Olympiacos S.C.

Olympiacos
Nickname Thrylos (The Legend)
Erythrolefkoi (The Red-Whites)
Founded 1926
Ground Melina Merkouri Indoor Hall
(Capacity: 2,000)
Chairman Greece Michalis Kountouris
Manager Spain Fernando Muñoz Benitez
League A1 Greek Volleyleague
CEV Challenge Cup
2017–18 1st (Champions)
Website Club home page
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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 Top Teams Cup / CEV Cups,[1][2] a record 28 Greek Volley League Championships,[3] a record 17 Greek Cups, 2 Greek Super Cups, a record 5 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 Top Teams Cups (1996, 2005), being twice Runners-up of the CEV Champions League (1992, 2002) and twice Runners-up of the CEV Cup Winners' Cup (1997, 1998) as well. They were also Runners-up of the CEV Challenge Cup in 2018, thus reaching their 7th European final in all European competitions overall.

Olympiacos is the most successful volleyball team in Greece, having won the most Greek Championships, Cups, domestic Doubles and overall titles and by far the most successful Greek volleyball club in European and International competitions, being the only Greek team to have won European titles and the only one to have reached no less than 7 European finals. They also hold the all-time record for the most consecutive Greek Volley League Championships, as they are the only team to have won 8 consecutive Greek Volley League titles (1987–1994), as well as the all-time record for winning 7 Greek Volley League titles undefeated (1968, 1974, 1979, 1981, 1988, 1991, 2018). Furthermore, Olympiacos is the only Greek club to have played in the FIVB Volleyball Men's 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 Volleyball Men's Club World Championship, after a 3–0 win against Il Messaggero Ravenna.[4] 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), in 1 CEV Challenge Cup final (2018), as well as in 1 CEV European Super Cup Final Four (1996). Another impressive feat in Olympiacos European history is their participation in 7 consecutive European Final Fours, four in the CEV Champions League (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995) and three in the CEV Cup Winners' Cup (1996, 1997, 1998).

After the 2017–18 CEV Women's Challenge Cup win of Olympiacos women's volleyball department, Olympiacos CFP become the only multi-sport club in Greece and one of the very few in European volleyball history to have won European titles with both its men's and women's departments.

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, Ernardo Gómez, Fabian Drzyzga, Marcus Böhme, Todor Aleksiev and Liberman Agámez.

Honours

Domestic competitions

  • Greek Volley League
    • Winners (28) (record): 1968, 1968−69, 1973−74, 1975−76, 1977−78, 1978−79, 1979−80, 1980−81, 1982−83, 1986−87, 1987−88, 1988−89, 1989−90, 1990−91, 1991−92, 1992−93, 1993−94, 1997−98, 1998−99, 1999−00, 2000−01, 2002−03, 2008−09, 2009−10, 2010−11, 2012−13, 2013−14, 2017−18
  • Greek Cup
    • Winners (16) (record): 1980−81, 1982−83, 1988−89, 1989−90, 1991−92, 1992−93, 1993−94,[5] 1996−97, 1997−98, 1998−99, 2000−01, 2008−09, 2010−11, 2012−13, 2013−14, 2015−16, 2016−17
  • Greek League Cup
    • Winners (5) (record): 2012−13, 2014−15, 2015−16, 2016−17,[6] 2017−18
  • Greek Super Cup
    • Winners (2): 2000, 2010
  • Double
    • Winners (14) (record): 1980−81, 1982−83, 1988−89, 1989−90, 1991−92, 1992−93, 1993−94, 1997−98, 1998−99, 2000−01, 2008−09, 2010−11, 2012−13, 2013−14

European competitions

Worldwide competitions

International record

Olympiacos first volleyball team in 1926
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 Volleyball Men's 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
CEV Challenge Cup
2017–18 Final defeated by Bunge Ravenna, 1–3 loss in Ravenna, 1–3 loss in Piraeus

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 Topolšica 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

Supporters

Olympiacos volleyball logo

Olympiacos fans are renowned for their passionate and fervent support to the team, with the atmosphere at home matches regarded as extremely intense and intimidating to such an extent that is rarely seen in volleyball matches. In the decade of the 1900s and the early 2000s, Olympiacos was among the top powers in European volleyball (7 consecutive European Final Four participations, four in the CEV Champions League –1992, 1993, 1994, 1995– and three in the CEV Cup Winners' Cup –1996, 1997, 1998–, winners of the 1996 CEV Cup Winners' Cup, twice Runners-up of the CEV Champions League in 1992 and 2002, twice Runners-up of the CEV Cup Winners' Cup in 1997 and 1998, third place in the world in the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship in 1992 and fourth place in the 1996 CEV European Super Cup) and one of the best supported volleyball teams in Europe.[9]

In the 1992 CEV Champions League Final Four in Piraeus, an estimated 20,000 Olympiacos fans crowded the Peace and Friendship Stadium for the semi-final against CSKA Moscow and 20,000 more for the final against il Messaggero Ravenna.[10][11][12] Volleyball legend Karch Kiraly, Hall of Famer and three times Olympic gold medalist, a key member of il Messaggero Ravenna at the time, talked about the 1992 CEV Champions League Final in a 2018 interview: "That particular CEV Champions League Final Four in Piraeus was really a very special experience. Even now as we speak, the first thing that comes to my mind was the unbelievable atmposhere that we all lived in that volleyball game in Athens 26 years ago. In that day I cherished the Greek supporters and the passion of Olympiacos fans for volleyball. It was something unique."[13]

In the 1996 CEV Cup Winners' Cup Final Four which was held again in Piraeus and the Peace and Frienship Stadium, an estimated 18,000 to 20,000 Olympiacos fans filed into SEF and created the most intense atmosphere, pushing the team to the their first ever European title against the German side Bayer Wuppertal, after a hard-fought 3–2 win.[14][15] After the victory, hundreds of ecstatic Olympiacos fans stormed the court and celebrated the title with the players.[16]

Olympiacos hosted the Final Four of the CEV Top Teams Cup in 2005 and Olympiacos supporters relived some of the 1990s moments. 15,000 fans packed the Peace and Frienship Stadium and provided once again an electric atmosphere, helping Olympiacos to win their second European title, after a 3–0 win against the Dutch side Ortec Nesselande Rotterdam in the final.[17][18]

In 2018 Peace and Friendship Stadium lived once again some of its timeless glory, as an estimated 12,000 Olympiacos fans created an extraordinary atmosphere in the final of the 2017–18 CEV Challenge Cup against Bunge Ravenna.[19] Ravenna's Austrian star Paul Buchegger talked about the atmosphere in the post-game interview: "The atmosphere, the fans were really great. It was a "red hell", when I entered the court I had goose bumps. I have never played in front of such a big crowd."[20]

Notable players

Notable coaches

Players

2018–2019 Roster

Shirt No Nationality Player Birth Date Height Position
1 GreeceKostas ChristofidelisJune 26, 19772.00Outside hitter
2 GreeceParaskevas TseliosJuly 26, 19972.07Middle blocker
3 GreeceNikos ZoupanisMarch 18, 19892.02Opposite
5 GreeceKostas StivachtisMay 22, 19801.86Setter
6 GreeceGiorgos StefanouJanuary 12, 19811.81Libero
7 GreeceGiorgos PetreasNovember 19, 19862.02Middle blocker
8 GermanyMarcus BöhmeAugust 25, 19852.11Middle blocker
9 GreeceTheologos DaridisJuly 18, 19911.80Libero
10 GreeceAndreas AndreadisJanuary 14, 19822.05Middle blocker
11 GreeceAndreas FrangosDecember 21, 19892.00Outside hitter
12 CanadaGavin SchmittJanuary 27, 19862.08Opposite
14 FinlandEemi TervaporttiJuly 26, 19891.93Setter
17 GreeceRafail KoumentakisMay 5, 19932.03Outside hitter
18 NetherlandsJeroen RauwerdinkSeptember 13, 19852.00Outside hitter

Technical and managerial staff

Name Job
Spain Fernando Muñoz Benitez Head Coach
Greece Antonis Vourderis Assistant Coach

Historical performance in Volleyleague

Stats

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
2015–16 3rd 21–5 70–24
2016–17 2nd 28–4 89–24
2017–18 1st 30−0 90−12

Positions

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Times 28 14 6 2 1

Kit manufacturer

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Olympiacos team.

Period Kit provider
2002– Puma
Mikasa
Adidas

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Porto Petrol other sponsors: Athens Medical Group, Nova Sports and Astari Plastikoy.

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. ↑ FIVB Volleyball Club World Championship – Honours. FIVB official website
  5. ↑ Ιστορία του Κυπέλλου Ανδρών (in Greek)
  6. ↑ 2017 League Cup final www.sport24.gr
  7. ↑ "2001/02 European Champions League". cev.lu.
  8. ↑ "1991/92 European Champions League". cev.lu.
  9. ↑ Σαν σήμερα το 1996 γιόρτασε τα γενέθλιά του με το Κύπελλο Κυπελλούχων (in Greek). Olympiacos official website. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  10. ↑ O Oλυμπιακός στον τελικό του Πρωταθλητριών – Το ΣΕΦ είναι τίγκα από 20,000 φίλους των Πειραιωτών. Οι Μοσχοβίτες είναι σούπερ φαβορί, αλλά θα λιώσουν με 15-8, 15-7 και 15-4. (in Greek). sportdog.gr. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  11. ↑ O Oλυμπιακός του ΣΕΦ (in Greek). volleyplanet.gr. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  12. ↑ Olympiacos–CSKA Moscow 3–0 1992 CEV Champions League semi-final full game (sec. 58). ERT1
  13. ↑ Καρτς Κίραλι: Λάτρεψα το πάθος των Ελλήνων (in Greek). sportsfeed.gr. 3 April 2018.
  14. ↑ Το πρώτο Ευρωπαϊκό του εορτάζοντος Ολυμπιακού. Ο Γιάννης Λάιος στο Sport-Retro.gr – Η ανδρική ομάδα του Ολυμπιακού, ανήμερα των 71ων γενεθλίων από την ίδρυση του συλλόγου, κατέκτησε το Κύπελλο Κυπελλούχων στο κατάμεστο από περίπου 20.000 κόσμο Στάδιο Ειρήνης και Φιλίας. (in Greek). sport-retro.gr. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  15. ↑ Master στο ΣΕΦ (in Greek). sport24.gr. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  16. ↑ Η νίκη που έγραψε ιστορία (in Greek). volleyplanet.gr. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  17. ↑ «Κοκκίνισε» η Ευρώπη – Μπροστά σε 15.000 φιλάθλους οι "ερυθρόλευκοι" σήκωσαν το τρόπαιο και το στάδιο πήρε φωτιά. (in Greek). sport-fm.gr. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  18. ↑ Όταν ο Ολυμπιακός κατέκτησε το δεύτερο ευρωπαϊκό (in Greek). sport24.gr. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  19. ↑ "Ultras World lost for words with Olympiacos fans" (in Greek). fosonline.gr. 15 April 2018.
  20. ↑ "Ravenna upset 11,800-strong crowd to seize men's Challenge Cup title". cev.eu. 11 April 2018.
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