Olympiacos Handball Club (currently known for sponsorship reasons as Olympiacos S.F.P. / Omilos Xini) is the men's handball team of the major Greek multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus. It was founded initially in 1931 and reorganized in 2017. The department has won 4 Greek Handball Championships, 3 Greek Cups and 2 Doubles.

Olympiacos SFP HC
Full nameOlympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós/ Xyni Group Handball Club
Nickname(s)
  • Thrylos (The Legend)
  • Erythrolefkoi (The Red-Whites)
Short nameOlympiacos
Founded2017; 7 years ago (2017)
ArenaIlioupoli Indoor Hall
Capacity1,500
PresidentMichalis Kountouris
Head coachŽeljko Babić
LeagueHandball Premier
2021–22Handball Premier, 1st
Club colours   
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Team colours
Team colours
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Home
Team colours
Team colours
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Away
Website
Official site
Location of Olympiacos H.C.
Piraeus
Piraeus
Location of Olympiacos H.C.

History

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In 2017–18 season, which was the first after its reorganization, Olympiacos won the domestic double. They won the Greek Handball Championship by beating AEK Athens with 3–2 wins in the finals in a dramatic fashion, as they overturned an initial 0–2 win by AEK and took three straight wins to secure the League title.[1] They also won the Greek Cup, beating PAOK in the semi-final and ASE Douka in the final to complete the domestic Double.[2] On 10 September 2022, Olympiacos lifted the Greek Super Cup after winning AESH Pylaia in the final.[3][4]

Crest, colours, supporters

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Kits

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Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2023–24 season[5]
Olympiacos H.C.

Technical staff

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Transfers

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Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Previous squads

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Honours

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Domestic competitions

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  • Greek League
    • Winners (4): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2023–24
  • Greek Cup
    • Winners (3): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23
  • Greek Super Cup
    • Winners (3) (record): 2022, 2023, 2024
  • Double
    • Winners (2): 2017–18, 2018–19

European competitions

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European record

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Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2017–18 EHF Cup R1   Talent Plzeň 21–21 29–17 39–50
2018–19 EHF Cup R2   Sport36-Komló 27–22 34–29 56–56
R3   RK Nexe 22–25 30–25 47–55
2019–20 EHF Cup R1   RK Borac m:tel 30–21 25–30 60–46
R2   SCM Politehnica Timișoara 29–26 31–29 58–57
R3   MT Melsungen 19–20 32–28 47–52
2022–23 EHF European Cup R2   RK Sloboda Tuzla 34–24 27–19 61–43
R3   Wacker Thun 22–24 19–24 41–48
2023-24 EHF European Cup R2   Raimond Sassari 38–29 24–31 69–53
R3   MRK Trogir 36–28 26–27 63–54
Last 16   SV Brixen Handball 37–25 23–29 66–48
Quarterfinals   MRK Krka 31–26 19–25 56–45
Semifinals   FTC-Green Collect 39–32 28–28 67–60
Final   Valur 31–27 30–26 57–57, 4–5 (p)

EHF ranking

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As of 06/12/2023[6]
Rank Team Points
64   MŠK Považská Bystrica 82
65   Spor Toto SK 81
66   Olympiacos H.C. 79
67   BM Cuenca 79
68   SSV Brixen Handball 79
69   Alpla HC Hard 79
70   ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar 78

Former club members

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Notable former players

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References

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  1. ^ Olympiacos win Greek men's handball championship. xinhuanet.com. 7 June 2018
  2. ^ "Olympiakos win Greek Handball Cup". 14 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Ο Ολυμπιακός νικητής του Σούπερ Καπ 2022!". handball.org.gr (in Greek). Online. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  4. ^ ""Πάτησε" την Πυλαία και σήκωσε την κούπα του Super Cup o Ολυμπιακός!". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Olympiacos SFP - Players, Team & Season Info | EHF".
  6. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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