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Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi

New Delhi, India

60,254

recorded capacity

1 block = 1,000 placesoutline continues to Narendra Modi Stadium, 132,000

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi in New Delhi is the 5th-largest of the 92 listed stadiums in India. It was a venue of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

It opened in 1983. The nearest listed stadium is Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, 3.3 km away.

Listed for
Athletics and football
Tenants
India national football team, Athletics Federation of India, Delhi football team, SC Delhi
Surface
Grass
Position
28.58° N, 77.23° E

Compare with another stadium

Where it stands in India

  1. Narendra Modi Stadium71,746 more132,000
  2. Eden Gardens7,746 more68,000
  3. Salt Lake Stadium7,746 more68,000
  4. Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium4,746 more65,000
  5. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi60,254
  6. Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium5,254 fewer55,000
  7. Ekana Cricket Stadium10,154 fewer50,100
  8. Brabourne Stadium10,254 fewer50,000
  9. 84 more listed stadiums

All 92 listed in India

From the record

Owner
Sports Authority of India
Architect
Marg and Partners Schlaich Bergermann Partner
Field size
106 m × 68 m
Recorded construction cost
INR 961 crore
Opening order in India
39th of 92, earliest first
Share of listed capacity in India
2.2%
Latest renovation or expansion
2010, more recent than 3 of the other 22 listed stadiums in India with such a year
Compared with the median in India
2.4 times the median capacity of 25,405 across its 92 listed stadiums
Opened in the 1980s in India
4 of the 92 listed stadiums, this one included
Nearest larger listed stadium
Narendra Modi Stadium, 767 km
Listed stadiums within 10 km
3

Chronology

  1. 1983 Opened
  2. 2010 Commonwealth Games venue, Renovated

Nearest listed stadiums

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  1. Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium · north16,200 places, opened 19333.3 km
  2. Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium · north41,000 places, opened 18836.2 km
  3. Ambedkar Stadium · north35,000 places, completed 20076.3 km
  4. Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium · west10,000 places, opened 200680.9 km
  5. Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun · north-east25,000 places, opened 2016208.4 km

Source: Wikipedia, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi.