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Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Ghaziabad)

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Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Nehru Stadium
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Full nameJawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Former namesNehru Stadium
LocationGhaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
OwnerGhaziabad Municipal Corporation
OperatorUttar Pradesh Cricket Association
Capacity2,000
Construction
Broke ground1990
Opened1990
Tenants
Ghaziabad FC (some games)
Website
Cricinfo

The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The stadium hosted six first-class matches [1] in 1992 when Uttar Pradesh cricket team played against railways cricket team.[2] The ground has five more matches till date. The stadium has hosted many non-first-class matches[3] including a match between touring Nepal cricket team and Ghaziabad District Cricket Association in 2013.[4]

The also hosted a Youth Test match between India national under-19 cricket team and England under-19 cricket team in 1993.[5] Association football club Ghaziabad FC sometimes use the stadium.

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