The 2008–09 season was Olympiacos's 50th consecutive season in the Super League Greece and their 83rd year in existence. The club are competing in the UEFA Cup after an 11-year participation in the UEFA Champions League, as they were eliminated in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round by Anorthosis. In the beginning of the summertime, Olympiacos unveiled Spanish Ernesto Valverde as their new coach.[1]
| 2008–09 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Sokratis Kokkalis | |||
| Manager | Ernesto Valverde | |||
| Stadium | Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus | |||
| Super League Greece | Winners | |||
| Greek Cup | Winners | |||
| Champions League | Third qualifying round | |||
| UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Luciano Galletti (14) All: Diogo (20) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 30,185 vs Benfica | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 20,392 vs Asteras Tripolis | |||
| Average home league attendance | 25,370 | |||
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Players edit
First-team squad edit
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Summer squad changes edit
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Out on loan edit
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Current national players edit
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- Appearances (goals)
Competitions edit
Overall edit
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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| Super League Greece | — | 1st | 30 Aug 2008 | 26 Apr 2009 | |
| Champions League | Third qualifying round | — | Third qualifying round | 13 Aug 2008 | 30 Aug 2008 |
| UEFA Cup | First round | Round of 32 | 16 Sep 2008 | ||
| Greek Cup | Round 4 | Round 5 | 29 Oct 2008 |
Updated to match played 17 December 2008
Source: Competitions
Super League Greece edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Olympiacos (C) | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 14 | +36 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | PAOK | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 63 | Qualification for the Play-offs |
| 3 | Panathinaikos | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 51 | 18 | +33 | 61 | |
| 4 | AEK Athens | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 55 | |
| 5 | AEL | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 49 |
Source: Super League Greece
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Play-offs (neutral ground).
(Note: Criterion 4 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[4]
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Play-offs (neutral ground).
(Note: Criterion 4 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[4]
(C) Champions
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 14 | +36 | 71 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 8 | +25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 |
Last updated: April 26, 2009.
Source: Super League Greece
Results by round edit
Matches edit
All times at EET
| 30 August 2008 1 | Olympiacos | 3–1 | Asteras Tripolis | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 20,392 Referee: Michalis Germanakos |
| 13 September 2008 2 | Skoda Xanthi | 0–1 | Olympiacos | Xanthi |
| 16:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Skoda Xanthi Arena Attendance: 4,409 Referee: Ioannis Stavridis |
| 21 September 2008 3 | Olympiacos | 4–1 | Panserraikos | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 25,234 Referee: Stavros Tritsonis |
| 27 September 2008 4 | OFI | 0–0 | Olympiacos | Heraklion |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Pankritio Stadium Attendance: 9,384 Referee: Ilias Mazarakos |
| 5 October 2008 5 | Olympiacos | 2–0 | AEK Athens | Piraeus |
| 21:15 | Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 30,074 Referee: Kyros Vassaras |
| 19 October 2008 6 | Olympiacos | 2–0 | Panthrakikos | Piraeus |
| 19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 23,693 Referee: Konstantinos Papastamatis |
| 26 October 2008 7 | Aris | 1–0 | Olympiacos | Thessaloniki |
| 19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium Attendance: 16,370 Referee: Vasileios Paboridis |
| 2 November 2008 8 | Olympiacos | 2–0 | Ergotelis | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 26,058 Referee: Ioannis Stavridis |
| 9 November 2008 9 | Panathinaikos | 0–0 | Olympiacos | Athens |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 60,401 Referee: Georgios Daloukas |
| 16 November 2008 10 | Olympiacos | 2–0 | PAOK | Piraeus |
| 19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 29,482 Referee: Anastasios Kakos |
| 22 November 2008 11 | Iraklis | 0–3 | Olympiacos | Thessaloniki |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium Attendance: 9,066 Referee: Kyros Vassaras |
| 30 November 2008 12 | Olympiacos | 4–1 | Panionios | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 27,487 Referee: Dimitrios Kyrkos |
| 7 December 2008 13 | Olympiacos | 1–0 | Levadiakos | Piraeus |
| 19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 22,337 Referee: Georgios Giannopoulos |
| 13 December 2008 14 | AEL | 1–1 | Olympiacos | Larissa |
| 16:45 |
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Stadium: Alcazar Stadium Attendance: 5,062 Referee: Anastasios Kakos |
| 21 December 2008 15 | Olympiacos | 2–1 | Thrasyvoulos | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 20,033 Referee: Georgios Kastanidis |
| 3 January 2009 16 | Asteras Tripolis | 0–1 | Olympiacos | Tripoli |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Asteras Tripolis Stadium Attendance: 5,864 Referee: Vasileios Paboridis |
| 10 January 2009 17 | Olympiacos | 2–1 | Skoda Xanthi | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 25,484 Referee: Michalis Germanakos |
| 17 January 2009 18 | Panserraikos | 0–1 | Olympiacos | Serres |
| 16:45 | Report |
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Stadium: Serres Municipal Stadium Attendance: 7,013 Referee: Georgios Daloukas |
| 24 January 2009 19 | Olympiacos | 2–1 | OFI | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 25,633 Referee: Konstantinos Papastamatis |
| 1 February 2009 20 | AEK Athens | 0–1 | Olympiacos | Athens |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 44,104 Referee: Dimitrios Kalopoulos |
| 7 February 2009 21 | Panthrakikos | 0–2 | Olympiacos | Komotini |
| 16:45 | Report | Stadium: Komotini Municipal Stadium Attendance: 4,700 Referee: Georgios Stathopoulos |
| 14 February 2009 22 | Olympiacos | 2–1 | Aris | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 25,867 Referee: Nathanail Charalabidis |
| 22 February 2009 23 | Ergotelis | 1–0 | Olympiacos | Heraklion |
| 19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Pankritio Stadium Attendance: 2,818 Referee: Michail Dakos |
| 1 March 2009 24 | Olympiacos | 0–0 | Panathinaikos | Piraeus |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 28,775 Referee: Ilias Spathas |
| 8 March 2009 25 | PAOK | 0–0 | Olympiacos | Thessaloniki |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 22,214 Referee: Anastasios Kakos |
| 15 March 2009 26 | Olympiacos | 5–0 | Iraklis | Piraeus |
| 19:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 25,182 Referee: Georgios Daloukas |
| 22 March 2009 27 | Panionios | 2–3 | Olympiacos | Athens |
| 20:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium Attendance: 2,905 Referee: Michael Koukoulakis |
| 5 April 2009 28 | Levadiakos | 1–2 | Olympiacos | Livadeia |
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Stadium: Levadia Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,317 Referee: Konstantinos Papastamatis |
| 12 April 2009 29 | Olympiacos | 0–1 | AEL | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 24,280 Referee: Ilias Spathas |
| 26 April 2009 30 | Thrasyvoulos | 0–2 | Olympiacos | Fyli |
| 19:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Fyli Municipal Stadium Attendance: 926 Referee: Georgios Stathopoulos |
Greek Cup edit
Fourth round edit
| 29 October 2008 | Diagoras | 2–3 | Olympiacos | Rhodes |
| 16:50 |
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Report | Stadium: Diagoras Stadium Referee: Spiros Stathopoulos |
Fifth round edit
| 21 January 2009 | OFI | 0–2 | Olympiacos | Heraklion |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Pankritio Stadium Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Anastasios Kakos |
Quarter-finals edit
| 4 February 2009 First leg | PAOK | 1–0 | Olympiacos | Thessaloniki |
| 21:15 |
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Report | Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 21,043 Referee: Anastasios Kakos |
| 4 March 2009 Second leg | Olympiacos | 2–0 (a.e.t.) (2–1 agg.) | PAOK | Piraeus |
| 21:15 |
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Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 23,983 Referee: Michael Koukoulakis |
Semi-finals edit
| 18 March 2009 First leg | Asteras Tripolis | 2–2 | Olympiacos | Tripoli |
| 21:15 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Asteras Tripolis Stadium Attendance: 3,875 Referee: Dimitrios Kalopoulos |
| 9 April 2009 Second leg | Olympiacos | 2–1 (4–3 agg.) | Asteras Tripolis | Piraeus |
| 18:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 18,989 Referee: Georgios Daloukas |
Final edit
| 2 May 2009 | AEK Athens | 4–4 (a.e.t.) (14–15 p) | Olympiacos | Athens |
| 20:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 48,594 Referee: Anastasios Kakos | |
| Penalties | ||||
UEFA Champions League edit
All times at CET
Third qualifying round edit
| 13 August 2008 First leg | Anorthosis  | 3–0 |  Olympiacos | Larnaca, Cyprus |
| 20:00 | (Report) | Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium Attendance: 10,500 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) |
| 27 August 2008 Second leg | Olympiacos | 1–0 (1–3 agg.) | Anorthosis | Piraeus, Greece |
| 20:00 |
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(Report) | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 27,904 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany) |
UEFA Cup edit
All times at CET
First round edit
| 16 September 2008 First leg | Nordsjælland  | 0–2 | Olympiacos | Farum, Denmark |
| 20:00 | (Report) | Stadium: Farum Park Attendance: 5,184 Referee: Stefan Messner (Austria) |
| 2 October 2008 Second leg | Olympiacos | 5–0 (7–0 agg.) | Nordsjælland | Piraeus, Greece |
| 20:45 | (Report) | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 24,515 Referee: Igor Egorov (Russia) |
Group stage edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MET | GAL | OLY | HER | BEN | |
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| 1 |  Metalist Kharkiv
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | |
| 2 |  Galatasaray
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — | ||
| 3 | Olympiacos
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | — | — | — | 4–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 4 |  Hertha BSC
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4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 | — | 0–1 | — | — | 1–1 | ||
| 5 |  Benfica
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | — | — |
Source: RSSSF
| 23 October 2008 1 | Galatasaray | 1–0 | Olympiacos | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 20:15 |
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(Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium Attendance: 23,500 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González (Spain) |
| 27 November 2008 2 | Olympiacos | 5–1 | Benfica | Piraeus, Greece |
| 20:45 |
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Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 30,185 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France) |
| 3 December 2008 3 | Metalist Kharkiv | 1–0 | Olympiacos | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| 20:45 |
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(Report) | Stadium: Metalist Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: William Collum (Scotland) |
| 18 December 2008 4 | Olympiacos | 4–0 | Hertha BSC | Piraeus, Greece |
| 20:45 | (Report) | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 30,063 Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden) |
Round of 32 edit
| 18 February 2009 First leg | Olympiacos | 1–3 |  Saint-Étienne | Piraeus, Greece |
| 18:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal) |
| 26 February 2009 Second leg | Saint-Étienne | 2–1 (5–2 agg.) | Olympiacos | Saint-Étienne, France |
| 20:55 | Report |
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Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 30,511 Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium) |
Team kit edit
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  Third
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   Friendlies
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Individual Awards edit
| Name | Pos. | Award |
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 Luciano Galleti
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Winger |
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| Antonios Nikopolidis
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Goalkeeper |
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References edit
- ^ "Olympiacos turn to Valverde". UEFA.com. 2008-05-28. Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ^ "Olympiakos Piraeus - Squad 2008/2009". worldfootball.net.
- ^ "Olympiacos 2008/2009". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Playoff regulation (pdf, greek)" (PDF).
External links edit
- Official Website of Olympiacos Piraeus (in Greek and English)