Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan Stadium
Kolkata, Greater Kolkata
120,000
Capacity
1984
Opened
Grass
Surface
Kolkata
City
Home of
- Football
Mohun Bagan SG
Mohun Bagan SG club pageHistory
The Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, also known as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), is a multi-purpose stadium, used mostly for football matches, located in Salt Lake City, Greater Kolkata, with a capacity of 68,000 spectators. Named after Swami Vivekananda, the stadium is one of the home grounds of Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. The stadium hosted the final match of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, alongside other matches of the tournament.It was the largest football stadium in the world in terms of seat capacity which was of 1,20,000 until its renovation in 2011 reduced it to 85,000. Another renovation in 2017 reduced it to 67,000 .
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2017The stadium hosted the final match of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, alongside other…
The stadium hosted the final match of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, alongside other matches of the tournament.It was the largest football stadium in the world in terms of seat capacity which was of 1,20,000 until its renovation in 2011 reduced it to 85,000.