The Greece national badminton team () represents Greece in international badminton team competitions. The team is controlled by the Hellenic Badminton Federation, the governing body for badminton in Greece. Greece made their first appearance in the Sudirman Cup in 1997.
At the European stage, Greece has hosted the first edition of the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in 2006 which granted the national men's and women's team qualification. The team have yet to qualify for the European Mixed Team Badminton Championships. The team also competed in the Helvetia Cup in 2003 and 2005 but did not reach the semi-finals.
Greece also competes in the Balkan Badminton Championships and has also made several bronze medal finishes at the Balkan Team Championships.
History While badminton is said to have history that can be traced back to Ancient Greece, competitive badminton was unknown in the country until the early 1990s. Following the formation of the Hellenic Badminton Federation in April 1993, Greek players began competing in international tournaments.
Men's team Greece first competed in qualifying for the 1998 Thomas Cup in Sandefjord. Placed in Group D with Belarus, Peru and the United States, the team lost all their matches 5–0 to their opponents and were eliminated in the first round.
In 2006, Greece competed in the 2006 European Men's Team Badminton Championships and was placed into Group 5 with the Netherlands, Norway and Spain. The team lost 5–0 to all three teams and was eliminated in the group stages. The team made another two appearances at the European Men's Team Championships in 2008 and 2010 but failed to advance to the knockout stages.
Women's team In 2004, Greece competed in the 2004 European Uber Cup Preliminaries. The team lost 5–0 to Iceland and Germany but managed to win a match in a 4–1 loss against the Norwegian women's team. At the 2006 European Women's Team Badminton Championships, the team were eliminated in the group stages.
Mixed team In 1990, the Greek mixed team competed in the invitational Balkan Cup tournament in Varna, Bulgaria. In the group stage, the team finished third in their group after losing to Romania and Yugoslavia, then placed sixth on the overall rankings after losing 10–0 to Malta. In 1997, the team made their debut at the Sudirman Cup. The team defeated 4–1 to Lithuania, 5–0 to Estonia and 3–2 to Armenia but defeated Chile 5–0 to finish in 58th place.
At the Balkan Championships in 2005, Greece finished in third place at the Balkan Championships for the first time after defeating Moldova 3–1 in the bronze medal match. In 2009, the team reached the semi-finals of the Balkan Championships but lost 3–0 to Bulgaria. In 2011, the team played in the semi-finals of the Balkan Championships against Turkey and almost qualified for the final but eventually lost 3–2 to their opponents.
Competitive record
Thomas Cup YearRound1949to1996Did not enter1998Did not qualify2000200220042006200820102012Did not enter2014201620182020202220242026To be determined20282030
Uber Cup YearRound1957to2002Did not enter2004Did not qualify20062008Did not enter2010Did not qualify2012Did not enter2014201620182020202220242026To be determined20282030
Sudirman Cup YearRound1989to1995Did not enter1997Group stage58th1999Did not enter2001Group stage49th2003Group stage43rd2005Did not enter20072009201120132015201720192021202320252027To be determined2029
European Team Championships
Men's team YearRound2006Group stage25/322008Group stage23/282010Group stage23/282012Did not enter201420162018202020242026To be determined20282030
Women's team YearRound2006Group stage15/212008Did not enter2010Group stage19/242012Did not enter201420162018202020242026To be determined20282030
Mixed team YearRound1972to2025Did not enter2027To be determined2029
Helvetia Cup YearRound1962to2001Did not enter2003Group stage16th2005Group stage18th2007Did not enter
Balkan Badminton Championships
Mixed team YearRound1992Fourth place4th1993Fourth place4th1995Fourth place4th1997Fourth place4th1998Fourth place4th1999Fifth place5th2000Fourth place4th2001Fourth place4th2002Fourth place4th2003Fifth place5th2004Fifth place5th2005Third place3rd2006Did not enter2007Fourth place4th2008Fourth place4th2009Semi-finals4th2010Did not enter2011Semi-finals3rdGroup stage (Team B)6th2012Group stage7th2013Group stage5th2014Semi-finals4th2016Did not enter2018Semi-finals4thGroup stage (Team B)6th
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
YearRound2000to2024Did not enter2025To be determined
European Junior Team Championships
Mixed team YearRound1975to2007Did not enter2009Group stage29th2011Did not enter20132015Group stage31/322017Did not enter201820202022Group stage25/322024To be determined
Finlandia Cup
Mixed team YearRound1984to1996Did not enter1998Group stage22nd2000Did not enter2002Group stage12th2004Did not enter2006
Balkan Junior Team Championships
Mixed team YearRound1992Did not enter199319941995Fourth place4th1996Third place3rd1997Fourth place4th1998Fourth place4th1999Fifth place5th2000Fifth place5th2001Fourth place4th2002Fourth place4th2004Fifth place5th2005Fifth place5th2006Did not enter2007Semi-finals4th2008Fourth place4th2010Group stage5thGroup stage (Team B)6th2011Group stage5th2012Fourth place4th2013Fourth place4th2015Group stage5th2016Semi-finals4th2017Semi-finals3rd2019Did not enter **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Coaches The following shows a list of coaches for the Greece national badminton team.
Current coaches
Vasilis Xanthou (2004–present) Alexandros Kantzoglou (2009–present) Charalambos Iordanou Athena Hadjistyllis
Former coaches
Panagiotis Goudentzikis (1991–2003) Kesov Nenko (2003–2005) Petar Dimov (2004–2012)
Players
Current squad
Men's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventMSMDXDStamatis Tsigkirdakis - - -Marios Michail Boulios - - -Paschalis Melikidis1735 - -Axilleas Tsartsidis1735 - -Metzelos Sotiropoulos - - -Georgios Tsiolis - - -
Women's team NameDoB/AgeRanking of eventWSWDXDGrammatoula Sotiriou311 - -Theodora Lambrianidou - - -Antonia-Petroula Vlachantoni - - -Athanasia-Paulina Vlachantoni - - -Theodora Fragoulidou986 - -Dimitra-Kalomira Kroystalli - - -
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