Fr. Agnel Stadium Explained

Stadium Name:Fr. Agnel Stadium
Nickname:Agnel Stadium
Fullname:Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School and Junior College Stadium
Coordinates:15.3294°N 73.9329°W
Country:India
Location:Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Owner:Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School and Junior College
Operator:Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School and Junior College
Built:2004
Seating Capacity:5,000
Tenants:Fr. Agnel Gymkhana
Mumbai Tigers F.C.

Fr. Agnel Stadium is a football stadium located in Vashi, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is located at the premises of Fr. Agnel Multipurpose School and Junior College which was established in the year 1982. The stadium is India's first multi-sport artificial turf ground.[1]

The facilities includes indoor Table Tennis, indoor shooting range, swimming pool, basketball court and Badminton court and has a capacity of around 5,000.[2] It is the home of Fr. Agnel Gymkhana which plays in Super Division MDFA, Mumbai. The football team had been formed again in April 2004. Fr. Agnel is accredited with first residential FIFA-AIFF Academy in India,[3] and it hosted the 61st Basketball Junior Nationals tournament.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First multi-sport artificial turf ground in India . 24 August 2015 . 23 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171023060727/http://www.greenfields.eu/sports-news/artificial-turf-ground-india . dead .
  2. Web site: Fr. Agnel Gymkhana Football Club Shine in Mumbai District.
  3. Web site: FIFA-AIFF Academy To Be Set Up In Navi Mumbai . Goal.com . 2011-10-31 . 2012-01-10.
  4. News: Navi Mumbai to host basketball nationals from Oct 24 . 2010-10-22 . Mumbai Mirror . 31 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404164903/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article&sectname=CITY%20-%20Briefs&sectid=35&contentid=2010102220101022154831327719c3bee . 4 April 2012 . dead .