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The Messinia Football Clubs Association is part of the Greek Football Federation that includes football (soccer) teams in the
Messenia Messenia or Messinia ( ; el, Μεσσηνία ) is a regional unit (''perifereiaki enotita'') in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, in Greece. Until the implementation of the Kallikratis plan on 1 January 2011, Messenia was a ...
regional unit.


History

Its first attempt to run their own football (soccer) union in Messinia happened with the running of the council in Kalamanta. In 1929, the Patras FCA asked from the Greek Football Federation not to try to run their own union as it was known that the association was part of the union.'' Evdomas Patras''
From the electronic library at the Patras Press Museum


Information sources

The MFCA which is headquartered in
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, the prefectural capital and the power of including of over 70 football (soccer) clubs. Basic organizations of the MFCA is the local football (soccer) championships in three divisions and the Messinia Cup in which features teams in prefectural divisions and the association-member of the MFCA enters the
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and its artistic honors of the prefectural association of the highest divisions, the
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divisions. The Messinia championships elevates into the fourth division The Messinia Cup champions enters the
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. The MFCA organizes championships and for children and from 2008, pro-junior 5x5. It features games with other players from the prefectures and councils the Messinia Mixed which plays with clubs from the mixed from other unions. The MFCA features annual honors and glass rewards to the three best scorers and the three best teams with the highest points ''fair play'' from every category. In the entire games of the divisions, the MFCA teams owes to use particularly the three players under 19, without trying to participate for only players under 19.


Categories

In the 2008-09 season, the MFCA championship by category features the clubs:


First division

One of the 16 teams. The championship enters the fourth division. Three and four teams relegates analogously with the amount of the prefectural points of a team to return from the fourth division. * Apollon Petalidi * Miltiadis Pyrgos Trifyllia * Kyparissia FC *
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FC * Sperchogeia *Tsiklitiras
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* Aias Kalamatas *Pan thouriakos *
Apollon Kalamata Apollon Kalamata ( el, Απόλλων Καλαμάτας) is a football (soccer) club in Kalamata, Greece. It currently plays in the Messenia(n) First Division. History The club was founded in 1927. Its colors are white and black and its embl ...
*Papaflessas Chora * Ethnikos Meligala * Methoni *Doriefs Dorio *Olympiakos Kalamata *Iraklis Kalamata *Omonoia Kalamata


Second division

For two of the fourteen teams. It enters the first two teams to the first division. It relegates three from every club as much as it remains 28 teams again. The number tries to influence from the Messinian teams which returns from the fourth division. *Papaflessas Amfia *Panionios Kalamata * Verga AU *Patista Kalamata FC *Pamissos Arios *Panathinaikos Kalamata *Astera Valira *
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AU *Paneviakos *
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* Asprochoma *
Prasina Poulia Kalamata Prassina Poulia Football Athletic Club ( el, Ποδοσφαιρικός Αθλητικός Όμιλος "Πράσινα Πουλιά") is one of the oldest football clubs in Kalamata, Greece, being founded in 1938. Its colors are green and white a ...
*Niki Plati *Asteras Arfara (2009-10 season) *
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*Chandrinaikos * Manessi *Achilleas Avrami * Androussa *Atromitos Platy *Akritas
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FC *PAO Kalamata * Neromylos *Astera Mikromani *Iraklis Kalamata


Third division

This division features 23 teams. 6 teams with the highest points enters the third division (of the first three from ever club) the five remaining with the lowest points returns from the fourth division. *
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FC *Ermis Kalamatra *
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* Aspropoulia FC * Gargaliani AU * Amfithea *Anagenissi Paralia *Akadimia Patista 2006 *Astera Chiliochori *Ikaros Kalamata *AEK Kalamata *
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* Longa * Stenossia *Nestor Pylos (founded in 1958) *Thyella Paralia * Diodia *Dimakeios Taygetos *Pyravlos
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*Leontes Kalamata


Teams in the highest divisions

In the power of the MFCA it had 6 teams which in the 2008-09 season features those in the highest categories: *Second division: **
Kalamata FC Kalamata Football Club ( el, Π.Σ. "Η Καλαμάτα") is a Greek professional football club based in Messenia, Kalamata. They compete in the Super League Greece 2, the second tier of the Greek football league system. The club's home ground is ...
*None in the third division *Fourth division: ** Messinakos **
Erani Filiatra The Athletic and Football Council of Erani ( el, Εράνη) is a sporting club in Filiatra, Greece. It includes football (soccer), basketball and chess. Informative sources Erani was founded in 1935 and was fully recognized in 1947. Its colo ...
**Asteras Arfara (did not take part), relegated to the prefectural second division **
Pamissos Messini The Pamissos Messini Gymnastic Football Club ( el, Gymnastikos Podosfairikos Syllogos Pamisos Messini, script=Latn) is a football (soccer) club in Messini, Greece currently competing in Gamma Ethniki. History The club was founded in 1929 in Mess ...
**Telos Agras Gargaliani


Messinia Cup


Cup winners

*1985: Miltiadis - *1986:
Pamisos Messini The Pamissos Messini Gymnastic Football Club ( el, Gymnastikos Podosfairikos Syllogos Pamisos Messini, script=Latn) is a football (soccer) club in Messini, Greece currently competing in Gamma Ethniki. History The club was founded in 1929 in Mess ...
- *1987:
Messiniakos Founded in 1888, Messiniakos Gymnastic Club ( el, Μεσσηνιακός Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος) is one of the oldest athletic club in Greece with Panagiotis Benakis its first president. Messiniakos' traditional colours are green ...
*1988: Messini FC - *1989: *1990: Miltiadis -
Erani Filiatra The Athletic and Football Council of Erani ( el, Εράνη) is a sporting club in Filiatra, Greece. It includes football (soccer), basketball and chess. Informative sources Erani was founded in 1935 and was fully recognized in 1947. Its colo ...
: 2-1 *1991: Anagenissi Paralia - Messini FC: 1-0 *1992:
Apollon Kalamata Apollon Kalamata ( el, Απόλλων Καλαμάτας) is a football (soccer) club in Kalamata, Greece. It currently plays in the Messenia(n) First Division. History The club was founded in 1927. Its colors are white and black and its embl ...
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Erani Filiatra The Athletic and Football Council of Erani ( el, Εράνη) is a sporting club in Filiatra, Greece. It includes football (soccer), basketball and chess. Informative sources Erani was founded in 1935 and was fully recognized in 1947. Its colo ...
: 2-1 *1993: Messini FC -
Erani Filiatra The Athletic and Football Council of Erani ( el, Εράνη) is a sporting club in Filiatra, Greece. It includes football (soccer), basketball and chess. Informative sources Erani was founded in 1935 and was fully recognized in 1947. Its colo ...
: 2-1 *1994:
Pamissos Messini The Pamissos Messini Gymnastic Football Club ( el, Gymnastikos Podosfairikos Syllogos Pamisos Messini, script=Latn) is a football (soccer) club in Messini, Greece currently competing in Gamma Ethniki. History The club was founded in 1929 in Mess ...
- *1995:
Erani Filiatra The Athletic and Football Council of Erani ( el, Εράνη) is a sporting club in Filiatra, Greece. It includes football (soccer), basketball and chess. Informative sources Erani was founded in 1935 and was fully recognized in 1947. Its colo ...
– Omonoia Kalamata: 3-0 *1996:
Pamissos Messini The Pamissos Messini Gymnastic Football Club ( el, Gymnastikos Podosfairikos Syllogos Pamisos Messini, script=Latn) is a football (soccer) club in Messini, Greece currently competing in Gamma Ethniki. History The club was founded in 1929 in Mess ...
- *1997: Telos Agras Gargaliani - *1998: Telos Agras Gargaliani - *1999:
Apollon Kalamata Apollon Kalamata ( el, Απόλλων Καλαμάτας) is a football (soccer) club in Kalamata, Greece. It currently plays in the Messenia(n) First Division. History The club was founded in 1927. Its colors are white and black and its embl ...
- *2000: Asteras Arfara - Sperchogeia : 4-2 *2001:
Erani Filiatra The Athletic and Football Council of Erani ( el, Εράνη) is a sporting club in Filiatra, Greece. It includes football (soccer), basketball and chess. Informative sources Erani was founded in 1935 and was fully recognized in 1947. Its colo ...
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Messiniakos Founded in 1888, Messiniakos Gymnastic Club ( el, Μεσσηνιακός Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος) is one of the oldest athletic club in Greece with Panagiotis Benakis its first president. Messiniakos' traditional colours are green ...
: 3-2 *2002:
Erani Filiatra The Athletic and Football Council of Erani ( el, Εράνη) is a sporting club in Filiatra, Greece. It includes football (soccer), basketball and chess. Informative sources Erani was founded in 1935 and was fully recognized in 1947. Its colo ...
Pamissos Messini The Pamissos Messini Gymnastic Football Club ( el, Gymnastikos Podosfairikos Syllogos Pamisos Messini, script=Latn) is a football (soccer) club in Messini, Greece currently competing in Gamma Ethniki. History The club was founded in 1929 in Mess ...
: 2-0 *2003:
Erani Filiatra The Athletic and Football Council of Erani ( el, Εράνη) is a sporting club in Filiatra, Greece. It includes football (soccer), basketball and chess. Informative sources Erani was founded in 1935 and was fully recognized in 1947. Its colo ...
Pamissos Messini The Pamissos Messini Gymnastic Football Club ( el, Gymnastikos Podosfairikos Syllogos Pamisos Messini, script=Latn) is a football (soccer) club in Messini, Greece currently competing in Gamma Ethniki. History The club was founded in 1929 in Mess ...
: 0-0 (3-2 pen.) *2004:
Erani Filiatra The Athletic and Football Council of Erani ( el, Εράνη) is a sporting club in Filiatra, Greece. It includes football (soccer), basketball and chess. Informative sources Erani was founded in 1935 and was fully recognized in 1947. Its colo ...
– Sperchogeia: 1-0 *2005: Miltiadis - Apollon Petalidi: 0-0 (5-4 pen.) *2006: Asteras Arfara - Papaflessas
Chora Chora may refer to: Places Greece ''Chora'' (meaning "Town" in Greek), is often used as the name of the main town on an island, following the common practice in Greece when the name of the island itself is the same as the name of the principal ...
: 6-0 *2007: Miltiadis -
Pamisos Messini The Pamissos Messini Gymnastic Football Club ( el, Gymnastikos Podosfairikos Syllogos Pamisos Messini, script=Latn) is a football (soccer) club in Messini, Greece currently competing in Gamma Ethniki. History The club was founded in 1929 in Mess ...
: 4-0 *2008: Apollon Petalidi - Telos Agras Gargaliani: 1-0 *2009:
Erani Filiatra The Athletic and Football Council of Erani ( el, Εράνη) is a sporting club in Filiatra, Greece. It includes football (soccer), basketball and chess. Informative sources Erani was founded in 1935 and was fully recognized in 1947. Its colo ...
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Messiniakos Founded in 1888, Messiniakos Gymnastic Club ( el, Μεσσηνιακός Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος) is one of the oldest athletic club in Greece with Panagiotis Benakis its first president. Messiniakos' traditional colours are green ...
: 1-0 *2010:
Erani Filiatra The Athletic and Football Council of Erani ( el, Εράνη) is a sporting club in Filiatra, Greece. It includes football (soccer), basketball and chess. Informative sources Erani was founded in 1935 and was fully recognized in 1947. Its colo ...
- *2011:
Pamisos Messini The Pamissos Messini Gymnastic Football Club ( el, Gymnastikos Podosfairikos Syllogos Pamisos Messini, script=Latn) is a football (soccer) club in Messini, Greece currently competing in Gamma Ethniki. History The club was founded in 1929 in Mess ...
- *2012:
Erani Filiatra The Athletic and Football Council of Erani ( el, Εράνη) is a sporting club in Filiatra, Greece. It includes football (soccer), basketball and chess. Informative sources Erani was founded in 1935 and was fully recognized in 1947. Its colo ...
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Performance by club


Women's clubs

In the women's clubs features two teams: * Messiniakos * Niki 1991 Kalamata


The veteran clubs

From the 2004-05 season, the Messinia Football Clubs Association runs a veterans championships. In the 2008-09 season, in the 5th veterans, it has 11 clubs:
Apollon Kalamata Apollon Kalamata ( el, Απόλλων Καλαμάτας) is a football (soccer) club in Kalamata, Greece. It currently plays in the Messenia(n) First Division. History The club was founded in 1927. Its colors are white and black and its embl ...
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Kalamata FC Kalamata Football Club ( el, Π.Σ. "Η Καλαμάτα") is a Greek professional football club based in Messenia, Kalamata. They compete in the Super League Greece 2, the second tier of the Greek football league system. The club's home ground is ...
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Messiniakos Founded in 1888, Messiniakos Gymnastic Club ( el, Μεσσηνιακός Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος) is one of the oldest athletic club in Greece with Panagiotis Benakis its first president. Messiniakos' traditional colours are green ...
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Prasina Poulia Kalamata Prassina Poulia Football Athletic Club ( el, Ποδοσφαιρικός Αθλητικός Όμιλος "Πράσινα Πουλιά") is one of the oldest football clubs in Kalamata, Greece, being founded in 1938. Its colors are green and white a ...
, Omonoia Kalamata, Thyella Paralia,
Pamisos Messini The Pamissos Messini Gymnastic Football Club ( el, Gymnastikos Podosfairikos Syllogos Pamisos Messini, script=Latn) is a football (soccer) club in Messini, Greece currently competing in Gamma Ethniki. History The club was founded in 1929 in Mess ...
, Atromitos Platy, Ethnikos Meligala, Kostis Tsiklitirias Pulos and Apollon Petalidi.


Sources

*'' Eleftheria Kalamata'' (16-6-2008), p 6


References


External links

* http://www.espmes.gr {{Amateur Football Clubs Associations of Greece Association football governing bodies in Greece Messenia