Overview

Good governance and sound financial principles are underpinning Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) plans, following the adoption of new statutes in light of the findings from a holistic study of the state of Greek football, with "sustainable football" the core message. Ongoing challenges remain hooliganism and match-fixing, but the HFF continues to collaborate with clubs, players, referees and the national authorities to stamp out these scourges.

While major projects include a new House of Greek Football – which will house the HFF and a museum of Greek football – huge amounts of work are being put into grassroots projects to bring more people into the game. In 2019/20, 685 men and 39 women held UEFA Grassroots leaders certificates; by the following campaign, those numbers had risen to 1,866 and 169 respectively.

A strategy to continue the development of women's football remains a major priority, with the number of registered clubs haven risen 29% from 2019 to 2022 – 239 sides are now involved. Moreover, 2022 saw the first women's futsal tournament organised in Greece, with 14 teams involved.

UEFA support

UEFA has supported the HFF through its development programmes in coaching education, referee training, the development of women's football and campaigns focused on mental health issues as well as projects to combat anti match-fixing and doping. UEFA HatTrick investment funding, meanwhile, has helped infrastructure development by building training centres in the HFF's 42 regional divisions.

UEFA Foundation for Children in Greece

Set up in 2015, the UEFA Foundation uses football as a vehicle to help improve children's lives by supporting hundreds of campaigns and projects across Europe and around the world.

Timeline

President

Chrysostomos Gkagatsis

Nationality: Greek
Date of birth: 17 May 1983

CEO

Domna Tsioni

Nationality: Greek
Date of birth: 2 September 1982

Hellenic Football Federation website