TRC Turf Ground

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TRC Synthetic Turf Ground
TRC Turf Ground
Full nameSynthetic Turf Football Stadium
Location Srinagar, Indian Occupied Jammu & Kashmir
Coordinates 34°4′27.18″N74°49′39.39″E / 34.0742167°N 74.8276083°E / 34.0742167; 74.8276083
Owner Jammu & Kashmir Football Association
Capacity 10,000 [1]
Surface astro turf
Construction
Built2014;10 years ago (2014)
Renovated2015;9 years ago (2015)
Tenants

TRC Turf Ground is a football stadium located in Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir, India. [4] [5] Owned by Jammu & Kashmir Football Association, It is currently the home ground of Real Kashmir [6] [7] and most JKFA Professional League teams. [8]

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History

The stadium was made at the cost of 4.5 crore (45 million) rupees and unveiled in September 2014 by then Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah. [1] In 2017, the government and sports minister Imran Raza Ansari approved high mast flood lighting system to allow night matches. [9] The first tournament was organised in 2015 namely Football Fanatics Knockout Tournament by Fanatics Group in collaboration with Jammu & Kashmir Football Association

Tenants

Since 2015, the ground is being used in the I-League 2nd Division as the home ground for Lonestar Kashmir FC, [10] [11] and I-League for Real Kashmir FC. [12] [13] It has also been used for hosting JKFA Professional League matches.

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