The Lal Bahadur Shastri Corporation Stadium is a stadium in Kollam. It hosts football matches and it has recently been renovated. The Sports Authority of India is having a training centre in this stadium.
History
The Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium was established in 1988. The stadium is located at Cantonment area in Kollam city. This is a multi-purpose stadium, suitable for playing cricket, football, rugby 7s and athletics. The matting type of pitch is used in this stadium which is very much suitable for playing cricket.
Renovations
Construction of a new pavilion of size 44mX20.8m
Change room and toilet for players
Media work station
VIP rest room
Repair of Gallery
Turfing of play area using Mexican grass
Providing chain link fencing around the play area
Hosted sports and events
The stadium has hosted Ranji Trophy Matches of Kerala in 1979 and 1988. College End and Road End are the end names used during the cricket matches.
The stadium also hosted Santosh Trophy Football Matches during 1965, 1973, 1988 and 2013