2010–11 Olympiacos F.C. season

Olympiacos

2010–11 season
Chairman	Vagelis Marinakis
Manager	Ernesto Valverde
UEFA Europa League	Third qualifying round
Home colours Away colours
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 season will be Olympiacos' 52nd consecutive season in the Super League Greece. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club will play in the season.

Events

• 14.06.10: Ewald Lienen is appointed as the new Olympiacos manager replacing Božidar Bandović, after a disappointing season under Bandović.
• 21.06.10: Olympiacos enter the draw for the second qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League as the top seeded team and they are drawn to play against Besa of Albania. It is the first time that Olympiacos play directly in the UEFA Europa League after 13 consecutive seasons in the UEFA Champions League.
• 15.07.10: Olympiacos smash Besa 5–0 at the Qemal Stafa Stadium in Tirana, Albania, in the first leg of the second qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, achieving their biggest away win in European competitions.
• 16.07.10: In the draw for the third qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Olympiacos are drawn to play the winners of the encounter between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Mogren.
• 22.07.10: In the second leg, Olympiacos trounce Besa 6–1 at the Karaiskakis Stadium, setting a new club record for their biggest ever European home win, with their previous record being 5–0. They qualify for the next round of the tournament with a 11–1 win on aggregate, which is also a record aggregate score for a Greek football club in European competitions.
• 05.08.10: Olympiacos are eliminated from the UEFA Europa League in the third qualifying round on away goals as the aggregate score is 2–2 against Maccabi Tel Aviv. A 2–1 win at the Karaiskakis Stadium in the first leg on 29.07.10 is compounded by a 1–0 loss at the Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel, to secure the biggest surprise in the qualifyings.^[1]
• 06.08.10: Olympiacos sack coach Ewald Lienen after the club's shocking elimination from the UEFA Europa League.^[2]
• 07.08.10: Olympiacos reappoint Ernesto Valverde as manager.^[3]

Current squad

As of 20 July 2010 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Nikos Papadopoulos 3 DF François Modesto 4 DF Olof Mellberg 5 DF Georgios Galitsios 7 MF Ariel Ibagaza 8 MF Dudu (Vice-captain) 9 FW Marko Pantelić 10 FW Rafik Djebbour 11 MF Jaouad Zairi 14 FW Kevin Mirallas 15 DF Raúl Bravo 17 MF Andreas Vasilogiannis 18 MF Ioannis Fetfatzidis 19 MF Wanderson 20 DF José Holebas

No. Position Player 21 DF Avraam Papadopoulos 22 FW Kostas Mitroglou 23 FW Giorgos Niklitsiotis 24 MF Dennis Rommedahl 26 MF David Fuster 29 FW Krisztián Németh 30 MF Moisés Hurtado 33 MF Giannis Papadopoulos 35 DF Vasilis Torosidis (Vice-captain) 42 GK Balázs Megyeri 71 GK Antonios Nikopolidis 77 MF Albert Riera 78 GK Urko Pardo 88 MF Georgios Katsikogiannis

Starting 11

Nikopolidis

Avraam

Mellberg

Torosidis

Holebas

Katsikogiannis

Papadopoulos

Rommedahl

Riera

Fetfatzidis

Mirallas

Competitions

Superleague Greece

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	24	1	5	65	18	+47	73	15	0	0	46	6	+40	9	1	5	19	12	+7

Last updated: 18 April 2011
Source: Competitive Matches

Matches

All times at EET

Fixture 1

2010-08-28	Iraklis	2 – 1	Olympiacos	Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki Attendance: 10,752
	Mara  79' (pen) Vellios  86'	(Report)	Mitroglou  59'

Fixture 2

2010-09-11	Olympiacos	2 – 0	Kerkyra	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 0 (due to ban)
	Mellberg  29' Riera  86'	(Report)

Fixture 3

2010-09-19	Panserraikos	0 – 1	Olympiacos	Serres Municipal Stadium, Serres Attendance: 5,214
		(Report)	Pantelic  32'

Fixture 4

2010-09-25	Olympiacos	3 – 0	Asteras Tripolis	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 25,090
	Pantelic  36' Fuster  62' Fitanidis  72' (o.g.)	(Report)

Fixture 5

2010-10-02	Olympiacos	3 – 1	Olympiakos Volou	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 27,605
	Torosidis  7' Mirallas  21',  90+1'	(Report)	Umbides  71'

Fixture 6

2010-10-16	Skoda Xanthi	0 – 3	Olympiacos	Skoda Xanthi Arena, Xanthi Attendance: 2,221
		(Report)	Riera  16' Torosidis  53' Fetfatzidis  75'

Fixture 7

2010-10-24	Olympiacos	1 – 0	Aris	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 30,099
	Riera  2'	(Report)

Fixture 8

2010-10-30	Panathinaikos	2 – 1	Olympiacos	Athens Olympic Stadium, Athens Attendance: 52,300
	Cissé  57',  63' (pen)	(Report)	Mirallas  37'

Fixture 9

2010-11-06	Olympiacos	5 – 0	Panionios	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 22,312
	Mirallas  34',  68' Torosidis  51' Pantelic  78' Riera  90+3'	(Report)

Fixture 10

2010-11-13	Ergotelis	0 – 2	Olympiacos	Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion Attendance: 5,302
		(Report)	Pantelic  78' Fuster  90+5'

Fixture 11

2010-11-21	Olympiacos	3 – 0	PAOK	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 30,275
	Mirallas  37',  72' Rommedahl  87'	(Report)

Fixture 12

2010-11-27	AEK Athens F.C.	1 – 0	Olympiacos	Athens Olympic Stadium, Athens Attendance: 24,980
	Blanco  90'	(Report)

Fixture 13

2010-12-05	Kavala	0 – 1	Olympiacos	Anthi Karayanni Stadium, Kavala Attendance: 4,175
		(Report)	Fuster  41' (pen)

Fixture 14

2010-12-12	Olympiacos	2 – 1	Atromitos	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 20,015
	Fuster  34' (pen) Mirallas  36'	(Report)	Favalli  90+3'

Fixture 15

2010-12-19	Larissa	0 – 1	Olympiacos	AEL FC Arena, Larisa Attendance: 10,855
		(Report)	Katsiaros  29' (o.g.)

Fixture 16

2011-01-05	Olympiacos	2 – 0	Iraklis	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 25,117
	Fuster  32' Pantelic  83'	(Report)

Fixture 17

2011-01-09	Kerkyra	0 – 2	Olympiacos	Kerkyra Stadium, Kerkyra Attendance: 1,579
		(Report)	Tsigas  55' (o.g.) Mirallas  70'

Fixture 18

2011-01-16	Olympiacos	4 – 2	Panserraikos	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 21,190
	Pantelic  52',  85' Riera  70' (pen),  89'	(Report)	Georgiadis  65' (pen),  67'

Fixture 19

2011-01-23	Asteras Tripolis	0 – 1	Olympiacos	Asteras Tripolis Stadium, Tripolis Attendance: 5,255
		(Report)	Fuster  30' (pen)

Fixture 20

2011-01-31	Olympiakos Volou	0 – 1	Olympiacos	Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos Attendance: 14,757
		(Report)	Fuster  19'

Fixture 21

2011-02-06	Olympiakos	1 – 0	Skoda Xanthi	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 20,093
	Adefemi  45' (o.g.)	(Report)

Fixture 22

2011-02-12	Aris	1 – 2	Olympiakos	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, Thessaloniki Attendance: 11,939
	Neto  17'	(Report)	Djebbour  39' Fuster  75'

Fixture 23

2011-02-19	Olympiacos	2 – 1	Panathinaikos	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 30,845
	Mirallas  20' Djebbour  90+2'	(Report)	Leto  58'

Fixture 24

2011-02-27	Panionios	1 – 1	Olympiacos	Nea Smyrni Stadium, Athens Attendance: 3,388
	Sverkos  68'	(Report)	Mirallas  43'

Fixture 25

2011-03-06	Olympiacos	3 – 0	Ergotelis	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 0(due to ban)
	Modesto  47' Pantelic  58' Mirallas  65'	(Report)

Fixture 26

2011-03-13	PAOK	2 – 1	Olympiacos	Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki Attendance: 20,023
	Koutsianikoulis  45' Vitolo  71' (pen.)	(Report)	Djebbour  12'

Fixture 27

2010-03-20	Olympiacos	6 – 0	AEK Athens F.C.	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 27,880
	Djebbour  2',  61' Mellberg  7' Fuster  19' Mirallas  68' Holebas  71'	(Report)

Fixture 28

2011-04-03	Olympiacos	3 – 1	Kavala	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 19,704
	Fuster  58' Djebbour  65' Mirallas  67'	(Report)	Niculae  63'

Fixture 29

2011-04-10	Atromitos	3 – 1	Olympiacos	Peristeri Stadium, Athens Attendance: 3,313
	Sfakianakis  22' Anastasakos  37' Camara  53'	(Report)	Modesto  34'

Fixture 30

2011-04-18	Olympiacos	6 – 0	Larissa	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 31,256
	Djebbour  7' Fuster  15',  17' Mellberg  62' Marko Pantelic  65' Fetfatzidis  76'	(Report)

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	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
Result	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	W

Last updated: 18 April 2011.
Source: [1]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Goalscorers

This is the list of goalscorers in accordance with Super League Greece as organising body.

Position	Player	Goals
1	Kevin Mirallas	14
2	Rafik Djebbour*	12
	David Fuster	12
3	Marko Pantelic	9
4	Albert Riera	6
5	Vasilis Torosidis	3
	Olof Mellberg	3
7	Ioannis Fetfatzidis	2
	Francois Modesto	2
9	Kostas Mitroglou	1
	Dennis Rommedahl	1
	Giannis Maniatis*	1
	Jose Holebas	1

• Djebbour has scored 5 goals for AEK Athens and 7 for Olympiakos
• Maniatis has scored 1 goal for Panionios and 0 for Olympiakos
• Source: [2]
• Last updated:18 April 2011

Greek Cup

All times UTC+3

Fourth Round

3 November 2010	Ilioupoli	0 – 1	Olympiacos	Egaleo
17:00		[3]	Pantelic  87'	Stadium: Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium Attendance: - Referee: Dimitris Thanos (Grevena)

Fifth Round

22 December 2010	Asteras Tripolis	0 – 1	Olympiacos	Tripolis
17:30		[4]	Ibagaza  86'	Stadium: Asteras Tripolis Stadium Attendance: - Referee: Dimitris Kalopoulos (Macedonia)

Quarter-Finals

19 January 2011	Olympiacos	1–1	PAOK	Piraeus
18:00	Modesto  45'		Vieirinha  82'	Stadium: Georgios Karaiskakis Attendance: 28,404 Referee: Stavros Tritsonis (Athens)

2 February 2011	PAOK	1–0	Olympiacos	Thessaloniki
18:00	Salpigidis  57'			Stadium: Toumba Stadium Attendance: 0

PAOK won 2-1 on aggregate

UEFA Europa League

Second qualifying round

15 July 2010	Besa	0 – 5	Olympiacos	Tirana
21:30		Report	Óscar  19', 30' Dudu  46' Diogo  70', 84'	Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

22 July 2010	Olympiacos	6 – 1	Besa	Athens
21:30	Dudu  46', 79' Derbyshire  53' Maresca  75', 90' Fetfatzidis  88'	Report	Lazarevski  48'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: — Referee: Lee Probert (England)

Olympiacos won 11–1 on aggregate.

Third qualifying round

29 July 2010	Olympiacos	2 – 1	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Athens
21:30	Zairi  67' Rommedahl  73'	Report	Medunjanin  18' (pen.)	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: — Referee: Dougie McDonald (Scotland)

5 August 2010	Maccabi Tel Aviv	1 – 0	Olympiacos	Tel Aviv
21:00	Colautti  42'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium Attendance: 12,421 Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–2 Olympiacos. Maccabi Tel Aviv won on away goals.

Transfers

Summer Transfers

In: Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player DF François Modesto (from Monaco) MF Ariel Ibagaza (from Villarreal) FW Kevin Mirallas (from Saint-Etienne) DF José Holebas (from 1860 München) MF Dennis Rommedahl (from Ajax) GK Balázs Megyeri (from Ferencvárosi TC) MF Albert Riera (from Liverpool) MF Denis Epstein (from Iraklis) MF David Fuster (from Villarreal) FW Krisztián Németh (from Liverpool) FW Marko Pantelić (from Ajax) MF Moisés Hurtado (from Espanyol)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Leonidas Panagopoulos (free transfer to Panionios) 2 DF Kyriakos Papadopoulos (to Schalke 04 for 2.500.000 €) 3 DF Didier Domi (released) 6 MF Ieroklis Stoltidis (free transfer to Kerkyra) 7 MF Luciano Galletti (retired) 14 DF Michał Żewłakow (free transfer to Ankaragücü) 19 MF Jesús Dátolo (loan return to Napoli) 24 DF Leonardo (on loan to Internacional for 250.000 €) 28 MF Cristian Ledesma (free transfer to Colón Santa Fe) 30 DF Tasos Pantos (free transfer to PAS Giannina) 32 FW Lomana LuaLua (free transfer to Omonoia) 50 GK Pavel Kováč (free transfer to Kavala) MF Denis Epstein (on loan to Kerkyra ) FW Matt Derbyshire (on loan to Birmingham City) FW Diogo (on loan to Flamengo) MF Enzo Maresca

References

1. ^ "Maccabi Tel-Aviv stun Olympiacos". UEFA. www.uefa.com. 2010-08-05. http://en.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid=1510911.html#maccabi+tel+aviv+stun+olympiacos. Retrieved 2010-08-17. "Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC caused the main upset of the night by knocking out Olympiacos FC, but elsewhere the third qualifying round's top guns hit the target to advance to the play-offs." 
2. ^ "Olympiacos sack Ewald Lienen following Europa League exit". Inside Futbol (www.insidefutbol.com). 2010-08-07. http://www.insidefutbol.com/2010/08/07/olympiacos-sack-ewald-lienen-following-europa-league-exit/28222/. Retrieved 2010-08-17. 
3. ^ Crawford, Stephen (2010-08-07). "Former Villarreal coach Ernesto Valverde agrees to Olympiacos return". Goal.com (www.goal.com). http://www.goal.com/en/news/117/greece/2010/08/07/2060464/former-villarreal-coach-ernesto-valverde-agrees-to. Retrieved 2010-08-17.