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Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Club is the women's water polo department of the major Greek multi-sport club Olympiacos, based in Piraeus. The department was founded in 1988 and they play their games at the 1000-seated Papastrateio "Petros Kapagerof" Hall in Piraeus. Olympiacos is one of the most successful clubs in European Water Polo, having won the LEN Euroleague in 2015,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite5_1_25/04/2015_549458 )〕 the LEN Super Cup also in 2015 and the LEN Trophy in 2014 and having, overall, a commanding presence in European competitions. Besides their LEN Euroleague, LEN Super Cup and LEN Trophy titles, they were runners-up of the LEN Super Cup in 2014 and runners-up of the LEN Trophy in 2008〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Balzan to ref women's Super Cup final )〕 and they have participated, altogether, in 4 Champions' Cup / Euroleague Final Fours (1996, 2010, 2011, 2015),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Olympiakos takes bronze in women's Champions Cup )〕 as well as in 4 LEN Trophy Final Fours (2001, 2007, 2008, 2014), being semi-finalists of the same competition in 2009 and 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Women's LEN Trophy 2009 Semifinals Results )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Home victories, but no decisions in LEN Trophy semifinals )〕 In 2014 Olympiacos won the LEN Trophy in the Final Four in Florence, beating home team Firenze 10–9 in the final. One year later, Olympiacos were crowned European Champions,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Olympiacos wins Euro League after thrilling final )〕 winning the LEN Euroleague in the 2015 Final Four in Piraeus, after a thrilling, hard-fought 10–9 win in the final against the then-reigning champions Sabadell, who were undefeated for more than 3 years with 115 consecutive wins in all competitions. Olympiacos lifted the LEN Euroleague title undefeated and having won 8 straight matches without even a single draw. As European Champions, Olympiacos participated in the final of the 2015 LEN Super Cup and won the title after a 10–6 win against Plebiscito Padova, thus completing a continental Treble〔(Στη κορυφή του ευρωπαϊκού πόλο, οι γυναίκες του Ολυμπιακού. Τρεμπλ, για πρώτη φορά στην ιστορία του συλλόγου ) sportandbusiness.gr, 20/11/2015 (in Greek)〕 in 2015 (LEN Euroleague, LEN Super Cup, Greek Championship), winning season's all three available titles. After the 2015 LEN Euroleague win of Olympiacos Women's Water Polo team, Olympiacos CFP became the only multi-sport club in European Water Polo history after Pro Recco to have been crowned European Champions with both the Men's and the Women's departemts, and the only club with both its departments currently active (Pro Recco Women's department has been dissolved since 2012).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Imperia ladies take European Super Cup )〕 In Greece, Olympiacos have won six Greek Championships, being one of the most successful clubs domestically. They won their first two titles in 1995 and 1998, but their best performance in the league came after coach Charis Pavlidis' arrival in 2007. In 2009, they managed to seize the Championship from rivals NC Vouliagmeni who had the home-court advantage, winning the best-of-five series 3–2. Beginning from season 2010–11, Olympiacos won three Greek Championshps in five years (2011, 2014, 2015), beating rivals NC Vouliagmeni in the finals on all three occasions, despite the fact that Vouliagmeni had the home-court advantage in both the 2011 and 2014 finals. Some of the greatest players in the world (many of them Olympic medalists and World Champions) have played for Olympiacos over the years including: Iefke van Belkum, Alexandra Asimaki, Yasemin Smit, Lauren Wenger, Ashleigh Southern, Bronwen Knox, Roberta Bianconi, Giulia Emmolo, Kami Craig, Triantafyllia Manolioudaki, Alkisti Avramidou, Eleftheria Plevritou, Margarita Plevritou, Chrysi Diamantopoulou, Stavroula Antonakou, Ilektra Psouni, Blanca Gil, Angeliki Karapataki, Antonia Moraiti, Evi Moraitidou, Anthoula Mylonaki, Dimitra Asilian, Eftychia Karagianni, Patricia del Soto, Barbara Bujka, Ágnes Valkay, Vaso Mavrelou, Maria Balomenaki, Sun Yating, Esther Tomaskovic, Maria Tsouri and Asel Jakaeva. == Current Roster == 2014–2015 ''Squad as of 26 November 2015'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Olympiacos Women's Water Polo Team」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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