Kition Athletic Center
Larnaca, Cyprus
The Kition Athletic Center sits on Giorgou Christodoulidi Avenue in Larnaca, Cyprus, a facility that has served the city’s indoor sports since 1998 . It is not a single-purpose arena but a complex, as the Olympic Swimming Pool within the grounds was not delivered until 2006 . The venue holds a capacity of 3,000 and is operated by the Cyprus Sports Organisation.
Its primary tenants are basketball and futsal teams, most notably AEK Larnaca B.C. and the AEK Larnaca women's volleyball team. The site also hosts the Anorthosis Famagusta Futsal Team. The location carries a history distinct from the nearby AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, a football stadium completed in 2016 with a capacity of 8,058 . Prior to the formation of AEK Larnaca in 1994 , the city’s sporting landscape was defined by predecessor clubs like Pezoporikos, which won the Cypriot basketball championship four times between 1973 and 1994 .
The arena is a functional space for the FIBA Europe Cup and the ECOMMBX International Youth Basketball Tournament. On the court, the surface shifts depending on the discipline: a hard wooden parquet for basketball and volleyball, and a synthetic material for futsal. The venue has also hosted martial arts events, including the Elite Fighting Championship (EFC).
While some sources have listed lower figures, the 3,000 capacity is the consistent standard.
Who plays here
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AEK Larnaca
114 matches
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Anorthosis
71 matches
Recent matches here
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct | Anorthosis — ETHA Engomi | |
| 18 Oct | AEK Larnaca — Apoel BC | 83:79 |
| 7 Oct | AEK Larnaca — Wurzburg | 73:65 |
| 25 May | AEK Larnaca — Keravnos | 68:64 |
| 17 May | AEK Larnaca — Keravnos | 76:75 |
| 9 May | AEK Larnaca — Keravnos | 68:75 |
| 1 May | AEK Larnaca — Apoel BC | 85:71 |
| 24 Apr | AEK Larnaca — Apoel BC | 89:72 |