The Greece national football team represents Greece in international men’s football matches and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece.
Here in this article, you will get to know about Greece National Football Team 2025 Players, Squad, History, Stadium, Nickname, Kits, and more.
Greece National Football Team Profile Summary
| Nickname(s) | Piratiko (The Pirate Ship) Ethniki (The National) Galanolefki (The Sky Blues and Whites) |
|---|---|
| Association | Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) (Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία – ΕΠΟ) |
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) |
| Head coach | Gus Poyet |
| Captain | Anastasios Bakasetas |
| Most caps | Giorgos Karagounis (139) |
| Top scorer | Nikos Anastopoulos (29) |
| Home stadium | Athens Olympic Stadium |
| FIFA code | GRE |
About Greece National Football Team
The Greece national football team represents Greece in international men’s football matches and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece plays most of its home games in Attica, either in Athens at the Olympic Stadium in the Marousi section of the city or in the port city of Piraeus at the Karaiskakis Stadium. Greece is one of ten national teams to have been crowned UEFA European Champions.
Greece had a small presence in international football. Since the 1980s they have experienced their first taste, but not a banquet, of footballing achievement. Their first major tournament appearance was at UEFA Euro 1980. They never made it past the group stage. Their qualification for the then eight-team tournaments gave them a position in the top eight European football nations that year.
Greece Football Team 2025 players Squad
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Giorgos Athanasiadis | 07-04-1993 (29) | 0 | 0 | AEK Athens |
| 12 | GK | Alexandros Paschalakis | 28-07-1989 (33) | 5 | 0 | Olympiacos |
| 13 | GK | Vasilis Barkas | 30-05-1994 (28) | 13 | 0 | Utrecht |
| 2 | DF | Giannis Kotsiras | 16-12-1992 (29) | 2 | 0 | Panathinaikos |
| 3 | DF | Giorgos Tzavellas | 26-11-1987 (34) | 48 | 3 | AEK Athens |
| 4 | DF | Panos Retsos | 09-08-1998 (24) | 6 | 0 | Olympiacos |
| 14 | DF | Lazaros Rota | 23-08-1997 (25) | 6 | 0 | AEK Athens |
| 17 | DF | Pantelis Chatzidiakos | 18-01-1997 (25) | 23 | 0 | AZ |
| 18 | DF | Dimitris Goutas | 04-04-1994 (28) | 3 | 0 | Sivasspor |
| 19 | DF | Dinos Koulierakis | 28-11-2003 (18) | 1 | 0 | PAOK |
| 21 | DF | Dimitris Giannoulis | 17-10-1995 (27) | 21 | 0 | Norwich City |
| 25 | DF | Giorgos Kyriakopoulos | 05-02-1996 (26) | 7 | 0 | Sassuolo |
| 5 | MF | Andreas Bouchalakis | 05-04-1993 (29) | 35 | 1 | Olympiacos |
| 6 | MF | Dimitris Kourbelis | 02-11-1993 (29) | 30 | 1 | Panathinaikos |
| 8 | MF | Sotiris Alexandropoulos | 26-11-2001 (20) | 7 | 0 | Sporting CP |
| 10 | MF | Dimitris Pelkas | 26-10-1993 (29) | 29 | 2 | Hull City |
| 15 | MF | Giannis Papanikolaou | 18-11-1998 (24) | 2 | 0 | Raków Częstochowa |
| 20 | MF | Petros Mantalos | 31-08-1991 (31) | 50 | 6 | AEK Athens |
| 24 | MF | Manolis Siopis | 14-05-1994 (28) | 21 | 0 | Trabzonspor |
| 7 | FW | Giorgos Masouras | 01-01-1994 (28) | 29 | 4 | Olympiacos |
| 9 | FW | Tasos Douvikas | 02-08-1999 (23) | 15 | 1 | Utrecht |
| 11 | FW | Tasos Bakasetas (captain) | 28-06-1993 (29) | 53 | 10 | Trabzonspor |
| 16 | FW | Taxiarchis Fountas | 04-09-1995 (27) | 12 | 1 | DC United |
| 22 | FW | Tasos Chatzigiovanis | 31-05-1997 (25) | 10 | 0 | Ankaragücü |
| 24 | FW | Fotis Ioannidis | 10-01-2000 (22) | 4 | 0 | Panathinaikos |
Greece National Football Team Home Stadium
Traditionally, Greece has spent most of its history playing its home games in different stadiums, mainly in or near Athens, but also in other cities in the country. The stadium of the national team was the Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus, from its reconstruction in 2004 until 2017.
From their first international match in 1929 and for the next 33 years, Greece regularly used the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium as their home ground. Their first away game was played at the Nikos Goumas Stadium in 1962, while the Karaiskakis Stadium was first used in 1964 when it was renovated.
Greece National Football Team Kit
The traditional colors of Greece are blue and white, originating from the flag of Greece. Although blue was used as the home kit from the team’s inception, white became the main home color after UEFA Euro 2004. In recent decades, Greece has worn a set of white shirts, shorts, and socks. or an all-blue combination. In the past, the kit consisted of a combination of a blue shirt and white shorts and vice versa. Meanwhile, Greece’s kit has occasionally featured stripes, crosses, or other designs, as well as various values of blue.
On April 10, 2013, the Hellenic Football Federation announced a partnership with American manufacturer Nike, which is Greece’s current official supplier, with its home kit debuting on June 7, 2013, in the away game against Lithuania. On March 4, 2014, Greece unveiled their final kit which it also wore at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Kit sponsorship
| Supplier | Period |
|---|---|
| Asics | 1980–1981 |
| Puma | 1982–1987 |
| Adidas | 1988–1989 |
| Asics | 1989–1991 |
| Diadora | 1991–1998 |
| Lotto | 1998–2001 |
| Le Coq Sportif | 2001–2003 |
| Adidas | 2003–2012 |
| Nike | 2013–present |
Greece Football Team world rankings
| Current | 51 (2 December 2023) |
|---|---|
| Highest | 8 (April 2008, October 2011) |
| Lowest | 66 (September 1998) |
Greece National Football Team trophies
Competitions
- UEFA European Championship
- Champions (1): 2004
- Mediterranean Games
- Champions (2): 1951, 1991
- Mediterranean Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1950-53
- UEFA Nations League
- Promotion (1): 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C
- Balkan Cup
- Runners-up (1): 1934–35
- Third place (3): 1929–31, 1935, 1936
Conclusion
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Source: FootballArroyo.co.uk
