Græcia national football team

Græcia

Nickname(s)	The National, The Phoenixes
Association	Sports Administration of Græcia (SAG)
Confederation	FIIFA
Head coach	Miltiadis Kolovos
Captain	Christos Mouzakis
Most Cap	Christos Mouzakis (18)
Top scorer	Alexandros Iliopoulos (18)
Home stadium	Various
Home colors Away colours
First international
Rhōmanía 0–0 Græcia (Athens, Hellas; 25 September 2020)
Biggest win
Græcia 4–0 Loutrakion Hill (Sisypheia, Græcia; 6 May 2024)
Biggest defeat
Rhōmanía 3–0 Græcia (Athens, Hellas; 10 February 2021)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2024)
Best result	TBD

The Græcia national football team represents Græcia in men's international association football matches, and is controlled by the Sports Administration of Græcia, the governing body for football in Græcia. Between 2020 and 2022, Græcia played their home matches in the borough of Hagia Aikaterini; however, in November 2022, the team decided to allocate its games across the four macronations containig Græcian lands.

History

First years

Between its establishment in 2020 and 2024, Græcia had never played an official match: only a few friendly matches. Græcia has also never been invited to any unofficial tournaments.

2024 FIIFA World Cup

In 2021, Græcia's application to become a member of FIIFA was accepted by the organisation; unfortunately, it was too late to by included in that year's edition of the World Cup. As a result, Græcia had to wait for 3 years, before their inaugural appearance at a World Cup. In the group stage, Græcia was drawn into group E with Undrgastáas, Daewolju, and Goldlandia.

Home stadium

Stadium	Location	Capacity	Years
Hagia Aikaterini Stadium	Hagia Aikaterini, Atthicon, Græcia	400	2020–2021
Rouf Municipal Stadium	Rouf, Athens, Attica, Hellas	800	2021–2022
Youth Park	Nea Ionia, Atthicon, Græcia	170	2022–present
Športsko-rekreacijski centar Bukovac	Marijin breg, New Yugoslavia, Græcia	200
Stadio Sant'Ercolano	Perusia, Magna Græcia, Græcia	550
Stadion Sveti Jovan Krstitelj	Sarajbosna, New Yugoslavia, Græcia	600

Team image

Kit sponsorship

Supplier	Period
Adidas	2020–2021
Nike	2021–2022
Zavinagi	2022–present

Kit history

Home

2020–present

Away

2020–present

Alternate

2020–2021

2021–2022

2022–2023

2023–2024

Goalkeeper

2020–2021

2021–2022

2022–2023

2023–2024

Names

Official national languages

• Hellenic: Ἐθνική ὁμάς Γραικίας (Eþnikī́ homás Ğrekías)
• Neoclassical Latin: (TVRMA or REPRÆSENTĀTIŌ) NĀTIŌNĀLE GRÆCIÆ
• South Ruthenian: (Народьнъ такъім or Народьна рєпрєзєнтаціꙗ) Грҍкійъі (Narod'ně takîm Ħrækijî / Narod'na reprezentacija Ħrækijî)
• Græcian: (TBD)

Official regional languages

• Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian: Народна репрезентација Греције (Narodna reprezentacija Grecije)
• Italian: Nazionale di calcio di Grècia
• Neapolitan: Nazionale 'e pallone d"a Grecia
• Sicilian: Nazziunali di palluni di Grecia
• Italiot Greek: Ἐθνικ́ή ὁμάδα τῆς Γκρικ́ία (Ethnicì homàdha tĩs Gricìa)

Nicknames

The national team is known among fans as: "The National" and "The Phoenices".

Official national languages

• Hellenic: ἡ Ἐθνική (ī Eþnikī́) / οἱ Φοίνικες (i Fínikes)
• Neoclassical Latin: NĀTIŌNĀLE / PHŒNĪCĒS
• South Ruthenian: Народьнъї or Народьнаꙗ (Narod'něji / Narod'naja) / Жаръ-пътицѧ (Žarě-pětĭcę)
• Græcian: (TBD) / (TBD)

Official regional languages

• Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian: Народна (Narodna) / Жар-птице (Žar-ptice)
• Italian: La Nazionale / Le Fenici
• Neapolitan: 'a Nazionale / 'e Fenicie
• Sicilian: La Nazziunali / Li Finici
• Italiot Greek: ἡ Ἐθνικ́ή (i Ethnicì) / οἱ Φοίνικ́ε (i Fìnice)

Supporters

Græcia's most passionate supporter group is called "The Rising Phoenix". They are following Græcia's training sessions and other activities, while their chants are always present during matches, even friendly ones. Another group that is more focused on cheering for the team during matches is "The Red and Blue Brigade". Both groups have developed friendly relations with the fans of the national team of Rhōmanía, which is considered the major football friend of Græcia.

Rivalries

Græcian fans are yet to establish any form of rivalry, as of May 2024.

Results and fixtures

2024

29 May 2024 17:00 Friendly	Rhōmanía	'	Græcia	Panathenaic Stadium, Athens, Hellas Referee: Alexios Varsos

June 2024 TBD 2024 FIIFA World Cup - Group E	Græcia	'	TBD	TBD, Schykille

June 2024 TBD 2024 FIIFA World Cup - Group E	Græcia	'	TBD	TBD, Schykille

June 2024 TBD 2024 FIIFA World Cup - Group E	Græcia	'	TBD	TBD, Schykille

Coaching staff

As of 7 May 2024

Position	Name
Manager	Miltiadis Kolovos
Assistant manager	Anastasios Nikolaidis
Assistant manager	Markos Thanasakos
Assistant manager	Ilias Avlonitis
Goalkeeping coach	Attilio Vera
Chief Analyst	Dimitrios Sarris
Technical director	Adam Vasileiadis
Sporting director	Panagiotis Loukas

Coaching history

Name	Greece career	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win %	Major competitions
Kyriakos Eleftheriadis	2020–2022	8	3	3	2	n/a	n/a	37,5%
Ciro Lombardo	2022–2024	10	4	2	4	n/a	n/a	40%
Miltiadis Kolovos	2024–	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	2024 FIIFA World Cup – TBD
Total	2020–present	18	7	5	6	n/a	n/a	38,8%

Players

Current squad

TBA

Recent call-ups

TBA

Player records

Players in bold are still active with Græcia.

Most capped players

Rank	Name	Caps	Goals	Position	Career
1	Christos Mouzakis	18	4	MF	2020–

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Period
1	Alexandros Iliopoulos	18	TBA	TBD	2020–
TBD	Christos Mouzakis	4	TBA	TBD	2020–

Captains

List of captaincy periods of the various captains throughout the years.

Name	Period	Notes
Vasileios Papadopoulos	2020–2021
Markos Koktsidis	2021–2022
Simone Rossi	2022–2023
Christos Mouzakis	2023–2024	World Cup captain (2024) First captain of Græcia national football team in a major competition

Competitive record

Competitive results

Competition	Total							Home					Away
	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	W	D	L	GF	GA
FIIFA World Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

International Cup / World Cup

FISA International Cup / FIIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1999 to 2014	Not a FISA member										Not a FISA member
2016 to 2020	Not a FIIFA member										Not a FIIFA member
2021	Did not enter										Did not enter
2024	Qualified										Direct qualification
2027	To be determined										To be determined
2030
Total	TBD	1/11	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Græcia's World Cup history
First Match	June 2024
Biggest Win	TBD
Biggest Defeat	TBD
Best Result	TBD
Worst Result	TBD

FIIFA ranking history

• Highest: 30 (13 July 2021)
• Lowest: 34 (8 July 2021)

Head-to-head record

TBD

Honours

Major

n/a

Other

n/a

Awards

n/a

See also

Sports Administration of Græcia