The Lal Bahadur Shastri Corporation Stadium is a stadium in Kollam. Recently renovated, the venue hosts football matches. The Sports Authority of India has a training centre in this stadium.
History
The Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium was established in 1988. The stadium is located at Cantonment area in Kollam city. This is a multi-purpose stadium, suitable for playing cricket, football, rugby 7s and athletics. The matting type of pitch is used in this stadium which is very much suitable for playing cricket.Stadiums in India Espncricinfo.com
Renovations
Construction of a new pavilion of size 44mX20.8m Change room and toilet for players Media work station VIP rest room Repair of Gallery Turfing of play area using Mexican grass Providing chain link fencing around the play area
Hosted sports and events The stadium has hosted Ranji Trophy Matches of Kerala in 1979 and 1988.Stadiums in India KCA-Cricket Archive College End and Road End are the end names used during the cricket matches.
The stadium also hosted Santosh Trophy Football Matches during 1965, 1973, 1988 and 2013
+Kerala First-Class Cricket Matches played on Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Kollam(Quilon) YearDateTournamentTeams Played 1979 3 November Ranji Trophy 1979/80 Kerala vs Andhra 1988 10 December Ranji Trophy 1988/89 Kerala vs Goa 1988 17 December Ranji Trophy 1988/89 Kerala vs Karnataka
+Santosh Trophy Football Matches played on Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Kollam(Quilon) YearDateTournamentTeams Played 2013 22 February Santosh Trophy 2013/14 Tamil Nadu Vs Goa 2013 22 February Santosh Trophy 2013/14 Maharashtra Vs Jharkhand 2013 23 February Santosh Trophy 2013/14 Manipur Vs Punjab 2013 23 February Santosh Trophy 2013/14 West Bengal Vs Karnataka 2013 24 February Santosh Trophy 2013/14 Goa Vs Maharashtra 2013 24 February Santosh Trophy 2013/14 Jharkhand Vs Tamil Nadu 2013 25 February Santosh Trophy 2013/14 Punjab Vs West Bengal 2013 25 February Santosh Trophy 2013/14 Karnataka Vs Manipur 2013 26 February Santosh Trophy 2013/14 Tamil Nadu Vs Maharashtra 2013 26 February Santosh Trophy 2013/14 Goa Vs Jharkhand 2013 27 February Santosh Trophy 2013/14 Manipur Vs West Bengal 2013 27 February Santosh Trophy 2013/14 Punjab Vs Karnataka
See also Kollam Kollam district Kollam Junction railway station
References
External links
Picture of the stadium