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. It is used for football matches and it serves as the home of many

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matches.

History

The venue opened in 1961. It also was the home ground of

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club ATK in 2016 while the

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was undergoing renovations for the

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For the

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season it has hosted a majority of the home matches for

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. Mohun Bagan used the venue as their home stadium for the

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matches in

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. It also hosted some important domestic and international level matches.

References

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