Greece national under-23 football team
National U-23 football team
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Greece national under-23 football team represents Greece in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overaged players. The team is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation (HFF).
Nickname(s)Ethniki (National)
Galanolefki (Sky blue-white)
Galanolefki (Sky blue-white)
AssociationHellenic Football Federation
Head coachVacant
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| Nickname(s) | Ethniki (National) Galanolefki (Sky blue-white) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Hellenic Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Vacant | ||
| Captain | Vacant | ||
| Most caps | 11 players (3) | ||
| Top scorer | Giannis Taralidis (2) | ||
| Home stadium | Olympic Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | GRE | ||
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| First international | |||
 Sweden 9–0 Greece  (Antwerp, Belgium; August 29, 1920) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| none | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Sweden 9–0 Greece (Antwerp, Belgium; August 29, 1920) | |||
| Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1920) | ||
| Best result | Round 1: 1920, 1952, 2004 | ||
Summer Olympics
| Olympics Record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Round | Pos. | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
| 1896 | Athens | No football tournament | ||||||||
| 1900 |  Paris | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1904 |  St. Louis | |||||||||
| 1908 |  London | |||||||||
| 1912 | Stockholm | |||||||||
| 1920 |  Antwerp | Preliminary Round | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1924 | Paris | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1928 |  Amsterdam | |||||||||
| 1932 | Los Angeles | No football tournament | ||||||||
| 1936 |  Berlin | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1948 | London | |||||||||
| 1952 |  Helsinki | Preliminary Round | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1956 |  Melbourne | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1960 |  Rome | |||||||||
| 1964 |  Tokyo | |||||||||
| 1968 |  Mexico City | |||||||||
| 1972 |  Munich | |||||||||
| 1976 |  Montreal | |||||||||
| 1980 |  Moscow | |||||||||
| 1984 | Los Angeles | |||||||||
| 1988 |  Seoul | |||||||||
| 1992 |  Barcelona | |||||||||
| 1996 | Atlanta | |||||||||
| 2000 | Sydney | |||||||||
| 2004 | Athens | Round 1 | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2008 |  Beijing | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2012 | London | |||||||||
| 2016 |  Rio de Janeiro | |||||||||
| 2020 | Tokyo | |||||||||
| 2024 | Paris | |||||||||
| Total | 3/19 | 15th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | ||
Players
Olympic Squads
1920 Summer Olympics
Head coach: Georgios Kalafatis
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Giorgos Andrianopoulos | 1900 | 0 |  Piraikos Syndesmos | |
| FW | Yiannis Andrianopoulos | 1900 | 1 | Piraiki Enosi | |
| FW | Georgios Chatziandreou | 1899 | 1 | Piraikos Syndesmos | |
| GK | Dimitris Demertzis | 0 | Panathinaikos | ||
| MF | Sotiris Despotopoulos | 0 | Panionios | ||
| FW | Theodoros Dimitriou | 1899 | 1 | Apollon Smyrnis | |
| GK | Antonis Fotiadis | 1899 | 1 | Apollon Smyrnis | |
| DF | Agamenon Gilis | 1899 | 1 | Apollon Smyrnis | |
| MF | Dimitris Gotis | 1899 | 1 | Apollon Smyrnis | |
| FW | Georgios Kalafatis | 1890 | 1 | Panathinaikos | |
| DF | Nikos Kaloudis | 1899 | 1 | Piraiki Enosi | |
| MF | Apostolos Nikolaidis | 1896 | 1 | Panathinaikos | |
| FW | Theodoros Nikolaidis | 1899 | 1 | F.C. Goudi Athens | |
| MF | Christos Peppas | 1899 | 1 | Piraiki Enosi | |
| Vasilis Samios | 0 | Apollon Smyrnis | |||
| Ioannis Stavropoulos | 0 | Panathinaikos |
1952 Summer Olympics
Head coach: Antonis Migiakis
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Thanasis Bebis | 26 June 1928 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 | Olympiacos | |
| MF | Giorgos Darivas | 12 March 1926 (aged 26) | 1 | 0 | Olympiacos | |
| FW | Babis Drosos | 19 March 1927 (aged 25) | 1 | 0 | Olympiacos | |
| FW | Pavlos Emmanouilidis | 1929 (aged 23) | 1 | 1 | AEK Athens | |
| DF | Youlielmos Arvanitis | 1920 (aged 32) | 1 | 0 | AEK Athens | |
| MF | Ioannis Ioannou | 1931 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Ethnikos Piraeus | |
| DF | Kostas Linoxilakis | 5 March 1933 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Panathinaikos | |
| FW | Ilias Papageorgiou | 1925 (aged 27) | 1 | 0 | AEK Athens | |
| GK | Nikos Petzaropoulos | 17 January 1927 (aged 25) | 1 | 0 | Panionios | |
| MF | Kostas Poulis | 1928 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 | AEK Athens | |
| DF | Ilias Rosidis | 3 February 1927 (aged 25) | 1 | 0 | Olympiacos | |
| GK | Michalis Delavinias | 1 January 1921 (aged 31) | 0 | 0 | AEK Athens | |
| MF | Babis Kotridis | 30 October 1928 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Olympiacos | |
| DF | Andreas Mouratis | 29 November 1926 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Olympiacos | |
| FW | Panagiotis Patakas | 1 January 1929 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | AEK Athens | |
| FW | Lakis Petropoulos | 1929 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Panathinaikos |
2004 Summer Olympics
Head coach: Stratos Apostolakis
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Georgios Abaris | 23 April 1982 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | Iraklis |
| 2 | DF | Aris Galanopoulos | 13 September 1981 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | Kalamata |
| 3 | MF | Panagiotis Lagos | 18 July 1985 (aged 19) | 3 | 0 | Iraklis |
| 4 | DF | Vangelis Moras | 26 August 1981 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 | AEK Athens |
| 5 | DF | Spyros Vallas | 26 August 1981 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 | Olympiacos |
| 6 | MF | Ieroklis Stoltidis* | 2 February 1975 (aged 29) | 3 | 1 | Olympiacos |
| 7 | FW | Anestis Agritis | 16 April 1981 (aged 23) | 1 | 0 | Egaleo |
| 8 | MF | Konstantinos Nebegleras* | 14 April 1975 (aged 29) | 3 | 0 | Iraklis |
| 9 | FW | Dimitris Salpingidis | 18 August 1981 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 | PAOK |
| 10 | FW | Nikolaos Mitrou | 10 July 1983 (aged 21) | 2 | 0 | Panionios |
| 11 | FW | Dimitrios Papadopoulos | 20 October 1981 (aged 22) | 3 | 1 | Panathinaikos |
| 12 | DF | Christos Karipidis | 2 December 1982 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | PAOK |
| 13 | MF | Fanouris Goundoulakis | 13 July 1981 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Panionios |
| 14 | MF | Georgios Fotakis | 29 October 1981 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | Egaleo |
| 15 | MF | Miltiadis Sapanis* | 28 January 1976 (aged 28) | 3 | 0 | Panathinaikos |
| 16 | DF | Loukas Vyntra | 5 February 1981 (aged 23) | 3 | 0 | Panathinaikos |
| 17 | MF | Giannis Taralidis | 17 May 1981 (aged 23) | 3 | 2 | Olympiacos |
| 18 | GK | Kleopas Giannou | 4 May 1982 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | Olympiacos |
* Overage player.
Overage players in Olympic Games
| Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Konstantinos Nebegleras (MF) | Miltiadis Sapanis (MF) | Ieroklis Stoltidis (MF) |
Olympic match record
| 29 August 1920 First round | Sweden | 9–0 | Greece | Antwerp, Belgium |
| 10:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium[A] Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Charles Barette (Belgium) |
| 15 July 1952 Preliminary round | Denmark  | 2–1 | Greece | Tampere, Finland |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ratina Stadion Attendance: 4,372 Referee: Wolf Karni (Finland) |
| 11 August 2004 Matchday 1 | South Korea | 2–2 | Greece | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| 20:30CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium Attendance: 25,152 Referee: Jorge Larrionda (Uruguay) |
| 14 August 2004 Matchday 2 | Greece | 0–2 |  Mali | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| 20:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium Attendance: 17,123 Referee: Carlos Torres (Paraguay) |
Goalscorers
| # | Name | Career | Goals | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2004 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2 | 2004 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 2004 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1952 | 1 | 1 |
Other appearances
Mediterranean Games
| Football at the Mediterranean Games | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Placing | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| Until 1967 | See Greece national football team | ||||||||
 1971 | 6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | ||
 1975 | 9th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 | ||
 1979 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | ||
 1983 | 5th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
 1987 | 4th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1991–present | See Greece national under-20 team | ||||||||
| Total | 5/5 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 38 | ||