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{{short description|Stadium in Jamshedpur, India}}
{{more footnotes|date=February 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name        = JRD Tata Sports Complex Stadium
| nickname            = The Furnace
| image               = J.R.D. Tata Stadium.jpg
| image_size          = 270px
| caption             = Panoramic view of the stadium
| fullname            = JRD Tata Sports Complex
| location            = [[Jamshedpur]], [[Jharkhand]]
| coordinates         = 
| broke_ground        = 
| opened              = 1991
| renovated           = 2017<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidesport.co/jrd-sports-complex-get-rs-40-cr-facelift-isl/|title=JRD Sports Complex to get Rs 40 cr facelift for ISL|first=InsideSport|last=Desk|date=23 June 2017}}</ref>
| closed              = 
| demolished          = 
| owner               = [[Tata Steel]]
| operator            = [[Jamshedpur FC]]
| surface             = [[Bermuda Grass]]
| construction_cost   = [[Indian Rupees|INR ₹]] 400 Million<ref name="auto"/> (renovation cost)
| architect           = 
| structural engineer = 
| services engineer   = 
| general_contractor  = 
| project_manager     = 
| main_contractors    = 
| capacity            =  24,424 ''(for [[Indian Super League|ISL]] games)''
| suites              = 
| tenants             = [[Jamshedpur FC]]<ref name="auto"/> <br/>[[Jamshedpur FC Reserves]]<br/> [[Tata Football Academy|Jamshedpur FC Youths]]<br>
[[India national football team]] (Selected matches)
}}

The '''JRD Tata Sports Complex Stadium''' is a 40,000-capacity (often limited to 24,424 for ISL games) [[stadium]] in [[Jamshedpur]], [[India]]. It is currently used mostly for [[association football]] matches and [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]] competitions. It has been the home stadium of [[Jamshedpur FC]] since the [[2017–18 Jamshedpur FC season|2017–18 season]]. The stadium holds 24,424-40,000 spectators for sports matches (depending on the event).

== History ==
[[File:JRD Sports Ground.jpg|thumb|JRD Tata Sports Complex before renovation, in 2013.]]
The JRD Tata Sports Complex is the largest sports arena in [[Jamshedpur]], [[India]]. The sports complex is also used for conducting the Annual Sports Day 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 [[Mahalakshmi Iyer|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 [[São Paulo FC]] from [[Brazil]] and [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan S.C.]] from [[India]] in 2007.

Currently, it is the home ground for [[Indian Super League|Hero ISL]] based team, [[Jamshedpur FC]]. This stadium also holds the record of 2nd highest average home attendance for Jamshedpur FC in [[Indian Super League|Hero ISL]]'s [[2017–18 Indian Super League season|2017-18 season]], and also holds the record of 1st highest average home attendance for Jamshedpur FC in [[2018–19 Indian Super League season|2018-19 ISL season]].

== Facilities ==
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 [[Association football|football]] pitch with an eight-lane mono-synthetic running track around the field.

It is primarily used for [[Association football|football]] and athletics but it has facilities for various other sports including [[Archery]], [[Basketball]], [[Field Hockey]], [[Handball]], [[Swimming (sport)|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
* and others

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian Super League stadiums}}
{{Jamshedpur FC}}
{{Football stadiums in India}}

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[[Category:Football venues in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Athletics (track and field) venues in India]]
[[Category:Sport in Jamshedpur]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Field hockey venues in India]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Jamshedpur]]
[[Category:Tata Group]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1991]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in Bihar]]


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