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| Location | Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi |
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| Coordinates | 28°38′20″N 77°14′31″E / 28.639°N 77.242°E |
| Owner | Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD)[1] |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Field size | 101.0 M x 67.5 M |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 2007 |
| Tenants | |
| Sudeva Delhi FC (I-League) DSA Senior Division | |
Dr. Ambedkar Stadium is a football stadium in New Delhi, India. The stadium is named in honour of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, famous social reformer and architect of the Indian Constitution. It opened in 2007 and has a listed capacity of 30,000. The stadium has hosted international football finals such as the 2007 and 2009 Nehru Cup.
History
Renovation
In 2007, the stadium was renovated and floodlights were installed. In August 2007 the stadium hosted its first tournament under floodlights, the Nehru Cup International Football Tournament 2007.
Controversy
At the start of the 2010–11 I-League season Indian Arrows were expected to play its I-League matches at the stadium, but due to the stadium owners, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), holding non-sporting events on the pitch the pitch forced Arrows to play their matches at the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Gurgaon.
Major matches
| 29 August 2007 2007 Nehru Cup Final | India  | 1–0 | File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria | New Delhi |
| Pradeep Error creating thumbnail: File missing 44' | Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Referee: Sikhrakar Surendra (India) |
| 13 August 2008 2008 AFC Challenge Cup | Myanmar .svg){kind=small} | 0–4 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing North Korea | New Delhi |
| 16:00 | Report | Pak Song-Chol Error creating thumbnail: File missing 10', 12', 44' (pen.) Ro Hak-Su Error creating thumbnail: File missing 53' |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Khalid Al-Senan (UAE) |
| 13 August 2008 2008 AFC Challenge Cup | India | 4–1 |  Tajikistan | New Delhi |
| 19:00 | Chhetri Error creating thumbnail: File missing 9', 23', 75' Bhutia Error creating thumbnail: File missing 18' |
Report | Fatkhuloev Error creating thumbnail: File missing 44' | Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) |
| 31 August 2009 2009 Nehru Cup Final | India | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria | New Delhi |
| Renedy Error creating thumbnail: File missing 114' | Report | Diab Error creating thumbnail: File missing 120+3' | Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Ali Adil (Maldives) | |
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| 28 July 2011 2014 FIFA WC AFC Qualifier Round2 | India | 2–2 |  United Arab Emirates | New Delhi |
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Report | Al Shehhi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 39' Al-Wehaibi Error creating thumbnail: File missing 71' |
Stadium: Ambedkar Stadium Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Abdul Malik Bashir (Singapore) |
References
- ↑ "Ambedkar stadium to host India's World Cup qualifier". The Times of India. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2011.