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{{Short description|Stadium in Jamshedpur, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = JRD Tata Sports Complex Stadium
| nickname = ''The Furnace''
| image = J.R.D. Tata Stadium.jpg
| image_size = 270px
| caption = Panoramic view of the stadium
| fullname = JRD Tata Sports Complex
| location = [[Jamshedpur]], Jharkhand
| coordinates = 
| broke_ground = 
| opened = 1991
| renovated = 2017<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidesport.co/jrd-sports-complex-get-rs-40-cr-facelift-isl/|title=JRD Sports Complex to get Rs 40 cr facelift for ISL|first=InsideSport|last=Desk|date=23 June 2017|access-date=21 July 2017|archive-date=3 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003085818/https://www.insidesport.co/jrd-sports-complex-get-rs-40-cr-facelift-isl/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| closed = 
| demolished = 
| owner = [[Tata Steel]]
| operator = [[Jamshedpur FC]]
| surface = [[Bermuda Grass]]
| dimensions = 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft)
| construction_cost = [[Indian Rupees|INR ₹]] 400 Million<ref name="auto"/> (renovation cost)
| architect = 
| structural engineer = 
| services engineer = 
| general_contractor = 
| project_manager = 
| main_contractors = 
| capacity = 24,424 ''(for [[Indian Super League|ISL]] games)''
| suites = 
| tenants = [[Jamshedpur FC]]<ref name="auto"/> <br/> [[Jamshedpur FC Reserves]] <br/> [[Tata Football Academy|Jamshedpur FC Youths]] <br/> [[India national football team]] (selected matches) <br/> [[Jharkhand football team]] <br/> [[Jharkhand women's football team]] <br/> JSA League
}}

The '''JRD Tata Sports Complex Stadium''', also known as '''The Furnace''', is a 40,000-capacity (often limited to 24,424) [[stadium]] in [[Jamshedpur]], India. It is used mostly for [[association football]] matches and [[Athletics (sport)|athletics]] competitions. It has been the home stadium of [[Jamshedpur FC]] since the [[2017–18 Jamshedpur FC season|2017–18 season]]. The stadium holds 24,424-40,000 spectators for sports matches (depending on the event).

== History ==
[[File:JRD Sports Ground.jpg|thumb|JRD Tata Sports Complex before renovation, in 2013.]]
The JRD Tata Sports Complex is the largest sports arena in Jamshedpur. The sports complex is also used for conducting the annual sports day events of many reputed schools in Jamshedpur.

On 5 January 2007, the stadium was also a venue of having prominent performers, such as, [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Ehsaan Noorani]], [[Loy Mendonsa]], and [[Mahalakshmi Iyer|Mahalaxmi Iyer]], performed to mark the final day of [[Tata Steel]]'s four-day celebration of its centenary year, event known as 'Shatrang'.

Apart from that a significant exhibition football match was played between [[São Paulo FC]] from [[Brazil]] and [[Mohammedan S.C. (Kolkata)|Mohammedan S.C.]] from [[India]] in 2007.

Currently, it is the home ground for [[Indian Super League]] club [[Jamshedpur FC]]. This stadium also holds the record of 2nd highest average home attendance for Jamshedpur FC in the [[2017–18 Indian Super League season|2017-18 season]] of the [[Indian Super League]]. It holds the record for 1st highest average home attendance for Jamshedpur FC in [[2018–19 Indian Super League season|2018-19 ISL season]]. It holds the record of 2nd highest average home attendance for Jamshedpur FC in [[2019–20 Indian Super League season|2019-20 ISL season]] and also holds the record of 3rd highest average home attendance for Jamshedpur FC in [[2022–23 Indian Super League season|2022-23 ISL season]].

==Facilities==
As a multi-use [[stadium]], it provides athletes facilities to board, train and compete in the same sports arena. The complex has an international size [[Association football|football]] pitch with an eight-lane mono-synthetic running track around the field.

It is primarily used for [[Association football|football]] and athletics but it has facilities for various other sports including [[Archery]], [[Basketball]], [[Field Hockey]], [[Handball]], [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]], [[Table Tennis]], [[Tennis]], [[Volleyball]]. It has a full service [[fitness center]] which is free for resident athletes and is accessible to the citizens of [[Jamshedpur]] for a fee. The sports complex is also the headquarters for the Tata Chess Centre and Tata Archery Academy. It also has a world class swimming pool in it complex.

* Archery
* Basketball
* Field Hockey
* Football
* Handball
* Table Tennis
* Tennis
* Track and Field
* Swimming
* Volleyball
* Relay
* Marching
* Kabbadi
* Shooting
* Boxing
* Martial arts
* Chess
* Yoga
* Karate
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Others

==Average attendances==

{{row counter|{| class{{=}}"wikitable sortable"
!Tenants!!League season!!Home games!!Average attendance<ref>https://www.espn.in/football/stats/_/league/IND.1/view/performance</ref>
|-
| [[Jamshedpur FC]] || 2023-24 || 11 || 14,996
|-
| [[Jamshedpur FC]] || 2022-23 || 10 || 14,652
|-
|} }}

==See also==
* [[List of football stadiums in India]]
* [[Lists of stadiums]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian Super League stadiums}}
{{Jamshedpur FC}}
{{Football stadiums in India}}

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[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1991]]
[[Category:1991 establishments in Bihar]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Jamshedpur]]
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