G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium
Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi Athletic Stadium, formerly known as the Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, is a multipurpose stadium situated in the Gachibowli suburb of Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is located beside International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT Hyderabad). The sports complex was built in 2002 by the N. Chandrababu Naidu Government to host the 2003 Afro-Asian Games. It is used mostly for association football matches as is it currently the home of Indian Super League club Hyderabad FC. The stadium holds 30,000 people and contains an eight-lane 400m running synthetic athletic track, a 10-lane 100m sprinting track and a four-lane synthetic warm-up track. Inside the athletic tracks lies a football field 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) in size. It was built at a cost of Rs.35.30 crores covering a built-up area of 14,850 m2 (159,800 sq ft).
Gachibowli Stadium | |
The interior of the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium | |
| Full name | Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi Athletic Stadium |
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| Location | Gachibowli, Telangana, India |
| Coordinates | 17°26′48.42″N 78°20′40.91″E |
| Owner | Sports Authority of Telangana State (SATS) |
| Operator | SATS |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Acreage | 14,850 m2 (159,800 sq ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2001 |
| Opened | 2003 |
| Renovated | 2024 |
| Construction cost | €50,000,000 |
| Tenants | |
| 2003 Afro-Asian Games 2007 Military World Games Fateh Hyderabad (2016–present) Hyderabad FC (2019–present) Telangana football team | |