2007–08 Olympiacos F.C. season
{{Infobox football club season
| club = Olympiacos
| season = 2007–08
| manager = Takis Lemonis
(until 11 March 2008)
José Segura
| chairman = Sokratis Kokkalis
| stadium = Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
| league = Super League Greece
| league result = Winners
| cup1 = Greek Cup
| cup1 result = Winners
| cup2 = Greek Super Cup
| cup2 result = Winners
| cup3 = Champions League
| cup3 result = Round of 16
| league topscorer =
Darko Kovačević (17)
| season topscorer =
Darko Kovačević (24)
| highest attendance = 33,500 vs Real Madrid (6 November 2007)
| lowest attendance = 14,544 vs Ergotelis (16 February 2008)
| average attendance = 26,720
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| prevseason = 2006–07
| nextseason = 2008–09
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The 2007–08 season was Olympiacos's 49th consecutive season in the Super League Greece and their 82nd year in existence. The club were played their 11th consecutive season in the UEFA Champions League. Manager Takis Lemonis left the club by mutual consent on 11 March 2008 due to the club's lower-than-expected performance of the team in the Superleague, and was replaced by his assistant, José Segura.{{Cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=670758.html |title=Lemonis leaves Olympiacos post |publisher=UEFA.com |access-date=2008-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313115852/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D670758.html |archive-date=13 March 2008 |url-status=dead }}
Players
=First-team squad=
:Squad at end of season{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/olympiakos-piraeus/2008/2/|title=Olympiakos Piraeus - Squad 2007/2008|website=worldfootball.net}}{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=Greece|name=Leonidas Panagopoulos|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=Greece|name=Christos Patsatzoglou|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=France|name=Didier Domi|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=Brazil|name=Leonardo|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=Brazil|name=Júlio César|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=Greece|name=Ieroklis Stoltidis (vice-captain)|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=Argentina|name=Luciano Galletti|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=Serbia|name=Darko Kovačević|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=Argentina|name=Leonel Núñez|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Serbia|name=Predrag Đorđević (captain)|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=Poland|name=Michał Żewłakow|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=Spain|name=Raúl Bravo|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=Greece|name=Paraskevas Antzas|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Greece|name=Konstantinos Mendrinos|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=Greece|name=Andreas Vasilogiannis|pos=MF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=Greece|name=Kostantinos Mitroglou|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=Cyprus|name=Michalis Konstantinou|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=24|nat=Greece|name=Georgios Katsikogiannis|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=Argentina|name=Fernando Belluschi|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=Greece|name=Konstantinos Lambropoulos|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=Argentina|name=Cristian Ledesma|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=Greece|name=Anastasios Pantos|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=Greece|name=Aristides Soiledis|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=Democratic Republic of the Congo|name=Lomana LuaLua|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=Greece|name=Vasilis Torosidis|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=71|nat=Greece|name=Antonis Nikopolidis (vice-captain)|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=74|nat=Croatia|name=Tomislav Butina|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=77|nat=Slovenia|name=Mirnes Šišić|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=87|nat=Greece|name=Michalis Sifakis|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=92|nat=Greece|name=Kyriakos Papadopoulos|pos=DF}}
{{Fs end}}
=Winter squad changes=
In
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=77|nat=SLO|name=Mirnes Šišić|pos=MF}} from Levadiakos
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=ARG|name=Fernando Belluschi|pos=MF}} from River Plate
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=BRA|name=Leonardo|pos=DF}} from Portuguesa
{{Fs end}}
Total spending: {{loss}} €10,400,000
Out
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=Argentina|name=Rodrigo Archubi|pos=MF}} to River Plate
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=Ivory Coast|name=Marco Né|pos=MF}} Released by Club
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=Ecuador|name=Félix Borja|pos=FW}} to Mainz 05
{{Fs player|no=36|nat=Greece|name=Giannoulis Fakinos|pos=MF}} Released by Club
{{Fs end}}
Total income: {{gain}} €1,450,000
==Out on loan==
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=Macedonia|name=Vanče Šikov|pos=DF}} to Apollon Kalamarias
{{fs player|no=7|nat=Greece|name=Georgios Galitsios|pos=DF}} to AEL 1964
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=Hungary|name=Zsolt Laczkó|pos=MF}} to Leicester City
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=Greece|name=Lefteris Matsoukas|pos=FW}} to Egaleo
{{Fs player|no=77|nat=Brazil|name=Leozinho|pos=MF}} to OFI Crete
{{Fs player|no=88|nat=Albania|name=Jahmir Hyka|pos=MF}} to KF Tirana
{{Fs end}}
=Current national players=
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=Greece|name=Christos Patsatzoglou|pos=DF}} 26 (1)
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=Poland|name=Michał Żewłakow|pos=DF}} 74 (2)
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=Greece|name=Paraskevas Antzas|pos=DF}} 21 (0)
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=Cyprus|name=Michalis Konstantinou|pos=FW}} 45 (20)
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=Argentina|name=Fernando Belluschi|pos=MF}} 2 (0)
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=Argentina|name=Cristian |pos=MF}} 3 (0)
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=Democratic Republic of the Congo|name=Lomana LuaLua|pos=FW}} 30 (13)
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=Greece|name=Vasilis Torosidis|pos=DF}} 10 (0)
{{Fs player|no=71|nat=Greece|name=Antonis Nikopolidis|pos=GK}} 84 (0)
{{Fs end}}
- Appearances (Goals)
Club
=Management=
{{Fb cs header}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Manager |s={{Flag icon|Spain}} José Segura }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Assistant manager |s={{Flag icon|Montenegro}} Božidar Bandović }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Club doctor |s={{Flag icon|Greece}} Giannis Anagnostopoulos }}
{{Fb cs staff |bg=y |p=Chief scout |s={{Flag icon|Greece}} Antreas Niniadis }}
{{Fb cs footer|u=12 Mar 2008 |s=[http://www.olympiacos.org/teams.aspx?TeamId=1&tech=1&pageType=football Olympiacos FC] |date=September 2010}}
=Other information=
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{{Fb oi information |bg= |id=Chairman |i={{Flag icon|GRE}} Socratis Kokkalis}}
{{Fb oi information |bg=y |id=Vice-Chairman/Managing Director |i={{Flag icon|GRE}} Petros Kokkalis}}
{{Fb oi information |bg= |id=Technical manager |i={{Flag icon|SRB}} Ilija Ivić}}
{{fb oi information |bg=y |id={{Fb oi ground}} |i={{Fb oi ground|g=Karaiskakis Stadium|c=33,334|d=120x80 m}} }}
{{Fb oi footer|s=[http://www.olympiacos.org/article.aspx?aid=15133 Olympiacos FC article about Socratis Kokkalis] and [http://www.olympiacos.org/article.aspx?aid=21077 Olympiacos FC article about Karaiskákis Stadium] |date=September 2010}}
Competitions
=Overall=
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{{fb overall2 competition|bg=|curr=y|cl=Greek Super Cup|srn=|crn=|fp=Winner|fprn=Winner|dm=31 October 2007|dfm=|dlm= }}
{{fb overall2 competition|bg=y|curr=y|cl=Super League Greece|srn=|crn=|fp=Winner|fprn=Winner|dm=|dfm=2 September 2007|dlm=20 April 2008 }}
{{fb overall2 competition|bg=|curr=y|cl=UEFA Champions League|srn=Group Stage|crn=|fp=|fprn=Round of 16|dm=|dfm=18 September 2007|dlm=5 March 2008 }}
{{fb overall2 competition|bg=y|curr=y|cl=Greek Cup|srn=4th Round|crn=|fp=Winner|fprn=Winner|dm=|dfm=5 December 2007|dlm=17 May 2008 }}
{{fb overall competition footer |u=18 May 2008 }}
=Super League Greece=
{{main|2007–08 Super League Greece}}
==League table==
{{:2007–08 Super League Greece|transcludesection=Regular season|showteam=OLY}}
==Results summary==
{{Fb rs |hw=13 |hd=2 |hl=0 |hgf=32 |hga=9 |aw=8 |ad=5 |al=2 |agf=26 |aga=14 }}
{{Fb rs footer|u=April 21, 2008 |s=[http://www.superleaguegreece.net/rankfull.htm Super League Greece] |date=September 2010}}
==Results by round==
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b
|header=Round
|label1= Ground
| res1=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/H
|label2= Result
| res2=D/W/D/W/W/D/W/L/W/W/W/W/D/W/W/D/W/W/W/W/W/D/D/W/W/W/L/W/W/W
|label3= Position
| res3=7/3/7/3/2/3/3/4/3/3/2/2/2/2/1/2/2/2/1/1/1/2/2/2/1/1/1/1/1/1
|text_H=Home|text_A=Away
|color_W=green2|text_W=Win
|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss
|color_1=1st|color_2=2nd|color_3=3rd|color_18-=red1
|updated=complete
|source=[http://www.olympiacos.org/teams.aspx?TeamId=1&results=1&pageType=football&kind=1 Olympiacos FC]
|date=September 2010
}}
==Matches==
All times for domestic competitions at Eastern European Time
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|round=1
|date=2 September 2007
|time=21:15
|team1=Panathinaikos
|score=0–0
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-panathinaikos-athen-olympiakos-piraeus/
|team2=Olympiacos
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
|location=Athens
|attendance=13,430
|referee=Georgios Kasnaferis
|result=D
}}
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|round=2
|date=23 September 2007
|time=19:00
|team1=Olympiacos
|score=6–2
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-olympiakos-piraeus-ofi-heraklion/
|team2=OFI
|goals1=Júlio César {{goal|7}}
LuaLua {{goal|20||39}}
Kovačević {{goal|25||43}}
Đorđević {{goal|74}}
|goals2=Sfakianakis {{goal|13}}
Torosidis {{goal|88|o.g.}}
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus
|attendance=25,054
|referee=Theofilos Fotiadis
|result=W
}}
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|round=3
|date=29 September 2007
|time=16:45
|team1=Aris
|score=1–1
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-aris-saloniki-olympiakos-piraeus/
|team2=Olympiacos
|goals1=Marco Aurélio {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2=Galletti {{goal|39}}
|stadium=Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
|location=Thessaloniki
|attendance=10,459
|referee=Georgios Kasnaferis
|result=D
}}
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|round=4
|date=6 October 2007
|time=19:00
|team1=Olympiacos
|score=1–0
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-olympiakos-piraeus-apollon-kalamarias/
|team2=Apollon Kalamarias
|goals1=Kovačević {{goal|44}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus
|attendance=27,029
|referee=Stavros Tritsonis
|result=W
}}
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|round=5
|date=20 October 2007
|time=19:00
|team1=Olympiacos
|score=4–1
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-olympiakos-piraeus-panionios-athen/
|team2=Panionios
|goals1=LuaLua {{goal|6}}
Kovačević {{goal|64}}
Stoltidis {{goal|74}}
Galletti {{goal|81|pen.}}
|goals2=Djebbour {{goal|54|pen.}}
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus
|attendance=20,104
|referee=Michalis Germanakos
|result=W
}}
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|round=6
|date=28 October 2007
|time=16:45
|team1=Ergotelis
|score=3–3
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-ergotelis-olympiakos-piraeus/
|team2=Olympiacos
|goals1=Júnior {{goal|21|pen.|88}}
Theodoridis {{goal|23}}
|goals2=Júlio César {{goal|38}}
Kovačević {{goal|43}}
Đorđević {{goal|59|pen.}}
|stadium=Pankritio Stadium
|location=Heraklion
|attendance=8,807
|referee=Kyros Vassaras
|result=D
}}
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|round=7
|date=3 November 2007
|time=19:00
|team1=Olympiacos
|score=2–1
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-olympiakos-piraeus-paok-saloniki/
|team2=PAOK
|goals1=Torosidis {{goal|52}}
Kovačević {{goal|67}}
|goals2=Konstantinidis {{goal|42}}
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus
|attendance=28,077
|referee=Konstantinos Papastamatis
|result=W
}}
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|round=8
|date=10 November 2007
|time=19:00
|team1=Asteras Tripolis
|score=1–0
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-asteras-tripolis-olympiakos-piraeus/
|team2=Olympiacos
|goals1=Filomeno {{goal|34}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Asteras Tripolis Stadium
|location=Tripoli
|attendance=4,005
|referee=Anastasios Kakos
|result=L
}}
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|round=9
|date=24 November 2007
|time=19:00
|team1=Olympiacos
|score=1–0
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-olympiakos-piraeus-veria-fc/
|team2=Veria
|goals1=Kovačević {{goal|36}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus
|attendance=18,070
|referee=Georgios Kasnaferis
|result=W
}}
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|round=10
|date=2 December 2007
|time=19:00
|team1=Atromitos
|score=1–3
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-atromitos-olympiakos-piraeus/
|team2=Olympiacos
|goals1=Korakakis {{goal|90+3}}
|goals2=Stoltidis {{goal|11}}
LuaLua {{goal|30}}
Kovačević {{goal|71}}
|stadium=Peristeri Stadium
|location=Athens
|attendance=5,969
|referee=Romanos Kontogiannidis
|result=W
}}
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|round=11
|date=8 December 2007
|time=19:00
|team1=Olympiacos
|score=4–0
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-olympiakos-piraeus-levadiakos/
|team2=Levadiakos
|goals1=Stoltidis {{goal|23}}
Kovačević {{goal|35}}
Đorđević {{goal|52|pen.}}
Mitroglou {{goal|63}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus
|attendance=17,096
|referee=Georgios Daloukas
|result=W
}}
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|round=12
|date=16 December 2007
|time=19:00
|team1=Olympiacos
|score=1–0
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-olympiakos-piraeus-aek-athen/
|team2=AEK Athens
|goals1=Kovačević {{goal|83}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus
|attendance=30,229
|referee=Anastasios Kakos
|result=W
}}
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|round=13
|date=23 December 2007
|time=19:00
|team1=AEL
|score=0–0
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-ae-larisa-olympiakos-piraeus/
|team2=Olympiacos
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Alcazar Stadium
|location=Larissa
|attendance=6,910
|referee=Kyros Vassaras
|result=D
}}
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|round=14
|date=29 December 2007
|time=19:00
|team1=Olympiacos
|score=2–1
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-olympiakos-piraeus-skoda-xanthi/
|team2=Skoda Xanthi
|goals1=LuaLua {{goal|20}}
Kovačević {{goal|59}}
|goals2=Radzinski {{goal|26}}
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus
|attendance=23,164
|referee=Iraklis Tsikinis
|result=W
}}
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|round=15
|date=5 January 2008
|time=16:45
|team1=Iraklis
|score=1–2
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-iraklis-saloniki-olympiakos-piraeus/
|team2=Olympiacos
|goals1=Katsabis {{goal|59}}
|goals2=Kovačević {{goal|70||72}}
|stadium=Kaftanzoglio Stadium
|location=Thessaloniki
|attendance=4,394
|referee=Iraklis Tsikinis
|result=W
}}
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|round=16
|date=13 January 2008
|time=19:00
|team1=Olympiacos
|score=1–1
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-olympiakos-piraeus-panathinaikos-athen/
|team2=Panathinaikos
|goals1=Antzas {{goal|45+1}}
|goals2=N'Doye {{goal|14}}
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus
|attendance=31,310
|referee=Dimitrios Kalopoulos
|result=D
}}
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|round=17
|date=20 January 2008
|time=16:45
|team1=OFI
|score=0–1
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-ofi-heraklion-olympiakos-piraeus/
|team2=Olympiacos
|goals1=
|goals2=Núñez {{goal|16}}
|stadium=Pankritio Stadium
|location=Heraklion
|attendance=8,497
|referee=Ioannis Stavridis
|result=W
}}
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|round=18
|date=27 January 2008
|time=19:00
|team1=Olympiacos
|score=1–0
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-olympiakos-piraeus-aris-saloniki/
|team2=Aris
|goals1=Đorđević {{goal|80|pen.}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus
|attendance=30,014
|referee=Ilias Mazarakos
|result=W
}}
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|round=19
|date=3 February 2008
|time=16:45
|team1=Apollon Kalamarias
|score=0–3 {{Ref|1|1}}
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-apollon-kalamarias-olympiakos-piraeus/
|team2=Olympiacos
|goals1=Barkoglou {{goal|90+1}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Kaftanzoglio Stadium
|location=Thessaloniki
|attendance=4,453
|referee=Georgios Daloukas
|result=W
}}
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|round=20
|date=10 February 2008
|time=19:00
|team1=Panionios
|score=0–4
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-panionios-athen-olympiakos-piraeus/
|team2=Olympiacos
|goals1=
|goals2=Kovačević {{goal|5||53}}
Đorđević {{goal|27|pen.}}
Núñez {{goal|81}}
|stadium=Nea Smyrni Stadium
|location=Athens
|attendance=3,376
|referee=Vasileios Paboridis
|result=W
}}
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|round=21
|date=16 February 2008
|time=19:00
|team1=Olympiacos
|score=1–0
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-olympiakos-piraeus-ergotelis/
|team2=Ergotelis
|goals1=Đorđević {{goal|28}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus
|attendance=14,544
|referee=Georgios Stathopoulos
|result=W
}}
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|round=22
|date=23 February 2008
|time=19:00
|team1=PAOK
|score=1–1
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-paok-saloniki-olympiakos-piraeus/
|team2=Olympiacos
|goals1=González {{goal|2}}
|goals2=Kovačević {{goal|22}}
|stadium=Toumba Stadium
|location=Thessaloniki
|attendance=22,000
|referee=Vasileios Paboridis
|result=D
}}
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|date=1 March 2008
|time=19:00
|team1=Olympiacos
|score=1–1
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|goals1=Júlio César {{goal|2}}
|goals2=Cardozo {{goal|33}}
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus
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|referee=Evangelos Katsidonis
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|date=9 March 2008
|time=16:45
|team1=Veria
|score=0–1
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|goals1=
|goals2=Patsatzoglou {{goal|7}}
|stadium=Veria Stadium
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|attendance=3,001
|referee=Christoforos Zografos
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|time=19:00
|team1=Olympiacos
|score=2–0
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|team2=Atromitos
|goals1=Šišić {{goal|49}}
Júlio César {{goal|85}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus
|attendance=20,343
|referee=Marios Labropoulos
|result=W
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|date=23 March 2008
|time=16:45
|team1=Levadiakos
|score=1–3
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|team2=Olympiacos
|goals1=Dimbala {{goal|7}}
|goals2=Galletti {{goal|19}}
Belluschi {{goal|32}}
Kovačević {{goal|35}}
|stadium=Levadia Municipal Stadium
|location=Livadeia
|attendance=4,007
|referee=Lazaros Polatian
|result=W
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|date=30 March 2008
|time=19:00
|team1=AEK Athens
|score= 4–0
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|goals1=Blanco {{goal|10}}
Edinho {{goal|12}}
Lyberopoulos {{goal|32}}
Kafes {{goal|60}}
|goals2=
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|location=Athens
|attendance=40,955
|referee=Christoforos Zografos
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|date=6 April 2008
|time=19:00
|team1=Olympiacos
|score=2–1
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-olympiakos-piraeus-ae-larisa/
|team2=AEL
|goals1=Šišić {{goal|50}}
Mitroglou {{goal|90}}
|goals2=Metin {{goal|41}}
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus
|attendance=24,318
|referee=Ioannis Stavridis
|result=W
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|date=13 April 2008
|time=19:00
|team1=Skoda Xanthi
|score=1–4
|report=https://gre.worldfootball.net/report/superleague-2007-2008-skoda-xanthi-olympiakos-piraeus/
|team2=Olympiacos
|goals1=Labriakos {{goal|53}}
|goals2=Żewłakow {{goal|31}}
Đorđević {{goal|38||49||52}}
|stadium=Skoda Xanthi Arena
|location=Xanthi
|attendance=4,957
|referee=Georgios Kasnaferis
|result=W
}}
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|date=20 April 2008
|time=19:00
|team1=Olympiacos
|score=3–1
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|team2=Iraklis
|goals1=Mitroglou {{goal|26||39}}
Đorđević {{goal|50}}
|goals2=Malagueño {{goal|61}}
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus
|attendance=29,084
|referee=Vasileios Paboridis
|result=W
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1.{{Note|1}} The match was played on 3 February 2008 and Apollon Kalamarias won 1–0, but due to the illegal appearance of Roman Wallner (Apollon), the result was invalid. It was decided that Olympiacos would be awarded a 3–0 win while Apollon would be punished with one point deducted.
=Greek Cup=
{{main|2007–08 Greek Football Cup}}
In the fourth round (round of "32") of the Greek Cup, Olympiacos faced Diagoras from Rhodes, who played in the Third Division. The latter were close to shock the champions who made it to the fifth round with a goal scored in the last minutes of the match. The next opponents were rivals Panathinaikos, who were crushed 4–0 by Olympiacos in an at-capacity Karaiskakis Stadium. In the quarter-finals, Olympiacos eliminated Iraklis 2–0 in the first leg and earning a 2–2 draw in the second. For the semi-finals, Olympiacos faced Thrasyvoulos, winning 2–3 away and 3–1 at home. Olympiacos then faced Aris in the final at the Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki, where they won the Greek Cup after a 2–0 win.
==Fourth round==
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|time=17:45
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|score=1–2
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|goals1=Triantafyllou {{goal|59|pen.}}
|goals2=Mitroglou {{goal|66||89}}
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|location=Rhodes
|attendance=3,700
|referee=Michalis Germanakos
|result=W
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==Fifth round==
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|time=21:30
|team1=Olympiacos
|score=4–0
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|team2=Panathinaikos
|goals1=LuaLua {{goal|6}}
Torosidis {{goal|63}}
Kovačević {{goal|65}}
Núñez {{goal|79}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus
|attendance=31,255
|referee=Anastasios Kakos
|result=W
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==Quarter-finals==
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|date=27 February 2008
|time=20:00
|team1=Olympiacos
|score=2–0
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|team2=Iraklis
|goals1=Mendrinos {{goal|5||9}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus
|attendance=22,547
|referee=Georgios Kasnaferis
|result=W
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|date=19 March 2008
|time=20:00
|team1=Iraklis
|score=2–2
|aggregatescore=3–4
|report=https://www.epo.gr/media/files/ARXEIO_KYPELLO/6_fasi_2007-2008.pdf
|team2=Olympiacos
|goals1=Aarón {{goal|42}}
Ribeiro {{goal|88}}
|goals2=Bantis {{goal|10|o.g.}}
Mitroglou {{goal|23}}
|stadium=Kaftanzoglio Stadium
|location=Thessaloniki
|attendance=2,397
|referee=Ioannis Stavridis
|result=D
}}
==Semi-finals==
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|date=2 April 2008
|time=16:45
|team1=Thrasyvoulos
|score= 2–3
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|team2=Olympiacos
|goals1=Anastasakos {{goal|29}}
Bris {{goal|35}}
|goals2=Mendrinos {{goal|16}}
Núñez {{goal|28}}
Kovačević {{goal|89}}
|stadium=Fyli Stadium
|location=Fyli
|attendance=3,524
|referee=Dimitrios Kyrkos
|result=W
}}
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|round=Second leg
|date=16 April 2008
|time=21:00
|team1=Olympiacos
|score= 3–1
|aggregatescore=6–3
|report=https://www.epo.gr/media/files/ARXEIO_KYPELLO/7_fasi_2007-2008.pdf
|team2=Thrasyvoulos
|goals1=Kovačević {{goal|14}}
Konstantinou {{goal|15}}
Núñez {{goal|21}}
|goals2=Manikas {{goal|33}}
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus
|attendance=15,347
|referee=Stavros Tritsonis
|result=W
}}
==Final==
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|date=17 May 2008
|time=19:00
|team1=Olympiacos
|score= 2–0
|report=https://www.epo.gr/media/files/ARXEIO_KYPELLO/telikos_2007-2008.pdf
|team2=Aris
|goals1=Kovačević {{goal|33}}
Żewłakow {{goal|53}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Kaftanzoglio Stadium
|location=Thessaloniki
|attendance=20,270
|referee=Georgios Kasnaferis
|result=W
}}
=Greek Super Cup=
Olympiacos added one more trophy to their long list. The 2006–07 Super League Greece champions beat the 2006–07 Greek Cup holders, AEL, 1-0 at the Karaiskakis stadium on October 31, and won the Super Cup for the third time in their history. Kostas Mitroglou scored the winner on 39 minutes after a cross by Soiledis (coach Takis Lemonis decided to give more playing time to the younger players on the team) while Galletti missed out on an opportunity when his shot hit the bar on 81 minutes. The final attracted only 7,141 fans at Olympiacos' home, from which 7,030 were the supporters of the hosts.
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|team1 = Olympiacos
|score = 1–0
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|team2 = AEL
|goals1 =
- Mitroglou {{goal|39}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Karaiskakis Stadium
|location = Piraeus
|attendance = 7,141
|referee = Kostas Kapitanis (Cyprus)
|result = W
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=UEFA Champions League=
{{main|2007–08 UEFA Champions League}}
All times at CET
==Group stage==
{{main|2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group C}}
Olympiacos, in their 11th consecutive presence in the competition, were drawn into Group C with Real Madrid, Werder Bremen and Lazio. The Reds started their campaign with a 1–1 draw behind closed doors at the Karaiskákis Stadium against Lazio, but on the second day, Olympiacos made their first ever away win in the Champions League and stopped their run of 31 matches without a success on their travels with a 3–1 win over Werder Bremen at Weserstadion, turning the game around from 0–1. After, they travelled to Santiago Bernabéu Stadium as leaders of Group C, where they were defeated 2–4 to Real Madrid after a heart-breaking match in which the Greek team was playing with ten men from the 13th minute and was leading the score to the 68th with 2–1, turning it around from 0–1. Real Madrid scored their third goal in the 83rd, but Olympiacos came close to score many times during the last minutes of the match and leave Madrid with the draw, when Real secured the win with a last-minute goal.
In the return legs of the group stage, Olympiacos produced a determined display to earn a point against Real Madrid, in the goalless draw at the Karaiskakis Stadium, keeping alive the record of being undefeated by Real in Athens in four matches. The Reds moved a step closer to qualifying for the last 16 after coming from behind to defeat Lazio 2–1 in Rome's Stadio Olimpico, while on the last day, Olympiacos smashed Werder Bremen 3–0 in Athens, which ensured their place in the knockout stage of the tournament.
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|date=18 September 2007
|time=20:45
|team1=Olympiacos {{fbaicon|GRE}}
|score=1–1
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301172--olympiacos-vs-lazio/ (Report)]
|team2={{fbaicon|ITA}} Lazio
|goals1=Galletti {{goal|55}}
|goals2=Zauri {{goal|77}}
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus, Greece
|attendance=0Olympiacos ordered to play match behind closed doors after crowd trouble against Shakhtar Donetsk in the previous Champions League campaign on the 5 December 2006.
|referee=Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)
|result=D
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|round=2
|date=3 October 2007
|time=20:45
|team1=Werder Bremen {{fbaicon|GER}}
|score=1–3
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301180--bremen-vs-olympiacos/ (Report)]
|team2={{fbaicon|GRE}} Olympiacos
|goals1=Almeida {{goal|32}}
|goals2=Stoltidis {{goal|72}}
Patsatzoglou {{goal|82}}
Kovačević {{goal|87}}
|stadium=Weserstadion
|location=Bremen, Germany
|attendance=37,500
|referee=Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
|result=W
}}
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|round=3
|date=24 October 2007
|time=20:45
|team1=Real Madrid {{fbaicon|ESP}}
|score=4–2
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301196--real-madrid-vs-olympiacos/ (Report)]
|team2={{fbaicon|GRE}} Olympiacos
|goals1=Raúl {{goal|2}}
Robinho {{goal|68||83}}
Balboa {{goal|90}}
|goals2=Galletti {{goal|8}}
Júlio César {{goal|47}}
|stadium=Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
|location=Madrid, Spain
|attendance=64,477
|referee=Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
|result=L
}}
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|date=6 November 2007
|time=20:45
|team1=Olympiacos {{fbaicon|GRE}}
|score=0–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301220--olympiacos-vs-real-madrid/ (Report)]
|team2={{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus, Greece
|attendance=33,500
|referee=Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
|result=D
}}
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|round=5
|date=28 November 2007
|time=20:45
|team1=Lazio {{fbaicon|ITA}}
|score=1–2
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301228--lazio-vs-olympiacos/ (Report)]
|team2={{fbaicon|GRE}} Olympiacos
|goals1=Pandev {{goal|30}}
|goals2=Galletti {{goal|35}}
Kovačević {{goal|64}}
|stadium=Stadio Olimpico
|location=Rome, Italy
|attendance=39,996
|referee=Howard Webb (England)
|result=W
}}
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|round=6
|date=11 December 2007
|time=20:45
|team1=Olympiacos {{fbaicon|GRE}}
|score=3–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301252--olympiacos-vs-bremen/ (Report)]
|team2={{fbaicon|GER}} Werder Bremen
|goals1=Stoltidis {{goal|12||74}}
Kovačević {{goal|70}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus, Greece
|attendance=30,297
|referee=Laurent Duhamel (France)
|result=W
}}
===Standings===
{{:2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage|transcludesection=Group C|show_matches=n|showteam=OLY}}
==Knockout stage==
{{main|2007–08 UEFA Champions League knockout stage}}
===Round of 16===
The draw for the first knockout round took place on 21 December, and paired Olympiacos with Chelsea. The two clubs had never met in the past. In the first leg in Athens, Olympiacos held Chelsea to 0–0, a score which left both teams content, Olympiacos because they did not concede a goal in their home and Chelsea because they kept a clean sheet to occupy the driving seat going into the return leg in London. Olympiacos, backed by deafening and frenzied support, refused to be overawed by their English opponents, enjoying the lion's share of possession and chances in a closely contested encounter. The Londoners failed to create one real clear-cut chance against their opponents and their manager Avram Grant said, "The performance could have been better. It's not a bad result. We didn't create a lot of chances, it's disappointing. But its hard to play here. They have good supporters and a well organized team."{{Cite web |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/7817356/Olympiakos-holds-Chelsea-to-0-0-draw |title=Olympiacos holds Chelsea to 0-0 draw |publisher=FOX Sports on MSN |date=2008-02-20 |accessdate=2008-02-24 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
In the second leg in London, Chelsea won 3–0. The Blues surprised the Reds and scored very early with their first chance. Olympiacos balanced the game, but the English scored again before the end of the first-half. At the start of the second-half, Chelsea scored for the final time after another error from the Olympiacos defence.
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|date=19 February 2008
|time=20:45
|team1=Olympiacos {{fbaicon|GRE}}
|score=0–0
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|team2={{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea
|goals1=
|goals2=
|stadium=Karaiskakis Stadium
|location=Piraeus, Greece
|attendance=31,302
|referee=Konrad Plautz (Austria)
|result=D
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|date=5 March 2008
|time=20:45
|team1=Chelsea {{fbaicon|ENG}}
|score=3–0
|aggregatescore=3–0
|report=[https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/301897--chelsea-vs-olympiacos/ (Report)]
|team2={{fbaicon|GRE}} Olympiacos
|goals1=Ballack {{goal|5}}
Lampard {{goal|25}}
Kalou {{goal|48}}
|goals2=
|stadium=Stamford Bridge
|location=London, England
|attendance=37,721
|referee=Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)
|result=L
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Individual Awards
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{{flagicon|SRB}} Darko Kovačević
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{{Flagicon|GRE}} Antonios Nikopolidis
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150810065503/http://www.olympiacos.org/ Olympiacos F.C. official website]
- [https://archive.today/20130103015325/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/team?id=435&cc=5739/ Olympiacos F.C. on ESPN]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20011018222648/http://www.uefa.com/Competitions/UCL/FixturesResults/index.html UEFA Champions League]
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{{2007–08 in Greek football}}
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