# Athens Football Clubs Association

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Athens Football Clubs Association (Greek: Ένωση Ποδοσφαιρικών Σωματείων Αθηνών) is one of the oldest amateur Greek association football club associations, representing teams from Athens Prefecture.

## History

It was officially founded in 1924, but its history begins in 1919 when the Greek Football Club Association was founded. During the 1923–24 Championship of the E.P.S. Greece, the Athenian teams had many complaints from the referee, who they accused of being biased against them in favor of the club of Piraeus. The climax of the protests was the withdrawal from the championship of three teams of Athens on 30 March 1924, two games before its end and while the title seemed to be decided between O.F. Piraeus and A.P.S. Piraeus, who eventually won the title. The teams that left were Panathinaikos, Apollon Athens and Athinaikos
Almost immediately, those three clubs, together with Atromitos, Panionios and the then-founded Milon Athens, created the "Athens Football Clubs Association" (E.S.P. Athens) and proceeded to hold a separate championship with the participation of five clubs. The founding clubs of the association were:
* AEK Athens
* Goudi Athens
* Atromitos
* Panathinaikos
* Panionios
* Apollon Athens
In the early 2000s, the associations of the former the Prefecture of East Attica were split off, creating the East Attica Football Clubs Association, as well as the counterparts of the former Prefecture of West Attica by founding West Attica Football Clubs Association.

## League

From 1924 to 1959 the first division E.P.S. Athens included in its composition the top teams of Athens. Until the 1958–59 season, the first two, three or four teams of the final standings of Athens first division were qualified to the final phase of the Panhellenic Championship, together with the corresponding teams from the E.P.S. of Piraeus and Macedonia and some provincial clubs that qualified through a special tournament called "Regional Championships". Thus, the first division of Athens was the most difficult of any other local association, as the clubs that made it up were clearly stronger than their counterparts. It was common for the Athenian teams that reached the final phase of the Panhellenic Championship to be exhausted due to great competition and the lack of current training infrastructure. Until 1959 the first division of Athens was essentially the most powerful local league in the country, but with the establishment of the national divisions, it lost ground in the football hierarchy.

## Organization

The association is a member of the Hellenic Football Federation and organizes a regional football league and cup. It currently represents 900 football players and 131 amateur men's football clubs.
Twenty (20) of these football clubs are playing in national leagues. The six (6) women's football clubs of Athens F.C.A. are playing in the first and second national league. Sixteen (16) football clubs are playing in Hellenic Indoor Football League.
The football clubs are separated in three leagues:
* Athens F.C.A. A league (32 clubs)
** Group A (16 clubs)
** Group B (16 clubs)
* Athens F.C.A. B league (48 clubs)
** Group A (16 clubs)
** Group B (16 clubs)
** Group C (16 clubs)
* Athens F.C.A. C league (55 clubs}
** Group A (11 clubs)
** Group B (11 clubs)
** Group C (11 clubs)
** Group D (12 clubs)
** Group of B teams (10 clubs)

## Cup
### Finals

| Season | Winner | Result | Runner-up | Ground | Source |
| 1971–72 | A.O.N. Argyroupoli | 2–2 (3–2 p) | Charavgiakos | Nea Smyrni Stadium | |
| 1972–73 | PAO Thriamvos Athens | 1–1 (3–2 p) | A.O.N. Argyroupoli | Nea Smyrni Stadium | |
| 1973–74 | A.O. Koukouvaounes | 2–0 | A.O. Paradisos Amarousion | Cholargos Municipal Stadium | |
| 1974–75 | Ilioupoli | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Agoi Anargyroi | Tavros Stadium | |
| 1975–76 | PAO Rouf | 3–2 | Kallithea | Peristeri Stadium | |
| 1976–77 | Agios Dimitrios | 3–2 | A.O. Oropos | Grigoris Lamprakis Stadium | |
| 1977–78 | Ilioupoli | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Iraklis Peristeri | Nikos Goumas Stadium | |
| 1978–79 | A.O. Pangrati | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Keravnos Keratea | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | |
| 1979–80 | Athinaikos | 2–0 | Koropi | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | |
| 1980–81 | Athinaikos | 2–1 | Cholargos | Peristeri Stadium | |
| 1981–82 | A.O. Peristeri | 1–0 | Keravnos Keratea | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | |
| 1982–83 | A.O. Chalandri | 0–0 (3–0 p) | Agios Dimitrios | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | |
| 1983–84 | A.E. Galatsi | 3–1 | Marko | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | |
| 1984–85 | Ifestos Peristeri | 3–1 | Ilioupoli | Grigoris Lamprakis Stadium | |
| 1985–86 | Keravnos Keratea | 3–1 | Asteras Zografou | Grigoris Lamprakis Stadium | |
| 1986–87 | A.O. Pefki | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Triglia Rafinas | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | |
| 1987–88 | A.O. Vouliagmeni | 4–2 | A.O. Pefki | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | |
| 1988–89 | Doxa Vyronas | 2–1 | A.O. Kifisia | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | |
| 1989–90 | Cholargos | 1–0 | Machi Marathonas | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | |
| 1990–91 | A.O. Kifisia | 1–1 (4–3 p) | A.O. Pefki | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | |
| 1991–92 | Agia Paraskevi | 2–0 | A.O. Chalandri | Athens Olympic Stadium | |
| 1992–93 | Panathinaikos (Amateur team) | 2–0 | Agios Ierotheos | Athens Olympic Stadium | |
| 1993–94 | Panathinaikos (Amateur team) | 2–1 | AEK Nea Liosia | Athens Olympic Stadium | |
| 1994–95 | Marko | 2–1 | Agios Ierotheos | | |
| 1995–96 | Agia Eleousa | 4–1 | PAO Kamatero | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | |
| 1996–97 | Sourmena | 2–1 | Aris Petroupolis | | |
| 1997–98 | Akratitos | 3–0 | Acharnaikos | Nikos Goumas Stadium | |
| 1998–99 | Asteras Zografou | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Akratitos | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | |
| 1999–2000 | Agios Dimitrios | 1–0 | Thrasyvoulos | | |
| 2000–01 | Thrasyvoulos | 3–0 | A.O. Chalandri | | |
| 2001–02 | PAO Rouf | 1–0 | Thrasyvoulos | | |
| 2002–03 | Ilisiakos | 1–0 | Chaidari | Grigoris Lamprakis Stadium | |
| 2003–04 | Chaidari | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Sourmena | Michalis Kritikopoulos Stadium | |
| 2004–05 | Agia Paraskevi | 2–1 | Ajax Tavros | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | |
| 2005–06 | Fostiras | 2–0 | PAO Rouf | Peristeri Stadium | |
| 2006–07 | Fostiras | 4–0 | A.O. Nea Ionia | Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium | |
| 2007–08 | Agia Paraskevi | 3–2 | PAO Rouf | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | |
| 2008–09 | PAO Rouf | 2–1 | Olympiakos Neon Liosion | Peristeri Stadium | |
| 2009–10 | Apollon Smyrnis | 2-1 | Elpidoforos Kifisia | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | |
| 2010–11 | Keravnos Glyfada | 2–0 | Iasonas Ilion | Peristeri Stadium | |
| 2011–12 | Fostiras | 3–1 | Athinaikos | Peristeri Stadium | |
| 2012–13 | A.E. Kifisia | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Egaleo | Nea Smyrni Stadium | |
| 2013–14 | Panerythraikos | 1–0 | A.E. Irakleio | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | |
| 2014–15 | Egaleo | 1–0 | Charavgiakos | Nea Smyrni Stadium | |
| 2015–16 | A.O. Chalandri | 3–0 | Ilisiakos | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | |
| 2016–17 | Sourmena | 2–1 | Charavgiakos | Nea Smyrni Stadium | |
| 2017–18 | A.E. Kifisia | 2–0 | Agia Paraskevi | Peristeri Stadium | |
| 2018–19 | Ilisiakos | 1–0 | Agios Ierotheos | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | |
| 2019–20 | Agios Ierotheos | 3–0 (w/o)$^1$ | Fostiras | ― | |
| 2020–21 | Suspended$^2$ | Suspended$^2$ | Suspended$^2$ | Suspended$^2$ | Suspended$^2$ |
| 2021–22 | Ilioupoli | 3–1 | Diana Ilioupoli | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | |
| 2022–23 | Ethnikos Asteras | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Aris Petroupolis | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | |
| 2023–24 | A.O. Nea Ionia | 2–0 | Aris Petroupolis | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | |
Notes
$^1$ The cup was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and thus the outcome of the institution was judged after a draw.
$^2$ All the institutions of the local association were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Winners by club

| Club | Winner | Season |
| Agia Paraskevi | 3 | 1992, 2005, 2008 |
| PAO Rouf | 3 | 1976, 2002, 2009 |
| Fostiras | 3 | 2006, 2007, 2012 |
| Ilioupoli | 3 | 1975, 1978, 2022 |
| Athinaikos | 2 | 1980, 1981 |
| Panathinaikos (Amateur team) | 2 | 1993, 1994 |
| Agios Dimitrios | 2 | 1977, 2000 |
| A.O. Chalandri | 2 | 1983, 2016 |
| Sourmena | 2 | 1997, 2017 |
| A.E. Kifisia | 2 | 2013, 2018 |
| Ilisiakos | 2 | 2003, 2019 |
| A.O.N. Argyroupoli | 1 | 1972 |
| PAO Thriamvos Athens | 1 | 1973 |
| A.O. Koukouvaounes | 1 | 1974 |
| A.O. Pangrati | 1 | 1979 |
| A.O. Peristeri | 1 | 1982 |
| A.E. Galatsi | 1 | 1984 |
| Ifestos Peristeri | 1 | 1985 |
| Keravnos Keratea | 1 | 1986 |
| A.O. Pefki | 1 | 1987 |
| A.O. Vouliagmeni | 1 | 1988 |
| Doxa Vyronas | 1 | 1989 |
| Cholargos | 1 | 1990 |
| A.O. Kifisia | 1 | 1991 |
| Marko | 1 | 1995 |
| Agia Eleousa | 1 | 1996 |
| Akratitos | 1 | 1998 |
| Asteras Zografou | 1 | 1999 |
| Thrasyvoulos | 1 | 2001 |
| Chaidari | 1 | 2004 |
| Apollon Smyrnis | 1 | 2010 |
| Keravnos Glyfada | 1 | 2011 |
| Panerythraikos | 1 | 2014 |
| Egaleo | 1 | 2015 |
| Agios Ierotheos | 1 | 2020 |
| Ethnikos Asteras | 1 | 2023 |
| A.O. Nea Ionia | 1 | 2024 |