Salt Lake Stadium
Alternate: Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan
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Established
1984 (41 years old)
Capacity
68,000
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Architect
M. S. Ballardie, Thompson
Country
India
Location
Salt Lake, Greater Kolkata,[1] West Bengal, India
Timezone
UTC +05:30 India Standard Time (IST)
Coordinates
22.56899°N 88.40907°E
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Salt Lake Stadium, officially known as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), is a multipurpose stadium in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, with a current capacity of 85,000.. The Salt Lake Stadium is the main home of ATK, East Bengal FC and Mohun Bagan. It is the second largest stadium in India by seating capacity. . Before its renovation in 2011, it was the second largest football stadium in the world, having a seating capacity of 150,000. Prior to the construction and opening of Rungrado May Day Stadium in 1989, it was the largest football stadium in the world. The stadium hosted the final match of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, alongside hosting other matches of the tournament. As part of security measures for the 2017 U-17 World Cup, the stadium was only open for 66,687 viewers instead of the stadium’s capacity of 85,000. It will be used again for the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
The stadium's record attendance was recorded in 1997 when 131,781 spectators watched the Federation Cup semifinal between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan.
The stadium recently switched back to natural grass from artificial turf as part of the preparations for hosting the U-17 World Cup in 2017. The new turf was unveiled in a Kolkata Derby match between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan during the 2015–16 Calcutta Premier Division match.
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