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{{Infobox stadium<br />
|stadium_name = Mangala Stadium<br />
|nickname = <br />
|image = Near the entrance of Mangala Stadium in Mangalore.jpg<br />
|caption = Near the entrance of Mangala Stadium in Mangalore<br />
|location = [[Mangalore|Mangalore City]], [[Karnataka]]<br />
|broke_ground = 2009<br />
|opened = October 2011 <br />
|owner = [[Mangalore City Corporation]]<br />
|operator = Mangalore City Corporation<br />
|construction_cost = <br />
|architect = <br />
|tenants = [[Karnataka cricket team]], [[Mangalore United]]<br/> [[South United F.C.]](2018-Present )<br />
|seating_capacity = 40,000<br />
}}<br />
The '''Mangala Stadium''' is a public sports and athletics stadium located in the heart of [[Mangalore|Mangalore City]], [[Karnataka]], India, managed by Karnataka State Department of Youth Affairs and Sports. The term ''Mangala Stadium'' also refers to the various sports facilities adjacent to the stadium, which includes a swimming pool and a gymnasium. There is vacant ground adjoining the stadium which is used for various sporting as well as non-sports related events such as trade fairs, carnivals, commercial expositions and other cultural events.<br />
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==History==<br />
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The stadium is at least 30 years old,{{Citation needed|date=January 2012}} and over the course of time it has become a centre for athletic activity in Mangalore.<br />
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==Facilities==<br />
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There are facilities for major track events such as a running track, long jump, shot put, javelin and a hammer-throw cage. Adjacent to the stadium is the swimming pool with five lanes.<br />
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The stadium is set to get a full-fledged synthetic track with the [[Dakshina Kannada]] district administration favourably responding to demands from the athletes to provide facilities on either side of the track.<ref>{{cite web|author=Special Correspondent |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/article2773967.ece |title=Cities / Mangalore : Mangala Stadium is all set to get full-fledged synthetic turf |publisher=The Hindu |date=2012-01-04 |accessdate=2012-01-17}}</ref><br />
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The Rs. 3.15-crore project, awarded through tender, had been secured by the Delhi-based sports infrastructure company Syncotts International. This will enable the stadium to conduct sporting events on a larger scale. The company, which was expected to begin work on 7 January,{{When|date=January 2012}} has been given three months to complete the upgrade of the existing cinder track to a synthetic one, with an additional fifteen days to provide the facilities for pole vault, javelin throw, hammer throw, discus throw, and shot put and steeple chase events in the D area.this track was opened by cm of karnataka on 18 March 2013.<ref>{{cite web|author=Special Correspondent |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/article2773967.ece |title=Cities / Mangalore : Mangala Stadium is all set to get full-fledged synthetic turf |publisher=The Hindu |date=2012-01-04 |accessdate=2012-01-17}}</ref><br />
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==Capacity==<br />
Mangala stadium has a seating capacity of approximately 40,000 currently.<br />
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==Other Uses==<br />
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The stadium was recently used for hosting the 17th [[National Youth Festival (India)]] organised by the Department of Youth Affairs, [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India)|Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India]] in collaboration with the [[National Youth Festival (India)|Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS)]] and [[National Service Scheme| National Service Scheme (NSS)]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-10/mangalore/30610935_1_media-centre-dais-delegates |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707190625/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-10/mangalore/30610935_1_media-centre-dais-delegates |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-07 |title=Mangala Stadium awaits Youth Fest 2012 delegates |date=2012-01-10 |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2012-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nyf2012.in/nyf/index.php/schedule/date-wise/14-sample-data-articles/129 |title=FAQ |publisher=Nyf2012.in |date=2012-01-12 |accessdate=2012-01-17 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906060143/http://www.nyf2012.in/nyf/index.php/schedule/date-wise/14-sample-data-articles/129 |archive-date=6 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Sports in Mangalore]]<br />
* [[U S Mallya Indoor Stadium]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120125115908/http://www.karunadu.gov.in/dyss/Pages/home.aspx]<br />
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