Ground Name: | Lugogo Stadium |
Nickname: | Lugogo Cricket Oval |
Country: | Uganda |
Location: | Kampala, Uganda |
Establishment: | 1957 |
Seating Capacity: | 5,000 (cricket), 8,000 (football), 20,000 (concerts) |
End2: | n/a |
Year1: | 1957–present |
Club1: | Uganda |
International: | true |
Firstt20idate: | 20 May |
Firstt20iyear: | 2019 |
Firstt20ihome: | Uganda |
Firstt20iaway: | Botswana |
Lastt20idate: | 24 May |
Lastt20iyear: | 2019 |
Lastt20ihome: | Uganda |
Lastt20iaway: | Nigeria |
Firstwt20idate: | 6 April |
Firstwt20iyear: | 2019 |
Firstwt20ihome: | Kenya |
Firstwt20iaway: | Zimbabwe |
Lastwt20idate: | 22 April |
Lastwt20iyear: | 2023 |
Lastwt20ihome: | Rwanda |
Lastwt20iaway: | Tanzania |
Date: | 22 April 2023 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/28/1748.html Ground profile |
Coordinates: | 0.3259° N, 32.6041° E |
Lugogo Stadium, also known as Lugogo Cricket Oval, is a cricket ground in Kampala, Uganda. The first recorded match held on the ground came in 1957 when Kenya Asians played Sunder Cricket Club. It has also gained popularity as a music concert venue in Uganda.
In that same year Uganda first used the ground when the national team played the Sunder Cricket Club.[1] The ground held its inaugural first-class match when an East African Invitation XI played the touring Marylebone Cricket Club in 1963.
A further first-class match followed in 1967 when a combined East Africa team played the touring Indians. The next first-class matches to be held on the ground didn't come until 2005, when Uganda played two matches there in the Intercontinental Cup against Kenya and Namibia.[2] The Lugogo Stadium is the only cricket venue in Uganda to have held first-class cricket.
Surrounding the cricket ground there are tennis courts and a football ground which is the home ground of Kampala City Council FC.
The stadium is scheduled for redevelopment in 2024.[3]