Greece national beach soccer team
Nickname(s) | Ethniki (National) Galanolefki (Blue-white) | ||
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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 | 50 (8 May 2023)[1] | ||
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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) |
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.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023
France v Greece
9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) 2023 Mediterranean Beach Games | France | 8–1 | Greece | Heraklion, Greece |
12:00 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Karteros Beach Sports Center Referee: Wilson Castanheira (Portugal) |
Greece v Morocco
10 September 2023 (2023-09-10) 2023 Mediterranean Beach Games | Greece | 3–11 | Morocco | Heraklion, Greece |
16:00 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Karteros Beach Sports Center Referee: Wilson Castanheira (Portugal) |
Greece v Spain
11 September 2023 (2023-09-11) 2023 Mediterranean Beach Games | Greece | 1–5 | Spain | Heraklion, Greece |
17:30 UTC+3 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Karteros Beach Sports Center Referee: Hany Eleraky (Egypt) |
Greece v Italy
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 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Main pitch Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany) |
Belarus v Greece
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 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Main pitch Referee: Dario Minder (Switzerland) |
Moldova v Greece
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 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Pitch 2 Referee: Mehdi Sayoud (Belgium) |
Greece v Moldova
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 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Pitch 2 Referee: Moreno Francesco Longo (Italy) |
Azerbaijan v Greece
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 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Pitch 2 Referee: Raffaele Delvecchio (Italy) |
France v Greece
24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) 2023 Euro Beach Soccer League – Division A – Relegation play-offs | France | 3–2 | Greece | Alghero, Italy |
| Report |
| Stadium: Main Pitch Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria) |
2024
Norway v Greece
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 |
| Stadium: Italian Olympic Center Referee: Sergio Romero (Switzerland) |
Greece v Malta
6 July 2024 (2024-07-06) 2024 Euro Beach Soccer League – Division B | Greece | 7–4 | Malta | Pisa, Italy |
11:00 UTC+03:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Italian Olympic Center Referee: Saverio Bottalico (Italy) |
Current squad
- As of 7 July 2024
The following players were named in the squad for the 2024 Euro Beach Soccer League, to be played 2 to 7 July 2024.[2]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Lamion Letso | (1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 32) | 15 | 0 | AO Kefallinia |
2 | 2DF | Michail Lympousis | (1993-01-14) 14 January 1993 (age 31) | 30 | 7 | AO Atlas |
3 | 2DF | Dimitrios Paloumpis | (2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 21) | 24 | 1 | Napoli Patron |
4 | 2DF | Theodoros Karmokolias | (1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 (age 24) | 9 | 0 | Panachaiki |
5 | 2DF | Georgios Karakasis | (1987-08-27) 27 August 1987 (age 37) | 30 | 5 | AO Kefallinia |
6 | 4FW | Konstantinos Koukovinis | (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 27) | 20 | 2 | AO Kefallinia |
7 | 4FW | Andreas Katsoulis | (1993-08-25) 25 August 1993 (age 31) | 30 | 26 | AO Kefallinia |
8 | 4FW | Dimitrios Alexandros Mikelatos | (1988-02-01) 1 February 1988 (age 36) | 25 | 19 | Panachaiki |
9 | 4FW | Konstantinos Tsitsaris | (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 31) | 28 | 14 | AO Atlas |
10 | 4FW | Theofilos Triantafyllidis (captain) | (1974-10-26) 26 October 1974 (age 49) | 36 | 3 | AO Kefallinia |
11 | 4FW | Ioannis Skourtas | (2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 20) | 23 | 11 | Napoli Patron |
12 | 1GK | Adam Tsekouras | (2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 21) | 27 | 1 | Panachaiki |
Competitive record
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
FIFA World Cup record | Qualification (UEFA) record | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Euro Beach Soccer League
EBSL record | |||||||||
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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 |
Beach Soccer at the Mediterranean Beach Games
Mediterranean Beach Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
2015 | Group stage | 9th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 |
2019 | Group stage | – | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
2023 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 24 | -19 |
2027 | to be determined | ||||||||
Total | 0 titles | 0/2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 53 | -14 |
References
External links
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- (in Russian) Team profile on Beach Soccer Russia
- Team profile at Beach Soccer Worldwide
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