Further information: Olympiacos CFP

Olympiacos F. Olympiacos Football Club Honours Total titles 63 Domestic League, Cups C.
Full name	PAE Olympiacos Syndesmos Filathlon Pireos (Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus F. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions C. )
Nickname(s)	Τhrylos (Legend) Erythrolefki (Red-Whites) Kokkini (Reds)
Founded	10 March, 1925
Ground	Karaiskákis Stadium Piraeus, Greece (Capacity 33,334)
Chairman	Sokratis Kokkalis
Manager	Ernesto Valverde
League	Super League Greece (Σούπερ Λίγκα Ελλάδα)
2007-08	Super League Greece, Champion
Home colours 　 Away colours
Current season

Olympiacos F. This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Piraeus (pɪˈræʊs Πειραιάς, piɾeˈas Πειραιεύς, piɾeˈefs is a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece, and a Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Socratis Kokkalis (aka O Proedros)(born May 27 1939) is a Greek Businessman. Ernesto Valverde Tejedor, known as Txingurri ( Euskera: ant (born February 4, 1964 in Viandar de la Vera, Extremadura The Super League Greece (Σούπερ Λίγκα Ελλάδα founded in 2006 is the highest professional football league in Greece. 2007-08 was the second season of the Super League's, and started on September 1, 2007. The 2007–08 season is Olympiacos 49th consecutive season in the Super League Greece and their 11th consecutive season in the UEFA Champions League C. , also known as Olympiacos C. F. P. (Greek: Oλυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς Ο. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Σ. Φ. Π. - Olympiacos Syndesmos Filathlon Pireos), Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus, is a Greek association football club, part of Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus, Athens. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Olympiacos Football Club Honours Total titles 63 Domestic League, Cups Piraeus (pɪˈræʊs Πειραιάς, piɾeˈas Πειραιεύς, piɾeˈefs is a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece, and a Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's

Olympiacos is considered one of the big three football clubs in Greece and it is one of the only four teams that have never been relegated from the first division. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Olympiacos are by far the most successful club in Greece, having won the Greek League 36 times, the Greek Cup 23 times, 3 Greek Super Cups and 1 Balkans Cup, more titles than any other Greek team. The Super League Greece (Σούπερ Λίγκα Ελλάδα founded in 2006 is the highest professional football league in Greece. The Greek Football Cup (Κύπελλο Ελλάδος commonly known as the Greek Cup, is a knockout cup competition in Greek football, run The Greek Super Cup (Σούπερ Κάπ Ελλάδος is a Greek association football competition which takes place in an annual match between the Super League For the national team tournament see Balkan Cup. In 1961 a Balkans Cup for clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece Olympiacos is also one of the founding members of the European Club Association. The European Club Association ( ECA) is an organisation representing football clubs in Europe.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Early years and domestic success 1.2 Sporadic success and stone years 1.3 Absolute domination 2 Stadium 3 European campaigns 3.1 Season 1998-99 3.2 Season 2004-05 3.3 Current season 3.4 International Record 3.5 UEFA Club Rankings 3.6 UEFA club competition record 4 Supporters 5 Rivalries 6 Squad 6.1 Current squad 2007/08 6.2 Summer Squad Changes for the 2008-09 Season 6.2.1 Out on loan 6.3 Current national players 6.4 Managers 7 Club officials 7.1 Board of Directors 7.2 Coaching Staff 7.3 Medical Staff 8 Sponsorship 8.1 Other Sponsors 8.2 Notable Former Players 9 Honours 9.1 Domestic 9.1.1 League 9.1.2 Cups 9.2 European 9.3 Other 10 References 11 External links

History

Early years and domestic success

The team named Olympiacos was founded on March 10, 1925, when the members of the "Piraeus Football Club" and the "Piraeus Fan Club" decided, during a historical assembly, to dissolve the two clubs in order to establish a unified new one, with an emblem depicting the profile of an Ancient Olympic Games champion. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Ancient Olympic Games, originally referred to as simply the Olympic Games (Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες Olympiakoi Agones) were a series of Athletic Notis Kamberos announced the name Olympiacos and Michalis Manouskos completed it to its full name, Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus. The Andrianopoulos brothers, however, were those who significantly raised the reputation of the club and added glory to it. Children of a prosperous family, they made the name of Olympiacos known over Greece. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Jimmy, Dinos, Giorgos, and Vassilis were the first to play. Leonidas made his appearance later on, and played for a short time. The club's offensive line, made up of the five brothers, soon became legendary and, hence, Olympiacos is also known as Thrylos (Legend), after this classic side of the 1930s which won a hatful of titles. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Olympiacos immediately caught the attention of locals, with the team filling the Piraeus Velodrome (now the Karaiskákis Stadium); back then their fanbase consisted mainly of the working class.

In 1926 the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) was founded and in 1927 it organized the first Panhellenic Championship. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Hellenic Football Federation ( HFF) (Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία - (EPO is the governing body of football in Greece Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Super League Greece (Σούπερ Λίγκα Ελλάδα founded in 2006 is the highest professional football league in Greece. However in the following season (1928-29) Olympiacos came to a dispute with the Hellenic Football Federation and did not participate. Panathinaikos and AEK Athens decided to follow Olympiacos, and together they formed a group called P.O.K.. Panathinaikos Panathinaikos FC (ΠΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός also known as P See also Athletic Union of Constantinople AEK FC (AEK - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως – Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos POK stands for P odosfairikes O mades K entrou, which is Greek for Central Football Clubs meaning the football teams of Athens. During that season they played friendly games with each other. The second Panhellenic Championship took place in 1929-30, with the champions of the regional leagues of Athens, Piraeus and Thessaloniki playing in playoff in order to determine the national champion. The first version of this article has been based in the text of the published under GFDL. Piraeus (pɪˈræʊs Πειραιάς, piɾeˈas Πειραιεύς, piɾeˈefs is a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece, and a Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia A playoff or final in Sports is a game or series of games played after the regular season is over with the goal of determining a league champion or a similar accolade Up to 1958-59 the Greek Championship, then known as the Panhellenic Championship, was organized this way. The first championship as a national league, called Alpha Ethniki, was held in the 1959-60 season. Alpha Ethniki 1959-60 complete season Standings Match table Play off 1st place Panathinaikos -

Olympiacos won the Greek title for the first time in the 1930-31 season. It was going to be a very successful era. By 1940, Olympiacos had already won six championships in eleven seasons and by 1960 they had won fifteen championships in twenty-three seasons, as well as nine Greek Cups, making for six doubles. The Greek Football Cup (Κύπελλο Ελλάδος commonly known as the Greek Cup, is a knockout cup competition in Greek football, run The legendary Olympiacos team of the 1950s, with key performers such as Andreas Mouratis, Ilias Rossidis, Thanassis Bebis, Elias Yfantis, Kostas Polychroniou, Giorgos Darivas and Savas Theodoridis, won the title six consecutive times, from 1954 to 1959, combining it with the cup in 1957, 1958 and 1959 to celebrate the only third double in a row to have ever been won in Greek football history. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Andreas Mouratis (1926-2000 was a legend for Olympiakos, Mouratis was nicknamed "Mourat Aslan" (Mouratis the Lion by the Turks because being Greek he would play aggressively Ilias Rossidis (born 1928 Greece) is a former Greek Footballer who played for both Olympiacos FC and the Greek national team throughout It is worth mentioning that Olympiacos for several seasons was not allowed to make use of the Karaiskákis Stadium and, with permission from Panathinaikos, found a temporary home in Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, the ground of the eternal enemy.

Sporadic success and stone years

The 60s and the early 70s were not as fruitful for Olympiacos, having won only two championships and six cups. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Another glorious chapter began in 1972, after Nikos Goulandris became president. He appointed Lakis Petropoulos as coach and signed star players Giorgos Delikaris, Yves Triantafyllos, Julio Losada, Milton Viera and Dimitris Persidis. Yves Triantafyllos (born October 27, 1948 in Montbrison) is a former French - Greek Football forward (striker Under Goulandris presidency, Olympiacos won the title three times in a row from 1973 to 1975, combining it with the cup in 1973 and 1975. The highlight for that side was the 1973-74 season, when Olympiacos won the league with record points (59) and goals (102). Alpha Ethniki 1973-74 complete season Standings Match table Play off 13th-15th place Panserraikos Following Goulandris resignation from the presidency in 1975, the team went through a relative "dry" period in the second half of the 1970s. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. However in the early 80s, Olympiacos emerged again as the dominant power in the Greek football winning the title four times in a row (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983). The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Alpha Ethniki 1979-80 complete season Standings Match table Play off 1st place Olympiacos - Aris Alpha Ethniki 1980-81 complete season Standings Match table Alpha Ethniki 1981-82 complete season Standings Match table Play off 1st place Olympiacos - Panathinaikos Alpha Ethniki 1982-83 complete season Standings Match table Play out Relegation Panionios - Makedonikos Key players during this period included forward Nikos Anastopoulos, midfielder Tasos Mitropoulos and goalkeeper Nikos Sarganis. Nikos Anastopoulos (Νίκος Αναστόπουλος is a former Greek football player one of the most prolific strikers in the Greek league during the late Tasos (Anastassios Mitropoulos (Τάσος Μητρόπουλος (born August 23 1957) is a Greek politician and retired football Midfielder Arguably the best football goalkeeper Greece has ever produced Nikos Sarganis was born on January 15, 1954, in Rafina, Attica Alketas Panagoulias, who had also been manager of the Greek national football team and the United States national soccer team, coached the team between 1981 and 1983 and again in the 1986-87 season, earning the championship title in 1982, 1983 and 1987. Alketas ("Alkis" Panagoulias (Αλκέτας Παναγούλιας (born 30 May 1934) was a Greek footballer and former Head Coach The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer Alpha Ethniki 1986-87 complete season Standings Match table

Olympiacos experienced its darkest days from the late-1980s until the mid-90s. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 In the mid-80s Olympiacos came into the hands of Greek businessman George Koskotas. George Koskotas (Γιώργος Κοσκωτάς was a former banker and publisher who spearheaded a financial scandal that brought down the PASOK government in 1989 Soon Koskotas was accused of and convicted for embezzlement, leaving Olympiacos deep in debt. On the pitch, the team without a serious management went nine seasons without a league title, 1988 to 1996. This period was known as Olympiacos' stone years. It is worth mentioning that 1987-88 was the worst season ever for Olympiacos, as the club finished 8th in the championship, playing to avoid the relegation in most of the season. Alpha Ethniki 1987-88 complete season Standings Match table

Absolute domination

The situation improved after Socratis Kokkalis took over Olympiacos' shares in 1993. Socratis Kokkalis (aka O Proedros)(born May 27 1939) is a Greek Businessman. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Having agreed to a settlement of the club's debts with the Greek government, a long term deal according to which the capital was to be paid without any of the large amounts of interest, Kokkalis slowly resurrected the team, first by appointing successful coach Dušan Bajević in 1996, who had just left AEK Athens, following a clash with the management team regarding financial issues and uncertainty. Dušan Bajević ( Cyrillic:Душан Бајевић Greek: Ντούσαν Μπάγεβιτς Doúsan Báyevits; born 10 December Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The same season Kokkalis signed for the Reds all the young talents he could find in the Greek market, such as Predrag Đorđević, Grigorios Georgatos, Stelios Giannakopoulos, Georgios Anatolakis and eventually Dimitris Mavrogenidis, Alexandros Alexandris, Giorgos Amanatidis, Andreas Niniadis, all of which proceeded to play for Olympiacos for at least five years and became household names. Honours Greek Super League: (11: 1996&ndash1997, 1997&ndash1998, 1998&ndash1999, 1999&ndash2000 Grigoris Georgatos ( Greek: Γρηγόρης Γεωργάτος born October 31, 1973) also know as "Trelos Karaflos" is a former Stylianos Giannakopoulos ( Greek: Στυλιανός Γιαννακόπουλος popularly known as Stelios (born July 12, 1974 in Georgios Anatolakis is a Greek football Central defender, currently playing for Atromitos in the Greek Super League. Dimitris Mavrogenidis (born December 23, 1976) in Thessaloniki, Makedonia is a Greek footballer currently playing for Alexios Alexandris (born 21 October, 1968 in Kiato) is a former Greek football Striker, currently managing Kerkyra

Hence Olympiacos' "decade of domination" began, with success attracting players of international magnitude like Zlatko Zahovič, Giovanni, and World Champions Rivaldo and Christian Karembeu. Zlatko Zahovič (; born February 1, 1971) is a former Slovenian football player and current sport director of NK Maribor. Giovanni Silva de Oliveira (born February 4, 1972) better known as Giovanni, is a football player from Brazil. The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira (born April 19, 1972 in Paulista, Pernambuco) commonly known as Rivaldo, is regarded as one of "Karembeu" redirects here For this person's wife see Adriana Karembeu. Olympiacos won seven consecutive championships (beating their own record of six), with their best campaign ironically being Bajevic', in 1998-99, when they celebrated the double and their qualification to the quarterfinals of the Champions League, their best ever European campaign. Alpha Ethniki 1998-99 complete season Standings Match table Following coaches had big shoes to fill and Kokkalis wasn't prepared to give them time to do it; Olympiacos employed eleven coaches in just four years. The most known are Ioannis Matzourakis (former coach of Skoda Xanthi), Takis Lemonis (who resigned from coatching Skoda Xanthi at the end of 2006 to manage again Olympiacos, replacing Trond Sollied), Oleg Protasov, Siniša Gogić and Nikos Alefantos. Ioannis Matzourakis (born June 6 1949 in Didymoteicho) is a Greek team manager and former footballer. Athletic Club Skoda Xanthi ( ΠΑΕ Skoda Ξάνθη Αό) is a Greek football club based in the city of Xanthi. Takis Lemonis ( Greek: Τάκης Λεμονής born January 13, 1960) is a former Greek football Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Trond Sollied (born 29 April 1959 in Mo i Rana) is a Norwegian football manager and former player Oleh Valerievich Protasov (Олег Протасов (born February 4, 1964, in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) is a former football Siniša Gogić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Синиша Гогић Greek alphabet: Σίνισα Γκόγκιτς was born in Niš, Yugoslavia on Nikos Alefantos (Νίκος Αλέφαντος (born January 3, 1939 in Athens) is a famous Greek

Despite the constant management changes, Olympiacos kept on winning championships, albeit collecting the same points as the 2nd ranked team in their last two. In the 2001-02 season, Olympiacos had the advantage over AEK Athens, as they had beat it twice (2-3 and 4-3), while they secured the 2002-03 championship on goal difference, as Panathinaikos had won 3-2 the first game, but was defeated 3-0 in the second, to last game of the season. League Standings Final standings Olympiakos - Panathinaikos match The football game that decided the champion in Greece in 2003

In the 2003-04 season, Olympiacos finished second, after switching three coaches in a year, losing the championship for the first time after seven years of absolute dominance. League Standings For the 2004-05 season, Olympiacos appointed again Dušan Bajević and transferred 1999 World Footballer of the Year and reigning World Champion Brazilian Rivaldo. League standings The 1999 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Rivaldo with 543 points Brazilians ( brasileiros in Portuguese) are all people born in Brazil The end of the season found Olympiacos with both domestic trophies (the championship and the cup) but without their manager Bajević, as he resigned.

Therefore Olympiacos appointed Trond Sollied. Trond Sollied (born 29 April 1959 in Mo i Rana) is a Norwegian football manager and former player They also made a great hit on the market by signing arch-rival Panathinaikos' striker Michalis Konstantinou. Michalis Konstantinou (born February 19, 1978 in Paralimni, Cyprus) is a Cypriot football Striker. During the season 2005-06, Olympiacos achieved to win all the four derbies against their major rivals, Panathinaikos and AEK, something only achieved once more, during the season 1972-73. The 2005-06 Greek Football season saw Olympiacos claim its second consecutive and 34th Greek title in the Alpha Ethniki Alpha Ethniki 1972-73 complete season Standings Match table The combined goal total in these four matches was 11-3 in favour of Olympiacos. They also beat their second biggest rival AEK Athens 3-0 in the Greek Cup Final to clinch their second straight double and managed to win 16 consecutive times in the championship, thus breaking their own record.

After that, Socrates Kokkalis put full faith in Trond Sollied and signed seven, though not expensive, players according to his recommendations, in hoping that the club will achieve the double for the third straight time for only the second time in Greek footballing history. However, Sollied did not live up to the club's expectations on the Champions League competition and was replaced by Takis Lemonis at the end of 2006. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

In the summer of 2007, Olympiacos made very expensive transfers like Darko Kovačević and Luciano Galletti and was part of the most expensive transfer in Greek football history, by selling striker-midfielder Nery Castillo to the Ukranian club FC Shakhtar Donetsk for the record sum of 20 million Euro (27. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Darko Kovačević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Ковачевић (born 18 November, 1973 in Kovin, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia Luciano Martín Galletti (born 9 April 1980 in Mar de Plata) is an Argentine football right winger currently playing for Nery Alberto Castillo Confalonieri (born 13 June 1984 in San Luis Potosí) nicknamed El Diablo is a Mexican international football player who currently Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. "FC Shakhtar" redirects here For other uses see Shakhtar (disambiguation. 5 million US Dollars). Because of a clause in Castillo's contract, Olympiacos received 15 million Euro, whereas the other 5 million Euro were given directly to the player.

Olympiacos is by far the most successful club in Greek football history. Indeed they have more championships (36) to their name than arch-rivals Panathinaikos (19) and AEK Athens (11) put together, while the Reds have equal number of titles to all the other crowned teams together, 36 vs 36. Olympiacos also hold the Cup winning-record, with 23.

Stadium

Main article: Karaiskákis Stadium

The Karaiskákis Stadium (Greek: Γήπεδο Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης) is in the Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Faliro (Ancient Greek: Φάληρον Phálēron; Modern Greek: Φάληρο, Fáliro; Latin: Phaleron and Piraeus (pɪˈræʊs Πειραιάς, piɾeˈas Πειραιεύς, piɾeˈefs is a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece, and a Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία It is the home ground for the football section of the Olympiacos CFP. Olympiacos Football Club Honours Total titles 63 Domestic League, Cups Furthermore, it hosts the Greek national football team. The stadium is named after Georgios Karaiskakis, hero of the Greek War of Independence, who was mortally wounded in this area. Georgios Karaiskakis (Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης ( January 23[[ 780]] or January 23[[ 782]]- April 23[[ 827]] was a famous Greek The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman During their history, Olympiacos also used other stadiums as home ground, mainly the Olympic Stadium of Athens in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, when it was closed for renovation work, for the Athens Olympics 2004. The Olympic Stadium ( Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο) is a Stadium that is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated They also used Rizoupoli Stadium during 2002-04. See also Apollon Smyrnis Georgios Kamaras Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Athens, Greece.

European campaigns

Further information: Olympiacos in European Cups

Olympiacos' best moments at European level came with appearances in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League 1998-99, where Juventus beat them, and in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1992-93 quarter-finals, where they lost to Atlético Madrid. UEFA Champions League Record As of August 27 2008. European Cup (1956-1992 Olympiacos best moments in the European Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. ^[1]

Olympiacos had not a single away win during their first ten years in the Champions League. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club In 31 away games in total, they had no wins, 7 ties and 24 defeats, until they managed to beat SV Werder Bremen in Bremen for the group stage of the Champions League 2007-08, on October 3, 2007. Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the Bremen (ˈbʁeːmən is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany (official name Stadtgemeinde Bremen / City Municipality of Bremen Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. They tend to be a strong home team though, as they were never defeated at home during their first four years in the Champions League, having 13 consecutive undefeated games. Another proof for that is that they achieved one of the biggest victories in Champions League history in the season 2002-03, a stunning 6-2 against the finalists of the previous year Bayer 04 Leverkusen at the Rizoupoli Stadium in Athens. Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. See also Apollon Smyrnis Georgios Kamaras Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Athens, Greece.

Season 1998-99

In UEFA Champions League 1998-99, Olympiacos was drawn in Group A for the Champions League, along with AFC Ajax, Porto and Croatia Zagreb. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known Dinamo Zagreb is one of the most famous and successful Croatian football clubs There, "Thrylos" won all three home games, but also managed to secure two away draws and a ticket to the quarter-finals.

There they met Juventus. In the first leg at the Stadio delle Alpi, Juventus beat Olympiacos 2-1 which meant that Olympiacos only needed a 1-0 victory to proceed to the semifinals. The Stadio delle Alpi is a football and athletics stadium in Turin, Italy, and was the home of both Juventus and Torino A vintage performance, scoring early with Siniša Gogić and never allowing their opponents to create chances, was 5 minutes away to making that scenario come true. Siniša Gogić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Синиша Гогић Greek alphabet: Σίνισα Γκόγκιτς was born in Niš, Yugoslavia on However, Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos, Olympiacos’s goalkeeper, misjudged the flight of the ball in a seemingly harmless cross and Juventus had the last laugh and escaped with a 1-1 draw from the Athens Olympic Stadium, which was the beginning of the "Late-Goal Curse" that superstitious supporters firmly believe hangs upon the team, especially in away matches. Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos (born August 7, 1976 in Piraeus) is a Greek Goalkeeper who is currently playing for A The Olympic Stadium ( Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο) is a Stadium that is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex.

Olympiacos’ supporters couldn’t believe how they fumbled such a huge opportunity to play in the semi-finals and even though they recognized Eleftheropoulos’ efforts up to that point, great efforts that even earned him the "UEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the Competition"-award, they still held him responsible for the disqualification and up to this day there is no conversation about the "1998-99 campaign" without a single mention of the goalkeeper’s severe mistake.

Arguably the most impressive incident supporting this folklore tale is the UEFA Champions League 2001-02 away match at Riazor Stadium against Deportivo de La Coruña, where Olympiacos managed to turn the game around and led 1-2 from 1-0, when, literally in the last seconds, with the referee ready to whistle for full-time, Eleftheropoulos miscommunicated with his centre-back in another innocent lob and gave away an easy, as unlikely, goal to the opposition forward for an unexpectable 2-2 draw. Estadio Riazor is a football stadium in A Coruña, Galicia. The stadium is the home ground of Deportivo de La Coruña. Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Galician ( Spain) football club member of the

Season 2004-05

In UEFA Champions League 2004-05 Olympiacos was drawn in Group A once again, this time against Liverpool, AS Monaco and Deportivo. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club founded in 1919 Rivaldo made an inspiring debut for Olympiacos, in Spain against his former Spanish team Deportivo but "Thrylos" only managed to get a 0-0 draw. Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira (born April 19, 1972 in Paulista, Pernambuco) commonly known as Rivaldo, is regarded as one of Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The team predictably won all three home games in the freshly renovated Karaïskákis Stadium, notably with the same score, 1-0, meanwhile losing 2-1 away against AS Monaco.

With one match to go and in a very bizarre combination of results, Olympiacos were in danger of being one of only two teams in Champions League history that have managed to collect 10 points and still unable to qualify for the next round. They went to Anfield to play the last match against Liverpool and in order to progress they had either not to lose, or to score and not lose by more than one goal difference. Anfield is an all-seater Association football Stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England

Rivaldo turned back the years to show the capacity crowd why he was named "European Footballer of the Year" in 1999. The "fr '''Ballon d'Or'''" ( French for " Golden Ball " often referred to as the European Footballer of the Year award is an association football Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) He opened the scoring with a foul he earned after an impressive solo-effort for the 0-1 Olympiacos lead, which was the half-time result. Olympiacos needed to concede three goals in the second half to be eliminated and indeed Liverpool managed to score those three goals, with the end result being 3-1, which marked the premature end of yet another Olympiacos Champions League campaign. Liverpool were the ones to progress and they, incidentally, went on to actually lift the trophy, producing a similar display in the final.

Olympiacos’s 2004-2005 European effort didn’t end there however, as they were seeded to continue in the UEFA Cup. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. They were drawn against French team FC Sochaux-Montbéliard for the "round of 32" and proceeded thanks to two more 1-0 victories. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. FC Sochaux is a French football team playing in the town of Montbéliard. In the "round of 16" they faced Newcastle United and were easily eliminated with two losses, thus putting an end to the club’s third most successful European Campaign. Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon

Current season

Further information: Olympiacos F.C. season 2007-08

In UEFA Champions League 2007-08, Olympiacos was drawn in Group C, against Real Madrid CF, SV Werder Bremen and SS Lazio. The 2007–08 season is Olympiacos 49th consecutive season in the Super League Greece and their 11th consecutive season in the UEFA Champions League Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the Società Sportiva Lazio, ( commonly referred to SS Lazio or simply Lazio, is an Italian professional Sports club most noted for its football Following a draw 1-1 to Lazio in Karaiskákis Stadium, it is the season that Olympiacos made their first ever away win in the Champions League, a 3-1 win against Werder Bremen in Weserstadion, turning the game around from 0-1. Weserstadion is a multi-use Stadium in Bremen, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches In the third game, Olympiacos was finally defeated 4-2 to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, after a heart-breaking match in which the Greek team was playing with 10 men from the 13th minute and was leading the score to the 68th with 2-1, turning it around from 0-1 and wasting a lot of chances to score more. The Santiago Bernabéu is a football Stadium in Madrid, Spain. Real Madrid scored their third goal in the 83th, but Olympiacos came close to score many times during the last minutes of the match and leave Madrid with the draw, when Real secured the win with a last-minute goal. Madrid (pronounced in English in Spanish and colloquially in Spain) is the Capital and largest city of Spain.

Olympiacos opened the second round of the group stage with a draw 0-0 to Real Madrid in Karaiskákis Stadium and kept alive the record of being undefeated by Real Madrid in Athens in four matches, while the Reds moved a step closer to qualifying for the last 16 after coming from behind to defeat Lazio 2-1 in Stadio Olimpico. Stadio Olimpico, located on the Foro Italico, is the major stadium of Rome, Italy. On December 11, Olympiacos smashed Werder Bremen 3-0 at the Karaiskákis Stadium in Athens, which ensured their place in the knock out stage of the tournament. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office

In the knockout stage Olympiacos faced Chelsea. At the first match in Athens, the Reds achieved a scoreless draw against the Blues, but they were eliminated in the second leg in Stamford Bridge after they lost 3-0. Stamford Bridge is a football Stadium on the border of Fulham and Chelsea, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that Despite Olympiacos' successful european campaign, Lemonis was sacked less than a week later, due to the club's lower-than-expected performance of the team in the Super League. He was replaced by his assistant José Segura. José Segura (born January 23 1961 in A Coruña) is a Spanish Football coach who won both the Greek championship and Cup with Olympiacos FC after On 28 May of 2008, Olympiacos appointed Ernesto Valverde from R.C.D. Espanyol as manager,with a contract worth about 6,000,000 € for a 3 year agreement. RCD Espanyol de Barcelona (Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona is a Sports club based in Barcelona. ^[2]

International Record

Season	Achievement	Notes
European Cup / UEFA Champions League
1974-75	Last 16	eliminated by RSC Anderlecht 1-5 in Brussels, 3-0 in Athens
1982-83	Last 16	eliminated by Hamburger SV 0-1 in Hamburg, 0-4 in Athens
1983-84	Last 16	eliminated by SL Benfica 1-0 in Athens, 0-3 in Lisboa
1998-99	Quarter-finals	eliminated by Juventus FC 1-2 in Turin, 1-1 in Athens
2007-08	Last 16	eliminated by Chelsea FC 0-0 in Athens, 0-3 in London
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
1963-64	Last 16	eliminated by Olympique Lyonnais 1-4 in Lyon, 2-1 in Athens
1965-66	Last 16	eliminated by West Ham United FC 0-4 in London, 2-2 in Athens
1968-69	Last 16	eliminated by Dunfermline Athletic FC 0-4 in Dunfermline, 3-0 in Athens
1986-87	Last 16	eliminated by AFC Ajax 0-4 in Amsterdam, 1-1 in Athens
1990-91	Last 16	eliminated by UC Sampdoria 0-1 in Athens, 1-3 in Genova
1992-93	Quarter-finals	eliminated by Atlético Madrid 1-1 in Athens, 1-3 in Madrid
UEFA Cup
1989-90	Last 16	eliminated by AJ Auxerre 1-1 in Athens, 0-0 in Auxerre
2004-05	Last 16	eliminated by Newcastle United FC 1-3 in Athens, 0-4 in Newcastle

Most notable wins Season Match Score European Cup / Champions League 1974-75 Olympiacos CFP - Celtic FC 2-0 1974-75 Olympiacos CFP - RSC Anderlecht 3-0 1983-84 Olympiacos CFP - AFC Ajax 2-0 1983-84 Olympiacos CFP - SL Benfica 1-0 1997-98 Olympiacos CFP- FC Porto 1-0 1998-99 Olympiacos CFP - AFC Ajax 1-0 2000-01 Olympiacos CFP- Valencia CF 1-0 1 2002-03 Olympiacos CFP - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6-2 2 2003-04 Olympiacos CFP - Galatasaray SK 3-0 2004-05 Olympiacos CFP - Liverpool FC 1-0 3 2004-05 Olympiacos CFP - AS Monaco FC 1-0 4 2005-06 Olympiacos CFP- Real Madrid CF 2-1 2007-08 SV Werder Bremen - Olympiacos CFP 1-3 2007-08 SS Lazio - Olympiacos CFP 1-2 2007-08 Olympiacos CFP - SV Werder Bremen 3-0 Cup Winners' Cup 1971-72 FC Dynamo Moscow - Olympiacos CFP 1-2 1992-93 AS Monaco FC - Olympiacos CFP 0-1 UEFA Cup 1972-73 Cagliari Calcio - Olympiacos CFP 0-1 1972-73 Olympiacos CFP - Tottenham Hotspur FC 1-0 5 1999-00 Juventus FC - Olympiacos CFP 1-2 Notes 1 Valencia CF was the runner-up of Champions League 2000-01 2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen was the runner-up of Champions League 2001-02 3 Liverpool FC was the winner of Champions League 2004-05 4 AS Monaco FC was the runner-up of Champions League 2003-04 5 Tottenham Hotspur FC was the winner of UEFA Cup 1971-72

Biggest wins Season Match Score European Cup / Champions League 1974-75 Olympiacos CFP - RSC Anderlecht 3-0 1997-98 Olympiacos CFP - FC Mozyr 5-0 1 2002-03 Olympiacos CFP - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6-2 2003-04 Olympiacos CFP - Galatasaray SK 3-0 2007-08 Olympiacos CFP - SV Werder Bremen 3-0 Cup Winners' Cup 1968-69 Olympiacos CFP - Dunfermline Athletic FC 3-0 1986-87 Olympiacos CFP - Union Luxembourg 3-0 1986-87 Union Luxembourg - Olympiacos CFP 0-3 1992-93 FC Chornomorets Odessa - Olympiacos CFP 0-3 UEFA Cup 1993-94 Olympiacos CFP - PFC Botev Plovdiv 5-1 Notes 3rd Qualification round

UEFA Club Rankings

Rank	Form	Previous Rank	Country	Team	Points
41		24		Celtic F.C.	52. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA, is a Belgian football club from Anderlecht, in the Brussels Hamburger SV is a German multi Sport club ("Traditionsverein" based in Hamburg, its largest branch is the football department. Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S Olympique Lyonnais (popularly known as OL, or simply Lyon) is a French football club based in Lyon. } West Ham United Football Club is an English football club based in Upton Park, London Borough of Newham, East London, who have played Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Unione Calcio Sampdoria (commonly nicknamed Blucerchiati, blue-ringed is a football club based in Genoa, Italy. Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid who play in the Primera División of La Liga. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Association de la Jeunesse Auxerroise, or AJ Auxerre, is a French football team founded in 1905 playing in the town of Auxerre in Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA, is a Belgian football club from Anderlecht, in the Brussels Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Sport Lisboa e Benfica (spɔɾ liʒˈboɐ i bɐ̃ĩˈfikɐ commonly referred to as simply Benfica, S Futebol Clube do Porto ( pron futɨ'bɔɫ 'klub(ɨ du 'poɾtu - short FC Porto or FCP - is a Portuguese Sports club best known Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club founded in 1919 Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the Società Sportiva Lazio, ( commonly referred to SS Lazio or simply Lazio, is an Italian professional Sports club most noted for its football Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the Dynamo Moscow (Dinamo Moscow Dinamo Moskva Russian: Динамо Москва) is a Russian football club based in Moscow. The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club founded in 1919 The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Cagliari Calcio is an Italian football club based in Cagliari, Sardinia. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Valencia Club de Fútbol (also known as Valencia or Los Che) is a Spanish professional football club based in Valencia Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club founded in 1919 Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA, is a Belgian football club from Anderlecht, in the Brussels FC Slavia-Mozyr is a Belarusian football team based in Mozyr, Belarus. Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball is a German football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline Union Sportive Luxembourg, usually known as Union Luxembourg, was a football club, based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg Union Sportive Luxembourg, usually known as Union Luxembourg, was a football club, based in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg FC Chornomorets Odessa (ФК «Чорноморець» is a professional football club in the Ukrainian Premier League. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Botev Plovdiv (Ботев Пловдив also known as the Canaries, founded on March 12, 1912 is a Bulgarian football club from the city of The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. 013
42		32		FC Basel	51. Footballclub Basel 1893, widely known as FC Basel is a Swiss football club based in Basel. 993
43		20		AFC Ajax	51. Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam 610
44		52		Olympiacos	51. 525
45		66		Fenerbahçe	51. Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club commonly known as Fenerbahçe (feneːɾbatʃe is a professional Sports club based in the district of 468
46		49		Shakhtar Donetsk	49. "FC Shakhtar" redirects here For other uses see Shakhtar (disambiguation. 932
47		78		Bolton Wanderers	46. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater 914

UEFA club competition record

As of 30 May 2008. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
ECCC	102	29	25	48	121	169
ECWC	33	14	6	13	43	47
UCUP	44	20	6	18	57	68
SCUP	0	0	0	0	0	0
UIC	0	0	0	0	0	0
EUSA	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	179	63	37	79	221	284

Supporters

Further information: Popularity of Greek teams

Olympiacos has always been the most popular Greek team. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. The European Super Cup ( UEFA Super Cup) is at stake in an annual football game between the reigning champions of the UEFA Cup and the Champions History Spanish era The first competition was to be held over two seasons to avoid clashes with national leagues fixtures The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by The popularity of Greek teams is one of the hottest sport-related topics in Greece. ^[3] The Reds, coming from the port of Athens, Piraeus, was the team of the working class. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Piraeus (pɪˈræʊs Πειραιάς, piɾeˈas Πειραιεύς, piɾeˈefs is a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece, and a Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types Since the 1950s when Olympiacos was the dominant, winning consecutive titles, their popularity increased throughout Greece and their fanbase was enlarged, to become the most well supported football club. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία In addition to this, Olympiacos attracted fans from all the social classes and their fanbase changed enough.

Several newspapers and magazines have conducted polls during the last decade, which clearly - more or less - give Olympiacos as the most popular team, with a varying 30-35% among the fans, which corresponds to around two millions of supporters in Greece. According to these polls, Olympiacos is the most popular at alla ages, in the working and middle class and in all the education levels, while they are the most supported team in Athens, Central Greece, the Peloponnese and Thessaly. The middle class, in colloquial usage consists of those who have some economic independence but not a great deal of social Influence or power. Continental Greece ( Στερεά Ελλάδα - Stereá Elláda, earlier Χέρσος Ελλάς) or Central Greece ( Κεντρική Ελλάδα The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus ( Greek: Πελοπόννησος Pelopónnisos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large Peninsula Thessalia redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Thessalia (butterfly. In terms of politics, the vast majority of Olympiacos fans comes from the centre-right and centre-left of the political spectrum. The centre-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote individuals political parties or organizations (such as Think tanks whose views The centre-left (or center-left) is a political term commonly used to describe or denote individuals political parties or organizations (such as Think A political spectrum (plural Spectra) is a way of modeling different political positions by placing them upon one or more geometric axes ^[4]

Olympiacos and FK Crvena Zvezda fans have developed a deep friendship. Many times Olympiacos supporters from several fan-clubs have attended Crvena Zvezda's matches, especially against their old rival FK Partizan, and vice-versa. Fudbalski klub Partizan ( Serbian Cyrillic: Фудбалски клуб Партизан English: Football Club Partizan) is a professional football

Rivalries

Olympiacos' main rival is Panathinaikos, in the so-called derby of the eternal enemies. Panathinaikos Panathinaikos FC (ΠΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός also known as P History Culture rivalry The rivalry between the two top Greek clubs can be traced back to some social cultural and regional differences Each game between these two clubs splits Athens and the whole of Greece in two. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The rivalry is based on the social status of the fanbases and the fact that these are the most successful Greek clubs in football and the Greek sports in general. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Olympiacos used to represent the working and the middle classes while Panathinaikos the upper class. Now the fanbases of both are almost similar. This derby is considered the classic derby of the capital and Greece, and exists in basketball, volleyball, water polo and other sports. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet Water polo is a team water sport A team consists of six field players and one Goalkeeper. Many times some violent incidents between the fans of the two sides have occurred, like the death of Mihalis Filopoulos, a Panathinaikos fan, in a clash of hooligans supporting the two clubs. Mihalis Filopoulos (Μιχάλης Φιλόπουλος (1985-2007 was a 22 year old Panathinaikos fan who was stabbed to death in March 29, 2007 at Overview Today three professional teams use the Panathinaikos name — the football team P ^[5]

The next major rivals of Olympiacos are AEK Athens and PAOK. See also Athletic Union of Constantinople AEK FC (AEK - Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως – Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos PAOK FC (ΠΑΟΚ - Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινουπολιτών - Panthessalonikios Athlitikos Omilos Konstantinoupoliton AEK is considered the third giant of Greek football, the animosity between the two clubs is intense and got worse when Dušan Bajević left AEK for Olympiacos in 1996. Dušan Bajević ( Cyrillic:Душан Бајевић Greek: Ντούσαν Μπάγεβιτς Doúsan Báyevits; born 10 December Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The rivalry Olympiacos against PAOK started in the 1960s when Olympiacos tried to acquire the "icon" of PAOK, Giorgos Koudas. History Cultural rivalry The rivalry between the two Greek clubs can be traced to a rivalry between Southern and Northern Greece or Athens The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Giorgos Koudas ( Greek: Γιώργος Κούδας is a retired attacking midfielder

Another classic rival of Olympiacos is Ethnikos Piraeus, the second most successful club of Piraeus but this rivalry is not so fierce anymore due to the fact that Ethnikos plays in lower divisions the last years. Ethnikos Piraeus FC (ΠΑΕ Εθνικός Πειραιώς is a Greek professional football club based in Piraeus, currently competing in Piraeus (pɪˈræʊs Πειραιάς, piɾeˈas Πειραιεύς, piɾeˈefs is a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece, and a The match against Aris Thessaloniki also carries a certain rivalry towards it. See also Aris Thessaloniki Aris Thessaloniki Football Club is a Greek Football club that premiered on the 25th of March 1914 in Thessaloniki

Squad

Main article: Olympiacos F.C. season 2007-08

Current squad 2007/08

No. The 2007–08 season is Olympiacos 49th consecutive season in the Super League Greece and their 11th consecutive season in the UEFA Champions League Position Player 1 GK Leonidas Panagopoulos 2 DF Christos Patsatzoglou 3 DF Didier Domi 4 DF Leonardo 5 DF Júlio César 6 MF Ieroklis Stoltidis (vice-captain) 7 MF Luciano Galletti 9 FW Darko Kovačević 10 FW Leonel Núñez 11 MF Predrag Đorđević (captain) 14 DF Michał Żewłakow 15 DF Raúl Bravo 18 DF Paraskevas Antzas 19 MF Konstantinos Mendrinos 20 FW Lefteris Matsoukas 21 MF Andreas Vasilogiannis

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Leonidas Panagopoulos (born January 3, 1987 in Zacharo, Olympia) is a Greek footballer currently playing for In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Christos Patsatzoglou ( Χρήστος Πατσατζόγλου) (born March 19, 1979) is a Greek international football player In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Didier Domi (born 2 May 1978) is a French professional football player who currently plays for Olympiacos as a defender In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Leonardo is a 23 year old Brazilian footballer currently playing for Greek Champions Olympiakos FC. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Júlio César Santos Correia (born November 18, 1978 in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil) or simply Júlio César is a Brazilian For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Ieroklis Stoltidis ( Greek: Ιεροκλής Στολτίδης born February 2 1975) also known as "Iero" is a Greek footballer For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Luciano Martín Galletti (born 9 April 1980 in Mar de Plata) is an Argentine football right winger currently playing for Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Darko Kovačević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Ковачевић (born 18 November, 1973 in Kovin, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Leonel Núñez (born 13 October 1984, in the Capital Federal district of Greater Buenos Aires) is an Argentine football For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Honours Greek Super League: (11: 1996&ndash1997, 1997&ndash1998, 1998&ndash1999, 1999&ndash2000 In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Michał Żewłakow ( pron ˈmixaw ʐɛvˈwakɔf born April 22 1976 is a Polish footballer solid left-sided defender who captains In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Raúl Bravo Sanfélix (born April 14, 1981 in Gandia, Valencia) is a Spanish football defender, who currently In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Paraskevas Antzas ( Greek: Παρασκευάς Άντζας born August 18 1976 is a professional Greek football player (central defender For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Konstantinos Mendrinos (born May 28, 1985) is a Greek football player currently playing for Olympiacos of Greece. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Lefteris Matsoukas (born March 7, 1990) is a Greek football player currently playing for Olympiacos of Greece. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Andreas Vasilogiannis (born February 21 1991 in Greece, is a Greek football player currently playing for Olympiacos Position Player 22 FW Kostantinos Mitroglou 24 MF Georgios Katsikogiannis 25 MF Fernando Belluschi 27 DF Konstantinos Lambropoulos 28 MF Cristian Raúl Ledesma 30 DF Anastasios Pantos 31 MF Aristides Soiledis 32 FW Lomana LuaLua 35 DF Vasilis Torosidis 71 GK Antonis Nikopolidis (vice-captain) 77 MF Mirnes Šišić 87 GK Michalis Sifakis 92 DF Kyriakos Papadopoulos -- DF Georgios Galitsios -- GK Pavel Kovać -- MF Giannis Papadopoulos

Summer Squad Changes for the 2008-09 Season

In

No. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Georgios Katsikogiannis (born May 9 1988 in Greece, is a Greek football player currently playing for Olympiacos in For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Fernando Daniel Belluschi (born September 10, 1983) is an Argentine football midfielder currently playing for Olympiacos FC in In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Konstantinos - Vasilios Lambropoulos (born March 31 1990 in Greece) is a Greek football player currently playing for Olympiacos For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Cristian Raúl Ledesma (born December 29 1978 in San Isidro, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine football player In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Anastasios “Tasos” Pantos is a Greek footballer who currently plays for Olympiacos Piraeus FC. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Aristides Soiledis (born February 8 1991 in Greece, is a Greek football player currently playing for Olympiacos in Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Lomana Trésor LuaLua (born December 28, 1980 in Kinshasa) is a professional footballer who plays for Qatar side Al-Arabi In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Vasilis Torosidis (Βασίλης Τοροσίδης born 10 June 1985, in Xanthi, Greece) is a football wingback who In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Antonios Nikopolidis ( Greek: Αντώνης Νικοπολίδης, born 14 January 1971 in Arta) is a Greek For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Mirnes Sead Šišić (born August 8 1981) is an Slovenian football player currently playing for Olympiacos in Greece In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Michalis Sifakis (Μιχάλης Σηφάκης (born September 9 1984 in Heraklion, Crete, Greece) is one of the top Greek goalkeepers In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Kyriakos Papadopoulos (born 23 February 1992 in Katerini) is a Greek footballer currently playing for Greek club Olympiacos and In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Georgios Galitsios (born June 8 1986 in Greece, is a Greek football player currently playing for Olympiacos FC in In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Giannis Papadopoulos (born 9 March 1989) is a Greek footballer currently playing for Olympiacos F Position Player -- DF Georgios Galitsios loan return from AEL 1964 -- MF Giannis Papadopoulos from Iraklis FC -- GK Pavel Kovać from Apollon Kalamarias

Total spending: ▼ 1,800,000 €

Out

No. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Georgios Galitsios (born June 8 1986 in Greece, is a Greek football player currently playing for Olympiacos FC in AEL 1964 ( Greek: Αθλητική Ένωση Λάρισας 1964 - Athlitiki Enosi Larissas 1964) the Athletic Union of Larissa 1964, is a Greek For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Giannis Papadopoulos (born 9 March 1989) is a Greek footballer currently playing for Olympiacos F See also GS Iraklis Thessaloniki Iraklis Thessaloniki FC (also known as Iraklis or The Old one is a Greek football club from Thessaloniki, Macedonia In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Position Player 74 GK Tomislav Butina Released by Club and moved to Dinamo Zagreb 23 FW Michalis Konstantinou Released by Club

Total income: ▲ 0 €

Out on loan

No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Tomislav Butina (born March 30, 1974 in Zagreb, Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Croatian football Goalkeeper Dinamo Zagreb is one of the most famous and successful Croatian football clubs Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Michalis Konstantinou (born February 19, 1978 in Paralimni, Cyprus) is a Cypriot football Striker. Position Player 4 DF Vanče Šikov to Apollon Kalamarias 13 MF Zsolt Laczko to Leicester City 77 MF Leozinho to OFI Crete

Current national players

No. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Vanče Šikov (Ванче Шиков (born July 19 1985 in Kavadarci, SFR Yugoslavia) is a footballer from the Republic of Macedonia For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Zsolt Laczko (born December 18, 1986, Szeged, Hungary) is a Hungarian football player currently playing for Olympiacos. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Leozinho is a 22-year-old Brazilian footballer who is currently free agent OFI Crete, or more commonly OFI ( Greek: ΟΦΗ - Όμιλος Φιλάθλων Ηρακλείου - Omilos Filathlon Irakleiou) the Fans' Club Position Player 2 DF Christos Patsatzoglou 26 (1) 14 DF Michał Żewłakow 74 (2) 18 DF Paraskevas Antzas 21 (0) 25 MF Fernando Belluschi 2 (0) 28 MF Cristian Raúl Ledesma 3 (0) 32 FW Lomana LuaLua 30 (13) 35 DF Vasilis Torosidis 10 (0) 71 GK Antonis Nikopolidis 84 (0) 77 MF Mirnes Sisic 2 (1)

• Appearances (Goals)

Managers

Manager	Assistant Manager	Goalkeeping Coach	Condition Trainer	Director of Youth Football
Ernesto Valverde	–	Alekos Rantos	–	Herman Vermeulen

Club officials

Board of Directors

• President: Sokratis Kokkalis
• Vice-President: Giorgos Louvaris
• Vice-President: Petros Kokkalis
• Managing Director: Petros Kokkalis
• General Manager: Ioannis Chrisikopoulos
• Director of Football: Kiriakos Dourekas
• Technical Manager: –

Coaching Staff

• Manager: Ernesto Valverde
• Assistant Manager: –
• Goalkeeping Coach: Alekos Rantos
• Fitness Coach: Alexantro Caseres
• Strength & Conditioning Coach: Nikos Karidas
• Team Attendant: Petros Rigoutsos
• Chief Scout & European Scout: Antreas Niniadis
• Director of Youth Football: Herman Vermeulen

Medical Staff

• Club Doctor: Dr. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Christos Patsatzoglou ( Χρήστος Πατσατζόγλου) (born March 19, 1979) is a Greek international football player In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Michał Żewłakow ( pron ˈmixaw ʐɛvˈwakɔf born April 22 1976 is a Polish footballer solid left-sided defender who captains In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Paraskevas Antzas ( Greek: Παρασκευάς Άντζας born August 18 1976 is a professional Greek football player (central defender For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Fernando Daniel Belluschi (born September 10, 1983) is an Argentine football midfielder currently playing for Olympiacos FC in For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Cristian Raúl Ledesma (born December 29 1978 in San Isidro, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentine football player Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Lomana Trésor LuaLua (born December 28, 1980 in Kinshasa) is a professional footballer who plays for Qatar side Al-Arabi In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Vasilis Torosidis (Βασίλης Τοροσίδης born 10 June 1985, in Xanthi, Greece) is a football wingback who In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Antonios Nikopolidis ( Greek: Αντώνης Νικοπολίδης, born 14 January 1971 in Arta) is a Greek For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Mirnes Sead Šišić (born August 8 1981) is an Slovenian football player currently playing for Olympiacos in Greece Ernesto Valverde Tejedor, known as Txingurri ( Euskera: ant (born February 4, 1964 in Viandar de la Vera, Extremadura Socratis Kokkalis (aka O Proedros)(born May 27 1939) is a Greek Businessman. Petros S Kokkalis (born 1970 is a Greek Businessman. He is Vice-President and Shareholder of Intracom Holdings one of the largest multinational Petros S Kokkalis (born 1970 is a Greek Businessman. He is Vice-President and Shareholder of Intracom Holdings one of the largest multinational Ernesto Valverde Tejedor, known as Txingurri ( Euskera: ant (born February 4, 1964 in Viandar de la Vera, Extremadura Giannis Anagnostopoulos
• Assistant Club Doctor: –
• First Team Physiotherapist: Theodoros Balidis

Sponsorship

• Official Shirt Sponsor - Vodafone
• Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer - Puma
• Official Athletism Sponsor - Citibank
• Official Stadium Sponsor - Siemens
• Official Communication Sponsor - ERT
• Official Casual Clothing Manufacturer - Glou
• Official Sport Drink - Powerade
• Official Health Service Provider - Athens Medical Group

Other Sponsors

Citröen 11880 General Union Amstel Hellas On Line Coca-Cola TUI Hellas

Tsakiris Chips Trident Stihl DIA Smirnoff EAS

Notable Former Players

Greece Alexandros Alexandris Nikos Anastopoulos Georgios Anatolakis Dinos Andrianopoulos Giorgios Andrianopoulos Yiannis Andrianopoulos Leonidas Andrianopoulos Vassilis Andrianopoulos Thanassis Bebis Nikos Dabizas Giorgos Darivas Georgios Delikaris Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos Grigoris Georgatos Stelios Giannakopoulos Achilleas Grammatikopoulos Minas Hantzidis Vassilis Karapialis Kiriakos Karataidis Fanis Katergiannakis Savvas Kofidis Takis Lemonis Dimitris Mavrogenidis Tasos Mitropoulos Andreas Mouratis Andreas Niniadis Kostas Polychroniou Ilias Poursanidis Ilias Rossidis Nikos Sarganis Savvas Theodoridis Giorgos Sideris Panagiotis Tsalouchidis Nikos Tsiantakis Stylianos Venetidis Ilias Yfantis

Albania Foto Strakosha Argentina Juan Gilberto Funes Gabriel Schurrer Australia Chris Kalantzis Brazil Edu Dracena Giovanni Luciano Rivaldo Zé Elias Bulgaria Emil Kremenliev Chile Fabian Estay Colombia Jorge Bermúdez Cote d'Ivoire Yaya Touré Croatia Martin Novoselac Cyprus Siniša Gogić Ioannis Okkas Michalis Konstantinou Denmark Bent Christensen France Romain Argyroudis Christian Karembeu Yves Triantafyllos

Hungary Lajos Détári Mexico Nery Castillo Nigeria Rashidi Yekini Northern Ireland Derek Spence [1] Poland Andrzej Juskowiak Russia Yuri Savichev Serbia Ilija Ivić Miloš Šestić Slovenia Zlatko Zahovič Sweden Pär Zetterberg Ukraine Gennadiy Litovchenko Oleg Protasov Uruguay Jorge Walter Barrios Vicente Estavillio Julio Losanta Milton Viera

Honours

Total titles: 63

Domestic

League

• Super League Greece: 36
  

1931, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1966, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Cups

• Greek Cup: 23
  

1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1981, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008

• Greek Super Cup: 3
  

1987, 1992, 2007

European

• Balkans Cup: 1
  

1963

Other

• Double: 13
  

1947, 1951, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1973, 1975, 1981, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008

References

External links

Official website

• Olympiacos Official website (Greek) (English)

Official fan site

• Ultras Gate 7 Olympiacos Supporters website (Greek) (English)

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