Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium (Kochi)

India / Kerala / Edathala / Kochi
 stadium, football / soccer stadium, football - soccer field, cricket stadium
Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium (home ground of KOCHI TUSKERS KERALA & KERALA BLASTERS) is an international stadium in Kochi, Kerala, India. With a capacity to hold 75,000 spectators, the stadium was built in 1996 during the tenure of K. Karunakaran as Chief Minister of Kerala. The stadium in Kochi is considered to be the 3rd largest in India and the 2nd largest cricket stadium in India

Originally constructed as a football stadium, it has played host to a number of international cricket and football matches. The extensive grounds of the stadium serve as venue for important exhibitions, cinema events and political rallies in the city. The stadium is quipped with floodlights for night play. The architecture of the stadium is unique compared to other stadia in India.[citation needed].The Most Innovative aspect of the stadium is its unique Lighting Towers of 2 kW Floodlights which when switched on fully can provide Lighting levels for HDTV telecast.The Structure of the tower is itself one of a kind in India.The four Lighting towers stand like the Vivaldi's Four Season Quartet,in silent symphony during the day. The major cricket teams here include the Kerala cricket team. Kerala football club Viva Kerala plays its home matches here. Also, former club FC Kochi used to play its home matches here.
2011 onwards Indian premier league cricket tournaments are held here and telecast-ed over 140 countries.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jawaharlal_Nehru_Stadium,_Kochi
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Coordinates:   9°59'50"N   76°18'3"E

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  • wonderfull stadium...2nd biggest stadium in india after edens in teir thy have 3 teir....
  • Home to Viva Kerala F.C. of the new I-League.
  • that stadium sucka......
  • Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium, better known as Nehru Stadium, is located at Kaloor in Kochi. Established in 1996-97, the stadium is an important sporting venue in Kerala. It has the seating capacity of about 60,000. The stadium is also referred as Kaloor International Stadium. With the official one day international cricket match played between India and Australia on April 1st 1999, the stadium received international status. The stadium is floodlit and is also a venue for football and athletics.
  • nice stadium
  • what a beautiful place! I went their with my uncle Mazhar812004 is right
  • what a cool place dud!
  • next to my house in kochi.I like that stadium
  • it is very good
  • it s a prestige 4 indian cricket
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