The Karaiskakis Stadium had fallen in disrepair and its use was passed to Olympiacos in April 2003; the club took the responsibility to build a new football-only ground in its place, to be used for the football tournament of the 2004 Olympics.
In return, Olympiacos got exclusive use of the stadium until 2052, covering all maintenance costs and also paying 15% of revenue to the State. The old stadium was demolished in the spring of 2003 and the whole project was constructed in the record period of 14 months. It was completed in June 30, 2004 at a total cost of €60 million., the Karaiskakis Stadium is one of the most modern football grounds in Europe, also hosting the museum of Olympiacos and several facilities around.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Kyriakos Papadopoulos
He was called for duty for the U-19 Greece team to participate in the Elite round of the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. He participated in all three group games against Moldova, Netherlands and Russia, helping Greece finish top and qualify for the finals.
Papadopoulos featured at the heart of the Greek defence in the finals tournament and was partners with team-mate Konstantinos Lambropoulos. He was instrumental in keeping a clean sheet against the Czech Republic, as well as good performances against England and Italy. His performances attracted attention from scouts of teams such Manchester United and Nottingham Forest, Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC.
The teams were impressed with the defender's maturity in a competition in which he was the youngest player by 13 months. Despite being the youngest player in the tournament, he was also one of the 10 most talented players in Europe as considered by UEFA in their UEFA U19 Team of the Tournament.
Otto Rehhagel is also said to have been impressed with the youngster's performances, and has met with EPO officials to talk about moving Kyriakos to the senior team. He has yet to be invited to a senior team match.
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Papadopoulos featured at the heart of the Greek defence in the finals tournament and was partners with team-mate Konstantinos Lambropoulos. He was instrumental in keeping a clean sheet against the Czech Republic, as well as good performances against England and Italy. His performances attracted attention from scouts of teams such Manchester United and Nottingham Forest, Arsenal FC and Chelsea FC.
The teams were impressed with the defender's maturity in a competition in which he was the youngest player by 13 months. Despite being the youngest player in the tournament, he was also one of the 10 most talented players in Europe as considered by UEFA in their UEFA U19 Team of the Tournament.
Otto Rehhagel is also said to have been impressed with the youngster's performances, and has met with EPO officials to talk about moving Kyriakos to the senior team. He has yet to be invited to a senior team match.
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Friday, February 5, 2010
European performance
Olympiacos has a long presence in UEFA competitions, debuting on September 13, 1959, against Milan for the 1959–60 European Cup, being the first Greek team in European competition. However, they were to play against Beşiktaş for the preliminary round of the 1958–59 European Cup, but withdrew. Olympiacos was also the first Greek team to advance to the next round of any European competition, eliminating Zagłębie Sosnowiec for the 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup. Their best European results were reaching the quarter-finals of the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League, where they were eliminated by Juventus, and the quarter-finals of the 1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup, before losing to Atlético Madrid.
At the European level, Olympiacos have a strong record in home games. This has been proved by some long-standing unbeaten sequences, especially in the UEFA Champions League, where Manchester United was the first team to beat Olympiacos at home, in the latter's fifth consecutive participation in the tournament with its new format. In addition, Olympiacos gained impressive wins at home, like the stunning 6–2 victory over the then Champions League runners-up Bayer Leverkusen in the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League, and three consecutive large wins in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, 5–0 against Nordsjælland, 5–1 against Benfica and 4–0 against Hertha Berlin. Olympiacos will celebrate their 200th European game on February 23, 2010 against FC Girondins de Bordeaux in the final 16 of the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League .
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At the European level, Olympiacos have a strong record in home games. This has been proved by some long-standing unbeaten sequences, especially in the UEFA Champions League, where Manchester United was the first team to beat Olympiacos at home, in the latter's fifth consecutive participation in the tournament with its new format. In addition, Olympiacos gained impressive wins at home, like the stunning 6–2 victory over the then Champions League runners-up Bayer Leverkusen in the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League, and three consecutive large wins in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, 5–0 against Nordsjælland, 5–1 against Benfica and 4–0 against Hertha Berlin. Olympiacos will celebrate their 200th European game on February 23, 2010 against FC Girondins de Bordeaux in the final 16 of the 2009-10 UEFA Champions League .
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Rivalries
Traditionally, Olympiacos' main rival is Panathinaikos and their so-called derby of the eternal enemies is the classic rivalry in the Athens area and Greek football in general. The two teams are the most successful and most popular Greek football clubs, and the rivalry is also indicative of social, cultural and regional differences; Olympiacos is traditionally seen as the classic representative of the working class of the port city of Piraeus, while Panathinaikos is considered the club of the Athenian higher-class society, although nowadays this differentiation has weakened and the two clubs have similar fanbases. Many violent incidents between the fans of the two sides have occurred, like the death of Mihalis Filopoulos, a Panathinaikos fan, in a clash of hooligans supporting the two clubs for a women's volleyball match in 2007.
Another major rival of Olympiacos is AEK Athens, due to their proximity and strong on-pitch rivalry.
The rivalry between Olympiacos and PAOK, although PAOK was rarely a primary contestant of Olympiacos, is long-standing, dating back to the 1960s, when Olympiacos negotiated to acquire the player-symbol of PAOK, Giorgos Koudas. PAOK established a long tradition of winning at the period 1966-1991 with 20 home wins in 23 games. Also relies on the rivalry between Athens and Thessaloniki, the country's two major cities. [ Another rival of Olympiacos used to be Ethnikos Piraeus, the second-most successful club of Piraeus, but the rivalry languished because Ethnikos Piraeus no longer plays in the top tier of Greek football.
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Another major rival of Olympiacos is AEK Athens, due to their proximity and strong on-pitch rivalry.
The rivalry between Olympiacos and PAOK, although PAOK was rarely a primary contestant of Olympiacos, is long-standing, dating back to the 1960s, when Olympiacos negotiated to acquire the player-symbol of PAOK, Giorgos Koudas. PAOK established a long tradition of winning at the period 1966-1991 with 20 home wins in 23 games. Also relies on the rivalry between Athens and Thessaloniki, the country's two major cities. [ Another rival of Olympiacos used to be Ethnikos Piraeus, the second-most successful club of Piraeus, but the rivalry languished because Ethnikos Piraeus no longer plays in the top tier of Greek football.
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
Year 2009
In the summer of 2009,Olympiakos signed major players.Such as Olof Mellberg from Juventus for 2.5 million euros, English striker Matt Derbyshire from Blackburn Rovers, Mid-Fielder Jaouad Zairi from Asteras Tripolis,and Enzo Marseca from Sevilla. Many other players were returned from loans such as Ex- Real Madrid defender Raul Bravo, Georgios Katsikogiannis Argentine Mid-Fielder Cristian Raul Ledesma, and promising American goalkeeper Sean Collins.
Olympiakos may have began a new era in the UEFA Champions League with the start of the 2009-2010 season .With the signing of all star legendary brazilian ex-soccer player Zico as their coach they have began with a series of wins. Olympiakos so far have had great success, with a 2-0 derby win over PAO. Coach Zico’s training methods must have been working after he brought the team lots of success after qualifying for the UEFA Champions League Final 16, finishing 2nd in their group 3 points behind Arsenal despite the absence of numerous first-team players due to injuries.
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So far in the UEFA Champions League 2009-2010 season Olympiakos have not lost a single home game and are up to face Bordeaux next in the final 16. On the other hand, Olympiacos have failed to do well in local competition ,falling 7 points in 2nd place behind arch rivals Panithinaikos(47 points:15-2-1) and getting elimanted from the greek cup by a 2nd division team and a really important loss to rivals Aek Athens .Finally on January 19, 2010, though his team lost only two times (twelve wins and four draws) in the Greek Superleague, Zico was sacked.
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Olympiakos may have began a new era in the UEFA Champions League with the start of the 2009-2010 season .With the signing of all star legendary brazilian ex-soccer player Zico as their coach they have began with a series of wins. Olympiakos so far have had great success, with a 2-0 derby win over PAO. Coach Zico’s training methods must have been working after he brought the team lots of success after qualifying for the UEFA Champions League Final 16, finishing 2nd in their group 3 points behind Arsenal despite the absence of numerous first-team players due to injuries.
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So far in the UEFA Champions League 2009-2010 season Olympiakos have not lost a single home game and are up to face Bordeaux next in the final 16. On the other hand, Olympiacos have failed to do well in local competition ,falling 7 points in 2nd place behind arch rivals Panithinaikos(47 points:15-2-1) and getting elimanted from the greek cup by a 2nd division team and a really important loss to rivals Aek Athens .Finally on January 19, 2010, though his team lost only two times (twelve wins and four draws) in the Greek Superleague, Zico was sacked.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Now a days
In the summer of 2009,Olympiakos signed major players.Such as Olof Mellberg from Juventus for 2.5 million euros, English striker Matt Derbyshire from Blackburn Rovers, Mid-Fielder Jaouad Zairi from Asteras Tripolis,and Enzo Marseca from Sevilla. Many other players were returned from loans such as Ex- Real Madrid defender Raul Bravo, Georgios Katsikogiannis Argentine Mid-Fielder Cristian Raul Ledesma, and promising American goalkeeper Sean Collins.
Olympiakos may have began a new era in the UEFA Champions League with the start of the 2009-2010 season .With the signing of all star legendary brazilian ex-soccer player Zico as their coach they have began with a series of wins. Olympiakos so far have had great success, with a 2-0 derby win over PAO. Coach Zico’s training methods must have been working after he brought the team lots of success after qualifying for the UEFA Champions League Final 16, finishing 2nd in their group 3 points behind Arsenal despite the absence of numerous first-team players due to injuries.
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So far in the UEFA Champions League 2009-2010 season Olympiakos have not lost a single home game and are up to face Bordeaux next in the final 16. On the other hand, Olympiacos have failed to do well in local competition ,falling 7 points in 2nd place behind arch rivals Panithinaikos(47 points:15-2-1) and getting elimanted from the greek cup by a 2nd division team and a really important loss to rivals Aek Athens .Finally on January 19, 2010, though his team lost only two times (twelve wins and four draws) in the Greek Superleague, Zico was sacked.
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Olympiakos may have began a new era in the UEFA Champions League with the start of the 2009-2010 season .With the signing of all star legendary brazilian ex-soccer player Zico as their coach they have began with a series of wins. Olympiakos so far have had great success, with a 2-0 derby win over PAO. Coach Zico’s training methods must have been working after he brought the team lots of success after qualifying for the UEFA Champions League Final 16, finishing 2nd in their group 3 points behind Arsenal despite the absence of numerous first-team players due to injuries.
You can buy your favourite Olympiakos tickets online through our secure and guaranteed online booking system.
So far in the UEFA Champions League 2009-2010 season Olympiakos have not lost a single home game and are up to face Bordeaux next in the final 16. On the other hand, Olympiacos have failed to do well in local competition ,falling 7 points in 2nd place behind arch rivals Panithinaikos(47 points:15-2-1) and getting elimanted from the greek cup by a 2nd division team and a really important loss to rivals Aek Athens .Finally on January 19, 2010, though his team lost only two times (twelve wins and four draws) in the Greek Superleague, Zico was sacked.
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Friday, January 22, 2010
Absolute domination
Olympiacos' era of domination began with attracting players of international magnitude like Zlatko Zahovič, Giovanni, and World Champions Rivaldo and Christian Karembeu. Olympiacos won seven consecutive championships, beating their own past record of six, with their best season being 1998-99, when they celebrated the Double and their qualification to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League, their best-ever European campaign. However the neutrality of the refereeies was strongly disputed, altought no case gone to justice .In this period Olympiakos employed more than eleven coaches. The best-known are Ioannis Matzourakis, Takis Lemonis, Trond Sollied, Oleg Protasov, Siniša Gogić and Nikos Alefantos.
Despite constant management changes, Olympiacos kept on winning championships, except for the season 2003–04, when they finished second after switching three coaches in a year. Olympiacos rehired Dušan Bajević and transferred 1999 World Footballer of the Year Rivaldo. The end of the season found Olympiacos with both domestic trophies but without Bajević, who resigned; in his place, Trond Sollied was hired. They also signed arch-rival Panathinaikos' striker Michalis Konstantinou. During the season 2005–06, Olympiacos won all the four derbies against their major rivals, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens, something only achieved once more, during the season 1972–73. The combined goal total in these four matches was 11-3 in favour of Olympiacos. They also beat AEK Athens 3-0 in the Greek Cup Final to clinch their second straight double and managed to win 16 consecutive matches in the championship, breaking their own record.In all these years Olympiakos received favorable referring known as Paragka which helped the team dominate the league.
After a record-breaking season, in the 2006 summer transfers, Trond Sollied signed seven players. However, Sollied did not live up to expectations in the UEFA Champions League 2006–07 and was replaced by Takis Lemonis at the end of 2006. Lemonis transferred the young star Vasilis Torosidis, and though Lemonis won the third consecutive championship for Olympiacos, he didn't win the Greek Cup after a surprise elimination by PAS Giannina.
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Despite constant management changes, Olympiacos kept on winning championships, except for the season 2003–04, when they finished second after switching three coaches in a year. Olympiacos rehired Dušan Bajević and transferred 1999 World Footballer of the Year Rivaldo. The end of the season found Olympiacos with both domestic trophies but without Bajević, who resigned; in his place, Trond Sollied was hired. They also signed arch-rival Panathinaikos' striker Michalis Konstantinou. During the season 2005–06, Olympiacos won all the four derbies against their major rivals, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens, something only achieved once more, during the season 1972–73. The combined goal total in these four matches was 11-3 in favour of Olympiacos. They also beat AEK Athens 3-0 in the Greek Cup Final to clinch their second straight double and managed to win 16 consecutive matches in the championship, breaking their own record.In all these years Olympiakos received favorable referring known as Paragka which helped the team dominate the league.
After a record-breaking season, in the 2006 summer transfers, Trond Sollied signed seven players. However, Sollied did not live up to expectations in the UEFA Champions League 2006–07 and was replaced by Takis Lemonis at the end of 2006. Lemonis transferred the young star Vasilis Torosidis, and though Lemonis won the third consecutive championship for Olympiacos, he didn't win the Greek Cup after a surprise elimination by PAS Giannina.
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