Achaea Football Clubs Association

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Achaea Football Clubs Association
HFF
Achaea Football Clubs Association logo.jpeg
Founded1927
Headquarters Patras
FIFA affiliation Hellenic Football Federation
PresidentAngelos Daniil
Website epsachaias.gr

Achaea Football Clubs Association (Greek : Ένωση Ποδοσφαιρικών Σωματείων Αχαΐας) is one of the oldest Greek amateur football clubs associations, representing teams from the Greek regional unit of Achaea.

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History

It was founded in 1927 in Patras. Members included teams from the prefectures of Aetolia-Acarnania, Elis, Kefalonia and Zakynthos. Aetolia-Acarnania established its own association in 1969, Elis and Zakynthos in 1971, and in 1975 Kefalonia (as Kefalonia and Ithaca Football Clubs Association). Founding members of the association were the teams:

Organization

The association is a member of the Hellenic Football Federation and organizes a regional football league and cup. It currently represents 700 football players and 156 amateur men's football clubs (126 of which are active).

Six of these football clubs are playing in national leagues. The only women's football club of Achaia F.C.A. is playing in the first national league.

The football clubs are separated in four leagues:

International participation

Achaia F.C.A. eliminated the collective teams of other amateur Greek leagues in 2005, thus representing Greece in the UEFA Regions' Cup [1] in Budapest (UEFA's top amateur competition where only one team composed of players from one amateur domestic league can qualify).

List of champions

as first Greece level championship

as second Greece level championship

as third Greece level championship

as fourth Greece level championship

as fifth Greece level championship

Cup Achaea

  • 1972 Aris Patras
  • 1973 Thyella Patras
  • 1974 Ethnikos Patras
  • 1975 Ethnikos Sageika
  • 1976 Ethnikos Sageika
  • 1977 Achaiki
  • 1978 Aris Patras
  • 1979 Achaiki
  • 1980 Achaiki
  • 1981 Ethikos Aegion
  • 1982 Α.C. Patras
  • 1983 Α.C. Patras
  • 1984 Α.C. Patras
  • 1985 Ethnikos Patras
  • 1986 Α.C. Patras
  • 1987 Zavlani
  • 1988 Α.C. Patras
  • 1989 Achaiki
  • 1990 Α.C. Patras
  • 1991 Aris Patras
  • 1992 Astrapi Psarofai
  • 1993 Aris Patras
  • 1994 Panegialios
  • 1995 Α.C. Patras
  • 1996 Ethnikos Patras
  • 1997 Achaiki
  • 1998 Doxa Chalandritsa
  • 1999 Ethnikos Patras
  • 2000 Patraikos
  • 2001 Cyprous Patras
  • 2002 Aris Patras
  • 2003 Aris Patras
  • 2004 Zavlani
  • 2005 Fostiras Ovria
  • 2006 Zavlani
  • 2007 Panegialios
  • 2008 Achilleas Kamaron
  • 2009 Panegialios
  • 2010: Atromitos Lappa
  • 2011: Tritaiikos
  • 2012:Diagoras Vraxneika

Super Cup Achaea

  • 2003 Aris Patras - Fostiras Ovria 3-0
  • 2006 Atromitos Lappas - Zavlani 2-0
  • 2007 Panegialios - Anagenissi/Aias Sympoliteia 8-2
  • 2008 Achilleas Kamares - Diagoras Vrachneika 1-0
  • 2009: Ethnikos Sageika - Panaigialeios 0-0 (4-2 pen.)
  • 2010: Tritaiikos - Atromitos Lappa 4-2
  • 2011: Tritaiikos - Thyella 1-0

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