Ethnikos Achna FC
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Ethnikos Achna 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 7,000 seats. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was built in 1997. It was the only Cypriot team to qualify for the UEFA Cup
via the Intertoto Cup.
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.
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 once in 2002, where they were beaten by Anorthosis 0–1.
: 1998, 2003, 2004, 2006
and 2008
. Four times they were eliminated in the first round. However, in 2006 Ethnikos managed to win the UEFA Intertoto Cup
and be one of the eleven winners of this year competition. After eliminating the Albanian team KF Partizani Tirana
(winning at home 4–2 and losing away in Albania
2–1), they faced the Croatia
n team NK Osijek
and tied both matches, the first leg in Osijek
2–2 and the second 0–0, becoming the only Cypriot team to advance to the third round of the Intertoto Cup. They exceeded this achievement by beating Maccabi Petah Tikva FC
with a 2–0 victory away and a 2–3 loss at home, becoming one of eleven competition winners and progressing to the UEFA Cup
second qualifying round.
In the UEFA Cup, Ethnikos eliminated K.S.V. Roeselare
with a 2–1 loss in Belgium
and a 5–0 victory in Cyprus, qualifying for the first round. They were eliminated by RC Lens
after drawing the first leg at home (played in the Neo GSP Stadium
, Nicosia
) 0–0 and losing 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 placed in the fourth position again and returned to the Intertoto Cup.
Arthur Voskanyan
Nilton
Stavros Georgiou
George Gebro
Milos Adamović
Milan Belić
Dragan Isailović
Aleksandar Kocić
Leo Lerinc
Dusan Radojević Ljubiša Vukelja
Željko Mitrakovič
Kenny Dyer
Djelaludin Sharityar
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
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 7,000 seats. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was built in 1997. It was the only Cypriot team to qualify for the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
via the Intertoto Cup.
History
The club played in the Cypriot Second DivisionCypriot Second Division
- Structure :Fourteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away for a total of 26 games per team. The topthree clubs are promoted to the first division and the bottom three are relegated to the third division.- Teams :...
until 1983 when it was promoted to the Cypriot First Division
Cypriot First Division
The Cypriot Championship First Division is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus. As of 2007 it is sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank and is hence officially known as Marfin Laiki League .-Format:...
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.
The team's best overall national ranking is fourth in the 1994/95, 1997/98 and 2006/07
Cypriot First Division 2006-07
- Final standings :Updated as of May 16, 2007Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points...
seasons. The club participated in the Cypriot Cup final once in 2002, where they were beaten by Anorthosis 0–1.
European Competitions
Ethnikos Achna played five times in the UEFA Intertoto CupUEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
: 1998, 2003, 2004, 2006
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006
The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 was the first after a major change of the competition format. There were only three rounds instead of five, and eleven teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup...
and 2008
UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008
The 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup was the last UEFA Intertoto Cup football tournament, the 14th to be organised by UEFA and the third since the competition's format was given a major overhaul. Three rounds were held, and eleven teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. The draw...
. Four times they were eliminated in the first round. However, in 2006 Ethnikos managed to win the UEFA Intertoto Cup
UEFA Intertoto Cup
The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
and be one of the eleven winners of this year competition. After eliminating the Albanian team KF Partizani Tirana
KF Partizani Tirana
Futboll Klub or Klubi Sportiv Partizani is an Albanian football club, playing in the capital, Tirana, and founded in 1946. Their first participation in the Albanian National Championship was in 1947....
(winning at home 4–2 and losing away in Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
2–1), they faced the Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n team NK Osijek
NK Osijek
NK Osijek is a Croatian football club, from Osijek in eastern Croatia.- History :NK Osijek's early roots are found in club called NK Udarnik that was formed in 1945 under FPR Yugoslavia's new communist authorities on the ashes of dissolved HŠK Slavija...
and tied both matches, the first leg in Osijek
Osijek
Osijek is the fourth largest city in Croatia with a population of 83,496 in 2011. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja county...
2–2 and the second 0–0, becoming the only Cypriot team to advance to the third round of the Intertoto Cup. They exceeded this achievement by beating Maccabi Petah Tikva FC
Maccabi Petah Tikva FC
Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. is an Israeli football club based in the city of Petah Tikva. It is part of the Maccabi sports club and currently plays in the Israeli Premier League.-History:...
with a 2–0 victory away and a 2–3 loss at home, becoming one of eleven competition winners and progressing to the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
second qualifying round.
In the UEFA Cup, Ethnikos eliminated K.S.V. Roeselare
K.S.V. Roeselare
K.S.V. Roeselare is a Belgian football club, from the city of Roeselare in West Flanders. Its matricule is the n°134. It has last played in the Belgian Pro League from 2005-06 to 2009-10...
with a 2–1 loss in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and a 5–0 victory in Cyprus, qualifying for the first round. They were eliminated by RC Lens
RC Lens
Racing Club de Lens is a French association football club based in the northern city of Lens in the Pas-de-Calais department. Its nickname, sang et or , comes from its traditional colours of red and gold. Their primary rivals are their northern neighbors Lille OSC, whom they contest the Derby du...
after drawing the first leg at home (played in the Neo GSP Stadium
Neo GSP Stadium
The Pancyprian Gymnastic Association Stadium is a football stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus. Although small by international standards, it is the largest stadium in Cyprus, with a capacity of 22,859 and was built in 1999. It serves as the home stadium for the Nicosia Clubs of APOEL, Olympiakos Nicosia...
, Nicosia
Nicosia
Nicosia from , known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city in Cyprus, as well as its main business center. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world, with the southern and the northern portions divided by a Green Line...
) 0–0 and losing 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 placed in the fourth position again and returned to the Intertoto Cup.
Current squad
For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2011.Former players
Petr VlčekPetr Vlcek
Petr Vlček is a Czech football defender who plays for 1. FC Bad Kötzting. He played for the Czech Republic, for which he played 18 matches. He was a participant in the 2000 UEFA European Championship...
Arthur Voskanyan
Arthur Voskanyan
Arthur Voskanyan is a retired Armenian football midfielder. He last played for the Armenian Premier League club Banants Yerevan. He is also a member of the Armenia national team, and has participated in 51 international matches and scored 1 goal since his debut in a home UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying...
Nilton
Nilton Fernandes
Nilton Rogério Cardoso Fernandes , simply Nilton, is a Cape Verdean footballer who plays for Akritas Chlorakas in the Cypriot Second Division, as a midfielder.-External links:** * *...
Stavros Georgiou
Stavros Georgiou
Stavros Georgiou is a Cypriot professional footballer who plays for PAEEK. He had also played for Ethnikos Achnas.He had a great career while playing for APOEL from 2002 to 2007.-External links:*...
George Gebro
George Gebro
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Milos Adamović
Miloš Adamovic
Miloš Adamović is a Serbian footballer who plays for Sheriff Tiraspol. His position is defensive midfielder.-External links: * * at Transfermarkt.* at Srbijafudbal....
Milan Belić
Milan Belic
Milan Belić is a Serbian football striker.-References:...
Dragan Isailović
Dragan Isailović
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Aleksandar Kocić
Aleksandar Kocic
Aleksandar Kocić , is a Serbian former football goalkeeper....
Leo Lerinc
Leo Lerinc
Leo Lerinc is a retired Serbian football player of Hungarian descent.-Career:...
Dusan Radojević Ljubiša Vukelja
Ljubiša Vukelja
Ljubiša Vukelja is a Serbian football player who last played for Śląsk Wrocław.-Club:...
Željko Mitrakovič
Željko Mitrakovic
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Kenny Dyer
Kenny Dyer
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Djelaludin Sharityar
Djelaludin Sharityar
Djelaludin Sharityar is a Afghan footballer defender who currently playes for Ethnikos Achna in Cyprus.His career started in 2005 in Germany when he played for FC Konstanz, and then FC Emmendingen in 2006, SpVgg Weiden in 2007 and 2008, 1...
Major Honours and Trophies
- UEFA Intertoto CupUEFA Intertoto CupThe UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for European clubs that had not qualified for one of the two major UEFA competitions, the Champions League and the UEFA Cup. The competition was discontinued...
:- Winner (1): 2006UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006The UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006 was the first after a major change of the competition format. There were only three rounds instead of five, and eleven teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup...
- Winner (1): 2006
- Cypriot Cup:
- Runner-up (1): 2002
- Cypriot Second DivisionCypriot Second Division- Structure :Fourteen clubs compete in the league, playing each other twice, once at home and once away for a total of 26 games per team. The topthree clubs are promoted to the first division and the bottom three are relegated to the third division.- Teams :...
:- Champions (2): 1986, 1992