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HFF — Hellenic Football Federation (ΕΠΟ, Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου)

Greece’s national football federation (ΕΠΟ), listed by FIFA and UEFA as their Greek member; UEFA dates its founding to 1926 and its FIFA membership to 1927.
✓ Last reviewed: October 2026
Founded1926, according to UEFA’s profile of the federation[1]
HeadquartersΠάρκο Γουδή (Goudi Park), Athens, the address the federation publishes[3]
International federationFIFA, which lists the Hellenic Football Federation as its member for Greece[2]
Continental bodyUEFA, of which UEFA records it as a founder member in 1954[1][5]
PresidentChrysostomos Gkagkatsis, as listed by UEFA and FIFA (October 2026)[1][2]

What is the HFF?

The Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) — in Greek the ΕΠΟ, which its website’s title gives as “Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου” — is the national football federation of Greece.[3] Its site calls itself “Επίσημη ιστοσελίδα της ΕΠΟ”, the federation’s official website, and describes the site as the “επίσημο σπίτι”, the official home, of Greek football.[3] FIFA lists it as the Hellenic Football Federation, its member for Greece in the UEFA confederation, with its website at epo.gr.[2]

What does the HFF govern or do?

The federation’s website covers national teams, competitions, development and refereeing.[3] Its main menu links to the federation’s regulations under “Κανονισμοί και Δίκαιο” (regulations and law).[3]

UEFA reports that the federation has 42 regional divisions, in which UEFA’s HatTrick funding helped build training centres, and, in its section on women’s football, that the number of registered clubs rose 29% from 2019 to 2022, with 239 sides involved.[1] UEFA lists Domna Tsioni as the federation’s chief executive.[1]

When was the HFF founded and where is it based?

UEFA’s profile dates the federation’s establishment to 1926, and records that in 1927 it joined FIFA and set up Greece’s first national competition.[1]

The federation gives its address as Πάρκο Γουδή, ΤΘ 14161, ΤΚ 11527, Αθήνα — Goudi Park, Athens.[3] UEFA describes a planned “House of Greek Football” to house the federation and a museum.[1]

How is the HFF recognised?

FIFA. FIFA’s member-association page lists the Hellenic Football Federation as its member for Greece, in the UEFA confederation, with Chrysostomos Gkagkatsis as president.[2] UEFA dates the federation’s FIFA membership to 1927.[1]

UEFA. UEFA’s directory of national associations lists Greece among its member associations,[5] and its profile records the federation as a founder member of UEFA in 1954.[1]

What does the HFF organise?

Cups and leagues. The federation’s website lists the Κύπελλο Ελλάδας (Greek Cup), the Super Cup, the Γ’ Εθνική (the third-tier men’s league), the Κύπελλο Ερασιτεχνικών Ομάδων (cup for amateur teams) and youth championships.[3]

Women’s football. It lists women’s first, second and third divisions and a women’s cup.[3] UEFA reports that Greece held its first women’s futsal tournament in 2022, with 14 teams.[1]

Who are its members?

The federation’s list of members (“Μέλη Ε.Π.Ο.”) begins with the Super League and Super League 2, followed by the regional football-club unions (Ενώσεις Ποδοσφαιρικών Σωματείων, ΕΠΣ), from ΕΠΣ Αθηνών and ΕΠΣ Αιτωλοακαρνανίας to ΕΠΣ Χανίων and ΕΠΣ Χίου. The list also includes the Ένωση Ποδοσφαιρικών Σωματείων Σάλας Νοτίου, Κεντρικής Ελλάδας και Νήσων, a union of futsal clubs, and the Πανελλήνια Ένωση Προπονητών Ποδοσφαίρου, the Panhellenic Union of Football Coaches. Most entries give the member’s president and contact details.[4]

References

  1. UEFA — National associations: Greece (Hellenic Football Federation profile). Accessed 2026-10-12.
  2. FIFA — Member associations: Hellenic Football Federation. Accessed 2026-10-12.
  3. ΕΠΟ — Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Ποδοσφαίρου, official website, home page. Accessed 2026-10-12.
  4. ΕΠΟ — Μέλη Ε.Π.Ο. (members of the federation). Accessed 2026-10-12.
  5. UEFA — National associations (directory of member associations). Accessed 2026-10-12.