Anna Stadium

The Anna Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium at the Anna Sports Complex located in the Indian city of Tiruchirappalli. It is mainly used for football matches and athletic events. It has a capacity of 10,000. It also has eight-lane synthetic athletic track.

History

The stadium was built by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu in 1970 at a cost of funded by the state government. The synthetic turf imported from Netherlands, was laid in two weeks by a professional from England. In 2011, construction of a new multi-purpose stadium at a cost of was started. A new eight-lane synthetic athletic track were also installed. The total cost of the expansion was. With this, Trichy became the fourth city in Tamil Nadu after Chennai, Coimbatore, and Madurai to have such facility for athletics.