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{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
| stadium_name = Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
| nickname = Marina Arena<ref name="Khelo">{{cite news|url=https://www.dtnext.in/news/sports/marina-arena-gets-a-khelo-india-makeover-758734|title=Marina arena gets a khelo India makeover|date=5 January 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|newspaper=[[DT next]]}}</ref>
| nickname = '''Marina Arena'''
| image = Nehru Stadium Chennai.jpg
| image = Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Aerial View (Chennai).jpg
| image_size = 270px
| image_size = 300px
| caption = The stadium on a matchday in 2017
| caption = Aerial view of the stadium
| owner = [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| owner = [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| operator = Government of Tamil Nadu
| operator = Government of Tamil Nadu
| broke_ground =
| broke_ground =
| opened = 1993
| opened = 1993
| location = [[Chennai]], [[India]]
| location = [[Chennai]], India
| coordinates = {{coord|13|05|08|N|80|16|18|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|13|05|08|N|80|16|18|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| publictransit = [[File:Chennai Metro logo.svg|20px|up|link=Chennai Metro]] [[Chennai Central metro station]]<br/> [[File:Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg|20px|up|link=Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System]] [[Chennai Park Town railway station|Chennai Park Town]]
| publictransit = [[File:Chennai Metro logo.svg|20px|up|link=Chennai Metro]] [[Chennai Central metro station|Chennai Central]] <br/> [[File:Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg|20px|up|link=Chennai Mass Rapid Transit System]] [[Chennai Park Town railway station|Chennai Park Town]] <br/> [[File:Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg|20px|up|link=Chennai Suburban]] [[Moore Market Complex]]
| surface = [[Grass]]
| surface = [[Grass]]
| dimensions =
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| structural engineer =
| structural engineer =
| services engineer =
| services engineer =
| general_contractor = L&T Constructions, [[Larsen & Toubro]] Chennai
| general_contractor = [[Larsen & Toubro]]
| construction_cost =
| construction_cost =
| capacity = 40,000 (36,000 seated)
| capacity = 40,000
| suites =
| suites =
| record_attendance =
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| tenants = [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] (2014–present)<br/>[[Chennai City F.C.|Chennai City]] (formerly)<br/>[[Tamil Nadu football team]]<br/>[[Tamil Nadu women's football team]]<br/>[[Tamil Thalaivas]] (indoor stadium)
| tenants = [[Tamil Nadu football team]] <br/> [[Tamil Nadu women's football team]] <br/> [[Chennaiyin FC|Chennaiyin]] (2014–present) <br/> [[Sethu FC]] (2024-present) <br /> [[Tamil Thalaivas]] (2017-present)
}}
}}


'''Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium''' is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Chennai]], India. The stadium is located at Sydenhams Road in [[Park Town, Chennai|Park Town]] besides the [[Moore Market Complex|Chennai Central suburban railway station]]. It has a capacity of 40,000.
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[[File:Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Aerial View (Chennai).jpg|thumb|alt=|269x269px|Aerial view of the stadium]]


In 1946, the Corporation Stadium was built in a portion of the land occupied by the [[People's Park, Chennai|People's Park]] in [[Central Chennai|Central Madras]]. The stadium hosted nine [[test cricket]] matches between 1956 and 1965. The stadium was refurbished in 1993 and was named after India's first [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]. It hosted the [[1993 Nehru Cup|1993]] [[Nehru Cup]], [[1995 South Asian Games]], and other international football matches in the 1990s.
The '''Marina Arena''', also officially named as '''Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium''' is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Chennai]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Naveen |title=Football in Chennai – On a slippery surface |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/football-in-chennai-on-a-slippery-surface |date=20 March 2013 |access-date=19 March 2021 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402015354/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/football-in-chennai-on-a-slippery-surface |website=www.sportskeeda.com |publisher=Sportskeeda }}</ref> It has a capacity of 40,000.<ref name="SDAT">{{cite web|url=http://www.sdat.tn.gov.in/index.php/infrastructure/stadia/jawaharlal-nehru-stadium-chennai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318154030/http://www.sdat.tn.gov.in/index.php/infrastructure/stadia/jawaharlal-nehru-stadium-chennai|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 March 2014|title=Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai|publisher=SDAT, Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref> It mostly hosts [[association football|football]] matches and [[athletic]] competitions. The complex also houses an indoor stadium with a [[seating capacity]] of 5,000 which hosts [[volleyball]], [[basketball]], and [[table tennis]] games. The stadium is also used for functions and concerts. The stadium is named after [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], [[India]]'s first [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]. It was known as the '''Corporation Stadium''' till the 1980s. The stadium earlier hosted [[cricket]] [[test cricket|Test matches]] between 1956 and 1965.<ref name="Cric">{{cite web |title=Nehru Stadium: Test Matches |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/58009.html?class=1;template=results;type=aggregate |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714131932/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/ground/58009.html?class=1;template=results;type=aggregate |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 July 2012 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=17 June 2011 |access-date=17 June 2011 }}</ref> As of 19 August 2017, it has hosted 9 Tests.


Currently, it is used to mostly host [[association football|football]] matches and [[Sport of athletics|athletic]] competitions, and
The stadium is located at Sydenhams Road, [[Park Town, Chennai|Park Town]] behind the [[Chennai Central railway station|Chennai Central suburban railway station]] and the [[Ripon Building]]. [[Tamil Nadu football team]], which plays in [[Santosh Trophy]] and [[Chennaiyin FC]], the [[Indian Super League]] team representing the city, use the stadium as their home ground.
is sometimes used for hosting functions and concerts. The stadium is used by the [[Tamil Nadu football team]] and the [[Tamil Nadu women's football team]] for playing its official home matches. [[Indian Super League]] team [[Chennaiyin FC]] and [[Indian Women's League]] team [[Sethu FC]] also use the stadium as their home ground.


The complex also houses an indoor stadium with a [[seating capacity]] of 8,000 built in 1995. It has a [[Roller rink|skating rink]] and facilities to host other indoor sports. The [[Pro Kabaddi League]] team [[Tamil Thalaivas]] play their home matches at the indoor complex.
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==History==
The stadium was built on the area where the old [[Madras Zoo]] was located before it was shifted to its present location in at [[Vandalur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aazoopark.in/index.php|title=Arignar Anna zoological Park|access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref> It was known as the Corporation stadium until the 1980s and used to witness houseful audience for even the city league matches. When C. R. Viswanathan, then the Secretary of the [[Tamil Nadu Football Association]], was keen on bringing the Nehru Cup international football tournament to Chennai, a stadium of international standard was required. He approached the then Chief Minister [[J. Jayalalithaa|J Jayalalithaa]] with a plan to convert the old Corporation stadium into a brand-new ultra-modern facility.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramchand |first1=Partab |title=Sports-loving Jayalalithaa remembered |url=http://www.madrasmusings.com/vol-26-no-17/sports-loving-jayalalithaa-remembered/ |publisher=Madras Musings |date=2016}}</ref> The Chief Minister soon gave her approval<ref name="LoneIndianStar">{{cite news |last1=Reporter |first1=Sports |title=Lone Indian Star, the stadium |url=http://madrasmusings.com/older-archives/Vol%202/Vol%20II%20-%20No%2019.pdf |publisher=Madras Musings |date=1993}}</ref> and the new stadium was built in 1993, within a span of 234 days, at a cost of {{INRConvert|440|m}}.<ref name="SDAT"/> In January 1993, the competition was conducted successfully in the new facility that was acknowledged to be arguably the best in the country also doubling up as a track and field venue.<ref name="LoneIndianStar"/> In 2012, the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] renovated the indoor stadium at a cost of {{INRConvert|120|m}} with a new skating rink.<ref>{{cite news|title = Jawaharlal Nehru indoor stadium to be renovated at Rs. 10 crore|newspaper = The Hindu| location = Chennai| date = 19 April 2012| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3329062.ece|access-date = 1 May 2012}}</ref> In 2013, [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] upgraded the synthetic athletics track, football turf, floodlights and upgrading added a warm-up track north of the stadium at a cost of {{INRConvert|331|m}}.<ref name="SDAT"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/nehru-stadium-work-stalls-sports-days-for-chennai-schools/article4861024.ece|title=Nehru stadium work stalls sports days|newspaper=The Hindu|date=29 July 2013|access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref>


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== History ==
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[[File:Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai panorama.jpg|thumb|center|500px|Panoramic view of the stadium]]
In 1946, the Corporation stadium was built on a portion of land occupied by the [[People's Park, Chennai|People's Park]] in [[Central Chennai]].<ref>{{cite news|title=A horticulturist's delight a picture of neglect now|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/19/stories/2005021911620300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060305175133/http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/19/stories/2005021911620300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 March 2006|first=Karthik|last=Subramanian|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 February 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2024/Apr/30/a-stroll-to-memorialise-history|title=A stroll to memorialise history|date=30 April 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|archive-date=7 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240507140618/https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2024/Apr/30/a-stroll-to-memorialise-history|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricket-grounds/nehru-stadium-madras-58009|title=Nehru Stadium, Madras|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=18 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240418073709/https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricket-grounds/nehru-stadium-madras-58009|url-status=live}}</ref> It had a capacity of 20,000 and consisted of six [[cricket]] [[cricket pitch|pitches]] with [[field hockey]] and [[Football pitch|football field]]s on either side surrounded by a {{cvt|30|ft}} wide [[Sport of athletics|athletics]] track.<ref name="Hist">{{cite web|url=https://www.madrasmusings.com/vol-33-no-15/lost-landmarks-of-chennai-105/|title=Lost landmarks of Chennai|work=Madras Musings|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=16 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416014533/https://www.madrasmusings.com/vol-33-no-15/lost-landmarks-of-chennai-105/|url-status=live}}</ref> The stadium was used to host sport matches and other official events such as the parade during [[Mountbatten]]'s visit to Madras in 1946.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dtnext.in/city/2023/03/19/mountbattens-journey-in-madras|title=Mountbatten's journey in Madras|date=19 March 2023|access-date=1 June 2024|work=[[DT next]]|archive-date=7 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507080106/https://www.dtnext.in/city/2023/03/19/mountbattens-journey-in-madras|url-status=live}}</ref> It hosted six [[test cricket]] matches from 1956 to 1965.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricket-grounds/nehru-stadium-madras-58009/records|title=Nehru Stadium, Records|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=4 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304081243/https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricket-grounds/nehru-stadium-madras-58009/records|url-status=live}}</ref>


In the early 1990s, C. R. Viswanathan, then the Secretary of the [[Tamil Nadu Football Association]], approached the then [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]] [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]] with a plan to refurbish the old Corporation stadium into new modern facility.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ramchand|first1=Partab|title=Sports-loving Jayalalithaa remembered|url=http://www.madrasmusings.com/vol-26-no-17/sports-loving-jayalalithaa-remembered/|work=Madras Musings|access-date=1 December 2016|archive-date=16 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616100950/http://www.madrasmusings.com/vol-26-no-17/sports-loving-jayalalithaa-remembered/|url-status=live}}</ref> The stadium was refurbished in 1992 in a span of 234 days, at a cost of {{INRConvert|440|m}} and the capacity was expanded to 40,000. <ref name="Star">{{cite news|title=Lone Indian Star, the stadium |url=http://madrasmusings.com/older-archives/Vol%202/Vol%20II%20-%20No%2019.pdf|work=Madras Musings|access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref><ref name="Report">{{cite report|url=https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/ywsd_e_pn_2014_15_0.pdf|title=Tamil Nadu Sports policy note, 2014-15|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 June 2024|pages=50–51}}</ref> It was named after India's first [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].<ref name="SDAT">{{cite web|url=http://www.sdat.tn.gov.in/index.php/infrastructure/stadia/jawaharlal-nehru-stadium-chennai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318154030/http://www.sdat.tn.gov.in/index.php/infrastructure/stadia/jawaharlal-nehru-stadium-chennai|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 March 2014|title=Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref> The stadium hosted the [[Nehru Cup]] international football tournament in [[1993 Nehru Cup|January-February 1993]].<ref name="Hist"/><ref name="Star"/> It later hosted the [[Football at the 1995 South Asian Games|football matches]] at the [[1995 South Asian Games]], and other international matches.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mitra |first1=Atanu |title=How Amma organised India's first international women's football tournament, the Gold Cup in 1994 |url=https://scroll.in/field/823500/how-amma-organised-india-s-first-international-women-s-football-tournament-the-gold-cup-in-1994 |work=scroll.in |date=7 December 2016 |access-date=1 June 2024 |archive-date=30 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220830022940/https://scroll.in/field/823500/how-amma-organised-india-s-first-international-women-s-football-tournament-the-gold-cup-in-1994 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 1993, this stadium in Chennai hosted the [[1993 Nehru Cup|Nehru Cup international tournament]]. It has also hosted [[Football at the 1995 South Asian Games|football matches at the 1995 South Asian Games]], and the Jayalalitha Gold Cup international women's tournament,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mitra |first1=Atanu |title=How Amma organised India's first international women's football tournament, the Gold Cup in 1994 |url=https://scroll.in/field/823500/how-amma-organised-india-s-first-international-women-s-football-tournament-the-gold-cup-in-1994 |website=scroll.in}}</ref> and many pre-Olympic and pre-world cup matches.


An indoor stadium with a capacity of 8,000 was added at a cost of {{INRconvert|200|m}} in 1995.<ref name="Hist"/><ref name="Report"/> In 1998, the indoor stadium hosted the [[World Volleyball Grand Prix]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2002/General/GenI_History.asp#1998|title=World Volleyball Grand Prix|work=[[FIVB]]|access-date=18 April 2013|archive-date=7 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907043557/http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2002/General/GenI_History.asp#1998|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/citizen/sdat.htm|title=International Sporting Events|access-date=18 April 2013|work=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504083216/http://www.tn.gov.in/citizen/sdat.htm|archive-date= 4 May 2013}}</ref> In 2012-13, the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] renovated the stadium at a cost of {{INRConvert|178.06|m}}.<ref name="Report"/> The indoor stadium was refurbished at a cost of {{INRConvert|120|m}} and added a new [[roller rink|skating rink]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Jawaharlal Nehru indoor stadium to be renovated at Rs. 10 crore|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=19 April 2012|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3329062.ece|access-date=1 May 2012}}</ref> A new synthetic athletics track, new football turf, and [[floodlights]] were added, and new accommodations were constructed. A new warm-up facility was constructed to the north of the stadium at a cost of {{INRConvert|331|m}}.<ref name="SDAT"/><ref name="Report"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/nehru-stadium-work-stalls-sports-days-for-chennai-schools/article4861024.ece|title=Nehru stadium work stalls sports days|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=29 July 2013|access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref> The stadium underwent further renovation in 2023 before it served as the host of the fifth [[Khelo India]] Youth Games in January 2024.<ref name="Khelo"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2024/Jan/19/chennai-nehru-stadium-decked-up-for-khelo-india-youth-games-2023|title=Nehru Stadium decked up for Khelo India Youth Games|newspaper=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=3 January 2024|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=1 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240201124410/https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2024/Jan/19/chennai-nehru-stadium-decked-up-for-khelo-india-youth-games-2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
The Nehru stadium at Chennai is considered the most favoured venue for any international fixture since this stadium is the only football facility in the country which has come up in keeping with the FIFA specifications with regard to the players’ facility, the dressing rooms and security aspects to name a few important parameters.


==Facilities==
== Facilities ==
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[[File:Nehru Stadium Chennai.jpg|thumb|The Stadium in 2017]]
The stadium has a seating capacity of 40,000 with 36,000 being seated, a 400-meter 8-lane synthetic athletics track and a natural football turf. There is an indoor stadium with a seating capacity of 8000 associated with the stadium. Two [[Beach Volleyball]] courts, three clay [[Volleyball]] courts, one [[Throw ball]] court, one [[Kabaddi]] field and one [[Handball]] court are also available in the complex. There are also facilities for [[Judo]], [[Olympic weightlifting|Weightlifting]], [[Table Tennis]], [[Boxing]], [[Chess]] and [[Carrom]] besides a Fitness Center and a conference hall. The indoor stadium hosts various functions and concerts.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/i-audio-launched-it-can-t-get-bigger-than-this-news-tamil-ojqlVlfhbfeee.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140916160527/http://www.sify.com/movies/i-audio-launched-it-can-t-get-bigger-than-this-news-tamil-ojqlVlfhbfeee.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 September 2014|title=I movie audio launched|website=[[Sify]]|access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/arnold-schwarzenegger-arrives-in-chennai-for-tamil-thriller-i-s-audio-launch/article1-1264081.aspx |title=Arnold arrives in Chennai |newspaper=Hindustan Times |access-date=4 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105040501/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/arnold-schwarzenegger-arrives-in-chennai-for-tamil-thriller-i-s-audio-launch/article1-1264081.aspx |archive-date= 5 November 2014 }}</ref>
The stadium has a natural [[Stadium|football turf]] surrounded by a {{cvt|400|m}} eight lane synthetic [[athletics track]] and a seating capacity of 40,000. The indoor complex has a seating capacity of 8,000 and is used to host several indoor sports. There are two concrete [[basketball court]]s, two [[beach volleyball]] courts, three clay [[volleyball]] courts, one [[throw ball]] court, a [[roller rink]], a [[handball court]], a [[fencing]] hall, a [[boxing ring]], and a [[kabaddi]] field. There are also facilities for [[judo]], [[weightlifting]], [[table tennis]], [[chess]], and [[carrom]] besides a [[fitness center]] and a [[conference hall]].<ref name="Report"/> The indoor complex can also be re-configured to hosts functions and concerts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/i-audio-launched-it-can-t-get-bigger-than-this-news-tamil-ojqlVlfhbfeee.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140916160527/http://www.sify.com/movies/i-audio-launched-it-can-t-get-bigger-than-this-news-tamil-ojqlVlfhbfeee.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 September 2014|title=I movie audio launched|work=[[Sify]]|access-date=4 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/arnold-schwarzenegger-arrives-in-chennai-for-tamil-thriller-i-s-audio-launch/article1-1264081.aspx|title=Arnold arrives in Chennai|newspaper=[[The Hindustan Times]]|access-date=4 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105040501/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/arnold-schwarzenegger-arrives-in-chennai-for-tamil-thriller-i-s-audio-launch/article1-1264081.aspx|archive-date= 5 November 2014}}</ref>


== Notable records ==
==Events==
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[[File:Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai panorama.jpg|thumb|Panoramic view of the stadium]]
The stadium hosted nine [[cricket]] [[Test cricket|Test matches]] between 1956 and 1965.<ref name="Cric"/> In 1998, it hosted the World Volleyball Grand Prix tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/WorldGrandPrix/2002/General/GenI_History.asp#1998|title=India hosted for the first time|access-date=18 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/citizen/sdat.htm |title=International Sporting Events |access-date=18 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504083216/http://www.tn.gov.in/citizen/sdat.htm |archive-date= 4 May 2013 }}</ref>


In 1953, [[Vinoo Mankad]] and [[Pankaj Roy]] were involved in a 413-run partnership for the first [[wicket]] against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] in 1956, a [[test cricket]] record which remained unbroken till 2008 and still remains the second highest till date.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/highest-partnership-for-the-first-wicket-283611|title=Highest partnership for first wicket|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|access-date=1 June 2024|archive-date=31 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531035500/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/highest-partnership-for-the-first-wicket-283611|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Indian national cricket team]] won its first test series against [[England national cricket team|England]] in [[English cricket team in India, Pakistan and Ceylon in 1961–62|1962]] after winning the fifth and final test match of the series at the venue.<ref name="Hist"/>
==Records==
===Football===
== See also ==
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* [[List of football stadiums in India]]
The highest goal scoring match in [[Indian Super League]] with 8 goals between [[Chennaiyin FC]] and [[Mumbai City FC]] (2-6) on 12 November 2022 in the [[2022-23 Indian Super League season]].
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===Cricket===
== References ==
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The highest test cricket scores were made by [[West Indies cricket team]] with 600–9 and 537–9. The most runs scored here was by [[Vijay Manjrekar]] (487 runs), [[Chandu Borde]] (431 runs) and [[Budhi Kunderan]] (346 runs). The most wickets taken here was by [[Bapu Nadkarni]] (20 wickets), [[Salim Durani]] (19 wickets) and [[Subhash Gupte]] (17 wickets).<ref name="Cric"/>

Highest opening stand of 413 runs was recorded here by [[Vinoo Mankad|MH Mankad]] and [[Pankaj Roy|P Roy]] against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]].

==See also==
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*[[List of football stadiums in India]]
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*[[List of stadiums in India]]
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Latest revision as of 20:46, 21 November 2024

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Marina Arena[1]
Aerial view of the stadium
Map
LocationChennai, India
Coordinates13°05′08″N 80°16′18″E / 13.08556°N 80.27167°E / 13.08556; 80.27167
Public transitup Chennai Central
up Chennai Park Town
up Moore Market Complex
OwnerGovernment of Tamil Nadu
OperatorGovernment of Tamil Nadu
Capacity40,000
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1993
General contractorLarsen & Toubro
Tenants
Tamil Nadu football team
Tamil Nadu women's football team
Chennaiyin (2014–present)
Sethu FC (2024-present)
Tamil Thalaivas (2017-present)

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Chennai, India. The stadium is located at Sydenhams Road in Park Town besides the Chennai Central suburban railway station. It has a capacity of 40,000.

In 1946, the Corporation Stadium was built in a portion of the land occupied by the People's Park in Central Madras. The stadium hosted nine test cricket matches between 1956 and 1965. The stadium was refurbished in 1993 and was named after India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. It hosted the 1993 Nehru Cup, 1995 South Asian Games, and other international football matches in the 1990s.

Currently, it is used to mostly host football matches and athletic competitions, and is sometimes used for hosting functions and concerts. The stadium is used by the Tamil Nadu football team and the Tamil Nadu women's football team for playing its official home matches. Indian Super League team Chennaiyin FC and Indian Women's League team Sethu FC also use the stadium as their home ground.

The complex also houses an indoor stadium with a seating capacity of 8,000 built in 1995. It has a skating rink and facilities to host other indoor sports. The Pro Kabaddi League team Tamil Thalaivas play their home matches at the indoor complex.

History

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In 1946, the Corporation stadium was built on a portion of land occupied by the People's Park in Central Chennai.[2][3][4] It had a capacity of 20,000 and consisted of six cricket pitches with field hockey and football fields on either side surrounded by a 30 ft (9.1 m) wide athletics track.[5] The stadium was used to host sport matches and other official events such as the parade during Mountbatten's visit to Madras in 1946.[6] It hosted six test cricket matches from 1956 to 1965.[7]

In the early 1990s, C. R. Viswanathan, then the Secretary of the Tamil Nadu Football Association, approached the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Jayalalithaa with a plan to refurbish the old Corporation stadium into new modern facility.[8] The stadium was refurbished in 1992 in a span of 234 days, at a cost of ₹440 million (US$5.1 million) and the capacity was expanded to 40,000. [9][10] It was named after India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.[11] The stadium hosted the Nehru Cup international football tournament in January-February 1993.[5][9] It later hosted the football matches at the 1995 South Asian Games, and other international matches.[12]

An indoor stadium with a capacity of 8,000 was added at a cost of ₹200 million (US$2.3 million) in 1995.[5][10] In 1998, the indoor stadium hosted the World Volleyball Grand Prix tournament.[13][14] In 2012-13, the Government of Tamil Nadu renovated the stadium at a cost of ₹178.06 million (US$2.1 million).[10] The indoor stadium was refurbished at a cost of ₹120 million (US$1.4 million) and added a new skating rink.[15] A new synthetic athletics track, new football turf, and floodlights were added, and new accommodations were constructed. A new warm-up facility was constructed to the north of the stadium at a cost of ₹331 million (US$3.9 million).[11][10][16] The stadium underwent further renovation in 2023 before it served as the host of the fifth Khelo India Youth Games in January 2024.[1][17]

Facilities

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The Stadium in 2017

The stadium has a natural football turf surrounded by a 400 m (1,300 ft) eight lane synthetic athletics track and a seating capacity of 40,000. The indoor complex has a seating capacity of 8,000 and is used to host several indoor sports. There are two concrete basketball courts, two beach volleyball courts, three clay volleyball courts, one throw ball court, a roller rink, a handball court, a fencing hall, a boxing ring, and a kabaddi field. There are also facilities for judo, weightlifting, table tennis, chess, and carrom besides a fitness center and a conference hall.[10] The indoor complex can also be re-configured to hosts functions and concerts.[18][19]

Notable records

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Panoramic view of the stadium

In 1953, Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy were involved in a 413-run partnership for the first wicket against New Zealand in 1956, a test cricket record which remained unbroken till 2008 and still remains the second highest till date.[20] The Indian national cricket team won its first test series against England in 1962 after winning the fifth and final test match of the series at the venue.[5]

See also

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References

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  9. ^ a b "Lone Indian Star, the stadium" (PDF). Madras Musings. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  10. ^ a b c d e Tamil Nadu Sports policy note, 2014-15 (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu (Report). pp. 50–51. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai". Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  12. ^ Mitra, Atanu (7 December 2016). "How Amma organised India's first international women's football tournament, the Gold Cup in 1994". scroll.in. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  13. ^ "World Volleyball Grand Prix". FIVB. Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  14. ^ "International Sporting Events". Government of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  15. ^ "Jawaharlal Nehru indoor stadium to be renovated at Rs. 10 crore". The Hindu. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
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  17. ^ "Nehru Stadium decked up for Khelo India Youth Games". The New Indian Express. 3 January 2024. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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  19. ^ "Arnold arrives in Chennai". The Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  20. ^ "Highest partnership for first wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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