Olympiacos S.C.

For the parent multi-sport club, see Olympiacos CFP.
Olympiacos S.C.
Full name Olympiacos SC
Nickname Thrylos (Legend)
Erythrolefkoi (The Red-Whites)
Kokkinoi (The Reds)
Dafnostefanomenos (The laurel-crowned)
Founded 1925 (Volleyball Club: 1926)
Ground Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Piraeus, Athens, Greece
(Capacity: 3,000)
Chairman Greece Michalis Kountouris
Manager Greece Dimitris Kazazis
League A1 Greek Volleyleague
2013–14 1st (Champions)
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Olympiacos S.C. is the volleyball team of the major Greek multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP. It was founded in 1926 and has won 2 CEV Cup Winners' Cup/CEV Cups,[1][2] a record 27 Greek Championships,[3] a record 15 Greek Cups, 2 Greek Super Cups, a record 2 Greek League Cups and a record 14 Doubles. They are ranked among the top European teams and they are the most successful Greek club.

Olympiacos is the most successful Greek volleyball team, having won the most Greek Championships, Cups and Doubles and being the only Greek team to have won European titles. In 1992 they reached the third place in the world in the FIVB Club World Championship, after a win against Il Messaggero Ravenna. They have participated in 7 CEV Champions League Final Fours (1982, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002), reaching the final twice (1992, 2002), in 4 CEV Cup/CEV Cup Winners' Cup Final Fours (1996, 1997, 1998, 2005), winning 2 tıtles (1996, 2005) and reaching the final in two other cases (1997, 1998), as well as in 1 European Super Cup Final Four (1996). Along with Pallavolo Modena, they hold the record for most consecutive European Final Four participations with 7, four in the Champions League (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995) and three in the CEV Cup (1996, 1997, 1998).

Apart from Olympiacos' top Greek players who have traditionally been the backbone of Greece's national team, foreign world-class players that have played with the club over the years include: Ivan Miljković, Lorenzo Bernardi, Marcos Milinkovic, Bengt Gustafsson, Raimonds Vilde, Scott Fortune, Rodolfo Sánchez, Osvaldo Hernández, Dejan Brđović, Leszek Urbanowicz, Goran Vujević, Jeff Stork, Henk-Jan Held, Igor Runov, Tom Hoff, Vasa Mijić, Pablo Meana, Plamen Konstantinov, Janne Heikkinen, Simon Tischer, Boyan Yordanov, Wytze Kooistra, Mitar Đurić and Ernardo Gómez.

Honours

Domestic competitions

European competitions

Worldwide competitions

International record

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Season Achievement Notes
Champions Cup
1981–82 Final Four 4th place in a group with Robe di Kappa Torino, VC CSKA Moscow and CS Dinamo Bucureşti
1991–92 Final won 3–0 against VC CSKA Moscow in the semi-final, lost 0–3 to Il Messaggero Ravenna in the final
1992–93 Final Four 3rd place. Lost 1–3 to Maxicono Parma in the semi-final, won 3–0 against Maes Pils Zellik in the 3rd place game
1993–94 Final Four 4th place. Lost 0–3 to Maxicono Parma in the semi-final, lost 0–3 to Maes Pils Zellik in the 3rd place game
1994–95 Final Four 3rd place. Lost 1–3 to Edilcuoghi Ravenna in the semi-final, won 3–2 against Maes Pils Zellik in the 3rd place game
Champions League
2000–01 Final Four 4th place. Lost 0–3 to Sisley Treviso in the semi-final, lost 2–3 to Roma in the 3rd place game
2001–02 Final won 3–1 against Mostostal in the semi-final, lost 1–3 to Lube Banca Macerata in the final
Cup Winners Cup / Top Teams Cup
1995–96 Winners won 3–1 against Alcom Capelle in the semi-final, won 3–2 against Bayer Wuppertal in the final
1996–97 Final won 3–1 against SCC Berlin in the semi-final, lost 0–3 to Alpitour Traco Cuneo in the final
1997–98 Final won 3–0 against Castêlo da Maia in the semi-final, lost 0–3 to Alpitour Traco Cuneo in the final
2004–05 Winners won 3–0 against VK Dukla Liberec in the semi-final, won 3–0 against Ortec Nesselande Rotterdam in the final
FIVB Club World Championship
1992 Final Four 3rd place. Lost 0–3 to Misura Milano in the semi-final, won 3–0 against Il Messaggero Ravenna in the 3rd place game
European Super Cup
1996 Final Four 4th place. Lost 1–3 to ASV Dachau in the semi-final, lost 0–3 against Pallavolo Modena in the 3rd place game

The road to CEV Cup Winners Cup / CEV Cup victories

The road to the 1996 CEV Cup Winners' Cup victory

Round Team Home  Away 
Group Stage
(Group B)		 Czech Republic VK Dukla Liberec 1–3
Belgium Desimpel Torhout 3–0
Ukraine Lokomotiv Kharkiv 0–3
Poland Legia Warsaw 3–0
Russia Belogorie Belgorod 3–0
Germany Bayer Wuppertal 3–0
Turkey Eczacıbaşı Istanbul 0–3
Semifinal Netherlands Alcom Capelle 3–1
Final Germany Bayer Wuppertal 3–2

The road to the 2005 CEV Top Teams Cup victory

Round Team Home  Away 
Qualification Round
(Group 7)		 Republic of Macedonia Rabotnicki Skopje 3–0
Cyprus Pafiakos Pafos 3–0
Bosnia and Herzegovina Brčko Brčko 3–0
Group Stage
(Group A)		 Switzerland Concordia Näfels 3–0 0–3
Turkey Fenerbahçe Istanbul 3–0 1–3
Slovenia Šoštanj Topolsica 3–0 0–3
Quarterfinal Turkey Ziraat Bankası Ankara 3–0 0–3
Semifinal Czech Republic VK Dukla Liberec 3–0
Final Netherlands Ortec Nesselande Rotterdam 3–0

Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:
 Greece
  • Greece Kaloudis Alexoudis
  • Greece Sotiris Amarianakis
  • Greece Andreas Andreadis
  • Greece Christos Angelidis
  • Greece Dimitris Chorianos
  • Greece Kostas Christofidelis
  • Greece Giorgos Dermatis
  • Greece Christos Dimitrakopoulos
  • Greece-Serbia Mitar Đurić
  • Greece Iraklis Doriadis
  • Greece Giorgos Dragovits
  • Greece Ioannis Fakas
  • Greece-Ukraine Dima Filippov
  • Greece Andreas Fragkos
  • Greece Vasilis Galakos
  • Greece Marios Giourdas
  • Greece Dimitris Kazazis
  • Greece Menelaos Kokkinakis
  • Greece Tasos Koublis
  • Greece Kostas Kourbetis
  • Greece Vasilis Kournetas
  • Greece Giannis Laios
  • Greece Andreas Lorandos
  • Greece Giorgos Lykoudis
  • Greece Sakis Moustakidis
  • Greece Athanasios Michalopoulos
  • Greece Avgoustinos Michalos
  • Greece Dimitris Mitropoulos
  • Greece Kyriakos Pantelias
  • Greece Giorgos Petreas
  • Greece Stefanos Polyzos
  • Greece Stelios Prosalikas
  • Greece Kostas Prousalis
  • Greece Nikos Roumeliotis
  • Greece Nikos Smaragdis
  • Greece Sotiris Sotiriou
  • Greece Dimitris Soultanopoulos
  • Greece Giorgos Stefanou
  • Greece Giannis Takouridis
  • Greece Lefteris Terzakis
  • Greece Andreas Theodoridis
  • Greece Michalis Triantafyllidis
  • Greece Antonis Tsakiropoulos
  • Greece Manos Xenakis
  • Greece Vasilis Xerovasilas

Notable coaches

Ljubomir Travica
Zoran Gajić

Current squad

Olympiacos S.C. first team in 1926

Season 2014–2015

Shirt No Nationality Player Birth Date Height Position
1  Greece Kostas Christofidelis June 26, 1977 1.95 Outside Hitter
2  Greece Thanos Maroulis July 9, 1988 1.88 Setter
4  Serbia Milan Jurišić August 21, 1978 1.98 Middle Blocker
5  Ukraine Andrii Diachkov April 28, 1985 2.02 Outside Hitter
6  Greece Giorgos Stefanou January 12, 1981 1.88 Libero
8  Greece Kostas Prousalis October 6, 1980 1.87 Setter
9  Greece Menelaos Kokkinakis January 21, 1993 1.93 Outside Hitter
10  Greece Sotiris Sotiriou April 20, 1986 1.99 Opposite
11  Bulgaria Boyan Yordanov March 12, 1983 1.98 Opposite
12  Greece Giorgos Sfendylakis December 12, 1988 2.02 Middle Blocker
14  Netherlands Wytze Kooistra June 3, 1982 2.09 Opposite
16  Greece Christos Voloudakis February 13, 1988 1.85 Libero
17  Greece Giannis Takouridis May 24, 1988 1.98 Middle Blocker
18  Greece Aineias Tzelatis May 15, 1982 2.02 Opposite

Technical and managerial staff

Name Job
Greece Dimitris Kazazis Head coach
Greece Giorgos Milonakis Assistant coach

References

  1. ↑ "CEV Cup (Top Teams Cup) 1995/96 Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) - SV Bayer Wuppertal (GER) 3:2 (Final)". volleyball-movies.net.
  2. ↑ "CEV Cup (Top Teams Cup) 2004/05 Olympiacos Piraeus (GRE) - Ortec Nesselande Rotterdam (NED) 3:0 (Final)". volleyball-movies.net.
  3. ↑ "Η χρυσή βίβλος της Volleyleague" (in Greek). gazzetta.gr. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "2001/02 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE". cev.lu.
  5. ↑ "1991/92 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE". cev.lu.

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