Mohammedan Sporting Ground
Mohammedan Sporting Ground is a multi-use stadium in Kolkata, India. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Mohammedan S.C. The ground has a natural grass turf. Other features of the stadium include commentary boxes for Radio and TV, press box, air conditioned player's changing rooms. The stadium holds 15,000 people.[1]
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| Address | Mohammedan Sporting Club
Maidan Tent, Red Road Kolkata 700021 |
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| Location | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Coordinates | 22°33′44″N 88°20′45″E |
| Public transit | Red Road |
| Owner | Mohammedan Sporting Club Pvt. Ltd. |
| Capacity | 15,000[1] |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Scoreboard | Manual |
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| Mohammedan S.C. | |
About
The stadium has galleries on three sides and a rampart on the fourth side. The north side gallery is the member's gallery. The east side and south side galleries are still made of a temporary iron structure and are designated for non-member supporters. The playing pitch is about 100 x 60 meters. The club tent and main office are located adjacent to the stadium. The club tent consists of a maintained lawn, with benches.
Upgrade work
In July 2017 second phase upgrade and improvement works started.
- Installing floodlight
- electronic scoreboard
- increase seating capacity from 15,000 to 25,000
- upgrade member gallery with White-Black (club's home colour) bucket chair
- air conditioned press room
- ultra-modern gymnasium
References
- "Moh. Sporting Ground". Retrieved 31 May 2016.