Greece national futsal team
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The Greece national futsal team is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for futsal in Greece and represents the country in international futsal competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championships. The greatest achievement of the Greece national futsal team is the qualification to the second preliminary round of the European Championships of 2014. The coach of the team is Stefanos Soilemes since 2008. The players are chosen from the Greek Futsal Super League, the Futsal Championship of Greece. The last years there is a player, Konstantinos Panou who plays in Spain. As the team is in position number 81 of the Futsal World Ranking has to pass through both the first and the second preliminary round in order to play to a competition like World Cup or Euro.
Nickname(s) | Ethniki (National) Galanolefki (Sky blue-white) Piratiko (Pirate Ship) | ||
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Association | Hellenic Football Federation | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
FIFA code | GRE | ||
FIFA ranking | 88 [1] | ||
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First international | |||
Russia 24–0 Greece (Moscow, Russia; 18 December 1998) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Albania 4–13 Greece (Braga, Portugal; 7 November 2003) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Russia 24–0 Greece (Moscow, Russia; 18 December 1998) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
UEFA Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 0 |