Salt Lake Stadium
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Salt Lake Stadium
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| Location | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
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| Owner | Indian Football Association |
| Capacity | 68,000[1] |
| Field size | 105 × 68 metres |
| Surface | (1984–2011) Grass, (2011–2015) Astro-turf, (2015– ) Grass |
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| Opened | January 1984 |
| Architect | M/S. Ballardie, Thompson & Matthews Pvt. Ltd. and M/S. H.K. Sen & Associates |
| Tenants | |
| India national football team (since 1984) Mohun Bagan A.C. (since 1984) East Bengal F.C. (since 1984) Mohammedan S.C. (since 1984) Atlético de Kolkata (since 2014) |
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Salt Lake Stadium or Yuva Bharati Krirangan is a multipurpose stadium in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, West Bengal. It is the largest stadium in India by capacity.[1] Previously, before its renovation in 2011, it was the second largest football stadium in the world, having a seating capacity of 120,000.[2] Reportedly, a total of 85,000 bucket seats will be installed in the stadium before the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in India.[3]
The record attendance of 131,000[4] was set in 1997 in a Kolkata Derby match between Mohun Bagan A.C. and East Bengal FC.
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 Calcutta Football League.[5]
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About the stadium
The stadium is situated approximately 10 km to the east of the Kolkata downtown. The roof is made of metal tubes and aluminum sheets and concrete. The stadium covers an area of 76.40 acres (309,200 m2) and it was inaugurated in January, 1984.
Football matches
After its inauguration in January, 1984 with the Jawaharlal Nehru International Gold Cup Soccer Tournament, the Salt Lake Stadium has hosted several important international tournaments or matches such as The Pre-World Cup Tournament in 1985, Super-Soccers in 1986, 1989, 1991 and 1994, 3rd SAF Games in 1987, USSR Festival Cup in 1988, Charminar Challenger Trophy in 1992, Jawaharlal Nehru International Gold Cup in 1995.
The Salt Lake Stadium hosts the home games of local clubs Mohun Bagan AC, East Bengal FC, Mohammedan SC and United SC, four of the clubs in Indian football.[6] Many of the home games of the India national football team are also played in Salt Lake.Since 2014 a new tenant team 'Atlético de Kolkata' (playing in ISL) had made the stadium their home ground.
On June 5, 2011 FIFA sanctioned a match to be played at Salt Lake on September 2, 2011. The match was played between Argentina and Venezuela. [7][8] The stadium has also hosted Oliver Kahn's official farewell match for Bayern Munich when they played a friendly match against Mohun Bagan; Bayern won 3–0.[9] In December 2012, a friendly match was played between Brazil Masters vs IFA All Stars. Brazil Masters won it 3-1. Beto scored twice and Bebeto scored one goal for Brazil Masters.[10]
On 12 October 2014, the stadium hosted the first match in the Indian Super League, preceded by an opening ceremony including Priyanka Chopra. In the opening match, Atlético de Kolkata defeated Mumbai City FC 3–0.[11] The stadium hosted its last match of the inaugural edition of ISL on 14 December where Atletico de Kolkata played FC Goa in the first leg of the semi-finals. Saltlake stadium was the only stadium among the eight venues of ISL where matches were allowed to be played on artificial turf. Throughout the tournament there were controversies and debates regarding the safety of players on the injury prone AstroTurf.
Some major international football matches (mainly India's home matches) played at the Salt Lake Stadium are listed below:
| January 11, 1984 1984 Nehru Cup[12] | India  |
1 – 2 |  Poland |
Kolkata |
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Bhattacharya  42' |
Dziekanowski 10' Pawlak 34' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| January 14, 1984 1984 Nehru Cup[12] | India |
0 – 1 |  Argentina |
Kolkata |
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| Gareca 79' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| January 19, 1984 1984 Nehru Cup[12] | India |
0 – 1 |  Vasas Budapest |
Kolkata |
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| Hires/Kiss 43' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| January 22, 1984 1984 Nehru Cup[12] | India |
0 – 0 |  Romania U-21 |
Kolkata |
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| Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| January 25, 1984 1984 Nehru Cup[12] | India |
0 – 3 |  China PR |
Kolkata |
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| Huayun 42', 60' Xiuquan 81' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| January 27, 1984 1984 Nehru Cup Final[12] | Poland |
1 – 0 | China PR |
Kolkata |
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| Wojcicki 60' |
Report | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Melwyn D'Souza (India) |
| April 6, 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualifier[13] | India |
1 – 1 |  Indonesia |
Kolkata |
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| Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| April 9, 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualifier[13] | India |
1 – 1 |  Thailand |
Kolkata |
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| Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| April 12, 1985 1986 FIFA World Cup Qualifier[13] | India |
2 – 1 |  Bangladesh |
Kolkata |
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| Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| November 21, 1987 1987 SAF Games[14] | India |
0 – 0 |  Pakistan |
Kolkata |
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| Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| November 23, 1987 1987 SAF Games[14] | India |
5 – 0 |  Maldives |
Kolkata |
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| Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| November 26, 1987 1987 SAF Games Final[14] | India |
1 – 0 |  Nepal |
Kolkata |
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| Fareed 89' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 80,000 |
| May 9, 1992 1992 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier[15] | India |
2 – 0 | Pakistan |
Kolkata |
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| Vijayan 3', 81' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| May 15, 1992 1992 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier[15] | India |
0 – 3 |  Iran |
Kolkata |
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| Moharami 35' Pious 39', 64' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Referee: M.N. Abdullah (Malaysia) |
| March 10, 1995 1995 Nehru Cup[16] | India |
0 – 5 | Thailand |
Kolkata |
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| Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| March 12, 1995 1995 Nehru Cup[16] | India |
1 – 1 |  Iraq |
Kolkata |
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| Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| March 22, 1995 1995 Nehru Cup[16] | India |
1 – 0 |  Uzbekistan U-20 |
Kolkata |
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| Baichung |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| March 24, 1995 1995 Nehru Cup[16] | India |
1 – 3 |  Russia U-20 |
Kolkata |
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| Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| March 26, 1995 1995 Nehru Cup Final[16] | Iraq |
1 – 0 | Russia U-20 |
Kolkata |
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| Report | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| November 19, 1998 International Friendly | India |
0 – 4 | Uzbekistan |
Kolkata |
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| Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| August 16, 2006 2007 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier[17] | India |
0 – 3 |  Saudi Arabia |
Kolkata |
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| 15:00 (IST) | Report | Al-Qahtani 2', 19', 50' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| September 2, 2011 International Friendly[18] | Argentina |
1 – 0 |  Venezuela |
Kolkata |
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| 19:00 (IST) | Otamendi 70' |
Report | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 80,000[19] Referee: A. Rowan |
| November 16, 2011 International Friendly | India |
3 – 2 |  Malaysia |
Kolkata |
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| Chhetri 39', 53' Lalpekhlua 47' |
Report | Safee 45', 60' |
Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 2,500 |
Other uses
The stadium also hosts important athletic events. It has hosted the SAF Games in 1987 and various national athletics events in India. The stadium also hosts different kinds of cultural programs such as dance and music concerts.
Connectivity
The stadium lies on the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass, so it is easily accessible by road. A metro station on the East-West Corridor on the Kolkata Metro is currently being constructed.
Gallery
References
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