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| team = Olympiacos Water Polo
| nickname = ''Thrylos'' (The Legend)<br />''Erythrolefkoi'' (The Red-Whites)
| founded = 1925
| league = [[A1 Ethniki Water Polo]]<br />[[LEN Champions League]]
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| arena = [[:el:Παπαστράτειο Κολυμβητήριο Πειραιά|Papastrateio Pool Piraeus]]<br />(Capacity: 1000)
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| city = [[Piraeus]], Greece
| colors = {{color box|red}} {{color box|white}} Red, White
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| president = Michalis Kountouris
| coach = [[:hr:Hrvoje Koljanin|Hrvoje Koljanin]]
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| championships = '''2''' [[LEN Champions League]]s<br />'''1''' [[LEN Super Cup]]<br />'''2''' Quadruple Crowns<br />'''38''' [[A1 Ethniki Water Polo|Greek Leagues]]<br />'''25''' [[Greek Water Polo Cup|Greek Cups]]<br />'''5''' [[:el:Σούπερ Καπ Ελλάδος υδατοσφαίρισης ανδρών|Greek Super Cups]]
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| website = [https://www.olympiacossfp.gr/en/taxonomy/term/2 olympiacossfp.gr]
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'''Olympiacos Men's Waterpolo''' ({{langx|el|Ολυμπιακός}}, {{IPA-el|olimbiaˈkos|}}), commonly referred to as '''Olympiacos''', '''Olympiacos Piraeus''' or with its full name as '''Olympiacos CFP''',  is the professional men's [[water polo]] department of the major [[Greece|Greek]] [[Sports club|multi-sport club]], [[Olympiacos CFP]], based in [[Piraeus]], [[Greece]]. The department was founded in 1925, one of the founding members of the [[Hellenic Swimming Federation]], and their home ground is the [[:el:Παπαστράτειο Κολυμβητήριο Πειραιά|Papastrateio Pool]] in Piraeus.

Olympiacos is [[European Cup, Euroleague and LEN Champions League records and statistics#General performances|one of the most successful teams in Europe]] and a traditional powerhouse of continental water polo,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jug.hr/predstavljamo-olympiacos/|title=Predstavljamo Olympiacos|date=21 January 2019 |publisher=VK Jug official website|language=hr|access-date=22 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fosonline.gr/polo/eyropi/article/38241/apotheosi-toy-protathliti-eyropis-olympiakoy-apo-toys-kroates|script-title=el:Αποθέωση του πρωταθλητή Ευρώπης Ολυμπιακού από τους Κροάτες|publisher=fosonline.gr|language=el|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref> having won 2 [[LEN Champions League]]s ([[2001–02 LEN Champions League|2001–02]], [[2017–18 LEN Champions League|2017–18]]),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onsports.gr/Polo/Afierwmata/item/216317-Otan-i-Eyropi-ypoklithike-ston-Olympiako-%28photos-videos%29|script-title=el:Όταν η Ευρώπη υποκλίθηκε στον Ολυμπιακό|publisher=onsports.gr|language=el|access-date=14 June 2012 |title=Stories - Onsports.gr }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gavros.gr/article/polo/275116-ymnoi-gia-ton-prwtathlhth-eyrwphs-olympiako|script-title=el:Ύμνοι για τον Πρωταθλητή Ευρώπης Ολυμπιακό|publisher=gavros.gr|language=el|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref> 1 [[LEN Super Cup]] (2002) and 2 Triple Crowns (2002, 2018), the only Greek club to have been crowned European Champions. They have also been six times runners-up (counting nine European finals overall), three in the LEN Champions League ([[2000–01 LEN Champions League|2000–01]], [[2015–16 LEN Champions League|2015–16]], [[2018–19 LEN Champions League|2018–19]]), two in the [[LEN Cup Winners' Cup]] (1997–98, 1998–99) and one more in the LEN Super Cup ([[2018 LEN Super Cup|2018]]). In 2001–02, Olympiacos became the first club ever in waterpolo history to win all four competitions they claimed (LEN Champions League, LEN Super Cup, Greek League and Greek Cup), completing a [[#Honours|Continental Quadruple]]. They won their [[#Honours|second Continental Quadruple]] in 2017–18 season (LEN Champions League, Greek League, Greek Cup, Greek Super Cup). After the [[2014–15 LEN Euro League Women|2014–15 LEN Euro League]] win of the [[Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team|women's department]], parent club [[Olympiacos CFP]] became the second sports club in continental waterpolo history to have been crowned European Champions with both its men's and women's teams and the only one in Europe with both these departments currently active.

Domestically, Olympiacos is the most titled club in Greek water polo history, as the club's 66 domestic titles (69 overall) are the most out of any Greek club. They have won 38 [[A1 Ethniki Water Polo|League titles]], a record 25 [[Greek Water Polo Cup|Cups]], a record 5 Super Cups and a record 21 Doubles. They are the dominant force since 1992, having set a number of records including a winning streak of 163 straight wins in both the Greek League's regular season and play-offs, which lasted from May 2013 to May 2019. The men's waterpolo department receives great support from the club's large fanbase, as Olympiacos is the most popular sports club in Greece.<ref>{{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 (page 41), Greece: Olympiacos 26%|access-date=2014-04-20 |date=2014-04-17 |work=UEFA sixth club licensing benchmarking report on European club football |publisher=[[UEFA]] |format=PDF }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sport24.gr/newspapers/Sport/goal_news/goal_news.2747025.html |script-title=el:''Βαμμένα Κόκκινα....Μυαλά - Απίστευτη η υποστήριξη του Ολυμπιακού εντός ελληνικών συνόρων καθώς οι "Ερυθρόλευκοι" βρίσκονται στην ενδέκατη θέση σε ολόκληρη την Ευρώπη από πλευράς δημοφιλίας ενός συλλόγου στη χώρα του''|date=2014-04-19|publisher="GOAL" newspaper|language=el}}</ref><ref>http://www.sport24.gr/football/ellada/article344370.ece , ''Περισσότερους οπαδούς ο Ολυμπιακός. Σε πρόσφατη έρευνα σχετικά με τους περισσότερους οπαδούς, ο ΟΣΦΠ είναι 1ος'', 30/06/2009 SPORT24, 15ετής έρευνα του Παντελή Κυπριανού (in Greek)</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://markakis.yooblog.gr/2008/03/14/259/ |title=SPORT 24 - Στέλιος Μαρκάκης » Πόσοι είναι οι οπαδοί Ολυμπιακού, Παναθηναϊκού, ΑΕΚ, ΠΑΟΚ, Αρη και… πόσο τους αρέσουν οι ομάδες τους εφέτος |access-date=2013-07-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727181650/http://markakis.yooblog.gr/2008/03/14/259/ |archive-date=2013-07-27 }}, ''το 36% (2.016.000) δηλώνουν Ολυμπιακοί, το 30% (1.680.000) Παναθηναϊκοί, Έρευνα της Focus, Οκτώβριος 2005 –Φεβρουάριος 2006'', SPORT24, επίσημο blog του sport24 και του αθλητικού συντάκτη Στέλιου Μαρκάκη (in Greek)</ref><ref>http://www.tanea.gr/news/greece/article/4524106/?iid=2 , '' Έλαβον: ΟΣΦΠ 39%, ΠΑΟ 30%, ΑΕΚ 15%, ΠΑΟΚ 11%, Άρης 5%. Ύστερα από 15ετή έρευνα δύο πανεπιστημιακοί στο βιβλίο τους καταγράφουν την ιστορία και γεωγραφία του ελληνικού ποδοσφαίρου'', 30/06/2009, ΤΑ ΝΕΑ – tanea.gr (in Greek)</ref><ref>http://www.sportdog.gr/article/111831/oi-pio-polloi-einai-oi-olubiakoi , ''Πιο πολλοί είναι οι Ολυμπιακοί!'', 26/06/2012 sportdog από έρευνα του ΣΚΑΙ (in Greek)</ref><ref>http://www.contra.gr/Soccer/Europe/230473.html , ''Περισσότερους φιλάθλους η Μπαρτσελόνα, πρώτη ελληνική ομάδα ο Ολυμπιακός'' (in Greek)</ref>

Some of the greatest players in the world have played for Olympiacos over the years including: [[Filip Filipović (water polo)|Filip Filipović]], [[Gergő Zalánki]],  [[Josip Pavić]], [[Maro Joković]], [[Kostas Kakaris]], [[Ioannis Fountoulis|Giannis Fountoulis]], [[Andro Bušlje]], [[Márton Vámos]], [[Paulo Obradović]], [[Marko Bijac]], [[Luka Lončar]], [[Theodoros Chatzitheodorou|Thodoris Chatzitheodorou]], [[Alexandros Papanastasiou (water polo)|Alexandros Papanastasiou]], [[Stylianos Argyropoulos|Stelios Argyropoulos]], [[Petar Trbojević]], [[Slobodan Nikić]], [[Stefan Mitrović (water polo)|Stefan Mitrović]], [[Ivan Buljubašić]], [[Konstantinos Mourikis]], [[Teo Đogaš]], [[Mlađan Janović]], [[Nikola Rađen]], [[Dimitrios Nikolaidis|Dimitris Nikolaidis]], [[Gerasimos Voltirakis|Makis Voltirakis]], [[Antonios Vlontakis|Antonis Vlontakis]], [[Nikolaos Deligiannis (water polo)|Nikos Deligiannis]], [[Theodoros Kalakonas|Thodoris Kalakonas]], [[Thomas Khatzis|Themis Chatzis]], [[Ioannis Thomakos|Giannis Thomakos]], [[Georgios Psykhos|Giorgos Psychos]], [[Athanasios Platanitis|Sakis Platanitis]], [[Dimitris Kravaritis]], [[Dimitrios Skoumpakis|Dimitris Skoumpakis]], [[Evangelos Delakas|Vangelis Delakas]], [[Emmanouil Mylonakis|Manolis Mylonakis]], [[Anastasios Schizas|Tasos Schizas]], [[Georgios Afroudakis|Giorgos Afroudakis]], [[Christos Afroudakis]], [[Georgios Ntoskas|Giorgos Ntoskas]], [[Kyriakos Giannopoulos]], [[Nikolaos Venetopoulos|Nikos Venetopoulos]], [[Chris Humbert]], [[Gavin Arroyo]], [[Albert Español]], [[Jesse Smith (water polo)|Jesse Smith]], [[Andrija Komadina]], [[Blai Mallarach]], [[Emmanouil Zerdevas|Manolis Zerdevas]], [[Christodoulos Kolomvos]], [[Angelos Vlachopoulos]], [[Dimitrios Mazis|Dimitris Mazis]], [[Alexandros Gounas]], [[Georgios Dervisis|Giorgos Dervisis]] and [[Konstantinos Genidounias]]. Such players, under the guidance of world-class coaches like [[Nikola Stamenić]], [[Zoltán Kásás]], [[Boris Popov]], [[:es:Dragan Matutinović|Dragan Matutinović]], [[Mile Nakić]], [[Thodoris Vlachos]] and [[Igor Milanović]] have made Olympiacos [[LEN Champions League#Title holders|one of the most successful teams in European water polo the last 25 years]] (only [[Pro Recco]], [[VK Jug|Jug]] and [[CN Posillipo|Posillipo]] have won more LEN Champions League titles than Olympiacos since 1993).

==History==

=== 1925–1945: Early years ===
[[File:Olympiacos Water Polo 1927.JPG|thumb|240px|Olympiacos Water Polo team in 1927. This roster won the first [[A1 Ethniki Water Polo|Greek League]] title in Olympiacos' long history.]]
[[File:Andreas Kourachanis.png|thumb|left|100px|[[:el:Ανδρέας Κουραχάνης|Andreas Kourachanis]]]]

Olympiacos men's water polo team was founded in 1925, being one of the first sports departments of [[Olympiacos CFP]] that was founded right after the [[Olympiacos F.C.|Football team]] (along with the [[Olympiacos (athletics)|Athletics]] and [[Olympiacos (Swimming club)|Swimming]] departments).<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.osfp.gr/page/istoria|title = Ιστορία|access-date = 7 June 2016|website = www.osfp.gr|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160617035608/http://www.osfp.gr/page/istoria|archive-date = 17 June 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref>

In 1927 Olympiacos won the [[:el:Πανελλήνιοι κολυμβητικοί αγώνες 1927|first League title in its history]], by defeating [[Ethnikos Piraeus Water Polo Club|Ethnikos Piraeus]] by a 3–2 scoreline in the final, with players like [[Nikolaos Kaloudis]], [[:el:Νικόλαος Μπαλτατζής - Μαυροκορδάτος|Nikolaos Baltatzis - Mavrokordatos]], Emmanouil Baltatzis - Mavrokordatos, Ioannis Papadakis, Andreas Athanasianos, Siadimas, Kivotos and Kordopatis.<ref name="Ol">[http://www.waterpololegends.com/2007/04/1927-team-of-olympiacos-piraeus.html Water Polo legends], Olympiacos water polo team in 1927</ref>

In 1933 Olympiacos secured their [[:el:Πανελλήνιοι κολυμβητικοί αγώνες 1933|second League title]], after a 4–2 win against Ethnikos in the final, with players such as [[:el:Ανδρέας Κουραχάνης|Andreas Kourachanis]] (goalkeeper), [[:el:Νικόλαος Μπαλτατζής - Μαυροκορδάτος|Nikolaos Baltatzis - Mavrokordatos]], [[Panagiotis Provatopoulos|Takis Provatopoulos]], Ioannis Papadakis, Ioannis Isigonis, Andreas Athanasianos and Kivotos. Provatopoulos scored 3 goals and Athanasianos one.<ref>[http://srv-web1.parliament.gr/display_doc.asp?item=46296&seg=0 Αθλητικός Tύπος], pages 326 and 382, 25-26/09/1933 (in Greek)</ref><ref>[http://srv-web1.parliament.gr/display_doc.asp?item=43502&seg=0 Aθλητικά Χρονικά], page 280, 25/09/1933 (in Greek)</ref>

The next season the Red-Whites won [[:el:Πανελλήνιοι κολυμβητικοί αγώνες 1934|a back-to-back League title]], by defeating Ethnikos once again with the same 4–2 scoreline in the final. The goals were scored by Provatopoulos (2 goals), Leonidas Alexiou and Isigonis.<ref>[http://srv-web1.parliament.gr/display_doc.asp?item=43503&seg=0 Αθλητικά Χρονικά], page 406, 17/09/1934 (in Greek)</ref><ref>[http://srv-web1.parliament.gr/display_doc.asp?item=44007&seg=0 Αθλητικός Xρόνος], pages 49 and 52, 17/09/1934 (in Greek)</ref>

In 1936 the team secured their [[:el:Πανελλήνιοι κολυμβητικοί αγώνες 1936|fourth Greek Water Polo League title]], this time by defeating K.O. Piraeus with 5–1 in the final.<ref>[http://srv-web1.parliament.gr/display_doc.asp?item=43493&seg= Εφημερίδα "Αθλητισμός" page 365]. (in Greek)</ref>

On 28 October 1940, [[Kingdom of Italy#Fascist regime (1922–1943)|Fascist Italy]] invaded Greece, and several Olympiacos players joined the [[Hellenic Armed Forces]] to fight against the [[Axis powers|Axis invaders]] in [[World War II]]. Olympiacos water polo goalkeeper and swimming champion [[:el:Ανδρέας Κουραχάνης|Andreas Kourachanis]], was killed in a battle against the Italians.<ref>Athlitiki Icho "Αθλητική Ηχώ" newspaper archive, 29 October 1950, page 2: ''"Οι ΗΡΩΕΣ: Κουραχάνης, o τερματοφύλαξ της πρωταθλήτριας του ουώτερ-πόλο, του δοξασμένου Ολυμπιακού. Κλείνοντας μέσα του τον ηρωισμό της ομάδος του, σκοτώθηκε στην Αλβανία."'' (in Greek)</ref><ref>Athlitiki Icho "Αθλητική Ηχώ" newspaper archive, 11 September 1955, page 4: ''Ο Ολυμπιακός διοργανώνει τουρνουά πόλο εις μνήμην του υδατοσφαιριστού Κουραχάνη. Ο Κουραχάνης υπήρξε ρέκορντμαν της Ελλάδας στα 200μ και τερματοφύλαξ της ομάδας πόλο του Ολυμπιακού, σκοτώθηκε δε στον Ελληνοϊταλικό πόλεμο."'' (in Greek)</ref> [[Hellenic Navy]] [[Ensign (rank)|Ensign]] Takis Kontaratos, who was both an Olympiacos water polo player and a midfielder of [[Olympiacos F.C.]] as well, was one of the 72 Greek soldiers who were killed in the sinking of [[Greek destroyer Vasilissa Olga]] by [[Junkers Ju 88]] bombers of [[LG 1]] of [[Nazi Germany]]'s [[Luftwaffe]] in [[Lakki, Leros|Lakki]] harbor of [[Leros]] on the morning of 26 September 1943.<ref>Freivogel, p. 363; Smith, pp. 192–99</ref><ref>Athlitiki Icho "Αθλητική Ηχώ" newspaper archive, 29 October 1950, page 2: ''"Οι ΗΡΩΕΣ: Κονταράτος: Tό φόρο του αίματος τον πλήρωσε ο Ολυμπιακός και με άλλον έναν παίκτη του: Τον δεξιό χαφ και παίκτη του πόλο, Κονταράτο. Πολεμιστής τής θάλασσας, σκοτώθηκε ναυμαχώντας με τους Γερμανούς πάνω στο αντιτορπιλικό Όλγα."'' (in Greek)</ref><ref>[[:el:Αντιτορπιλικό Βασίλισσα Όλγα (D-15)#Επίλογος|Λίστα των νεκρών του ''Βασίλισσα Όλγα'']]: Επ. Σημαιοφόρος (Οικ.) Παναγιώτης Κονταράτος (in Greek)</ref>

=== 1946–1992 ===
[[File:Takis Provatopoulos.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Club legend [[Panagiotis Provatopoulos|Takis Provatopoulos]]]]
[[File:Ivo Trumbić (1976).jpg|thumb|150px|[[International Swimming Hall of Fame#Members|Hall of Fame]] coach [[Ivo Trumbić]], under whose guidance Olympiacos won the [[A1 Ethniki Water Polo|League title]] in 1971.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waterpoloworld.com/News/tabid/169/ArticleId/7819/Ivo-Trumbic-inducted-into-Swimming-Hall-of-Fame.aspx|title=Ivo Trumbic inducted into Swimming Hall of Fame|publisher=waterpoloworld.com|access-date=7 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208125604/http://www.waterpoloworld.com/News/tabid/169/ArticleId/7819/Ivo-Trumbic-inducted-into-Swimming-Hall-of-Fame.aspx|archive-date=8 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>]]

After the war, Olympiacos created a very strong team that won 4 Greek League titles from 1947 to 1952 (1947, 1949, 1951, 1952). The 1949 title was won by players like [[Panagiotis Provatopoulos|Takis Provatopoulos]], [[Alexandros Monastiriotis|Alekos Monastiriotis]], [[Emmanouil Papadopoulos (water polo player)|Manolis Papadopoulos]], Leonidas Alexiou, Christos Oikonomou, Asimakis, Kleoudis, Maragoudakis, Dimitropoulos and Chalas, after a 3–1 win against Ethnikos Piraeus.<ref>Athlitiki Icho "Αθλητική Ηχώ" newspaper archive, 5 September 1949, page 1 and 6: ''"Ο Ολυμπιακός Πειραιώς κατέκτησε το Πρωτάθλημα Γούοτερ Πόλο."'' (in Greek)</ref><ref>Athlitiki Icho "Αθλητική Ηχώ" newspaper archive, 30 November 1949, page 4: ''"Ο Ολυμπιακός ετίμησε τους πρωταθλητάς του."'' (in Greek)</ref> In 1951 under the guidance of coach Christos Svolopoulos and players like Takis Provatopoulos, Alekos Monastiriotis, Manolis Papadopoulos, Nikos Teleionis, Babis Gerakarakis, Vasilis Ontrias and Asimakis secured the Greek League title after a 6–2 against N.O Mitilinis in the final.<ref>Athlitiki Icho "Αθλητική Ηχώ" newspaper archive, 21 September 1951, page 4: "Οι αγώνες υδατοσφαιρίσεως." (in Greek)</ref><ref>Athlitiki Icho "Αθλητική Ηχώ" newspaper archive, 23 September 1951, page 1: ''"Ο Ολυμπιακός αναδείχθη Πρωταθλητής Ελλάδας εις το ουώτερ πόλο επιβληθείς του Ν.Ο. Μυτιλήνης με 6–2."'' (in Greek)</ref><ref name="Olpolo">{{cite web |url=http://www.waterpololegends.com/2012/02/1951-champions-of-olympiacos-piraeus.html|title=1951: The Champions of Olympiacos Piraeus|publisher=waterpololegends.com}}</ref> The next season, they won their 4th title in 6 years with key players such as Alekos Monastiriotis, Leonidas Alexiou, Nikos Teleionis, Babis Gerakarakis, Nikos Bistis, Vasilis Ontrias and Asimakis.<ref>Athlitiki Icho "Αθλητική Ηχώ" newspaper archive, 24 September 1952, page 1: ''"Η ομάδα του Ολυμπιακού με το Πρωτάθλημα Ελλάδος."'' (in Greek)</ref><ref name="Olymiacpolo">{{cite web |url=http://www.waterpololegends.com/2012/02/1952-winners-of-olympiacos-piraeus.html|title=1952: The winners of Olympiacos Piraeus|publisher=waterpololegends.com}}</ref>

In 1969, after a 17-year drought, Olympiacos was crowned Greek champions again, under the guidance of coach Makis Charitos and players like [[Ioannis Palios]], [[Takis Michalos]], [[Periklis Damaskos]], [[Georgios Palikaris]], [[Efstathios Sarantos|Stathis Sarantos]], [[Evangelos Koskinas|Vangelis Koskinas]], Spyros Tsiminos, Giorgos Venardos, Spyros Ioannidis, Ilias Damaskos and Omiros Polychronopoulos.<ref name="Legend">{{cite web|url=http://www.waterpololegends.com/2008/05/1969-team-of-olympiacos-piraeus.html|title=1969: The team of Olympiacos Piraeus|publisher=waterpololegends.com}}</ref>

In 1971, Olympiacos board hired the world-class head coach [[Ivo Trumbić]] ([[International Swimming Hall of Fame#Members|Hall of Fame]] inductee in 2014), under whose guidance Olympiacos won the [[A1 Ethniki Water Polo|League title]] in 1971, the 10th Greek League title in the club's history, with a roster of solid Greek players like [[Ioannis Palios]], [[Takis Michalos]], [[Periklis Damaskos]], [[Georgios Palikaris]], [[Efstathios Sarantos|Stathis Sarantos]], [[Evangelos Koskinas|Vangelis Koskinas]], Giorgos Venardos, Spyros Ioannidis, Sarantis Sarantos, Ilias Damaskos and Omiros Polychronopoulos.<ref name="pololegend">{{cite web|url=http://www.waterpololegends.com/2012/02/1971-champions-of-olympiacos-piraeus.html|title=1971: The Champions of Olympiacos Piraeus – Olympiacos Piraeus, winner of the Greek National Championship in 1971 coached by the legendary Ivo Trumbic|publisher=waterpololegends.com}}</ref><ref name="winners">{{cite web|url=http://www.waterpololegends.com/2008/05/1969-winners-of-olympiacos-piraeus.html|title=1971: The winners of Olympiacos Piraeus |publisher=waterpololegends.com}}</ref>

After the 1971 title, Olympiacos created several strong teams in the following years, like the 1979 team coached by [[Mile Nakić]] with players like [[Efstathios Sarantos|Stathis Sarantos]], [[Spyros Kapralos]], [[Andreas Gounas]], Giorgos Venardos, Spyros Tsiminos, Babis Charalambidis, Nikos Beristianos, Christos Daras and Antonis Karavanos.<ref name="fir">{{cite web |url=http://www.waterpololegends.com/2007/06/1979-team-of-olympiacos-piraeus-greece.html|title=1979: The team of Olympiacos Piraeus with coach Mile Nakić|publisher=waterpololegends.com}}</ref> and later on with solid Greek players like [[Michalis Kouretas]], [[Giorgos Katsoulis]], Giannis Ladas, Andreas Miralis, Giorgos Michailidis, Thanasis Katsoulis and Manolis Psarros but nevertheless, the Red-Whites spent twenty-one years without a League title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gavros.gr/article/polo/80075-oi-thryloi-twn-petrinwn-xronwn|title=Οι θρύλοι των πέτρινων χρόνων|publisher=gavros.gr|language=el}}</ref>

=== 1992–2019: The Golden Era ===

==== Domestic domination, first European final (1992–1998) ====

In 1992 Olympiacos finally returns to the top of Greek water polo in an impressive fashion, winning both the Greek League and the Greek Cup to complete the first Double in its history. Under the guidance of coach Nikos Loukatos and players like [[Kyriakos Giannopoulos]], [[Nikolaos Venetopoulos|Nikos Venetopoulos]], [[Antonios Aronis|Antonis Aronis]], [[Thodoris Vlachos]], [[Konstantinos Loudis|Kostas Loudis]], [[Dimitris Kravaritis]], [[Thomas Khatzis|Themis Chatzis]], [[Athanasios Platanitis|Sakis Platanitis]], [[Charis Pavlidis]] και Zafeiris Tzinis, Olympiacos clinched their history's eleventh Greek League title and their first ever Greek Cup after a 9–8 win against [[NO Patras]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.novasports.gr/news.aspx?a_id=85868&Sport=4&Country=82|title=Ιστορική ματιά του φάιναλ φορ|publisher=novasports.gr|access-date=10 May 2014|language=el}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

The next season Olympiacos hired [[Boris Popov]], one of the world's greatest water polo coaches, who was head coach of the [[Soviet Union men's national water polo team]] that remained undefeated from 1980 to 1986 and won the gold medal at the [[:en:Water polo at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980 Olympics]] and the gold medal at the [[:en:Water polo at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament|1982 World Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gavros.gr/article/72261/tha-perpatate-sto-nero/|title=Θα περπατάτε στο νερό|publisher=gavros.gr|access-date=12 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140417205552/http://www.gavros.gr/article/72261/tha-perpatate-sto-nero/|archive-date=17 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Under Popov's guidance, the Red-Whites won a second consecutive domestic Double, securing their history's 12th League title, as well as the Greek Cup after an 8–4 win against [[ANO Glyfada]] in the final.

The next three seasons (1994–95, 1995–96 and 1996–97), [[Mile Nakić]] came back for a third successful stint in Olympiacos and coached the Red-Whites to two consecutive Greek League titles (1994–95, 1995–96),<ref>[http://issuu.com/m.12/docs/hvs_monografija__eng/126 Ante Mile Nakić career highlights, bio and interview] page 144, ''A Century of Croatian Water Polo''</ref> beating Ethnikos Piraeus in 1995 (3–0 wins in the finals) and [[NO Vouliagmeni]] in 1996 (2–1 wins in the finals) and one Greek Cup (1996–97), beating [[NO Patras]] 9–8 in the Cup final.<ref>Athlitiki Icho "Αθλητική Ηχώ" newspaper archive, 20 May 1996, page 37: ''"Το Πρωτάθλημα στον Πειραιά. Ο Ολυμπιακός νίκησε τη Βουλιαγμένη με 8–7 στη δεύτερη παράταση. Μορφή του αγώνα ο Χατζηθεοδώρου που πέτυχε 4 γκολ"'' (in Greek)</ref> Key players of this Olympiacos team were [[Theodoros Chatzitheodorou|Thodoris Chatzitheodorou]], [[Nikolaos Venetopoulos|Nikos Venetopoulos]], [[Konstantinos Loudis|Kostas Loudis]], [[Gerasimos Voltirakis|Makis Voltirakis]], [[Thomas Khatzis|Themis Chatzis]], [[Athanasios Platanitis|Sakis Platanitis]], [[Thodoris Vlachos]], [[Dimitris Kravaritis]] and [[Charis Pavlidis]].

In season 1997–98, Nikos Loukatos, the coach of the 1992 Double, was hired as head coach and players like [[Ioannis Thomakos|Giannis Thomakos]], [[Antonios Vlontakis|Antonis Vlontakis]] and [[Gavin Arroyo]] joined the team. Under Loukatos guidance, the Red-Whites won the Greek Cup after a 10–8 win against [[NO Patras]] in the final<ref>[http://www.koe.org.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8233:2014-05-07-11-22-32&catid=312:eidisis&Itemid=677 Κύπελλο Ελλάδας: Η διαδρομή και οι αριθμοί του] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701223402/http://www.koe.org.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8233:2014-05-07-11-22-32&catid=312:eidisis&Itemid=677 |date=1 July 2014 }} Επίσημος ιστότοπος της ΚΟΕ</ref> and the Greek Super Cup, beating Vouliagmeni 10−5 in the final.<ref>Athlitiki Icho "Αθλητική Ηχώ" newspaper archive, 12 October 1997, page 38:, ''Πιο έτοιμος ο Ολυμπιακός 10–5 τη Βουλιαγμένη στο Σούπερ Καπ.'' (in Greek)</ref> Most importantly, Olympiacos reached a European final for the first time in its history; after an impressive campaign, the team qualified for the [[LEN Cup Winners' Cup]] two-legged final, where they played against [[Ferencvárosi TC (men's water polo)|Ferencváros]]. Olympiacos won the first leg in Piraeus by 7−6, but lost the second leg 8−6 in Budapest after a thrilling game.<ref>Athlitiki Icho "Αθλητική Ηχώ" newspaper archive, 3 May 1998, page 41: ''Ανοιχτούς λογαριασμούς άφησε ο Ολυμπιακός μετά το χτεσινό 7-6 με τη Φερεντσβάρος κι όλα θα κριθούν στον επαναληπτικό τελικό της Βουδαπέστης.'' (in Greek)</ref>

==== European powerhouse: twice European champions, Super Cup champions, twice Quadruple winners, domestic dynasty (1998–present) ====
[[File:Theodoros Chatzitheodorou.jpg|right|thumb|180px|[[Theodoros Chatzitheodorou|Thodoris Chatzitheodorou]] played for 15 seasons (1995–2010) for Olympiacos and won 27 titles (1 [[LEN Champions League]], 1 [[LEN Super Cup]], 12 [[A1 Ethniki Water Polo|Greek Leagues]], 11 [[Greek Water Polo Cup|Greek Cups]], 2 Greek Super Cups) with the club.]]
[[File:Nikolaos Deligiannis (water polo).jpg|left|thumb|180px|[[Nikolaos Deligiannis (water polo)|Nikos Deligiannis]] played for 14 years (2001–2015) for Olympiacos and won 1 [[LEN Champions League]], 1 [[LEN Super Cup]], 12 [[A1 Ethniki Water Polo|Greek Leagues]] and 12 [[Greek Water Polo Cup|Greek Cups]] with the Red-Whites.]]
From 1998 to 2005 Olympiacos won 7 consecutive Greek League titles which is a record for the A1 League, which was established in 1987, and a record as well for the club.

In season 1998–99 [[Nikola Stamenić]], one of the greatest coaches in the history of the sport, became the team's new head coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.gr/Sports/Polo/delhgiannhs_o_olympiakos_exei_paron_kai_tromero_mellon.2760052.html|title=Νίκος Δεληγιάννης: "Είχα την τύχη να έχω στη Γλυφάδα τον κορυφαίο προπονητή του κόσμου, τον Νίκολα Στάμενιτς. Θεωρώ ότι ήταν πολύ μετριόφρων που είχε πει ότι είναι 100 χρόνια μπροστά, ήταν πολύ παραπάνω|publisher=sport24.gr|access-date=10 March 2014|language=el}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tovima.gr/sports/article/?aid=104373|title=Με τη συμμετοχή 12 ομάδων αρχίζουν το ερχόμενο Σάββατο οι ναυμαχίες της πισίνας. Ο Στρατηγός Νίκολα Στάμενιτς, όπως τον αποκαλούν οι Γιουγκοσλάβοι συμπατριώτες, του θεωρείται από πολλούς ο καλύτερος, με βάση τους τίτλους των ομάδων στις οποίες έχει εργαστεί, προπονητής πόλο στον κόσμο|date=24 November 2008 |publisher=tovima.gr|access-date=12 March 2014|language=el}}</ref> Under Stamenić guidance, [[Yugoslavia men's national water polo team]] had won the gold medal in both the [[Water polo at the 1991 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament|1991 World Championship in Perth]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ9JqOReVks Yugoslavia–Spain 8–7 1991 World Championship in Perth], match highlights, youtube.com</ref> and the [[:it:Campionato europeo di pallanuoto 1991 (maschile)|1991 European Championship in Athens]], becoming World and European Champions in the same year. Stamenić imposed strict professional conditions in Olympiacos, establishing a very demanding training program, iron-fisted discipline and meticulous tactical analysis. 

Under Stamenić, Olympiacos players improved significantly in both mental, physical, technical and tactical level, and in two years they managed to win 2 Greek League titles, 1 Greek Super Cup, and reach the final of the [[LEN Cup Winners' Cup]] in 1999, where they lost to [[HAVK Mladost|Mladost]], despite coming close to an amazing come-back in the second final leg, where they led the score by 10−2 at some point in the game (10−6 final score). Stamenic became a legend for the club and his contribution to Olympiacos and to Greek water polo in general is considered enormous. His training methods, his tactics and his deep understanding of every aspect of the game of water polo exerted a great influence on this generation of Olympiacos players.

[[File:Kásás Zoltán cropped RTA 9222.jpg|left|thumb|180px|[[Zoltán Kásás]] coached Olympiacos to the Continental Quadruple ([[LEN Champions League]], [[LEN Super Cup]], [[A1 Greek water polo|Greek Championship]], [[Greek Water Polo Cup|Greek Cup]]) in 2002.]]
Stamenić left Olympiacos in the summer of 2000 and [[:es:Dragan Matutinović|Dragan Matutinović]] became the team's new head coach. Olympiacos had a very successful season, winning both the Greek League and the Greek Cup and becoming the first ever Greek club to reach the LEN Champions League final. In the semi-final of the [[:it:LEN Champions League 2000-2001#Final Four|LEN Champions League 2000-01 Final Four]] in [[Dubrovnik]], they beat [[Italy|Italian]] powerhouse [[CN Posillipo]] with 7–6 and reached the final of the competition. There, they faced home team [[VK Jug]] and lost 8–7 after two overtimes in a thrilling game which was marked by a highly controversial decision of referee Boris Margeta. With the score at 5–5, Olympiacos scored a goal with a spectacular backhand shot by [[Theodoros Chatzitheodorou|Thodoris Chatzitheodorou]] with only 4 seconds left in the game, a goal that was disallowed by Margeta as a foul.<ref>Athlitiki Icho archive, 21/05/2001, σελ. 42: ''"Πρωταθλητής στη συνείδηση όλων ήταν ο Ολυμπιακός. Η φάση του γκολ του Θοδωρή Χατζηθεοδώρου που τόσο άδικα ακύρωσε ο Σλοβένος ρέφερι Μαργκέτα στον προχθεσινό τελικό του Τσάμπιονς Λιγκ θα καταδιώκει τους παίκτες του Ολυμπιακού για πολλούς μήνες. Η αδικία σε βάρος των Πρωταθλητών Ελλάδας, κάτι που παραδέχθηκαν και όλοι όσοι βρέθηκαν προχθές στο Ντουμπρόβνικ, ήταν το κοινό σημείο αναφοράς στις δηλώσεις των πρωταγωνιστών (...). Όλοι οι παίκτες έκαναν λόγο για κλοπή του τίτλου από τους διαιτητές, που ίσως τελικά είχαν οριστεί από τη LEN στον αγώνα για να προσφέρουν το τρόπαιο στους γηπεδούχους.(...) Μέχρι και ο ομοσπονδιακός προπονητής της Κροατίας Κοβάσεβιτς μου είπε μετά το ματς ότι δεν υπήρχε φάουλ δήλωσε ο Χατζηθεοδώρου που πρόσθεσε ότι όλοι, Σέρβοι, Ιταλοί και Κροάτες παραδέχτηκαν πως δεν υπήρχε παράβαση."'' (in Greek).</ref><ref>[http://www.rizospastis.gr/storyPlain.do?id=797135&action ''"Κρίμα κι άδικο. Διά χειρός του διαιτητή, ο φετινός τίτλος του πρωταθλητή Ευρώπης στο πόλο, πέρασε στην κατοχή της Γιουγκ Ντουμπρόβνικ."''], rizospastis.gr, 22/05/2001, (in Greek).</ref><ref>[http://www.onsports.gr/Polo/Afierwmata/item/197415-Gyrisame-ton-hrono-me-ton-Antoni-Blontaki Γυρίσαμε το χρόνο με τον Αντώνη Βλοντάκη], 08/04/2012, ''"Θυμάμαι την φάση με τον Χατζηθεοδώρου, βρέθηκε μακριά από το τέρμα, γύρω στα 6 μέτρα, το θυμάμαι σαν τώρα. Αν και δεξιόχειρας, κάνει ένα γυριστό σουτ με το αριστερό, σκάει η μπάλα και καταλήγει γκολ. Ένα κατάμεστο κολυμβητήριο, με χιλιάδες κόσμου, ξαφνικά μουγκάθηκε. Μπορούσες να ακούσεις και μια βελόνα να πέφτει. Και ξαφνικά, ο Σλοβένος διαιτητής, ο Μπόρις Μαργκέτα σφυρίζει κόντρα φάουλ στον Χατζηθεοδώρου. Ποτέ δεν κατάλαβε κανείς τι σφύριξε, όσες φορές και να το είδαμε μετά σε βίντεο."'' (in Greek).</ref>

Despite the great season, Matutinović left the club and Olympiacos board signed the great Hungarian coach [[Zoltán Kásás]] to replace him. Under Kásás guidance in 2001–02 Olympiacos had the most successful season in their history. They became the first club ever in [[water polo]] history (since the establishment of the [[1996–97 LEN Champions League|modern Champions League format in 1996]]) to win four out of four competitions in a single year, thus completing the Continental Quadruple, comprising the Triple Crown ([[LEN Champions League]], [[A1 Greek water polo|Greek Championship]], [[Greek Water Polo Cup|Greek Cup]]) and the [[LEN Super Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.sport.gr/news/021229/polo.asp|script-title=el:Έγραψε ιστορία ο Θρύλος|publisher=sport.gr|language=el|access-date=18 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213190337/http://archive.sport.gr/news/021229/polo.asp|archive-date=13 December 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsnow.gr/article/105413/san-simerakokkinise-ton-dounavi-protathlitis-evropis-sto-polo-o-thrylos-vinteo.html|script-title=el:Σαν σήμερα κοκκίνησε τον Δούναβη, Πρωταθλητής Ευρώπης στο πόλο ο Θρύλος|publisher=newsnow.gr|language=el|access-date=11 January 2013}}</ref> They won both the [[2001–02 LEN Champions League|2002 LEN Champions League]] and the [[LEN Super Cup|2002 LEN Super Cup]] in [[Budapest]], beating home teams [[Budapesti Honvéd SE (men's water polo)|Honvéd]] and [[Vasas SC (men's water polo)|Vasas]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redplanet.gr/polo/evroligka/otan-shkwse-to-eyrwpaiko-to-2002.874634.html|script-title=el:Όταν σήκωσε το Ευρωπαϊκό το 2002|publisher=redplanet.gr|language=el|access-date=25 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303015848/http://www.redplanet.gr/polo/evroligka/otan-shkwse-to-eyrwpaiko-to-2002.874634.html|archive-date=3 March 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnposillipostory.net/pallanuoto/pagine/2002_pallanuoto_ccampioni.htm|title=Coppa dei Campioni (Results)|publisher=cnposillipostory.net|language=it|access-date=20 April 2013}}</ref> Key players of this historical Olympiacos team were [[Gerasimos Voltirakis|Makis Voltirakis]], [[Theodoros Chatzitheodorou|Thodoris Chatzitheodorou]], [[Petar Trbojević]], [[Ioannis Thomakos|Giannis Thomakos]], [[Thomas Khatzis|Themis Chatzis]], [[Antonios Vlontakis|Antonis Vlontakis]], [[Georgios Psykhos|Giorgos Psychos]], [[Theodoros Kalakonas|Thodoris Kalakonas]], [[Nikolaos Deligiannis (water polo)|Nikos Deligiannis]], [[Athanasios Platanitis|Sakis Platanitis]], [[Dimitris Kravaritis]] and [[Arsenis Maroulis]].

In season 2002–03 with Kásás as head coach Olympiacos went on to win the Greek League and the Greek Cup and the next two seasons (2003–04 and 2004–05) under [[Veselin Đuho]]'s guidance the club managed to win 7 consecutive Greek League titles, an all-time record.

From 2006 to 2011 Olympiacos under the guidance of Greek coach [[Evangelos Pateros|Vangelis Pateros]], won 5 consecutive domestic Doubles, two of which ([[:el:Α1 Κατηγορία υδατοσφαίρισης ανδρών 2008-2009|Greek League]] and [[:el:Κύπελλο Ελλάδος υδατοσφαίρισης ανδρών 2009|Greek Cup 2009]], [[:el:Α1 Κατηγορία υδατοσφαίρισης ανδρών 2009-2010|Greek League]] and [[:el:Κύπελλο Ελλάδος υδατοσφαίρισης ανδρών 2010|Greek Cup 2010]]) undefeated and with 31 wins in 31 matches in both seasons, completing 11 Greek League titles in 12 seasons. In European competitions, they reached [[2006–07 LEN Euroleague|2006–07 LEN Euroleague Final Four]] in [[Milan]], where they lost 10–9 to eventual European Champions [[Pro Recco]] in a thrilling semi-final that was decided in the last seconds of the game.

[[File:Josip Pavić 2010 (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|180px|[[Josip Pavić]], [[List of FINA Athletes of the Year|FINA World Water Polo Player of the Year]] in 2012, captained Olympiacos to the [[2017–18 LEN Champions League|2017–18 Champions League]] triumph and was voted [[2017–18 LEN Champions League Final Eight|Final Eight MVP]].]]
[[File:Giannis Fountoulis (2).JPG|left|thumb|180px|[[Ioannis Fountoulis|Giannis Fountoulis]] scored 4 goals in the [[2017–18 LEN Champions League Final Eight#Final|2017–18 LEN Champions League Final]] win against [[Pro Recco]] in [[Genoa]].]]
In 2011, [[Thodoris Vlachos]] (who had a long and successful career in Olympiacos as a player) became the new head coach of the team. From 2011 to 2019 under the guidance of Vlachos, Olympiacos have won 1 LEN Champions League, 7 Greek League titles, 6 Greek Cups, 1 Greek Super Cup, 1 Continental Quadruple, and 6 domestic Doubles. In 2018, they won the [[2017–18 LEN Champions League]] in [[Genoa]], beating once again a home team in the final, the Italian powerhouse [[Pro Recco]], the most successful club in the competition with 8 titles. Olympiacos dominated the final game and won the title with a 9–7 scoreline against the Italian side inside their home ground.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www2.len.eu/?p=11913|title=Olympiacos is back to the Olympos after 16 years|publisher=LEN|date=10 June 2018}}</ref> Along with their second LEN Champions League title, they also completed the second Quadruple Crown in their history ([[LEN Champions League]], [[A1 Greek water polo|Greek Championship]], [[Greek Water Polo Cup|Greek Cup]], Greek Super Cup). Key players of this Olympiacos team that was crowned European Champion for the second time in the club's history were [[Josip Pavić]], [[Ioannis Fountoulis|Giannis Fountoulis]], [[Andro Bušlje]], [[Konstantinos Genidounias]], [[Emmanouil Mylonakis|Manolis Mylonakis]], [[Paulo Obradović]], [[Konstantinos Mourikis]], [[Evangelos Delakas|Vangelis Delakas]], [[Georgios Dervisis|Giorgos Dervisis]], [[Alexandros Gounas]], [[Stylianos Argyropoulos|Stelios Argyropoulos]] and [[Dimitrios Nikolaidis|Dimitris Nikolaidis]]. Under Vlachos, Olympiacos have also reached the final of the [[2015–16 LEN Champions League]] in [[Budapest]], where they lost 6–4 to VK Jug, and the final of the [[2018–19 LEN Champions League]] in [[Hannover]], where they lost in the penalty shootout to [[Ferencvárosi TC (men's water polo)|Ferencváros]].

Overall, from 2006–07 through the 2022–23 season, Olympiacos domestically won 15 Doubles ([[A1 Greek water polo|Greek Championship]] and [[Greek Water Polo Cup|Greek Cup]]) in 17 seasons, five of them straight (2007–2011), and six more undefeated and having won every game (without even a single draw) in both the [[A1 Greek water polo|Greek League]] and the [[Greek Water Polo Cup|Greek Cup]] (2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18). The club also holds many more unique records in the domestic competitions. They have achieved an all-time record of 163 straight wins in both the Greek League's regular season and play-offs, which lasted from May 2013 to May 2019. Additionally, Olympiacos holds the record for the fewest losses (overall), the most goals scored in a season (446 goals in season 2017–18, beating their previous record of 444 goals in season 2015–16), and the fewest goals conceded in a season (100 goals in season 2015–16).

==Honours==
===International (3)===
*'''[[LEN Champions League]]''' 
**[[File:Gold_medal_europe.svg|15px]] [[File:Coppa dei campioni pallanuoto.svg|25px]]  '''Winners (2):''' [[2001–02 LEN Champions League|2002]], [[2017–18 LEN Champions League|2018]]
**[[File:Silver_medal_europe.svg|15px]] ''Runners-up (3)'': [[2000–01 LEN Champions League|2001]], [[2015–16 LEN Champions League|2016]], [[2018–19 LEN Champions League|2019]]
**[[File:Bronze_medal_europe.svg|15px]] ''3th place (1)'': [[2023–24 LEN Champions League|2024]]
**''4th place (1)'': [[2006–07 LEN Euroleague|2007]]
**Final Four (7): [[2000–01 LEN Champions League#Final Four (Dubrovnik)|2001]], [[2001–02 LEN Champions League#Final Four (Budapest)|2002]], [[2006–07 LEN Euroleague#Final Four|2007]], [[2015–16 LEN Champions League#Final Six|2016]], [[2017–18 LEN Champions League#Final Eight|2018]], [[2018–19 LEN Champions League#Semifinals|2019]], [[2023–24 LEN Champions League#Final Four|2024]]
*'''[[LEN Super Cup]]''' 
**[[File:Gold_medal_europe.svg|15px]] '''[[File:Supercoppa europea pallanuoto.svg|20px]]''' '''Winners (1):'''  2002
**[[File:Silver_medal_europe.svg|15px]] ''Runners-up (1)'': [[2018 LEN Super Cup|2018]]
*'''[[LEN Cup Winners' Cup]]''' <small>(defunct)</small>
**[[File:Silver_medal_europe.svg|15px]] ''Runners-up (2)'': 1997–98, 1998–99

===Domestic (68)===
* [[File:EU Member States' CoA Series- Greece.svg|16px]] '''[[A1 Ethniki Water Polo|Greek League]] 
:[[File:Gold medal blank.svg|15px]] '''Champions (38) (share record):''' 1927, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1947, 1949,1951, 1952, 1969, 1971,1992, 1993, 1995, 1996,1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, [[2014–15 A1 Ethniki (men's water polo)|2015]], [[2015–16 A1 Ethniki (men's water polo)|2016]], 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
*  [[File:Roundel of Greece.svg|16px]] '''[[Greek Water Polo Cup|Greek Cup]]''' 
[[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|15px]] '''Winners (25) (record):''' 
1992, 
1993, 
1997, 
1998, 
2001, 
2002, 
2003, 
2004, 
2006, 
2007, 
2008, 
2009, 
2010, 
2011, 
2013, 
2014, 
2015, 
2016, 
2018, 
2019, 
2020, 
2021, 
2022, 
2023, 
2024
* [[File:Flag of Greece.svg|20px]] '''[[Greek Water Polo Super Cup|Greek Super Cup]]'''
[[File:Trophy cup.svg|20px]] '''Winners (5) (record):''' 1997, 
1998, 
2018, 
2019, 
2020

===Individual club awards===
* '''Quadruple Crown'''
** '''Winners (2):''' 2001–02 ([[LEN Champions League]], [[LEN Super Cup]], [[A1 Ethniki Water Polo|Greek League]], [[Greek Water Polo Cup|Greek Cup]]), 2017–18 ([[LEN Champions League]], [[A1 Ethniki Water Polo|Greek League]], [[Greek Water Polo Cup|Greek Cup]], [[Greek Water Polo Super Cup|Greek Super Cup]])
* '''Double'''
** '''Winners (22) (record):''' 1991–92, 1992–93, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24

==International record==

{| class="toccolours" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" align="left" style="margin:0.5em;"
|- bgcolor=#CADCFB
! Season
! Achievement
! Notes
|-
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF | '''[[LEN Champions League]]'''
|-
| align="center" | [[2000–01 LEN Champions League|2000–01]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | defeated [[CN Posillipo|Posillipo]] 7–6 in the semi-final, lost to [[VK Jug|Jug]] 7–8 in the final in [[Dubrovnik]]
|-
| align="center" | [[2001–02 LEN Champions League|2001–02]]
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | '''European Champions'''
| align="left" | defeated [[VK Jug|Jug]] 8–5 in the semi-final, defeated [[Budapesti Honvéd SE (men's water polo)|Honvéd]] 9–7 in the final in [[Budapest]]
|-
| align="center" | [[2006–07 LEN Euroleague|2006–07]]
| align="center" | '''Final Four'''
| align="left" | 4th place in [[Milan]], lost to [[Pro Recco]] 9–10 in the semi-final, lost to [[VK Partizan|Partizan]] 13–15 in the 3rd place game
|-
| align="center" | [[2015–16 LEN Champions League|2015–16]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | defeated [[Szolnoki Vízilabda SC|Szolnok]] 8–7 in the semi-final, lost to [[VK Jug|Jug CO]] 4–6 in the final in [[Budapest]]
|-
| align="center" | [[2016–17 LEN Champions League|2016–17]]
| align="center" | '''Final Six'''
| align="left" | 6th place in [[Budapest]], lost to [[VK Jug|Jug CO]] 8–11 in the quarter-final, lost to [[AN Brescia|Brescia]] in the 5th place game
|-
| align="center" | [[2017–18 LEN Champions League|2017–18]]
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | '''European Champions'''
| align="left" | defeated [[CN Atlètic-Barceloneta|Atlètic-Barceloneta]] 6–4 in the semi-final, defeated [[Pro Recco]] 9–7 in the final in [[Genoa]]
|-
| align="center" | [[2018–19 LEN Champions League|2018–19]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | defeated [[Pro Recco]] 12–11 in the semi-final, lost to [[Ferencvárosi TC (men's water polo)|FTC Telekom Budapest]] 10–10 (3–4 [[Penalty shootout|p]]) in the final in [[Hanover]]
|-
| align="center" | [[2020–21 LEN Champions League|2020–21]]
| align="center" | '''Final Eight'''
| align="left" | 7th place in [[Belgrade]], lost to [[CN Atlètic-Barceloneta|Atlètic-Barceloneta]] 9–22 in the quarter-final, defeated [[CN Marseille]] 13–12 in the 7th place game
|-
| align="center" | [[2022–23 LEN Champions League|2022–23]]
| align="center" | '''Final Eight'''
| align="left" | 5th place in [[Belgrade]], lost to [[VK Novi Beograd|Novi Beograd]] 11–13 in the quarter-final, defeated [[VK Jug|Jug CO]] 14–5 and [[Ferencvárosi TC (men's water polo)|FTC–Telekom Budapest]] 9–4 in the fifth place games
|-
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF | '''[[LEN Cup Winners' Cup]]'''
|-
| align="center" | 1997–98
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | lost to [[Ferencvárosi TC (men's water polo)|Ferencváros]], 7–6 ('''W''') in [[Piraeus]], 6–8 ('''L''') in [[Budapest]], in double finals
|-
| align="center" | 1998–99
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | lost to [[HAVK Mladost|Mladost Hrvatska Lutrija]], 4–13 ('''L''') in [[Zagreb]], 10–6 ('''W''') in [[Piraeus]], in double finals
|-
!colspan="4" bgcolor=#EFEFEF | '''[[LEN Super Cup]]'''
|-
| align="center" | 2002
| align="center" bgcolor="gold" | '''Champions'''
| align="left" | defeated [[Vasas SC (men's water polo)|Vasas]] 6–5 in the final in [[Budapest]]
|-
| align="center" | [[2018 LEN Super Cup|2018]]
| align="center" bgcolor= silver | '''Final'''
| align="left" | lost to [[Ferencvárosi TC (men's water polo)|FTC Telekom Budapest]] 7–7 (9–11 [[Penalty shootout|p]]) in the final in [[Budapest]]
|-
|}
{{clear}}

== The road to two LEN Champions League victories ==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===[[2001–02 LEN Champions League]] victory===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; font-size:95%"
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
! Round
! Team
! Home
! &nbsp;Away&nbsp;
|-
|rowspan=3|Group stage<br>(Group 5)
|{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Dynamo Kyiv (water polo)|Dynamo Kyiv]]
|colspan=2 align="center"|'''12–5'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Dynamo Moscow (water polo)|Dynamo Moscow]]
|colspan=2 align="center"|'''4–5'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[CN Atlètic-Barceloneta|Atlètic-Barceloneta]]
|colspan=2 align="center"|'''6–5'''
|-
|rowspan=3|Quarter-finals<br>(Blue Group)
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Wasserfreunde Spandau 04|Spandau 04]]
|align="center"|'''14–4'''
|align="center"|'''8–6'''
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[Olympic Nice]]
|align="center"|'''7–7'''
|align="center"|'''8–7'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[CN Posillipo|Telemarket Posillipo]]
|align="center"|'''11–7'''
|align="center"|'''7–9'''
|-
|Semi-final
|{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[VK Jug|Jug]]
|colspan=2 align="center"|'''8–5'''
|-
|Final
|{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Budapesti Honvéd SE (men's water polo)|Honvéd]]
|colspan=2 align="center"|'''9–7'''
|}
{{col-2}}

===[[2017–18 LEN Champions League]] victory===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left; font-size:95%"
|- bgcolor="#ccccff"
! Round
! Team
! Home
! &nbsp;Away&nbsp;
|-
|rowspan=7|Group A<br>
|{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[VK Jug|Jug CO]]
|align="center"|'''8–6'''
|align="center"|'''8–10'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[CN Atlètic-Barceloneta|Atlètic-Barceloneta]]
|align="center"|'''14–10'''
|align="center"|'''7–7'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[AN Brescia|Brescia]]
|align="center"|'''13–6'''
|align="center"|'''7–6'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[WPC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
|align="center"|'''17–9'''
|align="center"|'''13–9'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[SG Waspo'98 Hannover|Waspo'98 Hannover]]
|align="center"|'''11–7'''
|align="center"|'''12–7'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Orvosegyetem SC|Orvosegyetem]]
|align="center"|'''10–7'''
|align="center"|'''10–6'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[VK Partizan|Partizan]]
|align="center"|'''16–8'''
|align="center"|'''7–4'''
|-
|Quarter-final
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Wasserfreunde Spandau 04|Spandau 04]]
|colspan=2 align="center"|'''6–5'''
|-
|Semi-final
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[CN Atlètic-Barceloneta|Atlètic-Barceloneta]]
|colspan=2 align="center"|'''6–4'''
|-
|Final
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Pro Recco]]
|colspan=2 align="center"|'''9–7'''
|}
{{col-end}}

== Supporters ==
Olympiacos fans are renowned for their ardent support to the men's water polo team, with the atmosphere at home matches in [[:el:Παπαστράτειο Κολυμβητήριο Πειραιά|Papastrateio Hall]] regarded as raucous and passionate to such an extent that is rarely seen in water polo matches.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gavros.gr/article/polo/90437-to-parti-sto-papastrateio-sto-gavros-gr|script-title=el:Το πάρτι στο Παπαστράτειο|publisher=gavros.gr|language=el|access-date=3 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.to10.gr/sport/polo/265406/kaike-papastratio-sti-fiesta-ton-ntablouchon-vidpics/|script-title=el:«Κάηκε» το Παπαστράτειο στη φιέστα των νταμπλούχων|publisher=to10.gr|language=el|access-date=26 May 2018 |date=26 May 2018 }}</ref> Papastrateio is widely considered one of the most fearsome and strong home grounds in Europe.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fws.gr/mpiliaka-i-pio-dyskoli-edra-stin-eyropi-einai-to-papastrateio/|script-title=el:Μπιλιάκα: «Η πιο δύσκολη έδρα στην Ευρώπη είναι το Παπαστράτειο»|publisher=fws.gr|language=el|access-date=7 December 2018 |date=7 December 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gavros.gr/article/polo/271906-h-pio-dynath-edra-sthn-eyrwph|script-title=el:Η πιο δυνατή έδρα στην Ευρώπη|publisher=gavros.gr|language=el|access-date=7 December 2018}}</ref> Starting from [[2015–16 LEN Champions League|season 2015–16]], Olympiacos has won 19 out of their last 20 [[LEN Champions League]] home games in [[Piraeus]] (losing only to [[Szolnoki Vízilabda SC|Szolnoki]] in the [[2016–17 LEN Champions League|2016–17 season]]), while their last defeat in the domestic competitions was recorded on 8 May 2013, with the Red-Whites counting more than 5 and a half years with nothing but straight wins at home in both the [[A1 Ethniki Water Polo|Greek League]] and the [[Greek Water Polo Cup|Greek Cup]].

In 2016 Olympiacos fans carried out the largest fan movement in the history of the sport in the European continent,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.redking.gr/content/o-laos-mas/7504-h-megalyterh-ekdromh-sthn-istoria|script-title=el:Η μεγαλύτερη οπαδική εκδρομή στην ιστορία|publisher=redking.gr|language=el|access-date=3 June 2016 |date=3 June 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.redking.gr/content/football/7533-oi-kalyteroi-toy-kosmoy|script-title=el:Οι καλύτεροι του κόσμου. Η μεγαλύτερη οπαδική εκδρομή στην ιστορία του πόλο|publisher=redking.gr|language=el|access-date=3 June 2016 |date=3 June 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gavros.gr/article/polo/151583-gayroi-edo-gayroi-ekei-gayroi-kai-stin-voydapesti|title=Γαύροι εδώ, γαύροι εκεί, γαύροι και στην Βουδαπέστη. Οι οπαδοί περιμένουν την κούπα -στην μεγαλύτερη εξόρμηση Ελλήνων οπαδών για ευρωπαϊκή διοργάνωση στο πόλο- για να πανηγυρίσουν μαζί με τους παίκτες.|publisher=gavros.gr|language=el|access-date=4 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.redking.gr/content/waterpolo/7505-oloi-rwtoyn-gia-ton-kosmo-toy-thryloy|script-title=el:Όλοι ρωτούν για τον κόσμο του Θρύλου. Η εκδρομή των φίλων του Ολυμπιακού αποτελεί την μεγαλύτερη κινητοποίηση οπαδών στην ιστορία του Ευρωπαϊκού πόλο.|publisher=redking.gr|language=el|access-date=3 June 2016 |date=3 June 2016 }}</ref> as more than 1000 Olympiacos supporters travelled to [[Budapest]] for the [[2015–16 LEN Champions League#Final Six|2016 LEN Champions League Final]] in the [[Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium|Alfréd Hajós Swimming Pool]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sport-fm.gr/article/ta-ekane-thalassa-o-olumpiakos/3172485|script-title=el:Ο Ολυμπιακός εμφανίστηκε αγχωμένος και έχασε 6-4 από τη Γιούγκ στον τελικό του Champions League μπροστά σε 1000 οπαδούς του.|publisher=sport-fm.gr|language=el|access-date=4 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.waterpolonews.gr/osfp-fans-budapest/|script-title=el:Αύξησαν τη χωρητικότητα λόγω οπαδών του Ολυμπιακού! Η ζήτηση από τους οπαδούς του Ολυμπιακού είναι στα όρια της τρέλας και αναμένονται τουλάχιστον 1000 Έλληνες στην Βουδαπέστη.|publisher=waterpolonews.gr|language=el|access-date=26 May 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biwpa.com/en/blog/europe-looks-for-a-winner-in-the-len-champions-league/|title=Europe looks for a winner in the LEN Champions League|publisher=biwpa.com|access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref>

The large Alfréd Hajós pool was filled with Olympiacos fans from [[Greece]] and many other European cities,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.redking.gr/content/o-laos-mas/7551-pairnoyn-thesh-sthn-eksedra|script-title=el:Παίρνουν θέση στην κερκίδα|publisher=redking.gr|language=el|access-date=3 June 2016 |date=3 June 2016 }}</ref> who provided a passionate support to the team in both the semi-final and the final game of the competition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gavros.gr/article/polo/151685-panta-dipla-ston-thryloi-oi-gayroi-pics|script-title=el:Πάντα δίπλα στον Θρύλο|publisher=gavros.gr|language=el|access-date=4 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gavros.gr/article/polo/151694-pyrinos-o-laos-toy-thryloy-2|script-title=el:Πύρινος ο λαός του θρύλου|publisher=gavros.gr|language=el|access-date=4 June 2016}}</ref>

Olympiacos fans have created a very popular chant to describe the atmosphere they usually create in Olympiacos water polo matches in Papastrateio Hall. They sing: "For your glory Legend, we're gonna turn Papastrateio Hall into a madhouse" (Greek: ''Θρύλε για το δικό σου μεγαλείο, το Παπαστράτειο τρελοκομείο'').<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gavros.gr/article/polo/132431-laquo-to-papastrateio-trelokomeio-hellip-raquo-vids|script-title=el:«Το Παπαστράτειο τρελοκομείο…»|publisher=gavros.gr|language=el|access-date=20 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.redking.gr/content/o-laos-mas/33031-to-papastrateio-trelokomeio|script-title=el:Το Παπαστράτειο τρελοκομείο|publisher=redking.gr|language=el|access-date=16 March 2018 |date=16 March 2018 }}</ref>

== Current roster ==
'''2023–24'''
{| width=50%
|- style="color: #fff;background:red"
!width=5%|Number
!width=5%|Nationality
!width=67%|Player
!width=5%|Height 
!width=18%|Date of birth

|-
!colspan=6 style="color:#fff;background:red" "|Goalkeepers (2)

|- bgcolor=

|align=center|'''1'''
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|[[Emmanouil Zerdevas]]
|1.83
|1997-08-12
|- bgcolor=
|align=center|'''13'''
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|[[Panagiotis Tzortzatos]]
|2.01
|1992-05-11


|-
!colspan=6 style="color:#fff;background:red" "|Defense (2)

|- bgcolor=
|align=center|'''6'''
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|[[Konstantinos Gouvis|Kostas Gouvis]]
|1.87
|1994-03-10


|- bgcolor=
|align=center|'''8'''
|{{flagicon|Croatia}}
|[[Andro Bušlje]]
|2.00
|1986-01-04

|-
!colspan=6 style="color:#fff;background:red" "|Offense (3)
|- bgcolor=
|align=center|'''10'''
|{{flagicon|GRE}}
|[[Konstantinos Kakaris]]
|1.98
|1999-07-02
|- bgcolor=""
| align="center" |'''2'''
|{{flagicon|CRO}}
|[[Luka Lončar]]
|1.95
|1987-07-26
|
|- bgcolor=
|align=center|'''9'''
|{{flagicon|Greece}} 
|[[Dimitrios Nikolaidis|Dimitris Nikolaidis]]
|1.94
|1999-07-10
|-
!colspan=6 style="color:#fff;background:red" "|Midfielder (5)
|- bgcolor=""
| align="center" |'''10'''
|{{flagicon|Hungary}}
|[[Gergő Zalánki]]
|1.92
|1995-02-26

|- bgcolor=""
| align="center" |'''4'''
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|[[Konstantinos Genidounias]] '''(C)'''
|1.83
|1993-05-03

|- bgcolor=""
| align="center" |'''5'''
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|[[Ioannis Fountoulis|Giannis Fountoulis]]
|1.86
|1988-05-25

|- bgcolor=""
| align="center" |'''7'''
|{{flagicon|Croatia}}
|[[Nikolay Bonev]]
|1.96
|2004-04-20

|- bgcolor=""
| align="center" |'''12'''
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|[[Alexandros Papanastasiou (water polo)|Alexandros Papanastasiou]]
|1.94
|1999-02-12
|- bgcolor=
|align=center|'''14'''
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|[[Nikos Gkilas]]
|1.95
|2004-04-20
|
|-
!colspan=6 style="color:#fff;background:red" "|Coach

|- bgcolor=
|align=center|
|{{flagicon|CRO}}
|[[:hr:Hrvoje Koljanin|Hrvoje Koljanin]]

|-
!colspan=6 style="color:#fff;background:red" "|Assistant coach

|- bgcolor=
|align=center|
|{{flagicon|Greece}}
|[[Evagelos Delakas|Vangelis Delakas]]
|}

==Notable players==
<gallery>
File:Filip Filipović Rio 2016.jpg|[[Filip Filipović (water polo)|Filip Filipović]]
File:Josip Pavić 2010.jpg|[[Josip Pavić]]
File:Konstantinos Mourikis.JPG|[[Konstantinos Mourikis]]
File:Andro Bušlje 2010.jpg|[[Andro Bušlje]]
File:Paulo Obradović 2 2010.jpg|[[Paulo Obradović]]
File:Maro Joković 2015.jpg|[[Maro Joković]]
File:Stefan Mitrović Rio 2016b.jpg|[[Stefan Mitrović (water polo)|Stefan Mitrović]]
File:Konstantinos Genidounias.JPG|[[Konstantinos Genidounias|Kostas Genidounias]]
File:Luka Lončar 2011.jpg|[[Luka Lončar]]
</gallery>
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!Criteria
|-
|
'''To appear in this section a player must have either:'''
* Played at least one season for the club.
* Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
* Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
* To perform very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.
|}
Source:<ref name="Olpolo"/><ref name="Olymiacpolo"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.waterpololegends.com/2012_09_01_archive.html|title=1959: The team of Olympiacos Pireaus|publisher=waterpololegends.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.waterpololegends.com/2008/05/1968-juniors-of-olympiacos-piraeus.html|title=1968: The Juniors of Olympiacos Piraeus|publisher=waterpololegends.com}}</ref><ref name="Legend"/><ref name="winners"/><ref name="pololegend"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.waterpololegends.com/2007/06/1979-team-of-olympiacos-piraeus-greece.html|title=1979: The team of Olympiacos Piraeus|publisher=waterpololegends.com}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Georgios Afroudakis|Giorgos Afroudakis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Christos Afroudakis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Stylianos Argyropoulos|Stelios Argyropoulos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Antonios Aronis|Antonis Aronis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Nikos Beristianos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Nikos Bistis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Fotis Blanis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Babis Charalambidis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Makis Charitos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Marios Chatzikiriakakis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Thomas Khatzis|Themis Chatzis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Theodoros Chatzitheodorou|Thodoris Chatzitheodorou]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Thanasis Chrisospathis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Ilias Damaskos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Periklis Damaskos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Christos Daras]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Evagelos Delakas|Vangelis Delakas]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Nikolaos Deligiannis (water polo)|Nikos Deligiannis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Georgios Dervisis|Giorgos Dervisis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Christos Floros]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Ioannis Fountoulis|Giannis Fountoulis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Konstantinos Galanidis|Kostas Galanidis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Stefanos Galanopoulos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Konstantinos Genidounias]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Kyriakos Giannopoulos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Alexandros Gounas]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Andreas Gounas]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Konstantinos Gouvis|Kostas Gouvis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Spyros Ioannidis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Ioannis Isigonis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Konstantinos Kakaris]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Theodoros Kalakonas|Thodoris Kalakonas]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Nikolaos Kaloudis|Nikos Kaloudis]] 	
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Marios Kapotsis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Spyros Kapralos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Antonis Karavanos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Giorgos Katsoulis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Thanasis Katsoulis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Spyros Kinigalakis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Giannis Kocheilas]] 
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Nikitas Kocheilas]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Christodoulos Kolomvos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Dimitrios Konstas|Dimitris Konstas]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Evangelos Koskinas|Vangelis Koskinas]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Andreas Kourachanis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Michalis Kouretas]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Dimitris Kravaritis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Giannis Ladas (water polo)|Giannis Ladas]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Dimitris Lagonikakis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Konstantinos Loudis|Kostas Loudis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Charis Malevitis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Arsenis Maroulis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Panagiotis Mathioudakis|Takis Mathioudakis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Dimitrios Mazis|Dimitris Mazis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Giorgos Michailidis (water polo)|Giorgos Michailidis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Takis Michalos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Alexandros Monastiriotis|Alekos Monastiriotis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Konstantinos Mourikis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Dinos Mourtzis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Babis Moutsatsos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Emmanouil Mylonakis|Manolis Mylonakis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Dimitrios Nikolaidis|Dimitris Nikolaidis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Georgios Ntoskas|Giorgos Ntoskas]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Christos Oikonomou]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Vasilis Ontrias]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Georgios Palikaris|Giorgos Palikaris]] 
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Ioannis Palios|Giannis Palios]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Emmanouil Papadopoulos (water polo player)|Manolis Papadopoulos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Alexandros Papanastasiou (water polo)|Alexandros Papanastasiou]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Charis Pavlidis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Athanasios Platanitis|Sakis Platanitis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Omiros Polychronopoulos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Kyriakos Pontikeas]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Emmanouil Prekas|Manolis Prekas]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Panagiotis Provatopoulos|Takis Provatopoulos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Manolis Psarros]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Georgios Psykhos|Giorgos Psychos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Stefanos Santa]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Sarantis Sarantos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Efstathios Sarantos|Stathis Sarantos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Anastasios Schizas|Tasos Schizas]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Dimitrios Skoumpakis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Nikos Telionis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Georgios Theodorakopoulos|Giorgos Theodorakopoulos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Argyris Theodoropoulos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Ioannis Thomakos|Giannis Thomakos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Spyros Tsiminos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Giorgos Venardos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Nikolaos Venetopoulos|Nikos Venetopoulos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Angelos Vlachopoulos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Thodoris Vlachos]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Antonios Vlontakis|Antonis Vlontakis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Gerasimos Voltirakis|Makis Voltirakis]]
*{{flagicon|Greece}} [[Emmanouil Zerdevas]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Marko Bijač]] 
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Ivan Buljubašić]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Andro Bušlje]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Teo Đogaš]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Luka Lončar]] 
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Maro Joković]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[:hr:Hrvoje Koljanin|Hrvoje Koljanin]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Andrija Komadina]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Paulo Obradović]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Josip Pavić]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Antonio Petković]]
*{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Tihomil Vranješ]]
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Thomas Schertwitis]]
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Gergő Zalánki]]
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Tamás Dala]]
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Márton Vámos]]
*{{flagicon|Montenegro}} [[Mlađan Janović]]
*{{flagicon|Montenegro}} [[Đuro Radović]]
*{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Filip Filipović (water polo)|Filip Filipović]]
*{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Stefan Mitrović (water polo)|Stefan Mitrović]]
*{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Slobodan Nikić]]
*{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Nikola Rađen]]
*{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Petar Trbojević]]
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Albert Español]]
*{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Blai Mallarach]]
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Gavin Arroyo]]
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Hannes Daube]]
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Chris Humbert]]
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Max Irving]]
*{{flagicon|United States}} [[Jesse Smith (water polo)|Jesse Smith]]
{{div col end}}
<gallery>
File:Vangelis Delakas.JPG|[[Evangelos Delakas|Vangelis Delakas]]
File:Manolis Mylonakis.JPG|[[Emmanouil Mylonakis|Manolis Mylonakis]]
File:Alexandros Gounas 2015.jpg|[[Alexandros Gounas]]
File:Christodoulos Kolomvos.JPG|[[Christodoulos Kolomvos]]
File:Angelos Vlachopoulos.JPG|[[Angelos Vlachopoulos]]
File:Christos Afroudakis.JPG|[[Christos Afroudakis]]
</gallery>

==Notable coaches==
{|
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
|
*{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Christos Svolopoulos]]
*{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Makis Charitos]]
*{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Ivo Trumbić]]
*{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Nikos Loukatos]]
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Boris Popov]]
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Mile Nakić]]
*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Nikola Stamenić]]
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[:es:Dragan Matutinović|Dragan Matutinović]]
*{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Zoltán Kásás]]
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Veselin Đuho]]
*{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Evangelos Pateros|Vangelis Pateros]]
*{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Thodoris Vlachos]]
*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Igor Milanović]]
*{{flagicon|CRO}} [[:hr:Hrvoje Koljanin|Hrvoje Koljanin]]
|}

== Statistics ==

=== Greek League records ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%"
!width="250"| Outline
!width="250"| Record
|-
| align="left"| Most goals scored in a season
| '''446''' (2017–18)
|-
| align="left"| Fewest goals conceded in a season
| '''100''' (2015–16)
|-
| align="left"| Longest sequence of wins
| '''163''' (2nd match of the 2012–13 play-offs on 11 May 2013 – 3rd match of the 2018–19 play-offs on 23 May 2019)
|-
| align="left"| Longest sequence of unbeaten matches
| '''163''' (2nd match of the 2012–13 play-offs on 11 May 2013 – 3rd match of the 2018–19 play-offs on 23 May 2019)
|}

==See also==
*[[Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team]]

==References==
{{Reflist|3}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Olympiacos Water Polo Club}}
*[https://www.olympiacossfp.gr/en/taxonomy/term/2 Official Website] {{in lang|en}}

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{{Olympiacos men's Water Polo 2017–18 European Champions}}
{{Olympiacos men's Water Polo 2002 European Super Cup Winners}}
{{LEN Champions League winners}}
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