Stadium Name: | Lal Bahadur Shastri Corporation Stadium |
Nickname: | Corporation Stadium LBS Stadium |
Location: | Cantonment, Kollamformerly known as QUILON, India |
Pushpin Map: | India Kollam#Kerala#India |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of stadium in Kollam city |
Coordinates: | 8.8831°N 76.599°W |
Opened: | 1966 |
Renovated: | 1988,2011 |
Owner: | Corporation of Kollam |
Operator: | Corporation of Kollam |
Surface: | Grass |
Former Names: | Corporation Stadium |
Seating Capacity: | 40,000[1] |
Dimensions: | 44mX20.8m |
The Lal Bahadur Shastri Corporation Stadium is a stadium in Kollam. Recently renovated, the venue hosts football matches. The Sports Authority of India has a training centre in this stadium.
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]
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 | |
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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 |