Kalyani Stadium

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Kalyani Stadium
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The stadium on a matchday of I-League in 2020
Kalyani Stadium
Full nameKalyani Municipal Stadium
Location Kalyani, West Bengal, India
Coordinates 22°58′29″N88°26′55″E / 22.97471°N 88.44870°E / 22.97471; 88.44870
Public transit Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Kalyani and Kalyani Silpanchal
Owner Kalyani Municipality
Operatorkalyani municipality
Capacity 20,000
Surface Grass
ScoreboardYes (manual)
Tenants
United SC
Mohun Bagan
East Bengal
Mohammedan

Kalyani Stadium is a stadium in Kalyani, West Bengal, India. The stadium holds 20,000 spectators. [1] Currently the stadium is being re-modelled with modern structure and 5-storied gallery with added facilities. [2] It usually hosts matches of I-League and Calcutta Football League. [3] [4] [5] [6]

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About

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Outside view of the stadium

It is the home stadium of Mohun Bagan A.C., East Bengal F.C of the I-League. It has emerged as an alternative location to Kolkata for holding numerous I-League, Calcutta Football League football matches and other sporting events. Kalyani Stadium hosts national and international level football matches.

The Kolkata-based clubs like Mohun Bagan, East Bengal FC and Mohammedan S.C. use Kalyani Stadium as their home ground in some national and regional league matches. [7]

A swimming pool and well-equipped gymnasium are attached with the said Stadium. The stadium also has floodlights to support night matches. [1]

Presently the stadium has been re-modelled with full-fledged modern structure and 5 storied gallery with added facilities. [2]

Kalyani Stadium Swimming Pool Kalyani stadium pool.jpg
Kalyani Stadium Swimming Pool

Position

Kalyani Stadium situated near the Kalyani Lake and almost in the middle portion of Kalyani city. The main gate of it is just opposite of the Kalyani Sub Divisional Court Building. A swimming pool and gymnasium are attached with the Stadium. [2]

Transportation

10 minutes away from Kalyani railway station and 5 minutes away from Kalyani Silpanchal railway station from the stadium.

There are numerous autos, totos and buses are available.

Football matches

The Kalyani Stadium hosts the home games of the local clubs Mohun Bagan AC and East Bengal FC  in the Calcutta Football League. It also hosts the games of Mohammedan Sporting, that currently competes in the I-League.

East Bengal supporters at the stadium on a matchday of I-League East Bengal Club supporters at the Kalyani Municipal Corporation Stadium in Nadia, West Bengal, on a matchday of I-League.jpg
East Bengal supporters at the stadium on a matchday of I-League

The stadium has also hosted domestic association football tournaments like the Durand Cup in 2019, IFA Shield, Santosh Trophy, 2019 SAFF U-15 Championship, Calcutta Football League, U-17 Women's Championship in 2019 and many others Indian and international tournaments.

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 TIMES NEWS NETWORK (21 January 2015). "Kalyani municipality, Chinese firm set to remodel stadium". Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  3. ↑ Ritabrata Banerjee. "Aizawl FC ride Matias Veron strike to sink East Bengal". www.goal.com. Goal. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "I-League: Defending champs Gokulam Kerala begin campaign with solid win". siasat.com. The Siasat Daily. 26 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Media Team, AIFF (4 March 2022). "Real Kashmir and Kenkre FC play out thrilling 1-1 draw". www.the-aiff.com. Kalyani, West Bengal: All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
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