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India’s largest stadium, with a current capacity of 85,000 (down from 120,000 pre-2011 renovation). A further 2015-2017 refit, costing over Rs 100 crore, produced the ground that hosted the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup final.
The Mohun Bagan-East Bengal derby is arguably the subcontinent’s most passionate club rivalry: Mohun Bagan traditionally associated with Kolkata’s bhadralok, East Bengal with Partition refugees. The ground’s record attendance, 131,781 in a July 1997 derby, remains among the largest crowds ever assembled for club football; as recently as May 2026 a derby drew 62,201 in a league averaging under 9,000.
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