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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{infobox stadium
{{infobox stadium
| name              = The Cooperage Football Ground
| name              = Cooperage Football Ground
| image            = Banner Unfurl.jpg
| image            = Kunal Sawant (4).JPG
| image_size        = 270px
| image_size        = 270px
| caption          = Cooperage Football Ground on a matchday
| caption          = Cooperage Football Ground on a matchday of [[I-League]] in 2015
| location          = [[Mumbai]], [[India]]
| location          = [[Mumbai]], [[India]]
| coordinates      =  
| coordinates      =  
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| renovated        = 2014
| renovated        = 2014
| owner            = [[Western India Football Association]]
| owner            = [[Western India Football Association]]
| surface          = Artificial grass
| surface          = [[Artificial grass]]
| dimensions        = 105×68 metres
| dimensions        = 105×68 metres
| architect        =  
| architect        =  
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| construction_cost =  
| construction_cost =  
| former_names      =  
| former_names      =  
| capacity          = 5,000  
| capacity          = 5,000<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-fifa-sanctions-2-million-grant-for-cooperage-1532025|title=FIFA sanctions 2 million grant for Cooperage|publisher=DNA India|website=dnaindia.com|date=15 April 2011|first=Mihir|last=Vasavda|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621094538/http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-fifa-sanctions-2-million-grant-for-cooperage-1532025|archive-date=21 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Rosy Sequeira|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-cooperage-ground-in-mumbai-1553688|title=A Shot in the arm for Cooperage Ground|publisher=DNA|date=11 June 2011|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621071505/http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-cooperage-ground-in-mumbai-1553688|archive-date=21 June 2018}}</ref>
| tenants          = [[Mumbai Football League|MDFA Elite Division]]
| tenants          = [[Mumbai Football League]] <br/> [[Ambernath United Atlanta FC]] ([[I-League 2nd Division]])
}}
}}


The '''Cooperage Football Ground''' is an [[association football|football]] stadium located in [[Nariman Point]], [[Mumbai]], [[India]].<ref>[https://www.the-aiff.com/article/mumbai-fc-returns-to-cooperage-football-stadium Mumbai FC returns to Cooperage Football Stadium] ''the-aiff.com''. Retrieved 13 September 2021</ref>  
The '''Cooperage Football Ground''' is a [[association football|football]] stadium located in [[Nariman Point]], [[Mumbai]], [[India]].<ref>[https://www.the-aiff.com/article/mumbai-fc-returns-to-cooperage-football-stadium Mumbai FC returns to Cooperage Football Stadium]. ''the-aiff.com''. Retrieved 13 September 2021.</ref> It is currently home to multiple [[Mumbai Football League]] clubs.


[[File:Kunal Sawant (4).JPG|thumb|left|[[Mumbai FC]] players during an I-League match at the ground in 2015.]]
The [[Western India Football Association]] also operates from the Cooperage Ground, and the [[Mumbai District Football Association]] holds a small office. It was a venue for one of India's premier national leagues, the [[I-League]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Rahul Bali|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/1263/india-south-central-asia/2008/11/12/959995/india-goalless-between-dempo-and-mumbai|title=India: Goalless Between Dempo And Mumbai|date=12 November 2008|website=Goal.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105190559/https://www.goal.com/en/news/1263/india-south-central-asia/2008/11/12/959995/india-goalless-between-dempo-and-mumbai|archive-date=5 November 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=13 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2017/kenkre-fc-split-points-lonestar-kashmir-1-1-draw/|title=Kenkre FC split points with Lonestar Kashmir in 1-1 draw|publisher=Football Counter|website=www.footballcounter.com|date=20 April 2017|access-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428074823/https://www.footballcounter.com/2017/kenkre-fc-split-points-lonestar-kashmir-1-1-draw/|archive-date=28 April 2017}}</ref>
The [[Western India Football Association]] also operates from the Cooperage Ground, and the [[Mumbai District Football Association]] holds a small office. It was a venue for one of India's premier national leagues, the [[I-League]].


==History==
==History==
[[File:Cooperage Football Ground.jpg|thumb|300px|Cooperage Football Ground before renovation]]
[[File:Cooperage Football Ground.jpg|thumb|300px|Cooperage Football Ground before renovation]]
In April 2011 plans were announced for the Cooperage Football Stadium to be renovated when [[FIFA]] announced that they would give the [[Western India Football Association]] US$ 2 million in order to renovate that stadium.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-fifa-sanctions-2-million-grant-for-cooperage-1532025 | title=FIFA sanctions 2 million grant for Cooperage | publisher=DNA | date=15 April 2011 | first=Mihir | last=Vasavda | access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref> On 12 June 2011 it was announced in the [[Mumbai High Court|Bombay High Court]] that the West India Football Association would be given the right to renovate the Cooperage Ground.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-cooperage-ground-in-mumbai-1553688 | title=A Shot in the arm for Cooperage Ground | publisher=DNA | date=11 June 2011 | first=Rosy | last=Sequeira | access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref>
In April 2011 plans were announced for the Cooperage Football Ground to be renovated when [[FIFA]] announced that they would give the [[Western India Football Association]] US$ 2 million in order to renovate that stadium.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-fifa-sanctions-2-million-grant-for-cooperage-1532025 | title=FIFA sanctions 2 million grant for Cooperage | publisher=DNA | date=15 April 2011 | first=Mihir | last=Vasavda | access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref> On 12 June 2011, it was announced in the [[Mumbai High Court|Bombay High Court]] that the West India Football Association would be given the right to renovate the Cooperage Ground.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-cooperage-ground-in-mumbai-1553688 | title=A Shot in the arm for Cooperage Ground | publisher=DNA | date=11 June 2011 | first=Rosy | last=Sequeira | access-date=20 June 2018}}</ref>
 
[[File:Mumbai Fitness.jpg|thumb|[[Mumbai City FC]] players in practice at the stadium in December 2015]]
 
==See also==
* [[List of football stadiums in India]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}


{{reflist}}
{{Football stadiums in India}}


==External links==
==External links==

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Cooperage Football Ground
Cooperage Football Ground on a matchday of I-League in 2015
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LocationMumbai, India
OwnerWestern India Football Association
Capacity5,000[1][2]
Field size105×68 metres
SurfaceArtificial grass
Construction
Opened1993
Renovated2014
Tenants
Mumbai Football League
Ambernath United Atlanta FC (I-League 2nd Division)

The Cooperage Football Ground is a football stadium located in Nariman Point, Mumbai, India.[3] It is currently home to multiple Mumbai Football League clubs.

The Western India Football Association also operates from the Cooperage Ground, and the Mumbai District Football Association holds a small office. It was a venue for one of India's premier national leagues, the I-League.[4][5]

History[edit | edit source]

Cooperage Football Ground before renovation

In April 2011 plans were announced for the Cooperage Football Ground to be renovated when FIFA announced that they would give the Western India Football Association US$ 2 million in order to renovate that stadium.[6] On 12 June 2011, it was announced in the Bombay High Court that the West India Football Association would be given the right to renovate the Cooperage Ground.[7]

Mumbai City FC players in practice at the stadium in December 2015

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Vasavda, Mihir (15 April 2011). "FIFA sanctions 2 million grant for Cooperage". dnaindia.com. DNA India. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  2. Rosy Sequeira (11 June 2011). "A Shot in the arm for Cooperage Ground". DNA. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. Mumbai FC returns to Cooperage Football Stadium. the-aiff.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  4. Rahul Bali (12 November 2008). "India: Goalless Between Dempo And Mumbai". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
  5. "Kenkre FC split points with Lonestar Kashmir in 1-1 draw". www.footballcounter.com. Football Counter. 20 April 2017. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. Vasavda, Mihir (15 April 2011). "FIFA sanctions 2 million grant for Cooperage". DNA. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  7. Sequeira, Rosy (11 June 2011). "A Shot in the arm for Cooperage Ground". DNA. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

External links[edit | edit source]

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