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{{Infobox venue<br />
| name = Madurai International Hockey Stadium<br />
| nickname = <br />
| image = Madurai International Hockey Stadium.png<br />
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| location = [[Madurai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|9.94054|78.14328|display=inline,title}}<br />
| broke_ground = <br />
| built = 2025<br />
| opened = 22 November 2025<br />
| renovated = <br />
| expanded = <br />
| closed = <br />
| demolished = <br />
| owner = Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu<br />
| operator = <br />
| surface = Artificial Turf<br />
| construction_cost = {{INRconvert|20|c}}<br />
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| tenants = <br />
| seating_capacity = 2,000<br />
| public_transit = [[TNSTC (Madurai)]]}}<br />
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Madurai International Hockey Stadium is a field hockey stadium at [[Madurai]], Tamil Nadu, India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Latest Hockey News and Updates - Hockey India |url=https://www.hockeyindia.org/news/madurai-international-hockey-stadium-inaugurated-ahead-of-fih-mens-junior-hockey-world-cup-2025 |website=www.hockeyindia.org}}</ref> Inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister [[Udhayanidhi Stalin]] on 22 November 2025.<ref>{{cite news |title=Udhayanidhi Stalin inaugurates new hockey stadium in Madurai |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Madurai/udhayanidhi-stalin-inaugurates-new-hockey-stadium-in-madurai/article70311732.ece |work=The Hindu |date=22 November 2025 |language=en-IN}}</ref> It is the venue for the [[2025 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup]], and hosted the tournament from 28th November to 08th December 2025.<ref>{{cite news |title=Inside Madurai’s New International Hockey Stadium: How Tamil Nadu Is Preparing for the Junior World Cup |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/inside-madurais-new-international-hockey-stadium-how-tamil-nadu-is-preparing-for-the-junior-world-cup/photostory/125518688.cms |work=The Times of India |date=23 November 2025}}</ref> It is one of the International Hockey Stadiums located in Tamil Nadu, followed by the [[Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium]] in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[MGR Race Course Stadium]]<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
[[Category:Field hockey venues in India]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Madurai]]<br />
[[Category:Sports venues in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 2025]]<br />
[[Category:2025 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]</div>PenneyIrby336