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| Location | Don Bosco Road,Margao, Goa |
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| Coordinates | 15°17′21″N73°57′44″E / 15.28917°N 73.96222°E /15.28917; 73.96222 |
| Owner | Sports Authority of Goa |
| Capacity | 19,000 |
| Field size | 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1989 |
| Renovated | 2017 |
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Fatorda Stadium, officially known asJawaharlal Nehru Stadium,[2] is amulti-purpose stadium inMargao, Goa, India.[3] The venue has been used to host bothfootball andcricket matches.
It is Goa's only international stadium and has a seating capacity of 19,000. It has hosted 9One Day Internationals (ODIs) in cricket and hosted various football tournaments, including multipleIndian Super League finals,I-League,I-League 2,AFC Cup,[4] andAFC Champions League. The venue was established in 1989 and is owned and operated by theSports Authority of Goa. It is currently the home stadium ofFC Goa. In the2020–21 Indian Super League, it was used as one of the centralized home grounds because of theCOVID-19 pandemic.
Fatorda stadium was built in a record six months by the then Sports Minister Monte (D') Cruz. It was opened in 1989 as afootball-only stadium but in less than a year was redeveloped to includecricket. On 25 October 1989 the first cricket ODI was played betweenAustralia andSri Lanka inNehru Cup.
In 2006, before the2007–08 I-League, all four Goan clubs (Dempo S.C.,Churchill Brothers S.C.,Salgaocar S.C., andSporting Clube de Goa) announced that The Fatorda would be used as the home for all four teams'I-League matches. In the next season of I-League,Vasco S.C. too used the stadium as home ground. TheIndian Super League clubFC Goa have been tenants of the stadium since 2014.
In 2014 it was upgraded according to the latestFIFA specifications. It is designed with a 20,000 seating capacity. The stadium complex provides two levels of fan seating arrangement along with a VIP area. Facilities include arena lighting, natural turf, broadcast room, TV studio, player dressing rooms, match delegates area, doping control rooms, medical rooms for players and spectators, VIP lounge, corporate boxes, media tribune and media working stations, press conference area, mixed zone area, CCTV cameras, a swimming pool, multipurpose gymnasium and parking facilities. It is regarded as one of the most well maintained football grounds in the Indian subcontinent.[5]
On 1 October 2022, it was announced that India's First Hybrid Pitch will be installed in this Stadium ahead ofFIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022.[6]
| No. | Score | Player | Team | Balls | Inns. | Opposing team | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 101 | V. V. S. Laxman |  India | 107 | 1 |  Australia | 6 April 2001 | Lost[7] |
| 2 | 103 | Yuvraj Singh | India | 76 | 1 |  England | 3 April 2006 | Won[8] |
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| † | The bowler wasman of the match |
| ‡ | 10 or more wickets taken in the match |
| § | One of two five-wicket hauls by the bowler in the match |
| Date | Day theTest started orODI was held |
| Inn | Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken |
| Overs | Number ofovers bowled |
| Runs | Number ofruns conceded |
| Wkts | Number ofwickets taken |
| Econ | Runs conceded per over |
| Batsmen | Batsmen whose wickets were taken |
| Result | Result of the match |
| No. | Bowler | Date | Team | Opposing team | Inn | Overs | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Batsmen | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Hart | 26 October 1994 |  New Zealand |  West Indies | 1 | 10 | 22 | 5 | 2.20 | No result[9] | |
| 2 | Zaheer Khan | 14 February 2007 | India |  Sri Lanka | 1 | 10 | 42 | 5 | 4.20 | India won[10] |
This venue has long been a mainstay of Indian football, having played host to many international games, includingIndia's qualifiers for both theFIFA World Cup andAFC Asian Cup.[11] The stadium has also been used as a home venue for the Goan clubs in AIFF competitions:Churchill Brothers S.C.,Dempo S.C.,FC Goa,Salgaocar S.C.,Sporting Clube de Goa andVasco S.C.[12]
It hosted the semifinals and final of thefootball event during the2014 Lusofonia Games.
The matches of2016 BRICS U-17 Football Cup,[13] the first edition of the tournament, were played at the stadium and Brazilian U-17 team won the trophy.
It was chosen one of the six stadiums to host the2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup matches in India.[14]
It has hosted the finals ofIndian Super League twice in2015 and2020. In2021, the stadium hosted theGroup E matches of theAFC Champions League, in whichFC Goa competed.[15][16]
Although the stadium was originally built to be a football venue, over the past few years[when?] it has been increasingly used to host international cricket matches. Since hosting its first ever international in 1989 betweenAustralia andSri Lanka, it has played host to seven further One Day Internationals, the most recent being betweenIndia and Sri Lanka in 2007.[17] The allocation of cricket matches to the stadium has often upset the Goan football community as it renders them unable to use the venue for hosting football.[18]
The Stadium was renovated for the2014 Lusofonia Games, which was conducted inGoa.[19][20][21] The opening and closing ceremonies of these Games were held at this venue.[21] Football matches of theLusofonia Games were also held here.[21]
| Tenants | League season | Home games | Average attendance[22] |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Goa | 2023-24 | 11 | 8,642 |
| FC Goa | 2022-23 | 10 | 10,220 |
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