The Messinia Football Clubs Association is part of the Greek Football Federation that includes football (soccer) teams in the Messinia prefecture.

History

Its first attempt to run their own football (soccer) union in Messinia happened with the running of the council in Kalamanta. In 1929, the Patras FCA asked from the Greek Football Federation not to try to run their own union as it was known that the association was part of ther union.

Information sources

The MFCA which is headquartered in Kalamata

Kalamata

Kalamata is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. The capital and chief port of the Messenia prefecture, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf...

, the prefectural capital and the power of including of over 70 football (soccer) clubs. Basic organizations of the MFCA is the local football (soccer) championships in three divisions and the Messinia Cup

Messinia Cup

The Messinia Cup is an annual football cup that is held by the Messinia Football Clubs Association.-Information sources:The organization of the Messinia Cup began to carry out from the MFCA in the mid 1980s. Its council rights had the famous teams from the prefecture...

 in which features teams in prefectural divisions and the association-member of the MFCA enters the fourth division and its artistic honors of the prefectural association of the highest divisions, the first, the second

Beta Ethniki

Football League, former Beta Ethniki, is the second highest professional football league in Greece.-History:In its first years, the system of conduct was very intriguing. It began in 1954 as regional championship, separated in two groups, North and South. Then, the participating teams were the...

 and the third divisions.

The Messinia championships elevates into the fourth division

The Messinia Cup champions enters the Greek Cup.

The MFCA organizes championships and for children and from 2008, pro-junior 5x5. It features games with other players from the prefectures and councils the Messinia Mixed which plays with clubs from the mixed from other unions.

The MFCA features annual honors and glass rewards to the three best scorers and the three best teams with the highest points fair play from every category.

In the entire games of the divisions, the MFCA teams owes to use particularly the three players under 19, without trying to participate for only players under 19.

First division

One of the 16 teams. The championship enters the fourth division. Three and four teams relegates analogously with the amount of the prefectural points of a team to return from the fourth division.

• Apollon Petalidi
  Apollon Petalidi
  Apollon Petalidi is a football club in Petalidi, Greece. The team plays for three seasons in the Fourth Division, and played in 2005-06 season until the 2007-08 season.-History:...
  
  
• Miltiadis Pyrgos Trifyllia
• Kyparissia FC
• Fares FC
• Sperchogeia
• Tsiklitiras Pylos
  Pylos
  Pylos , historically known under its Italian name Navarino, is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylos-Nestoras, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It was the capital of the former...
  
  
• Aias Kalamatas
• Panthouriakos
• Apollon Kalamata
  Apollon Kalamata
  Apollon Kalamata is a football club in Kalamata, Greece. It currently plays in the Messenia First Division.-History:The club was founded in 1928. Its colors are white and black and its emblem is a plant. During the prewar period, the players was raised mainly in the royalist part of the...
  
  
• Papaflessas Chora
• Ethnikos Meligala
• Methoni
• Doriefs Dorio
• Olympiakos Kalamata
  Olympiakos Kalamata
  The Olympiakos Kalamata Football Athletic Club is a football club in Kalamata, Greece. It was founded in the 1950s from the fans of Olympiacos of Piraeus...
  
  
• Iraklis Kalamata
• Omonoia Kalamata

Second division

For two of the fourteen teams. It enters the first two teams to the first division. It relegates three from every clyb as much as it remains 28 teams again. The number tries to influence from the Messinian teams which returns from the fourth division.

• Papaflessas Amfia
• Panionios Kalamata
  Panionios Kalamata
  Panionios Kalamata Athletic Club is a football club in Kalamata, Greece. It currently plays in the Messenia First Division. The club was founded in the neighborhood of Avramiou by refugees from Asia Minor which moved to the city after the Asia Minor Catastrophe.The club has a traditional...
  
  
• Verga AU
• Patista Kalamata FC
• Pamissos Arios
• Panathinaikos Kalamata
• Astera Valira
  Valira, Greece
  Valyra is a small village in southern Greece. Situated on the Peloponnese Peninsula, Valyra was the seat of the Ithomi municipality. Located near the ancient city of Messene, it lies 18 km NW of Kalamata, and about 177 km SW of Athens....
  
  
• Doxa Kalamata
• Avia AU
• Paneviakos
• Foinikounta
• Asprochoma
  Asprochoma, Messenia
  Asprochoma is a village the Messenia Prefecture, Greece. It is part of the municipality Kalamata....
  
  
• Prasina Poulia Kalamata
• Niki Plati
• Asteras Arfara
  Asteras Arfara
  Asteras Arfara is a football club in Arfara, Greece. It currently plays in the Messenia First Division.-History:The club was mentioned as an Athletic Football Club in 1930, a little later, it was recognized as a main club...
  
   (2009-10 season)
• Chatzi
• Chandrinaikos
• Manessi
• Achilleas Avrami
• Androussa
• Atromitos Platy
• Akritas Koroni
  Koroni
  Koroni or Coroni is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylos-Nestoras, of which it is a municipal unit. Known as Corone by the Venetians and Ottomans, the town of Koroni Koroni or Coroni is a...
  
  
• Mani FC
• PAO Kalamata
• Neromylos
• Astera Mikromani
• Iraklis Kalamata

Third division

This division features 23 teams. 6 teams with the highest points enters the third division (of the first three from ever club) the five remaining with the lowest points returns from the fourth division.

• Skala FC
• Ermis Kalamatra
• Kallithea
• Ethea AU
• Olympiakos Analypsi
• Diagoras Kopanaki
  Kopanaki
  Kopanaki is a small but scenic Greek town in Messenia which lies in the south-western corner of Peloponnese. It was the seat of the municipality of Aetos . Famous for its lively Sunday market, where local producers sell livestock, clothing, fresh fruit and vegetables...
  
  
• Aspropoulia FC
• Gargaliani AU
• Amfithea
• Anagenissi Paralia
• Akadimia Patista 2006
• Astera Chiliochori
• Ikaros Kalamata
• AEK Kalamata
• Kalo Nero
  Kalo Nero
  Kalo Nero means good water, a village and a municipal district, belongs to the Avlona municipality, although it is very close to Kyparissia, 5 km...
  
  
• Longa
• Stenossia
• Nestor Pylos (founded in 1958)
• Thyella Paralia
• Diodia
• Dimakeios Taygetos
• Pyravlos Zevgolateio
• Leontes Kalamata

Teams in the highest divisions

In the power of the MFCA it had 6 teams which in the 2008-09 season features those in the highest categories:

• Second division:
  • Kalamata FC
    Kalamata FC
    Kalamata F.C. is a professional football club based in Kalamata, Greece, currently competing in Delta Ethniki.-Background:Kalamata F.C. was formed in 1967 in a merger among Apollon Kalamata and other local sides.- History :...
    
    
• None in the third division
• Fourth division:
  • Messinakos
  • Erani Filiatra
    Erani Filiatra
    The Athletic and Football Council of Erani is a sporting club in Filiatra, Greece. It includes football , basketball and chess .-Informative sources:...
    
    
  • Asteras Arfara (did not took part), relegated to the prefectural second division
  • Pamissos Messini
    Pamisos Messini
    The Pamissos Messini Gymnastic Football Club is a football club in Messini, Greece. It currently plays in the Fourth Division.-History:...
    
    
  • Telos Agras Gargaliani
    Telos Agras Gargaliani
    The Telos Agras Athletic Club is a football club in Gargalianoi, Greece. It currently plays in the Fourth Division. The club also has track and field with 150 energetic players.-History:...
    
    

The veteran clubs

From the 2004-05 season, the Messinia Football Clubs Association runs a veterans championships. In the 2008-09 season, in the 5th veterans, it has 11 clubs: Apollon Kalamata

Apollon Kalamata

Apollon Kalamata is a football club in Kalamata, Greece. It currently plays in the Messenia First Division.-History:The club was founded in 1928. Its colors are white and black and its emblem is a plant. During the prewar period, the players was raised mainly in the royalist part of the...

, Kalamata FC

Kalamata FC

Kalamata F.C. is a professional football club based in Kalamata, Greece, currently competing in Delta Ethniki.-Background:Kalamata F.C. was formed in 1967 in a merger among Apollon Kalamata and other local sides.- History :...

, Messiniakos, Prasina Poulia Kalamata, Omonoia Kalamata, Thyella Paralia, Pamisos Messini

Pamisos Messini

The Pamissos Messini Gymnastic Football Club is a football club in Messini, Greece. It currently plays in the Fourth Division.-History:...

, Atromitos Platy, Ethnikos Meligala, Kostis Tsiklitirias Pulos and Apollon Petalidi

Apollon Petalidi

Apollon Petalidi is a football club in Petalidi, Greece. The team plays for three seasons in the Fourth Division, and played in 2005-06 season until the 2007-08 season.-History:...

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