Stadium Name: | Bangalore Hockey Stadium |
Fullname: | Karnataka State Hockey Association Hockey Stadium |
Nickname: | KSHA Hockey Stadium |
Location: | Akkithimmanahalli, Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
Owner: | Karnataka State Hockey Association |
Renovated: | 2011 |
Seating Capacity: | 7,000 |
Tenants: | World Series Hockey |
Bangalore Hockey Stadium, also known as KSHA Hockey Stadium, is a field hockey stadium at Akkithimmanahalli, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It is the home ground of the Karnataka Lions of the World Series Hockey. It has a seating capacity of 7,000 people.
The stadium hosted seven home matches of Karnataka Lions in World Series Hockey. It will also host the first semi-final of World Series Hockey in 2012.
Akkithimmanhalli lake was breached in the 1970s as part of a Malaria Eradication Drive and the Hockey stadium constructed in its place.