(Source: PTI) Salt Lake stadium in Kolkata will be able to accommodate just 66,687 fans. (Source: PTI)In 1997, Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium recorded an attendance of 131,000 during a derby between East Bengal and Mohun Bagan. For this tournament, however, only 16,000 will be allowed, making it smallest of the six stadiums for the tournament, capacity wise. “The IFA donor-members are entitled to get free tickets for all IFA-related events at the Salt Lake stadium. This is a FIFA tournament and we have been allotted only 28 per cent of our requisition for tickets (by FIFA).

Source: Indian Express October 05, 2017 20:03 UTC