2015–16 Olympiacos F.C. season
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The 2015–16 season was Olympiacos's 57th consecutive season in the Super League Greece and their 90th year in existence. The club was managed to become the champions for 6th consecutive year and for 18th time during the last 20 seasons.[1] Olympiacos also participated in the Greek Football Cup, losing at the final against AEK Athens. They also took part in the UEFA Champions League (group stage) and the UEFA Europa League (knockout phase, round of 32).
| 2015–16 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Evangelos Marinakis | |||
| Manager | Marco Silva | |||
| Stadium | Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus | |||
| Super League Greece | 1st | |||
| Greek Cup | Runners-up | |||
| Champions League | Group stage | |||
| Europa League | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kostas Fortounis (18) All: Kostas Fortounis (11) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 31,688 vs Bayern Munich (16 September 2015) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 15,102 vs Panetolikos (13 December 2015) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 20,946 | |||
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| No. | Name | Nationality | Position (s) | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Games played | Goals scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 16 | Roberto | GK | 10 February 1986 (29) | Atlético Madrid | 72 | 0 | |
| 33 | Eleftherios Choutesiotis | GK | 20 July 1994 (21) | Olympiacos FC Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | Stefanos Kapino | GK | 18 March 1994 (21) | Mainz 05 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 3 | Alberto Botía | CB | 27 January 1989 (26) | Sevilla FC | 17 | 1 | |
| 6 | Manuel da Costa | CB | 6 May 1986 (29) | Sivasspor | 2 | 0 | |
| 14 | Omar Elabdellaoui | RB | 5 December 1991 (24) | Eintracht Braunschweig | 28 | 1 | |
| 23 | Dimitris Siovas | CB | 16 September 1988 (27) | Panionios | 48 | 4 | |
| 24 | Tasos Avlonitis | CB | 1 January 1990 (25) | Panionios | 18 | 2 | |
| 26 | Arthur Masuaku | LB | 7 November 1993 (22) | Valenciennes | 29 | 0 | |
| 29 | Praxitelis Vouros | CB | 5 May 1995 (20) | Olympiacos Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | Leandro Salino | RB / DM | 22 April 1985 (30) | Braga | 30 | 0 | |
| 31 | Konstantinos Tsimikas | LB | 12 May 1996 (19) | Olympiacos Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 2 | Giannis Maniatis | DM / CM | 12 October 1986 (29) | Panionios | 85 | 6 | |
| 5 | Luka Milivojević | DM / CM | 7 April 1991 (24) | Anderlecht | 24 | 4 | |
| 7 | Kostas Fortounis | AM | 16 October 1992 (23) | Kaiserslautern | 27 | 9 | |
| 8 | Andreas Bouchalakis | CM | 5 April 1993 (22) | Ergotelis | 11 | 3 | |
| 10 | Alejandro Domínguez | AM | 10 June 1981 (34) | Rayo Vallecano | 54 | 20 | |
| 11 | Pajtim Kasami | CM | 2 June 1992 (23) | Fulham | 24 | 2 | |
| 15 | Qazim Laçi | CM | 19 January 1996 (19) | Olympiacos Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | David Fuster | AM | 3 February 1982 (33) | Villarreal | 101 | 26 | |
| 20 | Dimitris Kolovos | AM / LW | 27 April 1993 (22) | Panionios | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | Jimmy Durmaz | LW | 22 March 1989 (26) | Gençlerbirliği | 27 | 5 | |
| 32 | Fanis Tzandaris | CM | 13 June 1993 (22) | PAOK | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | Manolis Saliakas | CM | 12 September 1996 (19) | Olympiacos Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | Saša Zdjelar | DM | 20 March 1995 (20) | OFK Beograd | 0 | 0 | |
| 77 | Hernâni | CF | 20 August 1991 (24) | Porto | 0 | 0 | |
| 90 | Felipe Pardo | RW | 17 August 1990 (25) | Braga | 2 | 0 | |
| 91 | Esteban Cambiasso | DM | 18 August 1980 (35) | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | |
| 92 | Sebá | RW / CF | 8 June 1992 (23) | Estoril | 2 | 0 | |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 9 | Alfreð Finnbogason | CF | 1 February 1989 (27) | Real Sociedad | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | Alan Pulido | CF | 8 March 1991 (24) | Levadiakos | 0 | 0 | |
| 99 | Brown Ideye | CF | 10 October 1988 (27) | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 0 | |
For recent transfers, see List of Greek football transfers summer 2015
Olympiacos U20 squad
Olympiacos U20 is the youth team of Olympiacos. They participate in the Super League U20 championship[2] and in UEFA Youth League competition. They play their home games at the 3,000-seater Renti Training Centre in Renti, Piraeus.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Total spending: €19,800,000
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
Win Draw Loss Upcoming fixture
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos (C) | 30 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 16 | +65 | 85 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Panathinaikos[a] | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 52 | 26 | +26 | 55 | Qualification for the Play-offs |
| 3 | AEK Athens[b] | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 54 | |
| 4 | PAOK[c] | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 45 | |
| 5 | Panionios | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 44 |
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).[6]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Panathinaikos were deducted 3 points due to extreme fan behavior against Olympiacos. The match was awarded as a 3–0 win for Olympiacos.[4]
- ^ AEK were deducted 3 points due to extreme fan behavior against Atromitos.[citation needed]
- ^ PAOK were deducted 3 points due to extreme fan behavior against Olympiacos in Greek Cup semifinal match.[5]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 30 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 16 | +65 | 85 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 5 | +40 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 11 | +25 |
Last updated: 17 April 2016.
Source: Competitive matches
| Round | 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 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | P | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Win Draw Loss Postponed
1.^ Matchday 2 vs. Levadiakos, originally meant to be held in Levadia at Levadia Municipal Stadium, but due to the bad condition of the stadium Super League Greece decided to be held in Athens at the Olympic Stadium 2.^ Matches of Matchday 4 originally was scheduled to be held in 19/20/21 September 2015, but due to the Elections to be held on 20 September 2015 Super League Greece, decided the Matchday 4 to be held 22/23 September 2015. 3.^ Due to extreme fan behavior against Olympiacos, the match was awarded as a 3–0 win for Olympiacos.
Group E
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OLY | PLA | APS | PEG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | Round of 16 | 2–2 | — | — | ||
| 2 | Platanias | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | — | 3–1 | — | |||
| 3 | Apollon Smyrnis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | |||
| 4 | Panegialios | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | 0–4 | 1–0 | — |
UEFA Champions League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | ARS | OLY | DZG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 15 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 5–1 | 4–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 | 2–0 | — | 2–3 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Olympiacos | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — |
Olympiacos qualified to UEFA Europa League knock-out stage as the 3rd team of Champions League Group F.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Super League Greece | UEFA Champions League | Greek Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | MF | Kostas Fortounis | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 99 | FW | Brown Ideye | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| 21 | MF | Jimmy Durmaz | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | MF | Alberto Botía | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 90 | MF | Felipe Pardo | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | MF | Luka Milivojević | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 77 | FW | Hernâni | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 8 | MF | Andreas Bouchalakis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | Alfreð Finnbogason | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | MF | Alejandro Domínguez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | MF | Pajtim Kasami | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | DF | Arthur Masuaku | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| - | MF | Mathieu Dossevi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| - | - | - | Opponent's own Goals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 35 | 6 | 6 | 47 | |||
Last updated: 5 November 2015
| Name | Pos. | Award |
| Kostas Fortounis | Attacking Midfielder |
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| Roberto | Goalkeeper |
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| Arthur Masuaku | Left-back |
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- ^ During the last 20 seasons they failed to become champions only in 2003–04 (Panathinaikos) and 2009–10 (Panathinaikos).
- ^ "Αγωνιστικό Τμήμα Ακαδημίας Ποδοσφαίρου Κ-20 (U20 football department)" (in Greek). olympiacos.org. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ "RENTI TRAINING CENTRE, Information". olympiacos.org. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ "Announcement". Superleague Greece. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Αποφάσεις Επιτροπής Εφέσεων 14/4/2016" [Commission Decisions Appeals 04/14/2016]. Hellenic Football Federation (in Greek). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Professional league rules" (pdf). Hellenic Football Federation (in Greek). June 2015. p. 22-25. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ "Violence sees Greek Cup semi-final abandoned". BBC Sport. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ Αποφάσεις Επιτροπής Εφέσεων 14/4/2016 [Commission Decisions Appeals 04/14/2016]. epo.gr (in Greek). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Anderlecht vs. Olympiacos". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Olympiacos vs. Anderlecht". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- Official Website of Olympiacos Piraeus (in Greek and English)