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{{Short description|Greek amateur football club association}}
{{Infobox football association
| Logo			= Achaea Football Clubs Association logo.jpeg
| Badge_size    = 170
| Founded		= 1927
| Region		= [[Hellenic Football Federation|HFF]]
| Website		= [http://epsachaias.gr/ epsachaias.gr]
| President		= Angelos Daniil
}}
'''[[Achaea]] Football Clubs Association''' ({{langx|el|Ένωση Ποδοσφαιρικών Σωματείων Αχαΐας}}) is one of the oldest [[Greece|Greek]] amateur [[Football (soccer)|football]] clubs associations, representing teams from the Greek regional unit of [[Achaea]].

==History==
It was founded in 1927 in [[Patras]]. Members included teams from the prefectures of [[Aetolia-Acarnania]], [[Elis Prefecture|Elis]], [[Kefalonia]] and [[Zakynthos]].  Aetolia-Acarnania established its own association in 1969, Elis and Zakynthos in 1971, and in 1975 Kefalonia (as '''Kefalonia and Ithaca Football Clubs Association''').
Founding members of the association were the teams:
*[[Panachaiki F.C.|Panachaiki]]
*[[Olympiakos Patras F.C.|Olympiakos Patras]]
*[[Apollon Patras]]
*[[Thyella Patras F.C.|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 four leagues:
*Achaia F.C.A. A League (16 clubs)
*Achaia F.C.A. A1 League (18 clubs)
*Achaia F.C.A. B League (41 clubs in three divisions)
*Achaia F.C.A. C league (24 clubs in three 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]]<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/RegionsCup/history/Season=2004/round=1962/Group=1991.html Achaia F.C.A. in UEFA Regions' Cup]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312231606/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/RegionsCup/history/Season%3D2004/round%3D1962/Group%3D1991.html |date=March 12, 2007 }}</ref> 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
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*1924 [[Panachaiki F.C.|Panachaiki]]
*1925 [[Panachaiki F.C.|Panachaiki]]
*1926 [[Olympiakos Patras F.C.|Olympiakos Patras]]
*1927 [[Olympiakos Patras F.C.|Olympiakos Patras]]
*1929 [[Panachaiki F.C.|Panachaiki]]
*1930 [[Panachaiki F.C.|Panachaiki]]
*1931 [[Panachaiki F.C.|Panachaiki]]
*1934 [[Panachaiki F.C.|Panachaiki]]
*1935 ΑΕΚ Patras
*1936 [[Panachaiki F.C.|Panachaiki]]
*1940 [[Olympiakos Patras F.C.|Olympiakos Patras]]
*1944 Achilleas Patras
*1945 [[Apollon Patras]]
*1946 [[Apollon Patras]]
*1947 [[Apollon Patras]]
*1948 [[Apollon Patras]]
*1949 [[Panachaiki F.C.|Panachaiki]]
*1950 [[Olympiakos Patras F.C.|Olympiakos Patras]]
*1951 [[Thyella Patras F.C.|Thyella Patras]]
*1952 [[Thyella Patras F.C.|Thyella Patras]]
*1953 [[Thyella Patras F.C.|Thyella Patras]]
*1954 [[Panachaiki F.C.|Panachaiki]]
*1955 [[Panachaiki F.C.|Panachaiki]]
*1956 [[Panachaiki F.C.|Panachaiki]]
*1957 [[Panachaiki F.C.|Panachaiki]]
*1958 [[Panachaiki F.C.|Panachaiki]]
*1959 [[Panachaiki F.C.|Panachaiki]]
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as second Greece level championship
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*1960 [[Olympiakos Patras F.C.|Olympiakos Patras]]
*1961 [[Panachaiki F.C.|Panachaiki]]
*1962 [[Panachaiki F.C.|Panachaiki]]
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as third Greece level championship
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*1963 [[Thyella Patras F.C.|Thyella Patras]]
*1964 Patraikos
*1965 [[Olympiakos Patras F.C.|Olympiakos Patras]]
*1966 Patraikos
*1967 Iraklis Patras
*1968 A.C. Patras
*1969 [[Panegialios F.C.|Panegialios]]
*1970 Patreas
*1971 Achaiki
*1972 [[Thyella Patras F.C.|Elpida Eglikada Patras]]
*1973 [[Thyella Patras F.C.|Thyella Patras]]
*1974 Α.C. Patras
*1975 Aris Patras
*1976 [[Panegialios F.C.|Panegialios]]
*1977 [[Panegialios F.C.|Panegialios]]
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as fourth Greece level championship
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*1978 Achaiki
*1979 [[Agios Dimitrios A.C.|Agios Dimitrios]]
*1980 AEK Patras
*1981 Ethnikos Patras
*1982 ΑΕΚ Patras
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as fifth Greece level championship
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*1983 Aris Patras
*1984 [[Thyella Patras F.C.|Thyella Patras]]
*1985 Aris Patras
*1986 [[Thyella Patras F.C.|Thyella Patras]]
*1987 Ethnikos Patras
*1988 [[Thyella Patras F.C.|Thyella Patras]]
*1989 [[Panegialios F.C.|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 F.C.|Thyella Patras]]
*2002 Diakopto
*2003 [[Fostiras Ovrias FC|Fostiras Ovria]]
*2004 Astrapi Psarofai
*2005 Zavlani
*2006 Atromitos Lappas
*2007 Achilleas Kamares
*2008 Diagoras Vrachneika
*2009 [[Ethnikos Sageika]]
*2010: [[Tritaios]]
*2011: Thyella
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===Cup Achaea===
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*1972 Aris Patras
*1973 [[Thyella Patras F.C.|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 F.C.|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 Ovrias FC|Fostiras Ovria]]
*2006 Zavlani
*2007 Panegialios
*2008 Achilleas Kamaron
*2009 Panegialios
*2010: Atromitos Lappa
*2011: Tritaiikos
*2012:Diagoras Vraxneika
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===Super Cup Achaea===
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*2003 Aris Patras - Fostiras Ovria 3-0
*2006 Atromitos Lappas - '''Zavlani''' 2-0
*2007 '''[[Panegialios F.C.|Panegialios]]''' - Anagenissi/Aias Sympoliteia 8-2
*2008 '''Achilleas Kamares''' - Diagoras Vrachneika 1-0
*2009: '''Ethnikos Sageika''' - Panaigialeios 0-0 (4-2 pen.)
*2010: '''Tritaiikos''' - Atromitos Lappa 4-2
*2011: '''Tritaiikos''' - Thyella 1-0
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
*''The first version of this article has been based in the text of [[:el:Ε.Π.Σ. Αχαΐας]] of the [[:el:Κύρια Σελίδα|Greek Wikipedia]] published under [[GFDL]].''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061102071626/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesg/grk-regchamp.html#epsap/ rssf]
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