Salt Lake Stadium
The Salt Lake Stadium, also known as the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, is an 85,000-seat multipurpose stadium in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, India. It was founded in January 1984 and is the home venue of ATK Mohun Bagan, East Bengal, and Mohammedan football clubs. The Indian national football team is also based there.
It was the world's largest football stadium before its refurbishment in 2011, with a seating capacity of 120,000. It was the world's largest football stadium prior to the construction and completion of Rungrado May Day Stadium in 1989. The stadium played host to the final match of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, as well as previous tournament matches. The stadium was only open to 66,687 spectators as part of security precautions for the 2017 U-17 World Cup. It will be used once more for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in 2021.
The stadium's all-time high attendance was 131,781 for the Federation Cup quarterfinal between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan in 1997.
As part of the preparations for hosting the U-17 World Cup in 2017, the stadium converted returned to natural grass from artificial turf. During the 2015–16 Calcutta Premier Division season, the new grass was presented during a Kolkata Derby match between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan.
Capacity: 85,000
Location: Kolkata, India