Alkazar
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Alcazar Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in Larissa
, Greece
part of the National Sports Complex of Larissa (Εθνικό Αθλητικό Κέντρο Λάρισας-Ε.Α.Κ.Λ.). It got its nickname as a comparison to the Spanish Alcázar
fortresses. The stadium was the homeground of Superleague football team AEL until 2010. It holds 13,108 seats and was built in 1965.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
in Larissa
Larissa
Larissa is the capital and biggest city of the Thessaly region of Greece and capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the city of Thessaloniki and Athens...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
part of the National Sports Complex of Larissa (Εθνικό Αθλητικό Κέντρο Λάρισας-Ε.Α.Κ.Λ.). It got its nickname as a comparison to the Spanish Alcázar
Alcázar
An alcázar , alcácer or alcàsser is a type of castle in Spain and Portugal. The term derives from the Arabic word القصر meaning "fort, castle or palace"; and the Arabic word is derived from the Latin word, 'castrum', meaning an army camp or fort...
fortresses. The stadium was the homeground of Superleague football team AEL until 2010. It holds 13,108 seats and was built in 1965.