10/3/1925-10/3/2024: The Legend of European sports completes 99 years of glorious history. 99 years full of titles and distinctions for the club of the great port. The pride of Piraeus. Olympiakos, who has swept everything in his path and has given unique moments of joy and pride to his world.
Successes that have been written in golden letters in the history of Greek sports and have reduced him to a Legend. The Piraeus Olympic Fan Association turns 99 today (10/3). A club – a model, which stars everywhere.
In all sports, in men and women. Within, but also outside the borders. The Olympiakos divisions dominate the domestic competitions and take one cup after another, while in Europe the Red and Whites represent Greece worthily, achieving great distinctions and winning valuable trophies. 99 years of success. 99 years of pride, with the world of the club living magical moments. Unrepeatable. Moments that have turned Olympiakos into the Legend of Greece. In the Legend of Europe. Unique moments, which made millions of Greeks proud and took them out on the streets to celebrate the successes of the Piraeus club. A club that has escaped from the Greek standards and follows European standards.
Olympiacos is in the elite of the Old Continent and with the right guidance of Vangelis Marinakis has escaped light years from the rest of the country’s clubs. The football team of Piraeus is the pride of the “red and white” fans. A team that continues to make history. With the leader of the club in front. The man who launched at Olympiakos. It made him omnipotent in Greece, but also one of the top teams in European football. Where the Red and Whites have celebrated great successes in recent years. Vangelis Marinakis, despite the many difficulties and major problems facing our country (coronavirus, financial crisis, etc.), continues to invest and grow Olympiakos. He supports the club with all his might and the results are impressive. Since 2010, the people of Piraeus have made leaps of progress. Leaps to glory. Leaps to glory.
With him, everyone in the great port “continues to dream”, as stated by the motto of Olympiakos, which in the last decade made Europe speechless several times, when they bowed before the behemoths of the Old Continent. The team led by Vangelis Marinakis. The club he loves and proves it in practice with his movements. With his investments. He proves it every day.
Next to him is the whole world of the club. The fans of Piraeus, who support all sections. The players who wear the jersey with the laurel-crowned teenager. They support them with all their might. It is close to all departments. Where there is action. Olympiacos is united. A family.
One punch and that has been proven too many times over the last few years. The crowd is the strength of the Piraeus club and wherever it is found it creates an impressive atmosphere. He becomes the 12th, 6th, 7th or 8th player of Olympiakos, depending on the sport. With their help, Olympiacos has become the largest club in the country, but also one of the leading multi-sport clubs in the world.
From the foundation of Olympiakos until now, great administrative factors have passed through the steering wheel of the Piraeus club, who tried for the best possible result. No one forgets the first 33 founding members of the club, who laid the foundations for the Legend of European sports. Nikos Goulandris, Stavros Daifa. Socrates Kokkalis. All invested time and money to bring luster to the great port. Of course, Vangelis Marinakis has played a huge role in the growth of Olympiakos. The leader of the club. The man who made the Red and Whites omnipotent in Greece and protagonists in Europe.
Of course, the same applies to KAE Olympiacos. The basketball team of Piraeus, which in the last 30 years has given great moments to the world of the club. The team now led by Panagiotis and Giorgos Angelopoulos. The two brothers who continue to invest, aiming to return to the top of Europe.
The presidents of Erasitechnis were also close by, the last being Michalis Kountouri, who took over in a very difficult time, but with the great help of the leader of Olympiakos, Vangelis Marinakis, managed to launch the club. To create teams, which took European. Teams in all sports. In men and women.
With appetite, passion and love for Olympiakos, all these years they have created teams that have given the world great moments of joy and pride. European trophies, major honors and great victories against huge clubs of the Old Continent. Olympiacos today completes 99 years of glorious history and with its successes it will continue to write golden pages in the book of Greek sports. As long as there are people like Vangelis Marinakis, he will continue to grow and fill his world with joy and pride, but also to spread terror among his opponents.
* Until 1960 the football championship was called the Panhellenic Championship and Olympiacos had won a total of 15.
* From 1960 (season 1959-60) until 2006 (season 2005-06) under the status of the first national team, Olympiacos won another 19 championships, reaching a total of 34.
* Since July 16, 2006 (season 2006-07) when the Super League Greece was created, Olympiacos was crowned champion another 12 times.
* From the period 1979-80, Greek football became professional. Since then, Olympiacos has won a total of 26 championships.
* The Balkan Cup was established in 1961 and provided for the participation of the runners-up of the championships: Greece, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania and Turkey.
From 1966 onwards it was relegated, as the clubs finishing in the highest league positions preferred participation in the UEFA Cup.
From 1990 it was further degraded as teams from the second category of countries participated. Finally, in 1994, its holding was abandoned.
