List of football stadiums in India

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

## Stadiums

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| Salt Lake Stadium † | Bidhannagar | West Bengal | 85,000  |
| 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  |
| Jawarhalal Nehru International Stadium, Kaloor † | Kochi | Kerala | 41,000  |
| Birsa Munda Football Stadium | Ranchi | Jharkhand | 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  |
| Golden Jubilee Stadium | Yupia | Arunachal Pradesh | 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  |
| Padukone – Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence | Bengaluru | Karnataka | 250  |

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

## 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup venues

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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

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Vivekananda Yubabharati Krirangan | Kolkata, West Bengal  | 85,000
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

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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

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Kalinga Stadium | Bhubaneswar, Odisha  | 15,000
DY Patil Stadium | Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra  | 45,300
Fatorda Stadium | Margao, Goa  | 19,500

## See also

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* List of cricket grounds in India
* List of stadiums in India
* List of international cricket grounds in India
* List of golf courses in India
* List of Field hockey venues in India
* Venues of the 2010 Commonwealth Games
* List of association football stadiums by country
* List of sports venues by capacity
* Lists of stadiums
* Football in India

## References

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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.

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