EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis - Friday 14 November 2014 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Faroe Islands Group F - Matchday -9 Last updated 12/07/2021 17:11CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 11 Legend 13

1 Greece - Faroe Islands Friday 14 November 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus

Previous meetings Head to Head EURO '96 Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Alexandris 59, Nikolaidis 62, Machlas 15/11/1995 PR (GS) Greece - Faroe Islands 5-0 66, Donis 76, Tsiartas 80 Müller 88; Saravakos 07/09/1994 PR (GS) Faroe Islands - Greece 1-5 Toftir 11, Tsalouchidis 17, 86, Alexandris 54, 61

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Greece 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 2 0 0 10 1 Faroe Islands 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 0 0 2 1 10 FIFA* Greece ------Faroe Islands ------Friendlies Greece ------Faroe Islands ------Total Greece 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 2 0 0 10 1 Faroe Islands 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 0 0 2 1 10 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup

2 Greece - Faroe Islands Friday 14 November 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus Match background

Despite a 2-0 home loss to Northern Ireland last time out, Greece can look ahead to their meeting with the Faroe Islands with a degree of confidence, all eight of the nations' previous meetings in men's national team competitions having ended in Greek wins. Match background • Greece won both of the nations' previous meetings – 5-1 away and 5-0 at home bookending their EURO '96 qualifying campaign. • In the first of those encounters, on 7 September 1994, Jan Allan Müller (88) belatedly struck back for Allan Simonsen's Faroe Islands side after Konstantinos Polychroniou's team had taken a 5-0 lead through Dimitris Saravakos (11), Panagiotis Tsalouchidis (17 and 86) and Alexios Alexandris (54 and 61). • There was to be no consolation goal in Heraklion on 15 November 1995, however, with Alexandris (59), Themistoklis Nikolaidis (62), Nikos Machlas (66), (76) and Vasilios Tsiartas (80) all on target. • Greece have won all six of the nations' meetings in UEFA men's age-limit competitions without conceding, averaging three goals a game at the other end. • The only previous encounter between the nations' clubs came in the 1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup group stage, Panahaiki FC recording a 4-2 home win against B36 Tórshavn.

3 Greece - Faroe Islands Friday 14 November 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus Squad list

Greece Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - 11/07/1985 29 Udinese - 3 0 0 0 26 - - 18/03/1994 20 Mainz - 0 0 0 0 2 - - 10/10/1986 28 PAOK - 0 0 0 0 3 - Defenders - 05/02/1981 33 Levante - 2 0 0 0 51 - - 26/08/1981 33 Verona - 1 0 0 0 20 - - 03/12/1984 29 Trabzonspor - 0 0 0 0 36 - - 10/06/1985 29 Roma * 3 0 0 0 73 7 - 12/10/1986 28 Olympiacos * 2 0 0 0 36 - - Nikos Karabelas 20/12/1984 29 Levante - 0 0 0 0 - - - 14/06/1991 23 Roma - 3 0 0 0 16 - - Michalis Bakakis 18/03/1991 23 AEK - 0 0 0 0 - - - Christos Tasoulis 03/05/1991 23 Panionios - 0 0 0 0 - - - 13/02/1985 29 PAOK - 0 0 0 0 49 1 - 26/07/1987 27 Udinese - 1 0 0 0 20 1 - Lazaros Christodoulopoulos 19/12/1986 27 Verona - 1 0 0 0 22 1 - 13/06/1989 25 Benfica * 3 0 0 0 9 1 - 31/08/1991 23 AEK - 1 0 0 0 1 - - 27/04/1993 21 Panionios - 0 0 0 0 - - - Thanasis Dinas 12/11/1989 25 Panathinaikos - 0 0 0 0 - - Forwards - Fanis Gekas 23/05/1980 34 Akhisar - 0 0 0 0 76 24 - 24/12/1988 25 PAOK - 2 0 0 0 8 - - 24/02/1992 22 Panathinaikos - 2 1 0 0 2 1 - Charis Mavrias 21/02/1994 20 Sunderland - 1 0 0 0 3 - Coach - 20/10/1951 63 - 3 0 0 0 3 -

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Faroe Islands Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Gunnar Nielsen 07/10/1986 28 Motherwell - 3 0 0 0 24 - - Tórdur Thomsen 11/06/1986 28 B36 - 0 0 0 0 1 - - Teitur Gestson 19/08/1992 22 HB - 0 0 0 0 1 - Defenders - Atli Gregersen 15/06/1982 32 Vikingur - 2 0 0 0 25 - - Hanus Jacobsen 25/05/1985 29 Vikingur - 0 0 0 0 - - - Odmar Faerø 01/11/1989 25 B36 - 1 0 0 0 7 - - Pól Jóhannus Justinussen 13/01/1989 25 NSÍ - 1 0 0 0 20 - - Viljormur Davidsen 19/07/1991 23 VB - 3 0 0 0 11 - - Ragnar Nattestad 05/08/1994 20 Horsens - 3 0 0 0 5 - Midfielders - Fródi Benjaminsen 14/12/1977 36 HB - 3 0 0 0 83 6 - Jónas Tór Naes 27/12/1986 27 EB/Streymur - 3 0 0 0 40 - - Hallur Hansson 08/07/1992 22 Vikingur * 3 0 0 0 16 3 - Róaldur Jacobsen 23/01/1991 23 B36 - 1 0 0 0 1 - - Gilli Sørensen 11/08/1992 22 AaB - 2 0 0 0 4 - - Kaj Bartalstovu 23/06/1991 23 Levanger - 2 0 0 0 4 - - Brandur Olsen 19/12/1995 18 København - 2 0 0 0 2 - - Sølvi Vatnhamar 05/05/1986 28 Vikingur - 1 0 0 0 2 - Forwards Fremad - Christian Holst 25/12/1981 32 - 3 1 0 0 44 6 Amager - Arnbjørn Hansen 27/02/1986 28 EB/Streymur - 2 0 0 0 18 3 - Klæmint Olsen 17/07/1990 24 NSÍ - 0 0 0 0 3 - - Jóan Edmundsson 26/07/1991 23 HB - 3 0 0 0 28 1 Coach - Lars Olsen 02/02/1961 53 - 3 0 0 0 16 -

5 Greece - Faroe Islands Friday 14 November 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus Head coach Claudio Ranieri Date of birth: 20 October 1951 Nationality: Italian Playing career: AS Roma, US Catanzaro, , US Città di Palermo Coaching career: Vigor Lamezia Calcio, Campania Puteolana, , SSC Napoli, ACF Fiorentina, Valencia CF (twice), Club Atlético de Madrid, Chelsea FC, Parma FC, Juventus, AS Roma, FC Internazionale Milano, AS Monaco FC, Greece • Ranieri played just six games for hometown club Roma before moving south to spend the remainder of his playing career with Catanzaro, Palermo and Catania. • Coached several lower-league teams before making his name with Cagliari, leading the Sardinian club from Serie C1 to Serie A between 1989 and 1991. Moved to Napoli, guiding the club to fourth place in the top flight in 1991/92 only to be sacked the following season. • Earned promotion to Serie A in his first season as Fiorentina coach, and won the in 1996 before heading abroad. Won the Copa del Rey with Valencia in 1999 and then coached Atlético and Chelsea, whom he led to a second-place finish and the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League in 2003/04. • Replaced by José Mourinho, a brief, unsuccessful, spell back at Valencia – the highlight a UEFA Super Cup win against FC – followed before Ranieri rediscovered his touch in saving Parma from relegation in 2007. That led to a stint at Juventus, who dismissed him in May 2009. Ranieri rejoined his first club, Roma, four months later, leading the club to second place in Serie A in his first season. However, he left in February 2011 only to return to coaching seven months later, signing a two-year contract with Inter. • Left Inter in March 2012 and then had two seasons with Monaco – guiding them back to and then to second spot in the top flight – before succeeding Fernando Santos at the Greece helm after the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Lars Olsen Date of birth: 2 February 1961 Nationality: Danish Playing career: Glostrup IF, Køge BK, Brøndby IF (twice), Trabzonspor AŞ, RFC Seraing, FC Basel 1893 Coaching career: Randers FC, Odense BK, Faroe Islands • Enjoyed an illustrious playing career as a central defender, winning five Danish titles in a six-year spell at Brøndby between 1985 and 1991. • Allegedly drove from Turkey to Scandinavia when he learned of his country's belated call-up to EURO '92. His passion and leadership – he played every minute in Sweden – helped inspire Denmark to the most unlikely of triumphs. He ended his career with 84 caps, a record 69 as captain. • Learned his coaching craft with Brøndby, taking charge at various youth and reserve levels after finishing his playing days at the club in 1996, before accepting his first senior job with newly formed Randers in 2003. Guided the team into the Danish Super League in 2004 but could not help maintain their elite status, suffering immediate relegation. • Steered second-division Randers to a surprise 2006 Danish Cup success, beating Esbjerg fB in the final, while also securing a return to the top flight. Moved to Odense in summer 2007, leading his new side to a fourth-place finish in his first term. Consecutive runners-up spots followed in 2008/09 and 2009/10 before he departed in September 2010. • Appointed coach of the Faroe Islands in November 2011, his team were unable to register a win as they came bottom of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying Group C, earning their only point in a 1-1 home draw with Kazakhstan.

6 Greece - Faroe Islands Friday 14 November 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus Match officials

Referee Nicola Rizzoli (ITA) Assistant referees Renato Faverani (ITA) , Andrea Stefani (ITA) Additional assistant referees Paolo Mazzoleni (ITA) , Davide Massa (ITA) Fourth official Gianluca Cariolato (ITA) UEFA Delegate Leonid Kaloshin (RUS) UEFA Referee observer Plarent Kotherja (ALB)

Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Nicola Rizzoli 05/10/1971 9 73

Nicola Rizzoli Referee since: 1988 First division: 2001 FIFA badge: 2007

Tournaments: 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup, UEFA EURO 2012, 2011 FIFA Club World Cup

Finals 2014 FIFA World Cup 2013 UEFA Champions League 2010 UEFA Europa League

UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 13/02/2008 UEL R32 Rangers FC Panathinaikos FC 0-0 Glasgow 04/11/2009 UCL GS R. Standard de Liège Olympiacos FC 2-0 Liege 14/09/2010 UCL GS FC Barcelona Panathinaikos FC 5-1 Barcelona 23/11/2011 UCL GS Olympique de Marseille Olympiacos FC 0-1 Marseille

7 Greece - Faroe Islands Friday 14 November 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus Competition facts

8 Greece - Faroe Islands Friday 14 November 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus Match-by-match lineups Greece

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (07/09/2014) Greece 0-1 Romania Goals: 0-1 Marica 10 (P) Greece: Karnezis, Mantalos (65 Christodoulopoulos), Manolas, Mitroglou, Samaras (46 Diamantakos), Salpingidis, Torosidis, Papastathopoulos, Holebas, Samaris (65 Kone), Tachtsidis Matchday 2 (11/10/2014) Finland 1-1 Greece Goals: 0-1 Karelis 24, 1-1 Hurme 55 Greece: Karnezis, Maniatis, Manolas, Vyntra, Torosidis, Mavrias (70 Moras), Athanasiadis (84 Mitroglou), Karelis (81 Samaras), Papastathopoulos, Samaris, Tachtsidis Matchday 3 (14/10/2014) Greece 0-2 Northern Ireland Goals: 0-1 Ward 9, 0-2 K. Lafferty 51 Greece: Karnezis, Maniatis, Manolas, Samaras (67 Salpingidis), Mitroglou, Vyntra (16 Stafylidis), Torosidis, Athanasiadis (46 Samaris), Karelis, Papastathopoulos, Tachtsidis Matchday 4 (14/11/2014) Greece-Faroe Islands Matchday 5 (29/03/2015) Hungary-Greece Matchday 6 (13/06/2015) Faroe Islands-Greece Matchday 7 (04/09/2015) Greece-Finland Matchday 8 (07/09/2015) Romania-Greece Matchday 9 (08/10/2015) Northern Ireland-Greece Matchday 10 (11/10/2015) Greece-Hungary Faroe Islands

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (07/09/2014) Faroe Islands 1-3 Finland Goals: 1-0 Holst 41, 1-1 Riski 53, 1-2 Riski 78, 1-3 R. Eremenko 82 Faroe Islands: Nielsen, Naes, V. Davidsen, Faerø, Nattestad, Hansson, Benjaminsen, Jacobsen (55 Baldvinsson), Sørensen (76 Jonsson), Holst, Klettskard (46 Edmundsson) Matchday 2 (11/10/2014) Northern Ireland 2-0 Faroe Islands Goals: 1-0 McAuley 6, 2-0 K. Lafferty 20 Faroe Islands: Nielsen, Naes, V. Davidsen, Gregersen, Nattestad, Hansson, Benjaminsen, Holst (82 Olsen), Klettskard (75 A. Hansen), P. Justinussen (91 Bartalstovu), Edmundsson Matchday 3 (14/10/2014) Faroe Islands 0-1 Hungary Goals: 0-1 Szalai 21 Faroe Islands: Nielsen, Naes, V. Davidsen, Gregersen, Nattestad, Hansson, Benjaminsen, Holst (69 Bartalstovu),

9 Greece - Faroe Islands Friday 14 November 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus

Edmundsson (76 A. Hansen), S. Vatnhamar (81 Sørensen), Olsen Matchday 4 (14/11/2014) Greece-Faroe Islands Matchday 5 (29/03/2015) Romania-Faroe Islands Matchday 6 (13/06/2015) Faroe Islands-Greece Matchday 7 (04/09/2015) Faroe Islands-Northern Ireland Matchday 8 (07/09/2015) Finland-Faroe Islands Matchday 9 (08/10/2015) Hungary-Faroe Islands Matchday 10 (11/10/2015) Faroe Islands-Romania

10 Greece - Faroe Islands Friday 14 November 2014 - 20.45CET (21.45 local time) Match press kit Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, Piraeus Team facts

UEFA European Championship records: Greece History 2012 – quarter-finals 2008 – group stage 2004 – winners 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – group stage 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – did not participate 1960 – did not qualify Final tournament win 1-2: Portugal v Greece, 12/06/04 1-0: four times, most recently Greece v Russia, 16/06/12 Final tournament loss 1-3: Greece v Czechoslovakia, 14/06/80 0-2: Greece v Sweden, 10/06/08 Qualifying win 8-1: Greece v Finland, 11/10/78 Qualifying loss 7-1: France v Greece, 01/10/58 Final tournament appearances 13: 10: 9: Antonis Nikopolidis 9: 9: Final tournament goals 4: Angelos Charisteas 2: Giorgos Karagounis 2: 1: Six players Overall appearances 38: Giorgos Karagounis 36: 33: Kostas Katsouranis 26: Angelos Charisteas 25: Antonis Nikopolidis 25: Overall goals 11: Angelos Charisteas 11: 7: Nikos Machlas 7: Fanis Gekas 6: Dimitris Saravakos 6: Giotis Tsalouchidis

UEFA European Championship records: Faroe Islands History

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2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify 2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify 1992 – did not qualify Qualifying win 3-0: Faroe Islands v San Marino, 25/05/95 Qualifying defeat 7-0: Yugoslavia v Faroe Islands, 16/05/91 Overall appearances 33: Jákup Mikkelsen 31: Fródi Benjaminsen 30: Óli Johannesen 24: Julian Johnsson 23: Jákup á Borg Overall goals 6: Rógvi Jacobsen 4: Todi Jónsson 3: John Petersen 2: Uni Arge 2: Fródi Benjaminsen 2: Julian Johnsson 2: Jan Allan Müller 2: Christian Holst

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:: Previous meetings

Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw

:: Squad list

Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2020 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2020 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)

:: Team facts

EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying).

From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 was the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals.

Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West Germany – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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