Sports venue in Mumbai, India
The Cooperage Football Ground is a
football stadium located in
Nariman Point ,
Mumbai ,
Maharashtra .
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[7] It is predominantly home to multiple
Mumbai Football League clubs.
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The
Western India Football Association has operated from the Cooperage Ground since 1969,
[1] and the
Mumbai District Football Association holds a small office. It was a venue for one of India's premier national leagues, the
I-League .
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Mahindra United FC ,
Kenkre FC , and
Mumbai FC used the stadium as home ground in both the
NFL and the I-League, while
Ambernath United Atlanta FC hosted its
I-League 2nd Division games.
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History
Cooperage Ground before renovation
Cooperage Ground was the primary venue for
Rovers Cup , the third oldest football tournament in India after
Durand and
Trades Cup .
[16] The stadium was occupied by the British Indian Army during the
World War I .
[17] In April 2011, plans were announced for the Cooperage Football Ground to be renovated when
FIFA announced that they would give the
Western India Football Association US$2 million in order to renovate that stadium.
[18] On 12 June 2011, it was announced in the
Bombay High Court that the West India Football Association would be given the right to renovate the Cooperage Ground.
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Mumbai City FC players practice at the stadium in December 2015
See also
References
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"Jamshed Kanga & Others vs The State Of Maharashtra & Ors on 10 June, 2011" . Indian Kanoon . Retrieved 11 November 2022 .
^ Vasavda, Mihir (15 April 2011).
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the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018 .
^ Rosy Sequeira (11 June 2011).
"A Shot in the arm for Cooperage Ground" . DNA. Archived from
the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018 .
^
Mumbai FC returns to Cooperage Football Stadium .
Archived 27 September 2021 at the
Wayback Machine . the-aiff.com . Retrieved 13 September 2021.
^ Mehta, Rutvick (25 December 2021).
"Newcomers Kenkre FC put Mumbai back on the I-League map" . hindustantimes.com . Mumbai:
Hindustan Times . Archived from
the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023 .
^ Media Team, AIFF (23 November 2022).
"Mumbai Kenkre gear up for homecoming, Churchill Brothers seek first win" . i-league.org . Mumbai: Hero I-League. Archived from
the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023 .
^ Tarafdar, Veronica (30 March 2023).
"In the last matchday of the I-League season, teams compete for improved Super Cup qualifying ranking" . footballexpress.in . Football Express India. Archived from
the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023 .
^ Yadav, Siddharth (12 November 2016).
"MFA Elite Division 2016–17: The Big Preview" . footballcounter.com . Mumbai: Football Counter. Archived from
the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2016 .
^ Dias, Anil (8 December 2021).
"Kenkre FC's I-League dreams: 21 years in the making" . freepressjournal.in . Mumbai: The Free Press Journal. Archived from
the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2022 .
^ Rahul Bali (12 November 2008).
"India: Goalless Between Dempo And Mumbai" . Goal.com . Archived from
the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2014 .
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"Kenkre FC split points with Lonestar Kashmir in 1-1 draw" . www.footballcounter.com . Football Counter. 20 April 2017. Archived from
the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2021 .
^ Majumder, Raunak (3 April 2020).
"Reliving the title run of Mumbai's only national champions – Mahindra United 2005–06 season" . footballcounter.com . The Football Counter. Archived from
the original on 18 May 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2022 .
^ Bhutkar, Prasad (13 April 2017).
"10-men Kenkre FC pay the penalty as they slump to a 1–0 defeat" . footballcounter.com . Mumbai: Football Counter India. Archived from
the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018 .
^ Sarkar, Sattyik (28 December 2021).
"All you need to know about new I-League entrant Kenkre FC" . khelnow.com . Khel Now. Archived from
the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022 .
^ Media Team, AIFF (5 March 2023).
"TRAU aim for full points vs relegated Mumbai Kenkre" . i-league.org . Mumbai. Archived from
the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023 .
^ Caless, Kit (19 February 2017).
"クリケットの街から眺めるインドサッカー界の未来" [The future of Indian football seen from the city of cricket]. vice.com (in Japanese). Vice Japan. Archived from
the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2023 .
^ Nirwane, Sarwadnya (18 January 2022).
"Rovers Cup — the second oldest Football tournament in India" . thesportslite.com . Mumbai: The Sports Lite. Archived from
the original on 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022 .
^ Vasavda, Mihir (15 April 2011).
"FIFA sanctions 2 million grant for Cooperage" . DNA.
Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018 .
^ Sequeira, Rosy (11 June 2011).
"A Shot in the arm for Cooperage Ground" . DNA.
Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018 .
FIFA and
AFC approved stadiums: Major national stadiums: Other major stadiums: Note: (†) denotes stadiums under construction .
Further reading
External links
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