Olympiacos 2017–18 football season
The 2017–18 season was Olympiacos ' s 59th consecutive season in the Super League Greece and their 92nd year in existence. Olympiacos finished 3rd in the league, stopping their 7-year run as champions. They also participated in the Greek Football Cup, where they reached the quarterfinals, and in the UEFA Champions League finishing 4th in the group stage, after managing to qualify during the summer qualification. There was also a record created for season tickets sold (over 21,000). For the first time since the 2009–10 season Olympiacos did not win any competition.
Players
First team
As of 10 December 2017 [ 1]
Squad no.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Place of birth
Date of birth (age)
Previous club
Goalkeepers
1
Lefteris Choutesiotis
GK
Makrychori , Greece
20 July 1994 (23)
Olympiacos U-20
24
Silvio Proto
GK
Charleroi , Belgium
23 May 1983 (34)
K.V. Oostende
99
Dimitris Skafidas
GK
Palaio Faliro , Greece
5 August 1999 (18)
Olympiacos U-20
Defenders
3
Alberto Botía
CB
Alquerías , Spain
27 January 1989 (28)
Sevilla
20
Ehsan Hajsafi
LB
Kashan , Iran
25 February 1990 (27)
Panionios
14
Omar Elabdellaoui
RB
Surnadal , Norway
5 December 1991 (26)
Hull City
23
Leonardo Koutris
LB /LW
Rhodes , Greece
23 July 1995 (22)
PAS Giannina
26
Jagoš Vuković
CB /LB
Bačko Dobro Polje , Titov Vrbas , SFR Yugoslavia
10 June 1988 (29)
Konyaspor
40
Björn Engels
CB
Kaprijke , Belgium
15 September 1994 (23)
Club Brugge
43
Dimitris Nikolaou
CB /LB
Euboea , Greece
13 August 1998 (19)
Olympiacos U-20
66
Pape Abou Cissé
CB
Pikine , Senegal
14 September 1995 (22)
Ajaccio
77
Diogo Figueiras
RB
Castanheira do Ribatejo , Portugal
1 July 1991 (26)
Sevilla
Midfielders
4
Alaixys Romao
CM
L'Haÿ-les-Roses , France
18 January 1984 (33)
Marseille
6
Panagiotis Tachtsidis
CM
Nafplio , Greece
15 February 1991 (26)
Torino
7
Kostas Fortounis
AM
Trikala , Greece
16 October 1992 (25)
Kaiserslautern
8
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe
CM /AM
Ghent , Belgium
21 February 1989 (28)
Legia Warsaw
10
Marko Marin
AM /LW
Bosanska Gradiška , SFR Yugoslavia
13 March 1989 (28)
Chelsea
13
Guillaume Gillet
CM /RB
Liège , Belgium
9 March 1984 (33)
Nantes
28
André Martins
CM
Santa Maria da Feira , Portugal
21 January 1990 (27)
Sporting CP
32
Thanasis Androutsos
AM
Marousi , Greece
6 May 1997 (20)
Olympiacos U-20
Forwards
9
Uroš Đurđević
ST
Belgrade , FR Yugoslavia
2 March 1994 (23)
Partizan
17
Karim Ansarifard
FW
Ardabil , Iran
3 April 1990 (27)
Panionios
29
Emmanuel Emenike
ST
Otuocha , Aguleri , Nigeria
10 May 1987 (30)
Fenerbahçe
31
El Fardou Ben Nabouhane
FW
Mayotte
10 June 1989 (28)
Panionios
90
Felipe Pardo
RW /CF
Quibdó , Colombia
17 August 1990 (27)
Nantes
92
Sebá
LW /CF
Salvador , Brazil
8 June 1992 (25)
Estoril
Out on loan
As of 28 December 2017
Transfers and loans
Transfers in
Summer 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers out
Summer 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Backroom staff
Coaching staff [ 46]
Head coach
Pedro Martins (footballer)
Assistant coach
Christos Kontis
Michalis Kavalieris
Goalkeeping coach
Panagiotis Agriogiannis
Analyst
Giorgos Martakos
Giannis Vogiatzakis
Iosif Loukas
Fitness coach
Giannis Ntourountos
Rehabilitation coach
Dimitris Bogatsiotis
Zacharias Pasxalidis
Medical team [ 47]
Head doctor
Christos Theos
Head physio
Dimitris Skordis
Physio
Nikos Lykouresis
Panagiotis Sivilias
Tasos Pliagos
Nutritionist – Physiologist
Maria Lykomitrou
Physiotherapist
Aristeidis Chelioudakis
Pre-season and friendlies
Win
Draw
Loss
AZ v Olympiacos
Competitions
Overall
Updated to match played December 17, 2017 Source: Competitions
Overview
Updated to match played 28 December 2017 Source: Competitions
Super League Greece
League table
Source:
Superleague Greece ,
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Goals against; 6) Play-offs (neutral ground); 7) Draw.
(Note: Criteria 6 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
[ 57] (C) Champions
Notes:
^ PAOK were deducted 3 points by court decision.[ 55]
^ Olympiacos were deducted 3 points due to crowd behavior against AEK on 4 February 2018.[ 56]
^ Head-to-head points: Asteras Tripolis 2, Xanthi 2.
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
30
18
6
6
63
28
+35
60
11
2
2
34
10
+24
7
4
4
29
18
+11
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Ground H A A H A H A H A H H A H A H A H H A H A H A H A A H A H A Result W W D D L L W W L W W W W W W W W W D L D W W D W D W L W L Position 1 1 2 2 4 7 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Matches
Win
Draw
Loss
1 (change of venue due to unavailability of the Lamia Municipal Stadium)
Greek Cup
Group stage
Source:
epo.gr Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) head-to-head best offense, 5) overall goal difference, 6) overall best offense, 7) overall best defense
Win
Draw
Loss
1 (change of venue)
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League
Win
Draw
Loss
Third qualifying round
Play-off round
Group stage
Squad statistics
Appearances
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
As of match played 20 December 2017 [ 58] [ 59]
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches.
As of match played 20 December 2017 [ 60] [ 61]
Disciplinary record
As of matches played 20 December 2017 [ 60] [ 62]
Individual Awards
References
External links
HFF competitionsSuper League and Football LeaguesEuropean competitions
Related to national teams