Acharnaikos Football Club ( el, Α.Ο. Αχαρναϊκός) is a Greek

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based in

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(Menidi area),

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. 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

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. The club´s logo is a cloverleaf with two

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s in the left and top and an

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at the right. Acharnaikos competes in the

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, the second division of the

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. However, in November 2017 it was expelled from the league for the 2017–2018 season for failure to pay players. 40 players were subsequently released.

Achievements

* Athens FCA: (1, not fully listed) :::

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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)

Acharnaikos (since 1961)

References

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