Cooperage Ground
{{Short description|Sports venue in Mumbai, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{infobox venue
| name = Cooperage Football Ground
| image = Kunal Sawant (4).JPG
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Cooperage Football Ground on a matchday of the I-League in 2015
| coordinates =
| renovated = 2017
| owner = Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
| surface = Artificial grass
| dimensions = 105×68 metres
| architect =
| structural engineer =
| services engineer =
| main_contractors =
| construction_cost =
| former_names =
| capacity = 5,000{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-fifa-sanctions-2-million-grant-for-cooperage-1532025|title=FIFA sanctions 2 million grant for Cooperage|publisher=DNA India|website=dnaindia.com|date=15 April 2011|first=Mihir|last=Vasavda|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621094538/http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-fifa-sanctions-2-million-grant-for-cooperage-1532025|archive-date=21 June 2018}}{{cite news|author=Rosy Sequeira|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-cooperage-ground-in-mumbai-1553688|title=A Shot in the arm for Cooperage Ground|publisher=DNA|date=11 June 2011|access-date=20 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621071505/http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-cooperage-ground-in-mumbai-1553688|archive-date=21 June 2018}}
| tenants = Mumbai Football League
MFA Elite Corporate League
Kenkre FC
Maharashtra Oranje FC
Mumbai Knights FC
WIFA Women's Football League
Mumbai Women's Premier League
}}
The Cooperage Football Ground is a football stadium located in Nariman Point, Mumbai, Maharashtra.[https://www.the-aiff.com/article/mumbai-fc-returns-to-cooperage-football-stadium Mumbai FC returns to Cooperage Football Stadium]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927002438/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/mumbai-fc-returns-to-cooperage-football-stadium |date=27 September 2021 }}. the-aiff.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/football/newcomers-kenkre-fc-put-mumbai-back-on-the-i-league-map-101640453818579.html|title=Newcomers Kenkre FC put Mumbai back on the I-League map|date=25 December 2021|access-date=1 February 2023|website=hindustantimes.com|publisher=Hindustan Times|location=Mumbai|first=Rutvick|last=Mehta|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221206122858/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/football/newcomers-kenkre-fc-put-mumbai-back-on-the-i-league-map-101640453818579.html|archive-date=6 December 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://i-league.org/mumbai-kenkre-geared-up-for-homecoming-churchill-brothers-seek-first-win/|title=Mumbai Kenkre gear up for homecoming, Churchill Brothers seek first win|date=23 November 2022|access-date=1 February 2023|first=AIFF|last=Media Team|website=i-league.org|publisher=Hero I-League|location=Mumbai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201080429/https://i-league.org/mumbai-kenkre-geared-up-for-homecoming-churchill-brothers-seek-first-win/|archive-date=1 December 2022}}{{cite web|title=In the last matchday of the I-League season, teams compete for improved Super Cup qualifying ranking|url=https://footballexpress.in/in-the-last-matchday-of-the-i-league-season-teams-compete-for-improved-super-cup-qualifying-ranking/|first=Veronica|last=Tarafdar|website=footballexpress.in|publisher=Football Express India|date=30 March 2023|access-date=13 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407041622/https://footballexpress.in/in-the-last-matchday-of-the-i-league-season-teams-compete-for-improved-super-cup-qualifying-ranking/|archive-date=7 April 2023}} It is predominantly home to multiple Mumbai Football League clubs.{{cite news|last1=Yadav|first1=Siddharth|title=MFA Elite Division 2016–17: The Big Preview|url=http://www.footballcounter.com/2016/mdfa-elite-division-2016-17-big-preview/|access-date=7 December 2016|website=footballcounter.com|publisher=Football Counter|date=12 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804170231/https://www.footballcounter.com/2016/mdfa-elite-division-2016-17-big-preview/|archive-date=4 August 2018|location=Mumbai}}{{cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/football/kenkre-fcs-i-league-dreams-21-years-in-the-making|title=Kenkre FC's I-League dreams: 21 years in the making|website=freepressjournal.in|publisher=The Free Press Journal|first=Anil|last=Dias|location=Mumbai|date=8 December 2021|access-date=28 November 2022|archive-date=8 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208150044/https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/football/kenkre-fcs-i-league-dreams-21-years-in-the-making}}
The Western India Football Association has operated from the Cooperage Ground since 1969,{{cite web|url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/665215/|title=Jamshed Kanga & Others vs The State Of Maharashtra & Ors on 10 June, 2011|access-date=11 November 2022|website=Indian Kanoon}} 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.{{cite web|author=Rahul Bali|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/1263/india-south-central-asia/2008/11/12/959995/india-goalless-between-dempo-and-mumbai|title=India: Goalless Between Dempo And Mumbai|date=12 November 2008|website=Goal.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105190559/https://www.goal.com/en/news/1263/india-south-central-asia/2008/11/12/959995/india-goalless-between-dempo-and-mumbai|archive-date=5 November 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=13 January 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2017/kenkre-fc-split-points-lonestar-kashmir-1-1-draw/|title=Kenkre FC split points with Lonestar Kashmir in 1-1 draw|publisher=Football Counter|website=www.footballcounter.com|date=20 April 2017|access-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428074823/https://www.footballcounter.com/2017/kenkre-fc-split-points-lonestar-kashmir-1-1-draw/|archive-date=28 April 2017}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.footballcounter.com/2020/reliving-the-title-run-of-mumbais-only-national-champions-mahindra-united-2005-06-season/|title=Reliving the title run of Mumbai's only national champions – Mahindra United 2005–06 season|website=footballcounter.com|publisher=The Football Counter|first=Raunak|last=Majumder|date=3 April 2020|access-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518212123/https://www.footballcounter.com/2020/reliving-the-title-run-of-mumbais-only-national-champions-mahindra-united-2005-06-season/|archive-date=18 May 2020}}{{cite web|first=Prasad|last=Bhutkar|date=13 April 2017|location=Mumbai|url=http://www.footballcounter.com/2017/10-men-kenkre-fc-pay-penalty-slump-1-0-defeat/|title=10-men Kenkre FC pay the penalty as they slump to a 1–0 defeat|website=footballcounter.com|publisher=Football Counter India|access-date=11 February 2018|archive-date=12 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212005203/http://www.footballcounter.com/2017/10-men-kenkre-fc-pay-penalty-slump-1-0-defeat/}}{{cite web|first=Sattyik|last=Sarkar|url=https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2021-22-kenkre-fc-all-you-need-to-know/|title=All you need to know about new I-League entrant Kenkre FC|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now|date=28 December 2021|access-date=18 February 2022|archive-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228130342/https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2021-22-kenkre-fc-all-you-need-to-know/}}{{cite web|url=https://i-league.org/trau-aim-for-full-points-vs-relegated-mumbai-kenkre/|title=TRAU aim for full points vs relegated Mumbai Kenkre|website=i-league.org|date=5 March 2023|access-date=11 March 2023|archive-date=11 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311052756/https://i-league.org/trau-aim-for-full-points-vs-relegated-mumbai-kenkre/|location=Mumbai|first=AIFF|last=Media Team}}
History
File:Cooperage Football Ground.jpg
Cooperage Ground was the primary venue for Rovers Cup, the third oldest football tournament in India after Durand and Trades Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/ja/article/in-search-of-indias-football-culture-with-mumbai-fcs-yellow-brigade-3/|title=クリケットの街から眺めるインドサッカー界の未来|trans-title=The future of Indian football seen from the city of cricket|language=ja|website=vice.com|publisher=Vice Japan|first=Kit|last=Caless|date=19 February 2017|access-date=28 February 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128164820/https://www.vice.com/ja/article/ywqwyj/in-search-of-indias-football-culture-with-mumbai-fcs-yellow-brigade|archive-date=28 January 2022}} The stadium was occupied by the British Indian Army during the World War I.{{Cite web|url=https://thesportslite.com/football/rovers-cup-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-tournament/|title=Rovers Cup — the second oldest Football tournament in India|date=18 January 2022|access-date=14 October 2022|first=Sarwadnya|last=Nirwane|location=Mumbai|website=thesportslite.com|publisher=The Sports Lite|archive-date=14 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014043956/https://thesportslite.com/football/rovers-cup-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-tournament/}} 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.{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-fifa-sanctions-2-million-grant-for-cooperage-1532025 | title=FIFA sanctions 2 million grant for Cooperage | publisher=DNA | date=15 April 2011 | first=Mihir | last=Vasavda | access-date=20 June 2018 | archive-date=21 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621094538/http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-fifa-sanctions-2-million-grant-for-cooperage-1532025 | url-status=live }} 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.{{cite news | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-cooperage-ground-in-mumbai-1553688 | title=A Shot in the arm for Cooperage Ground | publisher=DNA | date=11 June 2011 | first=Rosy | last=Sequeira | access-date=20 June 2018 | archive-date=21 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621071505/http://www.dnaindia.com/sports/report-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-cooperage-ground-in-mumbai-1553688 | url-status=live }}
File:Mumbai Fitness.jpg players practice at the stadium in December 2015]]
See also
References
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{{Football stadiums in India}}
Further reading
- {{cite web|last=Choudhury|first=Arunava|title=125th Durand Cup: Problems at the start of India's oldest tournament|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/2012/08/16/125th-durand-cup-problems-at-the-start-of-indias-oldest-tournament/|work=Sportskeeda|date=16 August 2012|access-date=16 August 2012|archive-date=16 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416055818/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/125th-durand-cup-problems-at-the-start-of-indias-oldest-tournament}}
- {{cite web|date=25 September 2017|first1=Joe|last1=Williams|url=https://khelnow.com/football/goa-maha-derby-i-league|title=The Goa and Maha Derby: A thing past in I-League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720065558/https://khelnow.com/football/goa-maha-derby-i-league|archive-date=20 July 2021|website=khelnow.com|publisher=Khel Now News|access-date=20 July 2021}}
External links
- [https://archive.today/20140615095843/http://www.wifa.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/DSC_0072.jpg Stadium picture]
- [http://www.mid-day.com/imagedata/2010/dec/land2.jpg Aerial stadium picture]
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- [http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/ind/cooperage_football_stadium Stadium pictures]
Category:Football venues in Maharashtra
Category:Sports venues in Mumbai
Category:1933 establishments in India
Category:Sports venues completed in 1933
Category:20th-century architecture in India
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