Ethnikos Achna Football Club (Greek: Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Εθνικός Άχνας), commonly known as Ethnikos Achna, or simply Ethnikos, is a Cypriotfootball club based in the village of Achna. Founded in 1968, the club currently plays in the Cypriot First Division. Ethnikos' home ground is the Dasaki Stadium, which has a capacity of 7000 seats.
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 Competitionsedit
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 linksedit
Official website(in Greek)
December 20, 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 First Division Ethnikos home ground is the Dasaki Stadium which has a capacity of 7000 seats Ethnikos AchnasFull nameEthnikos Achnas Football ClubNickname s AchniotesFounded1968 55 years ago 1968 GroundDasaki Stadium Dasaki AchnasCapacity7 000ChairmanKikis FilippouManagerMarinos SatsiasLeagueFirst Division2022 23Second Division 3rd promoted 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 Other players under contract 3 2 Out on loan 4 Managers 5 Ethnikos Achna in European competitions 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 3 1985 86 1991 92 2018 19Cups edit Cypriot Cup Runner up 2 2001 02 2021 22International edit UEFA Intertoto Cup Joint Winner 1 2006Players editAs of 19 October 2023Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp MKD Martin Bogatinov captain 3 DF nbsp MKD Kire Ristevski4 MF nbsp MKD Stefan Spirovski5 MF nbsp ARG Manuel de Iriondo6 DF nbsp CYP Marios Peratikos7 MF nbsp CYP Constantinos Elia8 MF nbsp POL Patryk Lipski9 FW nbsp POR Ze Gomes10 MF nbsp CYP Marios Pechlivanis11 MF nbsp BIH Vladimir Bradonjic on loan from PAOK 12 MF nbsp GHA Emmanuel Lomotey on loan from Malmo FF 16 DF nbsp NED Lucas Bijker19 FW nbsp NED Jay Enem on loan from Venezia No Pos Nation Player20 DF nbsp CYP Stylianos Kallenos21 DF nbsp CYP Thomas Nikolaou22 DF nbsp CYP Petros Ioannou26 GK nbsp SRB Dusan Markovic30 FW nbsp ARG Enzo Cabrera on loan from Newell s Old Boys 33 GK nbsp CYP Alexander Kavaleuskiy47 DF nbsp CYP Nikolas Perdios70 FW nbsp CYP Marios Elia71 FW nbsp SRB Dejan Drazic77 FW nbsp CYP Demetris Christofi79 GK nbsp CYP Constantinos Panagi on loan from Omonia 80 FW nbsp CYP Giorgos Angelopoulos93 DF nbsp SRB Nikola AksentijevicOther players under contract edit 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 nbsp CYP Panayiotis Artymatas on loan from Apollon Limassol DF nbsp CYP Sotiris KavalierosOut on loan edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player28 MF nbsp LVA Andreas Perdios at PO Ormidias until 30 June 2024 No Pos Nation Player88 DF nbsp CYP Sotiris Fiakas at Omonia 29M until 30 June 2024 Managers edit nbsp Stephane Demol 2008 09 nbsp Panicos Orphanides 2009 10 nbsp Cedomir Janevski 2011 12 nbsp Stephen Constantine 2012 13 nbsp Danilo Doncic 2015 2016 nbsp Valdas Ivanauskas 2016 2017 1 nbsp Panayiotis Engomitis 2017 nbsp Giorgi Chikhradze 2017 2018 nbsp Panayiotis Engomitis 2018 Ethnikos Achna in European competitions 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 nbsp Orgryte 2 1 H 0 4 A 2 52003 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R nbsp Gyori ETO 1 1 A 2 2 H 3 3 a 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R nbsp Vardar 1 5 H 1 5 A 2 102006 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R nbsp Partizani 4 2 H 1 2 A 5 42R nbsp Osijek 2 2 A 0 0 H 2 2 a 3R nbsp Maccabi Petah Tikva 2 0 A 2 3 H 4 32006 07 UEFA Cup 2Q nbsp Roeselare 1 2 A 5 0 H 6 21R nbsp Lens 0 0 H 1 3 A 1 32007 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R nbsp Makedonija GP 1 0 H 0 2 A 1 22008 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R nbsp 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 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