European and International performance Olympiacos F.C.

1 european , international performance

1.1 first ever greek club play in european competitions: olympiacos–milan (1959)
1.2 balkans cup winners (1963)
1.3 first greek team advance next round of european competition (1963–64)
1.4 eliminating riva s cagliari , dalglish s celtic, palotai denies quarter-finals spot (1972–75)
1.5 eliminating afc ajax in european cup (1983)
1.6 uefa cup winners cup quarter-finalists (1992–93)
1.7 near-miss uefa champions league semi-finals (1998–99)
1.8 3 uefa champions league knockout phase (last 16) qualifications in 6 years (2008–14)
1.9 uefa ranking

european , international performance


olympiacos players arrayed in stamford bridge, in second match 2007–08 uefa champions league first knockout round against chelsea.

olympiacos has long presence in uefa competitions, debuting on 13 september 1959. olympiacos highest ranked greek team in uefa rankings, occupying 21st place in europe 70.940 points, standing 1 place above tottenham hotspur (22nd) , 2 places above manchester united (20th), all-time high club.

in last 7 uefa champions league participations (2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16) olympiacos gathered @ least 9 points in of groups (11 points in 2007–08, 10 points in 2009–10, 9 points in 2011–12, 9 points in 2012–13, 10 points in 2013–14, 9 points in 2014–15 , 9 points in 2015–16) , qualified 3 times knockout stage (last 16) of competition.

their best european campaigns reaching quarter-finals of 1998–99 uefa champions league, eliminated juventus, losing semi-final spot in last 5 minutes of second game, , quarter-finals of 1992–93 uefa cup winners cup, eliminated atlético madrid.

they have strong record in home games, georgios karaiskakis stadium being 1 of fearsome , strong home grounds in europe. has been proved long-standing unbeaten sequences, olympiacos staying unbeaten 15 straight champions league matches, manchester united being first team beat olympiacos @ home, in latter s fifth consecutive participation in tournament new format. furthermore, olympiacos won 15 of 19 uefa champions league games @ home 2009 2015. have impressive record of wins @ home in european cup/uefa champions league against greatest clubs in european football, having beaten real madrid (2–1), liverpool (1–0), manchester united (2–0), ajax (2–0, 1–0), juventus (1–0), arsenal (1–0, 3–1, 2–1), porto (1–0, 2–1, 1–0), benfica (1–0, 1–0), valencia (1–0), borussia dortmund (3–1), atlético madrid (3–2), bayer leverkusen (6–2), monaco (1–0), celtic (2–0), lyon (2–1), anderlecht (3–0, 3–1), werder bremen (3–0) , deportivo de la coruña (1–0), among many others.

they celebrated 200th european game on 23 february 2010, against bordeaux in first knockout round (last 16) of 2009–10 uefa champions league.

first ever greek club play in european competitions: olympiacos–milan (1959)

olympiacos has long presence in uefa competitions, debuting on 13 september 1959 against milan 1959–60 european cup, being first greek team participate in european competitions. first leg held @ karaiskakis stadium, olympiacos took lead goal kostas papazoglou, first goal ever scored greek club (and greek player well) in european competitions. match ended 2–2 (papazoglou 19 , yfantis 45 – altafini 33 , 72 ) olympiacos taking lead 2 times in game , putting in great performance against italian champions. in second leg, milan won 3–1 , qualified next round despite olympiacos strong performance, in second half.

balkans cup winners (1963)

in 1963, olympiacos became first ever greek club win non-domestic competition, winning balkans cup, first international success greek football club. balkans cup popular international competition in 1960s (the 1967 final attracted 42,000 spectators). olympiacos topped group after great wins, beating galatasaray 1–0, fk sarajevo 3–2 , fc brașov 1–0 @ home, adding 2 away draws against galatasaray (1–1) , fk sarajevo (3–3). in final, faced levski sofia, winning first match in piraeus , losing second match in bulgaria same score. in third decisive final in istanbul (neutral ground), olympiacos beat levski 1–0 in mithatpaşa stadium goal mimis stefanakos , won balkans cup.

first greek team advance next round of european competition (1963–64)

in 1963, olympiacos became first greek team advance next round of european competition, eliminating zagłębie sosnowiec poland 1963–64 european cup winners cup. won first match in piraeus 2–1, lost second leg in poland 1–0 , beat zagłębie 2–0 in third decisive match. in next phase, faced olympique lyonnais , despite 2–1 win in georgios karaiskakis stadium eliminated strong french side.

eliminating riva s cagliari , dalglish s celtic, palotai denies quarter-finals spot (1972–75)

in 1972–75 goulandris era, olympiacos had solid presence in european competitions, eliminating great clubs, , losing qualification quarter-finals of 1975 european cup in highly controversial game. managed eliminate cagliari in 1972–73 uefa cup, major force in italian football during late 1960s , 1970s, (1970 serie champions, 1972 serie title contenders), world-class italian international players , runners-up of 1970 fifa world cup such gigi riva, 1 of greatest strikers of time , italy s all-time leading scorer, angelo domenghini, enrico albertosi, pierluigi cera, sergio gori, fabrizio poletti , comunardo niccolai. olympiacos beat cagliari twice, 2–1 in piraeus , 1–0 in cagliari, becoming first ever greek football club win on italian soil. in next round faced competition s defending champions tottenham hotspur. olympiacos didn t manage qualify against spurs, managed 1–0 win in piraeus, ended tottenham s 16-match undefeated streak , marked first ever victory of greek football club against english side. 2 years later, olympiacos entered 1974–75 european cup , drawn face kenny dalglish s celtic f.c., 1 of strongest teams in european football @ time , semi-finalists of previous season. first leg played in celtic park, celtic had never been defeated. match ended 1–1 , away draw gave olympiacos advantage, finishing job in piraeus after 2–0 win against scottish champions. in next round drawn play against anderlecht place in quarter-finals of competition. anderlecht won first leg 5–1 , olympiacos task seemed impossible. however, in second leg in greece, olympiacos put on dominant display , reached winning score, in match marked referee károly palotai s decisions. olympiacos beat anderlecht 3–0, while palotai disallowed 4 olympiacos goals. olympiacos claim 3 penalties, none of rewarded club, while stavropoulos shown red card no reason, according olympiacos. match known in greece palotai massacre .

eliminating afc ajax in european cup (1983)

in 1983 olympiacos entered 1983–84 european cup , drawn against european powerhouse , dutch champions afc ajax of world-class players marco van basten, ronald koeman , frank rijkaard. first leg held in amsterdam , ended 0–0 draw, olympiacos holding firm , taking advantage second leg. second match in athens thriller , further goalless stalemate, before extra-time when nikos anastopoulos scored twice (95 , 118 ) , send olympiacos through, causing 80,000 olympiacos fans in olympic stadium of athens burst frenetic celebrations. in last 16 faced portuguese club benfica, despite comfortable 1–0 in athens, anastopoulos scored goal , lost crucial penalty well, eliminated after 3–0 defeat in lisbon.

uefa cup winners cup quarter-finalists (1992–93)

in 1992 olympiacos, coached oleh blokhin, entered 1992–93 european cup winners cup , after eliminating chornomorets odesa in first round, drawn against arsène wenger s monaco, strong side players jürgen klinsmann, youri djorkaeff, lilian thuram , jean-luc ettori. olympiacos eliminated monaco , reached quarter-finals after hard-fought 1–0 away win in stade louis ii goal giorgos vaitsis in 86th minute , goalless draw in karaiskakis stadium in second match. weren t able qualify semi-finals, eliminated atlético madrid, 1–1 draw @ home , 3–1 loss in vicente calderón.

near-miss uefa champions league semi-finals (1998–99)

in 1998–99 uefa champions league, 1 of talented ever olympiacos sides came close semi-final appearance. campaign began in second qualifying round, cypriot side anorthosis not able prevent them participating in group stage second time in row. drawn in group along croatia zagreb, porto , ajax, managed win 3 home games , secure 2 away draws, topping group , getting ticket quarter-finals. there, drawn face juventus, 1 of favourites win trophy. in first leg @ stadio delle alpi in turin, juventus defeated olympiacos 2–1, meant greek team needed 1–0 victory in athens proceed. vintage performance, scoring siniša gogić , never allowing opponents create chances, 5 minutes away making scenario come true. however, dimitris eleftheropoulos, olympiacos goalkeeper , team s hero in previous games, misjudged flight of ball in seemingly harmless cross , juventus had last laugh, escaping 1–1 draw athens olympic stadium.

three uefa champions league knockout phase (last 16) qualifications in 6 years (2008–14)

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in 2007–08 uefa champions league, olympiacos had exceptional european campaign. drawn in 1 of toughest groups of tournament along real madrid, werder bremen , lazio, olympiacos finished second eleven points, same group-winners real madrid, spanish club taking top place due better results in 2 olympiacos–real madrid matches. following draw 1–1 lazio @ home, olympiacos grabbed spectacular 3–1 away win against werder bremen in weserstadion, turning game around 0–1. in third game, olympiacos defeated 4–2 real madrid @ santiago bernabéu stadium, after heart-breaking match in greek team playing 10 men 13th minute , leading score 68th 2–1, turning around 0–1 , wasting lot of chances score more. real madrid scored third goal in 83rd, olympiacos came close score many times during last minutes of match , leave madrid draw, when real secured win last-minute goal, following outstanding olympiacos chance equalise score, iker casillas saving darko kovačević s powerful header close. olympiacos opened second round of group stage draw 0–0 real madrid @ karaiskakis stadium , kept alive record of being undefeated real madrid in athens in 4 matches, while reds moved step closer qualifying last 16 after coming behind defeat lazio 2–1 in stadio olimpico. on 11 december, olympiacos smashed werder bremen 3–0 @ karaiskakis stadium, ensured place in knockout stage of tournament, faced chelsea. @ first match in piraeus, reds had scoreless draw against blues, eliminated in second leg @ stamford bridge after 3–0 loss.

in 2009–10 uefa champions league, olympiacos drawn in group against arsenal, standard liège , az alkmaar , qualified comfortably last 16 10 points, winning 3 games @ home against arsenal (1–0), standard liège (2–1) , alkmaar (1–0), , drawing match in alkmaar (0–0). in knockout stage, faced bordeaux , lost 0–1 in first round @ home, in closely contested match. in second match, despite bordeaux s lead, olympiacos leveled match , missed great chances score second goal, before losing in duying moments of match (1–2).

in 2013–14 uefa champions league drawn in group c against paris saint-germain, benfica , anderlecht. after great performance in group, olympiacos finished second 10 points , qualified last 16, eliminating benfica (1–0 win in piraeus, 1–1 draw in lisbon) , anderlecht (0–3 win in brussels, 3–1 win in piraeus). in last 16, drawn play against manchester united, had never lost greek club before. olympiacos, after top-class performance, won first leg convincing 2–0, in match dominated totally , missed chances extend lead. despite two-goal advantage put them within touching distance of quarter-final place first time since 1999, olympiacos lost 3–0 in second leg in old trafford, having missed outstanding double chance equalize score in minute 40 . greek champions pushed on in last 10 minutes find crucial away goal, couldn t score.

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as of september 5, 2017.