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Football stadium in Kolkata, India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[1] It is also the home ground of Howrah Union,[8] which it shares with Mohammedan.
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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 | Eastern Command (India) |
Operator | Indian Football Association |
Capacity | 15,000[1] |
Surface | Grass |
Scoreboard | Manual |
Opened | 1929[2] |
Tenants | |
Mohammedan S.C. (1929–present) Howrah Union (1962–present) Mohammedan SC Women (2022–present) |
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.[citation needed] The club tent and main office are located adjacent to the stadium. The club tent consists of a maintained lawn, with benches.
In July 2023 second phase upgrade and improvement works started.