TRC Turf Ground is an

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stadium located in

Srinagar Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its natu ...

, Jammu and Kashmir,

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. Owned by

Jammu & Kashmir Football Association The Jammu and Kashmir Football Association (JKFA) is one of the 36 Indian state football associations affiliated to the All India Football Federation. Background The Jammu and Kashmir Football Association is the governing body for football ...

, It is currently the home ground of Real Kashmir and most

JKFA Professional League J&K Premier Football League, also known as J&K Premier Division and Srinagar Premier League, is the top state football leagues in India, state-level association football, football league in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir (union territor ...

teams.

History

The stadium was made at the cost of 4.5 crore (45 million)

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and unveiled in September 2014 by then Chief Minister,

Omar Abdullah Omar Abdullah (; born 10 March 1970) is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. He became the 11th and the youngest Chief Minister of the State of Jammu and Kashmir, after forming a governme ...

. In 2017, the government and sports minister

Imran Raza Ansari Imran Reza Ansari (born 7 March 1972) is a Kashmiri politician and a well known Shia cleric succeeding his father Iftikhar Hussain Ansari after later's death. He belongs to the influential Ansari family. He won elections from the Pattan consti ...

approved high mast flood lighting system to allow night matches. The first tournament was organised in 2015 namely Football Fanatics Knockout Tournament by Fanatics Group in collaboration with

Tenants

Since 2015, the ground is being used in the

I-League 2nd Division I-League 2, previously known as I-League 2nd Division and officially known as or Hero I-League 2 (for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp), is an Indian men's professional football league. It is the 3rd tier of Indian football, behind Indian ...

as the home ground for

Lonestar Kashmir FC Lonestar Kashmir Football Club (also known as Lone Star or LKFC) is an Indian professional football club based in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Founded in 2013, the club previously competed in I-League 2nd Division, and currently participates ...

, and

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for

Real Kashmir FC Real Kashmir FC is an Indian professional football club based in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Club competes in both the I-League, and J&K Premier Football League. Nicknamed ''Snow Leopards'', it is the first ever club from Jammu and Kashmir th ...

. It has also been used for hosting JKFA Professional League matches.

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