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For the [[2016–17 I-League]] season it has hosted a majority of the home matches for [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]. Mohun Bagan used this as their home stadium for the [[AFC Cup]] matches in [[2017 AFC Cup|2017]]. It also hosted some important domestic and international level matches. |
For the [[2016–17 I-League]] season it has hosted a majority of the home matches for [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]. Mohun Bagan used this as their home stadium for the [[AFC Cup]] matches in [[2017 AFC Cup|2017]]. It also hosted some important domestic and international level matches. |
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== 1968/69 Mass public molestation and sexual violence against women == |
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In the first quarter of either 1968 or 69 at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, a scheduled musical night of large gathering called [[Ashok Kumar]] Nite failed to take place due to faulty of amplifiers mob went unruly, amidst other rioting women attending the gathering were molested and sexually abused en masse, then united front government in West Bengal ordered a judicial inquiry into the incidence.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Bandyopādhyāẏa|first=Surabhi|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36884321|title=Jyoti Basu, the authorized biography|date=1997|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=0-670-87519-8|location=New Delhi, India|pages=129|oclc=36884321}}</ref> |
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[[File:Rabindra Sarobar Stadium.jpg|alt=|thumb|The Stadium on a matchday before renovation]] |
[[File:Rabindra Sarobar Stadium.jpg|alt=|thumb|The Stadium on a matchday before renovation]] |
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Revision as of 11:30, 25 March 2021
Lake Stadium | |
Full name | Rabindra Sarobar Stadium |
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Location | Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India |
Capacity | 22,000 |
Surface | Grass |
Opened | 1961 |
Tenants | |
ATK (2016) Mohun Bagan A.C. (2017) Tollygunge Agragami |
The Rabindra Sarobar Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India. It is used for football matches and it serves as the home of Tollygunge Agragami of the Calcutta Football League. The venue opened in 1961. It also was the home ground of Indian Super League club ATK in 2016 while the Salt Lake Stadium was undergoing renovations for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[1]
For the 2016–17 I-League season it has hosted a majority of the home matches for Mohun Bagan. Mohun Bagan used this as their home stadium for the AFC Cup matches in 2017. It also hosted some important domestic and international level matches.
1968/69 Mass public molestation and sexual violence against women
In the first quarter of either 1968 or 69 at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, a scheduled musical night of large gathering called Ashok Kumar Nite failed to take place due to faulty of amplifiers mob went unruly, amidst other rioting women attending the gathering were molested and sexually abused en masse, then united front government in West Bengal ordered a judicial inquiry into the incidence.[2]
References
- ^ "ATK's home ground will be Rabindra Sarobar stadium". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Bandyopādhyāẏa, Surabhi (1997). Jyoti Basu, the authorized biography. New Delhi, India: Penguin Books India. p. 129. ISBN 0-670-87519-8. OCLC 36884321.
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