Olympiacos H.C.

For the parent multi-sport club, see Olympiacos CFP.

Olympiacos SFP HC
Full name	Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós/ Xyni Group Handball Club
Nicknames	Thrylos (The Legend) Erythrolefkoi (The Red-Whites)
Short name	Olympiacos
Founded	2017;8 years ago (2017)
Arena	Ilioupoli Indoor Hall
Capacity	1,500
President	Michalis Kountouris
Head coach	Riccardo Trillini
League	Handball Premier
2024–25	Handball Premier, 1st
Club colours
Home Away
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 reorganized in 2017. The department has won 5 Greek Handball Championships, 3 Greek Cups, 4 Greek Super Cups (a record) and has achieved the Double 2 times.

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

HOME
2019–20	2020–21	2021–24

AWAY
2023–24

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season ^[5]

Olympiacos H.C.

Goalkeepers 01 Valerio Diogo 12 Panagiotis Papantonopoulos 88 Filippos Nikolidais Left Wingers 10 Grigoris Tzimpoulas 27 Cezary Surgiel Right Wingers 04 Luciano Hugo Scaramelli Escalona 09 Ivan Vida Line Players 20 Chrysanthos Tsanaxidis 28 Vasilis Manthos 66 Stefanos Michailidis Left Backs 14 Tomas Cañete 19 Ivan Slišković 24 Lidor Peso 32 Nikos Passias 77 Savvas Savvas Central Backs 17 Petros Kandylas 31 Denys Barros Right Backs 05 Grega Krečič 11 Thanasis Papazoglou

Technical staff

• Head coach: Riccardo Trillini
• Assistant coach: Sergio Palazzi
• Goalkeeper trainer: Luigi Malavasi
• Team manager: Costas Karabourniotis
• Physiotherapist: Dionysis Tyrogalas

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining Valerio Diogo Cezary Surgiel Luciano Hugo Scaramelli Escalona Chrysanthos Tsanaxidis Vasilis Manthos Tomas Cañete Lidor Peso Denys Barros Grega Krečič

Leaving Costas Kotanidis Josip Peric Dimitris Tziras Giorgos Papavassilis Nikolas Liapis Luka Vujovic Predrag Vejin

Transfer History

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Joining Savvas Savvas (LB) from ASV Hamm-Westfalen Panagiotis Papantonopoulos (GK) from CB Ademar León Grigorios Tzimpoulas (LW) from AC Diomidis Argous Christos Tsigaridas (CB) from AC Diomidis Argous Dimitrios Tziras (RW) from A.C. Doukas Miha Kavčič (LP) from HSC Kreuzlingen Leaving Vyron Papadopoulos (LW) to AEK Athens Garyfalos Bagios (RW) to AC Diomidis Argous Taxiarchis Papadimitriou (GK) Thomas Bauer (GK) to JAGS Vöslau Florent Bourget (CB) to HC Visé BM Vladyslav Ostroushko (LB) to KS Azoty-Puławy Olivier Nyokas (LB)

Previous squads

2024–2025 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Greece	Costas Kotanidis	(1992-02-07) 7 February 1992 (age 33)	Goalkeeper
6	Greece	Dimitris Tziras	(1991-04-05) 5 April 1991 (age 34)	Right Winger
8	Greece	Giorgos Papavasilis	(2000-07-31) 31 July 2000 (age 25)	Left Winger
9	Croatia	Ivan Vida	(1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 (age 30)	Right Winger
10	Greece	Grigoris Tzimpoulas	(2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 24)	Left Winger
11	Greece	Thanasis Papazoglou	(2002-01-28) 28 January 2002 (age 23)	Right Back
12	Greece	Panagiotis Papantonopoulos	(2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 24)	Goalkeeper
17	Greece	Petros Kandylas	(1991-02-28) 28 February 1991 (age 34)	Central Back
18	Croatia	Josip Perić	(1992-06-05) 5 June 1992 (age 33)	Central back
19	Croatia	Ivan Slišković	(1991-10-23) 23 October 1991 (age 33)	Left Back
22	Montenegro	Luka Vujovic	(2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 25)	Line Player
23	Croatia	Predrag Vejin	(1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 32)	Right Back
27	Greece	Nikolas Liapis	(1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 (age 26)	Line Player
32	Greece	Nikolaos Passias	(1995-02-17) 17 February 1995 (age 30)	Left Back
66	Greece	Stefanos Michailidis	(1994-05-15) 15 May 1994 (age 31)	Line Player
77	Greece	Savvas Savvas	(1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 28)	Left Back
88	Greece	Filippos Nikolidais	(2003-01-31) 31 January 2003 (age 22)	Goalkeeper

2023–2024 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Greece	Konstantinos Kotanidis	(1992-02-07) 7 February 1992 (age 33)	Goalkeeper
6	Greece	Dimitrios Tziras	(1991-04-05) 5 April 1991 (age 34)	Right Winger
7	Greece	Panagiotis Karampourniotis	(1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 27)	Line Player
8	Greece	Georgios Papavasilis	(2000-07-31) 31 July 2000 (age 25)	Left Winger
9	Croatia	Ivan Vida	(1995-03-14) 14 March 1995 (age 30)	Right Winger
10	Greece	Grigorios Tzimpoulas	(2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 24)	Left Winger
11	Greece	Petros Vamvakaris	(2004-10-15) 15 October 2004 (age 21)	Central Back
12	Greece	Panagiotis Papantonopoulos	(2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 24)	Goalkeeper
17	Greece	Petros Kandylas	(1991-02-28) 28 February 1991 (age 34)	Central Back
19	Croatia	Ivan Slišković	(1991-10-23) 23 October 1991 (age 33)	Left Back
23	Greece	Charalampos Dompris	(1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 (age 31)	Central Back
24	Greece	Christos Tsigaridas	(2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 25)	Central Back
32	Greece	Nikolaos Passias	(1995-02-17) 17 February 1995 (age 30)	Left Back
33	Spain	Ángel Montoro	(1989-04-10) 10 April 1989 (age 36)	Right Back
44	Serbia	Savo Slavuljica	(1998-08-13) 13 August 1998 (age 27)	Right Back
45	Slovenia	Miha Kavčič	(1998-06-19) 19 June 1998 (age 27)	Line Player
66	Greece	Stefanos Michailidis	(1994-05-15) 15 May 1994 (age 31)	Line Player
77	Greece	Savvas Savvas	(1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 28)	Left Back

2022–2023 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
1	Greece	Konstantinos Kotanidis	(1992-02-07) 7 February 1992 (age 33)	Goalkeeper
3	Greece	Michail Rousos	(2004-04-23) 23 April 2004 (age 21)	Right Winger
4	Greece	Triantafyllos Prokopiou	(2005-06-24) 24 June 2005 (age 20)	Line Player
6	France   Democratic Republic of the Congo	Olivier Nyokas	(1986-06-28) 28 June 1986 (age 39)	Left Back
7	Greece	Panagiotis Karampourniotis	(1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 27)	Line Player
8	Greece	Georgios Papavasilis	(2000-07-31) 31 July 2000 (age 25)	Left Winger
10	Greece	Konstantinos Koutoulogenis	(2004-11-01) 1 November 2004 (age 20)	Line Player
16	Greece	Taxiarchis Papadimitriou	(1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 (age 27)	Goalkeeper
17	Greece	Petros Kandylas	(1991-02-28) 28 February 1991 (age 34)	Central Back
20	Greece	Garyfalos Bagios	(1994-04-26) 26 April 1994 (age 31)	Right Winger
22	Greece	Vyron Papadopoulos	(1986-02-22) 22 February 1986 (age 39)	Left Winger
23	Greece	Charalampos Dompris	(1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 (age 31)	Central Back
25	Netherlands	Florent Bourget	(1998-06-12) 12 June 1998 (age 27)	Central Back
30	Austria	Robert Weber	(1985-11-25) 25 November 1985 (age 39)	Right Winger
32	Greece	Nikolaos Passias	(1995-02-17) 17 February 1995 (age 30)	Left Back
33	Spain	Ángel Montoro	(1989-04-10) 10 April 1989 (age 36)	Right Back
39	Greece	Vasilis Liolios	(1999-05-13) 13 May 1999 (age 26)	Central Back
44	Serbia	Savo Slavuljica	(1998-08-13) 13 August 1998 (age 27)	Right Back
55	Ukraine	Vladyslav Ostroushko	(1986-03-05) 5 March 1986 (age 39)	Left Back
59	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Elmir Građan	(1993-12-28) 28 December 1993 (age 31)	Line Player
66	Greece	Stefanos Michailidis	(1994-05-15) 15 May 1994 (age 31)	Line Player
99	Austria	Thomas Bauer	(1986-01-24) 24 January 1986 (age 39)	Goalkeeper

2018–2019 Team
Shirt No	Nationality	Player	Birth Date	Position
4	Greece	Nikolaos Kritikos	(1996-09-24) 24 September 1996 (age 29)	Left Back
6	Greece	Dimitrios Tziras	(1991-04-05) 5 April 1991 (age 34)	Right Winger
7	Greece	Panagiotis Karampourniotis	(1998-02-20) 20 February 1998 (age 27)	Line Player
8	Brazil	Patrick Lemos	(1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 29)	Central Back
11	Spain	Luis Felipe Jiménez Reina	(1989-06-12) 12 June 1989 (age 36)	Right Back
12	Poland	Marko Terlecki	(2000-05-08) 8 May 2000 (age 25)	Goalkeeper
14	Greece	Panagiotis Stoumpis	(1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 34)	Left Winger
15	Greece	Stylianos Asvestas	(1999-03-21) 21 March 1999 (age 26)	Right Back
16	Greece	Argyris Papadopoulos-Vellis	(1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 (age 27)	Goalkeeper
17	Greece	Petros Kandylas	(1991-02-28) 28 February 1991 (age 34)	Central Back
18	Greece	Grigorios Sanikis	(1980-01-29) 29 January 1980 (age 45)	Left Back
23	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Petar Bubalo	(1992-08-01) 1 August 1992 (age 33)	Right Back
24	Greece	Antonios Kontis	(1991-10-07) 7 October 1991 (age 34)	Left Winger
27	Greece	Nikolaos Liapis	(1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 (age 26)	Line Player
31	Greece	Konstantinos Tsilimparis	(1979-07-31) 31 July 1979 (age 46)	Goalkeeper
32	Serbia	Igor Arsić	(1989-10-19) 19 October 1989 (age 35)	Goalkeeper
33	Greece	Andreas Arapakopoulos	(1994-11-15) 15 November 1994 (age 30)	Line Player
50	Greece	Theodoros Delichristos	(2000-06-17) 17 June 2000 (age 25)	Central Back
77	Greece	Angelos Tsilis	(1992-11-06) 6 November 1992 (age 32)	Left Winger

Honours

European Competitions

• EHF European Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2023–24

Domestic Competitions

• Greek Championship

Winners (5): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25

• Greek Cup

Winners (3): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23

• Greek Super Cup

Winners (4) (record): 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Individual club awards

• Double
  • Winners (2): 2017–18, 2018–19

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2017–18	EHF Cup	R1	Talent Plzeň	21–21 (A)	17–29 (H)	38–50 [a]
2018–19	EHF Cup	R2	Sport36-Komló	29–34 (A)	27–22 (H)	56–56 [b]
		R3	RK Nexe	22–25 (H)	25–30 (A)	47–55
2019–20	EHF Cup	R1	RK Borac m:tel	30–21 (H)	30–25 (A)	60–46
		R2	SCM Politehnica Timișoara	29–31 (A)	29–26 (H)	58–57
		R3	MT Melsungen	28–32 (A)	19–20 (H)	47–52
2022–23	EHF European Cup	R2	RK Sloboda Tuzla	34–24 (H)	27–19 (A)	61–43
		R3	Wacker Thun	22–24 (A)	19–24 (H)	41–48
2023-24	EHF European Cup	R2	Raimond Sassari	31–24 (A)	38–29 (H)	69–53
		R3	MRK Trogir	27–26 (A)	36–28 (H)	63–54
		Last 16	SV Brixen Handball	29–23 (A)	37–25 (H)	66–48
		Quarterfinals	MRK Krka	31–26 (H)	25–19 (A)	56–45
		Semifinals	Ferencvárosi TC	28–28 (A)	39–32 (H)	67–60
		Final	Valur Reykjavík	26–30 (A)	31–27 (H)	57–57, 4–5 (p)
2024-25	EHF European Cup	R2	Fivers Margareten	30–21 (H)	29–35 (A)	59–56
		R3	Potaissa Turda	32–27 (A)	27–31 (H)	59–58
		Last 16	Drammen HK	36–35 (A)	34–30 (H)	70–65
		Quarterfinals	Runar Sandefjord	37–31 (H)	23–33 (A)	60–64
2025-26	EHF European Cup	R2	Albatro Siracusa	34-28 (A)	38–25 (H)	72–53 [c]
		R3

Notes

• Olympiacos is always mentioned first in the score.
• H: Home / A: Away (in bold)

a ^{^} Both legs were hosted by Talent Plzeň.

b ^{^} Olympiacos qualified on away goals.

c ^{^} Both legs were hosted by Olympiacos.

Former club members

Notable former players

• Alexandros Alvanos (2017–2018)
• Charalampos Mallios (2019–2020)
• Vyron Papadopoulos (2021–2023)
• Grigorios Sanikis (2017–2020)
• Savvas Savvas (2023–)
• Konstantinos Tsilimparis (2017–2020)
• Thomas Bauer (2021-2023)
• Robert Weber (2022–2023)
• Artur Karvatski (2019–2020)
• Goran Bogunović (2019–2020)
• Ivan Slišković (2023–)
• Ivan Vida (2023–)
• Božidar Leković (2014–2015)
• Bogdan Petričević (2017–2018)
• Florent Bourget (2023)
• Ángel Montoro (2021–)
• Vladyslav Ostroushko (2021–2023)

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 - 2025-26 Roster" (in Greek). www.olympiacossfp.gr. Retrieved 22 September 2025.

External links

• Olympiacos CFP official website (in English)
• Olympiacos CFP official website – Men's Handball – News, History, Roster (in Greek)
• Olympiacos H.C. at EHF (in English)
• Olympiacos H.C. on Facebook