 East Bengal Ground on a matchday | |
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| Former names | National AC Ground |
|---|---|
| Location | Maidan (Kolkata) |
| Coordinates | 22°33′34″N 88°20′38″E / 22.559479°N 88.343854°E |
| Public transit |  Esplanade Bus Terminus Eden Gardens  Esplanade |
| Owner | Eastern Command (India) |
| Operator | Indian Football Association |
| Capacity | 23,500[2] |
| Field size | 100 metres by 60 metres (109.4 yd x 65.6 yd) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes (manual) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1915[1] |
| Renovated | 12 July 1996 1 August 2016 |
| Tenants | |
East Bengal (1924–present) East Bengal Academy East Bengal FC (women) Aryan FC (1963–present)[3] Mohun Bagan (1915–1963) | |
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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- ^ "Aryan Club". ifawb.org. Indian Football Association West Bengal. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "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.
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