Barasat Stadium
বিদ্যাসাগর ক্রীড়াঙ্গন | |
Location | Barasat, Greater Kolkata,[1] West Bengal, India |
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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 |
Owner | Indian Football Association |
Capacity | 22,000 |
Field size | 105 x 68 metres |
Surface | Astro-turf[2] |
Tenants | |
Mohun Bagan East Bengal Mohammedan S.C. Rainbow AC |
The Barasat District Sports Stadium, also known as Vidyasagar Krirangan, is an association football stadium located in Barasat, North 24 Parganas, 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.[3] The artificial turf at the stadium has achieved a two-star rating from FIFA.[4]
Since the 2014–15 season, the stadium has hosted the home matches of Mohun Bagan A.C. and East Bengal in the I-League as well as CFL.
References[]
- ^ "North 24 Parganas district".
- ^ "SPO Bengal's Barasat stadium gets two star grading from FIFA". chennaionline.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
Categories:
- Football venues in West Bengal
- Sports venues in Kolkata
- Barasat
- Indian sports venue stubs