| Stadium Name: | Anna Stadium |
| Fullname: | Anna Stadium |
| Location: | Khajamalai, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu |
| Owner: | Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Built: | 1970 |
| Renovated: | 2009 |
| Seating Capacity: | 10,000 2,000 (Indoor) |
| Expanded: | 2015 |
| Surface: | Hockey: HT LSR 13 ND synthetic turf Football: Grass |
The Anna Stadium is a stadium at the Anna Sports Complex located in the Indian city of Tiruchirappalli. The main football and athletics stadium, Anna Stadium, has a capacity of 10,000. Constructed in 1970, it is spread over an area of . The complex also houses a multi-purpose indoor stadium and has separate courts for sports such as tennis, badminton, basketball, football, kabaddi, hockey, and volleyball.[1] [2] The complex is located in Khajamalai, a suburb of Tiruchirappalli.
The stadium was built by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu in 1970 at a cost of [3] funded by the state government. The synthetic turf imported from Netherlands, was laid in two weeks by a professional from England. In 2011, construction of a new multi-purpose stadium at a cost of was started. In 2015, improvements to the indoor stadium, with wooden flooring were made. A new eight-lane synthetic athletic track, volleyball court, floodlights for the facilities and a new girls hostel were also installed. The total cost of the expansion was . With this, Trichy became the fourth city in Tamil Nadu after Chennai, Coimbatore, and Madurai to have such facility for athletics.[4]
The main athletics stadium, the Anna Stadium, has a capacity of 10,000. It also has an Astro turf hockey ground and an eight-lane synthetic athletic track. The stadium also includes a gymnasium named Anna Indoor Stadium, swimming pool and a sports hostel. A multi-purpose indoor stadium inside the complex has courts for basketball, volleyball, badminton and handball.[5] It has a capacity of 2,000.