Municipal Corporation Stadium (Kozhikode)
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EMS Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
in Kozhikode
, India
. It is currently used mostly for football
matches. The stadium holds 53,000 people and was built in 1977. It is equipped with floodlights for conducting both football and cricket matchs.
It was reconstructed and reopened in February 2005 by hosting the home matches of SBT in the national football league. It was recognised as the best football pitch in India by the experts and the media. It was the home ground of Viva Kerala FC in the I-league.
It also hosted the veterans India - Pakistan cricket match in which legends like Ijaz Ahmed, Syed Kirmani
and others played.
This stadium holds a unique record of the maximum turnup for a national football league in recent history. This stadium is famous for the football crazy fans of Kozhikode
.
Famous sissors cup finals, super cup finals, santhosh trophy, nagji trophy were held in this stadium.
It also hosted many cultural events held at Kozhikode
like malabar mahotsavam.
It also hosted the inaugural performance of world tour of A. R. Rahman
, the Academy Award winning musician. Now the stadium is improved by floodlight.
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 Kozhikode
Kozhikode
Kozhikode During Classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, Kozhikkode was dubbed the "City of Spices" for its role as the major trading point of eastern spices. Kozhikode was once the capital of an independent kingdom of the same name and later of the erstwhile Malabar District...
, 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. The stadium holds 53,000 people and was built in 1977. It is equipped with floodlights for conducting both football and cricket matchs.
It was reconstructed and reopened in February 2005 by hosting the home matches of SBT in the national football league. It was recognised as the best football pitch in India by the experts and the media. It was the home ground of Viva Kerala FC in the I-league.
It also hosted the veterans India - Pakistan cricket match in which legends like Ijaz Ahmed, Syed Kirmani
Syed Kirmani
Padma Sri Syed Mujtaba Hussain Kirmani played cricket for India and Karnataka as a wicket-keeper.-International career:...
and others played.
This stadium holds a unique record of the maximum turnup for a national football league in recent history. This stadium is famous for the football crazy fans of Kozhikode
Kozhikode
Kozhikode During Classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, Kozhikkode was dubbed the "City of Spices" for its role as the major trading point of eastern spices. Kozhikode was once the capital of an independent kingdom of the same name and later of the erstwhile Malabar District...
.
Famous sissors cup finals, super cup finals, santhosh trophy, nagji trophy were held in this stadium.
It also hosted many cultural events held at Kozhikode
Kozhikode
Kozhikode During Classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, Kozhikkode was dubbed the "City of Spices" for its role as the major trading point of eastern spices. Kozhikode was once the capital of an independent kingdom of the same name and later of the erstwhile Malabar District...
like malabar mahotsavam.
It also hosted the inaugural performance of world tour of A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman
Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and philanthropist. Described as the world's most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music genres and...
, the Academy Award winning musician. Now the stadium is improved by floodlight.