Greece women's national football team

Women's national association football team representing Greece
Greece
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationHellenic Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAlexandros Katikaridis[1]
CaptainEleni Kakambouki
Most capsNatalia Chatzigiannidou (161)[2][3][4][5]
FIFA codeGRE
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 60 Increase 2 (15 March 2024)[6]
Highest50 (September 2008)
Lowest74 (September 2014)
First international
 Italy 6–0 Greece 
(Viterbo, Italy; 3 July 1991)
Biggest win
 Greece 14–0 Lebanon 
(Pegeia, Cyprus; 12 March 2015)
Biggest defeat
 Belgium 11–0 Greece 
(Leuven, Belgium; 13 September 2014)

The Greece women's national football team represents Greece in international women's football. The only international tournament the team took place in were the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Automatically qualified as hosts, Greece lost all three matches in their group without scoring a goal.

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

Hungary  v  Greece
12 July Friendly Hungary  1–0  Greece Budapest, Hungary
19:30 Report Stadium: Bozsik Aréna
Greece  v  Bosnia and Herzegovina
15 July Friendly Greece  3–0  Bosnia and Herzegovina Telki, Hungary
12:00
Report Stadium: Telki Training Center
Greece  v  Poland
22 September 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League Group B3 Greece  1–3  Poland Athens, Greece
20:00
Report
Stadium: Georgios Kamaras Stadium
Referee: Réka Molnar (Hungary)
Serbia  v  Greece
26 September 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League Group B3 Serbia  4–0  Greece Stara Pazova, Serbia
20:00
Report Stadium: Sport Center FAS
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)
Greece  v  Ukraine
27 October 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League Group B3 Greece  2–1  Ukraine Heraklion, Greece
17:00 Report Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Referee: Jana van Laere (Belgium)
Ukraine  v  Greece
31 October 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League Group B3 Ukraine  1–0  Greece Heraklion, Greece
17:00 Report Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Referee: Veronika Kovarova (Czech Republic)
Greece  v  Serbia
1 December 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League Group B3 Greece  0–2  Serbia Heraklion, Greece
17:00 Report Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Referee: Gamze Durmuş (Turkey)
Poland  v  Greece
5 December 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League Group B3 Poland  2–0  Greece Sosnowiec, Poland
20:00
Report Stadium: Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy
Referee: Jelena Pejković (Croatia

2024

Romania  v  Greece
22 February Friendly Romania  0–0  Greece Manavgat, Turkey
15:30 Report Stadium: Manavgat Stadium
Turkey  v  Greece
25 February Friendly Turkey  1–2  Greece Manavgat, Turkey
15:30
Report Stadium: Emirhan Sport Complex
Greece  v  Faroe Islands
5 April UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying – Group C3 Greece  1–0  Faroe Islands Heraklion, Greece
20:00
Report Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Referee: Rita Vehapi (Kosovo)
Andorra  v  Greece
9 April UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying – Group C3 Andorra  0–3  Greece Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:00 Report
Stadium: Estadi Nacional
Referee: Jurgita Mačikunytė (Lithuania)
Greece  v  Andorra
12 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying – Group C3 Greece  v  Andorra
Report
Montenegro  v  Greece
16 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying – Group C3 Montenegro  v  Greece
Report
  • Official results and fixtures

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Alexandros Katikaridis [1]
Assistant coach Katerina Tsiapanou [7]
Goalkeeping coach Lampros Spintzos

Manager history

Players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Dimitra Giannakouli (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 25) 5 0 Greece Panathinaikos
12 1GK Zoi Nasi (2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 (age 23) 12 0 Greece Trikala
13 1GK Panagiota Chatzicharistou (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 23) 8 0 Greece AEK
4 2DF Stela Kotsaki (1997-09-02) 2 September 1997 (age 26) 8 0 Greece REA
5 2DF Maria Kapnisi (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 24) 7 1 Greece AEK
6 2DF Anastasia Gkatsou (1997-10-13) 13 October 1997 (age 26) 17 1 Greece REA
14 2DF Dimitra Karapetsa (2000-01-02) 2 January 2000 (age 24) 5 0 Cyprus Aris Limassol
16 2DF Androniki Michalopoulou (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 25) 4 0 Romania Csíkszereda
23 2DF Maria Palama (2000-06-14) 14 June 2000 (age 23) 23 0 Hungary MTK
2DF Maria Gkouni-Papaioannou (2004-09-26) 26 September 2004 (age 19) 3 0 Greece PAOK
2DF Maria Paterna (2000-04-08) 8 April 2000 (age 24) 16 0 Greece OFI
2 3MF Maria Mitkou (1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 (age 30) 45 1 Greece PAOK
3 3MF Tatiana Georgiou (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 28) 27 0 Italy Ravenna
7 3MF Eleni Kakambouki (captain) (1987-05-10) 10 May 1987 (age 36) 69 2 Greece Panathinaikos
8 3MF Thomai Vardali (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 29) 5 1 Greece PAOK
9 3MF Eleni Markou (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29) 45 5 Switzerland Basel
15 3MF Georgia Chalatsogianni (2005-04-04) 4 April 2005 (age 19) 5 0 Greece PAOK
17 3MF Athanasia Moraitou (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 27) 44 0 Germany Union Berlin
22 3MF Νasia Peiou (1996-12-22) 22 December 1996 (age 27) 1 0 Greece OFI
10 4FW Veatriki Sarri (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26) 38 6 England Brighton & Hove Albion
11 4FW Anastasia Spyridonidou (1997-06-11) 11 June 1997 (age 26) 34 14 Greece Panathinaikos
18 4FW Grigoria Pouliou (2000-10-23) 23 October 2000 (age 23) 19 3 Poland Medyk Konin
19 4FW Ioanna Chamalidou (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 (age 27) 19 0 Greece Panathinaikos
20 4FW Antigoni Papadopoulou (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 20) 7 0 Greece PAOK
21 4FW Sophia Koggouli (1991-07-26) 26 July 1991 (age 32) 51 8 Italy Parma
4FW Vasiliki Giannaka (2004-10-13) 13 October 2004 (age 19) 18 0 Greece PAOK

Recent call-ups

  • The following players have been called up to a Greece squad in the past 12 months.
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Anthi Papakonstantinou (1995-09-13) 13 September 1995 (age 28) 10 0 Cyprus Aris Limassol v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 15 July 2023
GK Galini Zachariou (2004-08-22) 22 August 2004 (age 19) 0 0 Cyprus Lefkothea v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 15 July 2023
DF Chara Dimitriou (1990-04-12) 12 April 1990 (age 34) 29 0 Greece Panathinaikos v.  Turkey, 25 February 2024
DF Danai-Eleni Sidira (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991 (age 33) 57 8 Greece Panathinaikos v.  Turkey, 25 February 2024
DF Fani Doiranli (1998-08-07) 7 August 1998 (age 25) 3 0 Greece PAOK v.  Ukraine, 31 October 2023
DF Eirini Nefrou (1994-05-13) 13 May 1994 (age 29) 11 0 Greece Panathinaikos v.  Serbia, 1 December 2023
MF Danai Kaldaridou (1997-09-03) 3 September 1997 (age 26) 14 0 Switzerland Sion v.  Turkey, 25 February 2024
MF Nikoleta Pitsiou (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 23) 5 0 Poland Medyk Konin v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 15 July 2023
FW Ifigeneia Georgantzi (2000-10-17) 17 October 2000 (age 23) 9 0 Greece Asteras Tripolis v.  Turkey, 25 February 2024
FW Ioanna Papatheodorou (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 20) 1 0 United States Washington Huskies v.  Bosnia and Herzegovina, 15 July 2023

Captains

Records

  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Most capped players

# Player Year(s) Caps
1 Natalia Chatzigiannidou[2][3][4][5] 1997–2020 161
2 Maria Lazarou[18] 1991–2004 111
3 Anastasia Papadopoulou[19] 2003–2018 104
4

Top goalscorers

# Player Year(s) Goals Caps

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pld W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 did not enter UEFA Women's Euro 1991
Sweden 1995 did not qualify UEFA Women's Euro 1995
United States 1999 6 1 1 4 8 18 -10
United States 2003 6 1 0 5 7 19 -12
China 2007 8 0 0 8 2 28 -26
Germany 2011 8 3 0 5 11 20 -9
Canada 2015 10 1 0 9 6 49 -43
France 2019 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 10 4 1 5 12 28 −16
2027 to be determined to be determined
Total - - - - - - - - 51 12 2 37 54 148 -110
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA
United States 1996 Did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004 Group stage 10th 3 0 0 3 0 11
China 2008 Did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024 Unable to qualify
United States 2028 To be determined
Australia 2032
Total Group stage 1/8 3 0 0 3 0 11
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship record Qualifying record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD GP W D* L GF GA GD
EnglandItalyNorwaySweden 1984 did not enter did not enter
Norway 1987
West Germany 1989
Denmark 1991
Italy 1993 did not qualify 4 0 1 3 0 6 -6
EnglandGermanyNorwaySweden 1995 4 0 0 4 1 15 -14
NorwaySweden 1997 6 1 1 4 3 10 -7
Germany 2001 6 3 1 2 10 17 -7
England 2005 6 4 1 1 23 6 +17
Finland 2009 8 1 0 7 7 36 -29
Sweden 2013 10 0 5 5 7 20 -13
Netherlands 2017 8 2 0 6 9 19 -10
England 2022 8 2 1 5 6 21 -15
Switzerland 2025 to be determined to be determined
Total - - - - - - - - 60 13 10 37 66 150 -84
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

  • mapEurope portal
  • flagGreece portal
  • Sports portal
  • iconAssociation football portal
  • iconWomen's association football portal

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  • FIFA profile
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