Olympiacos H.C.
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 3 Greek Handball Championships, 3 Greek Cups and 2 Doubles.[1][2]
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| Full name | Olympiacos Handball Club | ||
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| Founded | 1931 | ||
| Arena | Ilioupoli Indoor Hall | ||
| President | Michalis Kountouris | ||
| Head coach | Nikos Grammatikos | ||
| League | Handball Premier | ||
| 2021–22 | Handball Premier, 1st | ||
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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 lead by AEK and took three straight wins to secure the League title.[3] They also won the Greek Cup, beating PAOK in the semi-final and ASE Douka in the final to complete the domestic Double.[4] On 10 September 2022, Olympiacos lifted the Greek Super Cup after winning AESH Pylaia in the final.[5][6]
Olympiacos play their games at Manos Loizos Indoor Hall in Nikaia, Piraeus.
Honours
- Greek Championship
- Winners (3): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
- Greek Cup
- Winners (3): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23
- Greek Super Cup
- Winners (2): 2022, 2023
- Double
- Winners (2): 2017–18, 2018–19
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wacker Thun |
22–24 | 19–24 | 41–48 | ||
Notable players
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Notable coaches
Giorgos Zaravinas- Giorgos Karasavvidis
- Nenad Kljaić
Seasons
| Season | Division | Place | Cup | Super Cup | Europe |
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| 2017–18 | Handball Premier | Champions | Winners | EHF Cup R1 | |
| 2018–19 | Handball Premier | Champions | Winners | EHF Cup R3 | |
| 2019–20 | Handball Premier | Runners-up | Semifinals | EHF Cup R3 | |
| 2020–21 | Handball Premier | Abandoned | Semifinals | ||
| 2021–22 | Handball Premier | Champions | Semifinals | ||
| 2022–23 | Handball Premier | Runners-up | Winners | Winners | European Cup R3 |
| 2023–24 | Handball Premier | TBD | TBD | Winners | TBD |
Current squad
| Number | Player | Birth Date | Height (m) | Position |
| 1 | Kostas Kotanidis | 07/02/1992 | 1.90 | Goalkeeper |
| 6 |  Olivier Nyokas | 28/06/1986 | 1.88 | Left back |
| 7 | Panagiotis Karampourniotis | 20/02/1998 | 1.94 | Pivot |
| 8 | Giorgos Papavasilis | 31/07/2000 | 1.85 | Left Extreme |
| 12 | Marko Terlecki | 08/05/2000 | 1.95 | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Petros Kandylas | 28/02/1991 | 1.97 | Play Maker |
| 20 | Garyfallos Bagios | 26/04/1994 | 1.78 | Right Extreme |
| 23 | Charalabos Dompris | 23/07/1994 | 1.85 | Play Maker |
| 32 | Nikos Passias | 17/02/1995 | 1.95 | Left Inter |
| 23 | Vasilis Liolios | 13/05/1999 | 1.85 | Play Maker |
| 33 |  Ángel Montoro | 10/04/1989 | 2.13 | Right back |
| 44 |  Savo Slavuljica | 13/08/1998 | 1.88 | Right Extreme |
| 59 | Elmir Građan | 28/12/1993 | 1.90 | Pivot |
| 66 | Stefanos Michailidis | 15/05/1994 | 2.00 | Pivot |
| 77 |  Vladyslav Ostroushko | 5/04/1986 | 2.03 | Left Inter |
| 99 |  Thomas Bauer | 24/01/1986 | 1.90 | Goalkeeper |
Technical and managerial staff
| Job | Name |
| Head coach | Georgios Karasavvidis |
Sponsorships
- Great Sponsor: Xini Group
- Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer: Adidas
References
- Olympiacos SFP take first domestic trophy. European Handball Federation official website. 22 June 2018
- Olympiakos win Greek Handball Cup. handball-planet.com. 14 March 2018.
- Olympiacos win Greek men's handball championship. xinhuanet.com. 7 June 2018
- Ο Ολυμπιακός νίκησε 22–21 τον ΠΑΟΚ με τέρμα του Φώτη Μισαηλίδη στο 59:53. Hellenic Handball Federation official website. 10 March 2018. (in Greek)
- "Ο Ολυμπιακός νικητής του Σούπερ Καπ 2022!". handball.org.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- "«Πάτησε» την Πυλαία και σήκωσε την κούπα του Super Cup o Ολυμπιακός!". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- Olympiacos roster – European Handball Federation
- Olympiacos roster
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Olympiacos HC.
- 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)
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