2005–06 Olympiacos F.C. season

The 2005–06 season was Olympiacos's 47th consecutive season in the Alpha Ethniki and their 80th year in existence. The club were played their 9th consecutive season in the UEFA Champions League. In the beginning of the summertime Olympiacos named Norwegian Trond Sollied coach.[1]

Olympiacos
2005–06 season
ChairmanSokratis Kokkalis
ManagerTrond Sollied
StadiumKaraiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Alpha EthnikiWinners
Greek CupWinners
Champions LeagueGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Predrag Đorđević (15)

All:
Predrag Đorđević (18)
Highest home attendance33,500 vs Olympique Lyonnais (1 November 2005)

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[2][3]

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
20FW  ESPDani García
21DF  GREGrigorios Georgatos
22DF  TURErol Bulut
23FW  CYPMichalis Konstantinou
25DF  GRESpyros Vallas
27MF  ARMZhora Hovhannisyan
28MF  GREKonstantinos Mendrinos
30DF  GREAnastasios Pantos
32DF  GREGeorgios Anatolakis
33GK  BELErwin Lemmens
34GK  GREKleopas Giannou
36MF  GREGiannoulis Fakinos
40FW  NGAHaruna Babangida
71GK  GREAntonios Nikopolidis
77MF  GRETasos Kyriakos
87GK  GRELeonidas Panagopoulos

Club

The Management

PositionStaff
Manager Trond Sollied
Assistant manager Čedomir Janevski
Assistant manager Chris Van Puyvelde
Assistant manager Herman Vermeulen
Club doctor Dimosthenis Anastasakis
Chief scout Vassilis Karapialis

Last updated: May 7, 2006
Source: Olympiacos FC

Other information

Chairman Socratis Kokkalis
Ground (capacity and dimensions)Karaiskákis Stadium (33,334 / 120x80 m)

Source: Olympiacos FC article about Socratis Kokkalis and Olympiacos FC article about Karaiskákis Stadium

Competitions

Overall

CompetitionStarted roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First matchLast match
Alpha EthnikiWinner28 Aug 200514 May 2006
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup StageGroup Stage13 Sep 20056 Dec 2005
Greek Cup4th RoundWinner9 Nov 200510 May 2006

Updated to match played May 14, 2006
Source: Competitions

Alpha Ethniki

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Olympiacos (C)3023166323+4070Qualification for Champions League group stage
2AEK Athens3021454220+2267[a]Qualification for Champions League third qualifying round
3Panathinaikos3021455523+3267[a]Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
4Iraklis3015693931+851
5Skoda Xanthi3013893125+647
Source: Galanis Sports Data
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Goals against; 7) Play-offs (neutral ground); 8) Draw.
(Note: Criterion 7 is only used if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(C) Champions
Notes:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3023166323 +40701311398 +3110052415 +9

Last updated: 14 May 2006.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAH
ResultWWWWWLLWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWLWLWLLD
Position211112221111111111111111111111
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

All times at EET

28 August 2005 1 Panathinaikos 0–2 Olympiacos Athens
21:00Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 59,096
Referee: Athanassios Briakos
10 September 2005 2 Olympiacos 5–0 Panionios Piraeus
21:00ReportStadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 0 (closed doors)
Referee: Christos Basilou
17 September 2005 3 Kallithea 0–3 Olympiacos Athens
19:15ReportStadium: Grigoris Lambrakis Stadium
Attendance: 2,812
Referee: Romanos Kontogiannidis
24 September 2005 4 Olympiacos 2–0 Akratitos Piraeus
17:00ReportStadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 0 (closed doors)
Referee: Ilias Mazarakos
2 October 2005 5 AEK Athens 1–3 Olympiacos Athens
20:00ReportStadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 46,394
Referee: Iraklis Tsikinis
16 October 2005 6 Olympiacos 1–2 PAOK Piraeus
19:00
ReportStadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 0 (closed doors)
Referee: Basiliou Spyridon
23 October 2005 7 OFI 1–0 Olympiacos Heraklion
19:00ReportStadium: Pankritio Stadium
Attendance: 11,848
Referee: Athanassios Briakos
29 October 2005 8 Apollon Kalamarias 1–2 Olympiacos Thessaloniki
17:45ReportStadium: Kalamaria Stadium
Attendance: 1,866
Referee: Iraklis Tsikinis
6 November 2005 9 Olympiacos 2–0 Skoda Xanthi Piraeus
20:00ReportStadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 29,646
Referee: Christoforos Zografos
19 November 2005 10 Atromitos 0–1 Olympiacos Athens
19:00ReportStadium: Peristeri Stadium
Attendance: 3,869
Referee: Athanassios Briakos
28 November 2005 11 Olympiacos 2–1 Iraklis Piraeus
21:00ReportStadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 21,388
Referee: Konstantinos Finokaliotis
3 December 2005 12 Egaleo 1–3 Olympiacos Athens
19:00Report
Stadium: Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium
Attendance: 2,520
Referee: Vasileios Terovitsas
12 December 2005 13 Olympiacos 4–0 AEL Piraeus
21:00ReportStadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 27,301
Referee: Dimitrios Detsis
17 December 2005 14 Olympiacos 1–0 Levadiakos Piraeus
16:30ReportStadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 25,525
Referee: Michalis Germanakos
8 January 2006 15 Ionikos 0–1 Olympiacos Piraeus
19:45ReportStadium: Neapoli Stadium
Attendance: 3,343
Referee: Antonios Kouklakis
15 January 2006 16 Olympiacos 3–2 Panathinaikos Piraeus
19:00
Report
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 31,480
Referee: Dimitrios Kalopoulos
30 January 2006 17 Panionios 2–3 Olympiacos Athens
21:00ReportStadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 4,404
Referee: Charalampos Karatzas
6 February 2006 18 Olympiacos 2–1 Kallithea Piraeus
21:00ReportStadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 16,955
Referee: Basiliou Spyridon
13 February 2006 19 Akratitos 0–1 Olympiacos Athens
21:00ReportStadium: Yiannis Pathiakakis Stadium
Attendance: 1,638
Referee: Apostolos Nikolaidis
19 February 2006 20 Olympiacos 3–0 AEK Athens Piraeus
20:00
ReportStadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 31,127
Referee: Iraklis Tsikinis
26 February 2006 21 PAOK 1–2 Olympiacos Thessaloniki
17:15ReportStadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 7,050
Referee: Athanassios Briakos
5 March 2006 22 Olympiacos 4–0 OFI Piraeus
20:00ReportStadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 25,489
Referee: Vasileios Terovitsas
12 March 2006 23 Olympiacos 2–1 Apollon Kalamarias Piraeus
20:00Report
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 28,560
Referee: Konstantinos Finokaliotis
18 March 2006 24 Skoda Xanthi 1–0 Olympiacos Xanthi
17:00ReportStadium: Skoda Xanthi Arena
Attendance: 5,361
Referee: Ioannis Flambouris
27 March 2006 25 Olympiacos 3–0 Atromitos Piraeus
21:00ReportStadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 22,200
Referee: Dimitrios Dabosis
3 April 2006 26 Iraklis 2–0 Olympiacos Thessaloniki
21:00ReportStadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Attendance: 6,816
Referee: Vasileios Terovitsas
8 April 2006 27 Olympiacos 5–1 Egaleo Piraeus
19:00ReportStadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 28,228
Referee: Charalampos Karatzas
16 April 2006 28 AEL 2–1 Olympiacos Larissa
21:15ReportStadium: Alcazar Stadium
Attendance: 7,787
Referee: Ilias Mazarakos
30 April 2006 29 Levadiakos 3–2 Olympiacos Livadeia
18:00
ReportStadium: Levadia Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 2,365
Referee: Christoforos Zografos
14 May 2006 30 Olympiacos 0–0 Ionikos Piraeus
17:45ReportStadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 31,178
Referee: Lazaros Polatian

Greek Cup

Fourth round

10 November 2005 Paniliakos 0–4 Olympiacos Pyrgos
Report
Stadium: Pyrgos Stadium
Referee: Dimitris Detsis

Fifth round

20 December 2005 Thrasyvoulos 0–2 Olympiacos Fyli
Report
Stadium: Fyli Municipal Stadium
Referee: Dimitris Kalopoulos

Quarter-finals

2 February 2006 First leg Olympiacos 1–1 Skoda Xanthi Piraeus
Report
  • Lambriakos 86'
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Referee: Iraklis Tsikinis
9 February 2006 Second leg Skoda Xanthi 0–1
(1–2 agg.)
Olympiacos Xanthi
ReportStadium: Skoda Xanthi Arena
Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis

Semi-finals

22 March 2006 First leg Olympiacos 3–1 AEL Piraeus
ReportStadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Referee: Christoforos Zografos
12 April 2006 Second leg AEL 0–1
(1–4 agg.)
Olympiacos Larissa
Report
Stadium: Alkazar Stadium
Referee: Kyros Vassaras

Final

10 May 2006 Olympiacos 3–0 AEK Athens Heraklion
20:30ReportStadium: Pankritio Stadium
Attendance: 22,079
Referee: Vasilis Terovitsas

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Lyon6510134+916Advance to knockout stage
2 Real Madrid6312108+210
3 Rosenborg6114611−54Transfer to UEFA Cup
4 Olympiacos6114713−64
Source: RSSSF

All times at CET

v Rosenborg
13 September 2005 1 Olympiacos 1–3 Rosenborg Piraeus, Greece
20:45Lago 19' (o.g.)ReportSkjelbred 42'
Mavrogenidis 48' (o.g.)
Storflor 90+4'
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)
v Olympiacos
28 September 2005 2 Real Madrid 2–1 Olympiacos Madrid, Spain
20:45Raúl 9'
Soldado 86'
ReportKafes 48'Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
v Olympiacos
19 October 2005 3 Lyon 2–1 Olympiacos Lyon, France
20:45Juninho 4'
Govou 89'
ReportKafes 84'Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Graham Poll (England)
v Lyon
1 November 2005 4 Olympiacos 1–4 Lyon Piraeus, Greece
20:45Babangida 3'ReportJuninho 41'
Carew 44', 57'
Diarra 55'
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 33,500
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
v Olympiacos
23 November 2005 5 Rosenborg 1–1 Olympiacos Trondheim, Norway
20:45Helstad 88'ReportRivaldo 25'Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Attendance: 21,270
Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)
v Real Madrid
6 December 2005 6 Olympiacos 2–1 Real Madrid Piraeus, Greece
20:45Bulut 50'
Rivaldo 87'
ReportRamos 7'Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Team kit

Supplier: Puma
Sponsor(s): Siemens

Home
Away
Third

Source: Olympiacos FC

Individual Awards

NamePos.Award
RivaldoAttacking Midfielder
  • Super League Greece Best Foreign Player
Ieroklis StoltidisCentral Midfielder
  • Super League Greece Greek Player of the Season
Antonios NikopolidisGoalkeeper
  • Super League Greece Goalkeeper of the Season

References

External links