GSZ stadium
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| Neo GSZ Stadium | |
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| place | Larnaka , Larnaka District , Cyprus |
| Coordinates | 34 ° 55 '28.4 " N , 33 ° 35' 59.6" E |
| owner | "O Zenon" Gymnastics Association |
| operator | "O Zenon" Gymnastics Association |
| start of building | 1982 |
| opening | 1983 |
| First game | Pezoporikos Larnaka FC vs. Olympiacos 0-0 |
| capacity | 13,032 |
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The GSZ Stadium ( Greek Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ζήνων ; Γ.Σ.Ζ., Greek ɣasiˈzi ) is a multifunctional stadium opened in 1983 in Larnaka , Larnaka District , Cyprus which is often used for football matches. It is mostly referred to as the Neo GSZ Stadium to distinguish it from the old GSZ Stadium built in 1928 , which it had replaced. It offers a total of 13,032 spectators and is currently used by the Alki Oroklini football club , which plays in the Cypriot second division . Its owner and operator is the "O Zenon" Gymnastics Association , which derives its name from the ancient philosopher Zenon von Kition .
The inauguration game took place in April 1982 as a friendly between Pezoporikos Larnaka FC and EPA Larnaca . Due to the lack of infrastructure at that time, the first official game followed on February 19, 1983 with a 0-0 between Pezorpikos and Olympiakos .
From the opening the stadium u. a. used by the football clubs Anorthosis Famagusta , Nea Salamis Famagusta and Alki Larnaka . Most clubs used the stadium until the mid-1990s, the longest user, albeit with numerous interruptions, was Alki, who was last used in 2014. In addition, Pezoporikos Larnaka and EPA Larnaka have been using it since 1983 and from 1994 to 2016 as the merged AEK Larnaka . Since then, the respective club has changed steadily, from 2017 to 2018 it was initially Ermis Aradippou , from 2018 to 2019 then ASIL Lysi and since 2019 Alki Oroklini. The stadium is not approved by UEFA for matches in the Champions League due to the insufficient capacity .
In 2006 it hosted the final of the Cypriot Football Cup between APOEL Nicosia and AEK Larnaka , when APOEL won 3-2. The biggest event in the GSZ Stadium was the final of the U-18 European Football Championship 1998 between Ireland and Germany , which ended 1-1. Ireland beat Germany 4-3 on penalties . On the same day the match for third place took place in the stadium, in which Portugal beat Croatia 5-4 on penalties. The stadium has also hosted Cyprus Cup football matches since it was first held in 2008 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ World Stadiums - Stadiums in Cyprus. Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Athlítiko Kentro Zenon (Neo GSZ). In: europlan-online.de. Retrieved August 4, 2020 .
- ↑ Simerini (ed.): Pezoporikos-Olympiakos . February 19, 1983, p. 9 .
- ↑ Τα30εκατομμύριαευρώ ναμησκορπιστούνστοναέρα ( Memento from May 3, 2020 in the Internet Archive )