Greece national beach soccer team

Greece
Nickname(s)Ethniki (National)
Galanolefki (Blue-white)
AssociationHellenic Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachStefanos Soilemes
Most capsTheophilos Triantafyllidis (59)
Top scorerTheophilos Triantafyllidis (30)
FIFA codeGRE
BSWW ranking 47 4 (9 April 2025)[1]
First colours
Second colours
Biggest win
  9–1 Andorra 
(Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy; 10 July 2009)
  9–1 Algeria 
(Pescara, Italy; 5 June 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Russia 9–0  
(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

9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) 2023 Mediterranean Beach Games  France 8–1   Heraklion, Greece
12:00 UTC+3
  • Barbotti 19'
  • Gharbi 28'
  • Constant 29'
  • Belhomme 30', 36'
  • Drouillet 34'
  • Bru 35'
  • Guerin 36'
 Report
  • Skourtas 10'
 Stadium: Karteros Beach Sports Center
Referee: Wilson Castanheira (Portugal)
10 September 2023 (2023-09-10) 2023 Mediterranean Beach Games   3–11  Morocco Heraklion, Greece
16:00 UTC+3
  • Katsoulis 11'
  • Lympousis 21', 34'
 Report
  • Bessak 1', 18'
  • Abagli 6'
  • El Kraichly 10', 36'
  • Elabbassi 11'
  • Ghailani 20'
  • Oubahri 25', 30'
  • Tais 34'
  • Zahraoui 36'
 Stadium: Karteros Beach Sports Center
Referee: Wilson Castanheira (Portugal)
11 September 2023 (2023-09-11) 2023 Mediterranean Beach Games   1–5  Spain Heraklion, Greece
17:30 UTC+3
Report
  • Domingo 10'
  • Antonio 18'
  • Arias 20'
  • Camacho 31'
  • Joselito 34'
 Stadium: Karteros Beach Sports Center
Referee: Hany Eleraky (Egypt)
19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) 2023 Euro Beach Soccer League – Division A – Group A   2–5  Italy Alghero, Italy
19:00 UTC+3
  • Mikelatos 18', 32'
 Report
  • Giordani 9'
  • Genovali 10'
  • Zurlo 12'
  • Remedi 23', 34'
 Stadium: Main pitch
Referee: Malte Gerhardt (Germany)
20 September 2023 (2023-09-20) 2023 Euro Beach Soccer League – Division A – Group A  Belarus 7–2   Alghero, Italy
12:30 UTC+3
  • Chaikouski 2'
  • Hapon 7', 17'
  • Bryshtsel 11', 35'
  • Bokach 14'
 Report
  • Mikelatos 4'
  • Katsoulis 11'
 Stadium: Main pitch
Referee: Dario Minder (Switzerland)
21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 2023 Euro Beach Soccer League – Division A – Group A  Moldova 5–3   Alghero, Italy
16:30 UTC+3
  • Cojocari 3'
  • Istrati 4'
  • Turta 19'
  • Garanovschi 23'
  • Graur 36'
 Report
  • Mikelatos 27', 35'
  • Skourtas 29'
 Stadium: Pitch 2
Referee: Mehdi Sayoud (Belgium)
22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) 2023 Euro Beach Soccer League – Division A – Relegation play-offs   2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		  Moldova Alghero, Italy
16:30 UTC+3
  • Lympousis 20'
  • Mikelatos 28'
 Report
  • Ignat 3', 12'
 Stadium: Pitch 2
Referee: Moreno Francesco Longo (Italy)
23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) 2023 Euro Beach Soccer League – Division A – Relegation play-offs  Azerbaijan 6–3   Alghero, Italy
16:30 UTC+3
  • Ramil 13', 24', 36'
  • Nazarov 17', 29'
  • Mammadov 25'
 Report
  • Mikelatos 7'
  • Skourtas 19'
  • Karakasis 29'
 Stadium: Pitch 2
Referee: Raffaele Delvecchio (Italy)
24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) 2023 Euro Beach Soccer League – Division A – Relegation play-offs  France 3–2   Alghero, Italy
  • Bru 19'
  • Constant 21'
  • Guerin 23'
 Report
  • Katsoulis 21'
  • Stratis 24'
 Stadium: Main Pitch
Referee: Vladimir Tashkov (Bulgaria)

2024

3 July 2024 (2024-07-03) 2024 Euro Beach Soccer League – Division B  Norway 0–4   Pisa, Italy
11:00 UTC+03:00 Report
  • Katsoulis 21'
  • Mikelatos 24'
  • Lympousis 28'
  • Skourtas 31'
 Stadium: Italian Olympic Center
Referee: Sergio Romero (Switzerland)
6 July 2024 (2024-07-06) 2024 Euro Beach Soccer League – Division B   7–4  Malta Pisa, Italy
11:00 UTC+03:00
  • Mikelatos 6', 27'
  • Katsoulis 8'
  • Karakasis 11'
  • Tsekouras 20'
  • Skourtas 25'
  • Tsitsaris 27'
 Report
  • Muscat 6'
  • Agius 16'
  • Nanapere 27' (pen.)
  • Bray 32'
 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
1 1GK Lamion Letso (1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 15 0 AO Kefallinia
2 2DF Michail Lympousis (1993-01-14) 14 January 1993 30 7 AO Atlas
3 2DF Dimitrios Paloumpis (2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 24 1 Napoli Patron
4 2DF Theodoros Karmokolias (1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 9 0 Panachaiki
5 2DF Georgios Karakasis (1987-08-27) 27 August 1987 30 5 AO Kefallinia
6 4FW Konstantinos Koukovinis (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 20 2 AO Kefallinia
7 4FW Andreas Katsoulis (1993-08-25) 25 August 1993 30 26 AO Kefallinia
8 4FW Dimitrios Alexandros Mikelatos (1988-02-01) 1 February 1988 25 19 Panachaiki
9 4FW Konstantinos Tsitsaris (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 28 14 AO Atlas
10 4FW Theofilos Triantafyllidis (captain) (1974-10-26) 26 October 1974 36 3 AO Kefallinia
11 4FW Ioannis Skourtas (2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 23 11 Napoli Patron
12 1GK Adam Tsekouras (2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 27 1 Panachaiki

Competitive record

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification (UEFA) record
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
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
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

  1. ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 9 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Κλήσεις Εθνικής Ποδοσφαίρου Άμμου". epo.gr. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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