Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium

Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium, Firozpur

View of Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium in Firozpur, Punjab, India
Full name	Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium
Location	Firozpur, Punjab,   India
Coordinates	30°56′47″N74°36′50″E / 30.946265616632086°N 74.61401417890642°E / 30.946265616632086; 74.61401417890642
Owner	Government of Punjab
Operator	Government of Punjab
Capacity	10,000
Construction
Broke ground	1962
Built	1989
Opened	1989
Renovated	2014
Expanded	2011

Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Firozpur, Punjab, India. ^[1] The stadium is mainly used for field hockey, and many Indian greats like Major Dhyan Chand, Gurinder Singh, Jograj Singh, Surjit Singh, and Bhagwant Singh have played here. The stadium was previously known as Nehru Park but was renamed after Shaheed Bhagat Singh.

History

The ground also hosted two Ranji Trophy matches in 1961 and 1967. ^[2] The ground was the home ground for Northern Punjab cricket team which played cricket from 1926 to 1967. The match against Southern Punjab cricket team in 1967 was the last match of the Northern Punjab cricket team in Ranji Trophy.

The stadium was one of 16 venues that were used for the 2011 Kabaddi World Cup.

In 2014, Chief Minister of Punjab Prakash Singh Badal laid the foundation for an AstroTurf surface on the ground which will help to improve the sports quality in the city. ^[3] But stadium is in bad shape still, no work was done. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Kabaddi matches host

12 November 2011 13:30   Canada 64 – 22   Nepal Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium, Ferozepur

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12 November 2011 14:30   Australia 0 - 1   Afghanistan Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium, Ferozepur

• Australia forfeited. Afghanistan won by walkover because of the unavailability of the required minimum of players for Australia.

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12 November 2011 16:30   United Kingdom 65 – 19   Germany Shaheed Bhagat Singh Stadium, Ferozepur

References

1. My Gola
2. First-class Matches
3. Astroturf Stadium in Ferozepur – still a dream for hockey lovers
4. Ferozepur stadium reeks of neglect, coaches not available ^{[ dead link ‍]}
5. Lack of facilities, coaches at SBS Stadium mars raw talent of this border town
6. "DC orders renovation and construction of Bhagat Singh Stadium before Jan 20"

External links

• Ferozpur
• Cricketarchive
• Cricinfo
• Google Maps