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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Association football stadium in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox venue<br />
| name = Ekana International Football Stadium<br />
| nickname = <br />
| image = Ekana International Football Stadium.jpg<br />
| caption = Ground view of the stadium<br />
| address = Ekana Sports City, Gomti Nagar Extension<br />
| city = Lucknow<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| location = [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|26.8131|81.0201|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| surface = [[Grass]]<br />
| capacity = 2,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Football Ground {{!}} Ekana Sportz City |url=https://ekana.com/football-stadium |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=ekana.com}}</ref><br />
| owner = Ekana Sports City<br />
| operator = Ekana Sports City<br />
| tenants = [[Lucknow Super Division]]<br />
| website = https://ekana.com/stadiums<br />
}}<br />
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'''Ekana International Football Stadium''' is a [[Association football|football]] [[stadium]] in [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Football Ground {{!}} Ekana Sportz City |url=https://ekana.com/football-stadium |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=ekana.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/lucknow-news/lucknow-international-football-stadium-to-be-ready-by-december-2021-6902552/|publisher=patrika.com|language=Hindi|title=Lucknow will get an international football stadium, it will be one of the top five stadiums of the country}}</ref> The stadium is built as per [[FIFA]] and [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]] standards.<br />
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== History ==<br />
This facility hosts a range of cultural and entertainment events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/ekana-unfit-inter-kashi-may-play-league-match-in-kolkata/articleshow/105889065.cms|title=Ekana'unfit', Inter Kashi may play league match in Kolkata|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> On 21 November, [[Inter Kashi]] played their first [[I-League]] home match against [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan SC]] at the stadium.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-11-22 |title=Mohammedan SC defeat Inter Kashi 2 goals to 0 |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/mohammedan-sc-defeat-inter-kashi-i-league-match-result/articleshow/105401900.cms |access-date=2023-12-20 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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== Facilities ==<br />
A new football stadium was constructed next to [[Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium]] in Ekana Sports City Lucknow.<ref>{{Cite web |title=लखनऊ: दिसंबर में शुरू होगा इकाना इंटरनेशनल फुटबॉल स्टेडियम, जानें |url=https://smart.livehindustan.com/lucknow/news/lucknow-ekana-international-football-stadium-will-complete-in-this-year-know-what-will-modern-facilities-in-stadium-81623591657350.html |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=Hindustan Smart |language=hindi |archive-date=17 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217110343/https://smart.livehindustan.com/lucknow/news/lucknow-ekana-international-football-stadium-will-complete-in-this-year-know-what-will-modern-facilities-in-stadium-81623591657350.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The stadium facilities matches all international football standards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/uttar-pradesh/state/lucknow/football-matches-schedule-in-lucknow-ekana-stadium-up-sports-news/up20231117073135509509270|publisher=ebharat.com|language=Hindi|title=Football matches will also be held in Lucknow Ekana Stadium, know what is the schedule}}</ref><br />
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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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Verma |first=Ankur |date=2021-06-14 |title=Lucknow's Ekana International Football Stadium to start operations in December this year! |url=https://www.knocksense.com/lucknow/lucknow-all-set-to-get-a-brand-new-football-stadium-at-ekana-complex-in-december-this-year |access-date=2023-12-17 |website=Knocksense}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Sports venues in Lucknow]]<br />
[[Category:Football in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
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[[Category:Sports venues in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]<br />
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