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Olympiacos B.C.
Olympiacos B.C. logo
Nickname	Thrylos (Legend) Kokkini (Reds) Erythrolefki (Red-Whites)
Leagues	Greek League Greek Cup Euroleague
Founded	1925 (Basketball Club: 1931)
History	Olympiacos Piraeus 1925 – Present Basketball Club: 1931 – Present
Arena	Peace and Friendship Stadium 11,554 (current for Olympiacos games) 14,776 (all collapsible bleachers in use) 14,940 (including court-side seats) 16,000–17,000 (full configuration)
Location	Piraeus, Athens, Greece
Team colors	Red and White
President	Giorgos Angelopoulos Panagiotis Angelopoulos
Head coach	Georgios Bartzokas
Championships	3 Euroleague Championships 10 Greek Championships 9 Greek Cups 1 Triple Crown
Website	olympiacosbc.gr
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Olympiacos B.C. (Template:Lang-el), also known simply as Olympiacos and Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional basketball club, part of Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus, Athens. The basketball club, founded in 1931, is one of the most successful in both Greece and Europe, a traditional powerhouse of the Euroleague and the current 2012–13 Euroleague champions. They have won three Euroleague championships, one Triple Crown, ten Greek League titles and nine Greek Cups. They play their home matches at Peace and Friendship Stadium.

The first major achievement of Olympiacos in European competitions was their presence in the European Champions Cup semifinal group stage in 1979, but it was in the 1990s that Olympiacos made their biggest mark. They reached the Euroleague Final in two consecutive seasons, 1994 and 1995, being the first Greek club that ever played in a Euroleague Final, and they won their first Euroleague title in 1997, achieving the first Triple Crown for a Greek team. As European champions, Olympiacos played in the 1997 McDonald's Championship and reached the final of the tournament, where they met Michael Jordan's NBA champions, the Chicago Bulls.

Olympiacos returned to the very top of European basketball in 2012, when they won their second Euroleague title in Istanbul by rallying from 19 points down in the championship game to beat CSKA Moscow 62–61 in the last shot, achieving the greatest comeback in European basketball finals history and one of the greatest ever seen in continental basketball. In 2013 Olympiacos won their third Euroleague title and became the only Greek team and only the second European to become back-to-back European champions in the modern Euroleague era, after beating Real Madrid 100–88 in the final of the Euroleague Final Four in London.

Some of the greatest players in European basketball have played for Olympiacos over the years including Eddie Johnson, David Rivers, Vassilis Spanoulis, Linas Kleiza, Theodoros Papaloukas, Alphonso Ford, Dragan Tarlać, Žarko Paspalj, Dino Rađa, Roy Tarpley, Walter Berry, Alexander Volkov, Kyle Hines, Kostas Papanikolaou, Acie Law, Rasho Nesterovic, Fabricio Oberto, Nikola Vujčić, Artūras Karnišovas, Arvydas Macijauskas, Tyus Edney and Miloš Teodosić. Under the ownership of billionaire Greek brothers Panagiotis Angelopoulos and Giorgos Angelopoulos, Olympiacos made a record transfer in 2008, by signing NBA player Josh Childress, whose US$20 million net income contract for three years made him the highest-paid basketball player in the world outside the NBA.

History

1930s–1960s

Beginning in the 1930s, Olympiacos was the first Greek team to familiarize itself with American style basketball as Alekos Spanoudakis learned to imitate the American jump shot and his brother Giannis Spanoudakis (who was both player and coach of the team) met basketball legend Bob Cousy and practiced many of his secrets on the court. The Spanoudakis brothers led the club to its first Greek Championship in 1949. The second title didn't come until 11 years later, in 1960, which allowed the Reds for the first time to qualify for the European Champions Cup. It was their first ever participation at the European level as well.

1970s–1980s

It wasn't until 1976 that coach Fedon Mattheou managed to create a strong team based on the stars Steve Giatzoglou, Giorgos Kastrinakis, Giorgos Barlas. Olympiacos would win another Greek title and it did so in unprecedented fashion, running off 22 victories in 22 games. Reds also won the Greek cup, while in the same year they also did very well in the Cup Winner's Cup reaching the last 8. The next year Kostas Mourouzis was the coach and the team reached to 2nd place of the championship and won the Greek cup, after eliminating Panathinaikos with a record-setting 110–68 away win (42 points difference, the highest ever in the games between the two teams). Another double followed, with the team winning both the Greek championship and the Greek cup in 1978.

In 1979 the club also had their first significant success in Europe, reaching the final round (Final 6) of the European Championship. The final round of that year was one of the toughest ever in the competition. So, Olympiacos didn't manage to do anything better than finishing 6th, achieving a single 79–77 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv in Athens, while in the tense match in Tel Aviv, the Reds suffered one of their heaviest defeats 51–93. In general, Olympiacos was a tough home team, although they lost all the rest of their home matches, the scores were close: 84–95 to Joventut Badalona (77–91 away), 68–72 to Varese (67–92 away), 97–101 to Real Madrid (72–113 away), 83–88 to Bosna Sarajevo (72–89 away). Olympiacos won another Greek Cup title in 1980. In 1979, 1980, 1981 Olympiacos placed at the second place of the Greek championship.

1982–1991 crisis

Although the 1970s was the most successful decade for the team up to that time, the 1980s marked a low period for the Reds, who didn't manage to play a major domestic role, being out shined by the up-and-coming superpowers from Thessaloniki, Aris and PAOK. The team based on Demetrios Maniatis and Argyris Kambouris the hero of Eurobasket 1987 but his strong effort wasn' t enough to avoid the failure. Foreign players such as Carey Scurry, Todd Mitchell, couldn't find more help from the other players.

1990s

It was in the 1990s that the Reds made their biggest mark. The middle of that decade belonged to Olympiacos, not only in Greece, but also in Europe. In the 1991–1992 season, record holding Greek basketball coach Giannis Ioannidis left Aris to manage Olympiacos, the torpid giant, and created a tough, team-oriented, offensive basketball team. In addition to this, Olympiacos left the old Papastrateio Indoor Hall, to move into Peace and Friendship Stadium (commonly called SEF), an indoor arena at that time of 17,000 seats and the biggest in Greece until the Olympic Indoor Hall was inaugurated in 1995. By that year the club had fully rebounded, climbing all the way back to rule Greece. They finished second in the Greek League behind PAOK.

The 5 consecutive championships

Five consecutive Greek Championships from 1993 to 1997 and two Greek Cups in 1994 and 1997, made the team the indubitable dominant club in Greece. During this period, Olympiacos was the best supported basketball team, not only in Greece, as Peace and Friendship Stadium was full in most of their matches, making Olympiacos invincible in it, but in Europe as well. In addition to their domestic success, Olympiacos became the most successful team in the Euroleague of that period, leading FIBA to select them as the Best Team of Europe in the decade of the 1990s.

In the 1992–1993 season, in their first year in the Euroleague, they didn't manage to qualify for the Athens Final Four which was held at their home court, SEF, as they were eliminated by Limoges in the quarter-finals. However, despite finishing 4th in the Greek A1 regular season, they won their first Greek championship since 1978, defeating PAOK in the semi-finals and Panathinaikos in the finals, even though both of Olympiacos' opponents had the home court advantage.

The following year, Olympiacos finally reached, for the first time, the Final Four in Tel Aviv. They faced their arch-rivals Panathinaikos in the semi-final, beating them 77–72 and becoming the first Greek team to play in the Euroleague final. The Reds, despite being favorites to win the European crown, lost 57–59 to Joventut Badalona in the final. Finally, they managed to win a domestic double against PAOK and Iraklis in the Greek League and Greek Cup finals respectively.

In the 1994–1995 season they reached their second Euroleague Final Four in Zaragoza, facing again their eternal enemies Panathinaikos in the semi-final. They defeated them one more time 58–52 and reached the final for the second consecutive year. There they played against another Spanish team, Real Madrid, which were playing on their home soil and managed to defeat Olympiacos 61–73. In the Greek League they managed to win the championship in the best-of-five finals, with a thrilling 45–44 home win over Panathinaikos in the fifth and last match.

In the next season, 1995–1996, Olympiacos didn't make the Final Four, but the season ended in an extremely memorable way, because in the last game of the best-of-five series of the Greek League Finals, Olympiacos smashed the European champions Panathinaikos with a shocking 73–38 victory, an all-time record victory margin (35 points) for the Greek League Finals and the second largest winning margin in an Olympiacos-Panathinaikos game after Olympiacos' 110–68 (42-point margin) record away win against Panathinaikos in the Greek Cup in 1977.

Euroleague championship and the Triple Crown

In the 1996–1997 season, with a new coach, Dušan Ivković at the bench, the Reds and their fans had more hope than ever for the European title. In the regular season of the Euroleague Olympiacos' performance was not as good as it was in the previous years, but in the play-offs they were impressive, breaking twice their opponents home court advantage. Their first victim was Partizan Belgrade. In a strange best of three series, Olympiacos won the first match in Belgrade, lost the second at Peace and Friendship Stadium, which disappointed their fans, and finally won the third game in Belgrade, which advanced them to the quarter-finals where the defending champions Panathinaikos were waiting for them with a home court advantage. Panathinaikos was ready to stop their rivals and revenge them for the last year's opprobrious defeat in the Greek finals. In the first game of the series at Panathinaikos' home, the Athens Olympic Indoor Hall, Olympiacos once again stunned the Greens, beating them 69–49 in front of their own fans. In the second match, at Peace and Friendship Stadium, in front of 17,000 Reds fans, Olympiacos beat Panathinaikos by a score of 65–57 and advanced to the Final Four in Rome.

Olympiacos were the unquestionable favorites to win the championship. Finally, they made it, by beating Olimpija Ljubljana 74–65 in the semi-final and FC Barcelona 73–58 in the final. Olympiacos fans were quick to sing that, "in Rome and in the final, we lifted the European trophy." This remains one of the club's most popular chants today. Olympiacos then easily achieved the coveted triple crown: they won the Greek League title (against the season's surprise team AEK Athens), the Greek Cup (against Apollon Patras), and finally the Euroleague. Olympiacos was the first Greek team to have won the Triple Crown and remained the only one up until 2007.

McDonald's finalist

In October of the same year, the club played in the 1997 McDonald's Championship, in Paris. Having defeated Atenas de Córdoba in the semifinal by 89–86, Olympiacos played against the NBA champions Chicago Bulls in the final. The game was played under zone-friendly European rules, but, out of respect for the Bulls, Olympiacos never used a zone defense. Olympiacos was defeated 78–104 by one of the greatest basketball players ever, Michael Jordan.

In the 1997–1998 season, Olympiacos, were once again the favorites in all the competitions they were taking part. They started the season with an impressive record of consecutive wins in Greece and Europe. But in the second half of the season, things went wrong for the team. Olympiacos played in the round of 16 of the Euroleague, with a home court advantage against Partizan in a three game series, but they lost both matches in Athens and Belgrade and the European Champions suffered an early and disappointing elimination. In the Greek Cup's Final Four, they faced Panathinaikos for the 3rd place and they won easily. In the Greek League, Olympiacos finished the regular season in second place, behind Panathinaikos. In the semi-finals, Olympiacos faced PAOK, having a home court advantage in a best of three series. In the first match in Athens, Olympiacos took a tight 66–65 win and held the advantage. PAOK won the second match in Thessaloniki, and the last game was held again in Athens. PAOK achieved an 58–55 win in Faliro, marking the first ever defeat for Olympiacos in Peace and Friendship Stadium during the Greek playoffs. The Reds didn't have the chance to defend their crown and they ended up in third place, with a 3–1 series win over AEK Athens.

The 1998–1999 season didn't begin well, because in the season's opening match of the Greek Cup, PAOK returned to Piraeus and won again, eliminating Olympiacos from the competition. The Reds played once again in the Euroleague Final Four, and although they were considered the favorites to win the title, they lost 71–87 in the semi-final to the eventual winners Žalgiris Kaunas. They finished third by defeating Fortitudo Bologna 74–63. In the Greek League they were the favorites to win the championship. But despite having the home court advantage in the finals against Panathinaikos, they were defeated in the last game of the series on their home court and lost the title. That was the first time that Panathinaikos had ever won a playoff game at Peace and Friendship Stadium.

In the 1999–2000 season, Olympiacos didn't make the Euroleague playoffs as they were eliminated in the round of 16 by Union Olimpija. On the contrary, they finished first in the regular season of the Greek League and entered the playoffs having home court advantage. But in the semi-finals they played against fourth-placed PAOK and they were eliminated, losing the first game at home and the second one in Thessaloníki. Olympiacos faced AEK for the third place and won.

2000s

2000–2002

In the 2000–2001 season, Olympiacos played in the first Euroleague competition that was organized by Euroleague Basketball (company), but despite having home court advantage in the playoffs they were eliminated by TAU Cerámica. In the Greek League Finals, they didn't manage to overcome the home court advantage of Panathinaikos and finished second.

In the 2001–2002 season the club managed to win the Greek Cup, their first trophy since 1997, in a Final Four tournament that was held at Peace and Friendship Stadium. They beat Panathinaikos in the semi-final and Maroussi in the final. Then they came within one victory of the Euroleague Final Four. They played in the Top 16 in a group against Panathinaikos, AEK Athens and Union Olimpija, with only the first placed team advancing to the Final Four. After Olympiacos completed an easy 92–75 win over Panathinaikos in the opening home match, another home win against AEK, and an away win against Olimpija, they played an away game against Panathinaikos and lost 78–88. The score of that game gave the Reds the aggregate advantage in case they finished on the top of the group along with their rivals. However, in the fifth group game, the weakest team of the group, Union Olimpija, stunned Olympiacos in Athens by winning their single game in the group. This put Olympiacos in second place and kept them out of the Final Four. In the Greek League the Reds managed to break the home court advantage of Panathinaikos in the playoffs semi-final and they made it to the last game of the Greek League finals series, where they played against AEK Athens, to which they finally lost.

Olympiacos was one of the Euroleague's most dangerous teams in 2002–2003 as well. The club came closer than any team to knocking off the final champions Barcelona in two heartbreaking games in the Euroleague Top 16 groups, and proved, despite the fact that it was not the much feared team of the 90s, able to beat any team at any time.

2003–2005 crisis

The 2003–2004 and 2004–2005 seasons were the worst in the modern history of Olympiacos. In both seasons, the team was eliminated in the Greek Cup and finished in the 8th place of he Greek League. Especially in the latter season, Olympiacos had a dismaying performance in the Euroleague, which made many of its fans wonder about the club's future.

2006 rebirth

The 2005–2006 season saw the return of the Red giants, which overcame the previous down years with a nice combination of young talent and experienced veterans which paid off for the club. Players added to the club like Renaldas Seibutis, Quincy Lewis, Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Georgios Printezis and, above all, Sofoklis Schortsanitis, were viewed by some to be a possible solid core of players for the team for many years to come. That season seemed to be very promising for the Red giants. However, the promising Reds were eliniminated from the Greek Cup by Panathinaikos in their first knock-out match of the competition. Olympiacos survived a difficult Euroleague regular season and shined in the Top 16, advancing to the Quarterfinal Playoffs. The Reds were just a win away from making it to the Final Four for the first time since 1999. Maccabi Tel Aviv won the best-of-three playoff series 2–1, but game 3 went down to the wire. Experience proved to be a decisive factor in the final 2 minutes of the game, when the hosts managed to seal a 77–73 win and advanced to the Final Four in Prague. Tyus Edney earned Euroleague February MVP honors, as well as ranking third in assists at the end of the regular season and second in the Top 16. Olympiacos also shined in its domestic competition, as the Reds made it to the Greek League finals for the first time in five years by surviving a thrilling five-game series against Maroussi. Panathinaikos ended up sweeping the best-of-five final playoff series, but it was clear that the Reds were back where they used to be, becoming a team able to challenge for every title.

In the 2006–2007 season, with the signings of head coach Pinhas Gershon and Arvydas Macijauskas, the Reds were one of the favorites to claim the Euroleague crown, but they didn't manage to qualify to the Athens Final Four. They were eliminated from the Greek Cup as well. In the Greek League playoffs, they made it to the finals after winning 3–2 a best of five semifinal against Aris. Although Olympiacos had to overcome their home court disadvantage, they won the last match in Thessaloniki and made it to the best of five finals, having again a home court disadvantage, this time against Panathinaikos. The club had to beat their arch-rivals in order to win their first Greek Championship since 1997. But they finished second in one of the best final series ever played in the Greek League. At the inaugural game in Panathinaikos' home, the Reds lost 72–79, but they won the second game in Peace and Friendship Stadium 76–72. In the third match, Panathinaikos took an 86–85 home win in overtime, while in Piraeus, Olympiacos won easily 78–68. In the last game, at Panathinaikos' home, the Reds lost 76–89.

In the 2007–08 season, Olympiacos was once again considered amongst the favorites to reach the Final Four of the Euroleague. It was also considered one of the two favorites, along with Panathinaikos, in the Greek League. In the Greek League regular season the team had a record of 22 wins and 4 defeats, and had the second most prolific offensive team in the league. In the quarter-finals of the playoffs, Olympiacos swept AEK Athens in a best-of-three series and in the semi-finals they beat Maroussi in a best-of-five series, 3–2. In the Finals of the Greek League, the Reds lost to their eternal enemies Panathinaikos. In the Euroleague, the team qualified for the third phase of the competition (quarter-finals), where it was eliminated by the eventual winners CSKA Moscow. Additionally, Olympiacos qualified to the Greek Cup Final, where they lost to Panathinaikos in a very impressive game, which was dramatic up to the last second.

2008–2009 Season

The 2008–09 season began with high expectations due to a big budget and a great roster. The club's season was only moderately successful however, as they reached the finals of both the Greek Cup and the Greek Championship, but lost in both cases to their arch-rivals Panathinaikos. In the Greek Championship regular season, the team set a record with 25 wins against only 1 defeat, but in the finals of the Greek League playoffs, they lost the series 3–1 to Panathinaikos, despite having the home court advantage. In the Euroleague they reached the Final Four for the first time in 10 years. They were eliminated by Panathinaikos, by a score of 82–84, in one of the most exciting semifinals ever.

2009–2010 Season

The 2009–10 season was the best after a long time for Olympiakos. The management wanted to bring another big player to the team, after Josh Childress. And they did, agreeing with the NBA player of Denver Nuggets Linas Kleiza. With these two the club managed to take the Greek Cup defeating their arch-rivals Panathinaikos 68–64 in the final. In the Euroleague, the Reds reached once again the Final Four which was held in Paris. In the semi-final the team managed to defeat Partizan 83–80 in overtime, but lost 68–86 to FC Barcelona in the final. In the Greek Championship Finals, the club lost 3–1 wins to Panathinaikos after an intense third game that would have put them ahead 1–2. The fourth game of the series was disrupted several times and the arena was cleared of all fans in order to complete the remaining few minutes.

2010s

2010–2011 Season

In July 2010 Olympiacos offers a three-year contract of €13,640,000 gross income to the famous Greek guard Vassilis Spanoulis and comes to an agreement with the player. The great Serbian coach Dušan Ivković agrees with the club and with a roster of players such as Milos Teodosic, Vassilis Spanoulis, Theo Papaloukas, Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Jamon Gordon, Radoslav Nesterović and Ioannis Bourousis, Olympiacos becomes a favourite to win the 2010-11 Euroleague. In the opening game of the Top 16 Olympiacos gets an 70–84 defeat in Athens from Fenerbahçe Ülker but one month later Olympiacos defeated the Turkish champions with a 65–80 win in Istanbul and took the first place of the Top 16 Group H . In the quarterfinals Olympiacos faced Montepaschi Siena . In the first game of a best-of-five series the Reds achieved a great performance defeating Montepaschi with an 89–41 score at the Peace and Friendship stadium in Athens but the Italian club managed to win the second game (65–82), breaking the home advantage of the Reds. Olympiacos didn't manage to win any of the next two away games and got eliminated from the 2010–11 Euroleague Final Four. In May 15, 2011 Olympiacos defeated arch-rivals Panathinaikos 74–68 in the Greek cup final and won the ninth cup in the club’s history. In the Greek League Olympiacos takes the first place in the regular season and despite earning home-court advantage for the finals, they lose the first game at home and with a 3–1 defeat in a best-of-five series they let the championship slip away.

2011–2012 Season – Euroleague Champions, Greek Champions

In the summer of 2011 Olympiacos saw many experienced players leave after a reduction of the team's budget by over 50%. The youthful team under coach Dušan Ivković depended initially on leader Vassilis Spanoulis, losing games regularly when he wasn't playing. The team that the press thought might not even qualify for the Top 16 improved dramatically during the season and under the great performances of Vassilis Spanoulis, Georgios Printezis, Kostas Papanikolaou, Kyle Hines, Joey Dorsey, Pero Antic and Acie Law, Olympiacos reached the 2011–12 Final Four in Istanbul after breaking the home advantage of Montepaschi Siena winning with a 75–82 in the first game of a best-of-five series in Italy, in a reversal of last season's quarterfinals. Going to Istanbul as an outsider, Olympiacos beat the two favourites, FC Barcelona in the semifinal with a score 68–64 and CSKA Moscow in the final with a 62–61 score, coming back after trailing by 19 points in the most dramatic final in the history of Euroleague Basketball. Printezis scored a game winner with a few tenths of a second left to give Olympiacos the win. The most successful season of the Reds since 1997 was completed by seizing the Greek championship from arch-rivals Panathinaikos, winning the best-of-five series 3–2.

Arena and Logos

Arena

Olympiacos' long-time home court the Peace and Friendship Stadium (Greek: Στάδιο Ειρήνης και Φιλίας or ΣΕΦ – SEF), which is an indoor arena located in Faliro, Piraeus, on the Athens coastland, exactly opposite of Olympiacos FC football department's ground, Karaiskákis Stadium. The arena opened in 1985 and Olympiacos has been using it since 1991. It was one of the biggest European arenas with a capacity of 17,000 seats, however, it was reduced to 12,171 seats for the 2004 Olympics.

Currently, it seats 14,950. SEF hosted the indoor volleyball tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics, while it was the hosting venue of the EuroBasket 1987 and 1998 FIBA World Championship. The stadium was renovated for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

• Peace and Friendship Stadium Peace and Friendship Stadium
• SEF's court before an Olympiacos' game

Logos

• 1992–2004 1992–2004
• 2004–2009 2004–2009
• 2009–present 2009–present

Players

Current roster

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Depth chart

Squad Changes for the 2012–2013 Season

In

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.

No. Pos. Nat. Player C  GRE Dimitrios Mavroeidis (from Bilbao Basket) F/C  USA Josh Powell (from Guayama Wizards) SF  GRE Stratos Perperoglou (from Panathinaikos) F/C  GRE Georgios Georgakis (from Kavala) C  GEO Giorgi Shermadini (from Maccabi Tel Aviv) G  USA Doron Perkins (from Foshan Dralions)

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team, as has been defined under FIBA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIBA nationality.

No. Pos. Nat. Player SF  GRE Panagiotis Vasilopoulos (to TBD) SF  GRE Michalis Pelekanos (to Aris) SF  SRB Marko Keselj (to Valencia) C  GRE Andreas Glyniadakis (to Astana) C  GRE Lazaros Papadopoulos (to P.A.O.K.) C  USA Joey Dorsey (to Royal Halı Gaziantep)

Honours

Total titles: 22

Domestic

• National Championship of Greece
  • Winners (10): 1949, 1960, 1976, 1978, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2012
• National Cup of Greece
  • Winners (9): 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2010, 2011

European

• Euroleague
  • Winners (3): 1997, 2012, 2013
  • Runners-up (3): 1994, 1995, 2010
• Triple Crown (unofficial)
  • Winners (1): 1997

International

• McDonald's Championship
  • Runners-up (1): 1997

International record

The road to Euroleague victories

The road to the 1997 Euroleague victory Round Team Home  Away  Group Stage 1 ALBA Berlin 64–67 61–62 Fortitudo Bologna 96–80 72–81 Spirou Charleroi 87–60 79–72 KK Cibona 62–61 61–63 Estudiantes Madrid 110–78 78–87 Group Stage 2 CSKA Moscow 82–51 79–70 Olimpia Milano 87–84 71–73 Maccabi Tel Aviv 69–60 78–82 Round of 16 KK Partizan 60–61 81–71 74–69 Quarterfinals Panathinaikos 65–57 69–49 Semifinal KK Union Olimpija 74–65 Final FC Barcelona 73–58

The road to the 2012 Euroleague victory Round Team Home  Away  Regular Season (Group A) Gescrap Bizkaia 88–81 61–76 Fenerbahçe Ülker 81–74 70–86 Caja Laboral 84–82 79–81 Bennet Cantù 86–61 63–64 SLUC Nancy 91–78 79–74 Top 16 (Group E) CSKA Moscow 78–86 64–96 Galatasaray 88–81 77–78 Anadolu Efes 83–65 67–65 Quarterfinals Montepaschi Siena 75–55 82–75 76–69 80–81 Semifinal FC Barcelona 68–64 Final CSKA Moscow 62–61

The road to the 2013 Euroleague victory

Round	Team	Home	Away
Regular Season (Group C)	Caja Laboral	85–81	89–72
	Anadolu Efes	75–53	72–98
	Žalgiris Kaunas	61–79	77–63
	KK Cedevita	79–77	84–62
	Armani Milano	82–81	84–71
Top 16 (Group F)	Caja Laboral	82–74	74–82
	Beşiktaş JK	77–64	79–60
	FC Barcelona	77–90	68–76
	Montepaschi Siena	72–74	68–67
	Maccabi Tel Aviv	67–73	78–77
	Fenerbahçe Ülker	82–71	78–73
	BC Khimki	79–70	87–82
Quarterfinals	Anadolu Efes	67–62	72–83
		71–53	73–74
		82–72
Semifinal	CSKA Moscow	69–52
Final	Real Madrid	100–88

Biggest wins in Champions Cup and Euroleague

Olympiacos against NBA teams

Chicago Bulls

104–78

Olympiacos

Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris

San Antonio Spurs

107–89

Olympiacos

AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX

Cleveland Cavaliers

111–94

Olympiacos

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH

Seasons

A1 Basket seasons (Wins – Losses)

Notable players

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• Greece:
  • Panagiotis Fasoulas
  • Vassilis Spanoulis
  • Argiris Kambouris
  • Giorgos Sigalas
  • Kostas Papanikolaou
  • Theodoros Papaloukas
  • Giorgos Printezis
  • Kostas Sloukas
  • Stratos Perperoglou
  • Vangelis Mantzaris
  • Ioannis Bourousis
  • Panagiotis Vasilopoulos
  • Giannis Spanoudakis
  • Alekos Spanoudakis
  • - Steve Giatzoglou
  • - Giorgos Kastrinakis
  • - Pavlos Diakoulas
  • - Paul Melini
  • Giorgos Barlas
  • Dimitris Papanikolaou
  • Sofoklis Schortsanitis
  • Efthimios Bakatsias
  • Kostas Vasileiadis
  • Loukas Mavrokefalidis
  • Stavros Elliniadis
  • Nikos Boudouris
  • Vaggelis Aggelou
  • Michalis Pelekanos
  • Andreas Glyniadakis
  • Christos Harisis
  • Manolis Papamakarios

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• Argentina:
  • Fabricio Oberto
  • - Rubén Wolkowyski

• Croatia:
  • Nikola Vujčić
  • - Franco Nakić
  • Dino Rađa
  • Arijan Komazec
  • Andrija Žižić

• France:
  • Stéphane Risacher

• Germany:
  • Christian Welp
  • Patrick Femerling

• Israel:
  • Yotam Halperin

• Lithuania:
  • Artūras Karnišovas
  • Eurelijus Žukauskas
  • Arvydas Macijauskas
  • Linas Kleiza

• Serbia:
  • Žarko Paspalj
  • - Milan Tomić
  • - Dragan Tarlać
  • Miloš Teodosić
  • -- Dušan Vukčević

• Spain:
  • Iñaki de Miguel

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• Slovenia:
  • Rasho Nesterovic

• Russia:
  • - Aleksey Savrasenko

• Ukraine:
  • Alexander Volkov

• USA:
  • Eddie Johnson
  • David Rivers
  • Josh Childress
  • Roy Tarpley
  • Walter Berry
  • Kyle Hines
  • Acie Law
  • Alphonso Ford (†)
  • James Forrest
  • Joey Dorsey
  • Josh Powell
  • Tyus Edney
  • Blue Edwards
  • James Robinson
  • - Johnny Rogers
  • Carey Scurry
  • Qyntel Woods
  • Jamon Gordon
  • Lynn Greer
  • Alex Acker
  • Maurice Evans
  • - Henry Domercant
  • Michael Hawkins
  • Jannero Pargo

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Notable coaches

• Giannis Spanoudakis
• Fedon Mattheou
• Kostas Mourouzis
• Giannis Ioannidis
• Dušan Ivković
• Pinhas Gershon
• Panagiotis Giannakis
• Giorgos Bartzokas

Sponsorships

• Official Shirt Sponsor – OPAP
• Official Shirt Sponsor – Peugeot
• Official Sport Clothing Manufacturer – Nike, Inc.
• Official Health Care Service Provider – Athens Medical Group
• Official Broadcaster – New Hellenic Television
• Official Sponsor – OTE
• Official Pharmaceutical Sponsor – Tzelalis Sport Medicine
• Official Sport Drink – Gatorade
• Official Sport Drink – Pepsi Max
• Official Travel Provider – Esser Travel
• Official Sponsor – Pizza Fun

References

1. "Rome 1997: Time for the Reds, Olympiacos 73–58 FC Barcelona". EUROLEAGUE.NET.
2. "McDonald's Championship, Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls playing against Olympiacos Piraeus in the McDonald's Championship in Paris, 1997 (photo)". hoopedia.nba.com. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
3. "2011–12 season, Final Four". EUROLEAGUE.NET.
4. "Olympiacos repeats as Euroleague champion". EUROLEAGUE.NET. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
5. "Olympiacos Ownership Duo Entices Former NBAer Josh Childress". Sports Business Daily. 13 October 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
6. "Το ιστορικό 110–68 του Ολυμπιακού" (in Greek). SPORTFM.GR.
7. "Το 110–68 του Ολυμπιακού επί του Παναθηναϊκού" (in Greek). SPORTFM.GR.
8. FIBA Europe.com Game Card
9. International Herald Tribune, European Basketball: Passionate Greek Drama by Ian Thomsen, 3 April 1997
10. "Chicago Bulls vs Olympiakos 104–78 – The Final of the 1997 McDonald's Open in Paris between Chicago Bulls and the legend Michael Jordan against the Euroleague Champions Olympiacos Piraeus". frequency.com. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
11. Olympiacos – Welcome to EUROLEAGUE BASKETBALL, EUROLEAGUE.NET, Retrieved 31 December 2010.

External links

• Official website Template:El icon Template:En icon
• Olympiacos At Euroleague.net
• Galanis Sports Data
• Basketpedya.com History, Past Players, Stats

• Use dmy dates from May 2012
• Olympiacos
• Olympiacos B.C.
• Basketball teams in Greece
• Euroleague clubs
• Basketball clubs established in 1931
• Sports clubs established in 1931
• Euroleague-winning clubs