Barasat Stadium

The Barasat District Sports Stadium, also known as Vidyasagar Krirangan,[3] is an association football stadium located in Barasat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. It is used mostly for Calcutta Football League matches. It is also used for several district-level, state-level and sometimes national level tournaments. The stadium currently holds around 15,000 spectators, has four floodlight towers, air conditioned function and changing rooms.[4] The artificial turf at the stadium has achieved a two-star rating from FIFA.[5]

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

Barasat District Sports Stadium
বিদ্যাসাগর ক্রীড়াঙ্গন
LocationBarasat, Greater Kolkata,[1] West Bengal, India
Coordinates22°43′03.687″N 88°28′43.12″E
OwnerIndian Football Association
Capacity15,000
Field size105 x 68 metres
SurfaceAstro-turf[2]
Tenants
Mohun Bagan
East Bengal
Calcutta Football League
West Bengal football team

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

References
  1. "North 24 Parganas district".
  2. "SPO Bengal's Barasat stadium gets two star grading from FIFA". chennaionline.com. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  3. "CALCUTTA FOOTBALL LEAGUE – OFFICER'S CHOICE BLUE TO BE THE TITLE SPONSOR". Football News India. Kolkata. 4 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. "Vidyasagar Krirangan likely to host I-League matches next season". indiansoccerlive.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  5. "Barasat Turf granted Two-star grading". the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2013.


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