Olympiacos H.C.

Olympiacos
Full name Olympiacos Handball Club
Nickname(s)
  • Thrylos (The Legend)
  • Erythrolefkoi (The Red-Whites)
Founded 1931 (1931)
Arena Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall, Piraeus, Greece
Capacity 1,800
President Michalis Kountouris
Head coach Giorgos Zaravinas
League Handball Premier
2017–18 Handball Premier, Champions
Website
Official site

Olympiacos Handball Club (currently known for sponsorship reasons as Olympiacos S.F.P. / Omilos Xini) is the men's handball team of the major Greek multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus. It was founded initially in 1931 and it was reorganized in 2017. The department has won 1 Greek Handball Championship, 1 Greek Cup and 1 Double.[1][2]

In 2017–18 season, which was the first after its reorganization, Olympiacos won the domestic double. They won the Greek Handball Championship by beating AEK Athens with 3–2 wins in the finals in a dramatic fashion, as they overturned an initial 0–2 win lead by AEK and took three straight wins to secure the League title.[3] They also won the Greek Cup, beating PAOK in the semi-final and ASE Douka in the final to complete the domestic Double.[4]

Olympiacos play their games at Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall in Piraeus.

Honours

European record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2017–18 EHF Cup R1 Czech Republic Talent Plzeň 21–21 17–29 39–50

Notable players

  • Greece Alexis Alvanos
  • Greece Andreas Arapakopoulos
  • Greece Thodoris Delichristos
  • Greece Petros Kandylas
  • Greece Panagiotis Karampourniotis
  • Greece Antonis Kontis
  • Greece Pantelis Kostakidis
  • Greece Nikos Kritikos
  • Greece Nikos Liapis
  • Greece Fotis Misailidis
  • Greece Tasos Papadionysiou

Notable coaches

  • Greece Giorgos Zaravinas

Seasons

Season Division Place Cup Europe
2017–18Handball PremierChampionsWinnersEHF Cup R1

Current squad

Season 2018–2019[5]

Number Player Birth Date Height (m) Position
4Greece Nikos Kritikos24/09/19961.82Left Inter
6Greece Dimitris Tziras05/04/19911.75Right Extreme
7Greece Panagiotis Karampourniotis20/02/19981.95Pivot
15Greece Stelios Asvestas21/03/19991.85Right Inter
16Greece Argyris Papadopoulos10/12/19981.85Goalkeeper
17Greece Petros Kandylas28/02/19911.97Play Maker
18Greece Grigoris Sanikis29/01/19801.89Left Inter
27Greece Nikos Liapis24/08/19991.90Pivot
31Greece Konstantinos Tsilimparis (c)31/07/19791.97Goalkeeper
Spain Luis Felipe Jiménez Reina12/06/19891.93Right Inter
Serbia Igor Arsić19/10/19891.88Goalkeeper
Bosnia and Herzegovina Petar Bubalo01/08/19921.92Right Inter
Brazil Patrick André Toniazzo Lemos23/05/19961.90Play Maker
Greece Angelos Tsilis06/11/19921.84Left Extreme
Greece Antonis Kontis07/10/19911.75Left Extreme
Greece Andreas Arapakopoulos15/11/19941.88Pivot
Greece Thodoris DelichristosPlay Maker
Greece Marko TerletskiGoalkeeper
Greece Giorgos ZafeirakisPivot

Technical and managerial staff

Job Name
Head coach Greece Giorgos Zaravinas

Sponsorships

References

  1. ↑ Olympiacos SFP take first domestic trophy. European Handball Federation official website. 22 June 2018
  2. ↑ Olympiakos win Greek Handball Cup. handball-planet.com. 14 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Olympiacos win Greek men's handball championship. xinhuanet.com. 7 June 2018
  4. ↑ Ο Ολυμπιακός νίκησε 22–21 τον ΠΑΟΚ με τέρμα του Φώτη Μισαηλίδη στο 59:53. Hellenic Handball Federation official website. 10 March 2018. (in Greek)
  5. ↑ Olympiacos roster
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