Olympiacos S.C. is the men's volleyball team of the major Greek multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP , based in Piraeus . It was founded in 1926 and has won 2 CEV Cup Winners' Cup / CEV Cups ,[ 1] [ 2] Greek Championships ,[ 3] Greek Cups , 2 Greek Super Cups , a record 2 Greek League Cups and a record 14 Doubles. Olympiacos is a traditional powerhouse of European volleyball, ranked among the top European volleyball clubs; from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s they played in no less than 11 European Final Fours and reached 6 European Finals, winning 2 CEV Cup Winners' Cup / CEV Cups (1996 , 2005 ), being twice Runners-up of the CEV Champions League (1992 , 2002 ) and twice Runners-up of the CEV Cup Winners' Cup / CEV Cup (1997 , 1998 ) as well.
Olympiacos is the most successful volleyball team in Greece , having won the most Greek Championships, Cups and domestic Doubles and being the only Greek team to have won European titles. They also hold the record for the most consecutive Greek Championships , as they are the only team to have won eight consecutive League titles (1987–1994). Furthermore, Olympiacos is the only Greek club to have played in the FIVB Club World Championship and the European Super Cup as well, having represented Greece successfully in all major European and Worldwide competitions.
In 1992 they reached the third place in the world in the FIVB Club World Championship , after a 3–0 win against Il Messaggero Ravenna . Altogether, they have participated in 7 CEV Champions League Final Fours (1982 , 1992 , 1993 , 1994 , 1995 , 2001 , 2002 ), reaching the final twice (1992 , 2002 ), in 4 CEV Cup / CEV Cup Winners' Cup Final Fours (1996 , 1997 , 1998 , 2005 ), winning 2 titles (1996 , 2005 ) and reaching the final in two other cases (1997 , 1998 ), as well as in 1 European Super Cup Final Four (1996 ). Along with Pallavolo Modena , they hold the record for most consecutive European Final Four participations with 7, four in the CEV Champions League (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995) and three in the CEV Cup (1996, 1997, 1998).
Apart from Olympiacos' top Greek players who have traditionally been the backbone of Greece's national team , foreign world-class players that have played with the club over the years include: Ivan Miljković , Lorenzo Bernardi , Jeff Stork , Marcos Milinkovic , Bengt Gustafsson , Raimonds Vilde , Scott Fortune , Rodolfo Sánchez , Osvaldo Hernández , Dejan Brđović , Leszek Urbanowicz , Goran Vujević , Henk-Jan Held , Igor Runov , Tom Hoff , Vasa Mijić , Pablo Meana , Plamen Konstantinov , Janne Heikkinen , Simon Tischer , Boyan Yordanov , Wytze Kooistra , Mitar Đurić and Ernardo Gómez .
Honours [ edit ] Domestic competitions [ edit ]
Greek Championship
Winners (27) (record): 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2011 , 2013 , 2014
Greek Cup
Winners (14) (record): 1981, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014
Greek Super Cup Greek League Cup
Winners (2) (record): 2013, 2015
Greek Cup A1 Ethniki
Double
Winners (14) (record): 1981, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014
European competitions [ edit ] Worldwide competitions [ edit ] International record [ edit ]
Olympiacos S.C. alternative logo
Season
Achievement
Notes
Champions League
1981–82 Final Four 4th place in a group with Robe di Kappa Torino , CSKA Moscow and Dinamo Bucureşti
1991–92 Final won 3–0 against CSKA Moscow in the semi-final, lost 0–3 to il Messaggero Ravenna in the final
1992–93 Final Four 3rd place. Lost 1–3 to Maxicono Parma in the semi-final, won 3–0 against Maes Pils Zellik in the 3rd place game
1993–94 Final Four 4th place. Lost 0–3 to Maxicono Parma in the semi-final, lost 0–3 to Maes Pils Zellik in the 3rd place game
1994–95 Final Four 3rd place. Lost 1–3 to Edilcuoghi Ravenna in the semi-final, won 3–2 against Maes Pils Zellik in the 3rd place game
2000–01 Final Four 4th place. Lost 0–3 to Sisley Treviso in the semi-final, lost 2–3 to Ford B.Gesu Roma in the 3rd place game
2001–02 Final won 3–1 against Mostostal in the semi-final, lost 1–3 to Lube Banca Macerata in the final
Cup Winners Cup / Top Teams Cup
1995–96 Winners won 3–1 against Alcom Capelle in the semi-final, won 3–2 against Bayer Wuppertal in the final
1996–97 Final won 3–1 against Berlin in the semi-final, lost 0–3 to Alpitour Traco Cuneo in the final
1997–98 Final won 3–0 against Castêlo da Maia in the semi-final, lost 0–3 to Alpitour Traco Cuneo in the final
2004–05 Winners won 3–0 against Dukla Liberec in the semi-final, won 3–0 against Ortec Nesselande Rotterdam in the final
FIVB Club World Championship
1992 Final Four 3rd place. Lost 0–3 to Misura Milano in the semi-final, won 3–0 against il Messaggero Ravenna in the 3rd place game
European Super Cup
1996 Final Four 4th place. Lost 1–3 to Dachau in the semi-final, lost 0–3 against Daytona Modena in the 3rd place game
Notable players [ edit ]
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.
Notable coaches [ edit ] Current squad [ edit ]
Olympiacos S.C. first team in 1926
Season 2015–2016
Shirt No Nationality Player Birth Date Height Position
1
Greece Charis Sakoglou (1990-07-01 ) July 1, 1990 (age 25) 1.94
Opposite
4
Greece Dimitris Soultanopoulos (1981-09-03 ) September 3, 1981 (age 34) 2.01
Middle Blocker
5
Greece Kostas Stivachtis (1980-05-22 ) May 22, 1980 (age 35) 1.86
Setter
7
Greece Dima Filippov (1990-12-04 ) December 4, 1990 (age 24) 1.98
Setter
8
Latvia Hermans Egleskalns (1990-12-08 ) December 8, 1990 (age 24) 2.03
Opposite
9
Greece Menelaos Kokkinakis (1993-01-21 ) January 21, 1993 (age 22) 1.93
Outside Hitter
10
Montenegro Božidar Ćuk (1992-06-13 ) June 13, 1992 (age 23) 2.00
Outside Hitter
11
Greece Konrad Guzda (1990-09-25 ) September 25, 1990 (age 25) 1.88
Libero
12
Greece Christos Papadopoulos (1986-11-25 ) November 25, 1986 (age 28) 1.98
Middle Blocker
14
Greece Markos Galiotos (1996-08-23 ) August 23, 1996 (age 19) 1.95
Setter
15
Greece Nikos Deliprimis (1990-05-17 ) May 17, 1990 (age 25) 1.97
Outside Hitter
16
Slovakia František Ogurčák (1984-04-24 ) April 24, 1984 (age 31) 1.98
Outside Hitter
17
Greece Kostas Tampouratzis (1983-09-02 ) September 2, 1983 (age 32) 1.91
Libero
18
Greece Giorgos Sfendylakis (1988-12-12 ) December 12, 1988 (age 26) 2.02
Middle Blocker
19
Romania Andrei Spînu (1987-01-24 ) January 24, 1987 (age 28) 2.10
Middle Blocker
Technical and managerial staff [ edit ]
Name Job
Roberto Piazza Head Coach
Assistant Coach
Assistant Coach
Historical performance in Volleyleague [ edit ]
Season
Position
W–L Sets
1967–68
1st
6–0
18–0
1968–69
1st
13–1
40–12
1969–70
2nd
20-2
1970–71
4th
16–6
1971–72
2nd
22–2
1972–73
2nd
1973–74
1st
24–0
1974–75
3rd
1975–76
1st
14–1
1976–77
2nd
13–2
1977–78
1st
21–1
1978–79
1st
22–0
1979–80
1st
17–1
52–13
1980–81
1st
22–0
66–13
1981–82
2nd
20–2
63–11
Season
Position
W–L Sets
1982–83
1st
21–1
65–16
1983–84
2nd
26–2
79–18
1984–85
2nd
25–3
80–14
1985–86
2nd
20–2
63–14
1986–87
1st
21–1
64–11
1987–88
1st
22–0
66–9
1988–89
1st
19–1
59–6
1989–90
1st
21–1
63–6
1990–91
1st
20–0
60–9
1991–92
1st
21–1
1992–93
1st
20–1
62–12
1993–94
1st
21–1
65–11
1994–95
2nd
1995–96
4th
18–8
61–36
1996–97
3rd
19–6
65–27
Season
Position
W–L Sets
1997–98
1st
26–5
84–25
1998–99
1st
27–3
82–19
1999–00
1st
27–3
82–21
2000–01
1st
27–2
84–14
2001–02
2nd
25–6
83–30
2002–03
1st
25–2
78–24
2003–04
2nd
23–5
76–27
2004–05
2nd
20–11
72–37
2005–06
3rd
20–9
64–37
2006–07
3rd
22–6
72–31
2007–08
3rd
22–9
72–39
2008–09
1st
26–5
82–28
2009–10
1st
25–6
82–34
2010–11
1st
21–6
71–33
2011–12
5th
14–11
56–38
Season
Position
W–L Sets
2012–13
1st
26–3
78–23
2013–14
1st
23–7
80–38
2014–15
2nd
22–7
75–40
Positions [ edit ]
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
Times
27
12
5
2
1
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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Based in Piraeus
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Latvia
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