Ethnikos Achna FC

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 First Division. Ethnikos' home ground is the Dasaki Stadium, which has a capacity of 7000 seats.

Ethnikos Achnas
Full nameEthnikos Achnas Football Club
Nickname(s)Achniotes
Founded1968 (1968)
GroundDasaki Stadium, Dasaki Achnas
Capacity7,000
ChairmanKikis Filippou
ManagerÁngel López Pérez
LeagueFirst Division
2022–23Second Division, 3rd (promoted)
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 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.

Honours

League

Cups

International

Players
As of 19 October 2023

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 North Macedonia MKD Martin Bogatinov (captain)
3 DF North Macedonia MKD Kire Ristevski
4 MF North Macedonia MKD Stefan Spirovski
5 MF Argentina ARG Manuel de Iriondo
6 DF Cyprus CYP Marios Peratikos
7 MF Cyprus CYP Constantinos Elia
8 MF Poland POL Patryk Lipski
9 FW Portugal POR Zé Gomes
10 MF Cyprus CYP Marios Pechlivanis
11 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Vladimir Bradonjić
12 MF Ghana GHA Emmanuel Lomotey (on loan from Malmö FF)
16 DF Netherlands NED Lucas Bijker
19 FW Netherlands NED Jay Enem (on loan from Venezia)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Cyprus CYP Stylianos Kallenos
21 DF Cyprus CYP Thomas Nikolaou
22 DF Cyprus CYP Petros Ioannou
26 GK Serbia SRB Dušan Marković
30 FW Argentina ARG Enzo Cabrera (on loan from Newell's Old Boys)
33 GK Cyprus CYP Alexander Kavaleuskiy
47 DF Cyprus CYP Nikolas Perdios
70 FW Cyprus CYP Marios Elia
71 FW Serbia SRB Dejan Dražić
77 FW Cyprus CYP Demetris Christofi
79 GK Cyprus CYP Constantinos Panagi (on loan from Omonia)
80 FW Cyprus CYP Giorgos Angelopoulos
93 DF Serbia SRB Nikola Aksentijević

Other players under contract

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 Cyprus CYP Panayiotis Artymatas (on loan from Apollon Limassol)
— DF Cyprus CYP Sotiris Kavalieros

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF Latvia LVA Andreas Perdios (at PO Ormidias until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
88 DF Cyprus CYP Sotiris Fiakas (at Omonia 29M until 30 June 2024)

Managers

Ethnikos Achna in European competitions

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 Cup1RSweden Örgryte2–1 (H)0–4 (A)2–5
2003UEFA Intertoto Cup1RHungary Győri ETO1–1 (A)2–2 (H)3–3 (a)
2004UEFA Intertoto Cup1RNorth Macedonia Vardar1–5 (H)1–5 (A)2–10
2006UEFA Intertoto Cup1RAlbania Partizani4–2 (H)1–2 (A)5–4
2RCroatia Osijek2–2 (A)0–0 (H)2–2 (a)
3RIsrael Maccabi Petah Tikva2–0 (A)2–3 (H)4–3
2006–07UEFA Cup2QBelgium Roeselare1–2 (A)5–0 (H)6–2
1RFrance Lens0–0 (H)1–3 (A)1–3
2007UEFA Intertoto Cup1RNorth Macedonia Makedonija GP1–0 (H)0–2 (A)1–2
2008UEFA Intertoto Cup1RAlbania 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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