' task seemed impossible. In the second leg in Greece, however, Olymbiakòs put on a dominant display and almost reached a winning score in a match that was marked by referee Károly Palotai's decisions.[63] Olymbiakòs beat Anderlecht 3–0, while Palotai disallowed four Olymbiakòs goals[64] and did not give at least three clear penalties committed by Anderlecht players,[65] while Stavropoulos was shown a red card for no good reason.[66] The match is widely known in Greece as the "Palotai massacre"[67][68] with Olymbiakòs coming close to one of the biggest comebacks in European Cup history.
Domination in the early 1980s, four consecutive League titles (1975–1987)
Following Goulandris resignation from the presidency in 1975, the team went through a relative dry spell in the second half of the 1970s. However, in the summer of 1979, the Greek championship turned professional and Stavros Daifas became owner and president of the club.[3] Olymbiakòs emerged again as the dominant force in Greek football, winning the title four times in a row (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) with players like the relentless goalscorer Nikos Anastopoulos, Martin Novoselac, Vicente Estavillo, Thomas Ahlström, Roger Albertsen, Maik Galakos, Tasos Mitropoulos, Takis Nikoloudis, Nikos Sarganis, Nikos Vamvakoulas, Giorgos Kokolakis, Vangelis Kousoulakis, Petros Michos, Takis Lemonis, Christos Arvanitis, Petros Xanthopoulos, Stavros Papadopoulos, Meletis Persias, Giorgos Togias and Kostas Orfanos.
Kazimierz Górski, the iconic Polish coach, led Olymbiakòs to the 1980, 1981 and 1983 titles (winning also the Double in 1981, the 9th Double in Olymbiakòs' history)[3] while Alketas Panagoulias, who had also been manager of the Greece national football team and the United States national team as well, led the team to the 1982 title after a memorable 2–1 win (Estavillo 6', Anastopoulos 69') against arch-rivals Panathinaikos in the crucial Championship final match in Volos.[69] With Panagoulias as head coach, Olymbiakòs won the 1986–87 title as well, having a solid roster with players from the early 1980s like Anastopoulos, Mitropoulos, Michos, Xanthopoulos and other strong players like Miloš Šestić, Giorgos Vaitsis, Jorge Barrios, Andreas Bonovas, Alexis Alexiou and Vasilis Papachristou.[3]
The Stone Years, UEFA Cup quarter-finalists (1987–1996)
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Olymbiakòs experienced its darkest days from the late-1980s until the mid-'90s. In the mid-'80s, Olymbiakòs came into the hands of Greek businessman George Koskotas who was soon accused of and convicted for embezzlement, leaving Olymbiakòs deep in debt. The club went through a period of administrative turbulence until 1993, when Sokratis Kokkalis became majority shareholder and president of the club. As soon as he took the club's presidency, Kokkalis agreed a settlement to pay off all the club's debts and started reorganising and restructuring the club.[3] On the pitch, the team, with all the financial and managerial problems, as well as the lack of strong administrative leadership until the Kokkalis arrival, spent nine seasons without a league title, from 1988 to 1996, despite the foreign top-class players that played for the club at that period, such as Lajos Détári, Oleh Protasov, Juan Gilberto Funes, Bent Christensen, Hennadiy Lytovchenko, Yuri Savichev, Andrzej Juskowiak, Daniel Batista, Fabián Estay and the backbone of solid Greek players like Vassilis Karapialis, Kiriakos Karataidis, Giotis Tsalouchidis, Nikos Tsiantakis, Giorgos Vaitsis, Minas Hantzidis, Theodoros Pahatouridis, Savvas Kofidis, Chris Kalantzis, Gιorgοs Mitsibonas, Ilias Talikriadis, Alekos Rantos, Panagiotis Sofianopoulos, Ilias Savvidis and Michalis Vlachos.[3] This period is so called as Olymbiakòs' stone years.[70] Nevertheless, the club brought home the 1990 (beating OFI Crete 4–2 in the final) and 1992 Greek Cups (beating PAOK 2–0 in the second leg of the double final in Piraeus), as well as the 1992 Greek Super Cup, beating AEK 3–1 in the final. In addition, the team, under the guidance of the legendary Ukrainian coach Oleg Blokhin, managed to reach the quarter-finals of the 1992–93 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, eliminating Arsène Wenger's Monaco, after a hard-fought 1–0 away win in Stade Louis II with a late goal by Giorgos Vaitsis and a goalless draw at Karaiskakis Stadium in the second leg. They did not manage to qualify for the semi-finals, however, as they were eliminated by Atlético Madrid (1–1 draw at home, 3–1 loss in Madrid).[3]
The Golden Era (1996–2010)
Seven consecutive League titles, near-miss to UEFA Champions League semi-finals (1996–2003)
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In 1996, Sokratis Kokkalis appointed Dušan Bajević as the team's head coach.[3] By that time, Olymbiakòs had already a very strong roster, with players like Kyriakos Karataidis, Vassilis Karapialis, Grigoris Georgatos, Alexis Alexandris, Giorgos Amanatidis, Nikos Dabizas and Ilija Ivić. Upon Bajević's arrival, Kokkalis opted to strengthen the team significantly in order to create a very strong roster that would dominate Greek football for years to come. He purchased the highly rated prospects Predrag Đorđević and Stelios Giannakopoulos from Paniliakos, outbidding both AEK Athens and Panathinaikos; signed Refik Šabanadžović, Andreas Niniadis, Giorgos Anatolakis and Alekos Kaklamanos; and brought Olymbiakòs Academy product Dimitris Eleftheropoulos back from his loan spell at Proodeftiki.[3] With all these players up front, Olymbiakòs strode to the 1996–97 title by 12 clear points over AEK and 20 points over the third Panathinaikos in Bajević's first season in charge; this was the club's first Greek Championship in nine seasons, putting an end to the "stone years" and officially beginning Olymbiakòs' era of domination.[3] In the next season, 1997–98, Dimitris Mavrogenidis, Siniša Gogić, Ilias Poursanidis and the Ghanaian striker Peter Ofori-Quaye were transferred to the club and Olymbiakòs won the 1997–98 Championship. Bajević's team, along with AEK and Panathinaikos, were closely separated in the table, but finally Olymbiakòs made an important away win against Panathinaikos (0–2)[72] and celebrated the second consecutive Championship, with three points difference from Panathinaikos. Olymbiakòs participated for the first time in the UEFA Champions League group stage and took third place in a tough group, leaving Porto in fourth place, while Real Madrid, the eventual champions, topped the group and qualified for the quarter-finals.
The 1998–99 season was undoubtedly one of the best seasons in Olymbiakòs history.[3] They won the 1998–99 Greek Championship quite convincingly, with ten points difference from AEK and 11 from third-placed Panathinaikos, and also celebrated the domestic double,[3] bringing home the 1998–99 Greek Cup after a convincing 2–0 win against arch-rivals Panathinaikos in the final (Mavrogenidis 54', Ofori-Quaye 90'), despite the fact that they played for more than 60 minutes in the game with ten players.[73] In European competitions, they entered the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage, being drawn in a group with Ajax, Porto and Croatia Zagreb. They won the group and qualified to the quarter-finals, gathering 11 points with 3 home wins against Ajax (1–0), Porto (2–1) and Croatia Zagreb (2–0) and two away draws in Porto (2–2) and Zagreb (1–1). In the quarter-finals of the competition, they faced Juventus, with the first leg in Turin. Juventus took a 2–0 lead, but Olymbiakòs scored a crucial away goal in the 90th minute of the game with a penalty by Andreas Niniadis, a goal that caused the 10.000 Olymbiakòs fans who travelled to Italy[74] to erupt into joyous ecstasy. In the second leg in Athens, Olymbiakòs totally dominated the match, and scored the goal that put them in the driving seat in the 12th minute of the game, when Siniša Gogić's powerful header found the back of the net after Grigoris Georgatos's superb cross. They also missed an outstanding chance to double the lead, when Giorgos Amanatidis' powerful header from short distance was saved by Michelangelo Rampulla.[75] Olymbiakòs kept the ticket to the semi-finals in his hands until the 85th minute, when Juventus, who hadn't produced any chances in the game, equalised the score after a crucial mistake by Dimitris Eleftheropoulos, who had been the team's hero in all the previous games.[75] Despite the big disappointment from the way the qualification to the semi-finals was lost, the presence of the team in the Champions League quarter-finals, their best-ever European campaign, combined with the domestic double, marked a very successful season for the club, arguably the best in their long history.[3]
The next four seasons (1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03) Olymbiakòs signed world-class players of great magnitude such as Giovanni, Zlatko Zahovič and the World champion Christian Karembeu, as well as other top-class players including Pär Zetterberg, Zé Elias, Nery Castillo, Christos Patsatzoglou, Lampros Choutos and Stelios Venetidis. These transfers strengthened even more the already strong roster from the previous successful years and under the guidance of coaches like Giannis Matzourakis, Takis Lemonis and Oleg Protasov (Bajević had left the club in 1999), Olymbiakòs managed to win seven consecutive Greek Championships (1997–2003), breaking their own past record of six (1954–1959). Olymbiakòs won their seventh consecutive title after a breathtaking closing of the 2002–03 Greek League: Olymbiakòs was hosting arch-rivals Panathinaikos in matchday 29, who led the table with a three-point difference. Olymbiakòs needed to win the derby by two clear goals in order to overthrow their rivals in the championship race.[76] Olymbiakòs beat Panathinaikos 3–0 (Giovanni 3', Giannakopoulos 15' 48') in a dominant display in Rizoupoli[76] and celebrated the all-time record of seven straight Championships, which was a dream and a historic objective for the club and especially for the fans.[77]
Five consecutive League titles, Two presences in UEFA Champions League knockout phase (2004–2010)
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In 2004, Olymbiakòs rehired Dušan Bajević and signed the 1999 World Footballer of the Year and 2002 World Champion Brazilian superstar Rivaldo and the 2004 European champion Antonis Nikopolidis. The end of the season found Olymbiakòs winning the domestic double and having a decent Champions League display, gathering ten points in a tough group alongside Liverpool, Monaco and Deportivo de La Coruña and losing the qualification to the knockout phase in the last four minutes of the last game against the eventual European champions Liverpool at Anfield. Bajević left the club and the Norwegian coach Trond Sollied was hired in his place.[78] They club signed Cypriot striker Michalis Konstantinou from Panathinaikos, 2004 European champion defender Michalis Kapsis from Bordeaux and the versatile box-to-box Ivorian midfielder Yaya Touré. During the 2005–06 season, Olymbiakòs won all the four derbies against their major rivals, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens, something only achieved once more, during the season 1972–73. The combined goal total in these four matches was 11–3 in favour of Olymbiakòs. They also beat AEK Athens 3–0 in the Greek Cup Final to clinch their second-straight double and managed to win an all-time record of 16 consecutive matches in the championship, breaking their own past record.[79]
After a record-breaking season, in the 2006 summer transfers, Trond Sollied signed Michał Żewłakow, Júlio César and Tomislav Butina among others. However, he did not live up to expectations in the 2006–07 Champions League and was replaced by Takis Lemonis at the end of 2006. Lemonis transferred the young star Vasilis Torosidis, and led Olymbiakòs in their third consecutive championship, but failed to win the Greek Cup after a surprise elimination by PAS Giannina.[80]
In the summer of 2007, Olymbiakòs made very expensive transfers like Luciano Galletti, Darko Kovačević, Raúl Bravo, Lomana LuaLua, Cristian Ledesma and Leonel Núñez. They also brought back the solid Greek defender Paraskevas Antzas and signed the very talented young striker Kostas Mitroglou from Borussia Mönchengladbach. Furthermore, they accomplished the most lucrative sale in Greek football history after selling striker-midfielder Nery Castillo to Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk for the record sum of €20 million ($27.5M).[81] Because of a clause in Castillo's contract, Olymbiakòs received €15 million, with the remaining €5 million given directly to the player.[82] Furthermore, a controversy started between the team and Rivaldo, as Olymbiakòs did not wish to renew the player's contract despite the fact that Rivaldo had featured heavily in the club's successful campaigns, both in Greece and abroad. Former player Ilija Ivić was selected for the role of the team's football director. The team did not start well in the Greek championship, but it achieved a stunning performance in the Champions League, qualifying for the last 16 as they finished second in their group, level on 11 points with group winners Real Madrid, eliminating Werder Bremen and Lazio.[83] However, the team's less than satisfactory performance in the league, coupled with the defeat from Chelsea in Stamford Bridge for the knockout phase, prompted club owner Sokratis Kokkalis to sack coach Takis Lemonis. The team's assistant manager, José Segura, coached the team for the remainder of the season. Olymbiakòs managed to win both the Greek Championship and Cup, but Segura left the club at the end of the season.
In the summer of 2008, Olymbiakòs made prominent transfers, signing Dudu Cearense, Avraam Papadopoulos, Diogo Luis Santo and Matt Derbyshire and appointed Ernesto Valverde as the new coach with a three-year contract worth approximately €6 million.[84] The 2008–09 season started badly for Olymbiakòs, with the team losing their first few official matches, against Anorthosis Famagusta for the Champions League third qualifying round, and was eliminated from the tournament, which resulted to a seat in the UEFA Cup first round, where Olymbiakòs beat Nordsjælland to qualify for the group stage. The team also started well in the 2008–09 Super League Greece, winning every match at home, but facing difficulties away. They ended up winning the Greek Championship and the Greek Cup, celebrating the 14th double in Olymbiakòs history. After an impressive UEFA Cup run at home, with some spectacular wins against Benfica (5–1) and Hertha BSC (4–0), the team managed to get through to the round of 32, facing French side Saint-Étienne.
In the summer of 2009, Olymbiakòs signed major players, such as Olof Mellberg from Juventus for €2.5 million,[85] midfielder Jaouad Zairi from Asteras Tripolis and Enzo Maresca from Sevilla. Many other players returned from loan spells, such as former Real Madrid defender Raúl Bravo, Georgios Katsikogiannis and midfielder Cristian Ledesma. Olymbiakòs appointed former Brazil legend Zico as their coach and started the 2009–10 season with great success, as they qualified for the Champions League final 16, finishing second in Group H only 3 points behind Arsenal,[86] despite the absence of numerous first-team players due to injuries. They faced Bordeaux in the final 16 and lost the first match at home (0–1). In the second match, despite Bordeaux's early lead, Olymbiakòs leveled the match and missed some great chances to score a second goal, before eventually losing in the dying moments of the match (1–2). Domestically, Olymbiakòs secured a 2–0 derby win over arch-rivals Panathinaikos, with striker Kostas Mitroglou scoring twice.[87] However, this was only a highlight in an otherwise below-par season for the club, as they not only lost the championship to Panathinaikos, but were also defeated in four out of their six playoff games, eventually finishing last, in the 5th position of the league table;[88] this result marked the team's worst ranking since being placed 8th in 1988, and meant that the club would start their Europa League campaign from the second qualifying round the following season.
New presidency, seven consecutive League titles and European ascent (2010–2017)
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In 2010, Evangelos Marinakis, a successful shipping magnate, bought the team from Sokratis Kokkalis.[3] During the first year of his presidency, Marinakis appointed fans' favourite Ernesto Valverde as coach (who came back for a second tenure in the club) and signed players with international pedigree, such as Albert Riera, Ariel Ibagaza, Kevin Mirallas, Marko Pantelić and François Modesto.[3] As a result, Olympiacos won the Greek title for the 38th time in its history, 13 points ahead of second-placed Panathinaikos.
In the 2011–12 season, the team's roster was strengthened with players like Jean Makoun, Pablo Orbaiz, Iván Marcano, Rafik Djebbour and Djamel Abdoun and with Ernesto Valverde as their coach for the second straight season, Olymbiakòs had a very successful campaign both domestically and internationally. They won both the Greek league and the Greek Cup to complete the 15th domestic double in the club's history.[3] In European competitions, Olymbiakòs had a solid Champions League campaign, having been drawn in Group F against Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund and Marseille. Despite delivering nine points in the group, with two emphatic wins against Arsenal and Dortmund at home (both with a 3–1 scoreline) and an away win against Marseille (0–1), they lost the qualification to the knock-out stage after Marseille's controversial 2–3 away win in Dortmund in game 6, with Marseille scoring two goals in the last five minutes of the match to come back from an early 2–0 Dortmund lead.[3] Olymbiakòs continued in Europa League where he was drawn to play against Rubin Kazan. The Greek champions eliminated the Russian side with two wins (1–0 in both Kazan and Piraeus) and were up to play against Metalist Kharkiv in the Last 16 of the competition.[3] They won the first match in Ukraine with David Fuster scoring the winning goal (0–1) but in the second match, despite their early lead and the plethora of missed chances (they hit the woodwork twice in the first half), they conceded two goals in the last nine minutes of the game and lost the qualification to the quarter-finals.
At the end of the season, Ernesto Valverde announced his decision to return to Spain, thus ending his second successful spell at Olymbiakòs. The club announced the Portuguese Leonardo Jardim as their new head coach.[3] The team performed very well in the Greek league and had a decent Champions league campaign, gathering nine points in Group B, after wins against Arsenal (2–1 at home) and Montpellier (1–2 in Montpellier, 3–1 in Piraeus). Despite the relatively good results, Leonardo Jardim was replaced by the Spanish coach and Real Madrid legend Míchel. The team went on to celebrate the 16th double in their history by winning their 40th Greek Championship, 15 points ahead the second PAOK, as well as their 26th Greek Cup after a 3–1 win against Asteras Tripolis in the final. The 40th Greek championship title gave Olymbiakòs the fourth star on top of the club's emblem, which was a major goal for the club and especially for the fans.[3]
The expectations for the 2013–14 season were very high, especially after the signing of players such as striker Javier Saviola, Joel Campbell, Roberto, Alejandro Domínguez, Vladimír Weiss, Delvin N'Dinga and Leandro Salino. Olymbiakòs had a great season both domestically and internationally.[3] In Europe, they were drawn in Group C of the 2013–14 Champions League alongside Paris Saint-Germain, Benfica and Anderlecht. After a strong performance in the group, Olymbiakòs finished second with ten points and qualified for the Last 16 at the expense of Benfica (1–0 win in Piraeus, 1–1 draw in Lisbon) and Anderlecht (0–3 win in Brussels, 3–1 win in Piraeus). In the round of 16, they were drawn to play against Manchester United. Olymbiakòs, after a solid display, won the first leg with a comfortable 2–0 (Alejandro Domínguez 38', Campbell 55'), in a match where they dominated totally and missed chances to even extend the lead.[3] Despite the two-goal advantage which put them within touching distance of a quarter-final place for the first time since 1999, Olymbiakòs lost 3–0 in the second leg in Old Trafford, having missed an outstanding double chance to equalize the score in the 40th minute. The Greek champions pushed on in the last ten minutes to find the crucial away goal, but to no avail. Although the ticket to the quarter-finals slipped out of the club's hands, Olymbiakòs' overall performance and the fact that the club managed to qualify to the knockout phase (round of 16) of the Champions League for the third time in six years (2007–08, 2009–10, 2013–14), marked a very successful European campaign. Domestically, Olymbiakòs won their history's 41st Greek Championship very convincingly, 17 points ahead of second-placed PAOK.[3] He also participated in the International Champions Cup 2014 where he won 3rd place.
In the 2014–15 season, Olymbiakòs entered the 2014–15 Champions League group stage with hopes to repeat the previous year's performance; they were drawn alongside Atlético Madrid, Juventus and Malmö FF.[3] They had a solid performance in the group, managing to beat last year's runners-up Atlético 3–2 and eventual finalists Juventus 1–0 at the Karaiskakis Stadium, but they lost the qualification for the knockout stage in the last game: Olymbiakòs beat Malmö FF 4–2 at home but at the same time Juventus were drawing against Atlético in Italy, securing the crucial one point they needed to qualify. Had Olymbiakòs and Juventus finished with the same points, Olymbiakòs would have qualified due to best aggregate score (away goals) of their two games (1–0 Olymbiakòs win in Piraeus, 3–2 Juventus win in Turin).[3] The third place in the group gave Olymbiakòs the ticket for the next round of UEFA Europa League, where they were eliminated by the eventual runners-up Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Domestically, the team had a very successful season, winning the 17th double in their history. They won their 42nd Greek Championship with 12 points difference from the second Panathinaikos and their 27th Greek Cup, beating Skoda Xanthi 3–1 in the final.[89]
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The 2015–16 season started with a new manager replacement, as Marco Silva took over the management over his fellow countryman Vitor Pereira,[90] while the squad was strengthened with the world-class presence of Esteban Cambiasso and a number of other players with European competition experience, including Kostas Fortounis, Felipe Pardo, Sebá, Manuel Da Costa, Brown Ideye and Alfreð Finnbogason.[91] In a tough Champions League group that included Bayern München, Arsenal and Dinamo Zagreb, Olymbiakòs managed to record 9 points through a 3–2 away win over the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium, considered by many as one of the club's most important European victories, as well as two more wins against Dinamo (1–0 away and 2–1 at home). Last matchday saw the team face Arsenal at the Karaiskakis stadium, needing a 1–0 or 2–1 defeat to the Gunners, as the worst-case scenario, to advance to the knockout phase of the competition based on the away goals rule; the Red-Whites eventually lost 3–0 and continued their European journey in the UEFA Europa League, where they were eliminated by Anderlecht in the first knockout stage.[90] Despite the above, Olymbiakòs broke the record for most European competition victories recorded by a Greek club, with 97 over the 96 of second-placed Panathinaikos as of the summer of 2016.[92] Domestically, Olymbiakòs had perhaps their most successful season in years, as the team managed to secure their 43rd Greek Championship, and 6th consecutive, on the last day of February 2016, considered a national record for the earliest time, within a league campaign, when a title is clinched.[90] The team managed to finish their league campaign with a 30-point difference over their arch rivals Panathinaikos, who came in second. The team's 85 points over the course of 30 matchdays, including a 28–1–1 overall result breakdown with 13 away wins and a perfect 15 victories out of 15 home games, are also considered a national record.[92] However, despite the club's expectations of doing the double, they did not manage to win the Greek Cup as they finished runners-up to rivals AEK after a 2–1 loss in the final.
The 2016–17 season proved to be rather tumultuous for the club, despite the signing of such key players as Óscar Cardozo, Tarik Elyounoussi, Alaixys Romao, Aly Cissokho and Marko Marin.[93] The main issues that arose were the team's shock elimination from Israeli outfit Hapoel Be'er-Sheva, after a 1–0 aggregate defeat, in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, and the highly frequent change of managers, leading the club to having been coached by five individuals over the same season: Marco Silva, Victor Sánchez (responsible for the elimination from Hapoel), Paulo Bento, Vasilis Vouzas and Takis Lemonis. The team's UEFA Europa League journey was not as successful as other European campaigns, starting with a difficult 3–1 aggregate victory (1–1 before extra time) over Arouca in the playoffs, continuing with the team's qualification from the group stage but only as second-placed to APOEL (in a group that also included Young Boys and Astana), and ending with a heavy 5–2 aggregate defeat to Besiktas in the last 16 of the knockout stage (with goalkeeper Nicola Leali being highly responsible for 4 out of the 5 goals conceded[94]), despite having advanced from the last 32 thanks to a 3–0 aggregate win over Osmanlispor. The frequent manager change negatively affected the team's stability and rhythm in domestic competitions as well. Firstly, Olymbiakòs failed to qualify for the Greek Cup final after being ousted by AEK, who advanced on the away goals rule after a 2–2 aggregate draw. Secondly, despite the fact that the Reds clinched their 44th Greek Championship, and 7th consecutive for the second time in Greek football history, they only managed to do so with a six-point difference (67 to 61) over PAOK.
European successes, three consecutive Greek League titles (2017–2023)
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At the start of the 2017–18 season, the board decided to hire former Anderlecht manager Besnik Hasi to guide Olymbiakòs back to the UEFA Champions League group stage after a year's absence. Upon his arrival, Hasi strengthened the squad with players as Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe, Guillaume Gillet, Mehdi Carcela, Jagoš Vuković, Björn Engels, Uroš Đurđević, Emmanuel Emenike and Panagiotis Tachtsidis.
Aggregate victories over Partizan (5–3) and Rijeka (3–1) in the two final qualifying rounds ensured the Red-Whites' presence in Group D of the competition, considered perhaps the toughest in Olymbiakòs' European history due to Barcelona, Juventus and Sporting CP being the opponents.[95] A disheartening 2–3 defeat in the hands of Sporting at Thrylos' European season opener,[96] combined with a 3–2 loss to AEK despite being 0–2 up, led to Hasi's dismissal from the club and his replacement by Takis Lemonis.[97] The latter decided to focus on getting the squad back on track in domestic competitions, at a time when Olymbiakòs eventually got eliminated from Europe ahead of the Christmas break for the first time in 12 years.[98] Following a home goalless draw against Barcelona and five defeats, the Red-Whites only managed to acquire one point during their entire Champions League group stage campaign, something considered a setback for the club after their 7 previous UEFA Champions League campaigns (2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16), in which they gathered at least 9 points in all of the groups (11 points in 2007–08, 10 points in 2009–10, 9 points in 2011–12, 9 points in 2012–13, 10 points in 2013–14, 9 points in 2014–15 and 9 points in 2015–16), with three qualifications to the knockout stage (Last 16) of the competition. Despite their one-point group stage exit, the worst European records by a Greek team in the history of European competitions both belong to AEK Athens: AEK's zero (0) point campaign in Group E of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League and AEK's zero (0) point campaign as well in the Group H of the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, a lower-tier UEFA competition. Panathinaikos has also a one-point campaign in Group G of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.[99] Despite being in the Super League lead halfway through the season, Lemonis was dismissed on grounds of dressing room instability, and Óscar García was subsequently appointed with a vision of increasing attacking efficiency and discipline.[100] Domestically, Olymbiakòs' Greek Cup run ended in the quarter-finals, marking their third consecutive year that they failed to lift the Cup. In the Super League the Red-Whites conceded the title to AEK three matchdays before completion, thus ending a run of seven consecutive championship wins and leading to the dismissal of García after two months at the club's helm, with Christos Kontis finishing the season as caretaker manager. Portuguese Pedro Martins was appointed head coach in order to lead Olymbiakòs at the following 2018–19 season.[101]
In the 2018–19 season, the Reds tried to recover from their disastrous last season. Starting with consecutive qualifications over Swiss side FC Luzern (agg: 7–1) as well as English side Burnley (agg: 4–2), the club earned a spot at the Europa League group stages, in which they faced Italian giants AC Milan, Spanish side Real Betis as well as F91 Dudelange. Having 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, Thrylos needed a 2 goal or more victory against Milan in the last match to advance to the Round of 32, which they eventually earned with a 81st-minute penalty by Kostas Fortounis, eliminating the Rossoneri. The 2018–19 campaign eventually came to an end by Dynamo Kyiv in the Round of 32, with a 2–2 draw in Piraeus, followed by a 1–0 defeat in Kyiv. Domestically, despite having a way better season compared to 2017–18, the Red-Whites fell short champions PAOK, finishing just 5 points behind, while also suffering from a shock elimination to Lamia in the cup, ending the season trophyless for the second year in a row.
Despite his failure on a domestic level, Pedro Martins kept his position as manager of the team, who, having kept key players from last season, such as Daniel Podence, Guilherme and Mady Camara as well as strengthening the squad with Mathieu Valbuena, Youssef El-Arabi and Rúben Semedo, led the club to one of its greatest seasons in the past decade. Starting at Champions League 2nd qualifying round, Olymbiakòs defeated emphatically Viktoria Plzeň (agg: 4–0), İstanbul Başakşehir (agg: 3–0) and FC Krasnodar (agg: 6–1), comfortably securing their return in the group stage and becoming the only Greek club to achieve 3 successive qualifications to the group stage of the competition. Having been drawn to eventual winners Bayern Munich, London side Tottenham Hotspur and Red Star Belgrade, the Reds got a hard-fought point at their first game against Spurs at Karaiskakis, despite being down 0–2 in the 30th minute, with goals by Daniel Podence and Mathieu Valbuena on 44th and 54th minute respectively. They then went on to lose their 3 next fixtures, needing a win in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to keep qualification dreams alive. Despite being 2–0 up, a crucial mistake by Yassine Meriah in the dying seconds of the first half gave Spurs the motivation to eventually win 4–2. Olymbiakòs then won their last game against Crvena Zvezda at home thanks to a late El Arabi penalty, to continue in the Europa League. In the Round of 32, Thrylos got one of their brightest moments in their history, as they managed to eliminate their European rivals Arsenal on away goals (agg: 2–2), with a late El Arabi goal in the last minute of extra time in Emirates stadium, advancing to the last 16, where they faced Wolves. After a 1–1 draw in Piraeus without their fans, the competition stopped due to the COVID-19 pandemic, eventually resuming in August 2020, where Olymbiakòs' campaign stopped after a 1–0 defeat in Molineux Stadium with many controversial decisions by referee Szymon Marciniak. Domestically, the Reds won their first league title since 2017 with a record 91 points, 18 points clear of PAOK and almost managing to complete an undefeated run before losing 0–1 to PAOK in the third-to-last matchday. They also won the double by defeating AEK Athens 1–0 in the cup final, marking one of their most successful seasons both domestically and internationally.
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The 2020–21 season started well for Olymbiakòs, securing their presence in the Champions League group stage for the 2nd year in a row, defeating Cyprtiot champions Omonia Nicosia 2–0 on aggregate. However, their campaign was rather mediocre having 1 win and 5 losses, in a group against Portuguese champions FC Porto, English giants Manchester City and French Marseille. They still however got 3rd place finishing above Marseille on head to head away goals, both tied on 3 points. In the Europa League, they managed to defeat PSV Eindhoven beating them 4–2 at home and losing 2–1 at Philips Stadion, going through thanks to a 88th minute goal by Ahmed Hassan. They then had to face Arsenal once again in the Round of 16, this time however losing 2–3 on aggregate despite beating them 0–1 in Emirates and closing their campaign with a win. Domestically they dominated the league once again, finishing 26 points above 2nd-placed PAOK, to whom they lost the Greek Cup in the dying moments of the final.
The beginning of the 2021–22 season had Olymbiakòs being eliminated in the Champions League, where they lost to Bulgarian Ludogorets Razgrad 4–1 on penalties after 2 draws in Piraeus (1–1) and Razgrad (2–2) in the third qualifying round. They then beat ŠK Slovan Bratislava in the play-off round to secure a Europa League group stage spot. In a group with Eintracht Frankfurt, Fenerbahçe and Antwerp, Olymbiakòs finished second behind Eintracht with 3 wins and 3 losses and qualified for the knockout-round play-offs, where they met Italian side Atalanta, who eliminated them 5–1 on aggregate. Despite securing another Greek League title, Thrylos failed to win the cup for the second year in a row being eliminated by PAOK again on away goals. Martins remained manager of the club and renewed his contract for a fifth year, becoming one of the managers with the longest stay in the club.
After four seasons and winning 3 League titles with the club, Martins got fired from Olymbiakòs, in August 2022, and Spanish trainer Carlos Corberán was appointed as the new head coach.[102] He was succeeded by Michel, who later resigned and the 2022–23 season was completed by José Anigo.
UEFA Europa Conference League Winners (2023–24)
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The 2023–24 Season began with Diego Martinez in charge, until being sacked in December, having the team in 4th place in the League and out of the Europa League, to be replaced by Carlos Carvalhal, whose stint only lasted for 2 months before being replaced by José Luis Mendilibar. Domestically, the club finished 3rd for the second consecutive time, and was eliminated in the Round of 16 of the Greek Cup.[103][104]
However, the European campaign of this season proved to be the best in Olymbiakòs history. Beginning in the Europa League third qualifying round, the club ensured a group stage participation for the third season in a row, after knocking out Belgian KRC Genk and Serbian rookies FK Čukarički. There, they secured the 3rd place, finishing with 7 points and transfering to the Europa Conference League. After knocking out Hungarian champion Ferencváros in the play-offs with 2 Ayoub El Kaabi goals, they faced Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Round of 16, and got stunned by a 1–4 defeat at Karaiskakis Stadium. However, in the return fixture in TSC Arena, in front of 49 loyal supporters, the Red-Whites managed to achieve one of the greatest comebacks in the history of European football, by winning 6–1 on extra time and becoming the only football club to overcome a 3-goal home deficit in UEFA competitions.[105]
Entering a European quarter-final for the first time since 1998–99, their next opponent were Fenerbahçe, whom they beat 3–2 at home, thanks to goals from Kostas Fortounis, Stevan Jovetić and Chiquinho. In the second leg in Şükrü Saracoğlu, the game ended 1–0 in favour of Fenerbahçe, thanks to a 12th-minute İrfan Kahveci goal. Eventually, the tie went to an extra time and then to a penalty shootout. There, 21-year old goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis made history, saving 3 penalties in total, including the decisive one by Leonardo Bonucci and earning Olymbiakòs its first-ever appearance in a European semi-final in their 99-year history, winning 2–3 on penalties.[106]
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In the semi-final, Olymbiakòs had to face Aston Villa, whom at the time were 4th in the Premier League and were in one of their best seasons under Unai Emery. Despite entering the tie as massive underdogs, Olymbiakòs crushed the Villans with a 6–2 aggregate score, winning both legs and having El Kaabi scoring 5 goals, tying a record held by Cristiano Ronaldo and Radamel Falcao. This marked the first time a Greek Club entered the final of a European competition since 1971. Their final opponent, was Italian powerhouse ACF Fiorentina, who themselves appeared in the last year's final, losing 1–2 to West Ham in the last minute of the match.[107]
The final was held in rival's AEK Agia Sophia Stadium on 29 May, the same day Constantinople fell 571 years prior. Pressure was immense going into the game, with thousands of fans coming to support the team in the stadium and hundreds of thousands of others watching the game in the streets of Piraeus. A close game, poor in chances and with a lot of tension ended in a 0–0 draw after 90 minutes. With everything looking like the tie would be settled on penalties, a 116th minute cross by Santiago Hezze landed on El Kaabi's head, who put the ball in Terracciano's net to make it 1–0, causing delirium among millions of Olymbiakòs fans all over the world. After a VAR check by Artur Soares Dias, the goal was confirmed and the game ended in that score, with Olymbiakòs making history and becoming the only Greek football club to win a UEFA competition. This has been described by many as the greatest achievement in the history of Greek Football, since the Greek national team's Euro 2004 victory. The club's achievement is highlighted by the fact that their odds of winning the competition after their 1–4 home loss to Maccabi in the Round of 16, were at just 0.1%.[108]
Crest and colours
When, in 1925, the merger of the two clubs of Piraeus, Athlitikos Podosfairikos Syllogos Pireos and Omilos Filathlon Pireos, gave birth to the new football club, the latter was unanimously baptized Olymbiakòs Club of Fans of Piraeus, a name inspired from the Ancient Olympic Games, the morality, the vying, the splendor, the sportsmanship and the fair play ideal that were represented in Ancient Greece. Consequently, after Notis Kamperos's proposal, the club adopted the laurel-crowned adolescent as their emblem, which symbolizes the Olympic Games winner, a crest that underwent minor changes through the ages. Red and white were chosen as the colours of the crest; red for the passion and victory and white for the virtue and purity.[109][110]
The typical kit of the team is that of a shirt with red and white vertical stripes, and red or white shorts and socks. The shirt has taken different forms during the history of the club, for example with thin or wider stripes. The second most common kit is the all-red one and next the all-white one. Olymbiakòs has used several other colours during its history as an away or third kit, with the most notable of them being the monotint black or silver one. The most common kits of Olymbiakòs during their history are these below (the year of each one is indicant):
Kit evolution
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Since 1979, when football became professional in Greece, Olymbiakòs had a specific kit manufacturer and since 1982 a specific shirt sponsor as well. The following table shows in detail Olymbiakòs kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year:
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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1979 | Umbro | — |
1980 | Puma | |
1980–1982 | ASICS Tiger | |
1982 | Adidas | |
1982–1984 | ASICS Tiger | Fiat |
1984–1985 | Travel Plan | |
1985–1988 | Puma | Citizen |
1988 | Toyota | |
1989 | Bank of Crete | |
1989–1990 | — | |
1990–1992 | Diana | |
1992–1993 | Umbro | |
1993–1994 | Lotto | |
1994–1995 | Adidas | Ethnokarta MasterCard |
1995–1997 | Puma | |
1997–2000 | Aspis Bank | |
2000–2005 | Umbro | Siemens Mobile |
2005–2006 | Puma | Siemens |
2006–2009 | Vodafone | |
2009–2010 | Citibank | |
2010–2013 | Pame Stoixima | |
2013–2015 | UNICEF[111] | |
2015– | Adidas | Stoiximan.gr[112] |
Stadium
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The Karaiskakis Stadium, situated at Neo Faliro in Piraeus, is the current (since 2004) and traditional home of Olympiacos. With a capacity of 32,115,[113][2] it is the largest football-only stadium and the second largest football stadium overall in Greece. It was built in 1895 as Neo Phaliron Velodrome, to host the cycling events for the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, and the pitch was covered with curm. Olymbiakòs started using it since its foundation in 1925. In 1964, the stadium was renovated and was given its current name after Georgios Karaiskakis, a military commander of the Greek War of Independence, with an athletics track around the pitch.[114]
Olymbiakòs left the Karaiskakis Stadium temporarily to play home matches at the newly built Athens Olympic Stadium in 1984. After a five-year use (1984–1989) of the biggest stadium in Greece, the team returned to their traditional home, where they played until 1997. It was then that Olymbiakòs got back to the Athens Olympic Stadium, where they stayed for another period of five years (1997–2002). In 2002, the Olympic Stadium was closed for renovation works due to the 2004 Summer Olympics and Olymbiakòs moved to the Georgios Kamaras Stadium in Rizoupoli, home of Apollon Smyrnis, for the following two seasons (2002–2004).
Meanwhile, the Karaiskakis Stadium had fallen in disrepair and was not anymore suitable for football matches. In 2003, its use passed to Olymbiakòs in order to build a football-only ground, to be used for the football tournament of the 2004 Olympics. In return, Olymbiakòs got exclusive use of the stadium until 2052, covering all maintenance costs and also paying 15% of revenue to the Greek State. The old stadium was demolished in the spring of 2003 and the new one was completed on 30 June 2004 at a total cost of €60 million.[115] Nowadays, the Karaiskakis Stadium is one of the most modern football grounds in Europe,[citation needed] also hosting the museum of Olympiacos,[116] with several facilities around.[citation needed]
Support
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Olymbiakòs' traditional fanbase comes from the city of Piraeus, where the club is based, as well as a good part of the rest of the Athens area. The club's popularity increased during the 1950s after winning consecutive titles and setting several records, and they became the best-supported football club in the country. Traditionally, Olymbiakòs used to represent the working class, but the club has always attracted fans from all the social classes and their fanbase is not associated with any specific social group anymore.[117][118]
Olymbiakòs is the most popular Greek club according to UEFA[17] and numerous polls and researches.[119] Several newspapers and magazines' polls rank Olymbiakòs as the most popular club in Greece with a percentage varying between 30 and 40% among the fans and more or less 30% in total population, which corresponds to around three and a half millions of supporters in Greece.[18][120] The club is overwhelmingly popular in Piraeus, where almost half of its population supports Olymbiakòs,[121] while their support in the whole of Athens reaches 30% of the fans, making them the 3rd most popular club in the Greek capital. They are also the most popular club in the working class with a percentage of 37% and in all age groups,[121] as well as among both male and female fans;[122] the vast majority of their fans comes from the centre-left and centre-right of the political spectrum.[121] Outside of Athens, Olymbiakòs is the most popular club in Central Greece, the Peloponnese, and Thessaly. Additionally, they have the highest average all-time attendance in Greek football, having topped the attendance tables in most of the seasons in Super League Greece history.[123]
Friendships
In 2006, Olymbiakòs was placed in the top ten of the clubs with the most paying members in the world, holding ninth place, just ahead of Real Madrid.[124] As of April 2006, the club had some 83,000 registered members.[125] Olymbiakòs and Red Star Belgrade fans have developed a deep friendship, calling themselves the "Orthodox Brothers".[126] Usually, Olymbiakòs supporters from several fan-clubs attend Red Star's matches, especially against their old rival Partizan, and vice versa. More recently, the Orthodox Brothers have started to include fans of Spartak Moscow in their club.
Olymbiakòs fans are renowned for their passionate and fervent support to the team, with the atmosphere at home matches regarded as intimidating. When they played Newcastle United at home in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup, the match was televised in the United Kingdom on Channel 5 and the guest commentator was former England international Tony Cottee, who was constantly mentioning how great the atmosphere was. During the game he was asked whether it was the most atmospheric stadium he had been to and replied: "I'd have to say it probably is. You hear a lot about various places and the atmosphere there but when you go you realise it's not all that... But this place is the real deal."[127] The experienced Czech international winger Jaroslav Plašil paid further testament to the hostile atmosphere created by Olymbiakòs fans at home before his team Bordeaux visit the Karaiskakis Stadium, where he had played during his time with Monaco and stated, "It was one of the most intense atmospheres I've ever experienced in a stadium, so I expect it will be a bit like hell for us. Their supporters really can help their team."[128] Former Paris Saint-Germain superstar striker Zlatan Ibrahimović spoke of his admiration for Olymbiakòs supporters after an Olymbiakòs–Paris Saint-Germain match on 17 September 2013: "They played in front of their fantastic public. Olymbiakòs supporters were amazing. My friend Olof Mellberg played here and he talked to me about the supporters. I never saw it live, but now I understand. It's amazing. It's a big advantage for Olymbiakòs."[129][130] PSG billionaire owner Nasser Al-Khelaifi stated, "I have big respect for the fans here. I've never seen fans like Olymbiakòs' fans in my life."[131] PSG and Brazil international winger Lucas Moura in an interview with goal.com stated that Olymbiakòs home ground was the most intense and heated stadium he's ever played in.[132][133][134]
The Gate 7 tragedy
The history of the Karaiskakis Stadium and Olymbiakòs was marked by the worst tragedy that ever hit Greek sports, known as the Karaiskakis Stadium disaster. On 8 February 1981, Olymbiakòs hosted AEK Athens for a league match, which ended 6–0, in an unprecedented triumph for the host team of Piraeus. During the last minutes of the game, thousands of Olymbiakòs fans at the Gate 7 rushed to the exit, to get to the stadium's main entrance and celebrate with the players, but the doors were almost closed and the turnstiles still in place, making the exit almost impossible.[135] As people continued to come down from the stands, unable to see what happened, the stairs of Gate 7 became a death trap; people were crushed, tens of fans were seriously injured and twenty-one young people died, most of them by suffocation.[136]
In memory of this event, every year on 8 February, there is a memorial service at the stadium in honour of the supporters that died in that incident. The service is attended by thousands of fans every year, who are rhythmically shouting the phrase, "Αδέρφια, ζείτε, εσείς μας οδηγείτε." (Adhélfia, zíte, esís mas odhiyíte, "Brothers, you live, you are the ones who guide us."). At the tribune part of the stadium where Gate 7 is now, some seats are colored black instead of red, shaping the number "7", whereas there is also a monument on the eastern side of the stadium, bearing the names of all 21 supporters killed on that day in the stadium.[137]
Even though this incident affected almost solely the fanbase of Olymbiakòs, other teams occasionally pay their respects to the people killed as well, as they consider the incident to be a tragedy not only for one team, but for the whole country. In the past, even foreign teams, such as Liverpool and Red Star Belgrade, have honoured the incident's victims.[138]
Rivalries
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Traditionally, Olymbiakòs' main rival is Panathinaikos and their so-called "derby of the eternal enemies" is a classic local derby in Attica, the most famous fixture in Greek football and one of the most well known around the world.[117] The two clubs are the most successful, having won together a total of 67 League titles (Olymbiakòs 47, Panathinaikos 20), and the most popular football clubs in Greece. The rivalry also encompasses social, cultural and regional differences; Olymbiakòs, coming from the famous port of Piraeus, used to be very popular in the working to middle classes, while Panathinaikos, of downtown Athens, was considered the representative of middle to higher social classes, although this differentiation has weakened nowadays and the two clubs have similar fanbases.[118] Most recent notorious incidents include a fan's death in 2007, during a pre-arranged clash between hooligans on the occasion of a women's volleyball game between the two clubs, which caused major upset in Greece,[139] and the abandonment of a derby in 2012 after riots at the Athens Olympic Stadium, which resulted in major fires in parts of it.[140]
Olymbiakòs also shares a traditional rivalry with AEK Athens, in one more local derby of the Greek capital with the other member of the so-called Big three,[141] but also with PAOK, in the fiercest inter-city rivalry in Greece between the most popular clubs of the two largest Greek cities, Athens and Thessaloniki, a rivalry that erupted in the 1960s for the sake of footballer Giorgos Koudas.[142] A popular rivalry used to be the Piraeus derby, between Olymbiakòs and Ethnikos Piraeus, the second most successful football club in the region, but the fixture has faded-out due to Ethnikos' constant presence in lower divisions in the last decades. It remains a derby in water polo where Olymbiakòs and Ethnikos compete in the top division.
European performance
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Olymbiakòs is the most successful Greek football club in European competitions, being the only club from Greece to have won a major European trophy; they won the UEFA Europa Conference League in 2023–24, sealing their title by winning against Italian side Fiorentina 1–0 in the Final. With their 2024 triumph, they became the first club outside the biggest four European leagues (Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga) to win a UEFA competition since 2011.
They are also the highest ranked Greek club in the UEFA rankings, occupying the 36th place in the ten-year ranking, and the 43rd in the five-year ranking as of 2024. They are one of the founding members of the European Club Association. They are also the Greek club with the most wins in all European competitions, leading also the table with the most home and away wins,[143][144] and the Greek team with the most games played in European level, celebrating their 200th match on 23 February 2010, against Bordeaux in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League first knockout round. Olymbiakòs also holds the all-time record attendance for a Greek club of 75,263 in a 1982–83 European Cup match against Hamburg at the Athens Olympic Stadium.[145]
Olymbiakòs has a long presence in the UEFA competitions, debuting on 13 September 1959,[146] against Milan for the 1959–60 European Cup, the first ever Greek club to compete in a European competition. Olymbiakòs was also the first Greek club to advance to the next round of any European competition, eliminating Zagłębie Sosnowiec for the 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup.
Besides their 2023–24 UEFA Conference League triumph, other major European successes include their advance to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League in 1998–99, where they lost a semi-final spot in the dying minutes to Juventus and their advance to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1992–93, losing to Atlético Madrid.
Olymbiakòs has eliminated (in either finals, knockout matches or group stages) clubs like Milan, Arsenal, Ajax, Benfica, Porto, Borussia Dortmund, Lazio, Celtic, PSV Eindhoven, Aston Villa, Werder Bremen, Fiorentina, Anderlecht, Monaco, Deportivo La Coruña, Hertha BSC, Cagliari and Standard Liège among many others. They have spent most of their European history in the UEFA Champions League, where they are widely known for being a strong home side, having run some long-standing sequences, such as the 15 straight UEFA Champions League unbeaten home matches since their debut in the tournament under its new format, when Manchester United stopped their record in their fifth consecutive participation, and their 15 wins in 19 UEFA Champions League home matches between 2009–10 and 2014–15. They have a vast record of home wins over traditional European powerhouses and UEFA Champions League winners like Real Madrid, Milan, Liverpool, Manchester United, Ajax, Juventus, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, Benfica, Porto, PSV Eindhoven, Celtic, Aston Villa, Olympique Lyonnais, Olympique Marseille, Atlético Madrid, Valencia, Sevilla, Leverkusen and Red Star Belgrade among many others. From 2007 to 2016, Olymbiakòs participated seven times in the UEFA Champions League Group Stage, and gathered at least 9 points in every one of those seven groups, qualifying three times for the knockout stage (Last 16) of the competition (2007–08, 2009–10, 2013–14).
Olymbiakòs has also won the Balkans Cup in 1963, at a time when the competition was considered the second most important in the region after the European Cup,[7] becoming the first ever Greek club to win an international competition.
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Another major European success was achieved by Olymbiakòs U-19 team in 2023–24 season. One month before Olymbiakòs won the 2023–24 UEFA Conference League, Olymbiakòs U-19 team won the UEFA Youth League against AC Milan in the final, eliminating Inter Milan, Bayern Munich and Nantes in the process.[147] Thus, Olympiacos won two out of four official UEFA club competitions of the 2023–24 season and became the only club in European football to have won two UEFA competitions at the same season.[148][149]
UEFA competition record
European Team |
Competition | Season | Pld | W | D | L | GF/GA |
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Olympiacos | European Cup / UEFA Champions League | 35 | 186 | 66 | 36 | 84 | 222–283 |
Olympiacos | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 9 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 43–47 |
Olympiacos | UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 27 | 128 | 53 | 25 | 50 | 186–171 |
Olympiacos | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 19–10 |
Results | Total | 68 | 356 | 140 | 67 | 149 | 470–511 |
Best campaigns
Season | Achievement | Notes |
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European Cup / UEFA Champions League | ||
1974–75 | Last 16 | eliminated by Anderlecht 1–5 in Brussels, 3–0 in Patras |
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 Piraeus, 0–3 in London |
2009–10 | Last 16 | eliminated by Bordeaux 0–1 in Piraeus, 1–2 in Bordeaux |
2013–14 | Last 16 | eliminated by Manchester United 2–0 in Piraeus, 0–3 in Manchester |
European Cup Winners' Cup | ||
1961-62 | Last 16 | eliminated by Dynamo Žilina 2–3 in Piraeus, 0–1 in Žilina |
1963–64 | Last 16 | eliminated by Lyon 1–4 in Lyon, 2–1 in Piraeus |
1965–66 | Last 16 | eliminated by West Ham United 0–4 in London, 2–2 in Piraeus |
1968–69 | Last 16 | eliminated by Dunfermline Athletic 0–4 in Dunfermline, 3–0 in Piraeus |
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 Piraeus, 1–3 in Genoa |
1992–93 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Atlético Madrid 1–1 in Athens, 1–3 in Madrid |
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | ||
1989–90 | Last 16 | eliminated by Auxerre 1–1 in Piraeus, 0–0 in Auxerre |
2004–05 | Last 16 | eliminated by Newcastle United 1–3 in Piraeus, 0–4 in Newcastle |
2011–12 | Last 16 | eliminated by Metalist Kharkiv 1–0 in Kharkiv, 1–2 in Piraeus |
2016–17 | Last 16 | eliminated by Beşiktaş 1–1 in Piraeus, 1–4 in Istanbul |
2019–20 | Last 16 | eliminated by Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 in Piraeus, 0–1 in Wolverhampton |
2020–21 | Last 16 | eliminated by Arsenal 1–3 in Piraeus, 1–0 in London |
UEFA Europa Conference League | ||
2023–24 | Winners | defeated Fiorentina 1–0 in the final of Athens |
UEFA Youth League | ||
2023–24 | Winners | defeated AC Milan 3–0 in the final of Nyon |
Balkans Cup | ||
1961–63 | Winners | won against Levski Sofia 1–0 in Piraeus, 0–1 in Sofia, 1–0 in Istanbul |
UEFA ranking
Current ranking.
- As of 30 May 2024[150]
Rank | Team | Points |
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42 | ![]() |
49.000 |
43 | ![]() |
48.000 |
44 | ![]() |
48.000 |
45 | ![]() |
47.000 |
46 | ![]() |
45.000 |
5-year club ranking at the end of season 2018–19.[151]
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2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | |||
33 |
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10.000 | 11.000 | 16.000 | 6.000 | 3.000 | 46.000 |
33 |
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10.000 | 17.000 | 9.000 | 10.000 | – | 46.000 |
35 |
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11.000 | 10.000 | 10.000 | 5.000 | 8.000 | 44.000 |
36 |
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16.000 | 24.000 | – | – | – | 40.000 |
37 |
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19.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 | 1.500 | 11.000 | 39.500 |
10-year club ranking at the end of season 2018–19.[152]
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2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | Bonus | |||
29 |
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9.000 | 16.000 | 1.500 | – | – | 12.000 | 14.000 | 13.000 | 25.000 | 17.000 | – | 107.500 |
29 |
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20.000 | 14.000 | 16.000 | 1.500 | 6.000 | 8.000 | 7.000 | 7.000 | 17.000 | 9.000 | 2.000 | 107.500 |
31 |
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16.000 | 1.000 | 16.000 | 10.000 | 18.000 | 11.000 | 10.000 | 10.000 | 5.000 | 8.000 | – | 105.000 |
32 |
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7.000 | 23.000 | 4.000 | – | – | 12.000 | 23.000 | 9.000 | 8.000 | 16.000 | – | 102.000 |
33 |
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12.000 | 18.000 | 16.000 | 5.000 | 5.000 | 6.000 | 18.000 | 6.000 | 1.000 | 6.000 | 5.000 | 98.000 |
Honours
Domestic (79)
- Super League Greece
- Winners (47) (record): 1930–31, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1937–38, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
- Greek Cup
- Greek Super Cup
- Doubles
- Winners (18) (record): 1946–47, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1958–59, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2019–20
International (3)
- UEFA Europa Conference League
- Winners (1) (shared record): 2023–24
- Balkans Cup
- Winners (1): 1963
Youth Team
- UEFA Youth League
- Winners (1): 2023–24
Regional (25)
- Piraeus FCA Championship
- Winners (25) (record): 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
Others (25)
- Easter Cup
- Winners (11) (record): 1928, 1929, 1934, 1936, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1959
- Christmas cup
- Winners (11) (record): 1943, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962
- Greater Greece Cup
- Winners (3) (record): 1969, 1972, 1976
Players
Current squad
- As of 27 June 2024[154]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
Coaching staff
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Technical staff
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Scouting staff
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Medical staff
Position | Staff[159] |
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Management
Position | Staff[160][161][162][163] |
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Vice President Managing Director |
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Vice President General Director |
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Former presidents
Years | Name |
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1950–1954 | ![]() |
1954–1967 | ![]() |
1967–1975 | ![]() |
1975–1978 | ![]() |
1978–1987 | ![]() |
1987–1988 | ![]() |
1988–1992 | ![]() |
1992–1993 | ![]() |
1993–2010 | ![]() |
2010–2017 | ![]() |
2017–2021 | ![]() |
2021–present | ![]() |
Statistics
Greek Championship records
Outline | Record |
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Champions in a row | 7 (1997–2003, 2011–2017) |
Undefeated Champions | 6 (1936–37, 1937–38, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55)[164] |
Series of five or more consecutive Championships | 5 (World Record[broken anchor][9]) (1933–1938, 1954–1959, 1997–2003, 2005–2009, 2011–2017) |
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 | 17 (1st day of 2015–16 – 17th day of 2015–16) |
Longest sequence of unbeaten matches | 58 (3rd day of 1972–73 – 27th day of 1973–74) |
Top scorers
The table refers to Olymbiakòs' top scorers in all official competitions.[165]
Classification | Player | Total goals |
---|---|---|
1 | Giorgos Sideris | 298 |
2 | Nikos Anastopoulos | 197 |
3 | Alexis Alexandris | 176 |
4 | Predrag Đorđević | 158 |
5 | Nikos Gioutsos | 128 |
6 | Michalis Kritikopoulos | 102 |
7 | Elias Yfantis | 101 |
8 | Giannis Vazos | 98 |
9 | Giovanni | 97 |
10 | Youssef El-Arabi | 95 |
11 | Kostas Fortounis | 94 |
The next table refers to the top scorers of Olymbiakòs only in the Greek championship
Classification | Player | Total goals |
---|---|---|
1 | Giorgos Sideris | 224 |
2 | Nikos Anastopoulos | 144 |
3 | Alexis Alexandris | 127 |
4 | Predrag Đorđević | 126 |
5 | Nikos Gioutsos | 98 |
6 | Michalis Kritikopoulos | 83 |
7 | Kostas Fortounis | 75 |
8 | Aris Papazoglou | 72 |
9 | Youssef El-Arabi | 68 |
10 | Panagiotis Tsalouchidis | 65 |
Olymbiakòs' top scorers in European competitions[166]
Classification | Player | Total goals |
---|---|---|
1 | Youssef El-Arabi | 20 |
2 | Ayoub El Kaabi | 16 |
3 | Kostas Mitroglou | 15 |
4 | Predrag Đorđević | 15 |
5 | Nikos Anastopoulos | 14 |
6 | Kostas Fortounis | 13 |
See also
- Olymbiakòs B
- Olymbiakòs CFP
- Olymbiakòs F.C. Youth Academy
- European Club Association
- List of Olymbiakòs F.C. players
- Olymbiakòs F.C. in European football
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External links
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Official websites
- Official website (in Greek, English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, and Korean)
- Olympiacos at Super League (in English and Greek)
- Olympiacos at UEFA
- RedStore
- Current results of Olympiacos matches
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