| Alkazar Stadium |
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| Capacity: 13,108 (seated) |
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The stadium is located in the city of Larissa, in central Greece.
Larissa, which does not have an airport (you may get there by train),
is 150 km south of Thessaloniki and 350 km north of Athens. The stadium
is in the north part of the city, on the road leading to Kozani. It
is situated next to Alkazar park and the river Penios, which flows
through the city. Getting there is very simple, either by car (Kozanis
Street) or on foot, since it is only a 10min walk from the central
square of Larissa.
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| Built in: 1965 (Latest redevelopment in 2005) |
| Record attendance: 18,500 (A.E.Larissa vs Panathinaikos FC - on 27/12/1987) |
| Home of: A.E.Larissa (Superleague) |
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data: The "correct" spelling should be Alcazar, which
derives from the Moorish word that means "castle". This
is because the stadium is built near a medieval fortress. Alkazar
was upgraded in 2005 (older photos: 1
2 3).
It is now an all-seater (previous capacity: 14,360), with new roof,
lights etc. If you want to get inside Alkazar Stadium, click on
the next icon ->
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Despite
the latest works, Alkazar Stadium is too small for the needs of its
very popular tenants (Larissa are the only club not coming from Athens
or Thessaloniki ever to win a league title - in 1988). The club initially
announced
plans to rebuilt their historic home. It now seems, however, that
an entirely new stadium will be constructed in the area of Neapolis,
right next to the namesake indoor
arena. Check out any updates on this story in the News
section.
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The
Larissa National Sports Centre, of which Alkazar Stadium forms part,
is owned by the Greek State and its operation is supervised by the
General Secretariat of Sports.
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