The Football Clubs Associations Champion Teams Championship () is a men's association football league contested annually by the most recent winners of all local Football Clubs Associations championships in Greece. It is not considered part of the Greek football league system, due to a lack of formal structure, requiring all local F.C.A. championships to have been completed prior to its start.
The F.C.A. Champion Teams Championship was founded in 1968, and held annually during 1968−1977 going by the name "Amateur Championship" as a means of achieving promotion to the formally-structured Beta Ethniki (the official 2nd tier of the Greek football league system, renamed in 2010 to Football League).
As of 1987, the F.C.A. Champion Teams Championship role was diminished to determining promotion to the Delta Ethniki (the fourth tier of the Greek football league system) by the local FCA champions. In fact, during the 2002−03 season, due to a re-structuring of the Greek football league system, the F.C.A. Champion Teams Championship was contested by Delta Ethniki Group winners, as a means of determining which clubs would eventually earn promotion to the Gamma Ethniki (thus effectively cutting down the number of promoting teams from 10 to 5, winners being determined in single knockout matches held at neutral grounds). The 19th edition of the competition took place during the 2011−12 post-season period.
On July 25, 2012 the Hellenic Football Federation decided to effectively neglect the outcome of the 2012 edition of the competition, thus allowing all local FCA champions to promote to the Delta Ethniki. The competition was not abolished however, and after merging the Delta and Gamma Ethniki into an amateur third level football league comprising six (and later four) Groups, the F.C.A. Champion Teams Championship was re-purposed to determine promotion from local competitions to the national level. In the 22nd edition of the competition (2015), the 14 Group winners earned promotion to the Gamma Ethniki, while the 2016 edition allowed twice as much clubs (28 in total, including Group runners-up) to advance to the Gamma Ethniki.
Anagennisi Arta is the most successful club, having reached the first place 4 times.
1968–1977 winners The winners of the single knockout matches that were held as part of the "Amateur Championship" between local FCA champions in the years spanning between the 1967–68 and 1976–77 seasons were promoted to the Beta Ethniki. 1968 Argonaftis Piraeus Megas Alexandros Thessaloniki 1969 Anagennisi Arta Anagennisi Karditsa 1970 Pandramaikos Apollon Krya Vrysi A.O. Karditsa Panaspropyrgiakos Ergotelis Panargiakos 1971 Orestis Orestiada Naoussa Orchomenos P.A.O. Rouf Orfeas Egaleo Paniliakos 1972 Moudania Thiva Anagennisi Epanomi Ilisiakos Phoebus Kremasti Pannemeatikos 1973 Nestos Chrysoupoli Niki Polygiros Achilleas Farsalon Lamia Panetolikos Panarkadikos Olympiakos Neon Liosion Syros Apollon Mytilene 1974 Ethnikos Sidirokastro Kozani Makedonikos Siatista Dimitra Trikala Patras Doxa Vyronas Moschato Diagoras 1975 Akrites Sykies Kampaniakos Rigas Feraios Ethnikos Asteras Agios Dimitrios Amfiali Orfeas Egaleo 1976 Kilkisiakos Apollon Kalamarias Ethnikos Sidirokastro Anagennisi Arta Niki Volos Paniliakos Kallithea Irodotos 1977 Makedonikos Edessaikos Thyella Serres Elassona Chalkida Messolonghi Agios Dimitrios Ionikos
1987–2001 winners As of the 1986–87 and until the 2000–01 season the winners of the single knockout matches, contested by local FCA champions, were promoted to the Delta Ethniki. Due to the fact that the latter was organized into 4 Groups during these years, it was impossible for all FCA Winners' Champions to earn promotion to the Delta Ethniki. 1987 Aiginiakos Evros Soufli Astrapi Mesopotamia Amvrakia Arta Olympiakos Kerkyra Thyella Filotas Minoiki Heraklion Anagennisi Ierapetra Phoebus Kremasti Apollon Eretria Pankorinthiakos Agrampeli Grevena 1988 Atsalenios, AO Chania Kos, Panthiraikos Pamisos Messini, Pelopas Kiato Messolonghi, Asteras Amaliada Pallamiaki, PAO Kyriakio Thyella Eleousa, Kentavros Volos Almopos Aridaea, Apollon Litochoro Tilikratis, Thesprotos Panargiakos Argos Orestiko, Makedonikos Siatista Serres '85, Ambelokipi Drama Aspida Xanthi, Orestis Orestiada 1999 Orfeas Komotini Doxa Amygdaleonas Evosmos Megas Alexandros Kalochori Panargiakos Argos Orestiko Achilleas Mparas Iraklis Volos Lefkimmi Skoufas Kompoti Panathinaikos Skagiopouleio Iliakos Lechaina Asteras Drepano Olympiakos Anthili Agios Dimitrios Ilisiakos OFI '94 Apollon Kalythies Aegeas Plomari 2000 Α.Ε. Kastoria, Akritas Nea Kromni Epameinondas Leuctra, Anagennisi Arta Olympiakos Chersonissos, Dafni Dafnonas Pyrsos Grevena, Kassandra Agioi Anargyroi, Iraklis Roditsa Aias Salamina, Kos Ptolemaida, Megas Alexandros Irakleia Artaki, Agia Eleousa Asteras Amaliada, Atromitos Piraeus 2001 Orfeas Souroti Kallikratia Orfeas Elefteroupoli Iraklis Chalki Svoronos Alexandreia A.E. Irakleio Stylida Ilisiakos Aetos Petsali Phaeakas Kato Korakiana Messolonghi Mani Piraeus Ermis Korydallos Thyella Patras Rodos Kissamikos Aiolikos
2012–2022 winners In 2012, the Hellenic Football Federation re-instated the F.C.A. Champion Teams Championship in order for local champions to earn promotion to the recently re-formatted Gamma Ethniki. The Table below presents all F.C.A. Champion Teams Championship winners, as well as clubs also earning promotion to the Gamma Ethniki as runners-up (where indicated). 2012Asteras Magiko, PAO Kosmio (runner-up) Iraklis Ampelokipi, Doxa Petroussa (runner-up) Ethnikos Malgara, Enosi Apostolos Pavlos (runner-up) Makedonikos Kozani F.C., Panargiakos Argos Orestiko (w.o) Meteora, Anagennisi Perivoli (runner-up) Rigas Feraios, Achilleas Neokaisareia (runner-up) Euboekos, Achilleas Domokos (runner-up) Aris Aitoliko, Keravnos Thesprotiko (runner-up) Iasonas Nea Liosia, A.O Pefki (runner-up) Dikaios, APO Nikolakakis (runner-up) Pelopas Kiato, Panelefsiniakos (runner-up) Doxa Nea Manolada, Ethnikos Sageika (runner-up) Ethnikos Meligala, Portocheliakos (runner-up) Kissamikos, A.E. Katsampas (runner-up) 2013 Nestos Chrysoupoli Doxa Pentalofos Moudania Kastoria Thesprotos Machitis Terpsithea Kymi Preveza Doxa Vyronas Mykonos Thyella Rafina PAO Varda Messiniakos A.O. Agios Nikolaos 2014 Ethnikos Alexandroupoli Thermaikos Apollon Arnaia Thyella Filotas Flamouli Pyrasos Anagennisi Arta Opountios Ethnikos Piraeus Aiolikos Loutraki Zakynthiakos Ermis Kiveri Anagennisi Ierapetra 2015Nestos Chrysoupoli APE LangadasApollon Krya VrysiEordaikosA.E. FarkadonaPydna KitrosChalkidaAcheron KanallakiA.E. IrakleioKanaris NenitaIalysosA.O. LevanteSpartaErmis Zoniana 2016Orfeas Xanthi, Doxa Proskinites (runner-up)A.O. Kardia, Apollon Paralimnio (runner-up)Almopos Aridaea, Naoussa (runner-up)Makedonikos Foufas, A.E. Pontion Vatolakkos (runner-up)Mavroi Aetoi Eleftherochori, Asteras Petriti (runner-up)Apollon Larissa, Diagoras Sevasti (runner-up)Thiva, A.E. Istiaia (runner-up)Tilikratis, Amvrakia Kostakioi (runner-up)Proodeftiki, Agios Ierotheos (runner-up)Rodos, Panthiraikos (runner-up)Thyella Rafina, A.O. Zevgolateio (runner-up)Achaiki, Asteras Amaliada (runner-up)Tsiklitiras Pylos, Doxa Megalopolis (runner-up)Atsalenios, AEEK INKA (runner-up) 2022 Vyron Kavala, Panthrakikos, Kampaniakos AO Chanioti, Svoronos, PAO Kristoni Asteras Petriti, Apollon Parga, Kastoria Makedonikos Foufas, Dotieas Agia, Digenis Neochori APS Patras, Paniliakos, Pangytheatikos Moschato, Panargiakos, Chalkida Agia Paraskevi, Vyzas Megara, Tympaki Aris Petroupolis, Ialysos, Marko
See also Greek football league system Football records and statistics in Greece
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