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Duler Stadium is a football stadium located in Mapusa, Goa, India.[4][5] It is the former home of local I-League clubs who participated in the highest level of football in the country. Dempo SC, Salgaocar FC,[6][7] and Sporting Clube de Goa use the venue for most of their home games. It also serves as home ground for other Goa Professional League clubs[8] such as Vasco.[9][10][11]

Duler Stadium

Location	Mapusa, Goa, India
Coordinates	15.598490°N 73.816147°E / 15.598490; 73.816147
Owner	Goa Football Association[1]
Capacity	10,000[2]
Field size	105 x 65 meters[3]
Surface	AstroTurf[3]
Tenants
Goa Professional League clubs

History

Kingfisher name sponsor rejection

In 2009 the Goa Football Association agreed to a deal with giants Kingfisher to rename the Duler Stadium to the Kingfisher Stadium but in January 2009 the people of Mapusa started to reject a rename because despite the stadium being owned by the GFA the land the stadium is on belongs to the Mapusa Communidade.[12]

Renovation

In 2012 the Goa Football Association approved to revamp the Duler Stadium by adding a new AstroTurf to the stadium, the second stadium to get Astroturf since 2006.[13] On 10 June 2012 it was announced that FIFA had officially approved the move for the new Astroturf.[13] The stadium getting the grant for the Astroturf from FIFA meant that the stadium was part of FIFA's Win in India with India program.[3]

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