DY Patil Stadium

DY Patil Stadium
DY Patil on matchday of Mumbai City FC in 2015
Ground information
LocationNerul, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates19°2′31″N 73°1′36″E / 19.04194°N 73.02667°E / 19.04194; 73.02667
Establishment2008[1]
Capacity45,300[2]
OwnerDnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil
OperatorDY Patil Sports Academy
Tenants
End names
Media End
Pavilion End
International information
Only women's Test14–16 December 2023:
 India v  England
First WT20I9 December 2022:
 India v  Australia
Last WT20I9 January 2024:
 India v  Australia
As of 9 January 2024
Source: ESPNcricinfo

The DY Patil Stadium (officially known as Dr. DY Patil Sports Stadium) is a multi-purpose sports arena in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.[4][5]

Owned by Marathi politician Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil, it is based in the D.Y. Patil Sports Academy in Nerul. It is primarily a cricket stadium, though it is sometimes used for football, music concerts and other events.

It was inaugurated on 4 March 2008 as the home ground of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Mumbai Indians (MI). It has hosted the inuagral IPL season's final in 2008 and the 2010 season final.[6] In 2022 season the arena hosted number of games.[7]

The stadium has also hosted international football matches during the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup and the 2023–24 AFC Champions League.

The capacity of 45,300 makes it the ninth-largest cricket stadium in India. The stadium makes use of bucket seats and cantilever roofs that eliminate the need for columns. This provides the spectators with an unobstructed view of the match from any place within the stands. On the other hand, the stadium has a 120-person capacity air-conditioned media center. The upper level of the viewing galleries has 60 private corporate boxes.[8] This stadium also holds an inter-school cricket match for DY Patil International school every year.

The arena is hosting games of the Women's Premier League (WPL) since 4 March 2023. It has hosted the opening game-ceremony and scheduled to host final match.[9]

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  2. ^ AFC Asian Cup 2027 Bidding Nation India. All India Football Federation. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. ^ "WPL 2023 tickets go on sale; women to get free entry to matches". March 2023.
  4. ^ "DY Patil sports academy". DY Patil Sports academy. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  5. ^ "DY Patil Stadium Profile Navi Mumbai". cricwindow.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  6. ^ [1] Archived 23 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "IPL 2022 set to be held in four venues in Mumbai and Pune. Cricket News - Times of India". The Times of India. PTI. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  8. ^ "IPL 2022: All you need to know about DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai". CricTracker. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  9. ^ "महिला आयपीएल लिलावात ४००० कोटींची कमाई !" [In auction Womens'IPL minted 4K Cr !]. Lokmat. 23 January 2023. p. 6.