Mohammedan Sporting Ground, also known as Mohammedan Sporting–Howrah Union Ground,[3] is a multi-use stadium in Kolkata, India. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Mohammedan Sporting.[4] The ground has a natural grass turf.[5] Having facilities such as commentary boxes for radio and TV, press box and air conditioned changing rooms, the stadium holds 15,000 people.[1] It is also the home ground of Howrah Union,[6] which it shares with Mohammedan Sporting.

Mohammedan Sporting Ground

Address	Mohammedan Sporting Club, Maidan Tent, Red Road, Kolkata 700021
Location	Kolkata, West Bengal
Coordinates	22°33′44″N 88°20′45″E
Public transit	Red Road
Owner	Eastern Command (India)
Capacity	15,000[1]
Surface	Grass
Scoreboard	Manual
Opened	1929[2]
Tenants
Mohammedan S.C. (1929–present) Howrah Union (1962–present)

About

The stadium has galleries on three sides and a rampart on the fourth side. The north side gallery is the member's gallery. The east side and south side galleries are still made of a temporary iron structure and are designated for non-member supporters. The playing pitch is about 100 x 60 meters.^{[citation needed]} The club tent and main office are located adjacent to the stadium. The club tent consists of a maintained lawn, with benches.

Upgrade work

In July 2017 second phase upgrade and improvement works started.

• Installing floodlight
• electronic scoreboard
• increase seating capacity from 15,000 to 25,000
• upgrade member gallery with White-Black (club's home colour) bucket chairs
• air conditioned press room
• ultra-modern gymnasium

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