Greece national football team results (1929–1959)

This article provides details of international football games played by the Greece national football team from their inception in 1929 to 1959.^[1]

The Greece national team was officially created in 1929, however, the first appearance of a Greece national team came 33 years earlier, at the

Inter-Allied Games in Paris in 1919, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics of Antwerp (recognized as first official by FIFA).^[3]

Between their first official match in 1929 and 1959, Greece played in 70 matches, resulting in 17 victories, 10 draws and 43 defeats.

1953-58

, with Greece never doing better than a second-place finish in the second edition.

Results

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

1896 Olympic Games

Greece

v

Denmark

12 April 1896 1896 Summer Olympics	Greece	0–9 or 0–15	Denmark	Athens, Greece
15:40		Report		Stadium: Podilatodromio Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Prince George of Greece and Denmark (Greece)
Note: The International Olympic Committee does not acknowledge that football was played at the 1896 Olympics; however, there is incontrovertible evidence that this match was played as a demonstration sport.

1906 Intercalated Games

23 April 1906 1906 Intercalated Games semi-finals	Athens City	5–0	Thessaloniki	Athens, Greece
		Report		Stadium: Podilatodromio Referee: Carl Anderson (Denmark)

24 April 1906 1906 Intercalated Games Final	Athens City	0–9	Denmark	Athens, Greece
		Report		Stadium: Podilatodromio Referee: Goster Drake (Sweden)
Note: The Athens team withdrew from the final at half-time, because they were losing 0-9 at home and wanted to avoid further humiliation.

1919 Inter-Allied Games

25 June 1919 Inter-Allied Games group stage	Italy	9–0	Greece	Paris, France
	Sardi Cevenini Santamaria Asti	Report		Stadium: Stade Pershing

26 June 1919 Inter-Allied Games group stage	France	11–0	Greece	Paris, France
	Nicolas Rénier Dubly Darjeu Petit	Report		Stadium: Stade Pershing

28 June 1919 Inter-Allied Games group stage	Greece	3–2	Romania	Paris, France
	?	Report	?	Stadium: Stade Pershing

1920 Summer Olympics

28 August 1920 1920 Summer Olympics first round	Sweden	9–0	Greece	Antwerp, Belgium
17:30	Karlsson 15', 20', 21', 51', 85' Wicksell 25' Dahl 31'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Charles Barette (BEL)
Note: Recognised by FIFA as Greece's first international game. Not recognised by the Hellenic Football Federation.

Greece national football team

1929

7 April 1929 Friendly	Greece	1–4	Italy B	Athens, Greece
15:30	Nahmias 60'	Report	Volk 35', 65' Busini 68' Tansini 80'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ferenc Kann (Hungary)

30 June 1929 Friendly	Bulgaria	1–1	Greece	Sofia, Bulgaria
18:00	Staykov 63' (pen.)	Report	G. Andrianopoulos 15'	Stadium: Levski Field Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ernest Fabris (Yugoslavia )

1930

26 January 1930 1929–31 Balkan Cup	Greece	2–1	Yugoslavia	Athens, Greece
15:30 (UTC+2:00)	G. Andrianopoulos 55' D. Andrianopoulos 59'	Report	Vujadinović 18'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Nikola Dosev (Bulgaria)

2 March 1930 Friendly	Italy B	3–0	Greece	Naples, Italy
	Ludueña ?', ?' Vojak ?'	Report		Stadium: Campo Vomero Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Adolf Miesz

25 May 1930 1929–31 Balkan Cup	Romania	8–1	Greece	Bucharest, Romania
14:00	Raffinsky 57' (pen.) Dobay 77'	Report	V. Andrianopoulos 15'	Stadium: Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

7 December 1930 1929–31 Balkan Cup	Greece	6–1	Bulgaria	Athens, Greece
15:00 (+2:00)	Tsolinas 4', 50', 51', 60' Messaris 10', 15'	Report	Peshev 56'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

1931

15 March 1931 1929–31 Balkan Cup	Yugoslavia	4–1	Greece	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
15:00	Hitrec 35' Tomašević 38', 75', 83'	Report	Migiakis 52'	Stadium: Stadion Beogradski S.K. Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Costel Rădulescu (Romania)

25 October 1931 1929–31 Balkan Cup	Bulgaria	2–1	Greece	Sofia, Bulgaria
15:30	Angelov 83'	Report	Kitsos 10'	Stadium: Yunak Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

29 November 1931 1929–31 Balkan Cup	Greece	2–4	Romania	Athens, Greece
15:00	Angelakis 34', 39'	Report	Bodola 13', 18', 84' Sepi 51'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ernest Fabris (Yugoslavia)

13 December 1931 Friendly	Greece	2–4	Hungary Amateurs	Athens, Greece
15:00	Mallios 14' (pen.) V. Andrianopoulos 71'	Report	Kovács 24' Lutz 40' (pen.) Jiakombe 52' Tczech 64'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 4,413 Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos (Greece)

1932

27 March 1932 Friendly	Greece	1–2	Bulgaria	Athens, Greece
15:30	Simeonidis 33'	Report	Angelov 71'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ernest Fabris (Yugoslavia)

26 June 1932 1932 Balkan Cup	Yugoslavia	7–1	Greece	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
17:30	Tirnanić 5' Glišović 15' Zečević 51', 84' Živković 51' (pen.), 62' (pen.) Vujadinović 80'	Report	Kitsos 4'	Stadium: Beogradski SK Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Denis Xifando (Romania)

28 June 1932 1932 Balkan Cup	Greece	0–3	Romania	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
17:30		Report	Ciolac 6' Schwartz 9' Bodola 16'	Stadium: Beogradski SK Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Stefan Chumpalov (Bulgaria)

2 July 1932 1932 Balkan Cup	Bulgaria	2–0	Greece	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
17:30	Angelov 71' Peshev 85' (pen. )	Report		Stadium: Beogradski SK Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Radu Istrate (Romania)

1933

3 June 1933 1933 Balkan Cup	Greece	3–5	Yugoslavia	Bucharest, Romania
17:00	Simeonidis 4' Raggos 60' Pierrakos 89'	Report	Kodrnja 12', 20', 72' Živković 42', 79'	Stadium: Stadionul ONEF Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Denis Xifando (Romania)

8 June 1933 1933 Balkan Cup	Romania	1–0	Greece	Bucharest, Romania
18:00	Dobay 24'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul ONEF Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Ernest Fabris (Yugoslavia)

10 June 1933 1933 Balkan Cup	Bulgaria	2–0	Greece	Bucharest, Romania
	Todorov 85', 88'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul ONEF Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Constantin Rădulescu (Romania)

1934

4 February 1934 Friendly	Greece	1–0	Bulgaria	Athens, Greece
15:00	Danelian 30'	Report		Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos (Greece)

25 March 1934 1934 FIFA World Cup qualifying	Italy	4–0	Greece	Milan, Italy
15:00	Guarisi 40' Meazza 44', 71' Ferrari 69'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 20,000 Referee: René Mercet (Switzerland)

23 December 1934 1934–35 Balkan Cup	Greece	2–1	Yugoslavia	Athens, Greece
15:00	Vazos 39' L. Andrianopoulos 67'	Report	Sekulić 12'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Constantin Rădulescu (Romania)

27 December 1934 1934–35 Balkan Cup	Greece	2–2	Romania	Athens, Greece
15:00	L. Andrianopoulos 14' Choumis 75'	Report	Dobay 5' Ciolac 13'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Nikola Dosev (Bulgaria)

1935

1 January 1935 1934–35 Balkan Cup	Greece	1–2	Bulgaria	Athens, Greece
13:30	Vazos 51'	Report	Lozanov 44' Panchev 84'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Bora Vasiljević (Yugoslavia)

16 June 1935 1935 Balkan Cup	Bulgaria	5–2	Greece	Sofia, Bulgaria
17:30	Angelov 26', 28', 63' Lozanov 68'	Report	Choumis 21', 74'	Stadium: Yunak Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Constantin Rădulescu (Romania)

21 June 1935 1935 Balkan Cup	Greece	1–6	Yugoslavia	Sofia, Bulgaria
17:30	Baltasis 49'	Report	Živković 31', 70' Marjanović 33' Vujadinović 49' Glišović 81', 83'	Stadium: Yunak Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Nikola Dosev (Bulgaria)

24 June 1935 1935 Balkan Cup	Greece	2–2	Romania	Sofia, Bulgaria
16:00	Choumis 10', 15'	Report	Bodola 26' Gruin 26'	Stadium: Levski Field Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Nikola Dosev (Bulgaria )

1936

17 May 1936 1936 Balkan Cup	Romania	5–2	Greece	Bucharest, Romania
17:30	Bodola 21', 85' Schwartz 37', 75' Dobay 77'	Report	Vazos 31' Simeonidis 76'	Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)

21 May 1936 1936 Balkan Cup	Bulgaria	5–4	Greece	Bucharest, Romania
17:30	Angelov 31' Lozanov 73'	Report	Migiakis 12' Vikelidis 69' Choumis 84', 86'	Stadium: Stadionul Republicii Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Peco Bauwens (Germany)

19 June 1936 Friendly	Egypt	3–1	Greece	Cairo, Egypt
	Ambdin 22', 88' Sakr 81'	Report	Choumis 48' (pen.)	Stadium: Prince Farouk Stadium

1938

22 January 1938 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification	Mandatory Palestine	1–3	Greece	Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
15:00	Neufeld 36'	Report	Vikelidis 15', 30' Migiakis 73'	Stadium: Maccabiah Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mohammed Youssef (Egypt)

20 February 1938 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification	Greece	1–0	Mandatory Palestine	Athens, Greece
15:30	Vikelidis 88'	Report		Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Mika Popovic (Yugoslavia)

25 March 1938 1938 FIFA World Cup qualification	Hungary	11–1	Greece	Budapest, Hungary
15:00	Vincze 26' Nemes 36', 40', 51'	Report	Makris 89'	Stadium: Hungária körúti stadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Denis Xifando (Romania)

1948

23 April 1948 Friendly	Greece	1–3	Turkey	Athens, Greece
16:30	Vikelidis 70'	Report	Kırcan 9' Küçükandonyadis 30' Gülesin 74'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Generoso Dattilo (Italy)

28 November 1948 Friendly	Turkey	2–1	Greece	Istanbul, Turkey
14:30	Eken 3', 19'	Report	Fylaktos 44'	Stadium: Dolmabahçe Stadium Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Generoso Dattilo (Italy)

1949

15 May 1949 Eastern Mediterranean Friendship Cup 1949	Greece	1–2	Turkey	Athens, Greece
16:45	Xenos 49'	Report	Kılıç 33' Esel 44'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Mohammed Al Sayed (Egypt)

18 May 1949 Eastern Mediterranean Friendship Cup 1949	Greece	1–3	Egypt	Athens, Greece
16:45	Chatzistavridis 22'	Report	El-Sabbagh 3', 85' Hamdain 5'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Agostino Gamba (Italy)

25 May 1949 Eastern Mediterranean Friendship Cup 1949	Greece	2–3	Italy	Athens, Greece
16:45	Stafylidis 54' Xenos 76'	Report	Baldini 48' Galassi 25', 68'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Mohammed Al Sayed (Egypt)

25 November 1949 Friendly	Greece	8–0	Syria	Athens, Greece
15:15	Papantoniou 15', 17', 60' Vasileiadis 25', 73' Maropoulos 27' Nembidis 79', 89'	Report		Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Yiannis Tsitsis (Greece)

1950

17 February 1950 1950–53 Eastern Mediterranean Cup	Egypt	2–0	Greece	Cairo, Egypt
15:30	El-Attiyah 36', 87'	Report		Stadium: Prince Farouk Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Generoso Dattilo (Italy)

13 December 1950 Friendly	Greece	0–1	France	Athens, Greece
15:00		Report		Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Giovanni Galeati (Italy)

1951

8 April 1951 1950–53 Eastern Mediterranean Cup	Italy	3–0	Greece	Palermo, Italy
15:30	Armano ??' Ghiandi ??' Galli ??'	Report		Stadium: Stadio La Favorita Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Ismail Kassib (Egypt )

14 October 1951 Mediterranean Games 1951	Syria	0–4	Greece	Alexandria, Egypt
		Report	Lekatsas 18', 23', 71' Mouratis 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Muhammad Ali Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mohammed Al-Sayed (Egypt)

14 October 1951 Friendly	France	1–0	Greece	Marseille, France
15:00	20' Jean Saunier	Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome

18 October 1951 Mediterranean Games 1951	Egypt	0–2	Greece	Alexandria, Egypt
		Report	Kotridis 10' Lekatsas 53'	Stadium: Syria )

25 November 1951 1950–53 Eastern Mediterranean Cup	Greece	1–0	Egypt	Athens, Greece
15:00	Darivas ??'	Report		Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Sulhi garan (Turkey)

1952

29 February 1952 1950–53 Eastern Mediterranean Cup	Greece	3–1	Turkey	Athens, Greece
15:30	Darivas 15', 44', 80'	Report	Sargın 38'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ferruccio Bellè (Italy)

16 May 1952 1950–53 Eastern Mediterranean Cup	Turkey	0–1	Greece	Istanbul, Turkey
		Report	Papageorgiou 9'	Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Guido Agnolin (Italy )

15 July 1952 Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics	Denmark	2–1	Greece	Tampere, Finland
19:00	P.E. Petersen 36', 37'	Report	Emmanouilidis 85'	Stadium: Waldemar Karni (Finland)

25 July 1952 Great Britain	2–4	Greece	Hämeenlinna, Finland
	Grierson 42' Slater 58'	Report	Emmanouilidis 29' Papageorgiou 21', 78', 83'	Stadium: Kaurialan kenttä Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Yrjö Kaivola (Finland)
Note: Recognised by the Hellenic Football Federation. Not recognised by FIFA.

1953

26 April 1953 1950–53 Eastern Mediterranean Cup	Greece	0–0	Italy	Athens, Greece
16:30		Report		Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Ernst Dörflinger (Switzerland)

9 May 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualifier	Yugoslavia	1–0	Greece	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
15:30	Matošić 21'	Report		Stadium: JNA Stadium Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Erich Steiner (Austria)

18 October 1953 1953–58 Mediterranean Cup	Greece	0–0	France B	Athens, Greece
16:30		Report		Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Riccardo Pieri (Italy)

1 November 1953 1954 FIFA World Cup qualifier	Greece	1–0	Israel	Athens, Greece
16:30	Bebis 53'	Report		Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Renzo Massai (Italy)

1954

8 March 1954 1954 FIFA World Cup qualifier	Israel	0–2	Greece	Ramat Gan, Israel
15:45		Report	Kamaras 83'	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Referee: Buchmüller (Switzerland)

28 March 1954 1954 FIFA World Cup qualifier	Greece	0–1	Yugoslavia	Athens, Greece
16:15		Report	Veselinović 51'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Willy Rufli (Switzerland)

7 November 1954 1953–58 Mediterranean Cup	Greece	1–1	Egypt	Athens, Greece
15:15	Kouiroukidis 50'	Report	El-Dhizui 5'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Vasa Stefanović (Yugoslavia)

1955

21 January 1955 1953–58 Mediterranean Cup	Egypt	1–1	Greece	Cairo, Egypt
15:00	?'	Report	Panakis 39'	Stadium: Prince Farouk Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Édouard Harzic (France)

13 March 1955 1953–58 Mediterranean Cup	Spain B	7–1	Greece	Madrid, Spain
16:30	Badenes 7', 35', 51', 58' Olmedo 33', 68' Maguregui 82'	Report	Emmanouilidis 37'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 120,000 Referee: Maurice Frédéric Guigue (France)

17 March 1955 1953–58 Mediterranean Cup	France B	1–0	Greece	Marseille, France
	Rosidis 52' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Riccardo Pieri (Italy)

29 May 1955 1953–58 Mediterranean Cup	Greece	0–0	Italy B	Athens, Greece
17:30		Report		Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Borče Nedelkovski (Yugoslavia)

1956

22 April 1956 1953–58 Mediterranean Cup	Italy B	7–1	Greece	Naples, Italy
	Muccinelli 7', 10' Pozzan 9' Brugola 35', 45', 80' Grazena 62'	Report	Panakis 49'	Stadium: Stadio Vomero Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Louis Fauquemberghe (France)

1957

13 March 1957 1953–58 Mediterranean Cup	Greece	2–0	Spain B	Athens, Greece
	Yfantis 2' Panakis 43'	Report		Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Mario Maurelli (Italy)

5 May 1957 1958 FIFA World Cup qualifier	Greece	0–0	Yugoslavia	Athens, Greece
16:30 (UTC+2:00)		Report		Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Jacques Devillers (France)

16 June 1957 1958 FIFA World Cup qualifier	Greece	1–2	Romania	Athens, Greece
17:30 (+2:00)	Panakis 29'	Report	A. Ene 15' Ozon 78'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Édouard Harzic (France)

5 October 1957 Friendly	Greece	2–1	France	Athens, Greece
16:00 (UTC+2:00)	Panakis 24' Nestoridis 90'	Report		Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Borče Nedelkovski (Yugoslovia)

3 November 1957 1958 FIFA World Cup qualifier	Romania	3–0	Greece	Bucharest, Romania
14:45 (UTC+2:00)	Cacoveanu 67'	Report		Stadium: Stadionul Național Attendance: 54,465 Referee: Pierre Schwinte (France)

10 November 1957 1958 FIFA World Cup qualifier	Yugoslavia	4–1	Greece	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
14:00 (UTC+1:00)	Mujić 6', 61' Krstić 9' Petaković 67'	Report	Nestoridis 28'	Stadium: JNA Stadium Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

1958

1 October 1958 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying	France	7–1	Greece	Paris, France
20:30 (UTC+1:00)	Vincent 61', 87'	Report	Yfantis 48'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 37,590 Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

3 December 1958 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying	Greece	1–1	France	Athens, Greece
15:00 (UTC+2:00)	Marche 85' (o.g.)	Report	Bruey 71'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy)

1959

15 November 1959 Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics qualification	Yugoslavia	4–0	Greece	Belgrade, Yugoslavia
14:00 (UTC+1:00)	Kostić 78'			Stadium: JNA Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Viktor Schicker (Switzerland)

2 December 1959 Friendly	Greece	1–3	Denmark	Athens, Greece
15:00 (UTC+2:00)	Serafidis 58'	Report	Enoksen 52', 60' Pedersen 68'	Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Attendance: 9,335 Referee: Louis Fauquemberghe (France)

Head to head records

References

^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Greece". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.
^ "Games of the I. Olympiad". RSSSF. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
^ Alexander Mastrogiannopoulos (25 September 2004). "Greece - International Matches 1929-1938". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
^ "Greece national football team results". football.eu. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

[1] "World Football Elo Ratings: Greece". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.

[2] "Games of the I. Olympiad". RSSSF. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[3] Alexander Mastrogiannopoulos (25 September 2004). "Greece - International Matches 1929-1938". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

[4] "Greece national football team results". football.eu. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

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