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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Stadium in Jamshedpur, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox venue<br />
| stadium_name = JRD Tata Sports Complex Stadium<br />
| nickname = The Furnace<br />
| image = J.R.D. Tata Stadium.jpg<br />
| image_size = 270px<br />
| caption = Panoramic view of the stadium<br />
| fullname = JRD Tata Sports Complex<br />
| location = [[Jamshedpur]], [[Jharkhand]]<br />
| coordinates = <br />
| broke_ground = <br />
| opened = 1991<br />
| 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><br />
| closed = <br />
| demolished = <br />
| owner = [[Tata Steel]]<br />
| operator = [[Jamshedpur FC]]<br />
| surface = [[Bermuda Grass]]<br />
| construction_cost = [[Indian Rupees|INR ₹]] 400 Million<ref name="auto"/> (renovation cost)<br />
| architect = <br />
| structural engineer = <br />
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| capacity = 24,424 ''(for [[Indian Super League|ISL]] games)''<br />
| suites = <br />
| tenants = [[Jamshedpur FC]]<ref name="auto"/> <br/>[[Jamshedpur FC Reserves]]<br/> [[Tata Football Academy|Jamshedpur FC Youths]]<br><br />
[[India national football team]] (Selected matches)<br />
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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).<br />
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== History ==<br />
[[File:JRD Sports Ground.jpg|thumb|JRD Tata Sports Complex before renovation, in 2013.]]<br />
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.<br />
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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'.<br />
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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.<br />
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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]].<br />
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== Facilities ==<br />
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.<br />
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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.<br />
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* Archery<br />
* Basketball<br />
* Field Hockey<br />
* Football<br />
* Handball<br />
* Table Tennis<br />
* Tennis<br />
* Track and Field<br />
* Swimming<br />
* Volleyball<br />
* Relay<br />
* Marching<br />
* Kabbadi<br />
* Shooting<br />
* Boxing<br />
* Martial arts<br />
* Chess<br />
* Yoga<br />
* Karate<br />
* Athletics<br />
* Badminton<br />
* and others<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Indian Super League stadiums}}<br />
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[[Category:Field hockey venues in India]]<br />
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