Ethnikos Achna Football Club (Greek: Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Εθνικός Άχνας), commonly known as Ethnikos Achna, or simply Ethnikos, is a Cypriot football club based in the village of Achna. Founded in 1968, the club currently plays in the Cypriot Second Division. Ethnikos' home ground is the Dasaki Stadium, which has a capacity of 7000 seats. They are the only Cypriot team to win a UEFA competition.
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 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 twice; once in 2002, where they were beaten by Anorthosis Famagusta 0–1, as well as in 2022 when they were beaten by Omonoia in a penalty shootout after a 0-0 score in normal and extra time.
European Competitions
Ethnikos competed in the UEFA Intertoto Cup six times: In 1998, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Five of those times, they were eliminated in the first round. However, in 2006, Ethnikos won the Intertoto Cup and was of the eleven winners of that year's competition. After eliminating Albanian side Partizani Tirana, they faced Croatian side NK Osijek. They tied both matches, but Ethnikos advanced on away goals, and became the first Cypriot team to have reached the third round of the Intertoto Cup. There, they beat Maccabi Petah Tikva 4–3 on aggregate, and became one of the competition's eleven winners. This meant that Ethnikos had qualified for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup.
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 their success in the Intertoto Cup, Ethnikos was named the Sports Team of the Year in 2006, by the Sports Journalists Union of Cyprus.
^Macpherson, Graeme (29 January 2017). "Valdas Ivanauskas on Hearts 10 years on, working with Vladimir Romanov, and why Craig Gordon should sign for Chelsea". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
External links
Official website (in Greek)
March 11, 2023
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Ethnikos Achna Football Club Greek A8lhtikos Syllogos E8nikos Axnas commonly known as Ethnikos Achna or simply Ethnikos is a Cypriot football club based in the village of Achna Founded in 1968 the club currently plays in the Cypriot Second Division Ethnikos home ground is the Dasaki Stadium which has a capacity of 7000 seats They are the only Cypriot team to win a UEFA competition Ethnikos AchnasFull nameEthnikos Achnas Football ClubNickname s AchniotesFounded1968 55 years ago 1968 GroundDasaki Stadium Dasaki AchnasCapacity7 000ChairmanKikis FilippouManagerVule TrivunovicLeagueSecond Division2021 22First Division 11th relegated WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 1 1 European Competitions 2 Honours 2 1 Domestic 2 1 1 League 2 1 2 Cups 2 2 International 3 Players 3 1 On loan 4 Managers 5 History in European competition 5 1 Overall 5 2 Matches 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditThe 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 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 twice once in 2002 where they were beaten by Anorthosis Famagusta 0 1 as well as in 2022 when they were beaten by Omonoia in a penalty shootout after a 0 0 score in normal and extra time European Competitions Edit Ethnikos competed in the UEFA Intertoto Cup six times In 1998 2003 2004 2006 2007 and 2008 Five of those times they were eliminated in the first round However in 2006 Ethnikos won the Intertoto Cup and was of the eleven winners of that year s competition After eliminating Albanian side Partizani Tirana they faced Croatian side NK Osijek They tied both matches but Ethnikos advanced on away goals and became the first Cypriot team to have reached the third round of the Intertoto Cup There they beat Maccabi Petah Tikva 4 3 on aggregate and became one of the competition s eleven winners This meant that Ethnikos had qualified for the 2006 07 UEFA Cup 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 their success in the Intertoto Cup Ethnikos was named the Sports Team of the Year in 2006 by the Sports Journalists Union of Cyprus Honours EditDomestic Edit League Edit Cypriot Second Division Winners 2 1985 86 1991 92Cups Edit Cypriot Cup Runner up 2 2001 02 2021 22International Edit UEFA Intertoto Cup Joint Winner 1 2006Players EditAs of 18 July 2022Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK MKD Martin Bogatinov captain 3 DF CYP Fotis Kezos5 DF SVN Miha Goropevsek6 DF CYP Marios Peratikos7 MF CYP Constantinos Elia8 MF BRA Vander9 FW GRE Antonis Ranos10 FW EQG Salomon Obama11 MF CYP Demetris Charalambous13 MF BRA Lucas Monteiro de Lima17 FW POR Alvarinho18 MF UKR Ihor Khudobyak vice captain 19 FW CYP Andreas Elia No Pos Nation Player20 DF CYP Stylianos Kallenos22 DF CYP Petros Ioannou23 MF CYP Michalis Charalambous25 DF CYP Demetris Kyprianou26 DF CYP Christoforos Christofi27 MF CYP Giorgos Koushiappas28 MF CYP Andreas Perdios33 GK CYP Alexander Kavaleuskiy34 DF CYP Loucas Kalogirou on loan from Nea Salamina 40 GK CYP Constantinos Petrou77 MF CYP Jack Savvides80 FW CYP Giorgos AggelopoulosOn loan Edit 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 DF CYP Petros Kkolos at ASPIS Pylas until 31 May 2023 MF CYP Paraskevas Moiseos at ASPIS Pylas until 31 May 2023 No Pos Nation Player DF CYP Zacharias Adoni at Nea Salamina until 31 May 2023 FW CYP Marios Elia at APOEL until 31 May 2023 Managers Edit Stephane Demol 2008 09 Panicos Orphanides 2009 10 Cedomir Janevski 2011 12 Stephen Constantine 2012 13 Danilo Doncic 2015 2016 Valdas Ivanauskas 2016 2017 1 Panayiotis Engomitis 2017 Giorgi Chikhradze 2017 2018 Panayiotis Engomitis 2018 History in European competition EditOverall Edit Competition Pld W D L GF GA GDUEFA Cup 4 1 1 2 7 5 2UEFA Intertoto Cup 16 4 6 6 20 30 10Total 20 6 8 6 27 35 8Matches Edit Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Agg 1998 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Orgryte 2 1 H 0 4 A 2 52003 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Gyori ETO 1 1 A 2 2 H 3 3 a 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Vardar 1 5 H 1 5 A 2 102006 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Partizani 4 2 H 1 2 A 5 42R Osijek 2 2 A 0 0 H 2 2 a 3R Maccabi Petah Tikva 2 0 A 2 3 H 4 32006 07 UEFA Cup 2Q Roeselare 1 2 A 5 0 H 6 21R Lens 0 0 H 1 3 A 1 32007 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Makedonija GP 1 0 H 0 2 A 1 22008 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Besa 0 0 A 1 1 H 1 1 a NotesQR Qualifying round 1Q First qualifying round 2Q Second qualifying round 3Q Third qualifying round PO Play off roundReferences Edit Macpherson Graeme 29 January 2017 Valdas Ivanauskas on Hearts 10 years on working with Vladimir Romanov and why Craig Gordon should sign for Chelsea The Herald Glasgow Retrieved 26 October 2017 External links EditOfficial website in Greek Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ethnikos Achna FC amp oldid 1113907091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
