Barasat Stadium

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Barasat District Sports Stadium
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LocationBarasat, Greater Kolkata,[1] West Bengal, India
Coordinates22°43′03.687″N 88°28′43.12″E / 22.71769083°N 88.4786444°E / 22.71769083; 88.4786444Coordinates: 22°43′03.687″N 88°28′43.12″E / 22.71769083°N 88.4786444°E / 22.71769083; 88.4786444
OwnerIndian Football Association
Capacity22,000
Field size105 x 68 metres
SurfaceAstro-turf[2]
Tenants
Mohun Bagan
East Bengal
Mohammedan S.C.
Rainbow AC

The Barasat District Sports Stadium, also known as Vidyasagar Krirangan, is an association football stadium located in Barasat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. It is used mostly for CFL and I-League matches. It is also used for several district-level, state-level and infrequently, national level tournaments. The stadium currently holds around 22,000 spectators, has four floodlight towers and different air conditioned function and changing rooms.[3] The artificial turf at the stadium has achieved a two-star rating from FIFA.[4]

White gate with stone pillars and a tree
Entrance of the Barasat Stadium

Since the 2014–15 season, the stadium has hosted the home matches of Mohun Bagan A.C. and East Bengal in the I-League as well as CFL.

References[edit]

  1. "North 24 Parganas district".
  2. "SPO Bengal's Barasat stadium gets two star grading from FIFA". chennaionline.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.[permanent dead link]
  3. "Vidyasagar Krirangan likely to host I-League matches next season". indiansoccerlive.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  4. "Barasat Turf granted Two-star grading". the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2013.