AE Larissa FC

AEL F.C. (Greek: ΠΑΕ ΑΕΛ), also known with its full name Athlitiki Enosi Larissas (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωση Λάρισας, Athletic Union of Larissa), simply called AEL or Larissa, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Larissa, capital of Greece's Thessaly region.

Founded in 1964, it is directly associated with the city of Larissa and its representation. The club's emblem, is a rising horse and its colors are crimson and white. It is the only team outside the two major Greek cities (Athens and Thessaloniki) to have won the Greek Championship in the season 1987-88. AEL has also won twice the Greek Cup (1984–85 and 2006–07) and played in additional in two Cup finals (1982 and 1984). This record places the club among the top teams in the history of Greek football.

They play their home games at AEL FC Arena, a newly built stadium (2010) with a capacity of 16.118 seats. The team currently competes in the Greek Football League, the second division of national football championships.

Athletic Union of Larissa 1964

Athlitiki Enosi Larissa 1964 (Greek: Αθλητική Ένωση Λάρισας 1964,Athletic Union of Larissa 1964), founded in 1964, is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Larissa, capital of Greece's Thessaly region. The club is also known as AEL, or simply Larissa, and its colors are maroon or crimson and white.

Departments

The football team currently competes in Gamma Ethniki and the basketball team competed in the Greek Basket League.

Sport facilities

The football team plays at the A.E.L. F.C. Arena stadium, AEL's home since 2011 and one of the most modern football grounds in Greece. The club has also its own training facilities in the area of the village Dendra. The facilities cover over 30,000 square meters and have multisport purposes for all of the team's athletes.

A.E.L. 1964 B.C. hosts its home games in the Larissa Neapolis Arena.

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