East Bengal Ground

East Bengal Ground
East Bengal Ground on a matchday
Map
Former namesNational AC Ground
LocationMaidan (Kolkata)
Coordinates22°33′34″N 88°20′38″E / 22.559479°N 88.343854°E / 22.559479; 88.343854
Public transit Esplanade Bus Terminus
Eden Gardens
Esplanade
OwnerEastern Command (India)
OperatorIndian Football Association
Capacity23,500[2]
Field size100 metres by 60 metres
(109.4 yd x 65.6 yd)
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardYes (manual)
Construction
Opened1915[1]
Renovated12 July 1996
1 August 2016
Tenants

The East Bengal Ground, also known as East Bengal–Aryan Ground,[4] is the home stadium of East Bengal[5] and Aryan. The stadium has a capacity of 23,500 people. It is best known as one of the venues for the Calcutta Football League.

The stadium lies in the Kolkata Maidan area on the northern side of Fort William and near the Eden Gardens cricket stadium. The Esplanade metro station on the North-South Corridor of the Kolkata Metro is also nearby.

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  2. ^ "Home Ground". East Bengal FC. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Aryan Club". ifawb.org. Indian Football Association West Bengal. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. ^ "CALCUTTA FOOTBALL LEAGUE – OFFICER'S CHOICE BLUE TO BE THE TITLE SPONSOR". Football News India. Kolkata. 4 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  5. ^ "CFL 2019: Al Amna shines in defeat as East Bengal edge past Southern Samity 2-1". Goal.com. 5 September 2019. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.