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University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram)

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Capacity
  
20,000

Phone
  
070251 26598

Establishment
  
1952

Tenants
  
Kovalam FC

Owner
  
University of Kerala

Location
  
Kerala University, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

First ODI
  
October 1 1984:  India v  Australia

Last ODI
  
January 25, 1988:  India v  West Indies

Address
  
Palayam PMG Road, University of Kerala Senate House Campus, Palayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695033

Similar
  
Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium, Jimmy George Indoor St, Central Bus Station Thiruvananthapuram, Gandhi Sports Complex, Niyamasabha Mandiram

University Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and is used for predominantly association football and also for athletics.

The stadium is part of University of Kerala campus and was built in 1952.The stadium has a capacity of 20,000. The G. V. Raja Pavilion in the stadium. The stadium was used as the home ground for the Indian domestic cricket team Kerala till the late 1980s. The stadium has hosted 2 ODI matches with the host team India losing one match and the other match yielded no result.

The stadium was the home ground of Chirag United Club, for the 2011-2012 I-League season.

One Day International cricket

The stadium has hosted following ODI matches till date.

References

University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram) Wikipedia