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			{{Short description\|Multipurpose stadium located in Mumbai, India}}
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	\| name = Mumbai Football Arena		\| name = Mumbai Football Arena
	\| nickname = Andheri Sports Complex		\| nickname = Andheri Sports Complex
	~~\| native_name = Mumbai~~
	~~\| native_name_lang = Marathi~~
	\| fullname = Mumbai Football Arena		\| fullname = Mumbai Football Arena
	\| former names = Shahaji Raje Krida Sankul		\| former names = Shahaji Raje Krida Sankul
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	\| image = Mumbai Football Arena.jpg		\| image = Mumbai Football Arena.jpg
	\| image_size = 270px		\| image_size = 270px
	\| caption =		\| caption = The stadium on a matchday
	\| location = [[Veera Desai Road]], [[Andheri]] West, [[Mumbai]]		\| location = [[Veera Desai Road]], [[Andheri]] West, [[Mumbai]]
	\| coordinates = {{Coord\|19\|7\|46.0164\|N\|72\|50\|10.1718\|E\|region:IN_type:landmark\|display=inline,title}}		\| coordinates = {{Coord\|19\|7\|46.0164\|N\|72\|50\|10.1718\|E\|region:IN_type:landmark\|display=inline,title}}
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	\| owner = [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]]		\| owner = [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]]
	\| operator = [[Mumbai City FC]]		\| operator = [[Mumbai City FC]]
	\| surface = ~~Natural~~ Grass		\| surface = [[Grass]]
	\| scoreboard =		\| scoreboard = Yes
	\| cost =		\| cost =
	\| architect =		\| architect =

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| name = Mumbai Football Arena
| nickname = Andheri Sports Complex
| native_name = Mumbai
| native_name_lang = Marathi
| fullname = Mumbai Football Arena
| former names = Shahaji Raje Krida Sankul
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| image = Mumbai Football Arena.jpg
| image_size = 270px
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| location = [[Veera Desai Road]], [[Andheri]] West, [[Mumbai]]
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| opened = 1988
| renovated = 2016
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| tenants = [[India national football team]] (2016–present)<br/>[[Mumbai City FC]] (2016–present)
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'''Mumbai Football Arena''' is a [[multipurpose stadium|multi-use stadium]] in Mumbai, India. It is located in the [[Andheri Sports Complex]] and is primarily used for football matches and tournaments.

It serves as the home stadium of [[Mumbai City FC]] of the [[Indian Super League]]. The football stadium holds 7,960 spectators for many ISL games and was expected to be one of the venues for the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Mumbai-to-get-world-class-football-stadium-in-Andheri-sports-complex/articleshow/50508999.cms|title=Mumbai to get world-class football stadium in Andheri sports complex|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=9 January 2016|access-date=3 September 2016}}</ref> The [[India national football team]] played a [[FIFA]] [[international friendly]] on 3 September 2016 beating [[Puerto Rico national football team ]] 4–1 in front of a packed stadium. This was the first international friendly hosted by the city in 61 years.

In June 2018, the stadium hosted all 7 matches of the [[2018 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2018 Intercontinental Cup]], in which the [[Indian football team|Indian men's football team]] played against [[Kenya national football team|Kenya]], [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]], and [[Chinese Taipei national football team|Chinese Taipei]] in a four-way tournament.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Noronha |first1=Anselm |title=2018 Intercontinental Cup: Teams, fixtures, TV guide & venue |url=http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/2018-intercontinental-cup-india-teams-fixtures-tv-venue/16v2ikoxs22e61l52jejdoai2t |website=Goal.com |access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref> India beat Kenya 2–0 in the final to win the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |title=Constantine Lauds Sunil Chhetri and Boys After Winning Intercontinental Cup |url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/constantine-lauds-sunil-chhetri-and-boys-after-winning-intercontinental-cup-1774669.html |access-date=20 June 2018 |work=News18 |agency=Press Trust of India |date=11 June 2018}}</ref>

[[Aditya Thackeray]], a local politician, and [[Bollywood]] star [[Ranbir Kapoor]] are known to have played an important role in the redevelopment of the stadium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2016/05/31/23968512/indian-football-aaditya-thackeray-the-brain-behind-mumbai|title=Indian Football: Aaditya Thackeray - The brain behind Mumbai Football Arena|website=goal.com|date=31 May 2016|access-date=3 September 2016}}</ref>

It hosted the [[2019 Indian Super League Final]] featuring [[Bengaluru FC]] and [[FC Goa]]. Bengaluru F.C won the match due to a late goal from defender [[Rahul Bheke]]. This was Bengaluru F.C's first [[Indian Super League]] after losing in the final the previous year.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Football stadiums in India}}

[[Category:Sports venues in Mumbai]]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mumbai_Football_Arena.jpg
[[Category:Football venues in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Indian Super League stadiums]]
[[Category:Sports venues completed in 1988]]
[[Category:1988 establishments in Maharashtra]]
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Mumbai Football Arena - Revision history

93.142.157.35: Fix

>Billjones94 at 07:44, 20 April 2021