Olympiacos B.C.
Olympiacos | ||||
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Nickname | Thrylos (The Legend) Erythrolefki (The Red-Whites) Kokkini (The Reds) | |||
Leagues | EuroLeague Greek Basket League Greek Cup | |||
Founded | 1931 | |||
History | Olympiacos Piraeus B.C. (1931–present) | |||
Arena | Peace and Friendship Stadium | |||
Capacity | 12,700[1] | |||
Location | Piraeus, Greece | |||
Team colors | Red, White | |||
President | Panagiotis Angelopoulos | |||
Head coach | Georgios Bartzokas | |||
Team captain | Kostas Papanikolaou | |||
Ownership | Giorgos Angelopoulos Panagiotis Angelopoulos | |||
Championships | 3 EuroLeagues 1 FIBA Intercontinental Cup 1 Triple Crown 14 Greek Championships 12 Greek Cups 2 Greek Super Cup | |||
Retired numbers | 1 (7) | |||
Website | olympiacosbc.gr | |||
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Olympiacos B.C. (Greek: ΚΑΕ Ολυμπιακός Σ.Φ.Π.), commonly referred to as Olympiacos and Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional basketball club based in Piraeus, part of the major multi-sport club, Olympiacos CFP. The parent club was founded in 1925, with the basketball team created in 1931, and their home ground is the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus.
Olympiacos has been established as one of the most successful clubs in Greek basketball history and one of the most successful clubs in European basketball, having won three EuroLeagues, one FIBA Intercontinental Cup, one Triple Crown, fourteen Greek League titles, twelve Greek Cups and two Greek Super Cups. As a traditional European powerhouse, Olympiacos have also been six times EuroLeague runners-up and, having played a total of nine finals, they are the Greek club with the most EuroLeague Final appearances. They have also participated in twelve EuroLeague Final Fours.[2]
The first major achievement of Olympiacos in European competitions was their presence in the 1978–79 FIBA European Champions Cup semi-finals group stage, but it was in the 1990s that Olympiacos made their biggest mark. They became the first ever Greek club that reached the EuroLeague Final, being runners-up in two consecutive seasons (1994 and 1995), winning their first EuroLeague title in 1997, after a convincing 73–58 win to Barcelona in Rome, which was a record margin win at the time for one-leg final in the competition's history. In the same season, they achieved the first Triple Crown for a Greek team and as European champions they played in the 1997 McDonald's Championship, where they met in the final the Michael Jordan's NBA champions, the Chicago Bulls. During the 1990s, besides their constant achievements in EuroLeague, also adding a third place in 1999, Olympiacos dominated the Greek Basket League with five consecutive titles, at a time when the Greek championship was considered Europe's best national basketball league. Thus, FIBA declared Olympiacos as the "Best European Team of the 1990s".[3][4]
Olympiacos returned to the very top of European basketball in 2010, when they reached the final against Barcelona in Paris, but mostly in 2012, when they won their second EuroLeague title in Istanbul, by rallying from 19 points down in the championship game, to beat CSKA Moscow 62–61, on the last shot of the game, achieving the greatest comeback in European basketball finals history, and one of the greatest ever seen in European continental basketball. In 2013, Olympiacos won their third EuroLeague title and became the only Greek club and only the third club in European basketball history to be crowned back-to-back European champions in the modern EuroLeague Final Four era, after beating Real Madrid 100–88 in the London final.[5] Later on, Olympiacos won the Intercontinental Cup, celebrating a third international title in 17 months.
Some of the greatest players in European basketball have played for Olympiacos over the years including:
History
1930s–1960s
The club had its beginnings in the 1930s. Olympiacos was the first Greek team to familiarize itself with American style basketball, as
1970s–1980s
It was not until 1976 that coach Faidon Matthaiou managed to create a strong team based on the stars Steve Giatzoglou, Giorgos Kastrinakis, Giorgos Barlas and on strong team players like Paul Melini and Pavlos Diakoulas. Olympiacos would win another Greek title and it did so in unprecedented fashion, running off 22 victories in 22 games. Reds completed the first double in their history, winning the Greek Cup, while they did very well in the Cup Winner's Cup as well, reaching the last 8. The next year, Kostas Mourouzis was appointed as head coach and the team won the Greek cup, after eliminating Panathinaikos with a record-setting 110–68 away win (42 points difference, the highest ever in the games between the two teams).[8] Melini led Olympiacos with 24 points, while Kastrinakis scored 22. In 1978 the team did their second double in 3 years, winning both the Greek championship (losing only 1 game) and their third Greek cup in a row, beating AEK 103–88 in the final.
In 1979 the club also had their first significant success in Europe, reaching the final round (Final-6) of the European Championship. The final round of that year was one of the toughest ever in the competition. Olympiacos finished 6th, winning only one game, the 79–77 home victory against
Although the 1970s was the most successful decade for the team up to that time, the 1980s marked a low period for the Reds, who did not manage to play a major domestic role, being outshined by the up-and-coming superpowers from
1990s: FIBA's Best European Team of the 1990s
It was in the 1990s that the Reds made their biggest mark. The middle of that decade belonged to Olympiacos, not only in Greece, but also in Europe. In the 1991–92 season, record holding Greek basketball coach
Five consecutive Greek Championships from 1993 to 1997 and two Greek Cups in 1994 and 1997, made the team the indubitable dominant club in Greece. During this period, Olympiacos was the best supported basketball team, not only in Greece but in Europe as well, as Peace and Friendship Stadium was full in most of their matches, making Olympiacos invincible in it. In addition to their domestic success, Olympiacos became the most successful team in the EuroLeague of that period, leading FIBA to select them as the Best European Team in the decade of the 1990s.[3][4]
5 Greek championships in a row, twice EuroLeague runners-up
In the
The following year, Olympiacos had a top-class roster with players like
In the 1994–95 season, Olympiacos with the
In the next season, 1995–96, although Olympiacos made an excellent course in the FIBA European League top 16 group stage and achieved a 10–4 record, he ranked third in the group because in the triple tie with CSKA Moscow and the FIBA European Cup champions of Benetton Treviso had the disadvantage with 1–3 wins. In the quarter-finals Olympiacos faced Real Madrid Teka with home-court disadvantage and did not manage to make the Final Four for a third season in a row, losing the play-off series with 1–2 wins (68–49 win in Piraeus, 77–80 and 65–80 losses in Madrid). However, the season ended in an extremely memorable way, because in the last game of the best-of-five series of the Greek League Finals, Olympiacos smashed arch-rivals and European champions Panathinaikos with a thrashing 73–38 victory, an all-time record victory margin (35 points) for the Greek League Finals and the second largest winning margin in an Olympiacos–Panathinaikos game after Olympiacos' 110–68 (42-point margin) record away win against Panathinaikos in the Greek Cup in 1977.[9] Five players scored in double digits (Rivers 16 points, Tarlać 14, Nakić 12, Berry and Sigalas 10 each) and led Olympiacos to their fourth consecutive Greek Championship in front of their ecstatic fans, who celebrated the title and the historic win in a euphoric frenzy at Peace and Friendship Stadium.
European Champions and Triple Crown Glory
In the 1996–97 season, with a new coach,
Olympiacos were the unquestionable favorites to win the EuroLeague championship and they made it, after two dominating performances in the Final Four. They faced Smelt Olimpija in the semi-final and beat them 74–65, with David Rivers scoring 28 points. In the final, they played against FC Barcelona Banca Catalana, and after an impressive display, they won by a score of 73–58, and became European Champions for the first time in their history. Rivers led Olympiacos, scoring an average of 27 points in the two games, and was eventually voted Final Four MVP. The thousands of Olympiacos fans who filled Palaeur arena, were quick to sing that, "in Rome, in the final, we lifted the European title" (Greek: Στη Ρώμη και στον τελικό, σηκώσαμε Ευρωπαϊκό). This remains one of the club's most popular chants to this day. Olympiacos went on to complete the coveted Triple Crown in convincing fashion: they won the Greek League title (with 3–1 wins against the season's surprise team AEK) and the Greek Cup (beating Dexim Apollon Patras 80–78 in the final, in Olympic Indoor Hall), to mark the most successful season in the club's long history. Olympiacos became the first Greek team to ever win the Triple Crown, and remained the only to do so one up until 2007.
McDonald's Championship finalists against the Chicago Bulls
In October of the same year, the club played in the 1997 McDonald's Championship, in Paris. Having defeated Atenas in the semi-final by 89–86, Olympiacos played against the NBA champions Chicago Bulls in the final.[12] The game was played under zone-friendly European rules (the games between NBA and FIBA teams were played under a mixture of NBA and FIBA rules at that time), but, out of respect for the Bulls, Olympiacos never used a zone defense. Olympiacos was defeated 78–104, by the Bulls, and one of the greatest basketball players ever, Michael Jordan.
In the 1997–98 season, Olympiacos were once again the favorites in all the competitions they were taking part. They started the season with an impressive record of consecutive wins in Greece and Europe. But in the second half of the season, things went wrong for the team. Olympiacos played in the round of 16 of the EuroLeague, with a home court advantage against Partizan in a three-game series, but they lost both matches in Athens and Belgrade and the European Champions suffered an early and disappointing elimination. In the Greek Cup's Final Four, they faced Panathinaikos for the 3rd place and they won easily.
In the Greek League, Olympiacos finished the regular season in second place, behind Panathinaikos. In the semi-finals, Olympiacos faced PAOK, having a home court advantage in a best of three series. In the first match in Athens, Olympiacos took a tight 66–65 win and held the advantage. They lost the second match in Thessaloniki, and the last game was held again in Athens. Olympiacos lost 58–55 in
The 1998–99 season did not begin well, because in the season's opening match of the Greek Cup, Olympiacos was eliminated by PAOK. The Reds played once again in the EuroLeague Final Four, and although they were considered the favorites to win the title, they lost 71–87 in the semi-final to the eventual winners
In the 1999–2000 season, Olympiacos did not make the EuroLeague playoffs, as they were eliminated in the round of 16 by
2000s
2000–2002
In the 2000–01 season, Olympiacos played in the first EuroLeague competition that was organized by
In the 2001–02 season, the club managed to win the
Olympiacos was one of the EuroLeague's most dangerous teams in 2002–03 as well. They had a decent regular season, finishing third in a tough group of eight teams and qualified to the next phase at the expense of teams like Real Madrid and Partizan. The club came closer than any team to knocking off the eventual champions FC Barcelona in two heartbreaking games in the EuroLeague Top 16 groups (55–58, 77–80) and proved, despite the fact that they were not at their best during the early 2000s, that they were able to beat any team at any time.
2003–2005 crisis
The 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons were the worst in the modern history of Olympiacos. In both seasons, the team was eliminated in the Greek Cup and finished in the 8th place of the Greek League. Especially in the latter season, Olympiacos had a dismal performance in the EuroLeague, which filled many of the club's fans with uncertainty.
2006: Rebirth
The 2005–06 season saw the return of the Red giants, which overcame the previous down years with a nice combination of young talent and experienced veterans which paid off for the club. Players added to the club like
In the 2006–07 season, with the signings of head coach
2007–2008 season
In the 2007–08 season, Olympiacos was once again considered amongst the favorites to reach the Final Four of the EuroLeague. It was also considered one of the two favorites, along with Panathinaikos, to win the Greek championship. In the Greek League regular season the team had a record of 22 wins and 4 defeats, and had the second most prolific offensive team in the league. In the quarter-finals of the playoffs, Olympiacos swept AEK Athens in a best-of-three series and in the semi-finals they beat Maroussi in a best-of-five series, 3–2. They finally finished second, losing in the finals of the Greek League. They also reached the final of the Greek Cup after 4 years, but they did not manage to take the title. In the EuroLeague, the team qualified for the third phase of the competition (quarter-finals). They played against the eventual winners
2008–2009 season: Return to Euroleague Final Four
The 2008–09 season began with high expectations due to a big
2009–2010 season: EuroLeague runners-up
The 2009–10 season was the best in a long time for Olympiacos. The management wanted to bring another big player to the team, after Josh Childress. And they did, agreeing with the Lithuanian NBA player of the Denver Nuggets, Linas Kleiza. With the help of these two and under the guidance of coach Panagiotis Giannakis the club managed to take the Greek Cup defeating their arch-rivals Panathinaikos 68–64 in the final. In the
2010s
2010–2011 season
In July 2010, Olympiacos offered a three-year contract worth €13,200,000
2011–2012 season: European and Greek champions
In the summer of 2011, Olympiacos saw many experienced players leave the team, after a reduction of the team's budget by over 50%. The youthful team under coach
2012–2013 season: Back-to-back European champions
After the end of a dreamy season, both domestically and internationally, legendary coach
2013 FIBA Intercontinental champions
After winning the EuroLeague championship for the second straight season, Olympiacos qualified to play at the
2014–2015 season: Euroleague runners-up, Greek Champions
In the 2014–15 season, Olympiacos had another great season, reaching the EuroLeague Final, and seizing the Greek Championship in a convincing way. In EuroLeague, after an impressive run in the regular season and the Top 16, they qualified for the quarter-finals for the tenth consecutive season (2006–2015), which was an all-time record in European basketball history at the time, shared with FC Barcelona,[21] the very club they were drawn to play against for a Final Four spot. FC Barcelona entered the series with the home-court advantage, and won the first game at home. Olympiacos bounced back from the loss, and managed to put on a top-class display in Game 2, beating FC Barcelona 63–76, at Palau Blaugrana. With the home-advantage in their hands, the Reds beat FC Barcelona twice at Peace and Friendship Stadium, winning the playoff series 3–1. Game 4 of the series was nothing less than a dramatic thriller. The game was tied at 68–68, with only 5.2 seconds remaining on game the clock. Olympiacos had possession of the ball, and just a small amount of time for a last play. The ball went to Georgios Printezis (hero of the 2012 EuroLeague Final), who hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to secure the Final Four spot for his team (71–68), with Olympiacos fans erupting in frenetic celebrations. In the Final Four in Madrid, Olympiacos beat CSKA Moscow, 70–68, in the semi-final, coming back from a 9-point deficit in the last four minutes of the game. Captain Vassilis Spanoulis led Olympiacos to the final, by scoring 11 points in the last minutes of the 4th quarter, by hitting some really tough shots in the game's last crucial minutes. In the EuroLeague Final, Olympiacos did not manage to win their third EuroLeague title in four years, as they lost to rivals Real Madrid, who played the final at their home court. Despite the title loss, Olympiacos proved yet again their dominating presence in European basketball, as they had become the most successful club in European basketball since 2008, with two EuroLeague Championships (2012, 2013), three other EuroLeague Finals appearances (2010, 2015, 2017), and six EuroLeague Final Four appearances in seven years (2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017).
In Greece, Olympiacos had a great regular season, ending up with an impressive record of 25 wins and only 1 defeat. In the playoffs, they reached the finals, after eliminating Aris in the semi-finals (3–1 series win). In the finals, they totally dominated the series, and swept their arch-rivals Panathinaikos, with a 3–0 series win (76–70, 69–76, 93–74). Winning the 2015 Greek Championship in convincing fashion. Team head coach Ioannis Sfairopoulos' guidance, as well as the team's solid performance, both defensively and offensively, paved the way for the historic 3–0 series sweep in the Greek League Finals, which was met with big celebrations from Olympiacos fans, at the title ceremony in SEF.
2015–2016 season: Championship in OAKA, back-to-back Greek Champions
The 2015–16 season proved historical for Olympiacos, who had gained home court advantage in the Greek League playoffs, after a 25–1 regular season record. In the Greek League finals they faced their arch-rivals Panathinaikos and despite losing the first game at home, they managed to win the best-of-five series 3–1, to clinch its second consecutive title at Panathinaikos home court.
Olympiacos captain Vassilis Spanoulis scored a buzzer-beating three-pointer in front of Nick Calathes, helping Olympiacos win the second game of the series with 68–66, breaking Panathinaikos' home court. Then, with the best-of-five series being 2–1 in favour of Olympiacos, the two teams faced each other again in O.A.C.A. Vassilis Spanoulis, shocked Panathinaikos again, this time at the last second of the second overtime of the game: Panathinaikos led by two points and Spanoulis, who was being guarded by Dimitris Diamantidis (in what proved to be the last match of his career), stepped back from him and buried a buzzer-beating three point shot from 9 meters distance, winning the match and the title inside their rivals' home court, in front of 19,000 stunned Panathinaikos fans.
Vassilis Spanoulis scored 25 points in Olympiacos 82–81 decisive win and was voted Greek Basket League MVP and Greek Basket League Finals MVP.
2018–2019 season: Withdrawal from the League in 2019 with the motto: "Until the end"
The 2018–19 season was the most turbulent in Olympiacos and Greek basketball history. It was the season that the ongoing feud between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos peaked, following Olympiacos decisions after their long-lasting protests for the relationship of the Hellenic Basketball Federation with Panathinaikos, the officiating in the games between the two arch-rivals and the exclusion of EuroLeague referees from national competitions.[22]
Initially, in the 2018–19 Greek Cup semi-final against Panathinaikos, Olympiacos decided to withdraw and to not return for the second half of the game in protest for the referees decisions, despite the possible sanctions for the team for leaving the game.[23] In the following day, Olympiacos announced that they would not play again any league or cup game against Panathinaikos, unless it was officiated exclusively by foreign referees, as well as any national competition game against any opponent, if any of the forementioned Cup semi-final's referees (Anastopoulos, Manos and Panagiotou) was set to officiate; furthermore, Giannakopoulos was not anymore allowed to enter the Peace and Friendship Stadium under any capacity he might be using, also asking from the authorities to investigate the extremely low betting odds for Panathinaikos to win the Cup semi-final, after the referees' names were announced.[24][25] At first, Olympiacos was punished with a deduction of 6 points from the same year's league table.[26]
Olympiacos announced that their decisions were fully supported by the parent club's Olympiacos CFP chairman, Michalis Kountouris.[27] As the time for the game of the 2018–19 Greek League's second round was approaching, Olympiacos officially informed the Hellenic Basketball Federation that they insist on their position not to play any game officiated by the three forementioned referees, or any game against Panathinaikos that will not be officiated by foreign referees.[28] Previously, Panathinaikos had expressed their opposition to the demand of the Reds.[29] After the announcement of the Greek referees who were going to officiate the forthcoming derby, Olympiacos announced that they would not participate in the game,[30][31] and even a last minute meeting under the Greek Deputy Minister for Sports ended with a quarrelling between the people of the two clubs and with Panathinaikos' owner Giannakopoulos cursing Olympiacos' owners and chanting about the forthcoming relegation of his club's eternal enemy.[32] PAO was awarded the away win for this game by 20–0 and Olympiacos was penalized with point deduction.[33]
For the last matchday of the league's regular season, the central refereeing committee announced that Anastopoulos, one of the three referees of Cup semi-final, was drawn to officiate Olympiacos' home game against Promitheas Patras, after Giannakopoulos pressure for the three referees to be included in the draw for the Reds game. That meant that if Olympiacos insisted on their position not to take part in a game officiated by Anastopoulos, Manos and Panagiotou, then the red giant would be relegated to the second division, a penalty for any team that forfeits two league games.[34] Finally, Anastopoulos was replaced after his request not to officiate the game, which took place regularly,[35] something that led Panathinaikos to protest with their withdrawal from their last regular season game against Kymi, which was awarded the win and escaped relegation, while the Greens were punished with a 6-point deduction.[36][37]
In the
Olympiacos announced that they would not compete in the playoffs against Panathinaikos, since not only were foreign referees not appointed, but also two of the Cup semi-final referees (Anastopoulos and Manos) were drawn to officiate the first playoffs derby.
The club's former coach, Ioannis Sfairopoulos, stated that Olympiacos chose the extreme way to change a situation that existed for years, something they tried to do in various ways in the past but nothing worked,[48] and that they have to change the status in Greek basketball.[49] Panathinaikos' coach, Rick Pitino, stated that Greek basketball needs Olympiacos and asked from them to change their mind.[50] Hellenic Basketball Federation's president, George Vassilakopoulos, after his long-lasting silence, stated: "It will be a disaster for basketball, for such a great club with a history like Olympiacos to play in the second division and a solution must be reached fast. I'm clear about this". Newly appointed Greek Deputy Minister for Sports, Lefteris Avgenakis, and Vassilakopoulos, both agreed that Olympiacos should be part of the Greek Basket League and that a solution should be found,[51] while his predecessor, Giorgos Vasiliadis, also accused of his passive stance, revealed that he had requested FIBA to send foreign referees to the league games.[52] However, no action was taken maybe due to Panathinaikos constant threats that they would withdraw from the league, if Olympiacos remained in the first division.[53][54] In the meantime, Olympiacos appeals about the league last matchday's legality were rejected,[55] and they decided to take the Hellenic Basketball Clubs Association to the sports court.[56]
Finally, Olympiacos announced that they decided to register an entirely separate squad for the 2019–20 Greek second division and 2019–20 Greek Cup, for reasons of legality, and that squad would be a secondary "B" team, with a different name (Olympiacos B Development Team) and using the Peace and Friendship Stadium's practice court as their home arena, with the senior team playing exclusively in EuroLeague, which "has all the elements that characterize a serious, modern and reliable league", according to their announcement.[57] After losing the first EuroLeague game of the season against ASVEL, Olympiacos and David Blatt parted ways.[58] His assistant Kęstutis Kemzūra became the head coach of the team until the end of the season.[59]
2020s
2021–2022 season: Return with Euroleague Final Four and Treble (Greek Champions, Greek Cup Winners, Greek Super Cup Winners)
After the 2021 Hellenic Basketball Federation elections, the situation changed and finally the old establishment with the 82-years old Vassilakopoulos was replaced by new faces. Olympiacos returned to the Greek Basket League after 2 years with great success: they won the 2021–22 Greek Basket League, beating their arch-rivals Panathinaikos with 3-0 wins in the finals (74–61, 78–72, 93–74), the 2021–22 Greek Cup, beating Panathinaikos by 81–73 in the final in Crete, as well as the 2022 Greek Super Cup, beating Panathinaikos once again by a 67–52 scorline in the final in Rhodes.[60] Therefore, they completed a domestic Treble, winning the season's all three available Greek titles.
Apart from the 2022 Treble, Olympiacos returned to the
2022–2023 season: Championship in OAKA, back-to-back domestic double (Greek Champions, Greek Cup Winners), Euroleague finalists
Olympiacos won the Greek championship and Greek Cup again in season 2022–23, thus completing a back-to-back domestic double. They won their 14th Greek Championship with 3–1 wins, after defeating Panathinaikos 63–35 in OAKA, in game 4 of the finals.
In the Euroleague, they finished first in the regular season of the competition, with a record of 24–10 and having the best defense, a unique fact for a Greek team in European competitions.[61] Olympiacos reached the final of the event, where they were defeated 78–79, conceding a 2-point shot with 3 seconds left in the game.
On May 2, 2023, the famous Forbes praised Olympiacos, describing them as the best basketball team outside the NBA.[62]
Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors
Since 1985, Olympiacos had a specific kit manufacturer and a shirt sponsor. The following table shows in detail the shirt sponsors and kit manufacturers of Olympiacos by year:
Period | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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1983–1984 | ASICS
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Sharp |
1984–1985 | Ventouris Ferries | |
1985–1986 | Puma
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1986–1988 | None | |
1988–1989 | Nike | Evga
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1989–1990 | Reebok | Toyota |
1990–1991 | VW Tournikiotis | |
1991–1992 | Kappa
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Nissan |
1992 | ASICS
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Intrasoft
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1992–1993 | Nike | |
1993–1995 | Lacta
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1995–1996 | Red Club MasterCard | |
1996–1997 | Lacta
| |
1997–1998 | None | |
1998–1999 | Lacta
| |
1999–2000 | Intracom
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2000–2004 | SAP
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2004–2006 | Puma
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Vodafone |
2006–2007 | Citibank | |
2007–2009 | Nike | |
2009–2011 | WIND
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2011–2014 | Tzoker | |
2014–2018 | Skrats | |
2018–2021 | bwin | |
2021– | GSA Sport |
Arena
Olympiacos' long-time home court is the
Currently, it can seat up to 14,950 with lower additional tiers of seats added to it. 12,000[63][64][65] (11,640 permanent seats, and 360 temporary seats)[66] is the current capacity of the arena for Olympiacos home games. SEF hosted the indoor volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics, and it was also the host venue of the EuroBasket 1987, and the 1998 FIBA World Championship. The arena was renovated for the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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SEF's court in an Olympiacos basketball match
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SEF's court before an Olympiacos game.
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Outside view of SEF.
Players
Current roster
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Depth chart
Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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C | Moustapha Fall | Nikola Milutinov | Moses Wright | Georgios Tanoulis |
PF
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Alec Peters | Filip Petrušev | Luke Sikma | |
SF | Kostas Papanikolaou | Ignas Brazdeikis | Shaq McKissic | |
SG | Isaiah Canaan | Giannoulis Larentzakis | ||
PG | Thomas Walkup | Nigel Williams-Goss | Naz Mitrou-Long | Michalis Lountzis |
Retired numbers
Olympiacos Piraeus retired numbers | |||||
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No | Nat. | Player | Position | Tenure | Date retired |
7 | Vassilis Spanoulis | PG/SG | 2010–2021 | September 17, 2023[67][68] | |
15 | Georgios Printezis | PF | 2001-2009
& 2011-2022 |
September 6, 2024 (planned) [69] |
Squad changes for the 2023–2024 season
In
Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | From |
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24 June 2023 | C | Nikola Milutinov | CSKA Moscow | |
28 June 2023 | PG | Nigel Williams-Goss | Real Madrid | |
13 July 2023 | PF | Luke Sikma | Alba Berlin | |
14 July 2023 | C | Georgios Tanoulis | Promitheas | |
24 September 2023 | SF | Ignas Brazdeikis | BC Žalgiris | |
21 November 2023 | PG | Naz Mitrou-Long | BC Žalgiris | |
28 November 2023 | PF | Filip Petrušev | Sacramento Kings | |
26 January 2024 | C | Moses Wright | Merkezefendi |
Out
Date | Pos. | Nat. | Name | To |
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1 July 2023 | PF | Aleksandar Vezenkov | Sacramento Kings | |
5 July 2023 | C | Joel Bolomboy | KK Crvena zvezda | |
5 July 2023 | C | Tarik Black | Free Agent | |
6 July 2023 | PG | Kostas Sloukas | Panathinaikos B.C. | |
17 January 2024 | SG | George Papas | Promitheas Patras B.C. |
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Winners (14): 1948–49, 1959–60, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Runners-up (23): 1956–57, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1985–86, 1991–92, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18
- Winners (12): 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1993–94, 1996–97, 2001–02, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Runners-up (9): 1978–79, 1982–83, 1985–86, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2017–18
- Winners (2) (record): 2022, 2023
European competitions
- Winners (3): 1996–97, 2011–12, 2012–13
- Runners-up (6): 1993–94, 1994–95, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2022–23
- 3rd place (1): 1998–99
- 4th place (2): 2008–09, 2021–22
- Final Four (12): 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023
Worldwide competitions
- Winners (1): 2013
- Runners-up (1): 1997
Individual club awards
- Triple Crown
- Winners (1): 1996–97
- Double
- Winners (6): 1975–76, 1977–78, 1993–94, 1996–97, 2021–22, 2022–23,
Other awards
- Winners (2): 2021,[70] 2022
- Winners (3): 2018, 2020, 2023
Performance in international competitions
International record
Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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EuroLeague | |||
1978–79 | Semi-final group stage | 6th place in a group with | |
1992–93 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 2–1 by Limoges CSP, 70–67 (W) in Patras, 53–59 (L) and 58–60 (L) in Limoges | |
1993–94 | Final | defeated Panathinaikos 77–72 in the semi-final, lost to 7up Joventut 57–59 in the final (Tel Aviv) | |
1994–95 | Final | defeated Panathinaikos 58–52 in the semi-final, lost to Real Madrid Teka 61–73 in the final (Zaragoza) | |
1995–96 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 2–1 by Real Madrid Teka, 68–49 (W) in Piraeus, 77–80 (L) and 65–80 (L) in Madrid | |
1996–97
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European Champions | defeated Final Four in Rome
| |
1998–99
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Final Four | 3rd place in Teamsystem Bologna 74–63 in the 3rd place game
| |
2000–01 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 2–0 by Tau Cerámica, 72–78 (L) in Piraeus, 76–98 (L) in Vitoria-Gasteiz | |
2005–06
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Quarter-finals | eliminated 2–1 by Maccabi Tel Aviv, 78–87 (L) in Tel Aviv, 76–70 (W) in Piraeus, 73–77 (L) in Tel Aviv | |
2006–07
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Quarter-finals | eliminated 2–0 by Tau Cerámica, 59–84 (L) in Vitoria-Gasteiz, 89–95 (L) in Piraeus | |
2007–08
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Quarter-finals | eliminated 2–1 by CSKA Moscow, 76–74 (W) in Moscow, 73–83 (L) in Piraeus, 56–81 (L) in Moscow | |
2008–09
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Final Four | 4th place in Berlin, lost to Panathinaikos 82–84 in the semi-final, lost to FC Barcelona 79–95 in the 3rd place game | |
2009–10
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Final | defeated Partizan 83–80 in the semi-final, lost to Regal FC Barcelona 68–86 in the final (Paris) | |
2010–11
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Quarter-finals | eliminated 3–1 by | |
2011–12
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European Champions | defeated Final Four in Istanbul
| |
2012–13
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European Champions | defeated Final Four in London
| |
2013–14 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 3–2 by Real Madrid, 71–88 (L), 77–82 (L) in Madrid, 78–76 (W), 71–62 (W) in Piraeus and 69–83 (L) in Madrid | |
2014–15 | Final | defeated CSKA Moscow 70–68 in the semi-final, lost to Real Madrid 59–78 in the final (Madrid) | |
2016–17 | Final | defeated Fenerbahçe 64–80 in the final (Istanbul )
| |
2017–18 | Quarter-finals | eliminated 3–1 by Žalgiris, 78–87 (L) & 79–68 (W) in Piraeus, 60–80 (L) and 91–101 (L) in Kaunas | |
2021–22 | Final Four | 4th place in Belgrade, lost to Anadolu Efes 74–77 in the semi-final, lost to FC Barcelona 74–84 in the 3rd place game | |
2022–23 | Final | defeated AS Monaco 76–62 in the semi-final, lost to Real Madrid 78–79 in the final (Kaunas) | |
FIBA Saporta Cup | |||
1975–76
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Quarter-finals | 4th place in a group with CSKA Septemvriisko zname
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FIBA Intercontinental Cup | |||
2013 | Intercontinental Champions | defeated Pinheiros Sky, 81–70 (W) and 86–69 (W) in the double final of Intercontinental Cup in São Paulo | |
McDonald's Championship | |||
1997 | Final | defeated Atenas 89–86 in the semi-final, lost to Chicago Bulls 78–104 in the final (Paris) |
The road to the 1997 EuroLeague victory
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The road to the 2012 Euroleague victory
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The road to the 2013 Euroleague victory
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The biggest wins in FIBA Champions Cup and EuroLeague
Home wins
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Away wins
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The biggest wins in FIBA Saporta Cup
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The biggest wins in FIBA Korać Cup
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Matches against NBA teams
On 18 October 1997, Olympiacos became the first Greek team to play against an
In October 2009, Olympiacos visited the United States on their 2009
18 October 1997
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Chicago Bulls | 104–78 | Olympiacos |
Scoring by quarter: 30–20, 24–23, 21–17, 29–18 | ||
9 | Pts: Karnišovas 19 Rebs: Tarlać 11 |
(USA), Pascal Dorizon (FRA)
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9 October 2009
08:30 ET |
San Antonio Spurs | 107–89 | Olympiacos |
Scoring by quarter: 39–21, 27–25, 17–20, 24–23 | ||
5 | Pts: Schortsanitis 16 Rebs: Childress 9 Asts: Papaloukas 4 |
AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX Attendance: 17,677 Referees: George McDaniels (USA), Scott Twardoski (USA), Jamie Morales (USA) |
12 October 2009
07:00 ET |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 111–94 | Olympiacos |
Scoring by quarter: 31–25, 29–19, 30–21, 21–29 | ||
7 | Pts: Childress, Kleiza 16 Rebs: Papaloukas 6 Asts: Papaloukas 7 |
Seasons
*Olympiacos decided to
*In the
Statistics
Greek League records
Outline | Record |
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Biggest win in A1 Finals (since 1992) | 73–38 (35 points) against Panathinaikos (1995–96, Game 5, SEF) |
Best regular season record in A1 GBL | 26–0 (2010–11) |
Best regular season & playoffs record in A1 GBL | 33–2 (2014–15, 2015–16) |
A1 Regular seasons (Wins–Losses)
|
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Individual awards
- Panagiotis Fasoulas
- Dušan Ivković
- Fabricio Oberto
- Sasha Volkov
- Dino Rađja
- Sasha Volkov
- Pini Gershon
- Dušan Ivković
- Theo Papaloukas
- Dino Rađja
EuroLeague Basketball Legend Award
- Theo Papaloukas
- Dušan Ivković
- Vassilis Spanoulis
- Nikola Vujčić
- 2011–12)
- 2021–22, 2022–23)
- Vassilis Spanoulis (2012, 2013)
- Miloš Teodosić (2010)
Vatican's Giuseppe Sciacca World Athlete Award
- Vassilis Spanoulis (2013)
- Alphonso Ford (2001–02)
- 2009–10)
- Sasha Vezenkov (2022–23)
- 2013–14, 2014–15)
- 2009–10)
- 2012–13)
- Sasha Vezenkov (2022–23)
- Žarko Paspalj (1993–94)
- 1996–97)
- 2012–13)
- Ioannis Bourousis (2008–09)
- 2009–10)
- 2009–10)
- 2012–13, 2014–15)
- 2016–17)
- )
- Alphonso Ford (2001–02)
- Theo Papaloukas (2008–09)
- 2009–10)
- 2013–14, 2017–18)
- Kostas Sloukas (2021–22)
- Theo Papaloukas
- Nikola Vujčić
EuroLeague 2010–20 All-Decade Team
- 1996–97)
- 2011–12)
- 2012–13)
- Matt Lojeski (2014–15)
EuroLeague Executive of the Year
- 2011–12)
- 2011–12)
- Panagiotis Fasoulas (1993–94, 1994–95)
- Giorgos Sigalas (1995–96)
- David Rivers (1996–97)
- 2011–12, 2015–16)
- Sasha Vezenkov (2021–22)
Greek Basket League Finals MVP
- Giorgos Sigalas (1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97)
- )
- Sasha Vezenkov (2021–22)
- David Rivers (1996–97)
- Alphonso Ford (2001–02)
- Miloš Teodosić (2009–10, 2010–11)
- Tyler Dorsey (2021–22)
- Sasha Vezenkov (2022–23)
Greek League Coach of the Year
- Sofoklis Schortsanitis (2005–06)
- Panagiotis Vasilopoulos (2006–07)
- Ioannis Bourousis (2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11)
- Josh Childress (2009–10)
- Vassilis Spanoulis (2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17)
- Georgios Printezis (2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17)
- Kostas Papanikolaou (2011–12, 2012–13, 2016–17)
- Kostas Sloukas (2014–15, 2021–22)
- Nikola Milutinov (2017–18, 2018–19)
- Sasha Vezenkov (2021–22)
- Žarko Paspalj (1991–92)
- Josh Childress (2009–10)
- Sasha Vezenkov (2021–22)
- Dino Rađja(2000–01)
- Theo Papaloukas (2008–09)
- )
- 2011–12)
- Bryant Dunston (2014–15)
- Thomas Walkup (2021–22)
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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- Greece:
- Vangelis Angelou
- Dimitris Agravanis
- Efthimios Bakatsias
- Giorgos Barlas
- Nikos Boudouris
- Ioannis Bourousis
- Nikos Chatzis
- Pavlos Diakoulas
- Stavros Elliniadis
- Panagiotis Fasoulas
- Nasos Galakteros
- Giannis Garonis
- Steve Giatzoglou
- Andreas Glyniadakis
- Christos Charissis
- Argiris Kambouris
- Panagiotis Karatzas
- Georgios Kastrinakis
- Makis Katsafados
- Dimitris Katsivelis
- Vassilis Kavvadas
- Kimonas Kokorogiannis
- Angelos Koronios
- Tzimis Maniatis
- Vangelis Mantzaris
- Loukas Mavrokefalidis
- Paul Melini
- George Papadakos
- Lazaros Papadopoulos
- Theo Papaloukas
- Manolis Papamakarios
- Dimitris Papanikolaou
- Kostas Papanikolaou
- Ioannis Papapetrou
- Giannis Paragios
- Michalis Pelekanos
- Stratos Perperoglou
- Georgios Printezis
- Aris Raftopoulos (†)
- Thanasis Rammos
- Sofoklis Schortsanitis
- Georgios Sigalas
- Nikos Sismanidis
- Kostas Sloukas
- Τolis Spanos (†)
- Alekos Spanoudakis (†)
- Ioannis Spanoudakis (†)
- Vassilis Spanoulis
- Jake Tsakalidis
- Theodoros Vamvakousis
- Kostas Vasileiadis
- Panagiotis Vasilopoulos
- Ian Vougioukas
- Argentina:
- Croatia:
- Arijan Komazec
- Damir Mulaomerović
- Franco Nakić
- Dino Rađja
- Nikola Vujčić
- Andrija Žižić
- France:
- FYROM:
- Georgia:
- Germany:
- Israel:
- Italy:
- Lithuania:
- Serbia:
- Spain:
- Slovenia:
- Rašho Nesterović
- Mirza Begić
- Russia:
- Ukraine:
- USA:
- Alex Acker
- Willie Anderson
- Walter Berry
- Patrick Beverley
- Roderick Blakney
- Josh Childress
- Tremmell Darden
- Henry Domercant
- Joey Dorsey
- Bryant Dunston
- Tyus Edney
- Blue Edwards
- Maurice Evans
- Alphonso Ford (†)
- James Forrest
- Anthony Goldwire
- Jamon Gordon
- Lynn Greer
- Michael Hawkins
- Kyle Hines
- Othello Hunter
- Shawn James
- Jerry Jenkins
- Eddie Johnson
- Darius Johnson-Odom
- Oliver Lafayette
- Acie Law
- Matt Lojeski
- Roger Mason
- Larry Middleton
- Todd Mitchell
- Jannero Pargo
- Scoonie Penn
- Marque Perry
- Brent Petway
- Josh Powell
- David Rivers
- James Robinson
- Johnny Rogers
- Carey Scurry
- Altin Speerman
- D. J. Strawberry
- Roy Tarpley (†)
- Von Wafer
- Hakim Warrick
- Qyntel Woods
- Charlie Yelverton
- Patric Young
Club captains
- Aris Raftopoulos (1984–1985)
- Tzimis Maniatis (1985–1991)
- Argiris Kambouris (1991–1995)
- Giorgos Sigalas (1995–1997)
- Milan Tomić (1997–2005)
- Nikos Chatzis (2005–2006)
- Manolis Papamakarios (2006–2008)
- Theodoros Papaloukas (2008–2011)
- Vassilis Spanoulis (2011–2021)
- Georgios Printezis (2021–2022)
- Kostas Papanikolaou (2022–present)
Head coaches
- Ioannis Spanoudakis (1948–63 & 1964–1967)
- Faidon Matthaiou (1967–76)
- Kostas Mourouzis (1976–79)
- Michalis Kyritsis (1989–91)
- Giannis Ioannidis (1991–96 & 1999–00)
- Dušan Ivković (1996–99 & 2010–12)
- Jonas Kazlauskas (2004–06)
- Pini Gershon(2006–08)
- Panagiotis Giannakis (2008–10)
- Georgios Bartzokas (2012–14, 2020–present)
- Ioannis Sfairopoulos (2014–18)
- David Blatt (2018–2019)
- Kęstutis Kemzūra (2019–2020)
Presidential history
Below is the official presidential history of Olympiacos B.C. Before 1991, Olympiacos CFP president was responsible for the management of the basketball team. In 1991, the department became professional and Sokratis Kokkalis took over as owner and president.
Period | President |
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1991–2009 | Sokratis Kokkalis |
2009– | Panagiotis Angelopoulos Giorgos Angelopoulos |
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External links
- Official website (in Greek and English)
- Olympiacos at Euroleague.net