Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Margao)

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Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
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Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Margao)
LocationDon Bosco Road, Margao, Goa
Coordinates 15°17′21″N73°57′44″E / 15.28917°N 73.96222°E / 15.28917; 73.96222
Owner Sports Authority of Goa
Capacity 19,000
Field size106 m × 70 m (348 ft × 230 ft)
Surface Grass
Construction
Opened1989
Renovated2014
Tenants

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (also known as Fatorda Stadium) [2] is a multi-purpose stadium in Margao, Goa, India. [3] The venue has been used to host both international football as well as International cricket matches.

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It is Goa's only international stadium and has a seating capacity of 19000 with additional 1000 in reserve. It has hosted 9 One Day Internationals (ODIs) in cricket and hosted various football tournaments, including multiple Indian Super League finals, I-League, I-League 2, AFC Cup, [4] and AFC Champions League. The venue was established in 1989 and is owned and operated by the Sports Authority of Goa. It is currently the home stadium of FC Goa. In the 2020–21 Indian Super League, it was used as one of the centralized home grounds because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

History

Beginning

Exterior of the stadium Fatorda stadium exterior 1.jpg
Exterior of the stadium

Fatorda stadium was built in a record six months by the then Sports Minister Monte (D') Cruz. It was opened in 1989 as a football-only stadium but in less than a year was redeveloped to include cricket. On 25 October 1989 the first cricket ODI was played between Australia and Sri Lanka in Nehru Cup.

Football clubs using the stadium

The stadium during a 2007-08 I-League match between Salgaocar FC and Dempo. Priyaranjan Dasmunsi with the players of the Dempo S C and Salgaonkar during the inauguration of the ONGC I-League Tournament, the first professional football tournament in India at the Nehru Stadium at Margao, Goa.jpg
The stadium during a 2007–08 I-League match between Salgaocar FC and Dempo.

In 2006, before the 2007–08 I-League, all four Goan clubs (Dempo S.C., Churchill Brothers S.C., Salgaocar S.C., and Sporting Clube de Goa) announced that The Fatorda would be used as the home for all four teams' I-League matches. In the next season of I-League, Vasco S.C. too used the stadium as home ground. The Indian Super League club FC Goa have been tenants of the stadium since 2014.

Facilities

In 2014 it was upgraded according to the latest FIFA specifications. It is designed with a 20,000 seating capacity. The stadium complex provides two levels of fan seating arrangement along with a VIP area. Facilities include arena lighting, natural turf, broadcast room, TV studio, player dressing rooms, match delegates area, doping control rooms, medical rooms for players and spectators, VIP lounge, corporate boxes, media tribune and media working stations, press conference area, mixed zone area, CCTV cameras, a swimming pool, multipurpose gymnasium and parking facilities. It is regarded as one of the most well maintained football grounds in the Indian subcontinent. [5]

On 1 October 2022, it was announced that India's First Hybrid Pitch will be installed in this Stadium ahead of FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022. [6]

Fatorda Stadium, Goa.jpg
A panoramic view of the stadium

List of centuries

Key

One Day Internationals

No.ScorePlayerTeamBallsInns.Opposing teamDateResult
1101 V. V. S. Laxman Flag of India.svg  India 1071Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6 April 2001 Lost [7]
2103 Yuvraj Singh Flag of India.svg  India 761Flag of England.svg  England 3 April 2006 Won [8]

International cricket five-wicket hauls

Key

SymbolMeaning
†The bowler was man of the match
‡10 or more wickets taken in the match
§One of two five-wicket hauls by the bowler in the match
DateDay the Test started or ODI was held
Inn Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
OversNumber of overs bowled
RunsNumber of runs conceded
WktsNumber of wickets taken
Econ Runs conceded per over
Batsmen Batsmen whose wickets were taken
Result Result of the match

ODIs

Five-wicket hauls in ODI matches at Fatorda Stadium
No.BowlerDateTeamOpposing teamInnOversRunsWktsEconBatsmenResult
1 Matthew Hart 26 October 1994Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 1102252.20No result [9]
2 Zaheer Khan 14 February 2007Flag of India.svg  India Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1104254.20India won [10]

Football

South side of the Stadium Fatorda Stadium.jpg
South side of the Stadium

This venue has long been a mainstay of Indian football, having played host to many international games, including India's qualifiers for both the FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup. [11] The stadium has also been used as a home venue for the Goan clubs in AIFF competitions: Churchill Brothers S.C., Dempo S.C., FC Goa, Salgaocar S.C., Sporting Clube de Goa and Vasco S.C. [12]

It hosted the semifinals and final of the football event during the 2014 Lusofonia Games.

Brazilian team celebrating with the BRICS U-17 Cup trophy at the Fatorda Stadium in 2016. Brazil won the 1st BRICS U-17 Football Tournament 2016, in Goa on October 15, 2016.jpg
Brazilian team celebrating with the BRICS U-17 Cup trophy at the Fatorda Stadium in 2016.

The matches of 2016 BRICS U-17 Football Cup, [13] the first edition of the tournament, were played at the stadium and Brazilian U-17 team won the trophy.

It was chosen one of the six stadiums to host the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup matches in India. [14]

It has hosted the finals of Indian Super League twice in 2015 and 2020. In 2021, the stadium hosted the Group E matches of the AFC Champions League, in which FC Goa competed. [15] [16]

Cricket

Although the stadium was originally built to be a football venue, over the past few years[ when? ] it has been increasingly used to host international cricket matches. Since hosting its first ever international in 1989 between Australia and Sri Lanka, it has played host to seven further One Day Internationals, the most recent being between India and Sri Lanka in 2007. [17] The allocation of cricket matches to the stadium has often upset the Goan football community as it renders them unable to use the venue for hosting football. [18]

Lusofonia Games

The Stadium was renovated for the 2014 Lusofonia Games, which was conducted in Goa. [19] [20] [21] The opening and closing ceremonies of these Games were held at this venue. [21] Football matches of the Lusofonia Games were also held here. [21]

See also

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