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| fullname = Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium<br />
| location = [[Shillong]], [[Meghalaya]], [[India]]<br />
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| tenants = [[Shillong Premier League]]<br />
| seating_capacity = 30,000<br />
| dimensions = 103.0 M X 67.0 M<br />
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'''Nehru Stadium''' is a football [[stadium]] in [[Shillong]], [[Meghalaya]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Manipur Footballer David Ngaihte Rocks For Rangdajied United|url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Sport10..181013.oct13|work=e-pao.net|access-date=13 October 2013}}</ref> It is used mainly for [[association football|football]] and has most notably hosted the home matches of [[Shillong Lajong FC]]<ref>[https://blog.cpdfootball.de/2013/10/03/rangdajied-united-look-to-turn-tide-at-home/amp/ Rangdajied United look to turn tide at home] ''blog.cpdfootball.de''. Retrieved 13 September 2021.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rangdajied United vs Bengaluru FC 3 – 2|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/01/india/i-league/arhima-club/bengaluru/1585407/|work=Soccerway|access-date=30 April 2014}}</ref> in the [[I-League]]. The stadium has a [[seating capacity]] of 30,000 spectators.<br />
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==History==<br />
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The stadium is a two tier stadium with a roof over the main stand. An artificial turf named [[Astroturf]] is laid down in 2012. The stadium is generally hosted [[I-League]] matches. Before professional football was played in [[Shillong]], the stadium was created for football and running use. Both sports were played at an amateur level.<br />
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In 2009 the football club known as [[Shillong Lajong F.C.]] gained promotion to the top-tier of Indian football [[I-League]] and as a result started using the Nehru Stadium as there ground. The team regularly drew 30,000 fans for the games.<br />
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After relegation the stadium was again used for Lajong games in the [[I-League 2nd Division]] for the 2011 Season Final Round. The home field advantage managed to give Lajong promotion back to the I-League and back into fully professional football.<br />
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After the [[2011 I-League 2nd Division]] it was announced that a change needed to be done to the pitch at the Nehru Stadium. When the stadium hosted the 2011 2nd Division it drew criticism for how the pitch was very unprepared, it even drew criticism from Indian Football Captain [[Baichung Bhutia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.jagran.com/|title=English News Headlines: Latest News Today, Breaking News from India & World|website=Jagran English}}</ref> On 17 August 2011 it was officially announced that the [[Meghalaya|Meghalaya Government]] had officially given {{INR}}555,000,000 for the stadium renovation and it was commenced.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2011/08/17/2623428/i-league-meghalaya-government-sanctions-55-crores-for |title=I-League: Meghalaya Government Sanctions 5.5 Crores For Stadium Renovation – Shillong Lajong’s Larsing Ming |author=Rahul Bali |date=17 August 2011 |website=www.goal.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140608053641/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2011/08/17/2623428/i-league-meghalaya-government-sanctions-55-crores-for |archive-date=8 June 2014}}</ref> Due to this Lajong had to move to another stadium for there [[2011–12 I-League]] matches.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://theshillongtimes.com/2011/10/20/jnsc-not-yet-ready-fans-to-miss-live-i-league-action/ | title=JNSC not yet ready, fans to miss live I-League action | date=20 October 2011 | newspaper=The Shillong Times | access-date=19 July 2018 }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://soccernetindia.net/stadium_brief.php?stnm=Jawaharlal%20Nehru%20Stadium,%20Shillong,%20Meghalaya&stdtl=std_nehrushilong.inc Stadium information]<br />
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[[Category:Football venues in Meghalaya]]<br />
[[Category:Shillong]]<br />
[[Category:Sports venues in Meghalaya]]<br />
[[Category:Shillong Lajong FC]]<br />
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