{{short description|Professional football club based in Akrotiri and Dhekelia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Ethnikos Achnas | image = Ethnikos Achna.svg | upright = 0.75 | caption = | fullname = Ethnikos Achnas Football Club | nickname = ''Achniotes'' (The Achnas ones) | founded = {{Start date and age|1968}} | ground = Dasaki Stadium | capacity = 7,000 | chairman = Kikis Filippou | manager = Igor Angelovski | league = {{Cypriot football updater|Achna}} | season = {{Cypriot football updater|Achna2}} | position = {{Cypriot football updater|Achna3}} | website = {{URL|https://www.ethnikosachnasfc.com/|ethnikosachnasfc.com}} | pattern_la1 = _pumagoal23n | pattern_b1 = _pumagoal24n | pattern_ra1 = _pumagoal23n | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_so1 = | leftarm1 = 000066 | body1 = 000066 | rightarm1 = 000066 | shorts1 = FFFFFF | socks1 = 000066 | pattern_la2 = _pumagoal23rb | pattern_b2 = _pumagoal24rb | pattern_ra2 =_pumagoal23rb | pattern_sh2 = | pattern_so2 = | leftarm2 = 0044FF | body2 = 0044FF | rightarm2 = 0044FF | shorts2 = 0044FF | socks2 = 0044FF }}
'''Ethnikos Achna Football Club''' ({{langx|el|Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Εθνικός Άχνας}}), commonly known as '''Ethnikos Achna''' or simply '''Ethnikos''', is a professional football club based in the village of Dasaki Achnas in Akrotiri and Dhekelia, on the island of Cyprus. Founded in 1968, the club currently plays in the Cypriot First Division. Ethnikos' home ground is the Dasaki Stadium, which can accommodate 7,000 spectators.
==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 remained until their relegation again in 2018.
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, and again 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 has 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 one 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 team from the Cypriot league system 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==
===Domestic=== ====League==== * '''Cypriot Second Division:''' ** '''Winners (3):''' 1985–86, 1991–92, 2018–19
====Cups==== * '''Cypriot Cup:''' ** Runner-up (2): 2001–02, 2021–22
===International=== * '''UEFA Intertoto Cup:''' ** '''Joint Winner (1):''' 2006
==Players== {{updated|27 May 2026}} {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 2|nat=CYP|pos=DF|name=Andreas Soulis}} {{Fs player|no= 4|nat=CYP|pos=MF|name=Giorgos Andreou}} {{Fs player|no= 5|nat=BRA|pos=DF|name=Luis Felipe}} {{Fs player|no= 7|nat=ARG|pos=MF|name=Juan Bautista Cejas|other=on loan from Godoy Cruz}} {{Fs player|no= 8|nat=POR|pos=MF|name=Martim Maia}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=CYP|pos=MF|name=Marios Pechlivanis}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=GHA|pos=DF|name=Emmanuel Lomotey}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=CYP|pos=DF|name=Marios Dimitriou}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Pablo González}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=POR|pos=MF|name=Luís Machado}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=CYP|pos=DF|name=Paris Psaltis}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=MAR|pos=MF|name=Jalil Saadi}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=FRA|pos=MF|name=Alois Confais}} {{Fs player|no=29|nat=CMR|pos=DF|name=Patrick Bahanack}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=CYP|pos=MF|name=Giorgos Papageorgiou}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=ARG|pos=FW|name=Nicolás Andereggen}} {{Fs player|no=36|nat=GUI|pos=MF|name=Mamadou Kané|other=on loan from Pafos}} {{Fs player|no=37|nat=GHA|pos=DF|name=Richard Ofori}} {{Fs player|no=38|nat=CYP|pos=GK|name=Ioakeim Toumpas}} {{Fs player|no=40|nat=BRA|pos=GK|name=Lucas Flores}} {{Fs player|no=44|nat=CYP|pos=MF|name=Nikolas Giallouros}} {{Fs player|no=47|nat=CYP|pos=DF|name=Nikolas Perdios}} {{Fs player|no=64|nat=POR|pos=MF|name=Rafael Camacho}} {{Fs player|no=72|nat=CYP|pos=GK|name=Nikitas Papakonstantinou}} {{Fs player|no=77|nat=COL|pos=MF|name=Neneco}} {{Fs player|no=80|nat=CYP|pos=MF|name=Giorgos Angelopoulos}} {{Fs player|no=98|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=Breno Almeida}} {{Fs player|no=99|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=Javi Siverio}} {{Fs end}}
===Out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{fs player|no=|nat=NGA|pos=MF|name=Christian Nnoruka|other=at Omonia 29M until 30 June 2026}} {{fs player|no=|nat=CYP|pos=FW|name=Marios Fasouliotis|other=at ASIL Lysi until 30 June 2026}} {{Fs end}}
==Historical list of coaches== {{div col|colwidth=28em|small=yes}} *{{flagicon|BUL}} Aleksandar Kostov (1984–1987) *{{flagicon|CYP}} Andreas Mouskallis (1990–1991) *{{flagicon|CYP}} Andreas Mouskallis (1992–1993) *{{flagicon|MNE}} Slobodan Vučeković (1996–1998) *{{flagicon|SRB}} Momčilo Vukotić (1998–1999) *{{flagicon|MNE}} Slobodan Vučeković (2001–2002) *{{flagicon|SRB}} Svetozar Šapurić (2003–2004) *{{flagicon|MNE}} Slobodan Vučeković (2004) *{{flagicon|SRB}} Mihailo Ivanović (2005) *{{flagicon|GRE}} Myron Sifakis (2005) *{{flagicon|CYP}} Panicos Orphanides (2005–2006) *{{flagicon|SRB}} Svetozar Šapurić (2006–2008) *{{flagicon|BEL}} Stéphane Demol (2008–09) *{{flagicon|CYP}} Panicos Orphanides (2009) *{{flagicon|SRB}} Svetozar Šapurić (2009–2011) *{{flagicon|MKD}} Čedomir Janevski (2011–12) *{{flagicon|GRE}} Nikolaos Papadopoulos (2012) *{{flagicon|CYP}} Nikos Andronikou (2012) *{{flagicon|ENG}} Stephen Constantine (2012–13) *{{flagicon|GRE}} Nikolaos Kolompourdas (2013–2014) *{{flagicon|CYP}} Stavros Papadopoulos (2014) *{{flagicon|CYP}} Apostolos Makridis (2014–2015) *{{flagicon|MKD}} Borce Gjurev (2015) *{{flagicon|SRB}} Danilo Dončić (2015–2016) *{{flagicon|LTU}} Valdas Ivanauskas (2016–2017)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Macpherson|first1=Graeme|title=Valdas Ivanauskas on Hearts 10 years on, working with Vladimir Romanov, and why Craig Gordon should sign for Chelsea|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/15055610.Valdas_Ivanauskas_on_Hearts_10_years_on__working_with_Romanov__and_why_Craig_Gordon_should_sign_for_Chelsea/|access-date=26 October 2017|work=The Herald|location=Glasgow|date=29 January 2017}}</ref> *{{flagicon|CYP}} Panagiotis Engomitis (2017) *{{flagicon|GEO}} Giorgi Chikhradze (2017–2018) *{{flagicon|CYP}} Christos Poyiatzis (2018) *{{flagicon|CYP}} Panagiotis Engomitis (2018–2019) *{{flagicon|CRO}} Dean Klafurić (2020) *{{flagicon|MKD}} Bojan Markoski (2020) *{{flagicon|CYP}} Apostolos Makridis (2020) *{{flagicon|CYP}} Elias Charalambous (2020–2021) *{{flagicon|ESP}} David Badía (2021–2022) *{{flagicon|SLO}} Andrej Razdrh (2022) *{{flagicon|ESP}} Marcote (2022) *{{flagicon|BIH}} Vule Trivunović (2022) *{{flagicon|CYP}} Pambos Christodoulou (2022–2023) *{{flagicon|ESP}} Ángel López (2023) *{{flagicon|CYP}} Marinos Satsias (2023–2024) *{{flagicon|MKD}} Borce Gjurev (2024) *{{flagicon|ESP}} David Badía (2024–2025) *{{flagicon|POR}} Hugo Martins (2025) *{{flagicon|MKD}} Igor Angelovski (2025–) {{div col end}}
==Ethnikos Achna in European competitions==
===Overall=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" ! width="250"|Competition ! width="30"|Pld ! width="30"|W ! width="30"|D ! width="30"|L ! width="30"|GF ! width="30"|GA ! width="30"|GD |- | UEFA Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 |- | UEFA Intertoto Cup | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 30 | −10 |- class="sort-bottom" !Total !20 !6 !8 !6 !27 !35 !–8 |}
===Matches=== {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Club ! 1st leg ! 2nd leg ! Agg. |- | 1998 || UEFA Intertoto Cup || 1R || {{flagicon|SWE}} Örgryte || {{yes|2–1 (H)}}|| {{no|0–4 (A)}} || {{no|'''2–5'''}} |- | 2003 || UEFA Intertoto Cup || 1R || {{flagicon|HUN}} Győri ETO || {{maybe|1–1 (A)}} || {{maybe|2–2 (H)}} || {{no|'''3–3''' (a)}} |- | 2004 || UEFA Intertoto Cup || 1R|| {{flagicon|MKD}} Vardar || {{no|1–5 (H)}} || {{no|1–5 (A)}}|| {{no|'''2–10'''}} |- | rowspan="3"| 2006 ||rowspan="3"| UEFA Intertoto Cup || 1R || {{flagicon|ALB}} Partizani || {{yes|4–2 (H)}} || {{no|1–2 (A)}} || {{yes|'''5–4'''}} |- | 2R || {{flagicon|CRO}} Osijek || {{maybe|2–2 (A)}} || {{maybe|0–0 (H)}} || {{yes|'''2–2''' (a)}} |- | 3R || {{flagicon|ISR}} Maccabi Petah Tikva || {{yes|2–0 (A)}} || {{no|2–3 (H)}} || {{yes|'''4–3'''}} |- | rowspan="2"| 2006–07 ||rowspan="2"| UEFA Cup || 2Q || {{flagicon|BEL}} Roeselare || {{no|1–2 (A)}} || {{yes|5–0 (H)}} || {{yes|'''6–2'''}} |- | 1R || {{flagicon|FRA}} Lens || {{maybe|0–0 (H)}} || {{no|1–3 (A)}} || {{no|'''1–3'''}} |- | 2007 || UEFA Intertoto Cup || 1R || {{flagicon|MKD}} Makedonija GP || {{yes|1–0 (H)}} || {{no|0–2 (A)}} || {{no|'''1–2'''}} |- | 2008 || UEFA Intertoto Cup || 1R || {{flagicon|ALB}} Besa || {{maybe|0–0 (A)}} || {{maybe|1–1 (H)}} || {{no|'''1–1''' (a)}} |}
;Notes * '''QR''': Qualifying round * '''1Q''': First qualifying round * '''2Q''': Second qualifying round * '''3Q''': Third qualifying round * '''PO''': Play-off round {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{official website|https://www.ethnikosachnasfc.com/}} {{in lang|el}}
{{Cypriot First Division}} {{Ethnikos Achna squad}}
Category:Ethnikos Achna FC Category:Football clubs in Cyprus Category:Association football clubs established in 1968 Category:1968 establishments in Cyprus