Thrissur Corporation Stadium is a

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stadium owned by

Thrissur Municipal Corporation The Thrissur Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the Thrissur city in Kerala, India. It is the third largest city Corporation in the state of Kerala by area and fourth largest in population. Established as a Municipality since 19 ...

. Situated in

Thrissur Thrissur (), formerly Trichur, also known by its historical name Thrissivaperur, is a city and the headquarters of the Thrissur district in Kerala, India. It is the third largest urban agglomeration in Kerala after Kochi and Kozhikode, and t ...

city, it is also known as Palace Stadium. It is one of the oldest stadiums in

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and has capacity to hold 15,000 people. After renovation, and it has been lifted to international standards. The stadium has first synthetic football turf in Kerala state and

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2 star certification.

History

Municipal Corporation Stadium was the venue for the largest and highest temporary stadium in the world according to

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, which can hold 35,000 spectators at a height of 70 feet. The stadium was constructed for the

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. It was also venue for Federation Cup in April 1990.

I-League 2nd Division

FC Kerala used it to play their home matches for

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Synthetic turf

The stadium has first synthetic football turf in

state, and FIFA 2 star certification. The turf was imported from FieldTurf,

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, and installed by Great Sports Infra Pvt Ltd. The 2 star certification was issued after a series of tests conducted by FIFA approved laboratory. The stadium was renovated by

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for

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in 2015. Football turf has an approximate area of 7,150 square metres. Renovated stadium has eight-lane synthetic tracks surrounding the football ground. Synthetic track and football ground.

Kerala Premier League

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teams F.C. Kerala and

FC Thrissur Kerala Premier League is a state-level top football league organized by the Kerala Football Association and played in the state of Kerala, India. For sponsorship reasons it is officially known as the Scoreline Kerala Premier League. Structur ...

plays their home matches on the stadium.

Events held

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in 1981-82, 1999-2000 *

in 1990

References

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