Larissa Football Clubs Association
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Founded | 1960 |
Headquarters | Larissa |
FIFA affiliation | Hellenic Football Federation |
President | Zisis Grigoriou |
Website | http://www.epslarissas.gr (Greek) |
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.
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 Αlpha 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.
Teams in the highest categories
For the 2016-17 season, two teams participate in national divisions: