Guru Gobind Singh Stadium
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Guru Gobind Singh Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...

 in Jalandhar
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is currently used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 matches and is the home stadium of JCT Mills Football Club
JCT Mills Football Club
JCT Football Club, founded in 1971, was an Indian professional football club based in Phagwara, Punjab . They were sponsored by Jagatjit Cotton and Textile Mills under the leadership of Samir Thapar and have emerged as one of the most successful Indian football clubs in recent years...

. The stadium holds 22,000 people.
The stadium is used by the locals of Jalandhar city most of time for the purpose of staying fit. People can be seen jogging, playing soccer, weight-lifting, etc. in the stadium most of the time. It opens at 5:00 a.m. in the morning and closes at 10:00 p.m. at night. Events like Kabbadi, live music shows, award ceremonies, etc. are organized at this stadium as well. The stadium has been installed with floodlights to allow people enjoy the facilities of the stadium even at night. The stadium has an average sized parking lot on each side for the people coming to it.
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