# Greece Amputee Football Association

The Greece 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 member of the European Amputee Football Federation (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. In October 2023, Greece finished third in the EAFF Nations League Division C and qualified for Euro 2024 in France.

## Honours
### European competitions

* EAFF European Championship
** Last 14 (2): 2021, 2024
* EAFF Nations League
** 3rd (1): 2023 (Division C)
* EAFF Amp Futbol Cup
** Winners (1): 2018

### Fair play awards

* EAFF European Championship
** Winners (1): 2021
* Tournoi des amputés à Bruges
** Winners (1): 2018
* NIVEA MEN Gazzetta Awards
** Winners (1): 2022

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss

### Euro 2024
## Competitions
### European Championship

| EAFF European Championship record | EAFF European Championship record | EAFF European Championship record | EAFF European Championship record | EAFF European Championship record | EAFF European Championship record | EAFF European Championship record | EAFF European Championship record | EAFF European Championship record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2017 | Group C | 12th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 28 |
| 2021 | Group B | 10th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 2024 | Group D | 15th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| Total | - | 3/3 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 55 |

### Nations League

| Nations League record | Nations League record | Nations League record | Nations League record | Nations League record | Nations League record | Nations League record | Nations League record | Nations League record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2023 | Division C | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | - | 1/1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |

### Amp Futbol Cups

| Amp Futbol Cup record | Amp Futbol Cup record | Amp Futbol Cup record | Amp Futbol Cup record | Amp Futbol Cup record | Amp Futbol Cup record | Amp Futbol Cup record | Amp Futbol Cup record | Amp Futbol Cup record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 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 |

## Head-to-head record

    As of 5 July 2024, after the EURO 2024 match against Georgia.
Positive Record  Negative Record
| Against | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Albania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Belgium | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| England | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Israel | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Poland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 35 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 51 | 100 |

## Players
### Current squad

    As 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.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Alexandros Ydraios | (1988-01-05) 5 January 1988 (age 36) | 18 | 0 | free agent |
| 12 | 1GK | Labros Efthimiou | (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991 (age 33) | 5 | 0 | free agent |
| 23 | 1GK | Alexandros Kapitsas | (1994-05-19) 19 May 1994 (age 30) | 5 | 0 | free agent |
| 6 | 2DF | Petros Tsikouras | (1981-07-22) 22 July 1981 (age 43) | 23 | 0 | free agent |
| 5 | 2DF | Georgios Lazaridis | (2000-11-05) 5 November 2000 (age 23) | 18 | 0 | free agent |
| 9 | 2DF | Vasilis Bakogiannis | (1985-06-27) 27 June 1985 (age 39) | 22 | 0 | free agent |
| 7 | 2DF | Theodoros Alexas | (1984-08-25) 25 August 1984 (age 40) | 14 | 0 | free agent |
| 11 | 3MF | Tasos Tsigkas (Captain) | (1984-05-12) 12 May 1984 (age 40) | 22 | 0 | free agent |
| 20 | 3MF | Vasilis Panidis | (1990-06-04) 4 June 1990 (age 34) | 16 | 0 | free agent |
| 10 | 3MF | Dimitris Tsikourelis | (1985-09-15) 15 September 1985 (age 39) | 9 | 0 | free agent |
| 13 | 3MF | Nikos Mademlis | (1984-09-19) 19 September 1984 (age 40) | 19 | 0 | free agent |
| 4 | 4FW | Lazaros Marigkos | (1985-01-05) 5 January 1985 (age 39) | 21 | 0 | free agent |
| 8 | 4FW | Dimitris Agrianitis (Vice-captain) | (1982-04-06) 6 April 1982 (age 42) | 22 | 0 | free agent |

### Recent call-ups

The following footballers were part of a national selection in the last year, but are not part of the current squad.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Dimitris Vouvopoulos | (1979-03-18) 18 March 1979 (age 45) | 7 | 0 | free agent |
| 2DF | Vasilis Toumaras | (1984-08-25) 25 August 1984 (age 40) | 14 | 0 | free agent |
| 3MF | Nikolaos Papakyrgiakis | (1990-06-04) 4 June 1990 (age 34) | 13 | 0 | free agent |
| 3MF | Ioannis Vasiadis | (1951-08-09) 9 August 1951 (age 73) | 0 | 0 | free agent |
| 3MF | Thanasis Syrmas | (1973-04-12) 12 April 1973 (age 51) | 0 | 0 | free agent |
| 4FW | Nikolaos Papaggelis | (1998-07-23) 23 July 1998 (age 26) | 0 | 0 | free agent |

#### Notes

    $^{INJ}$ = Not part of the current squad due to injury
    $^{WD}$ = Withdrew from this squad due to injury
    $^{PRE}$ = Preliminary squad / standby

## Coaching and technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Apostolis Baltoumas |
| Assistant coach | Dimitris Petrounias |
| Physiotherapist | Christos Liberis |
| Psychologist | Dimitris Petrounias |
| Technical director | Aris Mavropoulos |
| Logistics manager | Panagiotis Kaddas |
| Equipment manager | Stavros Kostopoulos |

### Coaching history

Updated 5 July 2024
| Full name | Years active | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win % |
| George Iordanidis | 2016–2017 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 40.00% |
| Apostolis Baltoumas | 2017– | 35 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 51 | 100 | 31.42% |
| Total | 2016–present | 40 | 13 | 6 | 21 | 60 | 106 | 32.50% |
* ↑ Unofficial matches against teams without amputees.
* ↑ Official matches against teams with amputees.

## Kit providers

Updated 7 December 2021
| Kit provider | Period |
| GIVOVA | 2016–2017 |
| LEGEA | 2017–2021 |
| LUANVI | 2021– |