Olympiacos
Greece's first European club, debuting against Milan in 1959.
Olympiacos is a Greek club from Piraeus and the first Greek side to play in European competition.
Quick Facts
- Nickname
- Thrylos (Legend); Erythrolefkoi (Red-Whites)
- Ground
- Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
- Capacity
- 33,334
- Founded
- 10 March 1925
- Owner
- Evangelos Marinakis
- Manager
- José Luis Mendilibar
- League
- Super League Greece
- Season
- 2025–26
Lore & Background
Olympiacos made its European debut against Milan in the 1959-60 European Cup. In the 1974-75 European Cup it was drawn against Celtic, semi-finalists the season before, and it met Ajax in the 1983-84 competition. During its run of seven straight league titles from 1996 it narrowly missed a Champions League semi-final.
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