Greece women's national football team

Greece
Association	Hellenic Football Federation
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Alexandros Katikaridis
Captain	Eleni Kakambouki
Most caps	Natalia Chatzigiannidou (161)
Top scorer	Maria Lazarou (26)
Home stadium	Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
FIFA code	GRE
FIFA ranking
Current	60 1 (7 August 2025)
Highest	50 (September 2008)
Lowest	74 (September 2014)
First international
	Italy 6–0 ; (Viterbo, Italy; 3 July 1991)
Biggest win
	14–0 Lebanon ; (Pegeia, Cyprus; 12 March 2015)
Biggest defeat
	Belgium 11–0 ; (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

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

25 October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs		0–0	Belgium	Heraklion, Greece
19:00		Report		Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Ainara Acevedo (Spain)

29 October UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs	Belgium	5–0		Leuven, Belgium
21:15	Van Kerkhoven 36', 57' Wullaert 39', 45+4' Missipo 55'	Report		Stadium: Den Dreef Attendance: 5,812 Referee: Volha Blotskaya (Belarus

28 November Friendly	Slovakia	2–1		Senec, Slovakia
18:30	Maťavková 21' Mazúchová 90+6'	Report	Spyridonidou 66'	Stadium: NTC Senec Referee: Milica Milovanović (Serbia)

1 December Friendly	Slovakia	1–2		Senec, Slovakia
14:00	Fabová 51'	Report	Koggouli 36', 59'	Stadium: NTC Senec Referee: Vesna Miletic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2025

21 February 2025 UEFA Women's Nations – League B – Group 2		1–2	Slovenia	Heraklion, Greece
18:00 EET	Sarri 26'	Report	Sternad 33' Kramžar 67'	Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium Referee: Nanna Andersen (Denmark)

25 February 2025 UEFA Women's Nations – League B – Group 2	Turkey	1–0		Istanbul, Turkey
18:00 EET	Keskin 33'	Report		Stadium: Pendik Stadium Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia)

4 April 2025 UEFA Women's Nations – League B – Group 2		0–4	Republic of Ireland	Heraklion, Greece
17:00 EEST		Report	Sheva 49' Carusa 61' Stapleton 74' Barrett 90+3'	Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium Referee: Jelena Pejković (Croatia)

8 April 2025 UEFA Women's Nations – League B – Group 2	Republic of Ireland	2–1		Dublin, Ireland
21:30 EEST	Barrett 9' (pen.) Patten 50'	Report	Sarri 72'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Referee: Franziska Wildfeuer (Germany)

30 May 2025 UEFA Women's Nations – League B – Group 2	Slovenia	2–0		Ljubljana, Slovenia
19:00 EEST	Kramžar 24' Prašnikar 50'	Report		Stadium: Šiška Sports Park Referee: Réka Molnár (Hungary)

3 June 2025 UEFA Women's Nations – League B – Group 2		0–1	Turkey	Heraklion, Greece
20:00 EEST		Report	Hançar 42'	Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium Referee: Maïka Vanderstichel (France)

26 June Friendly	Belgium	2–0		Brussels, Belgium
20:30	Wullaert 24' Janssens 48'	Report		Stadium: Edmond Machtens Stadium

Official results and fixtures

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Ref.
Head coach	Alexandros Katikaridis	^[1]
Assistant coach	Katerina Tsiapanou	^[7]
Goalkeeping coach	Lampros Spintzos

Manager history

Xanthi Konstantinidou (2002–04)
Vangelis Koutsakis (2011–14)^[8]^[9]
Dimosthenis Kavouras (2014–18)^[10]
Antonios Prionas (2018–20)^[11]^[12]
Georgios Kyriazis (2020–2023)^[13]^[14]^[15]
Alexandros Katikaridis (2023–present)

Players

Current squad

The following 26 players were called up for a friendly match against Belgium on 26 June 2025.^[16]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Ariana Anastasiadi	(2001-02-28) 28 February 2001	0	0	Kifisia
1GK	Celia Katergiannaki	(2005-12-10) 10 December 2005	0	0	PAOK
1GK	Rafaella Petaloti	(2007-11-08) 8 November 2007	3	0	Sassuolo

2DF	Anastasia Gkatsou	(1997-10-13) 13 October 1997	36	1	Asteras Tripolis
2DF	Eleni Tselenti	(2004-03-29) 29 March 2004	0	0	AEK
2DF	Markella Koskeridou	(2000-05-15) 15 May 2000	6	0	PAOK
2DF	Maria Paterna	(2000-04-08) 8 April 2000	32	0	OFI
2DF	Maria Gkouni	(2004-09-26) 26 September 2004	10	0	PAOK
2DF	Androniki Michalopoulou	(1998-06-11) 11 June 1998	5	0	Puskás Akadémia
2DF	Sofia Zagkli	(2006-09-24) 24 September 2006	2	0	AEK
2DF	Matina Ntarzanou	(2005-06-08) 8 June 2005	5	0	Pogoń Szczecin

3MF	Stela Kotsaki	(1997-09-02) 2 September 1997	17	0	REA
3MF	Eleni Kakambouki	(1987-05-10) 10 May 1987	116	3	AEK
3MF	Athanasia Moraitou (captain)	(1997-04-02) 2 April 1997	67	1	Union Berlin
3MF	Eleftheria Drakogiannaki	(2001-11-03) 3 November 2001	0	0	PAOK
3MF	Eleni Saich	(2001-02-09) 9 February 2001	10	0	AEK
3MF	Georgia Chalatsogianni	(2005-04-04) 4 April 2005	12	0	Young Boys
3MF	Griselda Tsela	(2008-08-03) 3 August 2008	1	0	OFI
3MF	Panagiota Argyriou	(2008-02-23) 23 February 2008	0	0	PAOK

4FW	Efi Brame	(2000-01-20) 20 January 2000	0	0	Asteras Tripolis
4FW	Anastasia Spyridonidou	(1997-06-11) 11 June 1997	57	19	Asteras Tripolis
4FW	Ioanna Papatheodorou	(2003-11-27) 27 November 2003	10	0	OH Leuven
4FW	Calliste Brookshire	(2002-07-09) 9 July 2002	3	0	FHL
4FW	Veatriki Sarri	(1998-01-01) 1 January 1998	61	11	Birmingham City
4FW	Sophia Koggouli	(1991-07-26) 26 July 1991	91	24	AEK
4FW	Grigoria Pouliou	(2000-10-23) 23 October 2000	28	3	Panathinaikos

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	Dimitra Giannakouli	(1998-05-08) 8 May 1998	15	0	AEK	v. Turkey, 3 June 2025
GK	Zoi Nasi	(2000-04-28) 28 April 2000	16	0	Panathinaikos	v. Turkey, 3 June 2025
GK	Chrysa Grigoriadou	(1997-04-21) 21 April 1997	0	0	Asteras Tripolis	v. Turkey, 25 February 2025
GK	Panagiota Chatzicharistou	(2000-11-14) 14 November 2000	9	0	Panathinaikos	v. Belgium, 29 October 2024

DF	Maria Mitkou	(1994-04-11) 11 April 1994	68	5	PAOK	v. Turkey, 3 June 2025
DF	Georgia Pavlopoulou	(2004-12-04) 4 December 2004	2	0	AEK	v. Turkey, 3 June 2025
DF	Maria Kapnisi	(1999-06-03) 3 June 1999	11	1	AEK	v. Republic of Ireland, 8 April 2025
DF	Maria Palama	(2000-06-14) 14 June 2000	39	0	Honvéd	v. Republic of Ireland, 8 April 2025
DF	Dimitra Karapetsa	(2000-01-02) 2 January 2000	6	0	Aris Limassol	v. Republic of Ireland, 8 April 2025
DF	Fani Doiranli	(1998-08-07) 7 August 1998	4	0	OFI	v. Turkey, 25 February 2025
DF	Maria Georgoula	(2004-01-28) 28 January 2004	0	0	REA	v. Slovakia, 1 December 2024

MF	Νasia Peiou	(1996-12-22) 22 December 1996	1	0	OFI	v. Turkey, 3 June 2025
MF	Tatiana Georgiou	(1996-01-04) 4 January 1996	38	0	AEK	v. Republic of Ireland, 8 April 2025
MF	Thomai Vardali	(1995-01-09) 9 January 1995	15	1	PAOK	v. Republic of Ireland, 8 April 2025
MF	Chrysanthi Voila	(2002-01-08) 8 January 2002	1	0	PAOK	v. Slovakia, 1 December 2024
MF	Eleni Stefatou	(1998-06-18) 18 June 1998	1	0	AEK	v. Slovakia, 1 December 2024
MF	Athanasia Tsaroucha	(2005-09-29) 29 September 2005	0	0	SC Sand	v. Belgium, 29 October 2024

FW	Vasiliki Giannaka	(2004-10-13) 13 October 2004	26	0	Växjö	v. Turkey, 3 June 2025
FW	Despoina Chatzinikolaou	(1999-10-21) 21 October 1999	20	1	AEK	v. Turkey, 3 June 2025
FW	Eleni Markou	(1995-03-29) 29 March 1995	73	9	Unattached	v. Republic of Ireland, 8 April 2025
FW	Ioanna Chamalidou	(1996-10-11) 11 October 1996	20	0	AEK	v. Republic of Ireland, 8 April 2025
FW	Dimitra Proxenou	(2001-08-27) 27 August 2001	2	0	Asteras Tripolis	v. Slovakia, 1 December 2024
FW	Antigoni Papadopoulou	(2003-12-17) 17 December 2003	10	3	PAOK	v. Belgium, 29 October 2024
FW	Vasiliki Moskofidou	(1991-06-22) 22 June 1991	23	7	Volos	v. Belgium, 29 October 2024
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury ^PRE Preliminary squad / standby ^WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue ^RET Player retired from the national team ^SUS Player is serving suspension

Captains

Evangelia Brisimi (??–2000)
Maria Lazarou (2001–2003)
Eftichia Michailidou (2002–2008)
Natalia Chatzigiannidou (2003–2020)
Eleni Kakambouki (2020–present)

Records

Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Most capped players

#	Player	Year(s)	Caps	Ref.
1	Natalia Chatzigiannidou	1997–2020	161	^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
2	Eleni Kakambouki	2005–	116	^[17]
3	Maria Lazarou	1991–2004	111	^[18]
4	Anastasia Papadopoulou	2003–2018	104	^[19]

Top goalscorers

#	Player	Year(s)	Goals	Caps	Ref.
1	Maria Lazarou	1991–2004	26	111
2	Sophia Koggouli	2009–	24	91	^[17]
3	Dimitra Panteliadou	2002–2018	20	74
4	Anastasia Spyridonidou	2016–	19	57	^[17]

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD
FIFA Women's World Cup record									Qualification record
1991	Did not enter								UEFA Women's Euro 1991
1995	Did not qualify								UEFA Women's Euro 1995
1999									6	1	1	4	8	18	-10
2003									6	1	0	5	7	19	-12
2007									8	0	0	8	2	28	-26
2011									8	3	0	5	11	20	-9
2015									10	1	0	9	6	49	-43
2019									3	2	0	1	8	2	+6
2023									10	4	1	5	12	28	−16
2027	To be determined								To be determined
2031	To be determined								To be determined
2035	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
1996	Did not qualify
2000	Did not qualify
2004	Group stage	10th	3	0	0	3	0	11
2008	Did not qualify
2012
2016
2020
2024	Unable to qualify
2028	To be determined
2032	To be determined
Total	Group stage	1/8	3	0	0	3	0	11

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA Women's Championship

Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	P/R	Rnk
UEFA Women's Championship record									Qualifying record
1984	Did not enter								Did not enter
1987
1989
1991
1993	Did not qualify								4	0	1	3	0	6	-6	–
1995									4	0	0	4	1	15	-14
1997									6	1	1	4	3	10	-7
2001									6	3	1	2	10	17	-7
2005									6	4	1	1	23	6	+17
2009									8	1	0	7	7	36	-29
2013									10	0	5	5	7	20	-13
2017									8	2	0	6	9	19	-10
2022									8	2	1	5	6	21	-15
2025									8	5	2	1	17	9	+8	^[a]	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		29th
2025	B	2	To be determined
Total				6	1	0	5	3	13	29th

	Promoted at end of season
	No movement at end of season
	Relegated at end of season
*	Participated in promotion/relegation play-offs

Notes

^ 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

^ ^a ^b "Εθνική Ομάδα Γυναικών - Προπονητής". epo.gr. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Τρέχει με 139!" [She "runs" with 139!]. inPAOK.com (in Greek). in PAOK. 27 January 2016. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Ναταλία, η ηγέτιδα!" [Natalia, the leader!]. inPAOK.com (in Greek). in PAOK. 13 June 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Natalia Chatzigiannidou Profile". WorldFootball.net. World Football. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Women's Football". A-Sports.gr (in Greek). A-Sports. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
^ "Στην Εθνική Ελλάδος η Κατερίνα Τσιάπανου". eleftheria.gr. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
^ "Greece - V. Koutsakis - Profile". ke.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Greece [Women] National Team » Squad Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2013/2014". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Ο Δημοσθένης Κάβουρας, προπονητής στις γυναίκες του Παναθηναϊκού" [Dimosthenis Kavouras, coach in Panathinaikos women's team]. womensfootball.gr (in Greek). 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Antonios Prionas". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Greece - A. Prionas - Profile". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Εθνική Ομάδα Γυναικών - Προπονητής" [Women's National Team - Manager]. epo.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Greece - Profile - Staff". ke.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Ο Γιώργος Κυριαζής νέος προπονητής της Εθνικής Ελλάδας Γυναικών" [Georgios Kyriazis the new coach of Women's National Team]. kingsport.gr (in Greek). 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Κλήσεις Εθνικής Γυναικών". Retrieved 16 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Παίκτριες". epo.gr. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
^ "FIFA Women's Century Club" (PDF). FIFA. 2009-08-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2012.
^ "FIFA Women's Century Club" (PDF). FIFA. 2009-08-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2012.

External links

Official website (in English and Greek)
FIFA profile

[20] 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.

[manager-1] "Εθνική Ομάδα Γυναικών - Προπονητής". epo.gr. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

[She_runs_with_139!_–_in_PAOK_–_Natalia_Chatzigiannidou-2] "Τρέχει με 139!" [She "runs" with 139!]. inPAOK.com (in Greek). in PAOK. 27 January 2016. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[Natalia,_the_leader!_–_in_PAOK_–_Natalia_Chatzigiannidou-3] "Ναταλία, η ηγέτιδα!" [Natalia, the leader!]. inPAOK.com (in Greek). in PAOK. 13 June 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[WorldFootball.net_Profile_–_Natalia_Chatzigiannidou-4] "Natalia Chatzigiannidou Profile". WorldFootball.net. World Football. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[A-Sports_–_Natalia_Chatzigiannidou-5] "Women's Football". A-Sports.gr (in Greek). A-Sports. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2022.

[FIFA_Women's_World_Rankings-6] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 7 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.

[7] "Στην Εθνική Ελλάδος η Κατερίνα Τσιάπανου". eleftheria.gr. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

[8] "Greece - V. Koutsakis - Profile". ke.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[9] "Greece [Women] National Team » Squad Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2013/2014". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[10] "Ο Δημοσθένης Κάβουρας, προπονητής στις γυναίκες του Παναθηναϊκού" [Dimosthenis Kavouras, coach in Panathinaikos women's team]. womensfootball.gr (in Greek). 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[11] "Antonios Prionas". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[12] "Greece - A. Prionas - Profile". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[EPO_-_G._Kyriazis-13] "Εθνική Ομάδα Γυναικών - Προπονητής" [Women's National Team - Manager]. epo.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[WSW_-_G._Kyriazis-14] "Greece - Profile - Staff". ke.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[KS_-_G._Kyriazis-15] "Ο Γιώργος Κυριαζής νέος προπονητής της Εθνικής Ελλάδας Γυναικών" [Georgios Kyriazis the new coach of Women's National Team]. kingsport.gr (in Greek). 8 September 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2021.

[16] "Κλήσεις Εθνικής Γυναικών". Retrieved 16 June 2025.

[epo-17] "Παίκτριες". epo.gr. Retrieved 26 February 2025.

[18] "FIFA Women's Century Club" (PDF). FIFA. 2009-08-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2012.

[19] "FIFA Women's Century Club" (PDF). FIFA. 2009-08-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2012.

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Results and fixtures

2024

2025

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Manager history

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Captains

Records

Most capped players

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

Olympic Games

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Nations League

See also

Notes

References

External links