Olympiacos F.C.
Full name	PAE Olympiacos Syndesmos Filathlon Pireos (Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus F.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	José Segura (caretaker)
League	Super League Greece (Σούπερ Λίγκα Ελλάδα)
2007-08	Super League Greece, Champion
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Olympiacos F.C., also known as Olympiacos C.F.P. (Greek: Oλυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς Ο.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. Image File history File links Olympiakos4. ... Football club names are a part of the sports culture, reflecting century-old traditions. ... is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Karaiskaki Stadium (in Greek: Γήπεδο Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης ; IPA: ) is in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. ... It has been suggested that Kaminia (Piraeus), Greece be merged into this article or section. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Socaris Kokkalis is a Greek businessman. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... The word caretaker may have numerous meanings, but the most common two are (1) a person or persons who cares for a property in exchange for rent-free living accommodations and (2) temporary government which takes control until a stable rule can be restored. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues. ... Further information: 2007-08 in Greek football The 2007-08 is Super Leagues second season and started on September 1, 2007. ... Image File history File links Kit_left_arm_whitelower. ... Image File history File links Kit body for football kit template Coloured stripes on white background File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Kit_right_arm_whitelower. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Soccerball_current_event. ... “Soccer” redirects here. ... Olympiacos CFP (Greek: ΟΣΦΠ - Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς - Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Peiraios), Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus, is a large and the most popular Greek multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Athens. ... It has been suggested that Kaminia (Piraeus), Greece be merged into this article or section. ... This article is about the capital of Greece. ...

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. 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. Olympiacos is also one of the founding members of the European Club Association. For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues. ... The Greek Football Cup (Greek: ), commonly known as the Greek Cup, is a knockout cup competition in Greek football, run by and named after Hellenic Football Federation. ... The Greek Super Cup (Greek: ) is a Greek association football competition, which takes place in an annual match between the Super League champion team and the winners of the Greek Cup. ... In 1961, a Balkans Cup for clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia was introduced. ...

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. 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. 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. 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. is the 69th day of the year (70th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ruins of the training grounds at Olympia The Ancient Olympic Games, originally referred to as simply the Olympic Games (Greek: ; Olympiakoi Agones) were a series of athletic competitions held between various city-states of Ancient Greece. ... 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, also known as the [[. In East Asia, the rise of militarism occurred. ... The Karaiskaki Stadium (in Greek: Γήπεδο Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης ; IPA: ) is in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. ...

In 1926 the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) was founded and in 1927 it organized the first Panhellenic Championship. 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.. 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. 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. Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Old crest The Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) (Greek: 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. ... For other sports leagues which may be referred to by this name, see List of professional sports leagues. ... See also: Panathinaikos Panathinaikos FC, also known as PAO or Panathinaikos AO (Greek: ΠΑΟ - Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος - Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos), the All-Athenian Athletic Club, is a Greek association football club based in Athens, Greece. ... Current season AEK F.C., (Greek: – Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos), the Athletic Union of Constantinople, known in European competitions as AEK Athens, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Athens, Greece. ... In 1927 Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens FC did not participate in the Greek Championship and decided to form a group called P.O.K. and during that season they played friendly games with each other. ... Athens Football Clubs Association (E.P.S. Athens) is one of the oldest Greek amateur football clubs associations, representing teams from the Greek prefecture of Attica. ... It has been suggested that Kaminia (Piraeus), Greece be merged into this article or section. ... Thessaloniki or Salonica (Greek: ) is Greeces second-largest city and the capital of Macedonia, the largest Region of Greece. ... A playoff in sports (North American professional sports in particular) 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. ... 1. ...

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 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. 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. The Greek Football Cup (Greek: ), commonly known as the Greek Cup, is a knockout cup competition in Greek football, run by and named after Hellenic Football Federation. ... The 1950s decade refers to the years 1950 to 1959 inclusive. ... Andreas Mouratis was a legend for Olympiakos, Mouratis was nicknamed Mourat Aslan (Mouratis the Lion) by the Turks because being Greek he would play aggresively like a lion in front of thousands of Turk supporters in their home ground without any fear. ... See also: Votanikos Arena, Panathinaikos Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium (Stadio Apostolos Nikolaidis) is the football ground Panathinaikos has played for most of the years of its existence, since its foundation back in 1908. ...

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. 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. 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). Following Goulandris resignation from the presidency in 1975, the team went through a relative "dry" period in the second half of the 1970s. 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). Key players during this period included forward Nikos Anastopoulos, midfielder Tasos Mitropoulos and goalkeeper Nikos Sarganis. 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. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... French-Greek football player. ... 1. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1980s is the current decade spanning from 1980 to 1989, also called The Eighties. The decade saw social, economic and general upheaval as wealth, production and western culture migrated to new industrializing economies. ... 1. ... 1. ... 1. ... 1. ... Nikos Anastopoulos was a Greek football player, one of the most feared strikers in Greece during the late 1970s and the 1980s. ... Tasos (Anastassios) Mitropoulos (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 (Alkis) Panagoulias (born 30 May 1934) was a Greek footballer and former Head Coach of the Greek National Football team and the U.S. National Soccer Team. ... First international  Greece 1 - 4  Italy (Athens, Greece; 7 April 1929) Biggest win  Greece 8 - 0  Syria (Athens, Greece; 25 November 1949) Biggest defeat  Hungary 11 - 1  Greece (Budapest, Hungary; 25 March 1938) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1994) Best result Round 1, 1994 European Championship Appearances 3 (First... First international Unofficial: USA 0 - 1 Canada  (Newark, NJ, USA; November 28, 1885) Official:  Sweden 2 - 3 USA (Stockholm, Sweden; August 20, 1916) Biggest win USA 8 - 1 Cayman Islands  (Mission Viejo, CA, USA; November 14, 1993) USA 7 - 0 El Salvador  (Los Angeles, CA, USA; December 5, 1993) USA... 1. ...

Olympiacos experienced its darkest days from the late-1980s until the mid-90s. In the mid-80s Olympiacos came into the hands of Greek businessman George Koskotas. 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. For the band, see 1990s (band). ... George Koskotas (Greek: Γιώργος Κοσκωτάς), is a former Greek banker and publisher who spearheaded a financial scandal involving Greek politicians. ... 1. ...

Absolute domination

The situation improved after Socratis Kokkalis took over Olympiacos' shares in 1993. 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. 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. Socratis Kokkalis (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). ... DuÅ¡an Bajević (Cyrillic:Душан Бајевић; Greek: Ντούσαν Μπάγεβιτς, Doúsan Báyevits; born 10 December 1948, in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federal Peoples Republic of Yugoslavia) is a former football football player of Serbian ethnicity and currently the manager of Aris Thessaloniki. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Predrag ĐorÄ‘ević or Predrag Djordjevic (Serbian: Предраг Ђорђевић; born 4 August 1972 in Kragujevac, Serbia (then the SFRY)), is a Serbian footbal player. ... Grigoris Georgatos (born October 31, 1973), also know as Trelos Karaflos, is a Greek footballer, who typically plays as a defensive or attacking winger for the Greek Championship club Olympiacos. ... Stylianos Giannakopoulos (Greek: Στυλιανός Γιαννακόπουλος), popularly known as Stelios (born July 12, 1974 in Athens, Greece), is a Greek football player who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers as a midfielder. ... Georgios Anatolakis is a Greek football central defender, currently playing for Olympiacos. ... Dimitris Mavrogenidis (born December 23, 1976) is a Greek footballer currently playing for Olympiacos. ... Alexandros Alexandris (born 21 October 1968 in Veroia) is a former Greek football striker. ...

Hence Olympiacos' "decade of domination" began, with success attracting players of international magnitude like Zlatko Zahovič, Giovanni, and World Champions Rivaldo and Christian 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. 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. Zlatko Zahovič ({{Audio|ZlatkoZahovic. ... Giovanni Silva de Oliveira (born February 4, 1972), better known as Giovanni, is a football player from Brazil. ... The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the mens national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the... Vítor Borba Ferreira (born April 19, 1972 in Paulista, Pernambuco), commonly known as Rivaldo, is regarded as one of the best Brazilian professional football players of all time, currently playing for AEK Athens in the Super League Greece. ... Christian Karembeu (born December 3, 1970 in Lifou, New Caledonia) is a former French international football (soccer) player. ... 1. ... The 1998-99 season of the UEFA Champions League football club tournament was won by Manchester United, coming back from a goal down in the last two minutes of injury time to defeat Bayern Munich 2-1 in a memorable final. ... Ioannis Matzourakis is a Greek team manager and former footballer. ... Takis Lemonis (Greek: Τάκης Λεμονής; born January 13, 1960) is a former Greek football player and current coach. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Trond Sollied (born April 29, 1959 in Mo i Rana) is a Norwegian football manager and former player. ... Oleg Protasov (Russian: ) (born February 4, 1964 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) is a former football striker. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Nikos Alefantos is a famous Greek football coach. ...

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. 1. ...

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. For the 2004-05 season, Olympiacos appointed again Dušan Bajević and transferred 1999 World Footballer of the Year and reigning World Champion Brazilian Rivaldo. The end of the season found Olympiacos with both domestic trophies (the championship and the cup) but without their manager Bajević, as he resigned. Standings 1. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion for the reason given: No Meaningful Content . ... The 1999 FIFA World Player of the Year award was won by Rivaldo with 543 points, the biggest total ever. ...

Therefore Olympiacos appointed Trond Sollied. They also made a great hit on the market by signing arch-rival Panathinaikos' striker Michalis Konstantinou. 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 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. Trond Sollied (born April 29, 1959 in Mo i Rana) is a Norwegian football manager and former player. ... Michalis Konstantinou (born February 19, 1978 in Paralimni, Cyprus) is a Cypriot football striker who currently plays for Olympiacos in the Greek Championship. ... The Greek Football season saw Olympiacos claim its second consecutive and 34th Greek title in the Alpha Ethniki. ... 1. ...

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. UEFA Champions League, which replaced the European Champions Cup, is a seasonal club football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... 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 (27.5 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. 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) is a Serbian football player who currently plays for Olympiacos F.C.. He is known for his spells at Real Sociedad where his partnership with Nihat Kahveci was one of the best in Spain. ... Luciano Martín Galletti (born 9 April 1980 in La Plata) is an Argentine football right winger (sport). ... Nery Alberto Castillo Confalonieri Jr. ... This article is about the country. ... FC Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukrainian: Russian: ) is a Ukrainian professional football club, playing in the city of Donetsk, the capital of Donetsk region. ...

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

Karaiskákis Stadium

Main article: Karaiskákis Stadium

The Karaiskákis Stadium (Greek: Γήπεδο Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης) is in the Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. It is the home ground for the football section of the Olympiacos CFP. 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. 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. They also used Rizoupoli Stadium during 2002-04. The Karaiskaki Stadium (in Greek: Γήπεδο Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης ; IPA: ) is in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. ... The Karaiskaki Stadium (in Greek: Γήπεδο Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης ; IPA: ) is in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. ... Faliro or Faliron/Phaliron (Greek: Φάληρο Pháliro, Latin: Phaleron, Phalerum) is a community 8 km SW of downtown Athens. ... It has been suggested that Kaminia (Piraeus), Greece be merged into this article or section. ... Olympiacos CFP (Greek: ΟΣΦΠ - Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς - Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Peiraios), Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus, is a large and the most popular Greek multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Athens. ... First international  Greece 1 - 4  Italy (Athens, Greece; 7 April 1929) Biggest win  Greece 8 - 0  Syria (Athens, Greece; 25 November 1949) Biggest defeat  Hungary 11 - 1  Greece (Budapest, Hungary; 25 March 1938) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1994) Best result Round 1, 1994 European Championship Appearances 3 (First... Georgios Karaiskakis (Greek, Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης) (1782-1827) was a famous Greek klepht, armatolos, military commander, and a hero of the Greek War of Independence. ... Combatants Greek revolutionaries United Kingdom France Russian Empire  Ottoman Empire Egyptian Khedivate Commanders Theodoros Kolokotronis Alexander Ypsilanti Georgios Karaiskakis Omer Vryonis Mahmud Dramali Pasha ReÅŸid Mehmed Pasha Ibrahim Pasha. ... The Olympic Stadium (Greek: Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο) (also known as the Athens Olympic Stadium, and Spiridon Spiros Louis Stadium, named after the man to win the first Olympic marathon race) in 1896, is a stadium that is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. ... This article is about the decade of 2000-2009. ... The ceremony for the lighting of the flame is arranged as a pagan pageant, with priestesses dancing. ... 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.^[1] The 1998-99 season of the UEFA Champions League football club tournament was won by Manchester United, coming back from a goal down in the last two minutes of injury time to defeat Bayern Munich 2-1 in a memorable final. ... Juventus redirects here. ... The season 1992-93 of the European Cup Winners Cup was won by Parma F.C. in the final against R. Antwerp F.C.. Both were first time finalists in the competition, and Antwerp were the last Belgian side to reach a European final up to the present day. ... Club Atlético de Madrid is a Spanish football club based in Madrid. ...

Chelsea - Olympiacos Champions League 2008

Olympiacos had not a single away win during their first ten years in the Champions League. 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. 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. UEFA Champions League, which replaced the European Champions Cup, is a seasonal club football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... Werder Bremen is a German football club playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. ... This article is about the city in Germany. ... The 2007–08 UEFA Champions League is the 16th season of UEFAs premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded in 1992, and the 53rd tournament overall. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The 2002-03 season of the European UEFA Champions League football club tournament was won by A.C. Milan in an all-Italian final against Juventus on penalties. ... 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. There, "Thrylos" won all three home games, but also managed to secure two away draws and a ticket to the quarter-finals. The 1998-99 season of the UEFA Champions League football club tournament was won by Manchester United, coming back from a goal down in the last two minutes of injury time to defeat Bayern Munich 2-1 in a memorable final. ... Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (Euronext: AJAX), also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam, Netherlands. ... Futebol Clube do Porto (pron. ... Dinamo is one of the most famous and successful Croatian football clubs. ...

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. 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. 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. The Stadio Delle Alpi is a football and athletics stadium in the Italian city of Turin. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Eleftheropoulos in Roma goalie kit Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos is a Greek Goalkeeper for AS Roma and the Greek National team. ... The Olympic Stadium (Greek: Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο) (also known as the Athens Olympic Stadium, and Spiridon Spiros Louis Stadium, named after the man to win the first Olympic marathon race) in 1896, 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. The 2001-02 season of the European UEFA Champions League football club tournament was won by Real Madrid. ... Estadio Riazor is a football stadium in A Coruña, Spain. ... Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, S.A.D. (in English Royal Sports Club of Corunna) is a Spanish football club. ...

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. 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. 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. The 2004-05 UEFA Champions League was the 50th season of UEFAs premier European club football tournament, and the 13th since it was rebranded as the UEFA Champions League in 1992. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside, who play in the Premier League; they are historically the most successful club in the history of English football, having won more trophies than any other English club. ... The Association Sportive de Monaco Football Club is a Monegasque football club, founded in 1919. ... Vítor Borba Ferreira (born April 19, 1972 in Paulista, Pernambuco), commonly known as Rivaldo, is regarded as one of the best Brazilian professional football players of all time, currently playing for AEK Athens in the Super League Greece. ...

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. This article is about the football stadium. ...

Rivaldo turned back the years to show the capacity crowd why he was named "European Footballer of the Year" in 1999. 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. The Ballon dOr trophy, as awarded to Hristo Stoichkov in 1994. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ...

Olympiacos’s 2004-2005 European effort didn’t end there however, as they were seeded to continue in the UEFA Cup. They were drawn against French team FC Sochaux-Montbéliard for the "round of 32" and proceeded thanks to two more 1-0 victories. 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. The UEFA Cup (also known as European Cup 3, CE3 or C3) is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... FC Sochaux is a French football team, playing in the town of Montbéliard. ... For the Australian club, see Newcastle United Jets. ...

Current season

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

Chelsea - Olympiacos Champions League 2008

In UEFA Champions League 2007-08, Olympiacos was drawn in Group C, against Real Madrid CF, SV Werder Bremen and SS Lazio. 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. 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. 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. The 2007–08 UEFA Champions League is the 16th season of UEFAs premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded in 1992, and the 53rd tournament overall. ... The UEFA Champions League 2007-08 group stage matches will take place between 18 September and 12 December 2007. ... Real Madrid redirects here. ... Werder Bremen is a German football club playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. ... Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to SS Lazio or simply Lazio, is an Italian professional sports club most noted for its football section, founded in 1900 and based in Rome. ... The Karaiskaki Stadium (in Greek: Γήπεδο Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης ; IPA: ) is in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. ... Weserstadion is a multi-use stadium in Bremen, Germany. ... The Santiago Bernabéu is a football stadium in Madrid, Spain. ... This article is about the Spanish capital. ...

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. 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. Stadio Olimpico is the major stadium of Rome, Italy. ... is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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. 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.^[2] Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are an English professional football club based in west London. ... Stamford Bridge is a football stadium on the border of Fulham and Chelsea, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that is home to Chelsea Football Club. ...

International Record

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