Mohammedan Sporting Ground

Mohammedan Sporting Ground
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AddressMohammedan Sporting Club, Maidan Tent, Red Road, Kolkata 700021
LocationKolkata, West Bengal
Coordinates22°33′44″N 88°20′45″E / 22.562342°N 88.345871°E / 22.562342; 88.345871
Public transitRed Road
Esplanade Bus Terminus
Eden Gardens
Esplanade
OwnerEastern Command (India)
OperatorIndian Football Association
Capacity15,000[2]
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardManual
Opened1929[1]
Tenants
Mohammedan S.C. (1929–present)
Howrah Union (1962–present)
Mohammedan SC Women (2022–present)

Mohammedan Sporting Ground (also known as Mohammedan Sporting–Howrah Union Ground)[3] is a multi-use stadium in Kolkata, West Bengal.[4] It is used mostly for football matches and is mainly the home stadium of Mohammedan.[5] The ground has a natural grass turf.[6][7] Having facilities such as commentary boxes for radio and TV, press box and air conditioned changing rooms, the stadium holds 15,000 people.[2] It is also the home ground of Howrah Union,[8] which it shares with Mohammedan.

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  6. ^ "Mohammedan S.C. beat Kalighat Milan Sangha in the CFL". react.etvbharat.com (in Bengali). Kolkata, West Bengal: ETV Bharat Bangla. 7 September 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  7. ^ Sarkhel, Ujjal (9 August 2016). "Mohammedan SC suffers first loss; go down 1–2 to Tollygunge". Kolkata: Thif-Live.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Howrah Union - at a glance". Howrah Union. Archived from the original on 25 April 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2022.