Greece Amputee Football Association

Establishment, first official game and competition

In June 2016, Greece made its debut in the EAFF Amputee Football Weeks project, reflecting the nation’s commitment to promoting amputee football and supporting athletes with disabilities.^[7][8] The project took place in Corinth and featured the following players: Alexandros Theodoridis, Dimitris Vouvopoulos, Tasos Tsigas, Georgios Lazaridis, Vasilis Mpakogiannis, Nikolaos Papakyrgiakis, Ioannis Vasiadis, Dimitris Agrianitis, and Nikolaos Papaggelis.^[8][9] An informal training match against AEK Futsal in Pallini marked the inaugural game of the newly established team.^[10] On January 8, 2017, the national team participated in a charity tournament against teams representing the Olympiacos academy staff and the Greek national homeless team. The initiative aimed to raise awareness about poverty while helping provide food for homeless communities.^[11][12] Greece played its first official friendly match on June 9, 2017, losing 0–5 to England.^[13] Later that month, on June 24, Greece participated in the Amputee Football Cup.^[14][15][16] The team faced Japan and Poland on the opening day of the tournament and France the following day, losing all three matches.

Consecutive European competition participations and first trophy

Greece made its first appearance at the European Championship on October 3, 2017.^[17] On October 21, 2018, the national team achieved a major milestone by winning its first trophy at a friendly tournament held in Bruges, Belgium.^[18][19] To promote the sport, members of the Greece 2004 legends team played an exhibition match against the Greek amputee national team in July 2021.^[20][21] Greece competed in the 2021 European Amputee Football Championship, finishing in tenth place.^{[22][23][24][25]} In January 2022, the team received the Gazzetta Fair Play Award after earning 55,273 online votes from fans.^[26] In October 2023, Greece finished fourth in the EAFF Nations League Division C and qualified for Euro 2024 in France.^[27] At the 2024 European Amputee Football Championship, Greece advanced to the knockout stage after finishing third in its group with one win and two defeats. In the placement matches, the team lost to Azerbaijan and Israel but defeated Georgia to finish fifteenth overall.^[28] To mark its tenth anniversary, the UEFA Foundation for Children, with support from the Kaizen Foundation, organized a special match between two amputee teams featuring players from England, Greece, and Poland on April 28, 2025. The match took place at Colovray Sports Centre in Nyon ahead of the UEFA Youth League final between Barcelona and Trabzonspor.^[29][30]

Fair play awards

• EAFF European Championship

Winners (1): 2021^[23][24]

• Tournoi des amputés à Bruges

Winners (1): 2018

• NIVEA MEN Gazzetta Awards

Winners (1): 2022^[26]

Medals by competition

WAFF World Cup

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WAFF World Cup record
Year	Group	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Ref.
1986	Did not exist
1987
1988 (i)
1988 (o)
1989 (i)
1989 (o)
1990 (i)
1990 (o)
1991 (i)
1991 (o)
1994
1998
2000
2001
2002
2003
2005
2007
2010
2012
2014
2018	Did not enter
2022
2026	To be determined
Total	—	—	0/23	0	0	0	0	0	0	—

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*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

EAFF European Championship

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EAFF European Championship record
Year	Group	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Ref.
1999	Did not exist
2006
2008
2017	C	Group stage	12th	6	0	1	5	1	28
2021	B	Group stage	10th	5	2	0	3	5	9	[32][23][24]
2024	D	Group stage	15th	6	2	0	4	7	18	[28][33]
Total	—	Group stage	3/6	17	4	1	12	13	55	—

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*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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Greece's European Championship history
First match	England 8–0 Greece  (Istanbul, Turkey; 3 October 2017)
Biggest win	Greece 3–0 Georgia  (Haute-Savoie, France; 8 June 2024)
Biggest defeat	Russia 10–0 Greece  (Istanbul, Turkey; 4 October 2017)
Best result	Group stage (2017, 2021, 2024)
Worst result	Group stage (2017, 2021, 2024)

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EAFF Nations League

More information EAFF Nations League record, Year ...

EAFF Nations League record
Year	Division	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Ref.
2023	C	Group stage	4th	4	0	2	2	3	6
2025	Did not enter
Total	—	Group stage	1/2	4	0	2	2	3	6	—

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*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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Greece's Nations League history
First match	Greece 1–2 Ukraine  (Blankenberge, Belgium; 6 October 2023)
Biggest win	None
Biggest defeat	Georgia 2–0 Greece  (Blankenberge, Belgium; 7 October 2023)
Best result	Group stage (2023)
Worst result	Group stage (2023)

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EAFF Amp Futbol Cup

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EAFF Amp Futbol Cup record
Year	Group	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Ref.
2012	Did not exist
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017	A	Group stage	6th	3	0	0	3	0	28
2018	A	Winners	1st	4	2	1	1	6	5
2026	Did not enter
Total	—	Winners	2/2	7	2	1	4	6	33	—

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*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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Greece's Amp Futbol Cup history
First match	Japan 13–0 Greece  (Warsaw, Poland; 24 June 2017)
Biggest win	Greece 3–1 Netherlands  (Bruges, Belgium; 20 October 2018)
Biggest defeat	Japan 13–0 Greece  (Warsaw, Poland; 24 June 2017)
Best result	Winners (2018)
Worst result	Group stage (2017)

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Results by official competition

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Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Agg.	Qual.
2017	EAFF Amp Futbol Cup	Group A	Japan		13–0	4th
			Poland		11–0
			France		4–0
2017	EAFF European Championship	Group C	England		8–0	4th
			Russia		10–0
			Ireland		4–0
		Positions 9-12	Germany		2–1	12th
			Georgia	0–4
			Belgium	0–0
2018	EAFF Amp Futbol Cup	Group A	Netherlands	3–1	1–1	1st
			Belgium	0–2	1–2
2021	EAFF European Championship	Group B	England	0–5		3rd
			France		2–1
		Positions 9-14	Israel		1–3	10th
		Positions 9-12	Ukraine		0–1
		Positions 9-10	Germany	0–1
2023	EAFF Nations League	Division C	Ukraine	1–2		4th
			Israel	2–2
			Georgia		2–0
			Belgium		0–0
2024	EAFF European Championship	Group D	Poland	0–7		3rd
			Germany		6–0
			Scotland	2–1
		Positions 9-16	Azerbaijan		2–1	15th
		Positions 13-16	Israel		2–1
		Positions 14-16	Georgia	3–0

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• Matches are classified as home or away depending on the team's allocation established after the European Amputee Football Federation's competition draw. Home and away games may not always take place at the designated home venue of the respective team.

Record by country of opposition

As of 5 July 2024, after the EURO 2024 match against Georgia.

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Country	Home							Away							Total
	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%
Albania	2	2	0	0	18	0	+18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	18	0	+18	100.00
Azerbaijan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	00.00
Belgium	4	1	2	1	3	2	+1	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	6	2	3	1	5	3	+2	40.00
England	2	0	0	2	0	10	-10	1	0	0	1	0	8	-8	3	0	0	2	0	18	-18	00.00
France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	6	-5	2	0	0	2	1	6	-5	00.00
Georgia	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1	1	0	0	1	0	2	-2	3	1	0	2	3	6	-3	33.33
Germany	1	0	0	1	0	1	-1	2	0	0	2	1	8	-7	3	0	0	3	1	9	-8	00.00
Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	00.00
Israel	3	2	1	0	10	3	+7	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	5	3	1	1	14	6	+8	60.00
Netherlands	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	50.00
Poland	1	0	0	1	0	7	-7	1	0	0	1	0	11	-11	2	0	0	2	0	18	-18	00.00
Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	13	-13	1	0	0	1	0	13	-13	00.00
Russia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	10	-10	1	0	0	1	0	10	-10	00.00
Scotland	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Ukraine	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	50.00
Total	18	8	3	7	40	31	+9	17	3	2	12	11	69	-58	35	11	5	19	51	100	-49	31.42

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Record by official competition

Current squad

As of matches played for Euro 2021.^[22]

The following players comprise the Greek national amputee football squad.
Official and unofficial games count as caps. Caps and goals accurate as of 28 September 2021.

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No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Alexandros Ydraios	(1988-01-05) 5 January 1988 (age 38)	18	0	free agent
12	1GK	Labros Efthimiou	(1991-03-18) 18 March 1991 (age 35)	5	0	free agent
23	1GK	Alexandros Kapitsas	(1994-05-19) 19 May 1994 (age 32)	5	0	free agent
6	2DF	Petros Tsikouras	(1981-07-22) 22 July 1981 (age 45)	23	0	free agent
5	2DF	Georgios Lazaridis	(2000-11-05) 5 November 2000 (age 25)	18	0	free agent
9	2DF	Vasilis Bakogiannis	(1985-06-27) 27 June 1985 (age 41)	22	0	free agent
7	2DF	Theodoros Alexas	(1984-08-25) 25 August 1984 (age 41)	14	0	free agent
11	3MF	Tasos Tsigkas (Captain)	(1984-05-12) 12 May 1984 (age 42)	22	0	free agent
20	3MF	Vasilis Panidis	(1990-06-04) 4 June 1990 (age 36)	16	0	free agent
10	3MF	Dimitris Tsikourelis	(1985-09-15) 15 September 1985 (age 40)	9	0	free agent
13	3MF	Nikos Mademlis	(1984-09-19) 19 September 1984 (age 41)	19	0	free agent
4	4FW	Lazaros Marigkos	(1985-01-05) 5 January 1985 (age 41)	21	0	free agent
8	4FW	Dimitris Agrianitis (Vice-captain)	(1982-04-06) 6 April 1982 (age 44)	22	0	free agent

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Recent call-ups

The following footballers were part of a national selection in the last year, but are not part of the current squad.

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No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Dimitris Vouvopoulos	(1979-03-18) 18 March 1979 (age 47)	7	0	free agent
	2DF	Vasilis Toumaras	(1984-08-25) 25 August 1984 (age 41)	14	0	free agent
	3MF	Nikolaos Papakyrgiakis	(1990-06-04) 4 June 1990 (age 36)	13	0	free agent
	3MF	Ioannis Vasiadis	(1951-08-09) 9 August 1951 (age 75)	0	0	free agent
	3MF	Thanasis Syrmas[34]	(1973-04-12) 12 April 1973 (age 53)	0	0	free agent
	4FW	Nikolaos Papaggelis	(1998-07-23) 23 July 1998 (age 28)	0	0	free agent

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Notes

^INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury

^WD = Withdrew from this squad due to injury

^PRE = Preliminary squad / standby

Current staff members

As of 26 May 2024.^[35]

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Position	Name
Head coach	Apostolis Baltoumas
Physiotherapist	Evangelos Katsakioris
Psychologist	Dimitris Petrounias
Technical director	Aris Mavropoulos
Logistics manager	Panagiotis Kaddas
Equipment manager	Stavros Kostopoulos
Equipment assistant	Georgios Koumpis

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Coaching history

Updated 5 July 2024

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Full name	Years active	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win %	Major competitions
George Iordanidis	2016–2017	5[a]	2	1	2	9	6	40.00%
Apostolis Baltoumas	2017–	35[b]	11	5	19	51	100	31.42%	EAFF Amp Futbol Cup – Winner
Total	2016–present	40	13	6	21	60	106	32.50%

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