Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Kollam
Sports venue in Kollam, India
8°52′59″N 76°35′56″E / 8.8831°N 76.5990°E / 8.8831; 76.5990
The Lal Bahadur Shastri Corporation Stadium is a stadium in Kollam. It hosts football matches and it has recently been renovated. The Sports Authority of India is having a training centre in this stadium.
History
The Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium was established in 1988. The stadium is located at Cantonment area in Kollam city. This is a multi-purpose stadium, suitable for playing cricket, football, rugby 7s and athletics. The matting type of pitch is used in this stadium which is very much suitable for playing cricket.[2]
Renovations
- Construction of a new pavilion of size 44mX20.8m
- Change room and toilet for players
- Media work station
- VIP rest room
- Repair of Gallery
- Turfing of play area using Mexican grass
- Providing chain link fencing around the play area
Hosted sports and events
The stadium has hosted Ranji Trophy Matches of Kerala in 1979 and 1988.[3] College End and Road End are the end names used during the cricket matches.
The stadium also hosted Santosh Trophy Football Matches during 1965, 1973, 1988 and 2013[4]
| Year | Date | Tournament | Teams Played |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 3 November | Ranji Trophy 1979/80 | Kerala vs Andhra |
| 1988 | 10 December | Ranji Trophy 1988/89 | Kerala vs Goa |
| 1988 | 17 December | Ranji Trophy 1988/89 | Kerala vs Karnataka |
| Year | Date | Tournament | Teams Played |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 22 February | Santosh Trophy 2013/14 | Tamil Nadu Vs Goa |
| 2013 | 22 February | Santosh Trophy 2013/14 | Maharashtra Vs Jharkhand |
| 2013 | 23 February | Santosh Trophy 2013/14 | Manipur Vs Punjab |
| 2013 | 23 February | Santosh Trophy 2013/14 | West Bengal Vs Karnataka |
| 2013 | 24 February | Santosh Trophy 2013/14 | Goa Vs Maharashtra |
| 2013 | 24 February | Santosh Trophy 2013/14 | Jharkhand Vs Tamil Nadu |
| 2013 | 25 February | Santosh Trophy 2013/14 | Punjab Vs West Bengal |
| 2013 | 25 February | Santosh Trophy 2013/14 | Karnataka Vs Manipur |
| 2013 | 26 February | Santosh Trophy 2013/14 | Tamil Nadu Vs Maharashtra |
| 2013 | 26 February | Santosh Trophy 2013/14 | Goa Vs Jharkhand |
| 2013 | 27 February | Santosh Trophy 2013/14 | Manipur Vs West Bengal |
| 2013 | 27 February | Santosh Trophy 2013/14 | Punjab Vs Karnataka |
See also
- Kollam
- Kollam district
- Kollam Junction railway station
References
- ^ "Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium - Soccerway".
- ^ Stadiums in India Espncricinfo.com
- ^ Stadiums in India KCA-Cricket Archive Archived 7 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "E-PAO.net". Retrieved 7 November 2017.
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- Central Stadium
- Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium
- Greenfield International Stadium
- University Stadium
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium (Kollam).
- Picture of the stadium
