Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus (Greek: Olumpiakos S.Ph.P. Greek pronunciation [olibia'kosThe Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus (Greek pronunciation: [) commonly referred to in the media as Olympiacos as well as Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional football club that is based at Piraeus, Attica. A member of the major multi-sports club Olympiacos CFP (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Peiraios, "Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus") The club's name is derived from the historic Olympic Games and , along with the emblem of the club that is that of the laurel-crowned Olympic athlete, represent their belief in the Olympic ideals of the ancient Greece. Their home stadium is Karaiskakis Stadium, a 32,115-capacity stadium located in Piraeus.
The club was founded on March 10, 1925, Olympiacos is the most successful club in Greek football history. It has achieved 47 League titles and 29 Cups (18 doubles) and four Super Cups, all records. In total, 79 national awards, Olympiacos is 9th in the world for total titles that a football team has won. Olympiacos' dominance is further proven by the fact that all the other Greek clubs have won a 39 League titles. Olympiacos has the record for the highest number of consecutive Greek League titles won, with seven consecutive wins twice (1997-2003 between 2011 and 2017) which broke their earlier record for six consecutive titles from the 1950s (1954-1959) in the 1950s, when Olympiacos was aptly dubbed Thrylos. (Greek: Thrulos, "The Legend").
After winning the 2014-15 title in the League, Olympiacos became the only football club worldwide to have been awarded at least five consecutive titles five times throughout their history. This is a feat which was celebrated by FIFA with a letter of congratulations of the president, Sepp Blatter. Olympiacos are the one Greek club that has achieved the national cup five times in a row Cups (1957-1961) and as well as six League championships without losing (1937 and 1938, 1948 1953, 1951 and 1955). Olympiacos are among only three clubs that have not been dropped from the top tier of Greek football. And by winning the title in 2012-13 the 40th time they have won they also added an additional star to their crest, each is a representation of the 10 League titles.
In European tournaments, Olympiacos best performances are their participation during their participation in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals in 1998 and 1999, but they lost their semi-final place in the final moments of their first leg game against Juventus in the quarter-finals, and in the cup winners' cup of the UEFA Cup quarter-finals of 1992-93. The Red-Whites are the top-ranked Greek football club on the UEFA rankings, with the 37th spot within Europe in the ranking for five years and 30th spot in the ten year ranking in 2021. They are also one of the original participants of the European Club Association. Olympiacos was the winner of the Balkans Cup in 1963, at time when it was thought to be to be the second-highest priority regional event after it was the European Cup, becoming the first Greek team to be a winner of an international championship.
Olympiacos is among the top adored soccer club of Greece and is also the most well-known club among the inhabitants of Athens and gaining huge supporters from Greek communities across the world. With 83,000 members registered in April 2006, Olympiacos was ranked 9th on the list of clubs that have the highest paying members in the world. this number increased to 98,000 members in 2014. Olympiacos have a long-running battle with Panathinaikos and Panathinaikos, who play at Panathinaikos "derby of the everlasting rivals" one of the most iconic football game in Greece and among the most famous in the globe.
