Barasat Stadium
| Coordinates | 22°43′03.687″N 88°28′43.12″E / 22.71769083°N 88.4786444°ECoordinates: 22°43′03.687″N 88°28′43.12″E / 22.71769083°N 88.4786444°E |
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| Owner | Indian Football Association |
| Capacity | 22,000 |
| Field size | 110 x 70 metres |
| Surface | Astro-turf[1] |
| Tenants | |
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Mohun Bagan A.C. East Bengal Club Mohammedan Sporting Club | |
The Barasat District Sports Stadium, also known as Vidyasagar Krirangan, is a football stadium located in Barasat, on the outskirts of Kolkata, West Bengal. It is used mostly for CFL and I-League matches. It is also used for several district-level, state-level and, infrequently, national level tournaments. The stadium currently holds around 22,000 spectators, has four floodlight towers and different air conditioned function and changing rooms.[2] The artificial turf at the stadium has achieved a two-star rating from FIFA.[3]
Since the 2014–15 season, the stadium has hosted the home matches of Mohun Bagan A.C. and East Bengal in the I-League. East Bengal FC and Atlético de Kolkata became the first football clubs from India with more than 1 million followers on Facebook.
References
- ↑ "SPO Bengal's Barasat stadium gets two star grading from FIFA". chennaionline.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ↑ "Vidyasagar Krirangan likely to host I-League matches next season". indiansoccerlive.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ↑ "Barasat Turf granted Two-star grading". the-aiff.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.