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Encyclopedia > Ethnikos Achna FC
Ethnikos Achna
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Full name Ethnikos Achna
Founded 1968
Ground Dasaki Stadium, Achna

(Capacity: 4,500)
Chairman Flag of Cyprus Kikis Philippou
Manager Flag of Belgium Stéphane Demol
League Cypriot First Division
2007-08 7th
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Ethnikos Achna (Greek: Εθνικός Άχνας) is a Cyprus 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 4,000 seats. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was built in 1997. It is the only Cypriot team to qualify for the UEFA Cup via the Intertoto Cup. Image File history File links Ethnikos_achnas. ... Football club names are a part of the sports culture, reflecting century-old traditions. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the building type. ... Dasaki Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Achna, Cyprus. ... Achna (Greek: Άχνα) is a small village in Cyprus well-known for its football club Ethnikos Achnas FC, that won Intertoto Cup in 2006. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Stéphane Demol (born March 11, 1966 in Bosvoore) is a Belgian soccer coach and former player. ... The League Marfin Laiki or Cyprus Championship First Division (in Greek Πρωτάθλημα Marfin Laiki) is the highest football league in Cyprus. ... The Cypriot First Division 2007-08 league started on September 1st, 2007. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... It has been suggested that replica shirt be merged into this article or section. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... It has been suggested that replica shirt be merged into this article or section. ... Soccer redirects here. ... Achna (Greek: Άχνα) is a small village in Cyprus well-known for its football club Ethnikos Achnas FC, that won Intertoto Cup in 2006. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 1968 throughout the world. ... The UEFA Intertoto Cup is a summer football competition for European clubs that have not qualified for one of the main UEFA competitions (the Champions League and the UEFA Cup). ...

Contents

History

The club played in the Cypriot Second Division until 1983 when it was promoted to the Cypriot First Division but 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 since. Promotion, used in sports leagues of most countries outside North America, is the mandated transfer of the best team(s) of a lower league into a higher league at the end of the season. ... The League Marfin Laiki or Cyprus Championship First Division (in Greek Πρωτάθλημα Marfin Laiki) is the highest football league in Cyprus. ...


The team's best overall national ranking is fourth in the 1994/95, 1997/98 and 2006/07 seasons. For first time in the club's history, the club participated in the Cypriot Cup final in 2002, where they were beaten by Anorthosis 0-1. Last updated: March 06, 2007 At the end of the season: Winner enters the UEFA Champions League at the 1st qualifying round stage. ... The Cypriot Cup or Cyprus Coca Cola Cup (Greek: Κύπελλο Κύπρου;) is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by Cyprus Football Association. ... Anorthosis Famagusta FC (Greek: Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου = Anorthosi Ammochostou) is a Cypriot football club, which comes from Famagusta. ...


European Competitions

Ethnikos Achna has played four times in the UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1998, 2003, 2004 and 2006. The first three times, they were eliminated in the first round. However in 2006, Ethnikos managed to reach the Cup's third round. After eliminating the Albanian team KF Partizani (winning at home 4-2 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. Ethnikos was the first Cypriot team to advance to the third round of the Intertoto Cup. However, they even topped their achievement through also beating Maccabi Petah Tikva FC (2-0 victory away and 2-3 loss at home), winning that official cup and so they progressed to the UEFA Cup. The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup, is a summer football competition for European clubs that have not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. ... The UEFA Intertoto Cup 1998 finals were won by Valencia, Werder Bremen, and Bologna. ... The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2003 finals were won by Schalke 04, Villarreal, and Perugia. ... The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2004 finals were won by Lille, Schalke 04, and Villarreal. ... The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 was the first after a major change of the competition format. ... KF (or KS) Partizani is an Albanian football club, playing in the capital, Tirana. ... NK Osijek is a Croatian football club, from Osijek in the east of Croatia. ... Osijek (pronounced: []) is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 114,616 in 2001. ... Maccabi Petah Tikva FC (Hebrew: מכבי פתח תקווה) is an Israeli football club, based in the city of Petah Tikva. ... The UEFA Cup (also known as European Cup 3, CE3 or C3) is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ...


After Maccabi Petah Tikva FC Ethnikos eliminated K.S.V. Roeselare (2-1 loss in Belgium and 5-0 victory in Cyprus and so qualified for the first round of the UEFA Cup (which leads to the group stage) where they were eliminated by RC Lens. Ethnikos tied the first leg at home (played in the Neo GSP Stadium, Nicosia) 0-0 and lost 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 won for third time the fourth position and qualified again in Intertoto Cup. Maccabi Petah Tikva FC (Hebrew: מכבי פתח תקווה) is an Israeli football club, based in the city of Petah Tikva. ... K.S.V. Roeselare is a Belgian football club, from the city of Roeselare, West Flanders. ... The UEFA Cup (also known as European Cup 3, CE3 or C3) is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... Racing Club de Lens is a French football club which plays in the northern city of Lens, in the Pas-de-Calais département. ... Gymnastikos Syllogos Pankipria (Greek: Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Παγκύπρια = Pancyprian Gymnastic Association ) GSP Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus. ... District Nicosia District Government  - Mayor Eleni Mavrou Population (2004)  - City 270,000 (Greek part) 85,000 (Turkish part) 355,000 (Total) Time zone EET (UTC+2) Website: www. ... The following are the football (soccer) events of the year 2006 throughout the world. ...


Current squad

No. Position Player
2 Flag of Portugal DF António Lopes
3 Flag of Brazil DF Eduardo Angeli
4 Flag of Cyprus DF Christos Siailis
6 Flag of Cyprus MF Christos Kotsonis
7 Flag of Serbia MF Zoran Stjepanović
8 Flag of Germany MF Lars Schlichting
10 Flag of Cyprus MF Christos Poyiatzis (Captain)
11 Flag of Greece FW Dimosthenis Manousakis
12 Flag of Cyprus GK Antonis Antoniou
14 Flag of Cyprus DF Andreas Germanou
15 Flag of Cyprus DF Demetris Simov
No. Position Player
16 Flag of Cyprus MF Elipidoforos Elia
17 Flag of Cyprus MF Christofis Pashialis
18 Flag of Ghana DF Daniel Edusei
19 Flag of Cyprus MF Eleftherios Eleftheriou
20 Flag of Serbia MF Ivan Petrović
21 Flag of Bulgaria FW Zoran Janković
22 Flag of Cyprus GK Panayiotis Charalambous
23 Flag of Cyprus MF Charalampos Loizou
25 Flag of Cyprus MF Andreas Kontou
29 Flag of Georgia (country) FW Levan Kebadze
30 Flag of Cyprus MF Panayiotis Engomitis

Image File history File links Flag_of_Portugal. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Christos Kotsonis (born June 13, 1976 in Cyprus) is a Cypriot midfielder who plays for Ethnikos Achnas. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Zoran Stjepanović (born June 13, 1975 in Serbia) is a Serbian midfielder who plays for Ethnikos Achnas. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Lars Schlichting (born September 14, 1981 in Germany) is a German midfielder who plays for Ethnikos Achnas. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Christos Poyiatzis (born April 12, 1978 in Famagusta, Cyprus) is a Cypriot football midfielder who plays for Ethnikos Achnas. ... For other uses, see Captain (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... This article is about association football players. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Eleftherios Eleftheriou (born on June 12, 1974 in Larnaca, Cyprus) is a Cypriot football midfielder who currently plays for Enosis Neon Paralimni and national team of Cyprus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Ivan Petrovic (born January 11, 1980 in Svetozarevo, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian football player who currently plays for F.C. Aboomoslem in Irans Premier Football League and previously the Serbia and Montenegro national football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... This article is about association football players. ... Zoran Janković may refer to: Zoran Janković, naturalized Bulgarian footballer hailing from Serbia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Georgia. ... This article is about association football players. ... Levan Kebadze (born February 1, 1975) is a football striker from Georgia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Panayiotis Engomitis (born May 26, 1972 in Famagusta, Cyprus) is a Cypriot football midfielder who plays for Ethnikos Achnas of Cyprus. ...

Transfers 2008/09

In

No. Position Player
Flag of Ghana MF Daniel Edusei (from Egaleo F.C.)
Flag of Cyprus MF Eleftherios Eleftheriou (from Enosis Neon Paralimni)
Flag of Mali GK Mahamadou Sidibè (from PAS Giannina)
Flag of Greece FW Dimosthenis Manousakis (from Ionikos F.C.)
Flag of Bulgaria FW Zoran Janković (from PFC Litex Lovech)

Out Image File history File links Flag_of_Ghana. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Eleftherios Eleftheriou (born on June 12, 1974 in Larnaca, Cyprus) is a Cypriot football midfielder who currently plays for Enosis Neon Paralimni and national team of Cyprus. ... Enosis Neon Paralimni (Greek: Ένωσις Νέων Παραλιμνίου, Youth Union of Paralimni) is a Cypriot football club based in Paralimni. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mali. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... PAS (A Greek language acronym translating to “Panepirote Athletic Society”) is a football club based in the northwestern lakeside town of Ioannina, the capital of Greece’s Epirus region. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... This article is about association football players. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Bulgaria. ... This article is about association football players. ... Zoran Janković may refer to: Zoran Janković, naturalized Bulgarian footballer hailing from Serbia. ... PFC Litex Lovech is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Lovech. ...

No. Position Player
Flag of Argentina GK Guillermo Álvarez (Released)
Flag of Cyprus DF Marios Elia (Loan return to APOEL FC)
Flag of Brazil MF Guilherme Weisheimer (Released)
Flag of Slovenia DF Aleš Puš (Released)

Image File history File links Flag_of_Argentina. ... A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ... Release may refer to multiple things: in marketing: issuing a product for sale or public showing (especially a music release or a film release). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Marios Elia (Greek: ) (born April 14, 1979 in Nicosia) is a Cypriot defender currently playing for APOEL FC of Cyprus. ... // oe oe oe, oe oe oe portokalia mnopana gamw to apoel. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Brazil. ... For the Australian Rules position, see Midfielder (Australian Rules). ... Guilherme Weisheimer is a Brazilian attacker currently playing for Aris FC. Having played in Gremio, Veranopolis and IFK Göteborg is considered a valuable addition to Aris squad. ... Release may refer to multiple things: in marketing: issuing a product for sale or public showing (especially a music release or a film release). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia. ... The Bolton players in white are defending - the nearest player is trying to prevent the Fulham forward in cyan from crossing the ball. ... Aleš Puš (born 2 August 1978) is a Slovenian football defender who in currently plays for Ethnikos Achna of Cyprus. ... Release may refer to multiple things: in marketing: issuing a product for sale or public showing (especially a music release or a film release). ...

Former Players

  • Flag of the Czech Republic Petr Vlček
  • Flag of Armenia Arthur Voskanyan
  • Flag of Cape Verde Nilton
  • Flag of Cyprus Stavros Georgiou
  • Flag of Liberia George Gebro
  • Flag of Serbia Milos Adamović
  • Flag of Serbia Milan Belić
  • Flag of Serbia Dragan Isailović
  • Flag of Serbia Aleksandar Kocić
  • Flag of Serbia Leo Lerinc
  • Flag of Serbia Dusan Radojević
  • Flag of Serbia Ljubiša Vukelja
  • Flag of Slovenia Željko Mitrakovič

Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic. ... Petr Vlček (born October 18, 1973), is a Czech football player. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Armenia. ... Arthur Voskanyan (born 13 August 1976) is an Armenian football midfielder. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cape_Verde. ... Nilton Rogério Cardoso Fernandes (born 7 March 1979 in Brava, Cape Verde) is a football (soccer) midfielder from Cape Verde who currently plays for Ethnikos Achnas in the Cypriot First Division and Cape Verde national football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cyprus. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Liberia. ... George Gebro (born on September 13, 1981) is an Liberian footballer (midfielder) playing currently for Ethnikos Achna FC. He is also a member of Liberia national football team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... Milan Belić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Белић; born August 29, 1977 in Odzaci, Serbia) is a Serbian football striker currently playing for Anorthosis Famagusta in the Cypriot First Division. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... Leo Lerinc (Born December 30, 1975 in Novi Sad, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian football player of Hungarian descent currently playing for FK Vojvodina as a midfielder. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Serbia. ... Ljubiša Vukelja (Serbian Cyrillic: Љубиша Вукеља; born July 22, 1983 in Novi Sad, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian football player who currently plays for FK Partizan as a striker. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Slovenia. ...

Major Honours and Trophies

  • Cypriot Cup:
    • Runner-up (1): 2002
  • Cypriot Second Division:
    • Champions (2): 1986, 1992

The Cypriot Cup or Cyprus Coca Cola Cup (Greek: Κύπελλο Κύπρου;) is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by Cyprus Football Association. ... Second Division is the second highest professional football league in Cyprus. ... The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup, is a summer football competition for European clubs that have not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. ... The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 was the first after a major change of the competition format. ...

External links

  • Official site


 
 

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