Nickname |
Thrylos (The Legend) Erythrolefkoi (The Red-Whites) Kokkinoi (The Reds) Dafnostefanomenos (The laurel-crowned) |
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Founded | 1926 | ||
Ground | , Piraeus, Greece (Capacity: 3,000) |
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Chairman | Michalis Kountouris | ||
Manager | Slobodan Boškan | ||
League |
A1 Greek Volleyleague CEV Cup |
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2015–16 | 3rd | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
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Olympiacos S.C. is the men's volleyball team of the major Greek multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus. It was founded in 1926 and has won 2 CEV Cup Winners' Cup / CEV Cups, a record 27 Greek Championships, a record 16 Greek Cups, 2 Greek Super Cups, a record 3 Greek League Cups and a record 14 Doubles. Olympiacos is a traditional powerhouse of European volleyball, ranked among the top European volleyball clubs; from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s they played in no less than 11 European Final Fours and reached 6 European Finals, winning 2 CEV Cup Winners' Cup / CEV Cups (, ), being twice Runners-up of the CEV Champions League (, 2002) and twice Runners-up of the CEV Cup Winners' Cup / CEV Cup (, ) as well. Olympiacos is ranked 17th (as of January 2017) in the Men's European clubs ranking. Olympiacos is the most successful volleyball team in Greece, having won the most Greek Championships, Cups and domestic Doubles and being the only Greek team to have won European titles. They also hold the record for the most consecutive Greek Championships, as they are the only team to have won 8 consecutive League titles (1987–1994). They have also won 6 Greek Championships undefeated (1968, 1974, 1979, 1981, 1988, 1991). Furthermore, Olympiacos is the only Greek club to have played in the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship and the as well, having represented Greece successfully in all major European and Worldwide competitions.