The GCP Stadium ( Greek : Στάδιο ΓΣΠ ) is a football stadium in Strovolos , Nicosia District , Cyprus . Although small by international standards, it is the largest stadium in Cyprus, with a capacity of 22,859 and was opened in 1999. It serves as the home stadium for the 3 biggest football clubs of Nicosia APOEL , Olympiakos & Omonia . It is also the home stadium of the Cyprus national football team . A stadium under the same name, the old GSP Stadium , existed from 1902 until 1999 in the centre of Nicosia and had a capacity of 12,000.
24-599: Designed by Theo. David Architects, the new GCP Stadium opened for use on 6 October 1999. The complex has three arenas: a football stadium, an athletics stadium and an auxiliary football pitch intended for training. The stadium is owned by the Pancyprian Gymnastic Association . With an official seating capacity of 22,859 the GCP Stadium is the largest football venue in Cyprus. It is located at
48-525: A 1–0 win for APOEL after extra time and 4–3 win on penalties. Source: European Football Statistics The Gymnastic Association Pancypria was founded in 1894 with the initiative of the lawyer Theofanis Theodotou and the doctors Antonios Theodotou and Aristofanis Fenievs. In 1896, the G.S. Pancypria participated in the A' Pancyprian Games which took place in the G.S. Olympia Stadium in Limassol . Since then it has participated in all pancyprian games because
72-531: Is a legal requirement, however, as it is in movie theatres and on aircraft , the law reflects the fact that the number of people allowed in should not exceed the number who can be seated. Use of the term "public capacity" indicates that a venue is allowed to hold more people than it can actually seat. Again, the maximum total number of people can refer to either the physical space available or limitations set by law. 2015%E2%80%9316 UEFA Europa League group stage The 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stage
96-424: Is a primary concern in determining the seating capacity of a venue: "Seating capacity, seating layouts and densities are largely dictated by legal requirements for the safe evacuation of the occupants in the event of fire". The International Building Code specifies, "In places of assembly, the seats shall be securely fastened to the floor" but provides exceptions if the total number of seats is fewer than 100, if there
120-414: Is a substantial amount of space available between seats or if the seats are at tables. It also delineates the number of available exits for interior balconies and galleries based on the seating capacity, and sets forth the number of required wheelchair spaces in a table derived from the seating capacity of the space. The International Fire Code, portions of which have been adopted by many jurisdictions,
144-452: Is directed more towards the use of a facility than the construction. It specifies, "For areas having fixed seating without dividing arms, the occupant load shall not be less than the number of seats based on one person for each 18 inches (457 mm) of seating length". It also requires that every public venue submit a detailed site plan to the local fire code official, including "details of the means of egress, seating capacity, [and] arrangement of
168-524: The National Football League 's Super Bowl Committee decide on a venue for a particular event, seating capacity, which reflects the possible number of tickets that can be sold for the event, is an important consideration. Seating capacity differs from total capacity (sometimes called public capacity ), which describes the total number of people who can fit in a venue or in a vehicle either sitting or standing. Where seating capacity
192-561: The UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League matches. It hosted the UEFA Cup quarter final (as home for Hapoel Tel Aviv) between Hapoel Tel Aviv and A.C. Milan . It was also used by Maccabi Haifa for home stadium for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League group stage matches and for the UEFA Cup matches. Some matches were attractive for Cypriots like the matches Maccabi Haifa- Olympiacos CFP and Maccabi Haifa- Manchester United , since those two Maccabi's rivals are very popular in Cyprus. It's
216-665: The World Cup 2006 qualifying round it was used as home for all matches of Cyprus. The stadium is the only one in Cyprus which satisfies UEFA Criteria. For this reason since 2004 it is used as home for all the teams of Cyprus in European Cups. Annually, the stadium hosts the Cypriot Super Cup . Also until 2005, it was hosting annually the Cypriot Cup final. In 2002, the stadium was home for Israeli clubs for
240-473: The Pancyprian Games became a significant national feast for Cyprus, during which the stadium, where the games were taking place, was decorated with Greek flags and the national desires were proclaimed . [REDACTED] Media related to GSP Stadium at Wikimedia Commons Seating capacity Seating capacity is the number of people who can be seated in a specific space , in terms of both
264-506: The club's impressive run to the last 16 of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League . Due to Maidan Revolution in Kyiv and after UEFA 's decision, GCP Stadium hosted the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League round of 32 match between Dynamo Kyiv and Valencia CF on 20 February 2014, which ended in 0–2 Valencia win. In the 2016–17 domestic league season, tenants APOEL drew the highest average home attendance (7,126). The all-time attendance record for
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#1732797565787288-669: The club's surprising run to the quarter-finals of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League . Also, it hosted again all APOEL's home matches in their third participation in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stages . All matches were sold out by APOEL's fans. GCP Stadium also hosted AEK Larnaca 's 2011–12 UEFA Europa League group stage matches, AEL Limassol 's 2012–13 UEFA Europa League group stage matches, APOEL 's and Apollon Limassol 's 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage matches, Apollon's 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage matches and APOEL's 2015–16 group stage matches. GCP Stadium also hosted all APOEL's home matches in
312-453: The draw, the teams were seeded into four pots based on their 2015 UEFA club coefficients . Moreover, the draw was controlled for teams from the same association in order to split the teams evenly into the two sets of groups (A–F, G–L) for maximum television coverage. The fixtures were decided after the draw. On each matchday, six groups play their matches at 19:00 CEST/CET, while the other six groups play their matches at 21:05 CEST/CET, with
336-448: The entrance to Nicosia (as approached from the A1 highway ) and was inaugurated in 1999 by the then-President Glafcos Clerides and Archbishop Chrysostomos I . The first game was held on 6 October 1999 and there was a friendly match between APOEL and Omonia , which ended 3–3. Since then, the stadium is not only the home of Nicosian teams but usually of Cyprus national football team. During
360-434: The football stadium is 23,043 tickets in the match between APOEL and Omonia for the 2002–03 Cypriot First Division . The match was held on 7 December 2002 and ended in a goalless draw. The record of the highest attendance for a European Competition game is 22,701 tickets in the match between APOEL and Olympique Lyonnais for the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League last-16 . The match was held on 7 March 2012 and ended with
384-490: The kind of contract to be used and the royalties to be given. The seating capacity must also be disclosed to the copyright owner in seeking a license for the copyrighted work to be performed in that venue. Venues that may be leased for private functions such as ballrooms and auditoriums generally advertise their seating capacity. Seating capacity is also an important consideration in the construction and use of sports venues such as stadiums and arenas . When entities such as
408-544: The last matchday (due to cold weather and simultaneous kick-off times). On 17 July 2014, the UEFA emergency panel ruled that Ukrainian and Russian clubs would not be drawn against each other "until further notice" due to the political unrest between the countries. Therefore, Ukrainian club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk (Pot 1) and Russian clubs Rubin Kazan (Pot 1), Lokomotiv Moscow and Krasnodar (both Pot 3) could not be drawn into
432-474: The maximal viewing distance for a given size of screen", with image quality for closer viewers declining as the screen is expanded to accommodate more distant viewers. Seating capacity of venues also plays a role in what media they are able to provide and how they are able to provide it. In contracting to permit performers to use a theatre or other performing space, the "seating capacity of the performance facility must be disclosed". Seating capacity may influence
456-591: The only stadium in Cyprus build only for track & field games. In addition with the hotel, it provides a full training centre solution for athletes all over the world. During the Athens 2004 Olympic Games , many athletes from different countries used the stadium for training. The GCP Stadium hosted all home matches of Anorthosis Famagusta's 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage campaign and all APOEL's 2009–10 UEFA Champions League group stage home matches. Two years later, it hosted all APOEL's home matches in
480-520: The physical space available, and limitations set by law . Seating capacity can be used in the description of anything ranging from an automobile that seats two to a stadium that seats hundreds of thousands of people. The largest sporting venue in the world, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway , has a permanent seating capacity for more than 235,000 people and infield seating that raises capacity to an approximate 400,000. Safety
504-512: The same group. Below are the 48 teams which qualified for the group stage (with their 2015 UEFA club coefficients ), grouped by their seeding pot. They included sixteen teams which entered in this stage, the 22 winners of the play-off round , and the ten losers of the Champions League play-off round . In each group, teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format . The group winners and runners-up advanced to
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#1732797565787528-409: The seating...." Once safety considerations have been satisfied, determinations of seating capacity turn on the total size of the venue, and its purpose. For sports venues, the "decision on maximum seating capacity is determined by several factors. Chief among these are the primary sports program and the size of the market area". In motion picture venues, the "limit of seating capacity is determined by
552-450: The two sets of groups (A–F, G–L) alternating between each matchday. There are other restrictions: for example, teams from the same city (e.g., Sporting CP and Belenenses , Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş ) in general do not play at home on the same matchday (UEFA tries to avoid teams from the same city playing at home on the same day, due to logistics and crowd control), and teams in certain countries (e.g., Belarus, Russia) do not play at home on
576-549: Was played from 17 September to 10 December 2015. A total of 48 teams competed in the group stage to decide 24 of the 32 places in the knockout phase of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League . The draw was held on 28 August 2015, 13:00 CEST , at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco . The 48 teams were drawn into twelve groups of four, with the restriction that teams from the same association could not be drawn against each other. For
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