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{{Short description|Stadium in Tiruchirappalli, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox venue
| image = Hockey Turf Anna Stadium.jpg
| image_caption = Hockey Turf Anna Stadium
| name = Anna Stadium
| fullname = Anna Stadium
| nickname = 
| location = [[Khajamalai]], [[Tiruchirappalli]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| owner = Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]
| built = 1970
| renovated = 2009
| expanded = 2015
| seating_capacity = 10,000
| coordinates = {{coord|10|46|50.0|N|78|41|47.7|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=it}}
| tenants = 
| dimensions = 
| cost = {{INRConvert|3|c|lk=on}}; {{INRConvert|12|c|lk=on}} {{small|(2015 expansion)}}
| surface = Grass
}}
The '''Anna Stadium''' is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] at the Anna Sports Complex located in the Indian city of [[Tiruchirappalli]]. It is mainly used for [[Association football|football]] matches and [[Athletics (sport)|athletic]] events. It has a capacity of 10,000. It also has eight-lane {{Convert|400|m}} synthetic athletic track.{{Sfn|Baliga|1999|p=1209}}{{Sfn|Leonard|2006|p=82}}

== History ==
The stadium was built by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu in 1970 at a cost of {{INRConvert|3|c|lk=on|year=1970}}{{Sfn|Baliga|1999|p=1209}}<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news|author=G. Prasad|date=14 July 2011|title=Tiruchi turns sports hub|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-editorialfeatures/tiruchi-turns-sports-hub/article2225280.ece|access-date=21 October 2013}}</ref> funded by the state government. The synthetic turf imported from [[Netherlands]], was laid in two weeks by a professional from England.<ref name="Hindu" /> In 2011, construction of a new multi-purpose stadium at a cost of {{INRConvert|1.77|c|lk=on}} was started.<ref name="Hindu" /> A new eight-lane synthetic athletic track were also installed. The total cost of the expansion was {{INRConvert|12|c|lk=on}}. With this, Trichy became the fourth city in Tamil Nadu after [[Chennai]], [[Coimbatore]], and [[Madurai]] to have such facility for athletics.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2015-10-16|title=Tiruchi gets synthetic athletic track|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/tiruchi-gets-synthetic-athletic-track/article7768110.ece|access-date=2020-05-09|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|India|Sports}}
* [[Kalyani Stadium]]
* [[Mangala Stadium]]

==References==
=== Citations ===
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=== Cited references ===
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*{{cite book|last=Leonard|first=A. G.|title=Tamil Nadu economy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ItrsAAAAMAAJ|year=2006|publisher=Macmillan India|isbn=978-1-4039-3104-7}}
*{{cite book|title=Sainik Samachar: The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XHDfAAAAMAAJ|year=1979|ref={{harvid|Sainik Samachar|1979}}}}
*{{cite book|author1=Madras (India : State)|author2=B. S. Baliga|author3=B. S. Baliga (Rao Bahadur.)|title=Madras District Gazetteers: Tiruchirappalli (pt. 1-2)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wygbAAAAIAAJ|year=1999|publisher=Superintendent, Government Press|ref={{harvid|Baliga|1999}}}}
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{{Tiruchirappalli}}
{{Sport venues in Tamil Nadu}}
[[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in India]]
[[Category:1970 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1970]]
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Tamil Nadu]]