# 2010–11 Olympiacos F.C. season

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.
* 06.08.10: Olympiacos sack coach Ewald Lienen after the club's shocking elimination from the UEFA Europa League.
* 07.08.10: Olympiacos reappoint Ernesto Valverde as manager.

## Players
### First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GRE | Nikolaos Papadopoulos |
| 2 | DF | GRE | Giannis Maniatis |
| 3 | DF | FRA | François Modesto |
| 4 | DF | SWE | Olof Mellberg |
| 5 | DF | GRE | Georgios Galitsios |
| 6 | FW | ESP | Óscar |
| 7 | MF | ARG | Ariel Ibagaza |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Dudu Cearense |
| 9 | FW | SRB | Marko Pantelić |
| 10 | FW | ALG | Rafik Djebbour |
| 11 | MF | MAR | Jaouad Zairi |
| 14 | FW | BEL | Kevin Mirallas |
| 18 | MF | GRE | Ioannis Fetfatzidis |
| 19 | MF | ESP | David Fuster |
| 20 | DF | GRE | José Cholevas |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | DF | GRE | Avraam Papadopoulos (Captain) |
| 22 | FW | GRE | Kostas Mitroglou |
| 23 | MF | GRE | Georgios Niklitsiotis |
| 24 | MF | DEN | Dennis Rommedahl |
| 29 | FW | HUN | Krisztián Németh |
| 30 | MF | ESP | Moisés Hurtado |
| 33 | MF | GRE | Giannis Papadopoulos |
| 35 | DF | GRE | Vasilis Torosidis |
| 42 | GK | HUN | Balázs Megyeri |
| 77 | MF | ESP | Albert Riera |
| 78 | GK | BEL | Urko Rafael Pardo |
| 81 | DF | GRE | Georgios Valerianos |
| 87 | FW | BRA | Diogo |
| 88 | MF | GRE | Georgios Katsikogiannis |
| 92 | DF | GRE | Ioannis Potouridis |

## Transfers
### Summer

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRA | François Modesto (from Monaco) |
| — | MF | ARG | Ariel Ibagaza (from Villarreal) |
| — | FW | BEL | Kevin Mirallas (from Saint-Étienne) |
| — | DF | GRE | José Holebas (from 1860 München) |
| — | MF | DEN | Dennis Rommedahl (from Ajax) |
| — | GK | HUN | Balázs Megyeri (from Ferencváros) |
| — | MF | ESP | Albert Riera (from Liverpool) |
| — | MF | GER | Denis Epstein (from Iraklis) |
| — | MF | ESP | David Fuster (from Villarreal) |
| — | FW | HUN | Krisztián Németh (from Liverpool) |
| — | FW | SRB | Marko Pantelić (from Ajax) |
| — | MF | ESP | Moisés Hurtado (from Espanyol) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GRE | Leonidas Panagopoulos (free transfer to Panionios) |
| 2 | DF | GRE | Kyriakos Papadopoulos (to Schalke 04 for €2.5M) |
| 3 | DF | FRA | Didier Domi (released) |
| 6 | MF | GRE | Ieroklis Stoltidis (free transfer to Kerkyra) |
| 7 | MF | ARG | Luciano Galletti (retired) |
| 14 | DF | POL | Michał Żewłakow (free transfer to Ankaragücü) |
| 19 | MF | ARG | Jesús Dátolo (loan return to Napoli) |
| 24 | DF | BRA | Leonardo (on loan to Internacional for €0.25M) |
| 28 | MF | ARG | Cristian Ledesma (free transfer to Colón Santa Fe) |
| 30 | DF | GRE | Anastasios Pantos (free transfer to PAS Giannina) |
| 32 | FW | COD | Lomana LuaLua (free transfer to Omonoia) |
| 50 | GK | SVK | Pavel Kováč (free transfer to Kavala) |
| — | MF | GER | Denis Epstein (on loan to Kerkyra) |
| — | FW | ENG | Matt Derbyshire (on loan to Birmingham City) |
| — | FW | BRA | Diogo (on loan to Flamengo) |
| — | MF | ITA | Enzo Maresca |

## Competitions
### Super League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Olympiacos (C) | 30 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 65 | 18 | +47 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Panathinaikos | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 60 | Qualification for the Play-offs |
| 3 | AEK Athens | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 50 | Qualification for the Play-offs |
| 4 | PAOK | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 48 | Qualification for the Play-offs |
| 5 | Olympiacos Volos (D) | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 47 | Play-offs and relegation to the Delta Ethniki |
* ↑ On 28 July 2011, the Disciplinary Committee of the competition found Olympiacos Volos and Kavala guilty of match-fixing. Therefore the clubs were automatically put at the end of the league table and demoted to the Football League. The decision, however, was lifted on 10 August 2011 after both appealed. Instead of that Olympiacos Volos had 10 points deducted and Kavala 8 for the 2011-2012 season. On 23 August 2011, the Professional Sports Committee stripped Kavala and Olympiacos Volos of their professional licence, due to their chairmen's involvement in the match fixing scandal.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 18 April 2011. Source: Competitive Matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |

#### Matches

All times at EET

#### Goalscorers

This is the list of goalscorers in accordance with Super League Greece as organising body.
| Position | Player | Goals |
| 1 | Kevin Mirallas | 14 |
| 2 | Rafik Djebbour* | 12 |
| 2 | David Fuster | 12 |
| 3 | Marko Pantelić | 9 |
| 4 | Albert Riera | 6 |
| 5 | Vasilis Torosidis | 3 |
| 5 | Olof Mellberg | 3 |
| 7 | Giannis Fetfatzidis | 2 |
| 7 | François Modesto | 2 |
| 9 | Kostas Mitroglou | 1 |
| 9 | Dennis Rommedahl | 1 |
| 9 | Giannis Maniatis* | 1 |
| 9 | José Holebas | 1 |
* Djebbour has scored 5 goals for AEK Athens and 7 for Olympiacos
* Maniatis has scored 1 goal for Panionios and 0 for Olympiacos
* Source:
* Last updated:18 April 2011

### Greek Cup

All times UTC+3

#### Quarter-finals
### UEFA Europa League
#### Third qualifying round
## Team kit

| Home | Away | Third | Fourth |

## Individual Awards

| Name | Pos. | Award |
| Ariel Ibagaza | Attacking Midfielder | Super League Greece Player of the Season |
| Avraam Papadopoulos | Centre-back | Super League Greece Greek Player of the Season |
| Giannis Fetfatzidis | Winger | Super League Greece Young Player of the Season |
| Ernesto Valverde | Manager | Super League Greece Manager of the Season |