Akritas Chlorakas (Greek: Ακρίτας Χλώρακας) is a Cypriot football club based in Chloraka, Paphos. The club was founded in 1971 and currently plays in the Cypriot Second Division.[1] Akritas' colours are green and white, and they play their home games at the Chloraka Municipal Stadium. The club is owned by Lithuanian investor Liutauras Varanavičius.[2]

History

Founded in 1971, Akritas Chlorakas joined the Cyprus Football Association in 1973, competing in the Cypriot Third Division. For many years, Akritas fluctuated between the third and second division, winning the Third Division a total of three times, and winning the Cypriot Cup for Lower Divisions on one occasion.[more detail needed]

Akritas Chlorakas finished third in the 2021-22 Cypriot Second Division, and was promoted to the First Division for the first time in the club's history. Despite some impressive results, including wins against Omonia, AEL, and Anorthosis (three times), Akritas finished in 13th place and was relegated in the 2022-23 season.[3]

Current squad

As of 20 January, 2025

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Ukraine UKR Denys Vakulyk
3 DF Moldova MDA Doru Calestru
4 DF Cyprus CYP Stefanos Miller
5 DF Cyprus CYP Kyriakos Antoniou
8 MF Cyprus CYP Andreas Lemesios
9 FW Nigeria NGA Prince Ofire
10 MF Scotland SCO Alastair Reynolds
11 FW Netherlands NED Yusri El Kandoussi
12 DF Cameroon CMR Jérôme Guihoata
14 MF Cyprus CYP Pavlos Charidimou
16 MF Cyprus CYP Alexandros Nikolaou
17 MF Cyprus CYP Marios Kokkinoftas
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Cyprus CYP Thomas Ioannou
20 MF Cyprus CYP Konstantinos Anastasiou
22 GK Cyprus CYP Efthyvoulos Tryfonos
23 MF Latvia LVA Brets Dreimanis
26 FW Cyprus CYP Ioannis Chatzivasili
30 DF Cyprus CYP Giorgos Vasiliou
31 DF Greece GRE Nikolas Nastaris
77 MF Cyprus CYP Andreas Athanasiou
79 FW Cyprus CYP Spyros Nikolaou
88 GK Cyprus CYP Andreas Theokli
96 FW Greece GRE Mark Sifneos
99 FW Cyprus CYP Michalis Christodoulou (on loan from Karmiotissa FC)

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Club officials

Board of directors

Position Staff
President Cyprus Vasos Theodorou
Vice- President Cyprus Andronikos Spyrou
Secretary Cyprus Michalis Anastasiou
Academy Director Cyprus Filippos Adamou
Members Cyprus Konstantinos Papazosimas
Cyprus Kypros Komodromos
Cyprus Vasilis Charalampous

Technical and medical staff

Position Staff
Team manager Cyprus Themis Agathokleous
Technical director Cyprus Fytos Kyriakou
Head coach England Jason Puncheon
1st Assistant coach Cyprus Christos Tsapatsoulis
Goalkeeper coach Cyprus Saimon Tsiakkas
Fitness coach Cyprus Alexis Perikleous
Recovery coach Cyprus Konstantinos Pachitis
Medical staff
Physiotherapist Cyprus Giannos Ioannou

Achievements

References

  1. ^ "Προκήρυξη Πρωταθλήματος Cyta 2022 - 2023". www.cfa.com.cy. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "Limassol second-tier club gets Russian YouTuber makeover". Financial Mirror. August 18, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  3. ^ Kiliaris, Kyriacos (May 14, 2023). "Cyprus football giants going under". Financial Mirror. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
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