Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | |
Nickname: | Nehru Stadium |
Fullname: | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
Former Names: | Nehru Stadium |
Location: | Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh |
Coordinates: | 28.6592°N 77.4395°W |
Broke Ground: | 1990 |
Opened: | 1990 |
Owner: | Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation |
Operator: | Uttar Pradesh Football Association |
Capacity: | 2,000 |
Tenants: | Ghaziabad FC (some games) |
Website: | ESPNcricinfo |
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The ground is mainly used for matches of football, and other sports. The stadium hosted six first-class matches [1] in 1992 when Uttar Pradesh cricket team played against railways cricket team.[2] The stadium has hosted many non-first-class matches[3] including a match between touring Nepal cricket team and Ghaziabad District Cricket Association in 2013.[4]
The also hosted a Youth Test match between India national under-19 cricket team and England under-19 cricket team in 1993.[5] Association football club Ghaziabad FC sometimes use the stadium. The stadium hosted all the matches of the 2023 Legends Cricket Trophy, a T20 tournament featuring many retired star cricketers.[6]