Ethnikos Achna FC

Ethnikos Achnas (Greek: Εθνικός Άχνας) is a Cypriot football club based in the village of Achna. The club was founded in 1968. The club's president is Kikis Philippou. Ethnikos Achnas plays in the Dasaki Stadium, which has a capacity of 7000 seats. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was built in 1997. It is the only Cypriot team to win a UEFA competition.

Ethnikos Achnas FC
Full nameEthnikos Achnas Football Club
Nickname(s)Achniotes
Founded1968 (1968)
GroundDasaki Stadium, Dasaki Achnas
Capacity7,000
ChairmanKikis Filippou
ManagerDavid Badia
LeagueFirst Division
2020–21First Division, 9th
WebsiteClub website

History

The club played in the Cypriot Second Division until 1983 when it was promoted to the Cypriot First Division but was immediately relegated. Ethnikos was promoted to the First Division again in 1986 and stayed there for four seasons. Another two years in the Second Division ended with promotion to the First Division in 1992, where Ethnikos Achna have remained until 2018 when they were relegated again.

The team's best overall national ranking is fourth in the 1994–95, 1997–98 and 2006–07 seasons. The club participated in the Cypriot Cup final once in 2002, where they were beaten by Anorthosis Famagusta 0–1.

European competitions

Ethnikos Achnas played six times in the UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1998, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Five times they were eliminated in the first round. However, in 2006 Ethnikos managed to win the UEFA Intertoto Cup and be one of the eleven winners of this year competition. After eliminating the Albanian team Partizani Tirana (winning at home 1–2 and losing away in Albania 2–1), they faced the Croatian team NK Osijek and tied both matches, the first leg in Osijek 2–2 and the second 0–0, becoming the only Cypriot team to advance to the third round of the Intertoto Cup. They exceeded this achievement by beating Maccabi Petah Tikva with a 2–0 victory away and a 2–3 loss at home, becoming one of eleven competition winners and progressing to the UEFA Cup second qualifying round and becoming the first Cypriot team to win a UEFA competition.

In the UEFA Cup, Ethnikos eliminated Roeselare with a 2–1 loss in Belgium and a 5–0 victory in Cyprus, qualifying for the first round. They were eliminated by Lens after drawing the first leg at home (played at GSP Stadium, Nicosia) 0–0 and losing 3–1 in France. Because of the success in Intertoto Cup, Ethnikos was awarded by Sports Journalists Union of Cyprus as the Sports Team of the Year of 2006. At the end of the same season, Ethnikos placed in the fourth position again and returned to the Intertoto Cup.

Honours

League

Cups

International

Players
As of 4 April 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MKD Martin Bogatinov (Captain)
3 DF  CYP Kostas Pilea
4 DF  CYP Zacharias Adoni
6 DF  CYP Marios Peratikos
7 FW  CYP Constantinos Elia
8 MF  ESP Abraham González
9 FW  CYP Marios Elia
12 DF  CYP Petros Kkolos
13 GK  CYP Alexandros Papaconstantinou
15 FW  CRO Jan Doležal
18 MF  UKR Ihor Khudobyak (3rd captain)
19 FW  CIV Goba Zakpa
20 DF  CRO Toni Gorupec
21 DF  CYP Thomas Ioannou
22 GK  CYP Andreas Christodoulou
25 DF  CYP Demetris Kyprianou
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 MF  ARG Franco Mazurek
31 MF  POL Kamil Wojtkowski
32 MF  LVA Igors Tarasovs
33 GK  CYP Alexander Kavaleuskiy
34 DF  LUX Tim Hall
57 FW  SVK Michal Ďuriš
77 MF  CYP Jack Savvides
80 FW  CYP Giorgos Aggelopoulos
83 GK  CYP Charalambos Charalambous
88 MF  CYP Antonis Koumis
99 MF  CMR Charles Eloundou (on loan from Anorthosis Famagusta)

On loan

Out Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF  CYP Petros Ioannou (at AO Ayia Napa until 30 June 2022)
11 MF  CYP Demetris Charalambous (at Enosis Neon Paralimni until 30 June 2022)
27 MF  CYP Giorgos Koushiappas (at Achyronas Liopetriou until 30 June 2022)
29 MF  CYP Paraskevas Moiseos (at ASIL until 30 June 2022)

Loan deals expire at the end of 2021-22 season

Managers

History in European competition

Overall
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Cup 4 1 1 2 7 5 +2
UEFA Intertoto Cup 16 4 6 6 20 30 −10
Total 20 6 8 6 27 35 –8

Matches
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Agg.
1998UEFA Intertoto Cup1R Örgryte2–1 (H)0–4 (A)2–5
2003UEFA Intertoto Cup1R Győri ETO1–1 (A)2–2 (H)3–3 (a)
2004UEFA Intertoto Cup1R Vardar1–5 (H)1–5 (A)2–10
2006UEFA Intertoto Cup1R Partizani4–2 (H)1–2 (A)5–4
2R Osijek2–2 (A)0–0 (H)2–2 (a)
3R Maccabi Petah Tikva2–0 (A)2–3 (H)4–3
2006–07UEFA Cup2Q Roeselare1–2 (A)5–0 (H)6–2
1R Lens0–0 (H)1–3 (A)1–3
2007UEFA Intertoto Cup1R Makedonija GP1–0 (H)0–2 (A)1–2
2008UEFA Intertoto Cup1R Besa0–0 (A)1–1 (H)1–1 (a)
Notes
  • QR: Qualifying round
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round
  • PO: Play-off round

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