The Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK; transl. Vivekananda Indian Youth Stadium), commonly known as the Salt Lake Stadium, is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium located in Salt Lake City, Kolkata, with current capacity of 68,000 spectators.
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (Salt Lake Stadium) is the second largest stadium of the world. It is a stadium of international standard and has a capacity of about 1,20,000 spectators who can leave the stadium within 7 minutes.
The Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan , commonly known as the Salt Lake Stadium, is an all-seater multi-purpose stadium located in Salt Lake City, Kolkata, with current capacity of 68,000 spectators. Named after Swami Vivekananda, the stadium is the home ground for multiple football clubs, most notably Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan.
Known as Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Salt Lake Stadium is an international multi-purpose stadium in Bidhannagar, Kolkata. The stadium takes pride in being the largest stadium of the country, it can accommodate upto 1,20,000 people.
Salt Lake Stadium is located in Kolkata. It is officially known as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan. It is the second largest stadium in India by seating capacity. It is a multi-use stadium. It is main home ground of football clubs ATK Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan. The stadium was established in the year 1984.
Extra stadium info – Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan. The venue is also known as the Salt Lake Stadium. It is used for several events, like athletics, concerts and football. The stadium’s record attendance of 131,000 was set in a football match in 1997. Football club East Bengal won the game.
Roughly translated from Bengali, the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan name means the Vivekananda Indian Youth Stadium. Its current capacity is 85,000 and is the largest stadium in India.