{{Short description|Building in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox venue | name = Silli Stadium | logo_image = | image = | caption = | location = Silli, Ranchi district | coordinates = | opened = | owner = | surface = Syntetic turf | dimensions = | architect = | structural_engineer = | services_engineer = | main_contractors = | construction_cost = | former_names = | capacity = 20,000 | suites = | tenants = }}
'''Silli Stadium''' is a stadium in Silli, which is 55 km from Ranchi, Jharkhand. It is mainly used for football matches.
Silli Stadium has a capacity of 20,000.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.worldstadiums.com/asia/countries/india.shtml | title = Stadiums in India | publisher = World Stadiums.com | access-date = 13 September 2021}}</ref> The synthetic turf here was laid by the same organisation that had laid the synthetic turf at the Salt Lake Stadium at Kolkata and many other major stadiums.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.greatsportstech.com/sports/building-international-football-grounds | title = Football | work = Innovative products – synthetic turf | publisher = Great Spots Tech | access-date =13 September 2021}}</ref>
In 2013, Indian cricket team skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni displayed his footballing skills as he scored a goal during a friendly match. He played a 35-minute friendly football match at former deputy chief minister Sudesh Mahto’s assembly constituency. He teamed up with Mahto to play against a local soccer academy team at the Silli stadium.
Dhoni and Mahto scored a goal each as their team swept past their young rivals 4–1 in the friendly tie before a capacity crowd.
Their counterpart team was led by the young player of Hazaribagh Aakash Raghuvanshi and Sumit Kerketta.
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==External links== * [https://archive.today/20130809141009/http://www.greatsportsinfra.com/images/football_gallery/big/silli_stadium-ranchi.jpg Stadium picture] * [http://archive.mid-day.com/sports/2013/sep/270913-cricket-football-soccer-ms-dhoni-footballer-scores-fans-ranchi.html]{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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Category:Football venues in Jharkhand Category:Sports venues in Jharkhand Category:Ranchi district Category:Event venues with year of establishment missing
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