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| Full name | Athlitikos Omilos Ayias Napas | ||
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| Founded | 14 July 1990; 35 years ago (1990-07-14) | ||
| Ground | Paralimni Stadium,Paralimni | ||
| Capacity | 5,800 | ||
| Chairman | Dr. Sergis Sergiou | ||
| Manager | Vacant | ||
| League | Second Division | ||
| 2024–25 | Second Division, 11th of 16 | ||
Athlitikos Omilos Ayia Napa (Greek:Αθλητικός Όμιλος Αγία Νάπα, Athletic Club Ayia Napa) is aCypriot football club from the town ofAyia Napa. The club was founded in 1990 after the merger of two clubs:APEAN (Athlitiki Podosfairiki Enosis Ayias Napas; "Athletic Football Union of Ayia Napa") andENAN (Enosis Neon Ayias Napas; "Youth Union Ayia Napa").
The club started in the Third Division (1990–91). They were promoted to Second Division in season 2000–01 after finishing 2nd in Third division. The team once played againstOmonia Nicosia inCup tournament. It lost 4–0 in the first match but came 2–2 in the second match.
The biggest achievement of AO Ayia Napa's history was in the 2005–06 season after the team finished 3rd in Cypriot Second Division and waspromoted to theCypriot First Division. Despite it being their maiden appearance in the First Division, Ayia Napa proved a formidable force for other First Division sidesin the 2006–07 season. In their first match in the division, they achieved a surprise away draw againstAnorthosis Famagusta, which were followed by two more draws, including one against First Division HeavyweightsOmonia Nicosia. In their first 12 matches overall they achieved several draws, including another home draw againstAPOEL. However, they had to wait until the 13th matchday for their first victory, when the team beatAris Limassol 4–1. By the midway point of the season, the team had lost just 5 times. On 14 January 2007, in the reverse fixture of their earlier draw, Ayia Napa beatOmonia Nicosia 2–1, arguably the most impressive result in the clubs' history. After that victory there were a few more successful results and the club looked like they may avoid relegation. However, the team lost their last seven First Division matches of the season and ended up relegated.
Another big achievement of Ayia Napa FC is the qualification to the cup's quarter-finals group stage in the2007–08 season while the team was in theCypriot Second Division. That season was the only team fromCypriot Second Division that qualified to quarter-finals. The club finished third in the group stages with wins againstAPOEL andAris Limassol.
The team's stadium is Municipal Stadium of Ayia Napa, which is a multi-use stadium in Ayia Napa. It is currently used mostly for football matches and holds 2,000 people. However the stadium was not suitable for first division matches, so for the season2006–07, when Ayia Napa plays in First Division, the team is using for home theTasos Markou Stadium inParalimni.
TheUEFA European Under-19 Football Championship was hosted in Cyprus in 1998 and theUEFA European Under-16 Football Championship in 1992 and the Ayia Napa Stadium was used for two matches ofRepublic of Ireland in each competition;[1] on 19 June 1998, their 5–2 victory againstCroatia and four days later, their 3–0Cyprus U-19 national team and qualified to the final where they went on to win the trophy. In 1992, the Irish were beaten by theNetherlands U-16 0–2 and tied bySpain 1–1.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Nikos Kolompourdas (16 January 2013 – 25 February 2013)
Costas Loizou (26 February 2013 – 5 April 2013)Marios Neophytou (5 April 2013 – 21 October 2013)Zouvanis Zouvani (24 October 2013 – 13 January 2014)
Dušan Mitošević (14 January 2014 – 17 April 2014)Nikos Andronikou (6 June 2014 – 30 September 2014)Giorgos Kosma (23 October 2014 – 28 January 2016)Antonis Mertakkas (28 January 2016 – 14 February 2016)
