Editing Larissa (section)

==Sports==

[[File:Larissa Alkazar.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Alcazar Stadium]]]]
The local [[association football|football]] club [[Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C.|AEL FC]] currently participates in [[Superleague Greece]]. The team won the [[Greek Championship]], in 1988, and won the [[Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]] in 1985 and 2007. These titles place AEL among the five most important football clubs in Greece.

Two other professional football clubs with long histories also represent the city: [[Apollon Larissa F.C.|Apollon]] and [[Iraklis Larissa|Iraklis]].

AEL has hosted its home games at the [[AEL FC Arena]], a [[UEFA]] 3-star-rated football ground, since November 2010. Other important sport venues are the ''National Sport Center of Larissa'' (EAK Larissas), which includes the [[Alcazar Stadium]] and the [[Larissa Neapolis Indoor Arena|Neapoli Indoor Hall]].

The National Sports Center of Larissa can accommodate a number of sports and events (football, basketball, wrestling, swimming, boxing, martial arts, handball, water polo, etc.), while the Sports Hall has hosted important athletic events (the [[1995 FIBA Under-19 World Cup]], the [[1996–97 EuroLeague Women|1997 Women's EuroLeague Final Four]], the 2003 [[Greek Basketball Cup]] Final Four, martial arts events, etc.), and it is also used for cultural events, such as dance festivals.

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|+Notable sport clubs based in Larissa
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!width="150"|Club
!Sports
!Founded
!Achievements
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|[[Apollon Larissa F.C.|Apollon Larissa]]||[[Association football|Football]]||1930||Presence in [[Super League Greece 2|Super League 2]]
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|rowspan="2"|[[Athletic Union of Larissa 1964|A.E.L. (Athletic Union of Larissa)]]||[[Athlitiki Enosi Larissa F.C.|Football]]||1964||Winner of [[Greek Championship]] and [[Greek Cup]]
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|[[AEL 1964 B.C.|Basketball]]||2006||Previous presence in [[Greek Basket League]]
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|[[EA Larissa]]||[[Volleyball]]||1968||Previous presence in [[A1 Ethniki Volleyball|Greek Volleyball League]]
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|[[Iraklis Larissa]]||[[Association football|Football]]||1930/1982 (refoundation)||Presence in [[Super League Greece 2|Super League 2]]
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|[[G.S. Olympia Larissa B.C.|Olympia Larissa]]|| [[Basketball]]||1979||Previous presence in [[Greek Basket League]]
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|[[Larisa BC|Larisa]]|| [[Basketball]]||1984||Presence in [[Greek Basket League]]
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|[[Gymnastikos S. Larissas BC|Gymnastikos S. Larissas]]|| [[Basketball]]||1928||Previous in [[Greek Basket League]]
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|[[Filathlitikos Larissaikos Syllogos]]|| [[Volleyball]]||1990||Previous presence in [[A1 Ethniki Women's Volleyball|Greek Women's Volleyball League]]
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