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Akritas Chlorakas

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Akritas Chlorakas
Full nameAkritas Chlorakas
Founded1971; 55 years ago (1971)
GroundChloraka Municipal Stadium
Capacity3,500
ChairmanLiutauras Varanavicius
ManagerMarios Nikolaou
LeagueFirst Division
2024–25Second Division, 3rd of 16 (promoted)
Websitehttps://akritasfc.com/

Akritas Chlorakas (Greek: Ακρίτας Χλώρακας) is a Cypriot professional football club based in Chloraka, Paphos. The club was founded in 1971 and currently plays in the Cypriot First 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

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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] In the 2024-25 season Akritas Chlorakas again finished in 3rd place and therefore were promoted for the second time in their history to top tier and returned after 2 years in Second Division.

Current squad

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As of January 2026

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  ALB Kleton Perntreou
2 DF  POR Diego Moreira
3 DF  CYP Lampros Genethliou
4 DF  CYP Stefanos Miller
5 DF  CYP Kyriakos Antoniou
7 FW  GUI Thierno Barry (on loan from Krasava ENY Ypsonas)
9 FW  VEN José Romo
11 MF  CYP Andreas Athanasiou
13 DF  RUS Ilya Gorbachev
14 MF  ESP Alberto Fernández
16 DF  NGA Izuchukwu Anthony
17 MF  COL Yair Castro
19 DF  CYP Thomas Ioannou
21 FW  CYP Alexandros Nikolaou
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW  NGA Olabiran Muyiwa
23 MF  GER Emanuel Taffertshofer
24 MF  ENG Nikita Dubov
25 FW  ITA Emanuel Vignato (on loan from Pisa)
26 FW  CYP Ioannis Chadjivasilis
28 DF  BLR Pavel Zabelin
29 DF  CYP Nearchos Zinonos (on loan from Apollon Limassol)
30 DF  CYP Giorgos Vasiliou
37 FW  GHA Braydon Manu
77 MF  BEL Anthony Limbombe
80 MF  ANG Carlitos
82 DF  GHA Benson Anang
88 GK  CYP Andreas Theokli
99 GK  ISR Yigal Becker (on loan from APOEL)

Out on loan

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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
8 MF  CYP Andreas Lemesios (at Spartakos Kitiou until 31 May 2026)

Club officials

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Board of directors

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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

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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

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References

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  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.