Netaji Indoor Stadium
The Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium is an indoor sports arena in Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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The facility seats 12,000 people. This indoor stadium is located just beside the Eden Gardens. It used to host the Sunfeast Open, a WTA Tour tennis tournament. Other international events hosted by the Stadium include the 1981 Asian Basketball Championship. Currently it is best known as the home of the Pro Kabaddi League team Bengal Warriors and Mohammedan SC Futsal.
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| Full name | Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium |
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| Location | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates | 22°33′58.06″N 88°20′30″E / 22.5661278°N 88.34167°E |
| Owner | Governor of West Bengal |
| Operator | Governor of West Bengal |
| Capacity | 12,000 |
| Field size | 60m radius |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1950 |
| Built | 1975 |
| Opened | 1975 |
| Renovated | 2004 |
| Tenants | |
| Sunfeast Open (until 2008) Bengal Warriors (since 2014) IFA Futsal Championship | |
The Netaji Indoor Stadium hosts a wide range of activities, from sporting events to cultural programmes. It is a venue for both national and international trade fairs. It is also used as a center of counting of votes during elections.
The venue was inaugurated in 1975 by the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, Siddhartha Shankar Ray, for indoor games and cultural events, musical functions and other programmes.
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