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Lefkoşa Atatürk Stadı is a multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...

in Lefkoşa, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Northern Cyprus or North Cyprus , officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , is a self-declared state that comprises the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus...

. It is currently used mostly for football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

matches and hosted some matches for the 2006 ELF Cup

ELF Cup

The ELF Cup is an international football tournament organised by the KTFF, a member of the NF-Board. Among the participants are fellow NF-Board teams, and - in the inaugural 2006 tournament - FIFA member teams from the Asian Football Confederation.-The Inaugural Tournament:The 2006 ELF Cup took...

. It also serves as the home of Çetinkaya Türk S.K.

Çetinkaya Türk S.K.

Çetinkaya Türk Spor Kulübü which is also known as KIRMIZI ŞİMŞEKLER is a Turkish Cypriot sports club based in Nicosia.-History:Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü was founded in 1930, and was one of the founding members of the Cypriot First Division in 1934, the sole Turkish Cypriot team in the league...

of the Birinci Lig

Birinci Lig

The Birinci Lig is the top football league in Northern Cyprus. It is currently contested by 14 teams.-History:The Birinci Lig was founded by six clubs in 1955...

. The stadium holds 28,000 people.

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