Phthiotis Football Clubs Association

Phthiotis F.C.A.
Ε.Π.Σ. Φθιώτιδας
Country  Greece
Founded 1951
Divisions 3
Promotion to Delta Ethniki
Most championships Pallamiaki (10)

The Phthiotis Football Clubs Association (Greek: Ένωση Ποδοσφαιρικών Σωματείων Φθιώτιδας, Enossi Podosferikon Somation Phthiotidas) is a football (soccer) organization in Phthiotis that is part of the Greek Football Federation. It was formed in 1951 as Phthiotis-Phocis Union (Ένωση Φθιωτιδοφωκίδας, Enossi Phthiotidophokidas) and included teams from Phthiotis and the neighbouring prefectures of Phocis and Evrytania. The Phocis FCA was formed in the 1985–86 season and later its organization in Evrytania was created in 1990. Its offices and headquarters is located at Othonos Street in the city of Lamia, in People's Square. The association currently has three divisions: the A1 division which features 18 clubs, the Premier and the second division. The winner of the A1 Division enters the national Fourth Division, teams finished 15th–18th relegates to the Premier division.

The early years

Football (soccer) in Phthiotis was first played in the mid-1920s.[1] From 1930 until 1940 Olympiacos Lamia won every title except for 1935 when Pallamiaki won the championship.[2] Postwar, between 1946 and the 1950–51 season, Olympiacos won six more titles, one of the most famous being in 1947 when Ethnikos Lamias won 5-0 against Pallamiakos on May 23 and won the local championships.

Titles

Titles (1952–85)

YearChampionship winnerCup winner
1952 Olympiacos Lamia non-existent
1953 Olympiacos Lamia non-existent
1954 Olympiacos Lamia non-existent
1955 Pallamiaki non-existent
1956 Olympiacos Lamia non-existent
1957 Pallamiaki non-existent
1958 Olympiacos Lamia non-existent
1959 Pallamiaki non-existent
1960 Pallamiaki non-existent
1961 Pallamiaki non-existent
1962 Olympiacos Lamia non-existent
1963 Pamfthiotikos non-existent
1964 Pallamiaki non-existent
1965 Fokikos Amfissa non-existent
1966 Panstyliakos non-existent
1967 Panstyliakos non-existent
1968 Aris Agios Konstantinos non-existent
1969 Aris Agios Konstantinos non-existent
1970 Aris Agios Konstantinos non-existent
1971 Stylida (Stylis) FC non-existent
1972 Aris Agios Konstantinos non-existent
1973 Lamia FC Lamia FC
1974 Fokikos Amfissa Iraklis Lamia
1975 Malessina FC Fokikos Amfissa
1976 Fokikos Amfissa Fokikos Amfissa
1977 Arios Agios Konstantinos Fokikos Amfissa
1978 Pallamiaki Malessina
1979 Malessina Pallamiaki
1980 Pallamiaki Stylida
1981 Malessina Malessina
1982 Iraklis Roditsa Lamia FC
1983 Pallamiaki Pallamiaki
1984 Iraklis Roditsa Proodeftiki Larymna
1985 Fokikos Amfissa APOK To Velouchi

Fokikos from Amfissa was the first club to win two titles in 1972; Malessina was next in 1980. The cup events was created in the 1972–73 season. In later years, the best clubs took part in the preliminaries of the Greek Cup.

Titles (1986–present)

All clubs from the Evrytania prefecture split from Phthiotis and formed their own association.

YearChampionship titleCup title
1986 Stylida Pallamiaki
1987 Malessina Pallamiaki
1988 Pallamiaki Stylida
1989 Aris Agios Konstantinos Lamia FC
1990 Kamena Vourla FC Lamia
1991 Malessina Pagkratiakos
1992 Atalanti FC Apollon Lamia
1993 Atromitos Spercheiada Atalanti
1994 Iraklis Roditsa Lamia
1995 Olympiacos Anthyli Olympiacos Anthyli
1996 Olympiacos Lamia Atalanti
1997 Olympiacos Anthyli Malessini
1998 Iraklis Roditsa Kifissos Kato Tithorea
1999 Olympiacos Anthyli Lamia
2000 Iraklis Roditsa Lamia
2001 Stylida Iraklis Roditsa
2002 Dafni Livanates Stylida
2003 Stylida Lamia
2004 Malessina Dafni Livanates
2005 Dafni Livanates Elatiakos
2006 Aris Agios Konstantinos Elatiakos
2007 Opountios Martinos Keravnos Vathykoilos
2008 Agrotis Lianokladi Pandamastiakos
2009 Atromitos Sperchiada Atromitos Sperchiada
2010 Niki Makrakomi Atromitos Sperchiada
2011 Kamena Vourla Agrotis Lianokladi
2012 Achilleas Domokos Aris Agios Konstantinos

There were teams that won two titles: Olympiacos from Anthyli in 1995 and Atromitos Sperchiada in 2009.

A1 Division (2011–12 season)

2012 Cup

Cup winner in Fthiotida in 2012,[3] was achieved by Aris Agios Konstantinos (for the first time in the association).

Sources

References

  1. ↑ Αλέξανδρος Μαστρογιαννόπουλος (Υπεύθυνος ελληνικών διοργανώσεων στον διεθνή ιστότοπο http://www.rsssf.com) (in Greek)
  2. ↑ Εφημερίδα "Αθλητική Ηχώ"-Φύλλο της 29 Μαΐου 1947
  3. ↑ Website of Aris Agios Konstantinos (Greek)
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