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Makario Stadium (Greek: Μακάρειο Στάδιο), is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium in Nicosia, Cyprus.[1] It was the largest and main sports venue of the capital up to the construction of the GSP stadium in 1999. At present it is mostly used for football matches and is the home ground of Digenis Morphou, and Ethnikos Assia. The stadium holds 15,590 seated spectators. The playing field is surrounded by a running track and can be adapted to hold most track and field events. Apart from corporate boxes and the press centre, there are no coverings for spectators.

Makario Stadium

Full name	Makario Athletic Centre
Location	Nicosia, Cyprus
Capacity	15,590
Surface	Grass
Construction
Built	1978
Opened	1978
Tenants
APOEL Nicosia (1978–1999) Omonia Nicosia (1978–1999) Olympiakos Nicosia (1998–1999, 2008–2009, 2013–2021) Ethnikos Assia (2001–present) Digenis Morphou (2002–present) Doxa Katokopias (2007–2011, 2013–2022)

It is built in the Nicosia suburb of Makedonitissa, close to the grounds of the Cyprus State Fair, with which it shares a large car park.

Over the years it has served as the home ground for Nicosia teams such as AC Omonia, APOEL and Olympiakos. The Cypriot national team has also played home matches there in the past. All those teams have now relocated to the New GSP stadium. The ultras of APOEL (PANSYFI - AU79) and Omonia (Gate-9) were formed during the years their teams played at the stadium.

The Makario was built in 1978 and is named after Makarios III, the Ethnarch of Cyprus; Archbishop and first President of Cyprus. It has hosted many Cypriot Cup and Super Cup finals and was the main venue for the 1989 Games of the Small States of Europe.

The record of the highest attendance for a European Competition game is over than 30,000 spectators in the match between OMONOIA and ANDERLECHT for the 1985-86 UEFA Champions League last-16omonoia-vs-anderlecht/ . The match was held on Wednesday, 6 Nov 1985 • 20:00 and ended with a 1–3 win for ANDERLECHT .

Publications of the time state that there were 34,000 spectators at the Makarios stadium, which is a record number of fans in Cypriot stadiums.

References

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[de] Makario-Stadion

Das Makario-Stadion (griechisch Μακάρειο Στάδιο) ist ein Fußballstadion mit Leichtathletikanlage in der zyprischen Hauptstadt Nikosia im gleichnamigen Bezirk. Benannt ist die Sportstätte nach dem ehemaligen Präsident und Erzbischof Makarios III. (1913–1977). Es war bis zum Bau des GSP-Stadions im Jahr 1999 das größte Stadion der Stadt. Es ist die Heimspielstätte der Fußballvereine Digenis Akritas Morphou, Doxa Katokopia, Olympiakos Nikosia und Ethnikos Assia. Die Spiele der kleinen Staaten von Europa 1989 und der Zypern-Cup 2017 fanden hier statt.

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- [en] Makario Stadium

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[fr] Stade Makarios

Le stade Makarios (en grec moderne : Μακάρειο Στάδιο), est un stade de football situé à Engomi dans la peripherie de Nicosie, capitale de Chypre. Il était le plus grand stade du pays avec une capacité de 16 000 spectateurs jusqu'à la construction du stade GSP en 1999.

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[ru] Макарио (стадион)

Макарио (греч. Μακάριο στάδιο) — многоцелевой стадион местного значения, предназначенный для использования многими видами спорта. Расположен в районе Македоница, Никосия, Кипр[1]. Был самой большой и главной спортивной ареной столицы до строительства нового стадиона ГСП в 1999 году. В настоящее время в основном используется для футбольных матчей и является домашним стадионом Дигенис Акритас из города Морфу. Вместительность стадиона - 16000 сидячих мест. Игровое поле окружено беговой дорожкой и может быть оборудована системами слежения. Кроме корпоративных боксов и пресс-центра, на стадионе нет крыши для зрителей.

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