Olympiacos H.C.
Greek handball club
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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 5 Greek Handball Championships, 4 Greek Cups, 4 Greek Super Cups (a record) and has achieved the Double 2 times.
Piraeus
Location of Olympiacos H.C.
FullnameOlympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós/ Xyni Group Handball Club
Nicknames
- Thrylos (The Legend)
- Erythrolefkoi (The Red-Whites)
ShortnameOlympiacos
Founded2017
| Olympiacos SFP HC | |||
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| Full name | Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós/ Xyni Group Handball Club | ||
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| Short name | Olympiacos | ||
| Founded | 2017 | ||
| Arena | Ilioupoli Indoor Hall | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| President | Michalis Kountouris | ||
| Head coach | Riccardo Trillini | ||
| League | Handball Premier | ||
| 2024–25 | Handball Premier, 1st | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
History
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
Kits
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    2020–21 |
  2021–24 | |||||||
| AWAY | |||||||||
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Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2025–26 season[5]
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Technical staff
- Head coach:
Riccardo Trillini - Assistant coach: Sergio Palazzi
- Goalkeeper trainer: Luigi Malavasi
- Team manager:
Costas Karabourniotis - Physiotherapist: Dionysis Tyrogalas
Transfers
- Transfers for the 2025–26 season
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Transfer History
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Previous squads
| 2024–2025 Team | ||||
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| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 |  Greece | Costas Kotanidis | 7 February 1992 | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Greece | Dimitris Tziras | 5 April 1991 | Right Winger |
| 8 | Greece | Giorgos Papavasilis | 31 July 2000 | Left Winger |
| 9 |  Croatia | Ivan Vida | 14 March 1995 | Right Winger |
| 10 | Greece | Grigoris Tzimpoulas | 23 January 2001 | Left Winger |
| 11 | Greece | Thanasis Papazoglou | 28 January 2002 | Right Back |
| 12 | Greece | Panagiotis Papantonopoulos | 2 October 2001 | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Greece | Petros Kandylas | 28 February 1991 | Central Back |
| 18 | Croatia | Josip Perić | 5 June 1992 | Central back |
| 19 | Croatia | Ivan Slišković | 23 October 1991 | Left Back |
| 22 |  Montenegro | Luka Vujovic | 11 April 2000 | Line Player |
| 23 | Croatia | Predrag Vejin | 17 December 1992 | Right Back |
| 27 | Greece | Nikolas Liapis | 24 August 1999 | Line Player |
| 32 | Greece | Nikolaos Passias | 17 February 1995 | Left Back |
| 66 | Greece | Stefanos Michailidis | 15 May 1994 | Line Player |
| 77 | Greece | Savvas Savvas | 7 July 1997 | Left Back |
| 88 | Greece | Filippos Nikolidais | 31 January 2003 | Goalkeeper |
| 2023–2024 Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Greece | Konstantinos Kotanidis | 7 February 1992 | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Greece | Dimitrios Tziras | 5 April 1991 | Right Winger |
| 7 | Greece | Panagiotis Karampourniotis | 20 February 1998 | Line Player |
| 8 | Greece | Georgios Papavasilis | 31 July 2000 | Left Winger |
| 9 | Croatia | Ivan Vida | 14 March 1995 | Right Winger |
| 10 | Greece | Grigorios Tzimpoulas | 23 January 2001 | Left Winger |
| 11 | Greece | Petros Vamvakaris | 15 October 2004 | Central Back |
| 12 | Greece | Panagiotis Papantonopoulos | 2 October 2001 | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Greece | Petros Kandylas | 28 February 1991 | Central Back |
| 19 | Croatia | Ivan Slišković | 23 October 1991 | Left Back |
| 23 | Greece | Charalampos Dompris | 23 July 1994 | Central Back |
| 24 | Greece | Christos Tsigaridas | 13 September 2000 | Central Back |
| 32 | Greece | Nikolaos Passias | 17 February 1995 | Left Back |
| 33 |  Spain | Ángel Montoro | 10 April 1989 | Right Back |
| 44 |  Serbia | Savo Slavuljica | 13 August 1998 | Right Back |
| 45 |  Slovenia | Miha Kavčič | 19 June 1998 | Line Player |
| 66 | Greece | Stefanos Michailidis | 15 May 1994 | Line Player |
| 77 | Greece | Savvas Savvas | 7 July 1997 | Left Back |
| 2022–2023 Team | ||||
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| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 1 | Greece | Konstantinos Kotanidis | 7 February 1992 | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Greece | Michail Rousos | 23 April 2004 | Right Winger |
| 4 | Greece | Triantafyllos Prokopiou | 24 June 2005 | Line Player |
| 6 |  France Democratic Republic of the Congo | Olivier Nyokas | 28 June 1986 | Left Back |
| 7 | Greece | Panagiotis Karampourniotis | 20 February 1998 | Line Player |
| 8 | Greece | Georgios Papavasilis | 31 July 2000 | Left Winger |
| 10 | Greece | Konstantinos Koutoulogenis | 1 November 2004 | Line Player |
| 16 | Greece | Taxiarchis Papadimitriou | 4 June 1998 | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Greece | Petros Kandylas | 28 February 1991 | Central Back |
| 20 | Greece | Garyfalos Bagios | 26 April 1994 | Right Winger |
| 22 | Greece | Vyron Papadopoulos | 22 February 1986 | Left Winger |
| 23 | Greece | Charalampos Dompris | 23 July 1994 | Central Back |
| 25 |  Netherlands | Florent Bourget | 12 June 1998 | Central Back |
| 30 |  Austria | Robert Weber | 25 November 1985 | Right Winger |
| 32 | Greece | Nikolaos Passias | 17 February 1995 | Left Back |
| 33 | Spain | Ángel Montoro | 10 April 1989 | Right Back |
| 39 | Greece | Vasilis Liolios | 13 May 1999 | Central Back |
| 44 | Serbia | Savo Slavuljica | 13 August 1998 | Right Back |
| 55 |  Ukraine | Vladyslav Ostroushko | 5 March 1986 | Left Back |
| 59 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Elmir Građan | 28 December 1993 | Line Player |
| 66 | Greece | Stefanos Michailidis | 15 May 1994 | Line Player |
| 99 | Austria | Thomas Bauer | 24 January 1986 | Goalkeeper |
| 2018–2019 Team | ||||
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| Shirt No | Nationality | Player | Birth Date | Position |
| 4 | Greece | Nikolaos Kritikos | 24 September 1996 | Left Back |
| 6 | Greece | Dimitrios Tziras | 5 April 1991 | Right Winger |
| 7 | Greece | Panagiotis Karampourniotis | 20 February 1998 | Line Player |
| 8 |  Brazil | Patrick Lemos | 23 May 1996 | Central Back |
| 11 | Spain | Luis Felipe Jiménez Reina | 12 June 1989 | Right Back |
| 12 |  Poland | Marko Terlecki | 8 May 2000 | Goalkeeper |
| 14 | Greece | Panagiotis Stoumpis | 15 June 1991 | Left Winger |
| 15 | Greece | Stylianos Asvestas | 21 March 1999 | Right Back |
| 16 | Greece | Argyris Papadopoulos-Vellis | 10 February 1998 | Goalkeeper |
| 17 | Greece | Petros Kandylas | 28 February 1991 | Central Back |
| 18 | Greece | Grigorios Sanikis | 29 January 1980 | Left Back |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Petar Bubalo | 1 August 1992 | Right Back |
| 24 | Greece | Antonios Kontis | 7 October 1991 | Left Winger |
| 27 | Greece | Nikolaos Liapis | 24 August 1999 | Line Player |
| 31 | Greece | Konstantinos Tsilimparis | 31 July 1979 | Goalkeeper |
| 32 | Serbia | Igor Arsić | 19 October 1989 | Goalkeeper |
| 33 | Greece | Andreas Arapakopoulos | 15 November 1994 | Line Player |
| 50 | Greece | Theodoros Delichristos | 17 June 2000 | Central Back |
| 77 | Greece | Angelos Tsilis | 6 November 1992 | Left Winger |
Honours
European Competitions
EHF European Cup
Runners-up (1): 2023–24
Domestic Competitions
Winners (5): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25
Winners (4): 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2025-26[11]
Winners (4) (record): 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Individual club awards
- Double
- Winners (2): 2017–18, 2018–19
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
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| 2017–18 | EHF Cup | R1 |  Talent Plzeň |
21–21 (A) | 17–29 (H) | 38–50 [a] |
| 2018–19 | EHF Cup | R2 |  Sport36-Komló |
29–34 (A) | 27–22 (H) | 56–56 [b] |
| R3 | RK Nexe |
22–25 (H) | 25–30 (A) | 47–55 | ||
| 2019–20 | EHF Cup | R1 | RK Borac m:tel |
30–21 (H) | 30–25 (A) | 60–46 |
| R2 |  SCM Politehnica Timișoara |
29–31 (A) | 29–26 (H) | 58–57 | ||
| R3 |  MT Melsungen |
28–32 (A) | 19–20 (H) | 47–52 | ||
| 2022–23 | EHF European Cup | R2 | RK Sloboda Tuzla |
34–24 (H) | 27–19 (A) | 61–43 |
| R3 |  Wacker Thun |
22–24 (A) | 19–24 (H) | 41–48 | ||
| 2023–24 | EHF European Cup | R2 |  Raimond Sassari |
31–24 (A) | 38–29 (H) | 69–53 |
| R3 | MRK Trogir |
27–26 (A) | 36–28 (H) | 63–54 | ||
| Last 16 | SV Brixen Handball |
29–23 (A) | 37–25 (H) | 66–48 | ||
| Quarterfinals | MRK Krka |
31–26 (H) | 25–19 (A) | 56–45 | ||
| Semifinals | Ferencvárosi TC |
28–28 (A) | 39–32 (H) | 67–60 | ||
| Final |  Valur Reykjavík |
26–30 (A) | 31–27 (H) | 57–57, 4–5 (p) | ||
| 2024–25 | EHF European Cup | R2 |  Fivers Margareten |
30–21 (H) | 29–35 (A) | 59–56 |
| R3 | Potaissa Turda |
32–27 (A) | 27–31 (H) | 59–58 | ||
| Last 16 |  Drammen HK |
36–35 (A) | 34–30 (H) | 70–65 | ||
| Quarterfinals | Runar Sandefjord |
37–31 (H) | 23–33 (A) | 60–64 | ||
| 2025–26 | EHF European Cup | R2 | Albatro Siracusa |
34–28 (A) | 38–25 (H) | 72–53 [c] |
| R3 | Cassano Magnago HC |
25–20 (H) | 29–26 (A) | 54–46 | ||
| Last 16 |  BK-46 |
39–30 (H) | 31–25 (A) | 70–55 | ||
| Quarterfinals |  GRK Ohrid |
26–31 (H) | 24–25 (A) | 50–56 |
Notes
Former club members
Notable former players
- Alexandros Alvanos (2017–2018)
- Charalampos Mallios (2019–2020)
- Vyron Papadopoulos (2021–2023)
- Grigorios Sanikis (2017–2020)
- Savvas Savvas (2023–)
- Konstantinos Tsilimparis (2017–2020)
Thomas Bauer (2021-2023)- Robert Weber (2022–2023)
Artur Karvatski (2019–2020)
Goran Bogunović (2019–2020)- Ivan Slišković (2023–)
- Ivan Vida (2023–)
Božidar Leković (2014–2015)- Bogdan Petričević (2017–2018)
Florent Bourget (2023)
Ángel Montoro (2021–)
Vladyslav Ostroushko (2021–2023)
