Mumbai Football Arena

Mumbai Football Arena
Construction
Andheri Sports Complex
Full name	Mumbai Football Arena
Former names	Shahaji Raje Krida Sankul
Location	Veera Desai Road, Andheri West, Mumbai
Owner	Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Operator	Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Capacity	18,000 (sometimes limited to 7,960 because of safety/comfort reasons and tarps)
Built	1988
Opened	1988
Renovated	2016
Tenants
India national football team (2016–present) Mumbai City FC (2016–present)

Mumbai Football Arena is a multi-use stadium in Mumbai, India. It is located in the Andheri Sports Complex and is currently used mostly for football matches.

It serves as the home stadium of Mumbai City FC of the Indian Super League. The football stadium holds 7,960 spectators and is expected to be one of the venues for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.^[1]

Mumbai District Football Association, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Aditya Thackeray and Ranbir Kapoor are known to have played an important role in the redevelopment of the stadium.^[2]

References

↑ "Mumbai to get world-class football stadium in Andheri sports complex". The Times of India. 9 January 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
↑ "Indian Football: Aaditya Thackeray - The brain behind Mumbai Football Arena". goal.com. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

Soccer stadiums in India

FIFA and AFC approved stadiums:	Ambedkar Stadium DY Patil Stadium Fatorda Stadium Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium J.N. Stadium, Chennai J.N. Stadium, Kochi J.N. Stadium, New Delhi New Bangalore Football Stadium (†) Salt Lake Stadium Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Trivandrum International Stadium

Major national stadiums:	EMS Stadium Kanchenjunga Stadium Sree Kanteerava Stadium

Other major stadiums:	B.P.T. Ground Baichung Stadium Bakhshi Stadium Bangalore Football Stadium Barabati Stadium Barasat Stadium Biju Patnaik Hockey Stadium Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium Birsa Munda Football Stadium CAFVD Sports Stadium Calicut Medical College Stadium Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium Chhatrasal Stadium Chowgule Sports Centre Civil Services Ground Cooperage Ground Dadaji Kondadev Stadium Dhyan Chand National Stadium Dr. Rajendra Prasad Football Stadium Duler Stadium East Bengal Ground Eden Gardens Faizabad Sports Complex (†) Fr. Agnel Stadium G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium Gachibowli Athletic Stadium Gandhi Ground Guru Gobind Singh Stadium Guru Nanak Stadium Howrah Municipal Corporation Stadium J.N. Stadium, Coimbatore J.N. Stadium, Shillong Jaipal Singh Stadium Jawahar Municipal Stadium Jorethang Ground JRD Tata Sports Complex Judges Field Kalinga Stadium Kalyani Stadium Khuman Lampak Main Stadium Jadavpur Stadium Lajwanti Stadium L.B.S. Stadium, Hyderabad L.B.S. Stadium, Kollam Lammual Stadium Madan Mohan Malviya Stadium Mahabir Stadium Maharaja College Stadium Malappuram District Sports Complex Stadium Maulana Azad Stadium Mela Ground Mohammedan Sporting Ground Mohun Bagan Ground Mulna Stadium Netaji Stadium Nehru Stadium, Durgapur Nehru Stadium, Guwahati Oil India Ground Paljor Stadium Patliputra Sports Complex Polo Field Pune District Football Association Stadium Pune FC Training Ground Punjab Agricultural University Stadium Rabindra Sarobar Stadium Rajarshi Shahu Stadium Rajendra Stadium Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl Ravishankar Shukla Stadium Satindra Mohan Dev Stadium Silli Stadium Sports Stadium Sri Venkateswara University Ground SSB Ranidanga Stadium Sumant Moolgaokar Stadium Tau Devi Lal Stadium Thangmeiband Athletic Union Ground Thrissur Municipal Corporation Stadium Tilak Maidan Stadium University Stadium VO Chidambaram Park Stadium Victory Playground Yashwant Stadium

Note. (†) denotes stadiums under construction.

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