Nea Salamis Famagusta VC

Nea Salamis Famagusta VC
Nea Salamina emblem
Full nameNea Salamis Famagusta Volleyball Club
NicknameVasilissa
Founded1976
GroundSpyros Kyprianou Athletic Center
Limassol, Cyprus
(Capacity: 6255)
ChairmanCyprus Simos Ioannou
Head CoachCyprus Kyriakos Adamou
LeagueCyprus Volleyball Division 1
2016–173d place
WebsiteClub home page
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Nea Salamis Famagusta VC or Nea Salamina Famagusta VC (Greek: Νέα Σαλαμίς Αμμοχώστου) is a professional volleyball team based in Ammochostos (also known by its romanized name, Famagusta), Cyprus. It has been a refugee club since the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus, when Turkey occupied the northern part of the island. The club is temporarily based in Limassol. The team is part of the Nea Salamina Famagusta sports club, which was founded in 1948; the parent club also fields a men's football team which temporarily based in Larnaka.

Nea Salamina Famagusta VC is one of the most powerful teams in Cyprus. With 9 championships, 8 cups and 8 Super Cups it is the second team in trophies after Anorthosis Famagusta FC.[1] The ground of the team is in Limassol, the indoor athletic arena Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center.

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