Metallurgical & Engineering Consultant Ltd Sail Stadium

Metallurgical & Engineering Consultant Ltd Sail Stadium or MECON Sail Stadium is a multi purpose stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The stadium has hosted 18 first-class matches [1] in 1984 when Bihar cricket team played against Orissa cricket team.[2] The ground hosted 17 more first-class matches from 1986 to 2009. The stadium also hosted a List A matches[3] when Bihar cricket team played against Bengal cricket team[4] but since then the stadium has hosted non-first-class matches.[5]

MECON Sail Stadium
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Full nameMetallurgical & Engineering Consultant Ltd Sail Stadium
Former namesMetallurgical & Engineering Consultant Ltd Sail Stadium
LocationRanchi, Jharkhand
Coordinates23°20′06″N 85°18′32″E / 23.335°N 85.309°E / 23.335; 85.309
OwnerMECON
OperatorMECON
Capacity5,000
Construction
Broke ground1984
Opened1984
Website
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The stadium is owned and operated by MECON.

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