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The
Salt
Lake
Stadium,
officially
the
Vivekananda
Yuba
Bharati
Krirangan
(VYBK;
transl. Vivekananda
Indian
Youth
Stadium),
is
a
multipurpose
stadium
in
Bidhannagar,
Kolkata,
with
a
current
capacity
of
85,000.
The
Salt
Lake
Stadium
is
the
main
home
of
ATK
Mohun
Bagan,
East
Bengal.
It
is
the
second
largest
stadium
in
India
by
seating
capacity.
Before
its
renovation
in
2011,
it
was
the
second
largest
football
stadium
in
the
world,
having
a
seating
capacity
of
150,000.
Prior
to
the
construction
and
opening
of
Rungrado
May
Day
Stadium
in
1989,
it
was
the
largest
football
stadium
in
the
world.
The
stadium
hosted
the
final
match
of
the
2017
FIFA
U-17
World
Cup,
alongside
hosting
other
matches
of
the
tournament.
As
part
of
security
measures
for
the
2017
U-17
World
Cup,
the
stadium
was
only
open
for
66,687
viewers.
It
will
be
used
again
for
the
2021
FIFA
U-17
Women's
World
Cup.
The
stadium's
record
attendance
was
recorded
in
1997
when
131,781
spectators
watched
the
Federation
Cup
semifinal
between
East
Bengal
and
Mohun
Bagan.
The
stadium
switched
back
to
natural
grass
from
artificial
turf
as
part
of
the
preparations
for
hosting
the
U-17
World
Cup
in
2017.
The
new
turf
was
unveiled
in
a
Kolkata
Derby
match
between
East
Bengal
and
Mohun
Bagan
during
the
2015–16
Calcutta
Premier
Division
match.
About
The
stadium
was
established
in
1984
because
the
club
grounds
in
the
Maidan
area,
each
with
capacity
around
20,000,
were
proving
too
small
for
the
huge
crowd
that
occupied
the
grounds
on
matchdays.
And
while
the
Eden
Gardens
was
there
to
handle
some
of
the
bigger
games,
like
the
Kolkata
Derby,
the
pressure
of
handling
both
cricket
and
football
was
proving
to
be
a
bit
too
much
for
the
stadium.
The
stadium
is
situated
approximately
10
kilometres
to
the
east
of
the
Kolkata
downtown.
The
roof
is
made
of
metal
tubes
and
aluminum
sheets
and
concrete.
The
stadium
was
inaugurated
in
January
1984.
There
are
two
electronic
scoreboards
and
control
rooms.
There
is
illumination
at
night
.
There
are
special
arrangements
for
TV
broadcasting.
The
gigantic
stadium
features
three
tiers
of
concrete
galleries.
The
stadium
has
9
entry
gates
and
30
ramps
for
the
spectators
to
reach
the
viewing
blocks.
The
nine
gates
include
the
VIP
gate.
The
gates
1
and
2
are
on
kadapara
road,
gate
no.3,
3A,
4,
4A
and
4B
are
on
the
side
of
Broadway;
gate
no
5
and
the
VIP
gate
are
on
the
side
of
EM
By
pass.
The
ramps
are
inside
the
stadium
and
link
the
inner
ring
road
to
the
different
levels
of
the
stadium
complex.
The
stadium
covers
an
area
of
76.40
acres
(309,200
m2).
The
stadium
has
a
unique[citation
needed]
synthetic
track
for
athletic
meets.
It
has
a
main
football
arena
measuring
105
by
70
metres
(344
ft
×
230
ft).
It
also
houses
electronics
scoreboards,
elevators,
VIP
enclosures,
peripheral
floodlighting
arrangement
from
the
roof-top,
air-conditioned
VIP
rest
room,
conference
hall
and
much
more.
The
stadium
has
its
own
water
arrangements
and
standby
diesel
generation
sets.
Very
Nostalgic
Stadium
this
is
for
Kolkata
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