Nea Salamis Famagusta
Sports club based in Ammochostos, Cyprus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nea Salamis Famagusta or Nea Salamina Famagusta (Greek: Νέα Σαλαμίνα Αμμοχώστου) is a Cypriot sports club based in Ammochostos (also known by its romanized name, Famagusta), Cyprus. The club is named after Salamis (or Salamina), an ancient city near present-day Famagusta. Nea Salamis Famagusta fields teams in men's football and volleyball, and formerly fielded teams in women's football, track and field, water sports and table tennis.
Full name | Athletic Club Nea Salamis Famagusta Αθλητικό Σωματείο Νέα Σαλαμίς Αμμοχώστου |
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Founded | 1948; 76 years ago (1948) |
Chairman | Paris Antreou |
Website | www |
Since the 1974 Turkish occupation of northern Cyprus, Nea Salamina has been a refugee team based in Larnaca. The men's football team, founded in 1948 and based at Ammochostos Stadium in Larnaka, is the club's oldest; its high points were winning the 1990 Cypriot and Cypriot Super Cups.
The men's volleyball team is one of the most successful teams in Cyprus. With 9 championships, 8 cups and 8 Super Cups it is the second team in trophies.[1] The ground of the team is in Limassol, the indoor athletic arena Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center.