Stadium in Jamshedpur, India
The
JRD Tata Sports Complex Stadium
, also known as
The Furnace
, is a 40,000-capacity (often limited to 24,424)
stadium
in
Jamshedpur
, India. It is used mostly for
association football
matches and
athletics
competitions. It has been the home stadium of
Jamshedpur FC
since the
2017?18 season
. The stadium holds 24,424-40,000 spectators for sports matches (depending on the event).
History
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JRD Tata Sports Complex before renovation, in 2013.
The JRD Tata Sports Complex is the largest sports arena in Jamshedpur. The sports complex is also used for conducting the annual sports day events of many reputed schools in Jamshedpur.
On 5 January 2007, the stadium was also a venue of having prominent performers, such as,
Shankar Mahadevan
,
Ehsaan Noorani
,
Loy Mendonsa
, and
Mahalaxmi Iyer
, performed to mark the final day of
Tata Steel
's four-day celebration of its centenary year, event known as 'Shatrang'.
Apart from that a significant exhibition football match was played between
Sao Paulo FC
from
Brazil
and
Mohammedan S.C.
from
India
in 2007.
Currently, it is the home ground for
Indian Super League
club
Jamshedpur FC
. This stadium also holds the record of 2nd highest average home attendance for Jamshedpur FC in the
2017-18 season
of the
Indian Super League
,It holds the record for 1st highest average home attendance for Jamshedpur FC in
2018-19 ISL season
,It holds the record of 2nd highest average home attendance for Jamshedpur FC in
2019-20 ISL season
and also holds the record of 3rd highest average home attendance for Jamshedpur FC in
2022-23 ISL season
Facilities
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As a multi-use
stadium
, it provides athletes facilities to board, train and compete in the same sports arena. The complex has an international size
football
pitch with an eight-lane mono-synthetic running track around the field.
It is primarily used for
football
and athletics but it has facilities for various other sports including
Archery
,
Basketball
,
Field Hockey
,
Handball
,
swimming
,
Table Tennis
,
Tennis
,
Volleyball
. It has a full service
fitness center
which is free for resident athletes and is accessible to the citizens of
Jamshedpur
for a fee. The sports complex is also the headquarters for the Tata Chess Centre and Tata Archery Academy. It also has a world class swimming pool in it complex.
- Archery
- Basketball
- Field Hockey
- Football
- Handball
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Swimming
- Volleyball
- Relay
- Marching
- Kabbadi
- Shooting
- Boxing
- Martial arts
- Chess
- Yoga
- Karate
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Others
See also
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