Olympiacos H.C.

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Olympiacos SFP HC
Full nameOlympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós/ Xyni Group Handball Club
Nickname(s)
  • Thrylos (The Legend)
  • Erythrolefkoi (The Red-Whites)
Short nameOlympiacos
Founded2017;7 years ago (2017)
ArenaIlioupoli Indoor Hall
Capacity1,500
President Michalis Kountouris
Head coach Željko Babić
League Handball Premier
2021–22Handball Premier, 1st
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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 reorganized in 2017. The department has won 4 Greek Handball Championships, 3 Greek Cups and 2 Doubles.

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Piraeus
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Location of Olympiacos H.C.

History

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 by AEK and took three straight wins to secure the League title. [1] They also won the Greek Cup, beating PAOK in the semi-final and ASE Douka in the final to complete the domestic Double. [2] On 10 September 2022, Olympiacos lifted the Greek Super Cup after winning AESH Pylaia in the final. [3] [4]

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season [5]
Olympiacos H.C.

Technical staff

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Previous squads

Honours

Domestic competitions

European competitions

European record

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2017–18 EHF Cup R1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Talent Plzeň 21–2129–1739–50
2018–19 EHF Cup R2 Flag of Hungary.svg Sport36-Komló 27–2234–2956–56
R3 Flag of Croatia.svg RK Nexe 22–2530–2547–55
2019–20 EHF Cup R1 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg RK Borac m:tel 30–2125–3060–46
R2 Flag of Romania.svg SCM Politehnica Timișoara 29–2631–2958–57
R3 Flag of Germany.svg MT Melsungen 19–2032–2847–52
2022–23 EHF European Cup R2 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg RK Sloboda Tuzla 34–2427–1961–43
R3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Wacker Thun 22–2419–2441–48
2023-24 EHF European Cup R2 Flag of Italy.svg Raimond Sassari 38–2924–3169–53
R3 Flag of Croatia.svg MRK Trogir 36–2826–2763–54
Last 16 Flag of Italy.svg SV Brixen Handball 37–2523–2966–48
Quarterfinals Flag of Slovenia.svg MRK Krka 31–2619–2556–45
Semifinals Flag of Hungary.svg FTC-Green Collect 39–3228–2867–60
Final Flag of Iceland.svg Valur 31–2730–2657–57, 4–5 (p)

EHF ranking

As of 06/12/2023 [6]
RankTeamPoints
64 Flag of Slovakia.svg MŠK Považská Bystrica 82
65 Flag of Turkey.svg Spor Toto SK 81
66 Flag of Greece.svg Olympiacos H.C.79
67 Flag of Spain.svg BM Cuenca 79
68 Flag of Italy.svg SSV Brixen Handball 79
69 Flag of Austria.svg Alpla HC Hard 79
70 Flag of Iceland.svg ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar 78

Former club members

Notable former players

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References

  1. ↑ Olympiacos win Greek men's handball championship. xinhuanet.com. 7 June 2018
  2. ↑ "Olympiakos win Greek Handball Cup". 14 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ο Ολυμπιακός νικητής του Σούπερ Καπ 2022!". handball.org.gr (in Greek). Online. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  4. ↑ ""Πάτησε" την Πυλαία και σήκωσε την κούπα του Super Cup o Ολυμπιακός!". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Olympiacos SFP - Players, Team & Season Info | EHF".
  6. ↑ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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