Acharnaikos F.C.

Acharnaikos Football Club (Greek: Α.Ο. Αχαρναϊκός) is a Greek football club based in Acharnes (Menidi area), Athens, Greece. It was created in 1938 and was founded in 1953. The club was known as Yperochi Menidi until 1961. It plays in Acharnes Stadium, which has a 4,450 seating capacity. The club´s logo is a cloverleaf with two alphas in the left and top and an omicron at the right.

Acharnaikos

Full name	Athlitikos Omilos Neos Acharnaikos
Founded	1953 (1953) as Panthiras Menidiou
Ground	Acharnes Stadium
Capacity	4,450
Chairman	Dimitris Markou
Manager	Zikos Zisis
League	Athens FCA
2019–20	Gamma Ethniki, 11th (relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Acharnaikos competes in the Football League, the second division of the Greek football league system. However, in November 2017 it was expelled from the league for the 2017–2018 season for failure to pay players.[1] 40 players were subsequently released.[2]

Achievements

• Athens FCA: (1, not fully listed)

1970

Positions

Until the 1990s, Acharnaikos participated with Athens FCA

• Athens FCA 1969-70: 1st (Group B: 1st)
• Athens FCA 1976-77: 2nd (Group A: 1st)

League and cup history

Yperochi Menidi (before 1961)

Season

Ath 1st

Ath A2

Ath 2nd

Ath 3rd

Pts.

Pl.

W

L

T

GS

GA

Diff.

1960-61[3]

8

58

25

43

29

Acharnaikos (since 1961)

Season	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4	Tier 5	Tier 6	Tier 7	Tier 8	Pts.	Pl.	W	L	T	GS	GA	Diff.	Greek Cup
1961-62[4]								2		66	25
1963-64[5]					9				49	26	27
1964-65[6]							11		44	30	32	45
1965-66[7]						10			64	34	40	46
1968-69[8]					3				47	22	32	2
1969-70[9]					1 (G1)				76	30	58	23
1975-76[10]					3 (G1)				41	30	58	28
1976-77[11]					1 (G1)				46	32	66	33
2011-12				1 (G9)								3

References

1. "Η Football League απέβαλλε τον Αχαρναϊκό" [The Football League has expelled Acharnaikos]. Sport24 (in Greek). 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
2. Dimitris Samolis (2017-11-30). Οι 40 παίκτες του Αχαρναϊκού που έμειναν ελεύθεροι [The 40 Acharnaikos players who were let go]. Sport24 (in Greek).
3. ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1960-61 - Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
4. ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1961-62 - Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
5. ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1963-64 - Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
6. ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1964-65 - Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
7. ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1965-66 - Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
8. ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1968-69 - Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
9. ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1969-70 - Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
10. ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1975-76 - Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)
11. ΕΠΣ Αθηνών 1976-77 - Greek Wikipedia (in Greek)

External links

• News, results, full coverage (in Greek)
• Acharnes Field (in Greek)