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The Euroleague Titles of Legend

Four (4) European Championships: 1997, 2012, 2013, 2026

Having lost two finals (1994, 1995), the third time Olympiacos was at a Final Four was the lucky one. Dusan Ivkovic' team was at the Rome Final Four in 1997 having eliminated Panathinaikos at the quarter finals with 2-0 victories.

The Piraeus team faced Olimpija Ljubljana for the semis winning 74-65 and thus qualified for the final. They played Barcelona at the big final that was held April 24, 1997 at the Palaeur in Rome having more than 7000 of Olympiacos fans present.

David Rivers' company won 73-58 and won its first Champions Cup. Fifteen years later, again with Dusan Ivkovic in the bench, Olympiacos made the Istanbul Final Four. Barcelona was the first obstacle in the semis and Olympiacos won 68-64 with 21 points by Spanoulis.

Two days later, on May 13, 2012, 'Thrylos' returned in its throne. Although trailing by 19 at one point, the team made a huge upset and with a bucket by Printezis 0.7'' before the buzzer won the game and the title 15 years after the first one.

One year later, Olympiacos managed to do the unthinkable. The team remained in the European for a second season in a row. Coach Bartzokas' players kept stayed on their pedestal for a second consecutive season playing riveting basketball during the London Final Four and dismantling CSKA Μoscow and Real Madrid for the legendary Back2Back.

The Russian team was first in the semis. Where the 'reds' made a showcase of their power destryoing them 69-52. Olympiacos, although trailing by 17 during the first quarter of the final (27-10), once again turned the game over and sealed and incredible Back2Back with a 100-88 victory thus entering a very private club of teams that have won two consecutive titles.

Thirteen years after winning its third EuroLeague title -and following eight Final Four appearances- our Olympiacos returned to the top of European basketball once again under the guidance of Georgios Bartzokas. On May 24, 2026, inside Panathinaikos' home arena, Bartzokas and his players shattered every curse by defeating Real Madrid 92-85 in the EuroLeague Final, lifting the trophy in front of more than 15,000 Olympiacos supporters. Olympiacos reached the summit after a record five consecutive EuroLeague Final Four appearances for a Greek club, doing so in emphatic fashion. Bartzokas' side finished atop the Regular Season standings for the second straight year and was the only team to sweep its Playoff series, eliminating AS Monaco to book its place at the Final Four in Athens. The reigning champions, Fenerbahçe, were the first obstacle in the Final Four, but Olympiacos prevailed 79-61 to advance to the championship game against Real Madrid. There, the Reds avenged their heartbreaking loss in the Kaunas Final three years earlier, reclaiming the EuroLeague crown in unforgettable fashion. Later that night, more than 100,000 Olympiacos fans welcomed the team back at the Municipal Theatre of Piraeus. Evan Fournier was named Final Four MVP, while Sasha Vezenkov earned the EuroLeague MVP award for the entire season.