2010–11 Olympiacos F.C. season explained
| Club: | Olympiacos |
| Season: | 2010–11 |
| Manager: | Ewald Lienen
until 6 August 2010
Ernesto Valverde
from 8 August 2010 |
| Chairman: | Evangelos Marinakis |
| Stadium: | Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus |
| League: | Super League Greece |
| League Result: | 1st (champions) |
| Cup1: | Greek Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| Cup2: | Europa League |
| Cup2 Result: | Third qualifying round |
| League Topscorer: |
Kevin Mirallas (14) |
| Season Topscorer: |
Kevin Mirallas (14) |
| Average Attendance: | 25,498 |
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| Prevseason: | 2009–10 |
| Nextseason: | 2011–12 |
The 2010–11 season was Olympiacos's 52nd consecutive season in the Super League Greece and their 85th year in existence.
The season was marked by the return of Ernesto Valverde as head coach. Varverde took charge of the team about mid August after the club's failure to qualify to 2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage.
Olympiacos finished first in the Greek Super League, winning the title after an unsuccessful 2009–10 season. This was Evangelos Marinakis' first season as chairman of the club.
Events
- 14.06.10: Ewald Lienen is appointed as the new Olympiacos manager replacing Božidar Bandović, after a disappointing season under Bandović.
- 21.06.10: Olympiacos enter the draw for the second qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League as the top seeded team and they are drawn to play against Besa of Albania. It is the first time that Olympiacos play directly in the UEFA Europa League after 13 consecutive seasons in the UEFA Champions League.
- 15.07.10: Olympiacos smash Besa 5–0 at the Qemal Stafa Stadium in Tirana, Albania, in the first leg of the second qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, achieving their biggest away win in European competitions.
- 16.07.10: In the draw for the third qualifying round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, Olympiacos are drawn to play the winners of the encounter between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Mogren.
- 22.07.10: In the second leg, Olympiacos trounce Besa 6–1 at the Karaiskakis Stadium, setting a new club record for their biggest ever European home win, with their previous record being 5–0. They qualify for the next round of the tournament with an 11–1 win on aggregate, which is also a record aggregate score for a Greek football club in European competitions.
- 05.08.10: Olympiacos are eliminated from the UEFA Europa League in the third qualifying round on away goals as the aggregate score is 2–2 against Maccabi Tel Aviv. A 2–1 win at the Karaiskakis Stadium in the first leg on 29.07.10 is compounded by a 1–0 loss at the Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel, to secure the biggest surprise in the qualifyings.[1]
- 06.08.10: Olympiacos sack coach Ewald Lienen after the club's shocking elimination from the UEFA Europa League.[2]
- 07.08.10: Olympiacos reappoint Ernesto Valverde as manager.[3]
Players
First-team squad
Squad at end of season[4] [5]
Transfers
Summer
See main article: List of Greek football transfers summer 2010. In:Out:
Competitions
Super League
See main article: 2010–11 Super League Greece.
Matches
All times at EET
Goalscorers
This is the list of goalscorers in accordance with Super League Greece as organising body.
Greek Cup
See main article: 2010–11 Greek Football Cup. All times UTC+3
Quarter-finals
UEFA Europa League
See main article: 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.
Third qualifying round
Team kit
Individual Awards
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Maccabi Tel-Aviv stun Olympiacos . www.uefa.com . . 2010-08-05 . 2010-08-17 . Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC caused the main upset of the night by knocking out Olympiacos FC, but elsewhere the third qualifying round's top guns hit the target to advance to the play-offs. . https://web.archive.org/web/20100807063437/http://en.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/news/newsid%3D1510911.html . 7 August 2010 . live .
- News: Olympiacos sack Ewald Lienen following Europa League exit . www.insidefutbol.com . Inside Futbol . 2010-08-07 . 2010-08-17.
- News: Crawford . Stephen . Former Villarreal coach Ernesto Valverde agrees to Olympiacos return . www.goal.com . Goal.com . 2010-08-07 . 2010-08-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20100819020931/http://www.goal.com/en/news/117/greece/2010/08/07/2060464/former-villarreal-coach-ernesto-valverde-agrees-to. 19 August 2010 . live.
- Web site: Olympiakos Piraeus - Squad 2010/2011. worldfootball.net.
- News: Olympiacos 2010/2011 . Footballdatabase.eu . 29 January 2024.
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