Olympiacos F.C. Youth Academy is the football academy system of Greek professional football club Olympiacos F.C. consisting of six official youth teams (Under-10, Under-13, Under-14, Under-15, Under-17 and Under-19), based on the young athletes' age.[1] Olympiacos are the current European champions, since they won for the first time the UEFA Youth League in 2023–24.
| Full name | Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς (Olympiacos Club of Fans of Piraeus) | |||
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| Ground | Agios Ioannis Rentis Training Centre, Greece | |||
| Capacity | 3,000 | |||
| Owner | Evangelos Marinakis | |||
| Chairman | Yannis Moralis | |||
| Website | http://www.olympiacos.org/page/1423/akademia | |||
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Other age-based youth teams (e.g. Under-8) are also part of the academy, however they do not appear as official youth teams. Olympiacos' U-15, U-17 and U-20 teams all play in Greek Superleague's youth competitions (Super League U-15, U-17 and U-19 respectively), while the U19 team is a regular participant in the UEFA Youth League, winning the title in 2023–24. The latter also featured in the NextGen Series, reaching the quarter-finals of the competition.
Academy Personnel
As of 27 September 2021[2]
| Academy Director (caretaker) |  Lina Souloukou |
| Technical Director | Thodoris Eleftheriadis |
| Head of Olympiacos Academy Network | Vasilis Nanos |
| U-19 Manager | Sotiris Silaidopoulos |
| U-19 Coach | Tasos Pantos |
| U-19 Coach | Dimitris Stergiopoulos |
| U-19 Goalkeeping coach | Spyros Christopoulos |
| U-17 Manager | Dimitris Mavrogenidis |
| U-17 Coach | Antonis Tsikakis |
| U-17 Goalkeeping Coach | Nikolaos Katsikostas |
| U-17 Analyst |  Alen Velic |
| U-16 Manager | Dimitris Benetatos |
| U-16 Fitness coach | Grigoris Konstantakopoulos |
| Scout | Giorgos Famelis |
| Scout | Giorgos Vaitsis |
| Scout | Vasilis Georgopoulos |
| Scout | Nikos Krimitzas |
Olympiacos U-19 Squad
As of 17 September 2021[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Olympiacos U-17 Squad
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Perspective
As of 17 September 2021[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Olympiacos U-15 Squad
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Perspective
As of 17 September 2021[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
Titles won by the Olympiacos academy's teams.[1][6]
- Olympiacos U-19 (Youth)
- Under-20 Intercontinental Cup: 2024 (Runner-up)
- UEFA Youth League: 2023–24 (Winner)
- Greek Superleague U-19: 2003-04, 2009-10, 2012-13, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2022-23, 2023-24
- U-20 Torino Tournament: 2009
- Dubai Emirates Cup: 2010
- Memoria XXVIII Torneo Juvenil: 2012
- Olympiacos U-17
- Greek Superleague U-17: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2022-23
- U-17 Shakhtar Donetsk Tournament: 2008
- U-17 Anorthosi Cyprus Tournament: 2010
- U-17 Tannenhof Cup: 2013
- U-17 Chicago Indoor Soccer League Champions: 2016
- Olympiacos U-15
- Greek Superleague U-15: 2013-14, 2015-16, 2019-20, 2021-22
- U-15 Annual Swallows Cup: 2015
- U-15 Chicago Holiday Cup Tournament: 2015
References
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