Greece national beach soccer team

Greece
Shirt badge/Association crest
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 50 Increase 3 (1 June 2026)[1]
First colours
Second colours
Biggest win
 Greece 9–1 Andorra 
(Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy; 10 July 2009)
 Greece 9–1 Algeria 
(Pescara, Italy; 5 June 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Russia 9–0 Greece 
(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 Greece  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 Greece  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 Greece  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 Greece  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 Greece  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 Greece  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 Greece  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 Greece  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 Greece  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 Greece  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 Greece  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 Hellenic Football Federation AO Kefallinia
2 2DF Michail Lympousis (1993-01-14) 14 January 1993 30 7 Hellenic Football Federation AO Atlas
3 2DF Dimitrios Paloumpis (2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 24 1 Hellenic Football Federation Napoli Patron
4 2DF Theodoros Karmokolias (1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 9 0 Hellenic Football Federation Panachaiki
5 2DF Georgios Karakasis (1987-08-27) 27 August 1987 30 5 Hellenic Football Federation AO Kefallinia
6 4FW Konstantinos Koukovinis (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 20 2 Hellenic Football Federation AO Kefallinia
7 4FW Andreas Katsoulis (1993-08-25) 25 August 1993 30 26 Hellenic Football Federation AO Kefallinia
8 4FW Dimitrios Alexandros Mikelatos (1988-02-01) 1 February 1988 25 19 Hellenic Football Federation Panachaiki
9 4FW Konstantinos Tsitsaris (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 28 14 Hellenic Football Federation AO Atlas
10 4FW Theofilos Triantafyllidis (captain) (1974-10-26) 26 October 1974 36 3 Hellenic Football Federation AO Kefallinia
11 4FW Ioannis Skourtas (2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 23 11 Hellenic Football Federation Napoli Patron
12 1GK Adam Tsekouras (2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 27 1 Hellenic Football Federation 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
Brazil 2005did not qualify No qualification matches
Brazil 2006
Brazil 2007
France 2008 Quarterfinals–52031317-4
United Arab Emirates 2009 Group stage–2002812-6
Italy 2011 Round of 16–42022221+1
French Polynesia 2013 Round of 16–41031619-3
Portugal 2015 Second stage16th81072738-11
The Bahamas 2017 Second stage14th83052737-10
Paraguay 2019did not enter did not enter
Russia 2021
United Arab Emirates 2023did not qualify Second stage16th71062232-10
Seychelles 2025did not enter did not enter
TBD 2027to be determinedTo 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
1998did not enter
1999
2000
Monaco 2001
Monaco 2002
Belgium 2003
Monaco 2004 Division C Quarterfinals5th3201128+4
France 2005 Division B Quarterfinals7th310212120
France 2006 Division A–2060146697-31
France 2007Preliminary round–200227-5
Portugal 2008Stage 1 Quarterfinals–31021217-5
Portugal 2009Promotion final2nd53022612+14
Portugal 2010Stage 1 Division B–20021016-6
Russia 2011Stage 4 Division B–210176+1
Netherlands 2012Stage 2 Division B–3102910-1
Spain 2013Promotion final2nd74122520+5
Spain 2014Stage 2 & 3 Division A–61141431-17
Estonia 2015Stage 1 Division A–3003711-4
Italy 2016Stage 1 & 2 Division A–60061435-21
Italy 2017Promotion final4th102082450-26
Italy 2018Stage 3 Division B–31021012-2
Portugal 2019Promotion final4th75022716+11
Portugal 2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Portugal 2021Promotion final4th95043129+2
Italy 2022Promotion final3rd53021712+5
Italy 2023Group Stage Division A15th61051428-14
Italy 2024Stage 1 Division B1st2200114+7
Italy 2025did not enter
Italy 2026
TBD 2027to be determined
Total 0 titles 10/20 107 39 2 66 350 433 -83

Beach Soccer at the Mediterranean Beach Games

Mediterranean Beach Games record
Year Round Pos Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
Italy 2015Group stage9th52122116+5
Greece 2019Group stage–310213130
Greece 2023Group stage7th3003524-19
Portugal 2027to be determined
Total 0 titles 0/2 11 3 1 7 39 53 -14

References

  1. ↑ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 1 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Κλήσεις Εθνικής Ποδοσφαίρου Άμμου". epo.gr. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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