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{{Infobox Stadium | {{Infobox Stadium | ||
| stadium_name = Rabindra Sarobar Stadium | | stadium_name = Rabindra Sarobar Stadium | ||
| nickname = | | nickname = Lake Stadium | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| caption = Rabindra Sarobar Stadium | | image_size = 300px | ||
| caption = Rabindra Sarobar Stadium during renovation | |||
| fullname = Rabindra Sarobar Stadium | | fullname = Rabindra Sarobar Stadium | ||
| location = [[Lake Gardens]], [[Kolkata]] | | location = [[Lake Gardens]], [[Kolkata]] | ||
| coordinates = | | coordinates = | ||
| broke_ground = | | broke_ground = | ||
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| owner = | | owner = | ||
| operator = | | operator = | ||
| surface = Grass | | surface = [[Grass]] | ||
| construction_cost = | | construction_cost = | ||
| architect = | | architect = | ||
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| main_contractors = | | main_contractors = | ||
| former_names = | | former_names = | ||
| tenants = [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] (2016) <br>[[Mohun Bagan | | tenants = [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] (2016) <br> [[Mohun Bagan AC]] (2017) <br> [[Calcutta Football League]] clubs | ||
| seating_capacity = 22,000 | | seating_capacity = 22,000 | ||
| dimensions = | | dimensions = | ||
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The '''Rabindra Sarobar Stadium''' is a multi-use [[stadium]] in [[Lake Gardens]], [[Kolkata]], India. It is used for [[football (soccer)|football]] matches and it serves as the home of | The '''Rabindra Sarobar Stadium''' is a multi-use [[stadium]] in [[Lake Gardens]], [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. It is used for [[football (soccer)|football]] matches and it serves as the home of many [[Calcutta Football League]] matches. The venue opened in 1961. It also was the home ground of [[Indian Super League]] club [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] in 2016 while the [[Salt Lake Stadium]] was undergoing renovations for the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ATK's home ground will be Rabindra Sarobar stadium |work=Business Standard |agency=Press Trust of India |date=21 August 2016 |access-date=16 January 2019 |url= https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/atk-s-home-ground-will-be-rabindra-sarobar-stadium-116082100538_1.html}}</ref> | ||
For the [[2016–17 I-League]] season it has hosted a majority of the home matches for [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]. Mohun Bagan used this as their home stadium for the [[AFC Cup]] matches in [[2017 AFC Cup|2017]]. It also hosted some important domestic and international level matches. | For the [[2016–17 I-League]] season it has hosted a majority of the home matches for [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]. Mohun Bagan used this as their home stadium for the [[AFC Cup]] matches in [[2017 AFC Cup|2017]]. It also hosted some important domestic and international level matches. | ||
== | == ''En masse'' public molestation and sexual violence against women == | ||
On April 6, 1969, a scheduled musical night at the stadium called 'Ashok Kumar Nite' failed to take place due to faulty [[Amplifier|amplifiers]]. The [[crowd]] became unruly and women attending the gathering were molested and sexually abused en masse.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barua |first=Hem |date=14 April 1969 |title=Cossipore firing and West Bengal Strike |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/55071/1/lsd_04_07_14-04-1969.pdf |access-date=25 March 2021 |website=Parliament of India Loksabha Digital Library}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news|date=20 September 1969|title=P. M. in Calcutta|work=[[Samar Sen|Frontier Weekly]]|issue=Vol. 2 No. 24|editor-last=Sen|editor-first=Samar|url=https://www.frontierweekly.com/archive/vol-number/vol/vol-2/vol-2-issues/2_24_20september1969.pdf|access-date=15 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426200703/https://www.frontierweekly.com/archive/vol-number/vol/vol-2/vol-2-issues/2_24_20september1969.pdf|archive-date=26 April 2015}}</ref> | |||
Home minister [[Jyoti Basu]] ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Bandyopādhyāẏa |first=Surabhi |title=Jyoti Basu, the authorized biography |date=1997|publisher=Penguin Books India |isbn=0-670-87519-8 |location=New Delhi, India |page=129 |oclc=36884321}}</ref> | |||
[[File:Rabindra Sarobar Stadium.jpg|alt=|thumb|The | [[File:Rabindra Sarobar Stadium.jpg|alt=|thumb|The stadium on a matchday before renovation]] | ||
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[[Category:Tollygunge Agragami FC]] | |||
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