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{{Short description|Multi-purpose stadium in Margao, Goa}}
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{{Infobox venue
{{Infobox venue
| name          = Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
| name          = Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
| nickname      = ''The Fatorda''<br/>''The Fortress''
| nickname      = ''Fatorda Stadium''<br />''The Fortress''
| image        = East Stand of Fatorda Stadium.jpg
| image        = Margao Stadium.jpg
| image_size    = 260px
| image_size    = 280px
| caption      = The stadium on a matchday
| caption      =  
| location      = Don Bosco Road, [[Margao, Goa]]
| location      = Don Bosco Road, [[Margao, Goa]]
| coordinates  = {{coord|15|17|21|N|73|57|44|E|display=it}}
| coordinates  = {{coord|15|17|21|N|73|57|44|E|display=it}}
| opened        = 1989
| opened        = 1989
| owner        = [[Sports Authority of Goa]]
| owner        = [[Sports Authority of Goa]]
| surface      = Grass
| surface      = [[Grass]]
| dimensions    = {{cvt|106 x 70|m}}
| dimensions    = {{cvt|106 x 70|m}}
| architect    =  
| architect    =  
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| former_names  =  
| former_names  =  
| capacity      = 19,000
| capacity      = 19,000
| suites        =
| tenants      = {{unbulleted list| [[India national football team]] (1989–present) <br /> [[Goa football team]] <br /> [[Goa women's football team]] <br /> [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa|Churchill Brothers]] (2007–present) <br /> [[FC Goa]] (2014–present) <br /> [[Sporting Clube de Goa]] (2007–2016)<ref name="iloveindia1">{{cite web|url=http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/football/clubs/sporting-clube-goa.html|title=Sporting Clube de Goa – Sporting Clube de Goa Indian Football Club – Sporting Clube de Goa Football Club India|publisher=I Love India|website=iloveindia.com|access-date=11 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211213180051/http://www.iloveindia.com/sports/football/clubs/sporting-clube-goa.html|archive-date=13 December 2021}}</ref>}}
| tenants      = {{unbulleted list| [[India national football team]] (1989–present) <br> [[Churchill Brothers S.C.|Churchill Brothers]] (2007–present) <br> [[FC Goa]] (2014–present) }}
}}
}}


The '''Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium''' is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] used mostly for football matches situated in [[Margao, Goa]], [[India]]. The venue has been used to host both [[association football|international football]] as well as [[Cricket|cricket matches]]. It is Goa's only international stadium and has a seating capacity of 19,000 people. In cricket, it has hosted 9 [[One Day International|ODIs]]. The venue was established in 1989 and is owned and operated by the [[Sports Authority of Goa]]. It is currently the home stadium of [[Indian Super League]] club [[FC Goa]].
'''Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium''',<ref>{{Cite web |title=FIFA inspected the Duler Stadium to give GFA the permission for laying the artificial turf... |url=http://www.kolkatafootballs.com/indiafootball_news_2012/june7thpart_2012.html |date=11 June 2012 |access-date=9 November 2022 |website=kolkatafootball.com |archive-date=22 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622121900/http://www.kolkatafootballs.com/indiafootball_news_2012/june7thpart_2012.html }}</ref> locally known as '''Fatorda Stadium''', is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] situated in [[Margao, Goa]], [[India]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/india-goa-stadiums.html India (Goa State) — Stadiums] ''RSSSF''. Retrieved 14 August 2021</ref> The venue has been used to host both [[association football|international football]] as well as [[Cricket|International cricket matches]]. However, after the emergence of [[I-League]] in 2007 and [[Indian Super League]] in 2014, the stadium is turned into football only stadium.


In the [[2020–21 Indian Super League]], it was used as the home ground of [[ATK Mohun Bagan]] and [[Bengaluru FC]] as well as [[FC Goa]] because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|CoViD-19 pandemic]].
It is Goa's only international stadium and has a seating capacity of 19000 with additional 1000 in reserve. It has hosted 9 [[One Day International|ODIs]] in Cricket and hosted various football tournaments including multiple [[Indian Super League|Indian Super League finals]], [[AFC Cup]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/sports/football/top-stories/Dempo-chase-a-win-against-Al-Tilal-in-AFC-Cup/articleshow/8156924.cms|title=Dempo chase a win against Al Tilal in AFC Cup|access-date=6 March 2021|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|first=Marcus|last=Mergulhao|date=4 May 2011|location=Margao|archive-date=12 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712103750/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Dempo-chase-a-win-against-Al-Tilal-in-AFC-Cup/articleshow/8156924.cms}}</ref> and [[AFC Champions League]]. The venue was established in 1989 and is owned and operated by the [[Sports Authority of Goa]]. It is currently the home stadium of [[Indian Super League]] club [[FC Goa]], [[I-League]] club [[Churchill Brothers FC Goa]]. In the [[2020–21 Indian Super League]], it was used as one of the centralized home grounds because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].


==History==
==History==
===Beginning===
===Beginning===
[[File:Fatorda stadium exterior 1.jpg|thumb|centre|The exterior of the stadium]]
[[File:Fatorda stadium exterior 1.jpg|thumb|Exterior of the stadium]]
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda was built in a record six months by the then Sports Minister Monte (D') Cruz. It was opened in 1989 as a [[association football|football]] only stadium but in less than a year was redeveloped to include [[cricket]]. On 25 October 1989 the first cricket [[One Day International|ODI]] was played between [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] and [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] in [[Nehru Cup (cricket)|Nehru Cup]].
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda was built in a record six months by the then Sports Minister Monte (D') Cruz. It was opened in 1989 as a [[association football|football]] only stadium but in less than a year was redeveloped to include [[cricket]]. On 25 October 1989 the first cricket [[One Day International|ODI]] was played between [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] and [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] in [[Nehru Cup (cricket)|Nehru Cup]].


===Football clubs using the stadium===
===Football clubs using the stadium===
In 2006, before the [[2007–08 I-League]], all four Goan clubs ([[Dempo S.C.]], [[Churchill Brothers S.C.]], [[Salgaocar S.C.]], and [[Sporting 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. In 2014 [[Indian Super League]] club [[FC Goa]] announced it as their home ground.
 
[[File:Priyaranjan Dasmunsi with the players of the Dempo S C and Salgaonkar during the inauguration of the ONGC I-League Tournament, the first professional football tournament in India at the Nehru Stadium at Margao, Goa.jpg|280px|thumb|The stadium during a [[2007–08 I-League]] match between [[Salgaocar FC]] and [[Dempo SC|Dempo]].]]
In 2006, before the [[2007–08 I-League]], all four Goan clubs ([[Dempo S.C.]], [[Churchill Brothers S.C.]], [[Salgaocar S.C.]], and [[Sporting 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. The [[Indian Super League]] club [[FC Goa]] have been tenants of the stadium since 2014.


==Facilities==
==Facilities==


In 2014 it was upgraded according to the latest [[FIFA]] 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiansuperleaguefootball.in/indian-super-league-stadiums-a-walkthrough-part-2/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-10-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011023953/http://indiansuperleaguefootball.in/indian-super-league-stadiums-a-walkthrough-part-2/ |archive-date=11 October 2014}}</ref>{{Panorama|image=File:Fatorda Stadium, Goa.jpg|height=347|width=1158|alt=|caption=<center>A [[panoramic]] view of the stadium</center>}}
In 2014 it was upgraded according to the latest [[FIFA]] 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiansuperleaguefootball.in/indian-super-league-stadiums-a-walkthrough-part-2/ |title=Indian Super League Stadiums - A Walkthrough (Part-2) > Fatorda Stadium & JL Nehru Stadium, Kochi &#124; Indian Super League Football |access-date=2014-10-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011023953/http://indiansuperleaguefootball.in/indian-super-league-stadiums-a-walkthrough-part-2/ |archive-date=11 October 2014}}</ref>
 
On 1 October 2022, it was announced that India's First Hybrid Pitch will be installed in this Stadium ahead of [[2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup|Fifa U-17 Women's World Cup 2022]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 1, 2022 |first=Marcus |last=Mergulhao |title=Fatorda gets India's first hybrid pitch, type used by all Premier League clubs |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/fatorda-gets-indias-first-hybrid-pitch-type-used-by-all-premier-league-clubs/articleshow/94572037.cms |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>{{Panorama|image=File:Fatorda Stadium, Goa.jpg|height=347|width=1158|alt=|caption={{center|A [[panoramic]] view of the stadium}}}}


==List of centuries==
==List of centuries==
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*[[Jimmy Adams]]
*[[Jimmy Adams]]
*[[Courtney Walsh]]
*[[Courtney Walsh]]
|| No result<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65998.html</ref>
|| No result<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65998.html| title = Full Scorecard of West Indies vs New Zealand 2nd Match 1994/95 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com}}</ref>
|- align=center
|- align=center
|scope="row"| [[Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2006–07|2]] || [[Zaheer Khan]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2007|2|14}} || {{cr|IND}} || {{cr|SL}} || {{nts|1}} || {{nts|10}} || {{nts|42}} || {{sort|05115|5}}  || {{nts|4.20}} || align=left |
|scope="row"| [[Sri Lankan cricket team in India in 2006–07|2]] || [[Zaheer Khan]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2007|2|14}} || {{cr|IND}} || {{cr|SL}} || {{nts|1}} || {{nts|10}} || {{nts|42}} || {{sort|05115|5}}  || {{nts|4.20}} || align=left |
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*[[Farveez Maharoof]]
*[[Farveez Maharoof]]
*[[Malinga Bandara]]
*[[Malinga Bandara]]
|| India won<ref>http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/267715.html</ref>
|| India won<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/267715.html| title = Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs India 3rd ODI 2006/07 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com}}</ref>
|}
|}


==Football==
==Football==
[[File:Fatorda Stadium.jpg|260px|thumb|South side of the Stadium]]
[[File:Fatorda Stadium.jpg|thumb|South side of the Stadium]]
This venue has long been a mainstay of Indian football, having played host to many international games, including [[India national football team|India's]] qualifiers for both the [[FIFA World Cup]] and [[AFC Asian Cup]].<ref>{{cite web
This venue has long been a mainstay of Indian football, having played host to many international games, including [[India national football team|India's]] qualifiers for both the [[FIFA World Cup]] and [[AFC Asian Cup]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033484/report.html
|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033484/report.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118141156/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=250425/match=300033484/report.html
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=18 November 2007
|title=2010 FIFA World Cup Asia Group Playoffs Match Report
|title=2010 FIFA World Cup Asia Group Playoffs Match Report
|publisher=[[FIFA]]
|publisher=[[FIFA]]
|access-date=2010-01-10}}</ref> The stadium is also used as a home venue for the Goan clubs: [[Churchill Brothers S.C.]], [[Dempo S.C.]], [[FC Goa]], [[Salgaocar S.C.]], [[Sporting Clube de Goa]] and [[Vasco S.C.]].<ref>{{cite web
|access-date=2010-01-10}}</ref> 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]] and [[Vasco S.C.]]<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.indianfootball.com/en/I-League/1st_division/venues
|url=http://www.indianfootball.com/en/I-League/1st_division/venues
|title=1st Division I-League Venues
|title=1st Division I-League Venues
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It hosted the semifinals and final of the [[Football at the 2014 Lusofonia Games|football event]] during the [[2014 Lusofonia Games]].
It hosted the semifinals and final of the [[Football at the 2014 Lusofonia Games|football event]] during the [[2014 Lusofonia Games]].
[[File:Brazil won the 1st BRICS U-17 Football Tournament 2016, in Goa on October 15, 2016.jpg|thumb|Brazilian team celebrating with the [[2016 BRICS U-17 Football Cup|BRICS U-17 Cup]] trophy at the Fatorda Stadium in 2016.]]
The matches of [[2016 BRICS U-17 Football Cup]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mishra|first1=Aniket|title=Inaugural BRICS Cup to take place in India in 2016|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/inaugural-brics-cup-india-2016|access-date=8 October 2016|work=SportsKeeda|date=29 September 2015}}</ref> 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 the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] matches in India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/2017-fifa-u-17-world-cup-fatorda-stadium-goa-schedule-teams-match-timings|title=FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 Goa Matches, schedule & match timings|date=2017-10-04|access-date=2017-10-10}}</ref>
It was chosen one of the six stadiums to host the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] matches in India.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/2017-fifa-u-17-world-cup-fatorda-stadium-goa-schedule-teams-match-timings|title=FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 Goa Matches, schedule & match timings|date=2017-10-04|access-date=2017-10-10}}</ref>


It has hosted the finals of [[Indian Super League]] twice in [[2015 Indian Super League Final|2015]] and [[2020 Indian Super League Final|2020]]. In [[2021 AFC Champions League|2021]], the stadium hosted the [[2021 AFC Champions League #Group E|Group E]] matches of the [[AFC Champions League]], in which [[FC Goa]] competed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/edu-bedia-scores-fc-goas-first-afc-champions-league-goal-fc-goa-vs-persepolis-live-news-indian-football/article34370477.ece|title=Edu Bedia scores FC Goa's first AFC Champions League goal|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/live/persepolis-fc-goa-gaurs-suffer-first-afc-champions-league/1hqvcl1z75s6a1ni76ivx6e19b|title=Persepolis 2-1 FC Goa: Edu Bedia scores historic goal in Gaurs defeat|website=Goal.com|access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>
It has hosted the finals of [[Indian Super League]] twice in [[2015 Indian Super League Final|2015]] and [[2020 Indian Super League Final|2020]]. In [[2021 AFC Champions League|2021]], the stadium hosted the [[2021 AFC Champions League#Group E|Group E]] matches of the [[AFC Champions League]], in which [[FC Goa]] competed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/edu-bedia-scores-fc-goas-first-afc-champions-league-goal-fc-goa-vs-persepolis-live-news-indian-football/article34370477.ece|title=Edu Bedia scores FC Goa's first AFC Champions League goal|website=sportstar.thehindu.com|date=20 April 2021 |access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/live/persepolis-fc-goa-gaurs-suffer-first-afc-champions-league/1hqvcl1z75s6a1ni76ivx6e19b|title=Persepolis 2-1 FC Goa: Edu Bedia scores historic goal in Gaurs defeat|website=Goal.com|access-date=21 April 2021}}</ref>


==Cricket==
==Cricket==
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==Lusofonia Games==
==Lusofonia Games==
The Stadium was renovated for the [[2014 Lusofonia Games]], which was conducted in [[Goa]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lusofoniagames2014.gov.in/sites/all/themes/universiade/files/Press%20Release-Inaugural-Fatorda%20Stadium.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-05-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210061942/http://lusofoniagames2014.gov.in/sites/all/themes/universiade/files/Press%20Release-Inaugural-Fatorda%20Stadium.pdf |archive-date=10 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/sports/renovation-work-full-swing-nehru-stadium |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-05-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503210239/http://www.navhindtimes.in/sports/renovation-work-full-swing-nehru-stadium |archive-date=3 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="race time">{{cite web |url=http://www.thegoan.net/Sports/News/Race-against-time-at-Fatorda/02915.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-05-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503203539/http://www.thegoan.net/Sports/News/Race-against-time-at-Fatorda/02915.html |archive-date=3 May 2014}}</ref> The opening and closing ceremonies of these Games were held at this venue.<ref name="race time"/> Football matches of the [[Lusofonia Games]] were also held here.<ref name="race time"/>
The Stadium was renovated for the [[2014 Lusofonia Games]], which was conducted in [[Goa]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lusofoniagames2014.gov.in/sites/all/themes/universiade/files/Press%20Release-Inaugural-Fatorda%20Stadium.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-05-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210061942/http://lusofoniagames2014.gov.in/sites/all/themes/universiade/files/Press%20Release-Inaugural-Fatorda%20Stadium.pdf |archive-date=10 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navhindtimes.in/sports/renovation-work-full-swing-nehru-stadium |title=Renovation work in full swing at Nehru Stadium &#124; iGoa |access-date=2014-05-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503210239/http://www.navhindtimes.in/sports/renovation-work-full-swing-nehru-stadium |archive-date=3 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="race time">{{cite web |url=http://www.thegoan.net/Sports/News/Race-against-time-at-Fatorda/02915.html |title=Race against time at Fatorda |access-date=2014-05-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503203539/http://www.thegoan.net/Sports/News/Race-against-time-at-Fatorda/02915.html |archive-date=3 May 2014}}</ref> The opening and closing ceremonies of these Games were held at this venue.<ref name="race time"/> Football matches of the [[Lusofonia Games]] were also held here.<ref name="race time"/>
 
==See also==
*[[List of football stadiums in India]]


==References==
==References==
{{Commons category|Fatorda Stadium}}
 
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
*http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58301.html Fatorda Stadium, Cricinfo
 
==Further reading==
*{{cite web|url=http://i-league.org/?tb_match=9208|title=Dempo sports club vs Mumbai FC — Fatorda Stadium overview|website=i-league.com|publisher=I-League|date=5 April 2014|access-date=1 June 2014|archive-date=5 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405014231/http://i-league.org/?tb_match=9208}}
 
==External links==
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/ground/58301.html Fatorda Stadium] – Cricinfo
{{India national football team}}
{{India national football team}}
{{Indian Super League stadiums}}
{{Indian Super League stadiums}}
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[[Category:Sports venues in Goa]]
[[Category:Sports venues in Goa]]
[[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in India]]
[[Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in India]]
[[Category:Dempo S.C.]]
[[Category:Dempo SC]]
[[Category:Churchill Brothers S.C.]]
[[Category:Churchill Brothers FC Goa]]
[[Category:Salgaocar FC]]
[[Category:Salgaocar FC]]
[[Category:Sporting Clube de Goa]]
[[Category:Sporting Clube de Goa]]
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[[Category:2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup venues]]
[[Category:2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup venues]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Margao]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Margao]]
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]

Latest revision as of 22:51, 21 July 2023


Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Fatorda Stadium
The Fortress
Margao Stadium.jpg
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LocationDon Bosco Road, Margao, Goa
Coordinates15°17′21″N 73°57′44″E / 15.28917°N 73.96222°E / 15.28917; 73.96222Coordinates: 15°17′21″N 73°57′44″E / 15.28917°N 73.96222°E / 15.28917; 73.96222
OwnerSports Authority of Goa
Capacity19,000
Field size106 m × 70 m (348 ft × 230 ft)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1989
Renovated2014
Tenants

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium,[2] locally known as Fatorda Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium situated in Margao, Goa, India.[3] The venue has been used to host both international football as well as International cricket matches. However, after the emergence of I-League in 2007 and Indian Super League in 2014, the stadium is turned into football only stadium.

It is Goa's only international stadium and has a seating capacity of 19000 with additional 1000 in reserve. It has hosted 9 ODIs in Cricket and hosted various football tournaments including multiple Indian Super League finals, AFC Cup,[4] and AFC Champions League. The venue was established in 1989 and is owned and operated by the Sports Authority of Goa. It is currently the home stadium of Indian Super League club FC Goa, I-League club Churchill Brothers FC Goa. In the 2020–21 Indian Super League, it was used as one of the centralized home grounds because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

History[edit]

Beginning[edit]

Exterior of the stadium

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda was built in a record six months by the then Sports Minister Monte (D') Cruz. It was opened in 1989 as a football only stadium but in less than a year was redeveloped to include cricket. On 25 October 1989 the first cricket ODI was played between Australia and Sri Lanka in Nehru Cup.

Football clubs using the stadium[edit]

The stadium during a 2007–08 I-League match between Salgaocar FC and Dempo.

In 2006, before the 2007–08 I-League, all four Goan clubs (Dempo S.C., Churchill Brothers S.C., Salgaocar S.C., and Sporting 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. The Indian Super League club FC Goa have been tenants of the stadium since 2014.

Facilities[edit]

In 2014 it was upgraded according to the latest FIFA 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 of Fifa U-17 Women's World Cup 2022.[6]

A panoramic view of the stadium

List of centuries[edit]

Key[edit]

  • * denotes that the batsman was not out.
  • Inns. denotes the number of the innings in the match.
  • Balls denotes the number of balls faced in an innings.
  • NR denotes that the number of balls was not recorded.
  • Parentheses next to the player's score denotes his century number at Edgbaston.
  • The column title Date refers to the date the match started.
  • The column title Result refers to the player's team result.

One Day Internationals[edit]

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]

International cricket five-wicket hauls[edit]

Key[edit]

Symbol Meaning
dagger The bowler was man of the match
double-dagger 10 or more wickets taken in the match
§ One of two five-wicket hauls by the bowler in the match
Date Day the Test started or ODI was held
Inn Innings in which five-wicket haul was taken
Overs Number of overs bowled
Runs Number of runs conceded
Wkts Number of wickets taken
Econ Runs conceded per over
Batsmen Batsmen whose wickets were taken
Result Result of the match

ODIs[edit]

Five-wicket hauls in ODI matches at Fatorda Stadium
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]

Football[edit]

South side of the Stadium

This venue has long been a mainstay of Indian football, having played host to many international games, including India's qualifiers for both the FIFA World Cup and AFC 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 and Vasco S.C.[12]

It hosted the semifinals and final of the football event during the 2014 Lusofonia Games.

Brazilian team celebrating with the BRICS U-17 Cup trophy at the Fatorda Stadium in 2016.

The matches of 2016 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 the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup matches in India.[14]

It has hosted the finals of Indian Super League twice in 2015 and 2020. In 2021, the stadium hosted the Group E matches of the AFC Champions League, in which FC Goa competed.[15][16]

Cricket[edit]

See also: List of international cricket centuries on Indian cricket grounds

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 between Australia and Sri Lanka, it has played host to seven further One Day Internationals, the most recent being between India 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]

Lusofonia Games[edit]

The Stadium was renovated for the 2014 Lusofonia Games, which was conducted in Goa.[19][20][21] The opening and closing ceremonies of these Games were held at this venue.[21] Football matches of the Lusofonia Games were also held here.[21]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Sporting Clube de Goa – Sporting Clube de Goa Indian Football Club – Sporting Clube de Goa Football Club India". iloveindia.com. I Love India. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "FIFA inspected the Duler Stadium to give GFA the permission for laying the artificial turf..." kolkatafootball.com. 11 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  3. ↑ India (Goa State) — Stadiums RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2021
  4. ↑ Mergulhao, Marcus (4 May 2011). "Dempo chase a win against Al Tilal in AFC Cup". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Margao: The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Indian Super League Stadiums - A Walkthrough (Part-2) > Fatorda Stadium & JL Nehru Stadium, Kochi | Indian Super League Football". Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Mergulhao, Marcus (1 October 2022). "Fatorda gets India's first hybrid pitch, type used by all Premier League clubs". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "5th ODI: India v Australia at Margao, Apr 6, 2001 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "3rd ODI: India v England at Margao, Apr 3, 2006 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Full Scorecard of West Indies vs New Zealand 2nd Match 1994/95 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com".
  10. ↑ "Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs India 3rd ODI 2006/07 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com".
  11. ↑ "2010 FIFA World Cup Asia Group Playoffs Match Report". FIFA. Archived from the original on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  12. ↑ "1st Division I-League Venues". Indian Football. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  13. ↑ Mishra, Aniket (29 September 2015). "Inaugural BRICS Cup to take place in India in 2016". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 Goa Matches, schedule & match timings". 4 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "Edu Bedia scores FC Goa's first AFC Champions League goal". sportstar.thehindu.com. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "Persepolis 2-1 FC Goa: Edu Bedia scores historic goal in Gaurs defeat". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  17. ↑ "Nehru Stadium, Fatorda, Margao / Records / One-Day Internationals". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  18. ↑ "I-League clubs oppose pitch work at Fatorda". Navhind Times. Retrieved 10 January 2010. [dead link]
  19. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. ↑ "Renovation work in full swing at Nehru Stadium | iGoa". Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 "Race against time at Fatorda". Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

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External links[edit]

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