# Akritas Chlorakas

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. 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.

## 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.
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.

## 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 | UKR | Denys Vakulyk |
| 3 | DF | MDA | Doru Calestru |
| 4 | DF | CYP | Stefanos Miller |
| 5 | DF | CYP | Kyriakos Antoniou |
| 8 | MF | CYP | Andreas Lemesios |
| 9 | FW | NGA | Prince Ofire |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Alastair Reynolds |
| 11 | FW | NED | Yusri El Kandoussi |
| 12 | DF | CMR | Jérôme Guihoata |
| 14 | MF | CYP | Pavlos Charidimou |
| 16 | MF | CYP | Alexandros Nikolaou |
| 17 | MF | CYP | Marios Kokkinoftas |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | DF | CYP | Thomas Ioannou |
| 20 | MF | CYP | Konstantinos Anastasiou |
| 22 | GK | CYP | Efthyvoulos Tryfonos |
| 23 | MF | LVA | Brets Dreimanis |
| 25 | FW | CYP | Konstantinos Savvidis |
| 26 | FW | CYP | Ioannis Chatzivasili |
| 28 | MF | CYP | Giorgos Karamani |
| 30 | DF | CYP | Giorgos Vasiliou |
| 31 | DF | GRE | Nikolas Nastaris |
| 77 | MF | CYP | Andreas Athanasiou |
| 79 | FW | CYP | Spyros Nikolaou |
| 88 | GK | CYP | Andreas Theokli |
| 96 | FW | GRE | Mark Sifneos |
| 99 | FW | 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 | Vasos Theodorou |
| Vice- President | Andronikos Spyrou |
| Secretary | Michalis Anastasiou |
| Academy Director | Filippos Adamou |
| Members | Konstantinos Papazosimas |
| Members | Kypros Komodromos |
| Members | Vasilis Charalampous |

### Technical and medical staff

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

## Achievements

* Cypriot Third Division
** Winners (3): 1976–77, 2008–09, 2015–16
* Cypriot Cup for Lower Divisions
** Winners (1): 2014–15