# Greece national under-21 football team

The Greece national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Greece and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years.
The under-21 competition rules stipulate that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, so technically it is up to an U-23 competition. To be eligible for the Greece National Team, all the football players must hold Hellenic (Greek) nationality and comply with the provisions of Article 15 of the regulations governing the Application of FIFA Statutes. A list of 35 football players must be submitted to the UEFA administration 30 days before the European Under-21 Football Championship opening match. Only 22 of the 35 players listed are authorised to take part in the final tournament and 3 of them must be goalkeepers.
As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U-21s, senior side and again for the U-21s, as Sotiris Ninis has done recently. It is also possible to play more than one country at youth level or different at youth level and different at senior level (provided the player is eligible). But a football player can represent only the senior national team that capped him first.
Also in existence are national teams for Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments), Under-19s and Under-17s. Greece also has a women's national team.

## History

The first time that Greece's national team of hopes were formed was in 1968, with the aim of participating in the first Balkan Youth Championship that took place at the Kaftanzoglio Stadium in Thessaloniki.
In their maiden match she played with the corresponding team in Turkey; the match ended in a goalless draw.
The first eleven were the following: Tourkomenis, B. Intzoglou (59' Dimitriou), Chaliambalias, Kyriazis, Athanasopoulos, Karafeskos, Filakouris, Sarafis (46' Stoligas), K. Papaioannou, Koudas, Kritikopoulos (70' Alexiadis).
In the following years, Greece won twice the Balkan Youth Championship (1969 and 1971), and they fought twice (1988 and 1998) in the final of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship.

## Competition Record

As of 23 September 2022
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L |
| UEFA U-23 Championship | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| UEFA U-21 Championship | 212 | 100 | 35 | 77 |

### UEFA European U23 Championship record

| UEFA European U21 Championship record | UEFA European U21 Championship record | UEFA European U21 Championship record | UEFA European U21 Championship record | UEFA European U21 Championship record | UEFA European U21 Championship record | UEFA European U21 Championship record | UEFA European U21 Championship record | UEFA European U21 Championship record | UEFA European U21 Championship record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1972 | Semi-finals | 3rd/4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| 1974 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
| 1976 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 |
| Total | 0 titles | 1/3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | −5 |

### UEFA European U21 Championship record

| UEFA European U21 Championship record | UEFA European U21 Championship record | UEFA European U21 Championship record | UEFA European U21 Championship record | UEFA European U21 Championship record | UEFA European U21 Championship record | UEFA European U21 Championship record | UEFA European U21 Championship record | UEFA European U21 Championship record | UEFA European U21 Championship record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1978 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 |
| 1980 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
| 1982 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 |
| 1984 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| 1986 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 |
| 1988 | Final | Runners-up | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 |
| 1990 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 |
| 1994 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 6 | +17 |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | Final | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | +5 |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 13 | +20 |
| 2002 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | +10 |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 9 | +9 |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | +1 |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | −1 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | +10 |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | −1 |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 7 | +19 |
| 2021 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 |
| Total | 0 titles | 4/24 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 198 | 97 | 30 | 71 | 319 | 236 | +83 |

## Honours

* Balkan Youth Championship
    Winners (2): 1969, 1971
* Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament
    Third place (2):, 2015, 2018

## Results and schedule

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

### 2026
## Euro 2025 Under-21 Championship qualification
### 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Portugal | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 6 | +27 | 27 | Final tournament | — | 5–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 6–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Croatia | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 22 | Play-offs | 0–2 | — | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Greece | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 17 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 4 | Faroe Islands | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 10 | | 1–3 | 2–4 | 0–4 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| 5 | Belarus | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | −14 | 6 | | 0–5 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | — | 0–0 |
| 6 | Andorra | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 3 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |

## Coaching staff
### Managers

The following table provides a summary of the complete record of each Greece team manager including their results regarding European Under-21 Championship.
    Key: Pld–games played, W–games won, D–games drawn; L–games lost, %–win percentage
| Manager | Greece tenure | Pld | W | D | L | Win % | Major competitions |
| Stelios Aposporis | 2004–2007 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 050.0 | 2006 European Championship – Failed to qualify 2007 European Championship – Failed to qualify |
| Nikos Nioplias | 2007–2009 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 047.4 | 2009 European Championship – Failed to qualify |
| Georgios Georgiadis | 2010–2012 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 052.6 | 2011 European Championship – Play-offs 2013 European Championship – Failed to qualify |
| Kostas Tsanas | 2012–2015 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 050.0 | 2015 European Championship – Failed to qualify |
| Michalis Iordanidis | 2015 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | — |
| Antonis Nikopolidis | 2015–2019 | 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 048.5 | 2017 European Championship – Failed to qualify 2019 European Championship – Play-offs |
| Giannis Goumas | 2019–2021 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 033.3 | 2021 European Championship – Failed to qualify |
| Georgios Simos | 2021–2022 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 050.0 | 2023 European Championship – Failed to qualify |
| Nikos Papadopoulos | 2022–2024 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 050.0 | — |
| Giannis Taousianis | 2024– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | — |
| Totals | Totals | | | | | | |
Last updated: 27 August 2024. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 11 March 2025
The following 26 players were called up for the friendly matches against Albania on 21 March and Bulgaria on 25 March.
Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the senior team.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Nikolaos Botis | (2004-03-31) 31 March 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Olympiacos |
| 1GK | Spyros Angelidis | (2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Werder Bremen II |
| 1GK | Georgios Karakasidis | (2005-01-31) 31 January 2005 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Panathinaikos |
| 2DF | Alexis Kalogeropoulos | (2004-07-26) 26 July 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Volos |
| 2DF | Christos Alexiou | (2005-06-30) 30 June 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Inter Milan Primavera |
| 2DF | Georgios Katris | (2005-10-14) 14 October 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Levadiakos |
| 2DF | Konstantinos Kostoulas | (2005-02-08) 8 February 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Rio Ave |
| 2DF | Lefteris Tasiouras | (2004-03-01) 1 March 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Volos |
| 2DF | Athanasios Koutsogoulas | (2004-04-03) 3 April 2004 (age 20) | 5 | 0 | Panserraikos |
| 2DF | Taxiarchis Filon | (2005-03-16) 16 March 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | PAOK B |
| 2DF | Marios Sinanaj | (2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | PAOK B |
| 2DF | Noah Allen | (2004-04-28) 28 April 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Inter Miami |
| 3MF | Giannis Apostolakis | (2004-09-24) 24 September 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | OFI |
| 3MF | Christos Papadopoulos | (2004-11-01) 1 November 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Juventus Next Gen |
| 3MF | Theofanis Bakoulas | (2005-01-04) 4 January 2005 (age 20) | 5 | 1 | Rio Ave |
| 3MF | Dimitris Kaloskamis | (2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Atromitos |
| 3MF | Sotiris Kontouris | (2005-02-24) 24 February 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Panetolikos |
| 3MF | Vangelis Nikolaou | (2004-06-03) 3 June 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Panetolikos |
| 4FW | Georgios Kyriopoulos | (2004-08-24) 24 August 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Kifisia |
| 4FW | Giannis Theodosoulakis | (2004-09-11) 11 September 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | OFI |
| 4FW | Stavros Pnevmonidis | (2006-08-07) 7 August 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Olympiacos U19 |
| 4FW | Antonis Papakanellos | (2005-08-11) 11 August 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Olympiacos |
| 4FW | Lampros Smyrlis | (2004-07-12) 12 July 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | PAOK B |
| 4FW | Georgios Koutsias (captain) | (2004-02-08) 8 February 2004 (age 21) | 16 | 4 | Lugano |
| 4FW | Dimitris Rallis | (2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 1 | Heerenveen |
| 4FW | Athanasios Dabizas | (2004-05-26) 26 May 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Panathinaikos |

### Recent call-ups

Following are listed players called up in the previous twelve months who are still eligible to represent the under-21 team.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Dimitrios Monastirlis | (2004-03-22) 22 March 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | PAOK | v. Hungary, 19 November 2024 |
| GK | Konstantinos Balomenos | (2002-03-11) 11 March 2002 (age 23) | 6 | 0 | PAOK | v. Croatia, 15 October 2024 |
| GK | Nikos Grammatikakis | (2003-05-26) 26 May 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Asteras Tripolis | v. Croatia, 15 October 2024 |
| GK | Angelos Angelopoulos | (2003-02-19) 19 February 2003 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | AEK | v. Croatia, 15 October 2024 |
| GK | Fotis Sgouris | (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | Asteras Tripolis | v. Faroe Islands, 10 September 2024 |
| GK | Konstantinos Tzolakis | (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 22) | 21 | 0 | Olympiacos | v. Andorra, 26 March 2024 |
| DF | Isidoros Koutsidis | (2004-12-23) 23 December 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Volos | v. Hungary, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Nikos Deligiannis | (2005-03-22) 22 March 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | PAOK B | v. Hungary, 19 November 2024 |
| DF | Fotis Kitsos | (2003-03-31) 31 March 2003 (age 21) | 16 | 0 | Omonia | v. Croatia, 15 October 2024 |
| DF | Ilias Kostis | (2003-02-27) 27 February 2003 (age 22) | 8 | 2 | Atlético Madrid B | v. Croatia, 15 October 2024 |
| DF | Apostolos Konstantopoulos | (2002-08-02) 2 August 2002 (age 22) | 15 | 0 | Beerschot | v. Croatia, 15 October 2024 |
| DF | Apostolos Apostolopoulos | (2002-12-11) 11 December 2002 (age 22) | 7 | 0 | Panetolikos | v. Croatia, 15 October 2024 |
| DF | Panagiotis Panagiotou | (2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 (age 23) | 9 | 0 | Ethnikos Achna | v. Croatia, 15 October 2024 |
| DF | Konstantinos Chrysopoulos | (2003-05-21) 21 May 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Anorthosis | v. Faroe Islands, 10 September 2024 |
| DF | Nikolaos Kanellopoulos | (2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | AEK B | v. Andorra, 26 March 2024 |
| MF | Viktor Rumyantsev | (2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | PAOK B | v. Hungary, 19 November 2024 |
| MF | Christos Kourfalidis | (2002-11-11) 11 November 2002 (age 22) | 15 | 2 | Cosenza | v. Croatia, 15 October 2024 |
| MF | Dimitrios Metaxas | (2003-12-16) 16 December 2003 (age 21) | 13 | 0 | Athens Kallithea | v. Croatia, 15 October 2024 |
| MF | Christos Mouzakitis | (2006-12-25) 25 December 2006 (age 18) | 4 | 0 | Olympiacos | v. Croatia, 15 October 2024 |
| MF | Argyris Darelas | (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 21) | 10 | 0 | NEC Nijmegen | v. Croatia, 15 October 2024 |
| MF | Christos Kryparakos | (2003-06-12) 12 June 2003 (age 21) | 10 | 0 | Niki Volos | v. Andorra, 26 March 2024 |
| MF | Athanasios Karamanis | (2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Atromitos | v. Andorra, 26 March 2024 |
| MF | Titos Koutentakis | (2003-08-22) 22 August 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | OFI | v. Andorra, 26 March 2024 |
| MF | Vasilios Sourlis | (2002-11-16) 16 November 2002 (age 22) | 18 | 3 | Lamia | v. Andorra, 26 March 2024 |
| FW | Nikos Zouglis | (2003-11-14) 14 November 2003 (age 21) | 11 | 1 | Asteras Tripolis | v. Croatia, 15 October 2024 |
| FW | Giannis Niarchos | (2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 (age 22) | 11 | 2 | Košice | v. Croatia, 15 October 2024 |
| FW | Christos Belevonis | (2002-07-29) 29 July 2002 (age 22) | 7 | 0 | Panetolikos | v. Croatia, 15 October 2024 |
| FW | Charalampos Kostoulas | (2007-05-30) 30 May 2007 (age 17) | 2 | 2 | Olympiacos | v. Croatia, 15 October 2024 |
| FW | Michalis Panagidis | (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 21) | 4 | 1 | Aris Thessaloniki | v. Faroe Islands, 10 September 2024 |
| FW | Michalis Kosidis | (2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 23) | 10 | 2 | Puszcza Niepołomice | v. Andorra, 26 March 2024 |
| FW | Marios Sofianos | (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Panserraikos | v. Andorra, 26 March 2024 |
| $^{INJ}$ Withdrew due to injury $^{PRE}$ Included in preliminary roster |||||||

## Former squads

* 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Greece
* 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Greece
* 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Greece