The Phthiotis Football Clubs Association (, 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. From 1930 until 1940 Olympiacos Lamia won every title except for 1935 when Pallamiaki won the championship. 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.

Phthiotis Football Clubs Association

Titles

1929–30: Olympiacos Lamia

1930–31: Olympiacos Lamia

1931–32: Olympiacos Lamia

1932–33: Olympiacos Lamia

1933–34: Olympiacos Lamia

1934–35: Pallamiaki Lamia

1935–36: Olympiacos Lamia

1936–37: Olympiacos Lamia

1937–38: Olympiacos Lamia

1938–39: Olympiacos Lamia

1939–40: Olympiacos Lamia

1941–45: Cancelled due to WWII

1946–47: Ethnikos Lamia

1947–48: Olympiacos Lamia

1948–49: Olympiacos Lamia

1949–50: Fokikos

1950–51: Olympiacos Lamia

Titles (1952–85)

Phthiotis Football Clubs Association

Fokikos 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.

Phthiotis Football Clubs Association

Titles (1986–present)

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

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

A1 Division (2011–12 season) Achilleas Domokos (91 pts) PAS Lamia 1964 (88 pts) Stylida FC (75 pts) Opountios Martinos (72 pts) Enossi 2010 (66 pts) Aris Agios Konstantinos (61 pts) Malessina 2008 (49 pts) Atalanti (40 pts) Magnissiakos (47 pts) Elatiakos (47 pts) Proodeftiki Larymna (47 pts) Olympiacos Lamia (46 pts) Akadimia/Iraklis (45 pts) Divri (39 pts) Spercheiada 2005 (29 pts) Tymfristos (13 pts) Ekkara Glyfa

2012 Cup

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

Sources

onsports.gr - Sports Homepage

Athlitiki Icho, the sports newspaper's main webpage

References

Sport in Phthiotis

Sports organizations established in 1951

Association football governing bodies in Greece

1951 establishments in Greece