Ekana Football Stadium

Association football stadium in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Ekana International Football Stadium

Ground View of stadium

Address| Ekana Sports City, Gomti Nagar Extension,
Lucknow
India
Location| Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates| 26°48′47″N 81°01′12″E﻿ / ﻿26.8131°N 81.0201°E﻿ / 26.8131; 81.0201
Owner| Ekana Sports City
Operator| Ekana Sports City
Capacity| 2,000[1]
Surface| Grass
Website
https://ekana.com/stadiums

Ekana International Football Stadium is a dedicated football stadium in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.[2] It is the city's main stadium for football matches.[3] The stadium is built as per FIFA and AIFF standards. It has seating capacity of 20,000 also equipped with Floodlights for night matches.

## History[edit]

The ground was host to state and national level events. This facility hosts a range of cultural and entertainment events. Training sessions are held on a daily basis.[4] On 21 November, Inter Kashi played their first I-League home match against Mohammedan SC in the Ekana Football Stadium in Lucknow.[5]

## Facilities[edit]

A new football stadium was constructed next to Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Ekana Sports City Lucknow.[6] The stadium facilities matches all international football standards.[7]

This stadium provides youth of Lucknow with good opportunities in football also people in and around Lucknow can watch football matches in international level dedicated football stadium.[8]

## References[edit]

1. ^ [hhttps://ekana.com/football-stadium "Football Ground | Ekana Sportz City"]. ekana.com. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
2. ^ "Football Ground | Ekana Sportz City". ekana.com. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
3. ^ "Lucknow will get an international football stadium, it will be one of the top five stadiums of the country" (in Hindi). patrika.com.
4. ^ "Ekana'unfit',Inter Kashi may play league match in Kolkata". The Times of India.
5. ^ "Mohammedan SC defeat Inter Kashi 2 goals to 0". The Times of India. 22 November 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
6. ^ "लखनऊ: दिसंबर में शुरू होगा इकाना इंटरनेशनल फुटबॉल स्टेडियम, जानें". Hindustan Smart (in Hindi). Retrieved 17 December 2023.
7. ^ "Football matches will also be held in Lucknow Ekana Stadium, know what is the schedule" (in Hindi). ebharat.com.
8. ^ Verma, Ankur (14 June 2021). "Lucknow's Ekana International Football Stadium to start operations in December this year!". Knocksense. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

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