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Women's national association football team representing Greece This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Greece national football team.
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Greece
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationHellenic Football Federation
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAlexandros Katikaridis
CaptainEleni Kakambouki
Most capsNatalia Chatzigiannidou (161)
Home stadiumTheodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
FIFA codeGRE
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 58 Increase 3 (13 December 2024)
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

Main article: Greece women's national football team results (2020–present)
  • 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

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  Montenegro
31 May UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying – Group C3 Greece  2–2  Montenegro Heraklion, Greece
18:00 Report Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Referee: Fatemeh Zangeneh (Norway)
Faroe Islands  v  Greece
4 June UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying – Group C3 Faroe Islands  0–2  Greece Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
18:45 Report Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Referee: Laura Mauricio (Switzerland)
Greece  v  Andorra
12 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying – Group C3 Greece  6–0  Andorra Heraklion, Greece
20:00 Report Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Referee: Roxana Recorean (Romania)
Montenegro  v  Greece
16 July UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying – Group C3 Montenegro  2–3  Greece Podgorica, Montenegro
20:00 Report Stadium: Camp FSCG
Referee: Karoline Wacker (Germany)
Greece  v  Belgium
25 October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs Greece  0–0  Belgium Heraklion, Greece
19:00 Report Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Ainara Acevedo (Spain)
Belgium  v  Greece
29 October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs Belgium  5–0  Greece Leuven, Belgium
21:15 Report Stadium: Den Dreef
Attendance: 5,812
Referee: Volha Blotskaya (Belarus
Slovakia  v  Greece
28 November Friendly Slovakia  2–1  Greece Senec, Slovakia
18:30 Report Spyridonidou 66' Stadium: NTC Senec
Referee: Milica Milovanović (Serbia)
Slovakia  v  Greece
1 December Friendly Slovakia  1–2  Greece Senec, Slovakia
14:00 Report Stadium: NTC Senec
Referee: Vesna Miletic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2025

Greece  v  Slovenia
21 February 2025 UEFA Women's Nations – League B – Group 2 Greece  v  Slovenia
 Turkey v Greece 
25 February 2025 UEFA Women's Nations – League B – Group 2  Turkey v Greece 
Greece  v  Republic of Ireland
4 April 2025 UEFA Women's Nations – League B – Group 2 Greece  v  Republic of Ireland
 Republic of Ireland v Greece 
8 April 2025 UEFA Women's Nations – League B – Group 2  Republic of Ireland v Greece 
 Slovenia v Greece 
30 May 2025 UEFA Women's Nations – League B – Group 2  Slovenia v Greece 
Greece  v  Turkey
3 June 2025 UEFA Women's Nations – League B – Group 2 Greece  v  Turkey

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

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Position Name Ref.
Head coach Alexandros Katikaridis
Assistant coach Katerina Tsiapanou
Goalkeeping coach Lampros Spintzos

Manager history

See also: Category:Greece women's national football team managers
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (April 2021)

Players

See also: Category:Greece women's international footballers

Current squad

  • The following 26 players were named to the squad for the Friendly matches against  Slovakia on 28 November and 1 December 2024.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Zoi Nasi (2000-04-28) 28 April 2000 (age 24) 13 0 Greece Panathinaikos
1GK Dimitra Giannakouli (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 26) 13 0 Greece AEK
1GK Chrysa Grigoriadou (1997-04-21) 21 April 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Greece Asteras Tripolis

2DF Anastasia Gkatsou (1997-10-13) 13 October 1997 (age 27) 30 1 Greece Panathinaikos
2DF Maria Palama (2000-06-14) 14 June 2000 (age 24) 35 0 Hungary MTK
2DF Maria Kapnisi (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 25) 10 1 Greece AEK
2DF Maria Paterna (2000-04-08) 8 April 2000 (age 24) 26 0 Greece OFI
2DF Maria Gkouni (2004-09-26) 26 September 2004 (age 20) 8 0 Greece PAOK
2DF Stela Kotsaki (1997-09-02) 2 September 1997 (age 27) 15 0 Greece REA
2DF Maria Georgoula (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Greece REA
2DF Fani Doiranli (1998-08-07) 7 August 1998 (age 26) 4 0 Greece PAOK

3MF Chrysanthi Voila (2002-01-08) 8 January 2002 (age 22) 1 0 Hungary MTK
3MF Eleni Kakambouki (captain) (1987-05-10) 10 May 1987 (age 37) 108 2 Greece PAOK
3MF Athanasia Moraitou (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 27) 59 1 Germany Union Berlin
3MF Tatiana Georgiou (1996-01-04) 4 January 1996 (age 28) 38 0 Greece AEK
3MF Eleni Stefatou (1998-06-18) 18 June 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Greece AEK
3MF Eleni Saich (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Greece Asteras Tripolis
3MF Νasia Peiou (1996-12-22) 22 December 1996 (age 27) 1 0 Greece OFI
3MF Eleni Markou (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29) 69 9 Germany Union Berlin

4FW Dimitra Proxenou (2001-08-27) 27 August 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Greece Asteras Tripolis
4FW Anastasia Spyridonidou (1997-06-11) 11 June 1997 (age 27) 51 19 Greece Panathinaikos
4FW Vasiliki Giannaka (2004-10-13) 13 October 2004 (age 20) 24 0 Sweden Växjö
4FW Thomai Vardali (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 29) 14 1 Greece PAOK
4FW Veatriki Sarri (1998-01-01) 1 January 1998 (age 26) 53 9 England Everton
4FW Sophia Koggouli (1991-07-26) 26 July 1991 (age 33) 79 23 Greece AEK
4FW Despoina Chatzinikolaou (1999-10-21) 21 October 1999 (age 25) 16 1 Greece AEK

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 Panagiota Chatzicharistou (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 24) 9 0 Greece Panathinaikos v.  Belgium, 29 October 2024

DF Markella Koskeridou (2000-05-15) 15 May 2000 (age 24) 4 0 Greece PAOK v.  Belgium, 29 October 2024
DF Dimitra Karapetsa (2000-01-02) 2 January 2000 (age 24) 5 0 Cyprus Aris Limassol v.  Belgium, 29 October 2024
DF Chara Dimitriou (1990-04-12) 12 April 1990 (age 34) 38 0 Greece Panathinaikos v.  Turkey, 25 February 2024
DF Danai-Eleni Sidira (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991 (age 33) 78 11 Greece OFI v.  Turkey, 25 February 2024

MF Maria Mitkou (1994-04-11) 11 April 1994 (age 30) 59 2 Greece PAOK v.  Belgium, 29 October 2024
MF Androniki Michalopoulou (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 26) 5 0 Poland Pogoń Szczecin v.  Belgium, 29 October 2024
MF Athanasia Tsaroucha (2005-09-29) 29 September 2005 (age 19) 0 0 Germany SC Sand v.  Belgium, 29 October 2024
MF Georgia Chalatsogianni (2005-04-04) 4 April 2005 (age 19) 9 0 Greece PAOK v.  Montenegro, 16 July 2024
MF Konstantina Strantzali (2001-09-16) 16 September 2001 (age 23) 10 0 Greece OFI v.  Montenegro, 16 July 2024
MF Marianna Rapani (2005-05-29) 29 May 2005 (age 19) 1 0 United States Mercer Bears v.  Montenegro, 16 July 2024
MF Danai Kaldaridou (1997-09-03) 3 September 1997 (age 27) 14 0 Switzerland Sion v.  Turkey, 25 February 2024

FW Ioanna Papatheodorou (2003-11-27) 27 November 2003 (age 21) 3 0 United States Washington Huskies v.  Belgium, 29 October 2024
FW Antigoni Papadopoulou (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 21) 10 3 Greece PAOK v.  Belgium, 29 October 2024
FW Vasiliki Moskofidou (1991-06-22) 22 June 1991 (age 33) 23 7 Greece REA v.  Belgium, 29 October 2024
FW Grigoria Pouliou (2000-10-23) 23 October 2000 (age 24) 20 3 Greece Panathinaikos v.  Belgium, 25 October 2024
FW Ioanna Chamalidou (1996-10-11) 11 October 1996 (age 28) 19 0 Greece Panathinaikos v.  Andorra, 9 April 2024
FW Ifigeneia Georgantzi (2000-10-17) 17 October 2000 (age 24) 9 0 Greece Asteras Tripolis v.  Turkey, 25 February 2024

Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
Preliminary squad / standby
Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue
Player retired from the national team
Player is serving suspension

Captains

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Records

See also: Category:Greece women's international footballers
  • Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Most capped players

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2024)
# Player Year(s) Caps
1 Natalia Chatzigiannidou 1997–2020 161
2 Maria Lazarou 1991–2004 111
3 Eleni Kakambouki 2005– 108
4 Anastasia Papadopoulou 2003–2018 104

Top goalscorers

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2020)
# 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
Brazil 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 Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pld W D* L GF GA GD P/R Rnk
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 8 5 2 1 17 9 +8 Rise 36th
2029 To be determined To be determined
Total - - - - - - - - 68 18 12 38 83 159 -76 36th
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Nations League

UEFA Women's Nations League record
Year League Group Pos Pld W D L GF GA P/R Rnk
2023–24 B 3 4th 6 1 0 5 3 13 Fall 29th
2025 B 2 To be determined
Total 6 1 0 5 3 13 29th
Rise Promoted at end of season
Same position No movement at end of season
Fall Relegated at end of season
* Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

See also

Notes

  1. From Euro 2025 onwards a new qualifying format was introduced, linked to the Women's Nations League where teams are divided into leagues with promotion/relegation between the leagues at the end of each cycle.

References

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