Ekana Football Stadium

Ekana International Football Stadium
	Ground View of stadium
Address	Ekana Sports City, Gomti Nagar Extension,; Lucknow; India
Location	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates	26.8131°N 81.0201°E
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

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

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

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