Ammochostos Stadium () is a

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Larnaca Larnaca, also spelled Larnaka, is a city on the southeast coast of Cyprus and the capital of the Larnaca District, district of the same name. With a district population of 155.000 in 2021, it is the third largest city in the country after Nicosi ...

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. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and is the temporary home ground of the refugee team from the occupied city of

Famagusta Famagusta, also known by several other names, is a city located on the eastern coast of Cyprus. It is located east of the capital, Nicosia, and possesses the deepest harbour of the island. During the Middle Ages (especially under the maritime ...

, Nea Salamis Famagusta.

History

The original home ground of Nea Salamina FC was GSE Stadium in

, but due to the Turkish occupation of the town since 1974 they cannot use it. After that,

Nea Salamis FC Nea Salamis Famagusta FC (alternatively Nea Salamina, ) is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional Association football, football Sports club, club based in Ammochostos (also known by its Romanization of Greek, romanized name, Famagusta). It has been a r ...

moved, temporarily, to

and built their own stadium. The decision to build the stadium came in 1989. The December of the same year it started to be built. After many wages offered from Salamis fans in Cyprus and abroad, from Cyprus Sports Association and from many workers it was built in a short time. The first official game of Nea Salamina Famagusta in the stadium was played on 12 October 1991 with Evagoras Paphos as opponent. Nea Salamina won 4–1. The stadium hosted the 1992 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship final on 17 May 1992 between

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and

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where Germany won 2–1. In 1998, the stadium underwent some renovations. Ammochostos Stadium has a capacity of 5,000 seats and is located in Larnaca. Soon, a third shuttle will be built and the stadium will hold 7,500 people. Since 2007, under the south shuttle of the stadium is the dwelling and the offices of

Name

Ammochostos Stadium named after the town of Famagusta (; ''Ammochostos''), which is the original seat of Nea Salamina.

Other teams

The stadium was used for some periods as a home ground by

Alki Larnaca FC Alki Larnaca (, ''ALKI Larnakas'') was a Cypriot football club based in the town of Larnaca. The club was founded in 1948 and it was dissolved on the 6th of May 2014 due to financial issues. The club's colours were blue and red. They reached th ...

(2007—2009),

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...

(in 2001, for a little period due to the improvement of their own ground), Ermis Aradippou (2001–2002, 2010–2012, 2013–14, 2020–2021), Doxa Katokopia (2012–2013), Alki Oroklini (2016–2022),

AEZ Zakakiou Athletic Union of Zakaki () is a Cyprus, Cypriot association football, football club based in Zakaki, Limassol. The club was founded in 1956. Their colours are green and white and they play at Zakaki Municipal Stadium, but are currently playing a ...

(2023–) and Othellos Athienou (2023–).

Gallery

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References

Sources

External links

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Official web site of the club
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