The Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium is an indoor sports arena in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The facility seats 12,000 people. This indoor stadium is located just beside the Eden Gardens. It used to host the Sunfeast Open, a WTA Tour tennis tournament. Other international events hosted by the Stadium include the 1981 Asian Basketball Championship.[1] Currently it is best known as the home of the Pro Kabaddi League team Bengal Warriors and Mohammedan SC Futsal.

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium
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Full nameNetaji Subhash Chandra Bose Indoor Stadium
LocationKolkata, West Bengal, India
Coordinates22°33′58.06″N 88°20′30″E / 22.5661278°N 88.34167°E / 22.5661278; 88.34167
OwnerGovernor of West Bengal
OperatorGovernor of West Bengal
Capacity15,000
Field size60m radius
Construction
Broke ground1950
Built1975
Opened1975
Renovated2004
Tenants
Sunfeast Open (until 2008)
Bengal Warriors (since 2014)
IFA Futsal Championship

The Netaji Indoor Stadium hosts a wide range of activities, from sporting events to cultural programmes. It is a venue for both national and international trade fairs. It is also used as a center of counting of votes during elections.

The venue was inaugurated in 1975 by the then Chief Minister of West Bengal, Siddhartha Shankar Ray, for indoor games and cultural events, musical functions and other programmes.[2]

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  1. ^ "Netaji Indoor Stadium: Kolkata's Basketball Colosseum". NBA. 21 November 2016. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. ^ "~::West Bengal Youth and Sports Department ::~". wbsportsandyouth.gov.in. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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