Goa Cricket Association Stadium

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Goa Cricket Association Stadium (tentative)
Goa Cricket Association Stadium
Location Dhargal, Goa
Coordinates 15°31′26.4″N73°49′48″E / 15.524000°N 73.83000°E / 15.524000; 73.83000
Owner Goa Cricket Association
Operator Goa Cricket Association
Capacity 45,000 (cricket)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground 2008
Opened2017 (tentative)
Tenants
Goa Cricket Association

Goa Cricket Association Stadium is a cricket stadium, proposed to be built in Dhargal, Goa. The stadium will be the home ground of the Goa Cricket Association. The project is currently suspended due to various problems, construction was obstructed by corruption and financial troubles. Goa is the only state association that does not own its own cricket stadium. [1] [2]

The ground will be established with an area of 1.30 lakh square metres, with all facilities like a practice stadium, indoor practice area etc. The ground will have floodlight so that stadium can host day-night matches with a seating capacity of 45,000 spectators. [3] [4]

References

  1. No international cricket match in Goa till own stadium is complete
  2. "Goa to get new cricket stadium, State Cabinet sanctions land" . Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. With a cricket stadium, Bicholim to be a ‘sports city’ in Goa
  4. "Dhargal gets the nod for International cricket stadium". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.