Greek Super League
Fiesta Celebrations honour Olympiacos’ finest
By: Peter Katsiris |
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Pyrotechnics, a commemorative football match, and a championship celebration occupied the Giorgos Karaiskakis Stadium on Saturday night, as Olympiacos celebrated yet another domestic double with their loyal supporters.
In what is somewhat of a tradition in Piraeus nowadays, Olympiacos looked back on another golden season domestically as the club was presented with the coveted Super League [...]
Category: 2008/2009 Season, Greece, Greek Cup, Greek Super League, Olympiacos Team News, Player News
Tags: 2008/2009 Season, Christos Patsatzoglou, Darko Kovacevic, Greece, Greek Cup, Greek Super League, Olympiacos, Olympiacos Team News, Paraskevas Antzas, Player News, Predrag DjordjevicJaouad Zairi joins Olympiacos
By: Peter Katsiris | 1 Comment
After several weeks of speculation, Olympiacos confirmed their second signing of the summer transfer period with the presentation of Jaouad Zairi on Tuesday (May 5). The Moroccan joins the club on a free transfer from Super League side Asteras Tripolis after penning a two-year deal.
A successful season with Asteras Tripolis appeared to be a decisive [...]
Category: 2008/2009 Season, Greece, Greek Super League, Olympiacos Team News, Player News, TransfersNikopolidis not done yet
By: Peter Katsiris | 1 Comment
When Antonis Nikopolidis retired from the Greek National Team after the 2008 European Championships in Austria and Switzerland, it was expected his club career would follow suit shortly after.
Surprisingly, Nikopolidis performed magnificently for Olympiacos this season, and with the confidence acquired through his strong play, Nikopolidis has signed a one-year extension with the Greek Champions.
While [...]
Category: 2008/2009 Season, Greece, Greek Super League, Olympiacos Team News, Player News, TransfersOlympiacos pick up Pardo on loan
By: Peter Katsiris | 1 Comment
The goalkeeping complex at Olympiacos CFP is likely to get much more interesting after Olympiacos announced they had acquired the services of ‘keeper Urko Pardo on a loan deal from Rapid Bucharest.
An announcement on the club’s official website made the move official, as Pardo was made the second signing made by the club this season [...]
Category: 2008/2009 Season, Greece, Greek Super League, Olympiacos Team News, Player News, TransfersOlympiacos ends Season with Triumph over Thrasyvoulos
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Olympiacos ended yet another title-winning season in the Super League with a 2-0 win over Thraysvoulos Fylis on Sunday. Second half goals from Matt Derbyshire and Luciano Galletti gave Ernesto Valverde’s side the win on the last day of the Super League season.
With their eyes wandering off to net weekend’s Greek Cup final against inner-city [...]
Olympiacos interested in Inter’s Materazzi
By: Peter Katsiris | 5 Comments
The summer transfer may be a long ways away, but that hasn’t stopped Olympiacos from browsing the field of potential transfers according to the Greek press. In reports originating out of Greece on Wednesday, Inter Milan’s Marco Materazzi is one of the high-profile stars targeted by club president Sokratis Kokkalis.
The reports indicate Olympiacos are interested [...]
Category: 2008/2009 Season, Europe, Greece, Greek Super League, Olympiacos Team News, Player News, TransfersLarissa lands rare victory at Karaiskaki
By: Peter Katsiris | 2 Comments
Larissa collected three crucial points to continue to hold the advantage in the ever-tight race for the final playoff spot, as Maciej Zurawski scored just before the hour mark in a 1-0 win over Olympiacos. The Greek Champions, who had secured their twelfth title in thirteen years a few weeks ago, saw their perfect record [...]
Galletti brilliance spares Olympiacos blushes
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A stunning free-kick from Luciano Galletti gave a seemingly experimental Olympiacos a 2-1 win over Levadeiakos on Sunday as the already confirmed Greek Champions continue to wind down the season with yet another slim win.
Patrick Dimbala got Levadeiakos off to a promising start in Levadeia, but a quick response from Matt Derbyshire set Olympiacos up [...]
While you were Out: Djole, Mitro, and UEFA sanctions
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After another lengthy international break, Olympiacos returns to action this weekend with a Super League visit to Levadeiakos on Sunday. While the main focus over the last two weeks have revolved around internationals, Olympiacos has been making some headlines recently, so why don’t we recap…
Djordjevic calls it quits
The most successful player in Olympiacos’ history, Predrag [...]
Greek math without an abacus (…but you might need a calculator)!
By: Peter Katsiris | No Comments
So, on Sunday night, through a combination of a win for Olympiacos and a draw for Panathinaikos, Olympiacos officially became the Champions of the Greek Super League for the fifth consecutive season.
Now, those who know little or next to nothing about the Greek game will probably say something along the lines of a derogatory remark [...]
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