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The New Bangalore Football Stadium was the informal name of the new football stadium which was to be constructed in Bangalore, Karnataka for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was held in India. The stadium was supposed to be constructed on the same spot as the current Bangalore Football Stadium after the current one was demolished.[1] The stadiums construction was to be handled by Ozone Group who also owned the local club, Ozone FC.[2] Bengaluru FC were also supposed to play at the stadium after the U-17 World Cup ends.[3]

This article needs to be updated. (April 2021)

Bangalore Football Stadium

Location	Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Capacity	45,000
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	TBA
Opened	TBA
Construction cost	TBA

History

On 5 December 2013, after FIFA officially announced that India would be the hosts of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, the country's first FIFA international competition.[4] It was also announced that Bengaluru would be among the choices for being a host city for the tournament.[5] In March 2014 it was announced that at the end of the 2013–14 I-League season the stadium would be demolished and then a new stadium would be built on that exact spot.[5][1] Prerana Bhat from Samved academy said that The stadium will reportedly have a capacity between 25,000 and 45,890.[5]

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