Olympiacos women's basketball

The Olympiacos women's basketball team is the women's basketball department of the major Greek multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP, based in Piraeus. The department was initially founded in 1947, being one of the best women's basketball clubs in Greece during the 1950s and the early 1960s, when they won 3 Women's Division Center Championships (1956, 1958, 1959), which was the most important competition of Greek women's basketball at the time (until 1967–68 when the Greek Women's Basketball League was officially organized).[1] The department was dissolved in the mid-1960s and after a long period of inactivity, it was reorganized in 2015.[2][3][4][5]

Olympiacos
NicknameThrylos (The Legend)
Erythrolefkes (The Red-Whites)
LeaguesGreek League
EuroLeague Women
Founded1947 (2015 reorganized)
ArenaPeace and Friendship Stadium
Capacity12,000
LocationPiraeus, Greece
Team colorsRed and White
   
PresidentMichalis Kountouris
Head coachThanos Niklas
Championships8 Greek Championships
5 Greek Cups
Websiteolympiacossfp.gr

Olympiacos is one of the most successful clubs in Greek women's basketball history, having won 8 Greek League championships, a record 5 Greek Cups and a record 5 Doubles. From the start of the 2015–16 season (which was the first after its reorganization), till the 25th of October 2020, Olympiacos remainded undefeated in all official or friendly games in all domestic competitions (for more than 5 years), setting a world record of 137 consecutive victories (118 of which were in the Greek League),[6][7] and winning 5 consecutive undefeated Greek League championships (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) and 4 consecutive undefeated Doubles (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 –the 2020 Greek Cup was not completed due to the COVID-19 pandemic–).[8] The world record of 137 straight wins was finally stopped on October 25, 2020, during the 2020–21 Greek League.[9]

Roster

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Olympiacos Women's Basketball roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PF7 Spyridopoulou, Anna1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 35 – (1988-11-02)2 November 1988
SF8 Karlafti, Zafeirenia1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 25 – (1998-06-08)8 June 1998
PG11 Nikolopoulou, Angeliki1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 33 – (1991-05-02)2 May 1991
SF21 Christinaki, Eleanna1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 27 – (1996-12-16)16 December 1996
PG23 Kollatou, Evgenia1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 26 – (1998-03-05)5 March 1998
C Anastasopoulou, Maria1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 24 – (1999-07-12)12 July 1999
PF Vītola, Kristīne1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 33 – (1991-06-02)2 June 1991
G/F Williams, Brooque1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 35 – (1989-01-14)14 January 1989
Head coach
  • Athanasios Niklas
Assistant coach(es)
  • Konstantinos Kalogeropoulos

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: May 16, 2023

Depth chart

Pos.Starting 5Bench 1Bench 2
CRebecca TobinMaria AnastasopoulouGeorgia Kampisiouli
PFKristīne VītolaAnna Spyridopoulou
SFEleanna ChristinakiIoanna DiellaZafeirenia Karlafti
SGBrooque WilliamsEleni SyrraAnna Kyriakoudi
PGAngeliki NikolopoulouEvgenia Kollatou

Gallery

Honours

Olympiacos (with their traditional red uniform) in a Greek League game in October 2016.

Domestic competitions

  • Greek League
    • Winners (8): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
  • Greek Cup
    • Winners (5) (record): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
  • Double
    • Winners (5) (record): 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22

Regional competitions

Technical and managerial staff

NameJob
Evi DimitratouTeam Manager
Thanos NiklasHead coach

Seasons

SeasonLeagueCupEuropeCoachRoster
2015–16ChampionWinnerEleni KapogianniEvina Stamati, Anastasia Gkotzi, Roula Kalogirou, Anthi Balta, Soultana Chalivera, Maria Roza Boni, Afroditi Kosma, Pelagia Papamichail, Olga Chatzinikolaou, Nena Nikolaidou, Lykendra Johnson, Hallie Christofferson
2016–17ChampionWinnerEuroCup
Group Stage
Eleni KapogianniEvina Stamati, Anastasia Gkotzi, Soultana Chalivera, Maria Roza Boni, Afroditi Kosma, Pelagia Papamichail, Olga Chatzinikolaou, Lykendra Johnson, Evina Maltsi, Styliani Kaltsidou, Zoi Dimitrakou, Stella Fouraki, Lynetta Kizer (Kateřina Bartoňová, Doneeka Lewis, Milica Jovanović left during the season)
2017–18ChampionWinnerEuroCup
Round of 16
Eleni Kapogianni, Kostas MissasEvina Stamati, Soultana Chalivera, Afroditi Kosma, Anthi Balta, Olga Chatzinikolaou, Evina Maltsi, Styliani Kaltsidou, Anna Spyridopoulou, Angeliki Nikolopoulou, Katerina Sotiriou, Yvonne Anderson, Mirna Mazić, Victoria Macaulay
2018–19ChampionWinnerEuroLeague
Group Stage
Giorgos PantelakisEvina Stamati, Afroditi Kosma, Anna Spyridopoulou, Angeliki Nikolopoulou, Katerina Sotiriou, Lykendra Johnson, Anna Niki Stamolamprou, Pinelopi Pavlopoulou, Maria Avtzi, Christina Litsi, Mirna Mazić, Rita Rasheed, Ivana Tikvić, Jessica Thomas
2019–20ChampionCancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)EuroCup
Round of 16
Giorgos PantelakisEvina Stamati, Afroditi Kosma, Anna Spyridopoulou, Angeliki Nikolopoulou, Anna Niki Stamolamprou, Pinelopi Pavlopoulou, Maria Avtzi, Jacki Gemelos, Vasiliki Louka, Jessica Thomas, Bashaara Graves, Anna Jurčenková (Katerina Sotiriou left during the season)
2020–21Runners upCancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)Cancelled (COVID-19 pandemic)Giorgos PantelakisEvina Stamati, Anna Spyridopoulou, Angeliki Nikolopoulou, Anna Niki Stamolamprou, Dionysia Alexandri, Eirini Kouki, Vasiliki Papamarkaki, Athanasia Panteli, Maria-Eleni Grispou, Nathalie Fontaine, Stephanie Kostowicz, Jori Davis, Taya Reimer
2021–22ChampionWinnerEuroCup
Round of 8
Martins ZibartsEvina Stamati, Anna Spyridopoulou, Angeliki Nikolopoulou, Anna Niki Stamolamprou, Dionysia Alexandri, Vasiliki Papamarkaki, Athanasia Panteli, Stella Fouraki, Ioanna Diela, Eleni Syrra, Evangelia Vamvaka, Kristīne Vītola, Michelle Plouffe, Ruth Hamblin, Alexis Tolefree, Shayla Cooper
2022–23ChampionLast 8EuroLeague
Group Stage
Martins Zibarts, Thanos NiklasEvina Stamati, Anna Spyridopoulou, Angeliki Nikolopoulou, Anna Niki Stamolamprou, Ioanna Diela, Eleni Syrra, Evangelia Vamvaka, Megan Gustafson, Kylee Shook, Aina Ayuso, Digna Strautmane
2023–24ChampionLast 8EuroCup
Round of 32
Thanos NiklasAnna Spyridopoulou, Angeliki Nikolopoulou, Ioanna Diela, Eleni Syrra, Eleanna Christinaki, Evgenia Kollatou, Zafeirenia Karlafti, Maria Anastasopoulou, Georgia Kampisiouli, Anna Kyriakoudi, Kristīne Vītola, Rebecca Tobin, Brooque Williams (Ziomara Morrison left during the season)

Notable players

Megan Gustafson

Notable coaches

Kit manufacturers and Shirt sponsors

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt partner
2015–2016AdidasNovibet
2016–2017Stoiximan.gr

See also

References

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