Larissa Football Clubs Association

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The Larissa Football Clubs Association or the LFCA (Ένωση Ποδοσφαιρικών Σωματείων Λάρισας, ΕΠΣΛ = Enosi Podosfairikon Somateion Larissas, EPSL) is a football (soccer) organization in the Larissa prefecture that is part of the Greek Football Federation. LFCA is responsible for organizing the prefectural football (soccer) championships in four divisions (named A, A1, B and C ) and the LFCA Cup. LFCA also organizes championship and cup competitions for youth and development teams. The LFCA Championship (winner of LFCA A Division) is promoted to the Third National Division, while the LFCA Cup winner enters the Greek Football Amateur Cup.

History

Larissa FCA was founded in 1960 after the split from the Thessaly Football Clubs Association which now serves only for Magnesia (with headquarters in Volos).

LFCA Championship System

The Larissa FCA League System since 2001, when A1 Division was introduced, consists of four divisions, namely Alpha Division, the top-level football league in Larissa (fourth level in Greek Football), the Alpha 1 Division, second tier in the pyramid, the Beta Division usually with three Groups and constituting the third tier of the league system and finally the Gamma Division.

Champions

The Larissa Football Clubs Association champions are listed as below: Note: First division was divided in 2 or even 3 groups during the 1974–75 and 1985–86 seasons. Classification was decided by draw due to equal group rankings in some rare cases.

Performance by club

Note: Bold indicates clubs currently playing in the top division of Larissa Football Clubs Association.

LFA Cup

Finals

Super Cup

Finals

Performance by club

Koukoulitsios-Mousiaris tournament

The tournament started in 1994 in commemoration of football players Dimitrios Koukoulitsios and Dimitrios Mousiaris who died tragically in a car accident in 1979. It is normally held every September before the opening of the season. Apollon Larissa is the club with most trophies. The tournament returned in 2023 after a 10-year hiatus.

Finals

Teams in national divisions

For the 2023-24 season, two teams participate in national divisions:

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