Greece national beach soccer team

Greece

Nickname(s)	Ethniki (National) Galanolefki (Blue-white)
Association	Hellenic Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Stefanos Soilemes
Most caps	Theophilos Triantafyllidis (59)
Top scorer	Theophilos Triantafyllidis (30)
FIFA code	GRE
BSWW ranking	47 4 (9 April 2025) [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

  France v Greece  

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)

Greece   v   Morocco

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)

Greece   v   Spain

11 September 2023 (2023-09-11) 2023 Mediterranean Beach Games	Greece	1–5	Spain	Heraklion, Greece
17:30 UTC+3	Domingo 17' (o.g.)	Report	Domingo 10' Antonio 18' Arias 20' Camacho 31' Joselito 34'	Stadium: Karteros Beach Sports Center Referee: Hany Eleraky (Egypt)

Greece   v   Italy

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)

  Belarus v Greece  

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)

  Moldova v Greece  

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)

Greece   v   Moldova

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)

  Azerbaijan v Greece  

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)

  France v Greece  

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

  Norway v Greece  

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)

Greece   v   Malta

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	1 GK	Lamion Letso	(1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 33)	15	0	AO Kefallinia
2	2 DF	Michail Lympousis	(1993-01-14) 14 January 1993 (age 32)	30	7	AO Atlas
3	2 DF	Dimitrios Paloumpis	(2003-02-25) 25 February 2003 (age 22)	24	1	Napoli Patron
4	2 DF	Theodoros Karmokolias	(1999-11-19) 19 November 1999 (age 25)	9	0	Panachaiki
5	2 DF	Georgios Karakasis	(1987-08-27) 27 August 1987 (age 37)	30	5	AO Kefallinia
6	4 FW	Konstantinos Koukovinis	(1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 28)	20	2	AO Kefallinia
7	4 FW	Andreas Katsoulis	(1993-08-25) 25 August 1993 (age 31)	30	26	AO Kefallinia
8	4 FW	Dimitrios Alexandros Mikelatos	(1988-02-01) 1 February 1988 (age 37)	25	19	Panachaiki
9	4 FW	Konstantinos Tsitsaris	(1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 31)	28	14	AO Atlas
10	4 FW	Theofilos Triantafyllidis (captain)	(1974-10-26) 26 October 1974 (age 50)	36	3	AO Kefallinia
11	4 FW	Ioannis Skourtas	(2003-12-20) 20 December 2003 (age 21)	23	11	Napoli Patron
12	1 GK	Adam Tsekouras	(2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 22)	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.

External links

• beachsoccer.gr
• (in Russian) Team profile on Beach Soccer Russia
• Team profile at Beach Soccer Worldwide