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The Greece national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Greece and is controlled by the
Hellenic Football Federation
The Hellenic Football Federation (HFF), also known as the Greek Football Federation ( el, Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία; ΕΠΟ, translit=Ellinikí Podosferikí Omospondía; EPO) is the governing body of associat ...
, the governing body for football in Greece. The team competes in the
European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the compe ...
, held every two years.
The under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, so technically it is up to an U-23 competition. To be eligible for the Greece National Team, all the football players must hold Hellenic (Greek) nationality and comply with the provisions of Article 15 of the regulations governing the Application of FIFA Statutes. A list of 35 football players must be submitted to the UEFA administration 30 days before the
European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the compe ...
opening match. Only 22 of the 35 players listed are authorised to take part in the final tournament and 3 of them must be goalkeepers.
As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, making it possible to play for the U-21s, senior side and again for the U-21s, as
Sotiris Ninis
Sotiris Ninis ( el, Σωτήρης Νίνης; born 3 April 1990) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a right winger for Super League club PAS Giannina.
Ninis was formerly a member of the Greek national ...
has done recently. It is also possible to play more than one country at youth level or different at youth level and different at senior level (providing the player is eligible). But a football player can represent only the senior national team that capped him first.
Also in existence are national teams for Under-20s (for non-UEFA tournaments), Under-19s and Under-17s. Greece also has a women's national team.
History
The first time that Greece's national team of hopes were formed was in 1968, with the aim of participating in the first
Balkan Youth Championship
Balkan Youth Championship was a competition held in the 1968-1981 period among youth team of Balkan countries: from 1968 to 1975 it was disputed among Under-23 teams, whereas, starting from 1976 until 1981, it was disputed among Under-21 footba ...
that took place at the
Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Kaftanzoglio Stadium ( el, Καυτανζόγλειο στάδιο) is a sports stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece. The stadium was built with money donated by the Kaftanzoglou Foundation, in honour of Lysandros Kaftanzoglou, hence its name. At th ...
in
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...
.
In their maiden match she played with the corresponding team in Turkey and it was a draw without goals.
The first eleven were the following: Tourkomenis, B. Intzoglou (59' Dimitriou), Chaliambalias, Kyriazis, Athanasopoulos,
Karafeskos,
Filakouris, Sarafis (46' Stoligas), K. Papaioannou,
Koudas, Kritikopoulos (70' Alexiadis).
In the following years, Greece won twice the
Balkan Youth Championship
Balkan Youth Championship was a competition held in the 1968-1981 period among youth team of Balkan countries: from 1968 to 1975 it was disputed among Under-23 teams, whereas, starting from 1976 until 1981, it was disputed among Under-21 footba ...
(1969 and 1971), and they fought twice (1988 and 1998) in the final of the
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the comp ...
.
Competition Record
''As of 23 September 2022''
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the comp ...
Record
Honours
*
Balkan Youth Championship
Balkan Youth Championship was a competition held in the 1968-1981 period among youth team of Balkan countries: from 1968 to 1975 it was disputed among Under-23 teams, whereas, starting from 1976 until 1981, it was disputed among Under-21 footba ...
:
![Gold medal icon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg)
Winners (2): 1969, 1971
*
Valeriy Lobanovskyi Memorial Tournament
Valeri Lobanovsky Memorial Tournament ( uk, Турнір Пам'яті Валерія Лобановського) is an international football tournament established in honour and memory of Valeri Lobanovsky since his death on 13 May 2002, hence th ...
:
![Bronze medal icon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg)
Third place (2):, 2015, 2018
Results and schedule
The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2021
2022
Euro 2023 Under-21 Championship qualification
2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Coaching staff
Managers
The following table provides a summary of the complete record of each Greece team manager including their results regarding
European Under-21 Championship
The UEFA European Under-21 Championship, the UEFA Under-21 Championship or simply the Euro Under-21, is a biennial football competition contested by the European men's under-21 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Since 1992, the compe ...
.
![Goumas 2008](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Goumas_2008.jpg)
:''Key: Pld–games played, W–games won, D–games drawn; L–games lost, %–win percentage''
Last updated: 23 September 2022. Statistics include official FIFA-recognised matches only.
Players
Current squad
The following players were named in the squad for the friendly game against
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, to be played 23 September 2022.
''Caps and goals updated as of 23 September 2022 after the match against
Poland
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. Names in italics denote players who have been capped for the
senior team.''
Former squads
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2002 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Greece
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1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Greece
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1994 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads – Greece
See also
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Greece national football team
The Greece national football team ( el, Εθνική Ελλάδας, ) represents Greece in men's international football matches and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece play most ...
*
Greece national under-23 football team
Greece national under-23 football team represents Greece in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overaged players. The team is controlled by the Hellenic Footba ...
*
Greece national under-20 football team
The Greece national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Greece and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. The team competes in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is he ...
*
Greece national under-19 football team
The Greece national under-19 football team is the national football team of Greece and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation. In July 2007 the Under-20/19 Football Team finished second in the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Football Champ ...
*
Greece national under-17 football team
References
External links
Greece U-21at
HFF Greece U-21at
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...
UEFA European U-21 Championshipat ''uefa.com''
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Under may refer to:
* "Under" (Alex Hepburn song), 2013
* "Under" (Pleasure P song), 2009
*Bülent Ünder (born 1949), Turkish footballer
*Cengiz Ünder (born 1997), Turkish footballer
*Marie Under
Marie Under ( – 25 September 1980) was one o ...
Youth football in Greece