Maidan Football Grounds
ময়দানের ফুটবল মাঠ
Also known as Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting grounds.
The club grounds where Indian football grew up.
About Maidan Football Grounds
Kolkata is the home of Indian football. Mohun Bagan, founded in 1889, beat the East Yorkshire Regiment barefoot to win the IFA Shield in 1911, a victory remembered as a blow against colonial rule. East Bengal, founded in 1920, became the club of those with roots across the Padma, and their derby is one of the fiercest in Asia. Mohammedan Sporting completes the big three. All have their grounds and club tents on the Maidan, where the Calcutta Football League is played.
Why visit
A league match here is football as a neighbourhood religion.
What to see and do
- The club tents and their histories
- A Calcutta Football League match in season
- Supporters’ flags and banter outside the gates
Plan your visit
- Area
- Maidan & Chowringhee, Central Kolkata
- Nearest landmark
- Eden Gardens, north end of the Maidan
- Best time
- Afternoon. The Calcutta Football League is usually played in the monsoon months.
- Time needed
- About 2 hours
- Cost
- Usually under ₹100 a head
- Entry
- Entry is controlled (permit, caretaker, service times or event days). Club grounds. Public entry is on match days with a ticket; fixtures are not currently verified.
- Metro
- Esplanade (Blue and Green Lines)
- Train
- Eden Gardens (Circular Railway)
- Walking
- Little walking
- Photography
- Photography is fine with some care.
Tip
Entry inside is on match days with a ticket. Fixtures are announced by the Indian Football Association.
Nearby and related places
- The Maidan: The great open ground at the centre of the city.
- Eden Gardens: The cricket ground, and the old garden with a Burmese pagoda beside it.
- Salt Lake Stadium: The giant football stadium that hosts the Kolkata derby.
- Victoria Memorial: The white-marble memorial museum and its gardens.
- St Paul’s Cathedral: The Gothic Revival cathedral beside the Maidan, consecrated in 1847.
- Birla Planetarium: A domed planetarium of 1963, modelled on the Sanchi stupa.
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Last checked on 2026-10-02. Each place was checked to exist and its position confirmed. Timings, closing days and ticket prices are shown only where known and can change: confirm before you travel.