- Tsirion Stadium
Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = Tsirion Stadium
nickname = Tsirio
fullname = Τσίρειον Αθλητικό Κέντρο
location =Kapsalos ,Limassol
coordinates = 34°42′03.29″N, 33°01′22.71″E
broke_ground =
built = 1973 - 1975
opened = 1975
renovated = 1980's
expanded =
closed =
demolished =
owner = Cyprus Sport Organisation - CSO (Greek: Κυπριακός Οργανισμός Αθλητισμού)
operator =
surface = Grass
tenants =AEL Limassol ,Apollon Limassol ,Aris Limassol
seating_capacity = 13,152
dimensions = 67m x 105mTsirion Stadium is an all seater multi purpose
stadium inLimassol ,Cyprus . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground ofAEL Limassol ,Apollon Limassol andAris Limassol . In the past, especially in 1990s, it was used as the home ground for theCyprus national football team . The stadium holds 13,152 people and was built in1975 by the generous contributor and great philanthropist, Mr. Petros Tsiros, thus the name of the stadium.The football pitch is surrounded by an athletics track and serves as the home ground to the Limassol Athletics Club GSO (Gymnastikos Syllogos Olympia).
Few matches of the 1992 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship, which was hosted in Cyprus, were played in Tsirion including the two semifinals of the competition on
May 14 ,1992 . In the semifinals, Spain beat Portugal 3-1 and the same day in the other match, Germany beat Italy 6-5 on penalties, after a 0-0 draw. Through these matches, Spain and Germany qualified for the final. The stadium also hosted someCyprus Super Cup andCypriot Cup finals.
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