University Stadium (Thiruvananthapuram)

University Stadium
A view of University Stadium (right) and CSN Stadium (left)
Ground information
LocationThiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Establishment1940; 84 years ago (1940)
Capacity20,000[1]
OwnerUniversity of Kerala, Trivandrum
End names
Church End
Hotel End
International information
First ODI1 October 1984; 40 years ago (1984):
 India v  Australia
Last ODI25 January 1988; 36 years ago (1988):
 India v  West Indies
As of 18 January 2019; 5 years ago (2019)
Source: University Stadium, Cricinfo

University Stadium or Kerala University Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The stadium is used predominantly for football and athletics. It also hosted cricket matches.[2]

The stadium is owned by the University of Kerala and was opened in 1940. The stadium has a capacity of 20,000. It was used as the home ground of Kerala cricket team till the late 1980s. The stadium has hosted 2 ODI matches with the host India losing one match, and the other yielded no result.

The stadium was the home ground of Chirag United Club for their I-League season.[3]

  1. ^ http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/india.shtml [dead link]
  2. ^ Rayan, Stan (8 July 2016). "Thiruvananthapuram's 28-year wait for an ODI could end next year". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ^ Chirag United - I-League