Athens Football Clubs Association

Association of football clubs in Athens Prefecture, Greece

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Athens Football Clubs AssociationHFF

Founded| 1924
Headquarters| Athens
FIFA affiliation| Hellenic Football Federation
President| Panagiotis Dimitriou
Website| epsath.gr

Athens Football Clubs Association (Greek: Ένωση Ποδοσφαιρικών Σωματείων Αθηνών) is one of the oldest amateur Greek association football club associations, representing teams from Athens Prefecture.[1]

## History

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It was officially founded in 1924, but its history begins in 1919 when the Greek Football Club Association was founded. During the 1923–24 Championship of the E.P.S. Greece, the Athenian teams had many complaints from the referee, who they accused of being biased against them in favor of the club of Piraeus. The climax of the protests was the withdrawal from the championship of three teams of Athens on 30 March 1924, two games before its end and while the title seemed to be decided between O.F. Piraeus and A.P.S. Piraeus, who eventually won the title. The teams that left were Panathinaikos, Apollon Athens and Athinaikos

Almost immediately, those three clubs, together with Atromitos, Panionios and the then-founded Milon Athens, created the "Athens Football Clubs Association" (E.S.P. Athens) and proceeded to hold a separate championship with the participation of five clubs. The founding clubs of the association were:

* AEK Athens
* Goudi Athens
* Atromitos
* Panathinaikos
* Panionios
* Apollon Athens

In the early 2000s, the associations of the former the Prefecture of East Attica were split off, creating the East Attica Football Clubs Association, as well as the counterparts of the former Prefecture of West Attica by founding West Attica Football Clubs Association.

## League

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1924 Athens Football Clubs Association Cup

From 1924 to 1959 the first division E.P.S. Athens included in its composition the top teams of Athens. Until the 1958–59 season, the first two, three or four teams of the final standings of Athens first division were qualified to the final phase of the Panhellenic Championship, together with the corresponding teams from the E.P.S. of Piraeus and Macedonia and some provincial clubs that qualified through a special tournament called "Regional Championships". Thus, the first division of Athens was the most difficult of any other local association, as the clubs that made it up were clearly stronger than their counterparts. It was common for the Athenian teams that reached the final phase of the Panhellenic Championship to be exhausted due to great competition and the lack of current training infrastructure. Until 1959 the first division of Athens was essentially the most powerful local league in the country, but with the establishment of the national divisions, it lost ground in the football hierarchy.

## Organization

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The association is a member of the Hellenic Football Federation and organizes a regional football league and cup. It currently[when?] represents 900 football players and 131 amateur men's football clubs.

Twenty (20) of these football clubs are playing in national leagues. The six (6) women's football clubs of Athens F.C.A. are playing in the first and second national league. Sixteen (16) football clubs are playing in Hellenic Indoor Football League.

The football clubs are separated in three leagues:

* Athens F.C.A. A league (32 clubs)
* Group A (16 clubs)
* Group B (16 clubs)
* Athens F.C.A. B league (48 clubs)
* Group A (16 clubs)
* Group B (16 clubs)
* Group C (16 clubs)
* Athens F.C.A. C league (55 clubs}
* Group A (11 clubs)
* Group B (11 clubs)
* Group C (11 clubs)
* Group D (12 clubs)
* Group of B teams (10 clubs)

### Champions

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| Season  | Winner

|

Before the establishment of national divisions
1923–24  | Apollon Athens
1924–25  | Panathinaikos
1925–26  | Panathinaikos
1926–27  | Panathinaikos
1927–28  | Atromitos
1928–29  | Panathinaikos
1929–30  | Panathinaikos
1930–31  | Panathinaikos
1931–32  | Goudi
1932–33  | Goudi
1933–34  | Panathinaikos
1934–35  | Abandoned
1935–36  | Asteras Gyzi
1936–37  | Panathinaikos
1937–38  | Apollon Athens
1938–39  | Panathinaikos
1939–40  | AEK Athens
1940–41  | Not held
1941–42
1942–43  | AEK Athens
1943–44  | Not held
1944–45
1945–46  | AEK Athens
1946–47  | AEK Athens
1947–48  | Apollon Athens
1948–49  | Panathinaikos
1949–50  | AEK Athens
1950–51  | Panionios
1951–52  | Panathinaikos
1952–53  | Panathinaikos
1953–54  | Panathinaikos
1954–55  | Panathinaikos
1955–56  | Panathinaikos
1956–57  | Panathinaikos
1957–58  | Apollon Athens
1958–59  | Panathinaikos
After the establishment of national divisions
1959–60  | Egaleo
1960–61  | Egaleo
1961–62  | Atromitos
1962–63  | Ilisiakos
1963–64  | PAO Kalogreza
1964–65  | A.O. Chalandri
1965–66  | Attikos
1966–67  | Petralona
1967–68  | Poseidon Glyfada
1968–69  | Kallithea
1969–70  | Acharnaikos
1970–71  | Ilisiakos
1971–72  | Ilisiakos
1972–73  | Asteras Zografou
1973–74  | PAO Thriamvos Athens
1974–75  | Agios Dimitrios
1975–76  | Kallithea
1976–77  | Agios Dimitrios
1977–78  | PAO Rouf
1978–79  | Diagoras Egaleo
1979–80  | Athinaida Kypseli
1980–81  | Agios Ierotheos
1981–82  | Ilioupoli
1982–83  | Charavgiakos
1983–84  | Marko
1984–85  | A.O. Vouliagmeni
1985–86  | Cholargos
1986–87  | Akratitos
1987–88  | Ilioupoli
1988–89  | Keravnos Keratea
1989–90  | Agia Eleousa
1990–91  | G.S. Patisia
1991–92  | Agia Paraskevi
1992–93  | Attikos
1993–94  | Agios Ierotheos
1994–95  | Olympiakos Neon Liosion
1995–96  | Ilioupoli
1996–97  | Akratitos
1997–98  | Asteras Zografou
1998–99  | Ilisiakos
1999–2000  | Agia Eleousa
2000–01  | Ilisiakos
2001–02  | Terpsithea Glyfada
2002–03  | Athinaida Kypseli
2003–04  | Agia Paraskevi
2004–05  | Sourmena
2005–06  | Agoi Anargyroi
2006–07  | Paradisos Amarousiou (1st group)
Olympiakos Neon Liosion (2nd group)
2007–08  | A.O. Pefki (1st group)
Vrilissia (2nd group)
2008–09  | Elpidoforos Kifisia (1st group)
Pera Club (2nd group)
2009–10  | Ifestos Peristeri
2010–11  | A.O. Trachones Alimos
2011–12  | Iasonas Neon Liosion (1st group)
A.O. Pefki (2nd group)
2012–13  | Charavgiakos (1st group)
Doxa Vyronas (2nd group)
2013–14  | Chaidari (1st group)
Panerythraikos (2nd group)
2014–15  | A.E. Irakleio (1st group)
Egaleo (2nd group)
2015–16  | Egaleo (1st group)
Agios Ierotheos (2nd group)
2016–17  | Charavgiakos (1st group)
Egaleo (2nd group)
2017–18  | Agoi Anargyroi (1st group)
Charavgiakos (2nd group)
2018–19  | A.E. Kifisia (1st group)
Fostiras (2nd group)
2019–20  | Charavgiakos (1st group)
PAO Rouf (2nd group)
2020–21  | Suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22  | Aris Petroupolis
2022–23  | Ilisiakos
2023–24  | Asteras Kaisariani (1st group)
A.O. Nea Ionia (2nd group)

### Winners by club

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Before the establishment of national divisions  | Club  | Winner  | Seasons

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Panathinaikos | 17  | 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1939, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959
AEK Athens | 5  | 1940, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1950
Apollon Athens | 4  | 1924, 1938, 1948, 1958
Goudi | 2  | 1932, 1933
Atromitos | 1  | 1928
Asteras Gyzi  | 1  | 1936
Panionios | 1  | 1951
After the establishment of national divisions  Club  | Winner  | Seasons

|
|

Ilisiakos | 6  | 1963, 1971, 1972, 1999, 2001, 2023
Egaleo | 5  | 1960, 1961, 2015, 2016, 2017
Charavgiakos | 5  | 1983, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2020
Agios Ierotheos | 3  | 1981, 1994, 2016
Ilioupoli | 3  | 1982, 1988, 1996
Chaidari | 3  | 1986, 2014, 2023
Kallithea | 2  | 1969, 1976
Agios Dimitrios | 2  | 1975, 1977
Attikos  | 2  | 1966, 1993
Akratitos | 2  | 1987, 1997
Asteras Zografou  | 2  | 1973, 1998
Agia Eleousa  | 2  | 1990, 2000
Athinaida Kypseli  | 2  | 1980, 2003
Agia Paraskevi | 2  | 1992, 2004
Olympiakos Neon Liosion | 2  | 1995, 2007
A.O. Pefki  | 2  | 2008, 2012
Agoi Anargyroi | 2  | 2006, 2018
PAO Rouf | 2  | 1978, 2020
Atromitos | 1  | 1962
PAO Kalogreza  | 1  | 1964
A.O. Chalandri  | 1  | 1965
Petralona  | 1  | 1967
Poseidon Glyfada  | 1  | 1968
Acharnaikos | 1  | 1970
PAO Thriamvos Athens | 1  | 1974
Diagoras Egaleo  | 1  | 1979
Marko | 1  | 1984
A.O. Vouliagmeni  | 1  | 1985
Cholargos  | 1  | 1986
Keravnos Keratea | 1  | 1989
G.S. Patisia  | 1  | 1991
Terpsithea Glyfada  | 1  | 2002
Sourmena  | 1  | 2005
Paradisos Amarousiou  | 1  | 2007
Vrilissia  | 1  | 2008
Pera Club  | 1  | 2009
Elpidoforos Kifisia  | 1  | 2009
Ifestos Peristeri  | 1  | 2010
A.O. Trachones Alimos | 1  | 2011
Iasonas Neon Liosion  | 1  | 2012
Doxa Vyronas | 1  | 2013
Panerythraikos  | 1  | 2014
A.E. Irakleio | 1  | 2015
A.E. Kifisia | 1  | 2019
Fostiras | 1  | 2019
Aris Petroupolis  | 1  | 2022
Asteras Kaisariani  | 1  | 2024
A.O. Nea Ionia | 1  | 2024

## Cup

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### Finals

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Season  | Winner  | Result  | Runner-up  | Ground  | Source

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1971–72  | A.O.N. Argyroupoli  | 2–2 (3–2 p) | Charavgiakos | Nea Smyrni Stadium | [2]
1972–73  | PAO Thriamvos Athens | 1–1 (3–2 p) | A.O.N. Argyroupoli  | Nea Smyrni Stadium | [3]
1973–74  | A.O. Koukouvaounes  | 2–0  | A.O. Paradisos Amarousion  | Cholargos Municipal Stadium  |
1974–75  | Ilioupoli | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Agoi Anargyroi | Tavros Stadium |
1975–76  | PAO Rouf | 3–2  | Kallithea | Peristeri Stadium |
1976–77  | Agios Dimitrios | 3–2  | A.O. Oropos  | Grigoris Lamprakis Stadium |
1977–78  | Ilioupoli | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Iraklis Peristeri  | Nikos Goumas Stadium |
1978–79  | A.O. Pangrati  | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Keravnos Keratea | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium |
1979–80  | Athinaikos | 2–0  | Koropi | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | [4]
1980–81  | Athinaikos | 2–1  | Cholargos  | Peristeri Stadium | [5]
1981–82  | A.O. Peristeri | 1–0  | Keravnos Keratea | Georgios Kamaras Stadium |
1982–83  | A.O. Chalandri  | 0–0 (3–0 p) | Agios Dimitrios | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium |
1983–84  | A.E. Galatsi  | 3–1  | Marko | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | [6]
1984–85  | Ifestos Peristeri  | 3–1  | Ilioupoli | Grigoris Lamprakis Stadium | [7]
1985–86  | Keravnos Keratea | 3–1  | Asteras Zografou  | Grigoris Lamprakis Stadium | [8]
1986–87  | A.O. Pefki  | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Triglia Rafinas | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | [9]
1987–88  | A.O. Vouliagmeni  | 4–2  | A.O. Pefki  | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | [10]
1988–89  | Doxa Vyronas | 2–1  | A.O. Kifisia | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | [11]
1989–90  | Cholargos  | 1–0  | Machi Marathonas  | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium | [12]
1990–91  | A.O. Kifisia | 1–1 (4–3 p) | A.O. Pefki  | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium |
1991–92  | Agia Paraskevi | 2–0  | A.O. Chalandri  | Athens Olympic Stadium | [13]
1992–93  | Panathinaikos (Amateur team) | 2–0  | Agios Ierotheos | Athens Olympic Stadium | [14]
1993–94  | Panathinaikos (Amateur team) | 2–1  | AEK Nea Liosia  | Athens Olympic Stadium | [15]
1994–95  | Marko | 2–1  | Agios Ierotheos |  | [16]
1995–96  | Agia Eleousa  | 4–1  | PAO Kamatero  | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | [17]
1996–97  | Sourmena  | 2–1  | Aris Petroupolis  |  | [18]
1997–98  | Akratitos | 3–0  | Acharnaikos | Nikos Goumas Stadium | [19]
1998–99  | Asteras Zografou  | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Akratitos | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | [20]
1999–2000  | Agios Dimitrios | 1–0  | Thrasyvoulos |  |
2000–01  | Thrasyvoulos | 3–0  | A.O. Chalandri  |  | [21]
2001–02  | PAO Rouf | 1–0  | Thrasyvoulos |  | [22]
2002–03  | Ilisiakos | 1–0  | Chaidari | Grigoris Lamprakis Stadium | [23]
2003–04  | Chaidari | 3–2 (a.e.t.)  | Sourmena  | Michalis Kritikopoulos Stadium  |
2004–05  | Agia Paraskevi | 2–1  | Ajax Tavros  | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium |
2005–06  | Fostiras | 2–0  | PAO Rouf | Peristeri Stadium |
2006–07  | Fostiras | 4–0  | A.O. Nea Ionia | Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium |
2007–08  | Agia Paraskevi | 3–2  | PAO Rouf | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium |
2008–09  | PAO Rouf | 2–1  | Olympiakos Neon Liosion | Peristeri Stadium |
2009–10  | Apollon Smyrnis | 2-1  | Elpidoforos Kifisia | Georgios Kamaras Stadium |
2010–11  | Keravnos Glyfada  | 2–0  | Iasonas Ilion  | Peristeri Stadium |
2011–12  | Fostiras | 3–1  | Athinaikos | Peristeri Stadium | [24]
2012–13  | A.E. Kifisia | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Egaleo | Nea Smyrni Stadium | [25]
2013–14  | Panerythraikos  | 1–0  | A.E. Irakleio | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | [26]
2014–15  | Egaleo | 1–0  | Charavgiakos | Nea Smyrni Stadium | [27]
2015–16  | A.O. Chalandri  | 3–0  | Ilisiakos | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | [28]
2016–17  | Sourmena  | 2–1  | Charavgiakos | Nea Smyrni Stadium | [29]
2017–18  | A.E. Kifisia | 2–0  | Agia Paraskevi | Peristeri Stadium | [30]
2018–19  | Ilisiakos | 1–0  | Agios Ierotheos | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | [31]
2019–20  | Agios Ierotheos | 3–0 (w/o)1 | Fostiras | ―  | [32]
2020–21  | Suspended2
2021–22  | Ilioupoli | 3–1  | Diana Ilioupoli  | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | [33]
2022–23  | Ethnikos Asteras | 1–0 (a.e.t.)  | Aris Petroupolis  | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | [34]
2023–24  | A.O. Nea Ionia | 2–0  | Aris Petroupolis  | Georgios Kamaras Stadium | [35]

Notes

1 The cup was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic and thus the outcome of the institution was judged after a draw.

2 All the institutions of the local association were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

### Winners by club

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Club  | Winner  | Season

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Agia Paraskevi | 3  | 1992, 2005, 2008
PAO Rouf | 3  | 1976, 2002, 2009
Fostiras | 3  | 2006, 2007, 2012
Ilioupoli | 3  | 1975, 1978, 2022
Athinaikos | 2  | 1980, 1981
Panathinaikos (Amateur team) | 2  | 1993, 1994
Agios Dimitrios | 2  | 1977, 2000
A.O. Chalandri  | 2  | 1983, 2016
Sourmena  | 2  | 1997, 2017
A.E. Kifisia | 2  | 2013, 2018
Ilisiakos | 2  | 2003, 2019
A.O.N. Argyroupoli  | 1  | 1972
PAO Thriamvos Athens | 1  | 1973
A.O. Koukouvaounes  | 1  | 1974
A.O. Pangrati  | 1  | 1979
A.O. Peristeri | 1  | 1982
A.E. Galatsi  | 1  | 1984
Ifestos Peristeri  | 1  | 1985
Keravnos Keratea | 1  | 1986
A.O. Pefki  | 1  | 1987
A.O. Vouliagmeni  | 1  | 1988
Doxa Vyronas | 1  | 1989
Cholargos  | 1  | 1990
A.O. Kifisia | 1  | 1991
Marko | 1  | 1995
Agia Eleousa  | 1  | 1996
Akratitos | 1  | 1998
Asteras Zografou  | 1  | 1999
Thrasyvoulos | 1  | 2001
Chaidari | 1  | 2004
Apollon Smyrnis | 1  | 2010
Keravnos Glyfada  | 1  | 2011
Panerythraikos  | 1  | 2014
Egaleo | 1  | 2015
Agios Ierotheos | 1  | 2020
Ethnikos Asteras | 1  | 2023
A.O. Nea Ionia | 1  | 2024

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