Lamenu Stadium

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{{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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ogol.com.br/estadio.php?id=19627|title=Lamenu Stadium :: ogol.com.br|website=www.ogol.com.br|language=br|access-date=2017-08-19}}{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/venues/vanuatu/lamenu-stadium/v21185/|title=Lamenu Stadium - Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2017-08-19}}

There is an Under-15 Centre of Excellence football program at Lamenu Stadium headed by Joel Stephen.{{Cite news|url=https://www.oceaniafootball.com/archives-10935/|title=Development Centre helping educate {{!}} Oceania Football Confederation|date=2014-09-04|work=Oceania Football Confederation|access-date=2017-08-19|language=en-US}}

A promotional football 'Respect Festival' took place in Vanuatu in February 2016 with Lamenu Stadium hosting the one on Tanna.{{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=2017-08-19}}

The Vanuatu Cricket Outreach Programme launched at this venue in 2012.{{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=2017-08-19}}

On top of that, it was the venue for the 2017 TVL Cup final, which marked the culmination of the season.{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanuafoot.vu/erakor-meets-nalkutan-in-nsl-final/|title=Erakor meets Nalkutan in NSL final {{!}} Vanuafoot|date=2017-02-16|work=Vanuafoot|access-date=2017-08-19|language=en-US}}

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.{{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=2017-08-19|language=en}}

{{Cite web |url=https://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/Cyclone_Pam_SitRep_18.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-02-27 |archive-date=2017-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227231918/https://www.unicef.org/pacificislands/Cyclone_Pam_SitRep_18.pdf |url-status=dead }}

References

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Category:Football venues in Vanuatu

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