Editing Nicosia (section)

==Sports==
[[File:QNM 2010 - Start of Marathon.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Start of [[Quantum Nicosia Marathon]] 2010 at the [[Famagusta Gate]]]]
[[File:Field club tennis courts in central old part of Nicosia Republic of Cyprus.jpg|thumb|alt=Photo of field club tennis court in Nicosia|Field club tennis courts]]

[[Football (soccer)|Football]] is the most popular sport in Cyprus, and Nicosia is home of three major teams of the island; [[APOEL F.C.|APOEL]], [[AC Omonia|Omonia]] and [[Olympiakos Nicosia|Olympiakos]]. APOEL and Omonia are dominant in [[Football in Cyprus|Cypriot football]]. There are also many other football clubs in Nicosia and the suburbs. The city also hosts [[Çetinkaya Türk S.K.|Çetinkaya]], [[Yenicami Ağdelen S.K.|Yenicami]], [[Küçük Kaymaklı Türk S.K.|Küçük Kaymaklı]] and [[Gönyeli S.K.|Gönyeli]], four of the major Turkish Cypriot clubs. Nicosia is also home to [[AGBU Ararat Nicosia FC]], the island's only Armenian FC.

Nicosia is also the home for many clubs for [[basketball]], [[team handball|handball]] and other sports. APOEL and Omonia have basketball and [[volleyball]] sections and [[Keravnos B.C.|Keravnos]] is one of the major basketball teams on the island. The Gymnastic Club Pancypria (GSP), the owner of the [[Neo GSP Stadium]], is one of the major athletics clubs on the island. Also, all teams in the [[Futsal]] First Division are from Nicosia. In addition, two handball teams, European University and SPE Strovolou, are located in Nicosia.

Nicosia has some of the biggest venues on the island; the [[Neo GSP Stadium]], with a capacity of 23,400, is the home for the [[Cyprus national football team|national team]], [[APOEL F.C.|APOEL]], [[Olympiakos Nicosia|Olympiakos]] and [[AC Omonia|Omonia]]. [[Makario Stadium]] has a capacity of 16,000. In the north, the [[Nicosia Atatürk Stadium]] has a capacity of 28,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Stadiums - Stadiums in Northern Cyprus |url=http://www.worldstadiums.com/middle_east/countries/north_cyprus.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015062628/http://www.worldstadiums.com/middle_east/countries/north_cyprus.shtml |archive-date=2007-10-15 |access-date=1 October 2023 |website=worldstadiums.com}}</ref>
The [[Eleftheria Indoor Hall]] is the biggest basketball stadium in Cyprus, with a capacity of 6,500 seats, and is the home for the [[Cyprus national basketball team|national team]], [[APOEL B.C.|APOEL]] and [[AC Omonia|Omonia]]. The [[Lefkotheo|Lefkotheo indoor arena]] is the volleyball stadium for APOEL and Omonia.

The [[Nicosia Marathon]] took place in 2010 and 2012, organized by [[Athanasios Ktorides Foundation]], and attracted more than 7,000 participants.<ref name="NM">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nicosiamarathon.com/index.aspx?Language=ENG |title=Nicosia Marathon |access-date=13 February 2018 |archive-date=1 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180401111503/http://www.nicosiamarathon.com/Index.aspx?Language=ENG |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="FM">{{Cite web|url=https://www.financialmirror.com/2012/12/10/sports-voyiatzis-wins-nicosia-marathon/|title=SPORTS: Voyiatzis wins Nicosia marathon|date=10 December 2012|website=Financial Mirror}}</ref>

Nicosia hosted the [[2000 ISSF World Cup Final]] shotgun shooting events. Also, the city hosted two basketball events; the European Saporta Cup in 1997 and the 2005 [[FIBA]] Europe [[All-Star Game]] in the [[Eleftheria Indoor Hall]]. Another event that was hosted in Nicosia was the [[Games of the Small States of Europe]] in 1989 and 2009.
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