Olympiacos Water Polo Club
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Nickname | Thrylos (The Legend) Erythrolefkoi (The Red-Whites) Kokkinoi (The Reds) Dafnostefanomenos (The laurel-crowned) |
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Founded | 1925 |
League | A1 Ethniki Water Polo LEN Champions League |
Based in | Piraeus, Greece |
Arena | Papastrateio Hall Piraeus |
Colors | Red, White |
President | Michalis Kountouris |
Head coach | Thodoris Vlachos |
Championships | 1 LEN Champions League 1 LEN Super Cup 1 Triple Crown 29 Greek Championships 17 Greek Cups 2 Greek Super Cups |
Website | osfp.gr |
Olympiacos Water Polo Club is the men's water polo team of the major Greek multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus. It was founded in 1925 and was among the founding members of the Hellenic Swimming Federation.
Olympiacos is one of the most successful teams in Europe, having won the LEN Champions League,[1] the LEN Super Cup and the Triple Crown in 2002[2] and becoming the first club ever in water polo history (since the establishment of the modern Champions League format in 1996) to win four out of four competitions in a single year, thus completing the quadruple, comprising the aforementioned Triple Crown (LEN Champions League, Greek Championship, Greek Cup) and the LEN Super Cup.[3][4] The only European clubs, besides Olympiacos, that have achieved such a rare feat after 2002 are Jug Dubrovnik, Pro Recco, Partizan and Crvena Zvezda.
Olympiacos is by far the most successful Greek water polo club in European competitions, being the only Greek club to have won the Champions League, the European Super Cup, as well as the Triple Crown. In 2002, they won both the 2002 LEN Champions League and the 2002 LEN Super Cup in Budapest, beating home teams Honvéd and Vasas respectively.[5][6][7] They were also runners-up of the 2001 LEN Champions League, and two times runners-up of the LEN Cup Winners' Cup (1998, 1999)
Domestically, Olympiacos has won 29 Greek Championships,[8] a record 17 Greek Cups,[9][10] a record 14 Doubles and a record 2 Greek Super Cups. From 2006–07 through 2014–15 season, Olympiacos won 8 Doubles in 9 years, five of them straight (2006–2011), and four of them undefeated and having won every game (without even a single draw) in both the Greek League and the Greek Cup (2008–09, 2009–10, 2013–14, 2014–15). The club also holds many more unique records in the domestic competitions. They have achieved a record of 101 straight wins and a 126 consecutive matches unbeaten record in the regular season of the Greek League (both ended in 5 February 2011), as well as a record of 65 straight wins in the league including the play-offs.[11][12] Additionally, Olympiacos holds the record for the fewest losses (overall), the most goals scored in a season (443 goals in season 2014–15, beating their previous record of 430 goals in season 2013–14), and the fewest goals conceded in a season (109 goals in season 2014–15).
After the 2015 LEN Euroleague win of Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team, Olympiacos CFP became the only multi-sport club in European Water Polo history after Pro Recco to have been crowned European Champions in both Men's and Women's departments,[13] and the only one with both its departments currently active (Pro Recco Women's department has been dissolved since 2012).[14]
Some of the best players in European water polo have played for Olympiacos over the years including: Thodoris Chatzitheodorou, Petar Trbojević, Josip Pavić, Nikola Rađen, Slobodan Nikić, Teo Đogaš, Antonis Vlontakis, Makis Voltirakis, Nikos Deligiannis, Giorgos Afroudakis, Christos Afroudakis, Thodoris Kalakonas, Themis Chatzis, Giannis Thomakos, Tasos Schizas, Giorgos Psychos, Sakis Platanitis, Dimitris Kravaritis, Giorgos Ntoskas, Kyriakos Giannopoulos, Nikos Venetopoulos, Chris Humbert, Gavin Arroyo, Jesse Smith, Andrija Komadina, Blai Mallarach and Dimitris Mazis.
Contents
Honours
Domestic competitions
- Greek League
- Winners (29): 1927, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1969, 1971, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Greek Cup
- Winners (17) (record): 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Greek Super Cup
- Winners (2) (record): 1997, 1998
- Double
- Winners (14) (record): 1992, 1993, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
European competitions
LEN Champions League
LEN Super Cup
- Winners (1): 2002
LEN Cup Winners' Cup
- Runners-up (2): 1998, 1999
- Triple Crown
- Winners (1): 2002
International record
Season | Achievement | Notes | |
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LEN Champions League | |||
2000–01 | Final | won 7–6 against Posillipo in the semi-final, lost 7–8 to Jug in the final | |
2001–02 | European Champions |
won 8–5 against Jug in the semi-final and 9–7 against Honvéd in the final | |
2006–07 | Final Four | 4th place. Defeated 9–10 by Pro Recco in the semi-final and 13–15 by Partizan in the 3rd place game | |
LEN Cup Winners' Cup | |||
1997–98 | Final | defeated by Ferencváros, won 7–6 in Athens, lost 6–8 in Budapest | |
1998–99 | Final | defeated by Mladost, lost 4–13 in Zagreb, won 10–6 in Athens | |
LEN Super Cup | |||
2002 | Supercup Champions |
won 6–5 against Vasas in Budapest |
The road to the 2001–02 LEN Champions League victory
Round | Team | Home | Away |
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Group Stage (Group 5) |
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12–5 | |
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4–5 | ||
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6–5 | ||
Quarterfinals (Blue Group) |
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14–4 | 8–6 |
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7–7 | 8–7 | |
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11–7 | 7–9 | |
Semifinal | ![]() |
8–5 | |
Final | ![]() |
9–7 |
Current Roster
2015–2016
Number | Nationality | Player | Height | Date of Birth | |
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Goalkeepers (3) | |||||
1 | ![]() |
Josip Pavić | 1.95 | 1982-01-15 | |
13 | ![]() |
Stefanos Galanopoulos | 1.97 | 1993-02-22 | |
Defense (3) | |||||
3 | ![]() |
Vangelis Delakas | 1.89 | 1985-02-08 | |
7 | ![]() |
Kyriakos Pontikeas | 1.90 | 1991-05-09 | |
15 | ![]() |
Jesse Smith | 1.93 | 1983-04-27 | |
Offense (2) | |||||
9 | ![]() |
Konstantinos Mourikis | 1.97 | 1988-07-11 | |
10 | ![]() |
Christodoulos Kolomvos | 1.86 | 1988-10-26 | |
Midfield (8) | |||||
2 | ![]() |
Manolis Mylonakis | 1.85 | 1985-04-09 | |
4 | ![]() |
Angelos Vlachopoulos | 1.80 | 1991-09-28 | |
5 | ![]() |
Giannis Fountoulis | 1.86 | 1988-05-25 | |
8 | ![]() |
Giorgos Ntoskas | 1.85 | 1984-11-11 | |
11 | ![]() |
Blai Mallarach | 1.87 | 1987-08-21 | |
12 | ![]() |
Alexandros Gounas | 1.79 | 1989-10-03 | |
14 | ![]() |
Giorgos Dervisis | 1.95 | 1994-10-30 | |
16 | ![]() |
Konstantinos Genidounias | 1.82 | 1993-05-03 | |
Coach | |||||
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Thodoris Vlachos |
Notable players
- To appear in this section a player must have either:
- Played at least one season for the club.
- Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.
- Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.
- To perform very successfully during period in the club or at later/previous stages of his career.
Notable coaches
Christos Svolopoulos
Makis Charitos
Ivo Trumbić
Nikos Loukatos
Boris Popov
Mile Nakić
Nikola Stamenić
Dragan Matutinović
Zoltán Kásás
Veselin Đuho
Vangelis Pateros
Thodoris Vlachos
See also
References
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External links
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- Olympiacos CFP Official Website – Men's Water Polo (Greek)
- Eleftherotypia (Greek)