Greece national beach soccer team

Greece
Nickname(s)	Ethniki (National) ; Galanolefki (Blue-white)
Association	Hellenic Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Stefanos Soilemes
Most caps	Theophilos Triantafyllidis (59)
Top scorer	Theophilos Triantafyllidis (30)
FIFA code	GRE
BSWW ranking	56 3 (19 January 2026)
First colours	Second colours
Biggest win
	Greece 9–1 Andorra ; (Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy; 10 July 2009); Greece 9–1 Algeria ; (Pescara, Italy; 5 June 2015)
Biggest defeat
	Russia 9–0 Greece ; (Moscow, Russia; 28 July 2017)

Nickname(s)Ethniki (National)
Galanolefki (Blue-white)

AssociationHellenic Football Federation

ConfederationUEFA (Europe)

Head coachStefanos Soilemes

The Greece national beach soccer team represents Greece in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the HFF, the governing body for football in Greece.

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9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) 2023 Mediterranean Beach Games	France	8–1	Greece	Heraklion, Greece
12:00 UTC+3	Barbotti 19' Gharbi 28' Constant 29' Belhomme 30', 36' Drouillet 34' Bru 35' Guerin 36'	Report	Skourtas 10'	Stadium: Karteros Beach Sports Center Referee: Wilson Castanheira (Portugal)

10 September 2023 (2023-09-10) 2023 Mediterranean Beach Games	Greece	3–11	Morocco	Heraklion, Greece
16:00 UTC+3	Katsoulis 11' Lympousis 21', 34'	Report	Bessak 1', 18' Abagli 6' El Kraichly 10', 36' Elabbassi 11' Ghailani 20' Oubahri 25', 30' Tais 34' Zahraoui 36'	Stadium: Karteros Beach Sports Center Referee: Wilson Castanheira (Portugal)

11 September 2023 (2023-09-11) 2023 Mediterranean Beach Games	Greece	1–5	Spain	Heraklion, Greece
17:30 UTC+3	Domingo 17' (o.g.)	Report	Domingo 10' Antonio 18' Arias 20' Camacho 31' Joselito 34'	Stadium: Karteros Beach Sports Center Referee: Hany Eleraky (Egypt)

19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) 2023 Euro Beach Soccer League – Division A – Group A	Greece	2–5	Italy	Alghero, Italy
19:00 UTC+3	Mikelatos 18', 32'	Report	Giordani 9' Genovali 10' Zurlo 12' Remedi 23', 34'	Stadium: Main pitch Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany)

20 September 2023 (2023-09-20) 2023 Euro Beach Soccer League – Division A – Group A	Belarus	7–2	Greece	Alghero, Italy
12:30 UTC+3	Chaikouski 2' Hapon 7', 17' Bryshtsel 11', 35' Bokach 14'	Report	Mikelatos 4' Katsoulis 11'	Stadium: Main pitch Referee: Dario Minder (Switzerland)

Greece national beach soccer team

2023

2024

Current squad

Competitive record

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

Euro Beach Soccer League

Beach Soccer at the Mediterranean Beach Games

References

External links

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21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 2023 Euro Beach Soccer League – Division A – Group A	Moldova	5–3	Greece	Alghero, Italy
16:30 UTC+3	Cojocari 3' Istrati 4' Turta 19' Garanovschi 23' Graur 36'	Report	Mikelatos 27', 35' Skourtas 29'	Stadium: Pitch 2 Referee: Mehdi Sayoud (Belgium)

22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) 2023 Euro Beach Soccer League – Division A – Relegation play-offs	Greece	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Moldova	Alghero, Italy
16:30 UTC+3	Lympousis 20' Mikelatos 28'	Report	Ignat 3', 12'	Stadium: Pitch 2 Referee: Moreno Francesco Longo (Italy)

23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) 2023 Euro Beach Soccer League – Division A – Relegation play-offs	Azerbaijan	6–3	Greece	Alghero, Italy
16:30 UTC+3	Ramil 13', 24', 36' Nazarov 17', 29' Mammadov 25'	Report	Mikelatos 7' Skourtas 19' Karakasis 29'	Stadium: Pitch 2 Referee: Raffaele Delvecchio (Italy)

24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) 2023 Euro Beach Soccer League – Division A – Relegation play-offs	France	3–2	Greece	Alghero, Italy
	Bru 19' Constant 21' Guerin 23'	Report	Katsoulis 21' Stratis 24'	Stadium: Main Pitch Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)

3 July 2024 (2024-07-03) 2024 Euro Beach Soccer League – Division B	Norway	0–4	Greece	Pisa, Italy
11:00 UTC+03:00		Report	Katsoulis 21' Mikelatos 24' Lympousis 28' Skourtas 31'	Stadium: Italian Olympic Center Referee: Sergio Romero (Switzerland)

6 July 2024 (2024-07-06) 2024 Euro Beach Soccer League – Division B	Greece	7–4	Malta	Pisa, Italy
11:00 UTC+03:00	Mikelatos 6', 27' Katsoulis 8' Karakasis 11' Tsekouras 20' Skourtas 25' Tsitsaris 27'	Report	Muscat 6' Agius 16' Nanapere 27' (pen.) Bray 32'	Stadium: Italian Olympic Center Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy)

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Lamion Letso	(1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 33)	15	0	AO Kefallinia
2	2DF	Michail Lympousis	(1993-01-14) 14 January 1993 (age 33)	30	7	AO Atlas
3	2DF	Dimitrios Paloumpis	(2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 23)	24	1	Napoli Patron
4	2DF	Theodoros Karmokolias	(1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 (age 26)	9	0	Panachaiki
5	2DF	Georgios Karakasis	(1987-08-27) 27 August 1987 (age 38)	30	5	AO Kefallinia
6	4FW	Konstantinos Koukovinis	(1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 29)	20	2	AO Kefallinia
7	4FW	Andreas Katsoulis	(1993-08-25) 25 August 1993 (age 32)	30	26	AO Kefallinia
8	4FW	Dimitrios Alexandros Mikelatos	(1988-02-01) 1 February 1988 (age 38)	25	19	Panachaiki
9	4FW	Konstantinos Tsitsaris	(1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 32)	28	14	AO Atlas
10	4FW	Theofilos Triantafyllidis (captain)	(1974-10-26) 26 October 1974 (age 51)	36	3	AO Kefallinia
11	4FW	Ioannis Skourtas	(2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 22)	23	11	Napoli Patron
12	1GK	Adam Tsekouras	(2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 23)	27	1	Panachaiki

FIFA World Cup record										Qualification (UEFA) record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
2005	did not qualify									No qualification matches
2006
2007
2008										Quarterfinals	–	5	2	0	3	13	17	-4
2009										Group stage	–	2	0	0	2	8	12	-6
2011										Round of 16	–	4	2	0	2	22	21	+1
2013										Round of 16	–	4	1	0	3	16	19	-3
2015										Second stage	16th	8	1	0	7	27	38	-11
2017										Second stage	14th	8	3	0	5	27	37	-10
2019	did not enter									did not enter
2021	did not enter									did not enter
2023	did not qualify									Second stage	16th	7	1	0	6	22	32	-10
2025	to be determined									To be determined
Total	0 titles	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0 titles	3/6	38	10	0	28	135	176	-40

EBSL record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
1998	did not enter
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004	Division C Quarterfinals	5th	3	2	0	1	12	8	+4
2005	Division B Quarterfinals	7th	3	1	0	2	12	12	0
2006	Division A	–	20	6	0	14	66	97	-31
2007	Preliminary round	–	2	0	0	2	2	7	-5
2008	Stage 1 Quarterfinals	–	3	1	0	2	12	17	-5
2009	Promotion final	2nd	5	3	0	2	26	12	+14
2010	Stage 1 Division B	–	2	0	0	2	10	16	-6
2011	Stage 4 Division B	–	2	1	0	1	7	6	+1
2012	Stage 2 Division B	–	3	1	0	2	9	10	-1
2013	Promotion final	2nd	7	4	1	2	25	20	+5
2014	Stage 2 & 3 Division A	–	6	1	1	4	14	31	-17
2015	Stage 1 Division A	–	3	0	0	3	7	11	-4
2016	Stage 1 & 2 Division A	–	6	0	0	6	14	35	-21
2017	Promotion final	4th	10	2	0	8	24	50	-26
2018	Stage 3 Division B	–	3	1	0	2	10	12	-2
/2019	Promotion final	4th	7	5	0	2	27	16	+11
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
/ 2021	Promotion final	4th	9	5	0	4	31	29	+2
2022	Promotion final	3rd	5	3	0	2	17	12	+5
2023	Group Stage Division A	15th	6	1	0	5	14	28	-14
/ 2024	to be determined
Total	0 titles	9/19	105	37	2	66	339	429	-90

v t e National beach soccer teams
Asia	Afghanistan Australia Bahrain Bangladesh China India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Laos Lebanon Korea Republic Kuwait Malaysia Myanmar Oman Palestine Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria Thailand United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam
Africa	Algeria Cameroon Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Madagascar Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Nigeria Senegal Seychelles Somalia South Africa Tunisia Uganda
Europe	Albania Andorra Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Finland France Germany Georgia Greece Hungary Israel Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Lithuania Malta Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Spain Switzerland Sweden Turkey Ukraine
North America	Bahamas Belize Canada Costa Rica El Salvador Guadeloupe Guatemala Jamaica Mexico Panama Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago United States
South America	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela
Oceania	Cook Islands Fiji New Caledonia New Zealand Solomon Islands Tahiti Tonga Vanuatu

v t e International beach soccer
FIFA Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) World cups FIFA World Cup (active) World Championships (defunct) World Beach Games Intercontinental Cup Women's World Winners Cup Women's World Winners Cup Mundialito (de Clubes) BSWW Tour
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup – WAFF – AFF
Africa	CAF – Cup of Nations
North America Central America and Caribbean	CONCACAF – Championship
South America	CONMEBOL – World Cup qualifiers Copa América U-20 League Club Copa Libertadores
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup
Europe	UEFA – League World Cup qualifiers Cup Club Euro Winners Cup Women's Euro Winners Challenge
Games	Asian Beach Games Bolivarian Beach Games European Games Mediterranean Beach Games South American Beach Games
World Rankings Stars Awards