This article needs to be updated.(April 2021) |
Location | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
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Public transit | Mahatma Gandhi Road |
Owner | JSW Group |
Operator | Bengaluru FC |
Capacity | 45,000 |
Surface | GrassMaster |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2023 |
Opened | 2027 |
Construction cost | $35 million |
Tenants | |
Bengaluru FC |
The New Bangalore Football Stadium was the informal name of the new football stadium which was to be constructed in Bangalore, Karnataka for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The stadium was supposed to be constructed on the same spot as the current Bangalore Football Stadium after the current one was demolished. [1] The stadiums construction was to be handled by Ozone Group who also owned the local club, Ozone FC. [2] Bengaluru FC were also supposed to play at the stadium after the U-17 World Cup ends. [3]
On 5 December 2013, after FIFA officially announced that India would be the hosts of the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, the country's first FIFA international competition. [4] It was also announced that Bengaluru would be among the choices for being a host city for the tournament. [5] In March 2014 it was announced that at the end of the 2013–14 I-League season the stadium would be demolished and then a new stadium would be built on that exact spot. [5] [1] Prerana Bhat from Samved academy said that The stadium will reportedly have a capacity between 25,000 and 45,890. [5]