Achaea Football Clubs Association

Achaea Football Clubs Association ( _el. Ένωση Ποδοσφαιρικών Σωματείων Αχαΐας) is one of the oldest Greek amateur football clubs associations, representing teams from the Greek prefecture of Achaea.

History

It was founded in 1927 in Patras. Members included teams from the prefectures of Aetolia-Acarnania, Ilia, Kefalonia and Zakynthos. Aetolia-Acarnania established its own association in 1969, Ilia and Zakynthos in 1971, and in 1975 Kefallonia (as Kefalonia and Ithaca Football Clubs Association).Founding members of the association were the teams:
*Panachaiki
*Olympiakos Patras
*Apollon Patras
*Thyella Patras
*Lefkos Asteras Patras
*Iraklis Pyrgos
*Aris Aitoliko

Organization

The association is a member of the Hellenic Football Federation and organizes a regional football league and cup. It currently represents 700 football players and 156 amateur men's football clubs (126 of which are active).

Six of these football clubs are playing in national leagues. The only women's football club of Achaia F.C.A. is playing in the first national league.

The football clubs are separated in three leagues:
*Achaia F.C.A. A League (18 clubs)
*Achaia F.C.A. B League (36 clubs in two divisions)
*Achaia F.C.A. C league (76 clubs in four divisions)

International participation

Achaia F.C.A. eliminated the collective teams of other amateur Greek leagues in 2005, thus representing Greece in the UEFA Regions Cup [ [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/RegionsCup/history/Season=2004/round=1962/Group=1991.html Achaia F.C.A. in UEFA Regions Cup] ] in Budapest (UEFA's top amateur competition where only one team composed of players from one amateur domestic league can qualify).

List of champions

as first Greece level championship
*1924 Panachaiki
*1925 Panachaiki
*1926 Olympiakos Patras
*1927 Olympiakos Patras
*1929 Panachaiki
*1930 Panachaiki
*1931 Panachaiki
*1934 Panachaiki
*1935 ΑΕΚ Patras
*1936 Panachaiki
*1940 Olympiakos Patras
*1944 Achilleas Patras
*1945 Apollon Patras
*1946 Apollon Patras
*1947 Apollon Patras
*1948 Apollon Patras
*1949 Panachaiki
*1950 Olympiakos Patras
*1951 Thyella Patras
*1952 Thyella Patras
*1953 Thyella Patras
*1954 Panachaiki
*1955 Panachaiki
*1956 Panachaiki
*1957 Panachaiki
*1958 Panachaiki
*1959 Panachaiki

as second Greece level championship
*1960 Olympiakos Patras
*1961 Panachaiki
*1962 Panachaiki

as third Greece level championship
*1963 Thyella Patras
*1964 Patraikos
*1965 Olympiakos Patras
*1966 Patraikos
*1967 Iraklis Patras
*1968 A.C. Patras
*1969 Panegialios
*1970 Patreas
*1971 Achaiki
*1972 Elpida Eglikada Patras
*1973 Thyella Patras
*1974 Α.C. Patras
*1975 Aris Patras
*1976 Panegialios
*1977 Panegialios

as fourth Greece level championship
*1978 Achaiki
*1979 Agios Dimitrios
*1980 AEK Patras
*1981 Ethnikos Patras
*1982 ΑΕΚ Patras

as fifth Greece level championship
*1983 Aris Patras
*1984 Thyella Patras
*1985 Aris Patras
*1986 Thyella Patras
*1987 Ethnikos Patras
*1988 Dafni Patras
*1989 Panegialios
*1990 Astrapi Psarofai
*1991 Ethnikos Sageika
*1992 Zavlani
*1993 Atromitos
*1994 Pigasos Patras
*1995 Aris Patras
*1996 Ethnikos Patras
*1997 Achilleas Patras
*1998 Ethnikos Sageika
*1999 Panathinaikos Patras
*2000 Ethnikos Patras
*2001 Thyella Patras
*2002 Diakopto
*2003 Fostiras Ovria
*2004 Astrapi Psarofai
*2005 Zavlani
*2006 Atromitos Lappas
*2007 Achilleas Kamares

Cup Achaea

*1972 Aris Patras
*1973 Thyella Patras
*1974 Ethnikos Patras
*1975 Ethnikos Sageika
*1976 Ethnikos Sageika
*1977 Achaiki
*1978 Aris Patras
*1979 Achaiki
*1980 Achaiki
*1981 Ethikos Aegion
*1982 Α.C. Patras
*1983 Α.C. Patras
*1984 Α.C. Patras
*1985 Ethnikos Patras
*1986 Α.C. Patras
*1987 Zavlani
*1988 Α.C. Patras
*1989 Achaiki
*1990 Α.C. Patras
*1991 Aris Patras
*1992 Astrapi Psarofai
*1993 Aris Patras
*1994 Panegialios
*1995 Α.C. Patras
*1996 Ethnikos Patras
*1997 Achaiki
*1998 Doxa Chalandritsa
*1999 Ethnikos Patras
*2000 Patraikos
*2001 Cyprous Patras
*2002 Aris Patras
*2003 Aris Patras
*2004 Zavlani
*2005 Fostiras Ovria
*2006 Zavlani
*2007 Panegialios
*2008 Achilleas Kamaron

uper Cup Achaea

*2003 Aris Patras - Fostiras Ovria 3-0
*2006 Atromitos Lappas - Zavlani 2-0
*2007 Panegialios
*2008

References

*"The first version of this article has been based in the text of of the Greek Wikipedia published under GFDL."
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