Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Ghaziabad)
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 in 1992 when Uttar Pradesh cricket team played against railways cricket team. The stadium has hosted many non-first-class matches including a match between touring Nepal cricket team and Ghaziabad District Cricket Association in 2013.
Nehru Stadium | |
Full name | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |
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Former names | Nehru Stadium |
Location | Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh |
Coordinates | 28.65923°N 77.43954°E |
Owner | Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation |
Operator | Uttar Pradesh Football Association |
Capacity | 2,000 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1990 |
Opened | 1990 |
Tenants | |
Ghaziabad FC (some games) | |
Website | |
ESPNcricinfo |
The also hosted a Youth Test match between India national under-19 cricket team and England under-19 cricket team in 1993. 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.