Athlitikos Omilos Ayia Napa (Greek: Αθλητικός Όμιλος Αγία Νάπα, Athletic Club Ayia Napa) is a Cypriot football club from the town of Ayia Napa. The club was founded in 1990 after the merger of two clubs: APEAN (Athlitiki Podosfairiki Enosis Ayias Napas; "Athletic Football Union of Ayia Napa") and ENAN (Enosis Neon Ayias Napas; "Youth Union Ayia Napa").
The club started in the Third Division (1990–91). They were promoted to Second Division in season 2000–01 after finishing 2nd in Third division. The team once played against Omonia Nicosia in Cup tournament. It lost 4–0 in the first match but came 2–2 in the second match.
Promotion to First DivisionEdit
The biggest achievement of AO Ayia Napa's history was in the 2005–06 season after the team finished 3rd in Cypriot Second Division and was promoted to the Cypriot First Division. Despite it being their maiden appearance in the First Division, Ayia Napa proved a formidable force for other First Division sides in the 2006–07 season. In their first match in the division, they achieved a surprise away draw against Anorthosis Famagusta, which were followed by two more draws, including one against First Division Heavyweights Omonia Nicosia. In their first 12 matches overall they achieved several draws, including another home draw against APOEL. However, they had to wait until the 13th matchday for their first victory, when the team beat Aris Limassol 4–1. By the midway point of the season, the team had lost just 5 times. On January 14, 2007, in the reverse fixture of their earlier draw, Ayia Napa beat Omonia Nicosia 2–1, arguably the most impressive result in the clubs' history. After that victory there were a few more successful results and the club looked like they may avoid relegation. However, the team lost their last seven First Division matches of the season and ended up relegated.
Cup qualification to the Quarter-finalsEdit
Another big achievement of Ayia Napa FC is the qualification to the cup's quarter-finals group stage in the 2007–08 season while the team was in the Cypriot Second Division. That season was the only team from Cypriot Second Division that qualified to quarter-finals. The club finished third in the group stages with wins against APOEL and Aris Limassol.
StadiumEdit
The team's stadium is Municipal Stadium of Ayia Napa, which is a multi-use stadium in Ayia Napa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and holds 2,000 people. However the stadium was not suitable for first division matches, so for the season 2006–07, when Ayia Napa plays in First Division, the team is using for home the Tasos Markou Stadium in Paralimni.
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External linksEdit
Soccerway profile
October 21, 2023
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Athlitikos Omilos Ayia Napa Greek A8lhtikos Omilos Agia Napa Athletic Club Ayia Napa is a Cypriot football club from the town of Ayia Napa The club was founded in 1990 after the merger of two clubs APEAN Athlitiki Podosfairiki Enosis Ayias Napas Athletic Football Union of Ayia Napa and ENAN Enosis Neon Ayias Napas Youth Union Ayia Napa AO Ayia NapaFull nameAthlitikos Omilos Ayias NapasFounded14 July 1990 33 years ago 1990 07 14 GroundParalimni Stadium ParalimniCapacity5 800ChairmanDr Sergis SergiouManagerPanayiotis SpyrouLeagueSecond Division2022 23Second Division 13thHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 1 1 Promotion to First Division 1 2 Cup qualification to the Quarter finals 2 Stadium 3 Players 4 Managers 5 Honours 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe club started in the Third Division 1990 91 They were promoted to Second Division in season 2000 01 after finishing 2nd in Third division The team once played against Omonia Nicosia in Cup tournament It lost 4 0 in the first match but came 2 2 in the second match Promotion to First Division Edit The biggest achievement of AO Ayia Napa s history was in the 2005 06 season after the team finished 3rd in Cypriot Second Division and was promoted to the Cypriot First Division Despite it being their maiden appearance in the First Division Ayia Napa proved a formidable force for other First Division sides in the 2006 07 season In their first match in the division they achieved a surprise away draw against Anorthosis Famagusta which were followed by two more draws including one against First Division Heavyweights Omonia Nicosia In their first 12 matches overall they achieved several draws including another home draw against APOEL However they had to wait until the 13th matchday for their first victory when the team beat Aris Limassol 4 1 By the midway point of the season the team had lost just 5 times On January 14 2007 in the reverse fixture of their earlier draw Ayia Napa beat Omonia Nicosia 2 1 arguably the most impressive result in the clubs history After that victory there were a few more successful results and the club looked like they may avoid relegation However the team lost their last seven First Division matches of the season and ended up relegated Cup qualification to the Quarter finals Edit Another big achievement of Ayia Napa FC is the qualification to the cup s quarter finals group stage in the 2007 08 season while the team was in the Cypriot Second Division That season was the only team from Cypriot Second Division that qualified to quarter finals The club finished third in the group stages with wins against APOEL and Aris Limassol Stadium EditThe team s stadium is Municipal Stadium of Ayia Napa which is a multi use stadium in Ayia Napa It is currently used mostly for football matches and holds 2 000 people However the stadium was not suitable for first division matches so for the season 2006 07 when Ayia Napa plays in First Division the team is using for home the Tasos Markou Stadium in Paralimni The UEFA European Under 19 Football Championship was hosted in Cyprus in 1998 and the UEFA European Under 16 Football Championship in 1992 and the Ayia Napa Stadium was used for two matches of Republic of Ireland in each competition 1 on June 19 1998 their 5 2 victory against Croatia and four days later their 3 0 Cyprus U 19 national team and qualified to the final where they went on to win the trophy In 1992 the Irish were beaten by the Netherlands U 16 0 2 and tied by Spain 1 1 Players EditAs of 16 September 2022Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player2 DF nbsp CYP Angelos Siathas3 MF nbsp CYP Nektarios Tziortzis Captain 5 DF nbsp CYP Demetris Moulazimis 3rd captain 6 DF nbsp CYP Giorgos Panteli7 FW nbsp LBN Karim Mekkaoui8 MF nbsp CYP Symeon Solomou9 FW nbsp CYP Efstathios Giannara11 MF nbsp ENG Udoyen Akpan13 GK nbsp CYP Charalambos Chambalis14 FW nbsp CYP Stavrinos Constantinou16 MF nbsp CYP Georgios Pelekanou17 MF nbsp CYP Giorgos Charalambous19 FW nbsp CYP Elias Georgiou No Pos Nation Player20 FW nbsp CYP Theodoros Kolokoudias21 MF nbsp CYP Alexandros Chrysostomou28 MF nbsp POR Miguel Pires30 DF nbsp CYP Kyriacos Anastasi31 GK nbsp CYP Kyprianos Andreou34 MF nbsp CYP Christos Evangelou44 MF nbsp CYP Eleftherios Flouris47 FW nbsp ESP Amilcar Codjovi67 GK nbsp GRE Ilias Melkas 3rd captain 74 MF nbsp CYP Christodoulos Psathas96 MF nbsp CMR Franck Eric Tientcheu99 DF nbsp CYP Markos Anthony MelasManagers Edit nbsp Nikos Kolompourdas Jan 16 2013 Feb 25 2013 nbsp Costas Loizou Feb 26 2013 April 5 2013 nbsp Marios Neophytou April 5 2013 Oct 21 2013 nbsp Zouvanis Zouvani Oct 24 2013 Jan 13 2014 nbsp Dusan Mitosevic Jan 14 2014 Apr 17 2014 nbsp Nikos Andronikou June 6 2014 Sept 30 2014 nbsp Giorgos Kosma Oct 23 2014 Jan 28 2016 nbsp Antonis Mertakkas Jan 28 2016 Feb 14 2016 Honours EditCypriot Second Division Champions 2 2011 12 2013 14References Edit European U 18 Championship 1998 Archived from the original on 2012 09 30 Retrieved 2012 07 03 External links EditSoccerway profile Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ayia Napa FC amp oldid 1163547336, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
