History
The original home ground of Nea Salamis FC was GSE in Famagusta, but due to the Turkish occupation of the town since 1974 they cannot use it. After that, Nea Salamis FC moved, temporarily, to Larnaca and built their own stadium.
The decision to build the stadium came in 1989. The December of the same year it started to be built. After many wages offered from Salamis fans in Cyprus and abroad, from Cyprus Sports Association and from many workers it was built in a short time.
In their first formal match in Ammochostos Stadium, Nea Salamis FC defeated Evagoras Paphos with 4-1 (12 October 1991, Saturday).
In 1998 some improvement works took place in the stadium. The stadium holds 5,500 people. Soon, a third shuttle will be built and the stadium will hold 7,500 people. Since 2007, under the south shuttle of the stadium is the dwelling and the offices of Nea Salamis FC.
The stadium hosted the 1992 UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship final on May 17, 1992 between Germany and Spain where Germany won 2-1.
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