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The Salt Lake Stadium, officially known as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), [7] is a multi-purpose stadium, used mostly for football matches, located in Salt Lake City, Greater Kolkata, [7] with a capacity of 68,000 spectators. [5] Named after Swami Vivekananda, the stadium is one of the home grounds of East Bengal FC and Mohun Bagan SG.
Bidhannagar (including Salt lake) in Kolkata metropolitan area is under the administration of Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation. Keeping with its original name, it is commonly referred to as Salt Lake City. [5] The city is considered the main IT hub of Eastern India and Kolkata, West Bengal. The Nabadiganta Industrial area of Bidhannagar has ...
Stadium Capacity Game(s) City State Home team(s) Image Salt Lake Stadium: 85,000 [10] [22] Athletics, Football: Kolkata: West Bengal: India national football team, East Bengal FC, Mohammedan SC, Mohun Bagan Super Giant: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium: 60,254 [10] Athletics, Football: Delhi: Delhi NCR: India national football team (2011–present ...
Salt Lake Stadium (also known as IFA Salt Lake Stadium [3]) is an elevated metro station on the East-West corridor of the Green Line of Kolkata Metro in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It serves the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan and Kadapara area. The station is situated over EM Bypass, 800 m away from the Bengal Chemical metro station.
[6] [7] On 16 August 2021, West Bengal played a friendly match against India national team at the Salt Lake Stadium and it was won by India by 1–0. [8] In October 2022, West Bengal managed by Biswajit Bhattacharya clinched gold at the 36th National Games of India , defeating Kerala 5–0 in final.
Kalinga Stadium in the city of Bhubaneswar got provisional clearance as the first venue for the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [5] In November 2019, FIFA local organising committee after second inspection of Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata, Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati and Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, expressed their satisfaction with the preparation of ...
Mohun Bagan taking on Bayern Munich at the Salt Lake Stadium in 2008.. Football is one of the most popular sports in Kolkata, West Bengal. [1] [2] East Bengal, Mohun Bagan and Mohammedan are the heart of Kolkata football.
And the U-17 World Cup venue silently shifted from Rabindra Sarobar Stadium to Salt Lake Stadium. [12] Later that year, during the U-17 World Cup, All India Football Federation President Praful Patel , with the presence of FIFA President Gianni Infantino and Mamata Banerjee announced National Centre of Excellence in Rajarhat, New Town. [ 13 ]