Ekana International Football Stadium is a dedicated

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Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

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. It is the city's main stadium for football matches. The stadium is built as per FIFA and AIFF standards. It has seating capacity of 20,000 also equipped with Floodlights for night matches.

History

The ground was host to state and national level events. This facility hosts a range of cultural and entertainment events. Training sessions are held on a daily basis. On 21 November,

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played their first

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home match against Mohammedan SC in the Ekana Football Stadium in

Facilities

A new football stadium was constructed next to

Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, formerly Ekana International Cricket Stadium, and commonly known as Ekana Cricket Stadium, is a cricket stadium in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh in India. It is a stadium under Public–pri ...

in Ekana Sports City Lucknow. The stadium facilities matches all international football standards. This stadium provides youth of Lucknow with good opportunities in football also people in and around Lucknow can watch football matches in international level dedicated football stadium.

References

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