Sparta was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece.
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Sparta was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece.
Sparta may also refer to:
List of sports teams named Spartans
Laconia or Lakonia is a historical and administrative region of Greece located on the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparta. The word laconic—to speak in a blunt, concise way—is derived from the name of this region, a reference to the ancient Spartans who were renowned for their verbal austerity and blunt, often pithy remarks.
Tripoli or Tripolis may refer to:
Athletic Club Sparta Praha, commonly known as Sparta Prague and Sparta Praha, is a professional football club based in Prague.
Gytheio or Gythio, also the ancient Gythium or Gytheion, is a town on the eastern shore of the Mani Peninsula, and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality East Mani, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 197.313 km2.
The Letná Stadium, is a football stadium in Prague. It is the home venue of AC Sparta Prague and often hosts the home matches of the Czech Republic national football team. The stadium's capacity is 18,887 seats.
Slavia may refer to:
Hockey Club Sparta Praha, commonly known as HC Sparta Prague, is a Prague-based Czech professional ice hockey team playing in the Czech Extraliga. The club has won four Czech championships (most recently in 2007) and four Czechoslovak championships, as well as two Spengler Cups, making it one of the most successful hockey clubs in Czech history. The team HC Sparta Praha plays its home games at O2 Arena, the largest arena in the country.
Sparta Amfi is an indoor ice hockey rink located in Sarpsborg, Norway. The 3,900-spectator venue is the home of Sparta Sarpsborg and Sarpsborg Skøyteklubb. The arena opened in 1963 as the first indoor ice rink in Norway. Major upgrades were carried out in 2006 and 2012, and a second rink opened in 2007.
Sparta is a city and municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. It lies at the site of ancient Sparta within the Evrotas Valley. The municipality was merged with six nearby municipalities in 2011, for a total population of 32,786, of whom 17,773 lived in the city.
Sports play a significant part in the life of many Czechs who are generally loyal supporters of their favourite teams or individuals.
Václav Kadlec is a Czech retired professional footballer who played as a forward.
Juraj Mikuš is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for HC Vítkovice Ridera of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). Mikuš was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the fifth round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft from HC Dukla Trenčín of Slovak Extraliga.
The women's section of AC Sparta Praha is a women's football club from Prague, Czech Republic. Together with their local neighbour Slavia, Sparta dominates the national league having won 21 of the 31 titles while Slavia has won the other ten. They have taken part in UEFA competitions several times and got their best result in the 2005–06 UEFA Women's Cup when they reached the quarter-finals, losing over two legs to Djurgården.
Sparta Praha is among the oldest and most popular sports clubs in the country, with a number of fans not only in Prague but throughout the whole of the Czech Republic. The foundation of the club dates back to 1893. Club colours are red, yellow and blue.
Tiémoko Konaté is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger.
Athletic Union of Sparta F.C., also known simply as Sparta was a Greek football club, based in Sparta, Laconia, Greece.
Sparta Prague is most notably a Czech football club based in Prague.
Martin Hašek is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Makedonikos.
Athletic Club Sparta Praha B, commonly known as Sparta Prague B or Sparta Prague u-21, is the reserve team of Czech First League club AC Sparta Prague and plays in the Czech National Football League in the second tier of the Czech football league system.
Václav Drchal is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Bohemians 1905 as a striker.