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{{Short description|Football stadium in New Delhi, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox stadium
| name = Dr. Ambedkar Stadium
| image =
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| former_names = Delhi Gate Stadium
| location = [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], [[New Delhi]]
| coordinates = {{coord|28.639|77.242|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:IN|display=ti}}
| mapframe-zoom = 16
| owner = [[Municipal Corporation of Delhi]] (MCD)<ref>{{cite news|title=Ambedkar stadium to host India's World Cup qualifier|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Ambedkar-stadium-to-host-Indias-World-Cup-qualifier/articleshow/9027132.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105200038/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-28/top-stories/29712461_1_dsa-vice-president-nk-bhatia-ambedkar-stadium-football-stadium|url-status=live|archive-date=5 November 2012|access-date=4 July 2011|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=28 June 2011}}</ref>
| capacity = 35,000
| dimensions = 101m x 67.5m
| surface = [[Grass]]
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| main_contractors =
| construction_cost =
| opened =
| renovated = 2007, 2010, 2025
| tenants = [[SC Delhi]] (2025–Present) [[Sudeva Delhi]] [[Delhi FC]] [[HOPS FC]] [[Delhi Football League]] [[FD Women's League]] [[Football Delhi]] competitions
}}

'''Dr. Ambedkar Stadium''' is a [[Association football|football]] stadium in [[New Delhi]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-league-2017-18-what-does-the-season-have-in-store|access-date=2020-03-03|title=I-League 2017/18 : What does the season have in store?|language=en|website=sportskeeda.com|author=Sayak Dipta Dey|date=17 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303034726/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/i-league-2017-18-what-does-the-season-have-in-store|archive-date=3 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Khelchandra|last=Bharat|title=Durand Cup 2016: Minerva Academy FC Gets Direct Entry Along With 7 Other Clubs|url=http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2016/07/06/durand-cup-2016-minerva-academy-fc-gets-direct-entry-along-7-clubs/|access-date=4 August 2016|website=indianfootballnetwork.com|publisher=Indian Football Network|date=6 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712010945/http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2016/07/06/durand-cup-2016-minerva-academy-fc-gets-direct-entry-along-7-clubs/|archive-date=12 July 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=In the last matchday of the I-League season, teams compete for improved Super Cup qualifying ranking|url=https://footballexpress.in/in-the-last-matchday-of-the-i-league-season-teams-compete-for-improved-super-cup-qualifying-ranking/|first=Veronica|last=Tarafdar|website=footballexpress.in|publisher=Football Express India|date=30 March 2023|access-date=13 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407041622/https://footballexpress.in/in-the-last-matchday-of-the-i-league-season-teams-compete-for-improved-super-cup-qualifying-ranking/|archive-date=7 April 2023}}</ref> The stadium is named after [[Dr. B. R. Ambedkar]], social reformer and architect of the [[Indian Constitution]]. It was earlier known as Corporation Stadium. It has held competitions like the [[Delhi Football League]], the [[DCM Trophy]], the [[Subroto Cup]] and the [[Durand Cup]]. It houses offices of the [[Football Delhi]]. It was renovated and reopened in 2007 and has a listed capacity of 35,000. The stadium has hosted international football finals such as the [[2007 Nehru Cup|2007]]<ref name="Bharanithar">{{cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/251858-nehru-cup-victory-moment-to-cherish-for-indian-football-fans|title=Nehru Cup Victory : Moment To Cherish For Indian Football Fans|website=syndication.bleacherreport.com|publisher=Bharanithar|date=10 September 2009|access-date=22 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322074730/https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/251858-nehru-cup-victory-moment-to-cherish-for-indian-football-fans.amp.html|archive-date=22 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-football-down-the-years-looking-back-at-the-glorious-moments#|title=Indian Football Down the Years: Looking back at the glorious moments|first=AIFF|last=Media Team|website=www.the-aiff.com|publisher=[[All India Football Federation]]|language=en|trans-title=|location=New Delhi|agency=|date=15 August 2022|access-date=20 October 2022|archive-date=21 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921011335/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-football-down-the-years-looking-back-at-the-glorious-moments}}</ref> and [[2009 Nehru Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/hindustan-fc-win-dsa-senior-division-league/articleshow/5600719.cms|title=Hindustan FC wins DSA Senior Division League|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=21 February 2010|access-date=1 August 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803233059/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/hindustan-fc-win-dsa-senior-division-league/articleshow/5600719.cms|archive-date=3 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://i-league.org/hindustan-fc-hammer-bengaluru-fc-4-0/|title=Hindustan FC hammer Bengaluru FC 4–0|website=i-league.org|publisher=[[All India Football Federation]]|date=6 February 2015|access-date=7 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907074312/https://i-league.org/hindustan-fc-hammer-bengaluru-fc-4-0/|archive-date=7 September 2021}}</ref>

In October 2022, the [[I-League]] side [[Rajasthan United FC|Rajasthan United]] announced that they will use Ambedkar Stadium as home ground due to unavailability of prominent stadium in their state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dainiknavajyoti.com/article/27890/rajasthan-united-made-ambedkar-stadium-in-delhi-its-home-ground|title=राजस्थान यूनाईटेड ने दिल्ली के अम्बेडकर स्टेडियम को बनाया अपना होम ग्राउण्ड|trans-title=Rajasthan United made Delhi's Ambedkar Stadium their home ground|website=dainiknavajyoti.com|publisher=Dainik Navajyoti|date=27 October 2022|access-date=27 October 2022|author=DN Jaipur desk|location=Jaipur, Rajasthan|language=hi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027123922/https://dainiknavajyoti.com/article/27890/rajasthan-united-made-ambedkar-stadium-in-delhi-its-home-ground|archive-date=27 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Shashwat|last=Shivhare|date=6 November 2022|location=New Delhi|url=https://i-league.org/hero-i-league-to-be-a-different-proposition-says-rajasthan-united-head-coach-pushpender-kundu/|title=Hero I-League to be a different proposition, says Rajasthan United Head Coach Pushpender Kundu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108102928/https://i-league.org/hero-i-league-to-be-a-different-proposition-says-rajasthan-united-head-coach-pushpender-kundu/|archive-date=8 November 2022|website=i-league.org|publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] Media Team|access-date=8 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-04-i-league-rajasthan-united-jaipur-home-games|title=Rajasthan United to play next I-League season in Jaipur|date=21 April 2023|access-date=21 April 2023|website=KhelNow.com|first=Sattyik|last=Sarkar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421104119/https://khelnow.com/football/2023-04-i-league-rajasthan-united-jaipur-home-games|archive-date=21 April 2023}}</ref>

==History==
===Renovation===
[[Image:IndiavsSyria Nehru Cup-2007.jpg|200px|thumb|right|India vs Syria on the 2007 ONGC Nehru Cup International Football Tournament]]
In 2007, the stadium was renovated and floodlights were installed. In August 2007 the stadium hosted its first tournament under floodlights, the [[Nehru Cup International Football Tournament 2007]].

===Controversy===
At the start of the [[I-League 2010-11|2010–11 I-League]] season [[Indian Arrows]] were expected to play its [[I-League]] matches at the stadium, but due to the stadium owners, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), holding non-sporting events on the pitch the pitch forced Arrows to play their matches at the [[Tau Devi Lal Stadium]] in [[Gurgaon]].

=== Renovation to meet International standards ===
In 2024, plans were issued by the Delhi Soccer Association to revamp the stadium at an estimated cost of ₹5 crore. The revamped stadium will be equipped with dressing rooms, toilets, cafeterias and media centres.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-16 |title=Ambedkar stadium to be renovated to meet international standards |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/ambedkar-stadium-to-be-renovated-to-meet-international-standards/articleshow/108550221.cms |access-date=2024-05-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==Major matches==
{{Football box collapsible
|round = [[2007 Nehru Cup#Final|2007 Nehru Cup Final]]
|date = 29 August 2007
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|Syria}}
|goals1 = [[Pappachen Pradeep|Pradeep]] {{goal|44}}
|goals2 =
|location = [[New Delhi]]
|stadium = Ambedkar Stadium
|attendance =
|referee = Sikhrakar Surendra ([[All India Football Federation|India]])
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|round = [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup]] |date = 13 August 2008
|time = 16:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|MYA|1974}}
|score = 0–4
|team2 = {{fb|PRK}}
|goals1 =
|report = [https://archive.today/20130203233924/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1812 AFC]
|goals2 = [[Pak Song-Chol (footballer born 1987)|Pak Song-Chol]] {{goal|10||12||44|pen.}} [[Ro Hak-Su]] {{goal|53}}
|location = [[New Delhi]]
|stadium = Ambedkar Stadium
|attendance = 1,000
|referee = Khalid Al-Senan ([[United Arab Emirates Football Association|UAE]])
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|round = [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup]]
|date = 13 August 2008
|time = 19:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 4–1
|team2 = {{fb|TJK}}
|goals1 = [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{goal|9||23||75}} [[Baichung Bhutia|Bhutia]] {{goal|18}}
|report = [https://archive.today/20130203134723/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=252&matchId=1813 AFC]
|goals2 = [[Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev|Fatkhuloev]] {{goal|44}}
|stadium = Ambedkar Stadium
|location = [[New Delhi]]
|attendance = 10,000
|referee = [[Valentin Kovalenko]] ([[Uzbekistan Football Federation|Uzbekistan]])
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = [[2009 Nehru Cup#Final|2009 Nehru Cup Final]]
|date = 31 August 2009
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 1–1
|aet = yes
|report =
|team2 = {{fb|Syria}}
|goals1 = [[P. Renedy Singh|Renedy]] {{goal|114}}
|goals2 = [[Ali Diab|Diab]] {{goal|120+3}}
|location = [[New Delhi]]
|stadium = Ambedkar Stadium
|attendance = 20,000
|referee = Ali Adil ([[Football Association of Maldives|Maldives]])
|penalties1 = {{pengoal}} [[Climax Lawrence|Lawrence]] {{penmiss}} [[P. Renedy Singh|Renedy]] {{pengoal}} [[Sunil Chhetri|Chhetri]] {{pengoal}} [[Steven Dias|Dias]] {{penmiss}} [[Wadoo]] {{pengoal}} [[Anwar Ali (footballer, born 1984)|A. Ali]] {{pengoal}} [[Irungbam Surkumar Singh|Surkumar]]
|penaltyscore = 5–4
|penalties2 = [[Raja Rafe|Rafe]] {{pengoal}} [[Wael Ayan|Ayan]] {{penmiss}} [[Ahmad Haj Mohamad|Haj Mohamad]] {{penmiss}} [[Mosab Balhous|Balhous]] {{pengoal}} [[Abdul Fattah Al Agha|Al Agha]] {{pengoal}} [[Abdelrazaq Al Hussain|Al Hussain]] {{pengoal}} [[Hamzeh Al Aitoni|Al Aitoni]] {{penmiss}}
}}
{{Football box collapsible
|round = [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round#India v United Arab Emirates|2014 FIFA WC AFC Qualifier Round2]]
|date = 28 July 2011
|time =
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IND}}
|score = 2–2
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20121112054434/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=257787/match=300159166/report.html FIFA]
|team2 = {{fb|UAE}}
|goals1 = [[Jeje Lalpekhlua|Lalpekhula]] {{goal|73}} [[Gouramangi Singh|Singh]] {{goal|90+2}}
|goals2 = [[Mohamed Al Shehhi|Al Shehhi]] {{goal|39}} [[Ali Al-Wehaibi|Al-Wehaibi]] {{goal|71}}
|location = [[New Delhi]]
|stadium = Ambedkar Stadium
|attendance = 13,000
|referee = [[Abdul Malik Bashir]] ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]])
}}

==See also==
* [[List of football stadiums in India]]
* {{Commons-inline}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite web|url=https://www.millenniumpost.in/no-money-more-problems-193271|first1=Rinchen|last1=Norbu|title=No Money, More Problems|website=millenniumpost.in|publisher=The Millennium Post India|location=New Delhi|date=5 January 2014|access-date=29 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615131943/https://www.millenniumpost.in/no-money-more-problems-193271|archive-date=15 June 2021}}

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[[Category:Sports venues in Delhi]]
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in New Delhi]]
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[[Category:Sports venues completed in 2007]]

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