Olympiacos S.C.

For the parent multi-sport club, see Olympiacos CFP.
Olympiacos
Nickname Thrylos (The Legend)
Erythrolefkoi (The Red-Whites)
Kokkinoi (The Reds)
Dafnostefanomenos (The laurel-crowned)
Founded 1926
Ground Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Piraeus, Greece
(Capacity: 3,000)
Chairman Greece Michalis Kountouris
Manager Italy Roberto Piazza
League A1 Greek Volleyleague
CEV Cup
2014–15 2nd
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Olympiacos S.C. is the men's volleyball team of the major Greek multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus. It was founded in 1926 and has won 2 CEV Cup Winners' Cup / CEV Cups,[1][2] 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. Olympiacos is a traditional powerhouse of European volleyball, ranked among the top European volleyball clubs; from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s they played in no less than 11 European Final Fours and reached 6 European Finals, winning 2 CEV Cup Winners' Cup / CEV Cups (1996, 2005), being twice Runners-up of the CEV Champions League (1992, 2002) and twice Runners-up of the CEV Cup Winners' Cup / CEV Cup (1997, 1998) as well.

Olympiacos is the most successful volleyball team in Greece, having won the most Greek Championships, Cups and domestic Doubles and being the only Greek team to have won European titles. They also hold the record for the most consecutive Greek Championships, as they are the only team to have won 8 consecutive League titles (1987–1994). They have also won 6 Greek Championships undefeated (1968, 1974, 1979, 1981, 1988, 1991). Furthermore, Olympiacos is the only Greek club to have played in the FIVB Club World Championship and the CEV European Super Cup as well, having represented Greece successfully in all major European and Worldwide competitions.

In 1992 they reached the third place in the world in the FIVB Club World Championship, after a 3–0 win against Il Messaggero Ravenna. Altogether, they have participated in 7 CEV Champions League Final Fours (1982, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002), reaching the final twice (1992, 2002), in 4 CEV Cup / CEV Cup Winners' Cup Final Fours (1996, 1997, 1998, 2005), winning 2 titles (1996, 2005) and reaching the final in two other cases (1997, 1998), as well as in 1 CEV European Super Cup Final Four (1996). Along with Pallavolo Modena, they hold the record for most consecutive European Final Four participations with 7, four in the CEV Champions League (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995) and three in the CEV Cup (1996, 1997, 1998).

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

Honours

Domestic competitions

European competitions

Worldwide competitions

International record

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Season Achievement Notes
CEV Champions League
1981–82 Final Four 4th place in a group with Robe di Kappa Torino, CSKA Moscow and Dinamo Bucureşti
1991–92 Final won 3–0 against CSKA Moscow in the semi-final, lost 0–3 to il Messaggero Ravenna in the final
1992–93 Final Four 3rd place. Lost 1–3 to Maxicono Parma in the semi-final, won 3–0 against Maes Pils Zellik in the 3rd place game
1993–94 Final Four 4th place. Lost 0–3 to Maxicono Parma in the semi-final, lost 0–3 to Maes Pils Zellik in the 3rd place game
1994–95 Final Four 3rd place. Lost 1–3 to Edilcuoghi Ravenna in the semi-final, won 3–2 against Maes Pils Zellik in the 3rd place game
2000–01 Final Four 4th place. Lost 0–3 to Sisley Treviso in the semi-final, lost 2–3 to Ford B.Gesu Roma in the 3rd place game
2001–02 Final won 3–1 against Mostostal in the semi-final, lost 1–3 to Lube Banca Macerata in the final
2009–10 Playoff 6 5th place. Eliminated by Dynamo Moscow, 1–3 loss in Moscow, 1–3 loss in Piraeus
CEV Cup Winners Cup / CEV Top Teams Cup
1995–96 Winners won 3–1 against Alcom Capelle in the semi-final, won 3–2 against Bayer Wuppertal in the final
1996–97 Final won 3–1 against Berlin in the semi-final, lost 0–3 to Alpitour Traco Cuneo in the final
1997–98 Final won 3–0 against Castêlo da Maia in the semi-final, lost 0–3 to Alpitour Traco Cuneo in the final
2004–05 Winners won 3–0 against Dukla Liberec in the semi-final, won 3–0 against Ortec Nesselande Rotterdam in the final
FIVB Club World Championship
1992 Final Four 3rd place. Lost 0–3 to Misura Milano in the semi-final, won 3–0 against il Messaggero Ravenna in the 3rd place game
CEV European Super Cup
1996 Final Four 4th place. Lost 1–3 to Dachau in the semi-final, lost 0–3 against Daytona Modena in the 3rd place game

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

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 Greece

Notable coaches

Ljubomir Travica
Ljubomir Travica 
Zoran Gajić
Zoran Gajić 

Current squad

Olympiacos S.C. first team in 1926

Season 2015–2016

Shirt No Nationality Player Birth Date Height Position
1  Greece Charis Sakoglou July 1, 1990 1.94 Opposite
4  Greece Dimitris Soultanopoulos September 3, 1981 2.01 Middle Blocker
5  Greece Kostas Stivachtis May 22, 1980 1.86 Setter
7  Greece Dima Filippov December 4, 1990 1.98 Setter
8  Latvia Hermans Egleskalns December 8, 1990 2.03 Opposite
9  Greece Menelaos Kokkinakis January 21, 1993 1.93 Outside Hitter
10  Montenegro Božidar Ćuk June 13, 1992 2.00 Outside Hitter
11  Greece Konrad Guzda September 25, 1990 1.88 Libero
12  Greece Christos Papadopoulos November 25, 1986 1.98 Middle Blocker
14  Greece Markos Galiotos August 23, 1996 1.95 Setter
15  Greece Nikos Deliprimis May 17, 1990 1.97 Outside Hitter
16  Slovakia František Ogurčák April 24, 1984 1.98 Outside Hitter
17  Greece Kostas Tampouratzis September 2, 1983 1.91 Libero
18  Greece Giorgos Sfendylakis December 12, 1988 2.02 Middle Blocker
19  Romania Andrei Spînu January 24, 1987 2.10 Middle Blocker

Technical and managerial staff

Name Job
Italy Roberto Piazza Head Coach
Greece Giannis Fakas Assistant Coach
Italy Massimiliano Giaccardi Assistant Coach

Historical performance in Volleyleague

Season Position W–L Sets
1967–68 1st 6–0 18–0
1968–69 1st 13–1 40–12
1969–70 2nd 20-2
1970–71 4th 16–6
1971–72 2nd 22–2
1972–73 2nd
1973–74 1st 24–0
1974–75 3rd
1975–76 1st 14–1
1976–77 2nd 13–2
1977–78 1st 21–1
1978–79 1st 22–0
1979–80 1st 17–1 52–13
1980–81 1st 22–0 66–13
1981–82 2nd 20–2 63–11
Season Position W–L Sets
1982–83 1st 21–1 65–16
1983–84 2nd 26–2 79–18
1984–85 2nd 25–3 80–14
1985–86 2nd 20–2 63–14
1986–87 1st 21–1 64–11
1987–88 1st 22–0 66–9
1988–89 1st 19–1 59–6
1989–90 1st 21–1 63–6
1990–91 1st 20–0 60–9
1991–92 1st 21–1
1992–93 1st 20–1 62–12
1993–94 1st 21–1 65–11
1994–95 2nd
1995–96 4th 18–8 61–36
1996–97 3rd 19–6 65–27
Season Position W–L Sets
1997–98 1st 26–5 84–25
1998–99 1st 27–3 82–19
1999–00 1st 27–3 82–21
2000–01 1st 27–2 84–14
2001–02 2nd 25–6 83–30
2002–03 1st 25–2 78–24
2003–04 2nd 23–5 76–27
2004–05 2nd 20–11 72–37
2005–06 3rd 20–9 64–37
2006–07 3rd 22–6 72–31
2007–08 3rd 22–9 72–39
2008–09 1st 26–5 82–28
2009–10 1st 25–6 82–34
2010–11 1st 21–6 71–33
2011–12 5th 14–11 56–38
Season Position W–L Sets
2012–13 1st 26–3 78–23
2013–14 1st 23–7 80–38
2014–15 2nd 22–7 75–40

Positions

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Times 27 12 5 2 1

See also

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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