2008–09 Olympiacos F.C. season
2008–09 season | ||||
Chairman | Socratis Kokkalis | |||
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Manager | Ernesto Valverde | |||
Super League Greece | 1st | |||
UEFA Champions League | Third qualifying round | |||
UEFA Cup | Round of 32 | |||
Greek Cup | Final | |||
Top goalscorer |
League: Luciano Galletti (14) All: Diogo (20) | |||
Highest home attendance | 30,185 vs Benfica | |||
Lowest home attendance | 20,392 vs Asteras Tripolis | |||
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The 2008–09 season was Olympiacos' 50th consecutive season in the Superleague Greece, but they are competing in the UEFA Cup after an 11-year participation in the UEFA Champions League, as they were eliminated in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round by Anorthosis. In the beginning of the summertime, Olympiacos unveiled Spanish Ernesto Valverde as their new coach.[1]
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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Summer 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: €23.8 million
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: €5.5 million
Out on loan
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Current national players
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- Appearances (goals)
Competitions
Overall
Competition | Started round | Current position / round |
Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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Super League Greece | — | 1st | 30 Aug 2008 | 26 Apr 2009 | |
Champions League | Third qualifying round | — | Third qualifying round | 13 Aug 2008 | 30 Aug 2008 |
UEFA Cup | First round | Round of 32 | 16 Sep 2008 | ||
Greek Cup | Round 4 | Round 5 | 29 Oct 2008 |
Last updated: 17 December 2008
Source: Competitions
Super League Greece
Classification
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Olympiacos | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 14 | +36 | 71 | 2009–10 UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round |
2 | PAOK | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 16 | +23 | 63 | Super League Greece 2008–09 Playoffs |
3 | Panathinaikos | 30 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 51 | 18 | +33 | 61 | |
4 | AEK Athens | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 40 | 24 | +16 | 55 | |
5 | Larissa | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 36 | 26 | +10 | 49 |
Updated to games played on April 26, 2009.
Source: Super League Greece 2008-09
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.
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 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 50 | 14 | +36 | 71 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 8 | +25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 6 | +11 |
Last updated: April 26, 2009.
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 | 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 | H | A | A | H | A |
Result | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W |
Last updated: December 22, 2008.
Source: Olympiacos FC
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
UEFA Cup group stage
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Metalist Kharkiv | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 10 |
Galatasaray | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 |
Olympiacos | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 |
Hertha BSC | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 2 |
Benfica | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 1 |
Matches
Superleague Greece
All times at EET
2008-08-30 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 3 – 1 | Asteras Tripolis |
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Galletti 61', 63' (pen.) Kovačević 81' |
(Report) | Cesarec 45+2' (pen.) |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 20,392 |
2008-09-13 16:45 |
Skoda Xanthi | 0 – 1 | Olympiacos |
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(Report) | Diogo 72' |
Skoda Xanthi Arena, Xanthi Attendance: 4,409 |
2008-09-21 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 4 – 1 | Panserraikos |
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Kovačević 23' Galletti 27' Diogo 81' Óscar 88' |
(Report) | Tadiz 85' (pen.) |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 25,234 |
2008-10-05 21:15 |
Olympiacos | 2 – 0 | AEK Athens |
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Kovačević 63' Diogo 66' |
(Report) |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 30,074 |
2008-10-19 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 2 – 0 | Panthrakikos |
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Galletti 66', 73' | (Report) |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Referee: 23,693 |
2008-10-26 19:00 |
Aris | 1 – 0 | Olympiacos |
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Javito 18' | (Report) |
Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, Thessaloniki Referee: 16,370 |
2008-11-02 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 2 – 0 | Ergotelis |
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Kovačević 28' Dudu 34' |
(Report) |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 26,058 |
2008-11-16 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 2 – 0 | PAOK |
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Patsatzoglou 45' Diogo 86' |
(Report) |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 29,458 |
2008-11-22 19:00 |
Iraklis | 0 – 3 | Olympiacos |
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(Report) | Đorđević 34' Belluschi 39' Dudu 81' |
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki Attendance: 9,066 |
2008-11-30 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 4 – 1 | Panionios |
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Belluschi 31' Diogo 52' Mitroglou 78', 80' |
(Report) | Goundoulakis 87' |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 27,487 |
2008-12-07 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 1 – 0 | Levadiakos |
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Belluschi 28' | (Report) |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 22,337 |
2008-12-21 19:00 |
Olympiacos | 2 – 1 | Thrasyvoulos |
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Leto 21' Galletti 90+3' (pen.) |
(Report) | Chloros 29' |
Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 20,033 |
UEFA Champions League
All times at CET
Third qualifying round
UEFA Cup
All times at CET
First round
2008-10-02 20:45 |
Olympiacos | 5 – 0 | Nordsjælland |
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Torosidis 11' Diogo 30', 43' Kovačević 72', 80' |
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Group stage
2008-11-27 20:45 |
Olympiacos | 5 – 1 | Benfica |
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Galletti 1' Patsatzoglou 17' Diogo 24', 53' Belluschi 44' |
(Report) | David Luiz 33' |
2008-12-18 20:45 |
Olympiacos | 4 – 0 | Hertha BSC |
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Dudu 55' Galletti 68' (pen.) Torosidis 87' Diogo 88' |
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Round of 32
Greek Cup
Fourth round
2008-10-29 |
Diagoras | 2 – 3 | Olympiacos |
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Triantafyllou 30' 66' | (Report) | Óscar 14' Diogo 67' Kovačević 84' |
Diagoras Stadium, Rhodes |
Fifth Round
Team kit
Home
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Away
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Third
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Friendlies
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References
- ↑ "Olympiacos turn to Valverde". UEFA.com. 2008-05-28. Archived from the original on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
External links
- Official Website of Olympiacos Piraeus (Greek) (English)