Location | Europe ( UEFA) |
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Teams |
Greece Turkey |
First meeting | Greece 1â3 Turkey Friendly Athens (23 April 1948) |
Latest meeting | Turkey 2â1 Greece Friendly Antalya (30 May 2019) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 14 |
Most wins | Turkey (8) |
All-time series | Greece: 3 Drawn: 3 Turkey: 8 |
Largest victory | Greece 1â4 Turkey UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Athens (24 March 2007) |
The GreeceâTurkey football rivalry ( Greek: ΠοΎοÏÏαÎčÏÎčÎșÎź αΜÏÎčÏαλÏÏηÏα ÎλλΏΎαÏ-Î€ÎżÏ ÏÎșίαÏ; Turkish: TĂŒrkiye-Yunanistan futbol rekabeti) is one of Europe's major rivalries between two national teams, Greece and Turkey.
Greece and Turkey have long-standing tensions throughout history.
The Ottoman Empire conquered most of Greece gradually in the 15th century. The Greek War of Independence broke out in 1821, overthrowing the Ottoman rule and became the first Balkan and European nation to set free themselves from the Turks. [1] [2] By that time, the Greek identity was soon strengthened and a number of conflicts occurred between Turkey and Greece existed from the 1830s onward.
In 1919, with the collapse of the Ottoman state, Greece attempted to conquer Western Turkey, in their accordance to the Megali Idea, and both the Greeks and Turks caused atrocities on each other. Greeks ended up defeated by the Turks and were expelled back to Greece. [3] Efforts from Mustafa Kemal AtatĂŒrk and Eleftherios Venizelos helped establish official relations between Greece and Turkey. [4] The grievance, however, returned with the Cyprus dispute .
Due to historical grievances, Greece and Turkey have a heated rivalry, though less violent than Greece or Turkey's other rivalries. [5] Both teams are also described as "punching above their weights", due to their successes despite lack of competitive history in football. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Despite up-and-down in relations, so far, both Turkey and Greece only played one match in a neutral ground.
Number | Date | Location | Competition | Results | Home scorers | Away scorers |
1 | 23 April 1948 | Athens | Friendly | Greece 1â3 Turkey | Kleanthis Vikelidis -' |
Fikret Kırcan 9' Lefter KĂŒĂ§ĂŒkandonyadis 20' ĆĂŒkrĂŒ GĂŒlesin 74' |
2 | 27 November 1948 | Istanbul | Friendly | Turkey 2-1 Greece | Reha Eken 3', 19' | Haralambos Filaktos -' |
3 | 16 May 1949 | Athens | Mediterranean Cup | Greece 1â2 Turkey | Nilton Markopoulos -' |
GĂŒndĂŒz Kılıç 33' BĂŒlent Esel 44' |
4 | 29 February 1952 | Mediterranean Cup | Greece 3â1 Turkey | Georgios Darivas -', -', -' | Ćevket Yorulmaz -' | |
5 | 16 May 1952 | Istanbul | Turkey 0â1 Greece | None | Ilias Papageorgiou -' | |
6 | 24 September 1987 | Latakia | Mediterranean Games | Turkey 1â0 Greece ( a.e.t.) | Orhan Görsen 94' | None |
7 | 21 September 1988 | Istanbul | Friendly | Turkey 3â1 Greece |
Tanju Ăolak 9' (
pen.) OÄuz Ăetin 41' Rıdvan Dilmen 68' |
Nikos Anastopoulos 39' |
8 | 29 March 1989 | Athens | Friendly | Greece 0â1 Turkey | None | Rıdvan Dilmen 38' |
9 | 8 September 2004 | Piraeus | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | Greece 0â0 Turkey | None | None |
10 | 4 June 2005 | Istanbul | Turkey 0â0 Greece | None | None | |
11 | 24 March 2007 | Athens | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Greece 1â4 Turkey | Sotiris Kyrgiakos 5' |
Tuncay Ćanlı 27' Gökhan Ănal 55' TĂŒmer Metin 70' Gökdeniz Karadeniz 81' |
12 | 17 October 2007 | Istanbul | Turkey 0â1 Greece | None | Ioannis Amanatidis 79' | |
13 | 17 November 2015 | Friendly | Turkey 0â0 Greece | None | None | |
14 | 30 May 2019 | Antalya | Friendly | Turkey 2â1 Greece |
Cengiz Ănder 11' Kenan Karaman 17' |
Dimitris Kourbelis 90+3' |
Location | Europe ( UEFA) |
---|---|
Teams |
Greece Turkey |
First meeting | Greece 1â3 Turkey Friendly Athens (23 April 1948) |
Latest meeting | Turkey 2â1 Greece Friendly Antalya (30 May 2019) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 14 |
Most wins | Turkey (8) |
All-time series | Greece: 3 Drawn: 3 Turkey: 8 |
Largest victory | Greece 1â4 Turkey UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying Athens (24 March 2007) |
The GreeceâTurkey football rivalry ( Greek: ΠοΎοÏÏαÎčÏÎčÎșÎź αΜÏÎčÏαλÏÏηÏα ÎλλΏΎαÏ-Î€ÎżÏ ÏÎșίαÏ; Turkish: TĂŒrkiye-Yunanistan futbol rekabeti) is one of Europe's major rivalries between two national teams, Greece and Turkey.
Greece and Turkey have long-standing tensions throughout history.
The Ottoman Empire conquered most of Greece gradually in the 15th century. The Greek War of Independence broke out in 1821, overthrowing the Ottoman rule and became the first Balkan and European nation to set free themselves from the Turks. [1] [2] By that time, the Greek identity was soon strengthened and a number of conflicts occurred between Turkey and Greece existed from the 1830s onward.
In 1919, with the collapse of the Ottoman state, Greece attempted to conquer Western Turkey, in their accordance to the Megali Idea, and both the Greeks and Turks caused atrocities on each other. Greeks ended up defeated by the Turks and were expelled back to Greece. [3] Efforts from Mustafa Kemal AtatĂŒrk and Eleftherios Venizelos helped establish official relations between Greece and Turkey. [4] The grievance, however, returned with the Cyprus dispute .
Due to historical grievances, Greece and Turkey have a heated rivalry, though less violent than Greece or Turkey's other rivalries. [5] Both teams are also described as "punching above their weights", due to their successes despite lack of competitive history in football. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] Despite up-and-down in relations, so far, both Turkey and Greece only played one match in a neutral ground.
Number | Date | Location | Competition | Results | Home scorers | Away scorers |
1 | 23 April 1948 | Athens | Friendly | Greece 1â3 Turkey | Kleanthis Vikelidis -' |
Fikret Kırcan 9' Lefter KĂŒĂ§ĂŒkandonyadis 20' ĆĂŒkrĂŒ GĂŒlesin 74' |
2 | 27 November 1948 | Istanbul | Friendly | Turkey 2-1 Greece | Reha Eken 3', 19' | Haralambos Filaktos -' |
3 | 16 May 1949 | Athens | Mediterranean Cup | Greece 1â2 Turkey | Nilton Markopoulos -' |
GĂŒndĂŒz Kılıç 33' BĂŒlent Esel 44' |
4 | 29 February 1952 | Mediterranean Cup | Greece 3â1 Turkey | Georgios Darivas -', -', -' | Ćevket Yorulmaz -' | |
5 | 16 May 1952 | Istanbul | Turkey 0â1 Greece | None | Ilias Papageorgiou -' | |
6 | 24 September 1987 | Latakia | Mediterranean Games | Turkey 1â0 Greece ( a.e.t.) | Orhan Görsen 94' | None |
7 | 21 September 1988 | Istanbul | Friendly | Turkey 3â1 Greece |
Tanju Ăolak 9' (
pen.) OÄuz Ăetin 41' Rıdvan Dilmen 68' |
Nikos Anastopoulos 39' |
8 | 29 March 1989 | Athens | Friendly | Greece 0â1 Turkey | None | Rıdvan Dilmen 38' |
9 | 8 September 2004 | Piraeus | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | Greece 0â0 Turkey | None | None |
10 | 4 June 2005 | Istanbul | Turkey 0â0 Greece | None | None | |
11 | 24 March 2007 | Athens | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying | Greece 1â4 Turkey | Sotiris Kyrgiakos 5' |
Tuncay Ćanlı 27' Gökhan Ănal 55' TĂŒmer Metin 70' Gökdeniz Karadeniz 81' |
12 | 17 October 2007 | Istanbul | Turkey 0â1 Greece | None | Ioannis Amanatidis 79' | |
13 | 17 November 2015 | Friendly | Turkey 0â0 Greece | None | None | |
14 | 30 May 2019 | Antalya | Friendly | Turkey 2â1 Greece |
Cengiz Ănder 11' Kenan Karaman 17' |
Dimitris Kourbelis 90+3' |