List of football stadiums in India

This is a list of football grounds in India that have been used for major international football matches.

Stadiums

Name City State Capacity Image
Salt Lake Stadium † Bidhannagar West Bengal 68,000
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium † Delhi Delhi 60,254
Greenfield International Stadium † Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 50,000
EMS Stadium † Kozhikode Kerala 50,000
DY Patil Stadium † Navi Mumbai Maharastra 45,300
Birsa Munda Football Stadium Ranchi Jharkhand 40,000
Jawarhalal Nehru International Stadium, Kaloor † Kochi Kerala 40,000
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium † Chennai Tamil Nadu 40,000
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Kollam Kerala 40,000
Mangala Stadium Mangalore Karnataka 40,000
Kanchenjunga Stadium † Siliguri West Bengal 40,000
Khuman Lampak Main Stadium † Imphal Manipur 35,285
Ambedkar Stadium † Delhi Delhi 35,000
Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium Ranchi Jharkhand 35,000
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium † Guwahati Assam 32,844
GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium † Hyderabad Telangana 30,000
Chhatrapati Shahu Stadium Kolhapur Maharashtra 30,000
Guru Nanak Stadium Ludhiana Punjab 30,000
Baichung Stadium Namchi Sikkim 30,000
Bakhshi Stadium Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir 30,000
Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium Malappuram Kerala 30,000
Paljor Stadium Gangtok Sikkim 30,000
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Coimbatore Tamil Nadu 30,000
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Hyderabad Telangana 30,000
Yashwant Stadium Nagpur Maharashtra 30,000
Sree Kanteerava Stadium † Bangalore Karnataka 25,810
Naihati Stadium Naihati West Bengal 25,000
KD Singh Babu Stadium Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 25,000
JRD Tata Sports Complex Jamshedpur Jharkhand 24,424
East Bengal Ground Kolkata West Bengal 23,500
Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Jalandhar Punjab 22,000
Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Kolkata West Bengal 22,000
Ekana Football Stadium Lucknow Uttar Pradesh 20,000
The Arena by Transtadia † Ahmedabad Gujarat 20,000
Fatorda Stadium † Margao Goa 20,000
Indira Gandhi Stadium Kohima Nagaland 20,000
Mohun Bagan Ground Kolkata West Bengal 20,000
Rajiv Gandhi Stadium Aizawl Mizoram 20,000
Silli Stadium Silli Jharkhand 20,000
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Akola Maharastra 20,000
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Shillong Meghalaya 17,000
Bangalore Football Stadium Bangalore Karnataka 15,000
Vidyasagar Krirangan Barasat West Bengal 15,000
Kalinga Stadium Bhubaneswar Odisha 15,000
Calicut Medical College Stadium Kozhikode Kerala 15,000
Mulna Stadium Balaghat Madhya Pradesh 15,000
Nehru Stadium Guwahati Assam 15,000
Rajendra Stadium Siwan Bihar 15,000
Sailen Manna Stadium Howrah West Bengal 15,000
Sumant Moolgaokar Stadium Jamshedpur Jharkhand 15,000
Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Thrissur Kerala 15,000
Mohammedan Sporting Ground Kolkata West Bengal 14,000
SAI Stadium Kokrajhar Assam 12,000
Jorhat Stadium Jorhat Assam 12,000
Kishore Bharati Krirangan Jadavpur West Bengal 12,000
Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex † Pune Maharashtra 11,900
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Football Stadium Neemuch Madhya Pradesh 10,000
Duler Stadium Mapusa Goa 10,000
Jorethang Ground Jorethang Sikkim 10,000
Kalyani Stadium Kalyani West Bengal 10,000
Kottappadi Football Stadium Malappuram Kerala 10,000
Mela Ground Kalimpong West Bengal 10,000
TRC Turf Ground Srinagar Jammu & Kashmir 10,000
KASA Stadium Diphu Assam 9,000
Mumbai Football Arena † Andheri, Mumbai Maharashtra 7,000
Cooperage Football Stadium Mumbai Maharashtra 5,000
Fr. Agnel Stadium Navi Mumbai Maharashtra 5,000
Lammual Stadium Aizawl Mizoram 5,000
Santipur Municipality Stadium Santipur West Bengal 5,000
Tilak Maidan Stadium Vasco da Gama Goa 5,000
Oil India Ground Duliajan Assam 4,000
GMC Athletic Stadium Bambolim Goa 3,000
Nehru Maidan Mangalore Karnataka 2,000

Note. † denotes stadiums that have hosted international football matches.

2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup venues

Main article: 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup

The initial shortlist of nine host cities was New Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Margao, Bangalore, Kolkata, Kochi, Guwahati, and Navi Mumbai.[1] Following the reception of FIFA's technical report, the AIFF cleared Kochi, Delhi, Navi Mumbai, Guwahati, Margao and Kolkata as the venues for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[2][3] The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi) was the first venue to be announced.[4]

Stadium City/State Capacity
Vivekananda Yubabharati Krirangan Kolkata, West Bengal 68,000
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Delhi 60,000
DY Patil Stadium Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 45,300
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Kochi, Kerala 41,000
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Guwahati, Assam 25,000
Fatorda Stadium Margao, Goa 19,500

2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup venues

Main article: 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

Kalinga Stadium in the city of Bhubaneswar got provisional clearance as the first venue for the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[5] In November 2019, FIFA local organising committee after second inspection of Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata, Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati and Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, expressed their satisfaction with the preparation of infrastructure and the training facilities as the provisional venues for the tournament.[6][7] On 18 February 2020, all the five venues were finalised and announced together with the official schedule. Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati and Kolkata will host the group-stage matches, where as the knockout matches will be played in four cities except Guwahati.[8]

Stadium City/State Capacity
Kalinga Stadium Bhubaneswar, Odisha 15,000
DY Patil Stadium Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 45,300
Fatorda Stadium Margao, Goa 19,500

See also

References

  1. ^ "India to host 2017 Under-17 FIFA World Cup". ibtimes.co.in. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Minister discusses U-17 World Cup progress with FIFA officials". Newsnation.in. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  3. ^ "FIFA Team Inspects Kochi JN Stadium and Training Grounds for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup". Football News India. 11 December 2014. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Kochi to host U-17 FIFA World Cup matches". Manoramaonline. 6 April 2015. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Bhubenswar is the first venue to get provisional clearance for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2020". AIFF. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "FIFA kicks of Women's World Cup India 2020 inspection in Kolkata". AIFF. 26 November 2019. Archived from the original on 14 May 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  7. ^ "FIFA LOC delegation inspects Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati for FIFA U17 Women's World Cup India 2020". AIFF. 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  8. ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2020™ - News - Match schedule and host cities announced for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2020™". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2020.