Greek Amputee Football Association
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Nickname(s) |
Ethniki (The national) Galanolefki (The sky blues and whites)
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Association |
Greek Amputee Football Association |
Confederation |
UEFA (Europe) |
Head coach |
Apostolis Baltoumas |
Captain |
Tasos Tsigkas |
FIFA code |
GRE |
|
|
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Greece 0–5 England (Athens, Greece; 9 June 2017) |
Greece 9–0 Albania (Athens, Greece; 13 July 2021) |
Japan 13–0 Greece (Warsaw, Poland; 24 June 2017) |
Appearances |
2 (first in 2017) |
Best result |
10th, 2021
|
Appearances |
1 (first in 2018) |
Best result |
Winners, 2018 |
The Greek Amputee Football Association (Greek: Ελληνική Ένωση Ακρωτηριασμένων Ποδοσφαιριστών, Elliniki Enosi Akrotiriasmenon Podosfairiston) is the Greek governing body of amputee football and represents Greece at international events and competitions. In February 2016, Amputee Football Greece became the 14th European national team with the support of EAFF.
History
In June 2016, the Greeks participated in the EAFF Amputee Football Weeks project for the first time. The project took place in Corinth city with the participation of the following players: Alexandros Theodoridis, Dimitris Vouvopoulos, Tasos Tsigas, Georgios Lazaridis, Vasilis Mpakogiannis, Nikolaos Papakyrgiakis, Ioannis Vasiadis, Dimitris Agrianitis, and Nikolaos Papaggelis. The unofficial adapted training games, held in Pallini city, against AEK Futsal were the first-ever friendly encounters for the newly formed team. On 8 January 2017, the national side participated in a charity tournament against Olympiacos academy staff and Greece homeless team to raise poverty awareness and offer as many food supplies as possible to homeless people. On 9 June 2017, Greece lost, 0-5, to England in its first official friendly game. On 24 June 2017, Greece participated in the Amputee Football Cup for the first time in its short history. The team competed against Japan and Poland on the opening day of the international friendly cup and faced France on the following day, losing on all three occasions. On 3 October 2017, Greece participated in the European Championship for the first time. On 21 October 2018, the Greeks won their first-ever trophy in a friendly tournament held in Bruge, Belgium. Greece 2004 Legends played an exhibition game against Greece Amp in July 2021. Greece participated in the 2021 edition of the European Amputee Football Championship and finished tenth. In January 2022, the team obtained the Gazzetta Fair Play award after receiving 55,273 online votes by the fans.
Kit providers
Updated 7 December 2021
Results and fixtures
Win
Draw
Loss
- Friendlies
Greece v England
Japan v Greece
24 June 2017 Warsaw Cup
|
Japan |
13–0 |
Greece |
Warsaw, Poland
|
15:00 EET (UTC+01:00) |
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Stadium: Hala Piłkarska Bemowo Attendance: ? |
Poland v Greece
24 June 2017 Warsaw Cup
|
Poland |
11–0 |
Greece |
Warsaw, Poland
|
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) |
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|
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Stadium: Hala Piłkarska Bemowo Attendance: ? |
France v Greece
25 June 2017 Warsaw Cup
|
France |
4–0 |
Greece |
Warsaw, Poland
|
13:00 CET (UTC+01:00) |
|
|
|
Stadium: Hala Piłkarska Bemowo Attendance: ? |
- Euro 2017
England v Greece
Russia v Greece
Ireland v Greece
Germany v Greece
Greece v Georgia
Greece v Belgium
- Friendlies
Greece v Netherlands
Greece v Belgium
Netherlands v Greece
Belgium v Greece
Greece v Belgium
Greece v Belgium
Greece v Israel
Greece v Israel
Greece v Albania
Greece v Albania
- Euro 2021
Greece v England
France v Greece
Israel v Greece
Ukraine v Greece
Greece v Germany
Competitions
Amp Futbol Cups
Amp Futbol Cup record
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Year
|
Round
|
Position
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|
|
|
|
|
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2017
|
Group A
|
6th |
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
28
|
2018
|
Group A
|
1st |
4
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
5
|
Total
|
-
|
2/2
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
6
|
33
|
European Championship
Head-to-head record
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As of 19 September 2021, after the match against Germany.
Positive Record
Neutral Record
Negative Record
Against
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Albania |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
0
|
Belgium |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
3
|
England |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
18
|
France |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6
|
Georgia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4
|
Germany |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3
|
Ireland |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4
|
Israel |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
2
|
Netherlands |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2
|
Poland |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
11
|
Japan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
13
|
Russia |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
10
|
Ukraine |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0
|
Total |
25 |
9 |
3 |
13 |
41 |
76
|
Honours and achievements
European cups
Friendly cups
-
Tournoi des amputés à Bruges
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Winners (1): 2018
Fair play awards
Players
Current squad
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As of of matches played for Euro 2021.
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.
Recent call-ups
The following footballers were part of a national selection in the last year, but are not part of the current squad.
- Notes
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INJ = Not part of the current squad due to injury
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WD = Withdrew from this squad due to injury
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PRE = Preliminary squad / standby
Coaching and technical staff
Position
|
Name
|
Nationality
|
Logistics manager |
Panagiotis Kaddas |
|
Technical director |
Aris Mavropoulos |
|
Head coach |
Apostolis Baltoumas |
|
Assistant coach |
Dimitris Petrounias |
|
Physiotherapist |
Christos Liberis |
|
Psychologist |
Dimitris Petrounias |
|
Equipment manager |
Stavros Kostopoulos |
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Coaching history
Updated 26 February 2023
Full name
|
Years active
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Win %
|
Major competitions
|
George Iordanidis
|
2016–2017 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
6 |
40.0%
|
Apostolis Baltoumas |
2017– |
25 |
9 |
3 |
13 |
41 |
76 |
36.0%
|
Total
|
2016–present
|
30
|
11
|
4
|
15
|
50
|
82
|
36.6%
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