Kochi to be the venue for ISL, putting an end to the wait of football fans. Kochi Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium will be the venue for ISL matches this year. The inaugural match is likely to be played in Kochi itself. Kochi, the home ground of the Kerala Blasters, will host 10 matches during the ISL season, which runs from October 2022 to March 2023. Also, the Kerala Blasters team will start training in Kochi in August.
As part of this, Kochi GCDA Chairman K Chandran Pillai and Kerala Blasters Director Nikhil Bhardwaj held discussions in the presence of senior officials of GCDA and Kerala Blasters.
It was agreed during the discussion that GCDA would continue to provide assistance and co-operation to all the operations of Kerala Blasters in Kochi. GCDA and Blasters will work together to develop football in Kerala and bring more matches to Kochi. The GCDA will take immediate action to make the stadium environment more attractive and to implement a multi-level parking system to control unsanitary parking.
GCDA also agreed to provide space and support for the first football museum in Kerala to be set up under the leadership of Kerala Blasters.
‘GCDA is keen to fully prepare the Kochi International Stadium for the next series of matches to fully accommodate the football excitement of sports fans in Kerala. GCDA still wants to strengthen its long-standing relationship with Kerala Blasters. Chairman G Chandran Pillai said, “GCDA considers Sports Class as an important area of operation, with all timely additions and development of stadium facilities.”
The main objective of this association is to work for the long term relationship between GCDA and Kerala Blasters for the betterment of the football sector in Kochi. With the support of the GCDA Chairman, there is no doubt that the football world in Kochi can achieve great growth. Kerala Blasters Director Nikhil Bhardwaj said, “We are preparing to welcome all the Blasters fans back to Kaloor.”
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