Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai is a stadium in India that opened in 1993. Its recorded capacity is 40,000.

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Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai
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Key facts

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai is a stadium in India that opened in 1993. Its recorded capacity is 40,000. It is owned by All India Football Federation. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Tamil Nadu football team, Chennaiyin FC, Sethu FC, Tamil Thalaivas, Chennaiyin FC, 2010 India Open Badminton Championships – women's singles, 2010 India Open Badminton Championships – mixed doubles, Chennai Lions, Indian Bank Recreational Club, 2010 India Open Grand Prix Gold, Tamil Nadu football team, Chennai Slam, FC Coimbatore, 2010 India Open Badminton Championships – men's doubles, 2010 India Open Badminton Championships – men's singles, 2010 India Open Badminton Championships – women's doubles.

Location
India
Type
Stadium
Capacity
40,000
Opened
1993
Status
Active
Current owner
All India Football Federation
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai is at latitude 13.085556, longitude 80.271667, India. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai
FieldValue
Latitude13.085556
Longitude80.271667
CityNot recorded
RegionNot recorded
CountryIndia
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

No naming history is recorded for this venue.

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerAll India Football Federation1993 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource

Tenants

Tenants of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Tamil Nadu football teamIndian Super LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Chennaiyin FCIndian Super LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Sethu FCIndian Super LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Tamil ThalaivasIndian Super LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Chennaiyin FCIndian Super League1993 to presentCurrentSource
2010 India Open Badminton Championships – women's singlesIndian Super League1993 to presentCurrentSource
2010 India Open Badminton Championships – mixed doublesIndian Super League1993 to presentCurrentSource
Chennai LionsIndian Super League1993 to presentCurrentSource
Indian Bank Recreational ClubIndian Super League1993 to presentCurrentSource
2010 India Open Grand Prix GoldIndian Super League1993 to presentCurrentSource
Tamil Nadu football teamIndian Super League1993 to presentCurrentSource
Chennai SlamIndian Super League1993 to presentCurrentSource
FC CoimbatoreIndian Super League1993 to presentCurrentSource
2010 India Open Badminton Championships – men's doublesIndian Super League1993 to presentCurrentSource
2010 India Open Badminton Championships – men's singlesIndian Super League1993 to presentCurrentSource
2010 India Open Badminton Championships – women's doublesIndian Super League1993 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

21 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set33512026-10
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set430822026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set430812026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set430802026-09
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28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set392882026-09
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28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set392832026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set392822026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set392812026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set392802026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set392792026-09
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28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set392762026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13768989372026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleJawaharlal_Nehru_Stadium_(Chennai)Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)2026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set8672026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai) (revision 1376898937). Wikidata item: Q6165990.