{{Short description|Stadium located in Tanna Island, Vanuatu}} {{Multiple issues|{{notability|1=Places|date=August 2017}}{{unfocused|date=August 2017}}}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2026}} {{Infobox venue | name = Lamenu Stadium | nickname = | fullname = Lamenu Stadium | location = White Sand Road, Lenakel, Tanna, Vanuatu |coordinates={{Coord|19|32|00|S|169|16|10|E|region:VU|display=it}} | renovated = | owner = Vanuatu Football Federation | operator = | surface = Grass | capacity = 2,000 | tenants = Nalkutan F.C., events | type = Sport venue | field_shape = }}
'''Lamenu Stadium''' is a multi-purpose stadium located in Tanna Island, Vanuatu. Its foremost use if for football purposes attributable to its grass field.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/venues/vanuatu/lamenu-stadium/v21185/|title=Lamenu Stadium - Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref>
There is an Under-15 '''Centre of Excellence''' football program at Lamenu Stadium headed by Joel Stephen.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/archives-10935/|title=Development Centre helping educate {{!}} Oceania Football Confederation|date=4 September 2014|work=Oceania Football Confederation|access-date=19 August 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
A promotional football 'Respect Festival' took place in Vanuatu in February 2016 with '''Lamenu Stadium''' hosting the one on Tanna.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.loopvanuatu.com/content/respect-festival-helps-children-tanna-and-santo|title=Respect Festival helps children on Tanna and Santo|website=Loop Vanuatu|date=12 February 2016 |language=en|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref>
The '''Vanuatu Cricket Outreach Programme''' launched at this venue in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-1362-0-0-0&sID=14240&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=20887197|title=Vanuatu Cricket Association Outreach Programme officially launched in Tanna - Vanuatu Cricket - SportsTG|website=SportsTG|language=en|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref> On top of that, it was the venue for the 2017 TVL Cup final, which marked the culmination of the season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanuafoot.vu/erakor-meets-nalkutan-in-nsl-final/|title=Erakor meets Nalkutan in NSL final {{!}} Vanuafoot|date=16 February 2017|work=Vanuafoot|access-date=19 August 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Charity==
UNICEF held a birth certificate awareness event along with football festivities in this venue with the slogan: ''a birth certificate is a child's passport to protection''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://dailypost.vu/news/birth-certificate-it-s-more-than-a-piece-of-paper/article_def6ce90-f8b5-5fa7-b611-1ff00681e662.html|title=Birth Certificate: It's more than a piece of paper!|work=Vanuatu Daily Post|access-date=19 August 2017|language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/Cyclone_Pam_SitRep_18.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 February 2017 |archive-date=27 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227231918/https://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/Cyclone_Pam_SitRep_18.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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