Duler Stadium
{{Short description|Indian association football stadium in the state of Goa}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox stadium
| name = Duler Stadium
| image = Players of Churchill Brothers FC Goa reserves in action during a Goa Pro League match against Sporting Goa.jpg
| caption = The stadium during a Goa Professional League match in 2023
| owner = Goa Football Association{{cite web|title=GFA plans major expansion of Duler stadium|url=http://www.goacom.com/sports/3608-gfa-plans-major-expansion-of-duler-stadium|work=GoaCom|access-date=23 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121209011925/http://www.goacom.com/sports/3608-gfa-plans-major-expansion-of-duler-stadium|archive-date=9 December 2012}}
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| location = Mapusa, Goa, India
| coordinates = {{coord|15.598490|73.816147|type:landmark|display=inline}}
| surface = AstroTurf
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| tenants = Goa Professional League
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Duler Stadium, officially Duler Football Stadium, is a football stadium in Mapusa, Goa, India.{{cite web|title=Duler Footbal Stadium (Mapusa)|url=http://wikimapia.org/130138/Duler-Footbal-Stadium|work=WikiMapia|access-date=23 December 2012}}[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/india-goa-stadiums.html India (Goa State) - Stadiums]. RSSSF. Retrieved 14 August 2021. Dempo, Salgaocar, and Sporting Goa were the most notable venue users.{{cite web|title=Salgaocar 4-0 Air India|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96211/salgaocar-fc-vs-air-india-fc/report?|work=Goal.com|access-date=17 May 2013}}{{cite web|last=Noronha|first=Anselm|title=Salgaocar FC 4-0 Air India: David Booth's side sign off the year in style|url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96211/salgaocar-football-club-vs-air-india/report|website=Goal.com|date=30 December 2012|access-date=30 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103073824/https://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96211/salgaocar-football-club-vs-air-india/report|archive-date=3 January 2013|url-status=dead}} It also serves as home ground for other Goa Professional League clubs.{{cite web|url=https://sportingclubedegoa.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/sporting-clube-de-goa-champions-of-airtel-goa-professional-league-201314/|title=Sporting Clube de Goa Champions of Airtel Goa Professional League 2013/14|website=sportingclubedegoa.wordpress.com|publisher=Sporting Clube de Goa|access-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218085400/http://sportingclubedegoa.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/sporting-clube-de-goa-champions-of-airtel-goa-professional-league-201314/|archive-date=18 December 2013}}{{cite web|first=Marcus|last=Mergulhao|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/-at-50-goa-police-cup-has-only-memories-to-cherish/articleshow/64021561.cms|title=At 50, Goa Police Cup has only memories to cherish|date=4 May 2018|access-date=30 December 2021|website=The Times of India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211230163743/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/-at-50-goa-police-cup-has-only-memories-to-cherish/articleshow/64021561.cms|archive-date=30 December 2021|url-status=live}}[https://khelnow.com/football/gpl-2020-21-calangute-association-sesa-football-academy-report Goa Pro League: Sesa hold Calangute Association]. Khel Now. Retrieved 15 August 2021.{{Cite web|first=Ravish|last=Narvekar|url=https://khelnow.com/football/goa-pro-league-2018-churchill-brothers-bardez-report|title=Churchill Brothers outclass Bardez in Goa Pro League|website=Khel Now|date=13 November 2018|access-date=8 May 2021|archive-date=8 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508065720/https://khelnow.com/football/goa-pro-league-2018-churchill-brothers-bardez-report|url-status=live}}
History
=Kingfisher sponsoring=
In 2009, the Goa Football Association agreed to a deal with giants Kingfisher to rename the Duler Stadium to the Kingfisher Stadium, but in January 2009, the land owners protested, as the stadium belongs to the Mapusa Communidade.{{cite web|title=Move to rename Duler stadium opposed|url=http://www.navhindtimes.com/story.php?story=2009011221|work=Navhind Times|access-date=23 December 2012}}
=Renovation=
In 2012, the Goa Football Association approved revamping the Duler Stadium by adding a new AstroTurf.{{cite web|title=FIFA GIVE ALL CLEAR TO LAY ASTRO TURF|url=http://www.goa-fa.com/news_disp.php?id=529|work=Goa Football Association|access-date=23 December 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124132620/http://www.goa-fa.com/news_disp.php?id=529|archive-date=24 January 2013}} On 10 June it was announced that FIFA had officially approved the move, as part of the Win in India with India program.