Kalyani Stadium is a

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in Kalyani,

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, India. The stadium holds 20,000 spectators. Currently the stadium has been re-modelled with full-fledged modern structure and 5 storied gallery with added facilities. It now hosts matches of

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. The stadium also hosted CAB run Bengal T20 Cricket tournaments.

About

It is the home stadium of Mohun Bagan A.C., East Bengal F.C of the

. It has emerged as an alternative location to Kolkata for holding numerous

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football matches and other sporting events. Kalyani Stadium hosts national and international level football matches. The Kolkata-based clubs like

Mohun Bagan Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, its football section is one of the oldest in India and Asia. The club is most notable for its victory over East Yorkshire Regiment ...

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and Mohammedan S.C. use Kalyani Stadium as their home ground in some national level matches. A swimming pool and well-equipped gymnasium are attached with the said Stadium. The stadium also has floodlights to support night matches. Presently the stadium has been re-modelled with full-fledged modern structure and 5 storied gallery with added facilities. Kalyani_stadium_pool

Position

Kalyani Stadium situated near the Kalyani Lake and almost in the middle portion of Kalyani city. The main gate of it is just opposite of the Kalyani Sub Divisional Court Building. A swimming pool and gymnasium are attached with the Stadium.

Transportation

10 minutes away from

Kalyani railway station Kalyani railway station is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station in Kalyani, West Bengal on the Sealdah–Ranaghat line and Kalyani Simanta branch line. It is located in Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves Kalyani and the ...

and 5 minutes away from

Kalyani Silpanchal railway station Kalyani Silpanchal railway station ( bn, কল্যাণী শিল্পাঞ্চল রেলওয়ে স্টেশন) is a Kolkata Suburban Railway station on the Kalyani Simanta branch line of Sealdah railway division. It is s ...

from the stadium. There are numerous autos, totos and buses are available.

Football matches

The Kalyani Stadium hosts the home games of the local clubs

Mohun Bagan AC Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, its football section is one of the oldest in India and Asia. The club is most notable for its victory over East Yorkshire Regiment ...

and

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in the

. It also hosts the games of Mohammedan Sporting, that currently competes in the

. The stadium has also hosted domestic

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tournaments like the

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in 2019,

IFA Shield The IFA Shield is an annual football competition organized by the Indian Football Association. The IFA is the governing body of football in the state of West Bengal, came into existence in 1893. Named after the association, the IFA Shield tourn ...

Santosh Trophy The Santosh Trophy, officially known as Hero Senior Men's National Football Championship due to sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp, is a state-level football competition contested by the state associations and government institutions under ...

, 2019 SAFF U-15 Championship,

, U-17 Women's Championship in 2019 and many others

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n and international tournaments.

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