2007–08_Olympiacos_F.C._season
2007–08 Olympiacos F.C. season
Olympiacos 2007–08 football season
The 2007–08 season was Olympiacos's 49th consecutive season in the Super League Greece and their 82nd year in existence. The club were played their 11th consecutive season in the UEFA Champions League. Manager Takis Lemonis left the club by mutual consent on 11 March 2008 due to the club's lower-than-expected performance of the team in the Superleague, and was replaced by his assistant, José Segura.[1]
| 2007–08 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Sokratis Kokkalis | |||
| Manager | Takis Lemonis (until 11 March 2008) José Segura | |||
| Stadium | Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus | |||
| Super League Greece | Winners | |||
| Greek Cup | Winners | |||
| Greek Super Cup | Winners | |||
| Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Darko Kovačević (17) All: Darko Kovačević (24) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 33,500 vs Real Madrid (6 November 2007) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 14,544 vs Ergotelis (16 February 2008) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 26,720 | |||
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First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Winter squad changes
In Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Total spending: 
€10,400,000
Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Total income: 
€1,450,000
Out on loan
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Current national players
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- Appearances (Goals)
Management
| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  José Segura |
| Assistant manager |  Božidar Bandović |
| Club doctor |  Giannis Anagnostopoulos |
| Chief scout | Antreas Niniadis |
Last updated: 12 Mar 2008
Source: Olympiacos FC
Other information
| Chairman | Socratis Kokkalis |
| Vice-Chairman/Managing Director | Petros Kokkalis |
| Technical manager |  Ilija Ivić |
| Ground (capacity and dimensions) | Karaiskakis Stadium (33,334 / 120x80 m) |
Source: Olympiacos FC article about Socratis Kokkalis and Olympiacos FC article about Karaiskákis Stadium
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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| Greek Super Cup | — | — | Winner | 31 October 2007 | |
| Super League Greece | — | — | Winner | 2 September 2007 | 20 April 2008 |
| UEFA Champions League | Group Stage | — | Round of 16 | 18 September 2007 | 5 March 2008 |
| Greek Cup | 4th Round | — | Winner | 5 December 2007 | 17 May 2008 |
Updated to match played 18 May 2008
Source: Competitions
Super League Greece
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Olympiacos[lower-alpha 1] (C) | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 58 | 23 | +35 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 30 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 65 | 17 | +48 | 68 | Qualification for the Play-offs |
| 3 | Panathinaikos | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 66 | |
| 4 | Aris | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 50 | |
| 5 | Panionios | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 45[lower-alpha 2] |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
According to the official Super League playoff regulation, the position after the playoffs replaces the regular season position.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- The match of Apollon Kalamarias against Olympiacos, originally ended 1–0 to the home side, but later was awarded to Olympiacos 0–3 by the Greek sports court giving Olympiacos the three points, on the basis that the home side fielded an ineligible player (Roman Wallner). Apollon were deducted by one point.
Results summary
| 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 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 58 | 23 | +35 | 70 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 9 | +23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 14 | +12 |
Last updated: April 21, 2008.
Source: Super League Greece
Results by round
| 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Matches
All times for domestic competitions at Eastern European Time
| 2 September 2007 1 | Panathinaikos | 0–0 | Olympiacos | Athens |
| 21:15 | Report | Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 13,430 Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis |
| 23 September 2007 2 | Olympiacos | 6–2 | OFI | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Júlio César  7'LuaLua 20', 39'Kovačević 25', 43'Đorđević 74' |
Report | Sfakianakis 13' Torosidis 88' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 25,054 Referee: Theofilos Fotiadis |
| 29 September 2007 3 | Aris | 1–1 | Olympiacos | Thessaloniki |
| 16:45 | Marco Aurélio 90+3' |
Report | Galletti 39' |
Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium Attendance: 10,459 Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis |
| 6 October 2007 4 | Olympiacos | 1–0 | Apollon Kalamarias | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Kovačević 44' |
Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 27,029 Referee: Stavros Tritsonis |
| 20 October 2007 5 | Olympiacos | 4–1 | Panionios | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | LuaLua 6' Kovačević 64'Stoltidis 74'Galletti 81' (pen.) |
Report | Djebbour 54' (pen.) |
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 20,104 Referee: Michalis Germanakos |
| 28 October 2007 6 | Ergotelis | 3–3 | Olympiacos | Heraklion |
| 16:45 | Júnior 21' (pen.), 88' Theodoridis 23' |
Report | Júlio César 38' Kovačević 43'Đorđević 59' (pen.) |
Stadium: Pankritio Stadium Attendance: 8,807 Referee: Kyros Vassaras |
| 3 November 2007 7 | Olympiacos | 2–1 | PAOK | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Torosidis 52' Kovačević 67' |
Report | Konstantinidis 42' |
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 28,077 Referee: Konstantinos Papastamatis |
| 10 November 2007 8 | Asteras Tripolis | 1–0 | Olympiacos | Tripoli |
| 19:00 | Filomeno 34' |
Report | Stadium: Asteras Tripolis Stadium Attendance: 4,005 Referee: Anastasios Kakos |
| 24 November 2007 9 | Olympiacos | 1–0 | Veria | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Kovačević 36' |
Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 18,070 Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis |
| 2 December 2007 10 | Atromitos | 1–3 | Olympiacos | Athens |
| 19:00 | Korakakis 90+3' |
Report | Stoltidis 11' LuaLua 30'Kovačević 71' |
Stadium: Peristeri Stadium Attendance: 5,969 Referee: Romanos Kontogiannidis |
| 8 December 2007 11 | Olympiacos | 4–0 | Levadiakos | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Stoltidis 23' Kovačević 35'Đorđević 52' (pen.)Mitroglou 63' |
Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 17,096 Referee: Georgios Daloukas |
| 16 December 2007 12 | Olympiacos | 1–0 | AEK Athens | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Kovačević 83' |
Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 30,229 Referee: Anastasios Kakos |
| 23 December 2007 13 | AEL | 0–0 | Olympiacos | Larissa |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Alcazar Stadium Attendance: 6,910 Referee: Kyros Vassaras |
| 29 December 2007 14 | Olympiacos | 2–1 | Skoda Xanthi | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | LuaLua 20' Kovačević 59' |
Report | Radzinski 26' |
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 23,164 Referee: Iraklis Tsikinis |
| 5 January 2008 15 | Iraklis | 1–2 | Olympiacos | Thessaloniki |
| 16:45 | Katsabis 59' |
Report | Kovačević 70', 72' |
Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium Attendance: 4,394 Referee: Iraklis Tsikinis |
| 13 January 2008 16 | Olympiacos | 1–1 | Panathinaikos | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Antzas 45+1' |
Report | N'Doye 14' |
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 31,310 Referee: Dimitrios Kalopoulos |
| 20 January 2008 17 | OFI | 0–1 | Olympiacos | Heraklion |
| 16:45 | Report | Núñez 16' |
Stadium: Pankritio Stadium Attendance: 8,497 Referee: Ioannis Stavridis |
| 27 January 2008 18 | Olympiacos | 1–0 | Aris | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Đorđević 80' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 30,014 Referee: Ilias Mazarakos |
| 3 February 2008 19 | Apollon Kalamarias | 0–3 1 | Olympiacos | Thessaloniki |
| 16:45 | Barkoglou 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium Attendance: 4,453 Referee: Georgios Daloukas |
| 10 February 2008 20 | Panionios | 0–4 | Olympiacos | Athens |
| 19:00 | Report | Kovačević 5', 53' Đorđević 27' (pen.)Núñez 81' |
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium Attendance: 3,376 Referee: Vasileios Paboridis |
| 16 February 2008 21 | Olympiacos | 1–0 | Ergotelis | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Đorđević 28' |
Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 14,544 Referee: Georgios Stathopoulos |
| 23 February 2008 22 | PAOK | 1–1 | Olympiacos | Thessaloniki |
| 19:00 | González 2' |
Report | Kovačević 22' |
Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Vasileios Paboridis |
| 1 March 2008 23 | Olympiacos | 1–1 | Asteras Tripolis | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Júlio César 2' |
Report | Cardozo 33' |
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 24,503 Referee: Evangelos Katsidonis |
| 9 March 2008 24 | Veria | 0–1 | Olympiacos | Veria |
| 16:45 | Report | Patsatzoglou 7' |
Stadium: Veria Stadium Attendance: 3,001 Referee: Christoforos Zografos |
| 15 March 2008 25 | Olympiacos | 2–0 | Atromitos | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Šišić 49' Júlio César 85' |
Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 20,343 Referee: Marios Labropoulos |
| 23 March 2008 26 | Levadiakos | 1–3 | Olympiacos | Livadeia |
| 16:45 | Dimbala 7' |
Report | Galletti 19' Belluschi 32'Kovačević 35' |
Stadium: Levadia Municipal Stadium Attendance: 4,007 Referee: Lazaros Polatian |
| 30 March 2008 27 | AEK Athens | 4–0 | Olympiacos | Athens |
| 19:00 | Blanco 10' Edinho 12' Lyberopoulos 32' Kafes 60' |
Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 40,955 Referee: Christoforos Zografos |
| 6 April 2008 28 | Olympiacos | 2–1 | AEL | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Šišić 50' Mitroglou 90' |
Report | Metin 41' |
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 24,318 Referee: Ioannis Stavridis |
| 13 April 2008 29 | Skoda Xanthi | 1–4 | Olympiacos | Xanthi |
| 19:00 | Labriakos 53' |
Report | Żewłakow 31' Đorđević 38', 49', 52' |
Stadium: Skoda Xanthi Arena Attendance: 4,957 Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis |
| 20 April 2008 30 | Olympiacos | 3–1 | Iraklis | Piraeus |
| 19:00 | Mitroglou 26', 39' Đorđević 50' |
Report | Malagueño 61' |
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 29,084 Referee: Vasileios Paboridis |
1.^ The match was played on 3 February 2008 and Apollon Kalamarias won 1–0, but due to the illegal appearance of Roman Wallner (Apollon), the result was invalid. It was decided that Olympiacos would be awarded a 3–0 win while Apollon would be punished with one point deducted.
Greek Cup
In the fourth round (round of "32") of the Greek Cup, Olympiacos faced Diagoras from Rhodes, who played in the Third Division. The latter were close to shock the champions who made it to the fifth round with a goal scored in the last minutes of the match. The next opponents were rivals Panathinaikos, who were crushed 4–0 by Olympiacos in an at-capacity Karaiskakis Stadium. In the quarter-finals, Olympiacos eliminated Iraklis 2–0 in the first leg and earning a 2–2 draw in the second. For the semi-finals, Olympiacos faced Thrasyvoulos, winning 2–3 away and 3–1 at home. Olympiacos then faced Aris in the final at the Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, where they won the Greek Cup after a 2–0 win.
Fourth round
Fifth round
| 16 January 2008 | Olympiacos | 4–0 | Panathinaikos | Piraeus |
| 21:30 | LuaLua 6' Torosidis 63'Kovačević 65'Núñez 79' |
Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 31,255 Referee: Anastasios Kakos |
Quarter-finals
| 27 February 2008 First leg | Olympiacos | 2–0 | Iraklis | Piraeus |
| 20:00 | Mendrinos 5', 9' |
Report | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 22,547 Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis |
| 19 March 2008 Second leg | Iraklis | 2–2 (3–4 agg.) | Olympiacos | Thessaloniki |
| 20:00 | Aarón 42' Ribeiro 88' |
Report | Bantis 10' (o.g.) Mitroglou 23' |
Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium Attendance: 2,397 Referee: Ioannis Stavridis |
Semi-finals
| 2 April 2008 First leg | Thrasyvoulos | 2–3 | Olympiacos | Fyli |
| 16:45 | Anastasakos 29' Bris 35' |
Report | Mendrinos 16' Núñez 28'Kovačević 89' |
Stadium: Fyli Stadium Attendance: 3,524 Referee: Dimitrios Kyrkos |
| 16 April 2008 Second leg | Olympiacos | 3–1 (6–3 agg.) | Thrasyvoulos | Piraeus |
| 21:00 | Kovačević 14' Konstantinou 15'Núñez 21' |
Report | Manikas 33' |
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 15,347 Referee: Stavros Tritsonis |
Final
| 17 May 2008 | Olympiacos | 2–0 | Aris | Thessaloniki |
| 19:00 | Kovačević 33' Żewłakow 53' |
Report | Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium Attendance: 20,270 Referee: Georgios Kasnaferis |
Greek Super Cup
Olympiacos added one more trophy to their long list. The 2006-07 Super League Greece Champions beat the 2006-2007 Greek FA Cup holders, Larissa, 1-0 at the Karaiskakis stadium on October 31, and won the Super Cup for the third time in their history. Kostas Mitroglou scored the winner on 39 minutes after a cross by Soiledis (coach Takis Lemonis decided to give more playing time to the younger players on the team) while Galletti missed out on an opportunity when his shot hit the bar on 81 minutes. The final attracted only 7,141 fans at Olympiacos' home, from which 7,030 were the supporters of the hosts.
Final
UEFA Champions League
All times at CET
Group stage
Olympiacos, in their 11th consecutive presence in the competition, were drawn into Group C with Real Madrid, Werder Bremen and Lazio. The Reds started their campaign with a 1–1 draw behind closed doors at the Karaiskákis Stadium against Lazio, but on the second day, Olympiacos made their first ever away win in the Champions League and stopped their run of 31 matches without a success on their travels with a 3–1 win over Werder Bremen at Weserstadion, turning the game around from 0–1. After, they travelled to Santiago Bernabéu Stadium as leaders of Group C, where they were defeated 2–4 to Real Madrid after a heart-breaking match in which the Greek team was playing with ten men from the 13th minute and was leading the score to the 68th with 2–1, turning it around from 0–1. Real Madrid scored their third goal in the 83rd, but Olympiacos came close to score many times during the last minutes of the match and leave Madrid with the draw, when Real secured the win with a last-minute goal.
In the return legs of the group stage, Olympiacos produced a determined display to earn a point against Real Madrid, in the goalless draw at the Karaiskakis Stadium, keeping alive the record of being undefeated by Real in Athens in four matches. The Reds moved a step closer to qualifying for the last 16 after coming from behind to defeat Lazio 2–1 in Rome's Stadio Olimpico, while on the last day, Olympiacos smashed Werder Bremen 3–0 in Athens, which ensured their place in the knockout stage of the tournament.
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Lazio
| 18 September 2007 1 | Olympiacos | 1–1 | Lazio | Piraeus, Greece |
| 20:45 | Galletti 55' |
(Report) | Zauri 77' |
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 0[4] Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) |
v Olympiacos
| 3 October 2007 2 | Werder Bremen | 1–3 | Olympiacos | Bremen, Germany |
| 20:45 | Almeida 32' |
(Report) | Stoltidis 72' Patsatzoglou 82'Kovačević 87' |
Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 37,500 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) |
v Olympiacos
| 24 October 2007 3 | Real Madrid | 4–2 | Olympiacos | Madrid, Spain |
| 20:45 | Raúl 2' Robinho 68', 83'Balboa 90' |
(Report) | Galletti 8' Júlio César 47' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 64,477 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) |
v Real Madrid
| 6 November 2007 4 | Olympiacos | 0–0 | Real Madrid | Piraeus, Greece |
| 20:45 | (Report) | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 33,500 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
v Olympiacos
| 28 November 2007 5 | Lazio | 1–2 | Olympiacos | Rome, Italy |
| 20:45 | Pandev 30' |
(Report) | Galletti 35' Kovačević 64' |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 39,996 Referee: Howard Webb (England) |
v Werder Bremen
| 11 December 2007 6 | Olympiacos | 3–0 | Werder Bremen | Piraeus, Greece |
| 20:45 | Stoltidis 12', 74' Kovačević 70' |
(Report) | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 30,297 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France) |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Real Madrid |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Olympiacos |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 11 | |
| 3 | Werder Bremen |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Lazio |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 5 |
Knockout stage
Round of 16
The draw for the first knockout round took place on 21 December, and paired Olympiacos with Chelsea. The two clubs had never met in the past. In the first leg in Athens, Olympiacos held Chelsea to 0–0, a score which left both teams content, Olympiacos because they did not concede a goal in their home and Chelsea because they kept a clean sheet to occupy the driving seat going into the return leg in London. Olympiacos, backed by deafening and frenzied support, refused to be overawed by their English opponents, enjoying the lion's share of possession and chances in a closely contested encounter. The Londoners failed to create one real clear-cut chance against their opponents and their manager Avram Grant said, "The performance could have been better. It's not a bad result. We didn't create a lot of chances, it's disappointing. But its hard to play here. They have good supporters and a well organized team."[5]
In the second leg in London, Chelsea won 3–0. The Blues surprised the Reds and scored very early with their first chance. Olympiacos balanced the game, but the English scored again before the end of the first-half. At the start of the second-half, Chelsea scored for the final time after another error from the Olympiacos defence.
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Chelsea
| 19 February 2008 First leg | Olympiacos | 0–0 | Chelsea | Piraeus, Greece |
| 20:45 | (Report) | Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 31,302 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria) |
Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Vodafone
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Source: Olympiacos FC
| Name | Pos. | Award |
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| Darko Kovačević |
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| Antonios Nikopolidis |
Goalkeeper |
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