Barasat Stadium

Barasat District Sports Stadium (or simply Barasat Stadium; also known as Vidyasagar Krirangan) is a football stadium located in Barasat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. It is used mostly for Calcutta Football League matches. It is also used for several district-level, state-level and sometimes national level tournaments. The stadium currently holds around 15,000 spectators, has four floodlight towers, air conditioned function and changing rooms. The artificial turf at the stadium has achieved a two-star rating from FIFA.

Barasat District Sports Stadium
বিদ্যাসাগর ক্রীড়াঙ্গন
LocationBarasat, Greater Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Coordinates22°43′03.687″N 88°28′43.12″E
OwnerBarasat Municipality
OperatorIndian Football Association
Capacity20,000
Field size105 x 68 metres
SurfaceAstro-turf
Tenants
Calcutta Football League
West Bengal football team
Rainbow AC

Since the 2014–15 season, the stadium has hosted the home matches of Mohun Bagan A.C. and East Bengal in the I-League.

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