Olympiacos H.C.

Olympiacos SFP HC
Full nameOlympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós/ Xyni Group Handball Club
Nickname(s)
  • Thrylos (The Legend)
  • Erythrolefkoi (The Red-Whites)
Short nameOlympiacos
Founded2017 (2017)
ArenaIlioupoli Indoor Hall
Capacity1,500
PresidentMichalis Kountouris
Head coachRiccardo Trillini
LeagueHandball Premier
2024–25Handball Premier, 1st
Club colours   
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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 5 Greek Handball Championships, 3 Greek Cups and 2 Doubles.

Piraeus
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

  • Head coach: Nikos Grammatikos
  • Assistant coach: Panagiotis Messinis
  • Physiotherapist: Dionysios Tyrogalas
  • Club doctor: Georgios Karachalios

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Previous squads

Honours

European Competitions

Domestic Competitions

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

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

Winners (3) (record): 2022, 2023, 2024

Individual club awards

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

European record

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2017–18 EHF Cup R1 Talent Plzeň 21–21 29–17 39–50
2018–19 EHF Cup R2 Sport36-Komló 27–22 34–29 56–56
R3 RK Nexe 22–25 30–25 47–55
2019–20 EHF Cup R1 RK Borac m:tel 30–21 25–30 60–46
R2 SCM Politehnica Timișoara 29–26 31–29 58–57
R3 MT Melsungen 19–20 32–28 47–52
2022–23 EHF European Cup R2 RK Sloboda Tuzla 34–24 27–19 61–43
R3 Wacker Thun 22–24 19–24 41–48
2023-24 EHF European Cup R2 Raimond Sassari 38–29 24–31 69–53
R3 MRK Trogir 36–28 26–27 63–54
Last 16 SV Brixen Handball 37–25 23–29 66–48
Quarterfinals MRK Krka 31–26 19–25 56–45
Semifinals FTC-Green Collect 39–32 28–28 67–60
Final Valur 31–27 30–26 57–57, 4–5 (p)

EHF ranking

As of 06/12/2023[6]
Rank Team Points
64 MŠK Považská Bystrica 82
65 Spor Toto SK 81
66 Olympiacos H.C. 79
67 BM Cuenca 79
68 SSV Brixen Handball 79
69 Alpla HC Hard 79
70 ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar 78

Former club members

Notable former players

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".