Greece national futsal team

Greece
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Ethniki (National)
Galanolefki (Sky blue-white)
Piratiko (Pirate Ship)
AssociationHellenic Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachLeonidas Papadopoulos
FIFA codeGRE
FIFA ranking 112 Decrease 18 (8 May 2026)[1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Russia 24–0 Greece 
(Moscow, Russia; 18 December 1998)
Biggest win
 Albania 4–13 Greece 
(Braga, Portugal; 7 November 2003)
Biggest defeat
 Russia 24–0 Greece 
(Moscow, Russia; 18 December 1998)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances0
UEFA Futsal Championship
Appearances0

The Greece national futsal team is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for futsal in Greece and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championships. The greatest achievement of the Greece national futsal team is the qualification to the second preliminary round of the European Championships of 2014. The coach of the team is Stefanos Soilemes since 2008. The players are chosen from the Greek Futsal Super League, the Futsal Championship of Greece. The last years there is a player, Konstantinos Panou who plays in Spain. As the team is in position number 81 of the Futsal World Ranking has to pass through both the first and the second preliminary round in order to play to a competition like World Cup or Euro.

Coach

Coach of the team is Stefanos Soilemes since 2008. He is also the coach of the U21 Greece national futsal team. Stefanos Soilemes was born in Germany and came to Greece in 1992. He was a futsal player from 1997 to 2007, playing in teams like Iniochos and Keratsini and from 2000 he was a member of the Greece national futsal team. In 2007 he was the assistant coach of Sergey Stulov in the team and he took over the team in 2008. From 2012 until today he is also the coach of the Beach Soccer national Greek team.

Competition history

The Greece national futsal team remains unqualified for a major competition. The biggest achievement is the qualification to the second preliminary round of the European Championships of 2014. In this round the team defeated Poland and lost to Portugal and Serbia.

UEFA Futsal Euro 2018

The team trained for the first qualifying round of the Futsal Euro 2018. Greece played against Wales, Moldova and San Marino. The matches took place in Wales in the end of January 2017. The first of this group played against Spain, Serbia and Poland in a group that took place in Poland in March or April 2017. As a part of this preparation Greece national futsal team played against Bulgaria and Turkey in Chalkida in a tournament that took place in Chalkida, Greece in November 2016.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2028 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifying matches against Israel, Norway and Estonia on 11, 12 and 14 April 2026 respectively.[2][3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Nikolaos Aronis (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 Hellenic Football Federation AEK Futsal
12 1GK Konstantinos Moirotsos (1997-02-09) 9 February 1997 Hellenic Football Federation Korydallos Futsal
15 1GK Efthimios Michalitsis (1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 Hellenic Football Federation AEK Futsal
3 2DF Konstantinos Papadopoulos (2004-09-28) 28 September 2004 Hellenic Football Federation Doukas
4 2DF Gerasimos Tselios (2005-01-09) 9 January 2005 Hellenic Football Federation Ermis Zografou
8 2DF Panagiotis Gousis (2000-11-16) 16 November 2000 Hellenic Football Federation AEK Futsal
2 4FW Ioannis Zormpas (2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 Hellenic Football Federation Ermis Zografou
5 4FW Dimitrios Karydas (2000-01-25) 25 January 2000 Hellenic Football Federation Doukas
6 4FW Vasilis Tzakidis (1999-11-30) 30 November 1999 Cyprus Football Association APOEL Futsal
7 4FW Marios Ntatis (1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 Hellenic Football Federation AEK Futsal
9 4FW Alexandros Adamopoulos (2004-01-17) 17 January 2004 Italian Football Federation CDM Futsal Genova
10 4FW Konstantinos Panou (captain) (1997-10-13) 13 October 1997 Hellenic Football Federation Doukas
11 4FW Panagiotis Paouris (1996-12-16) 16 December 1996 Hellenic Football Federation Athina 90
14 4FW Dimitrios Anastasopoulos (2005-08-22) 22 August 2005 Hellenic Football Federation AEK Futsal

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Vasileios Charalampopoulos (1995-12-12) 12 December 1995 Greece Doukas v.  Moldova, 11 February 2026
DF Panagiotis Bechrakis Greece A.O.T. Alimos Futsal v.  Moldova, 11 February 2026
DF Konstantinos Stylianopoulos (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 Greece Athina 90 v.  Moldova, 11 February 2026
FW Antonios Fanaras (2005-04-06) 6 April 2005 Greece A.O.T. Alimos Futsal v.  Moldova, 11 February 2026
FW Ioannis Zompolas (2005-05-15) 15 May 2005 Greece Ermis Zografou v.  Moldova, 11 February 2026
FW Kyriakos Kountardas Greece Ermis Zografou v.  Moldova, 11 February 2026
FW Antonios Kontogeorgis (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 Greece G.S. Salamina v.  Moldova, 11 February 2026

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from international futsal.

References

  1. ↑ "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". 8 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Κλήσεις Εθνικής Σάλας για προκριματικά Π.Κ. 2028" (in Greek). Ε.Π.Ο. 7 April 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Greece Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
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