FIFA U17 World Cup | Logo, venues and tournament dates

The tournament is scheduled to start on October 6 and will feature the 24 best teams from across the globe including hosts India. This is the first time in history that India will take part in an official FIFA event. India will be joined in the tournament by Japan, Iraq along with superpowers Brazil, Germany, and Spain.

Salt Lake Stadium

I-League Team : Mohun Bagan & East Bengal

Indian Super League Team : Atletico de Kolkata

The Salt lake stadium uite possibly the most famous football stadium in the country due to its history and sheer size. The current stadium was built in 1984 and boasts of an all-time high attendance of 131,000 in a Kolkata Derby match. The stadium plays host to rivals Mohun Bagan and East Bengal in the I-League and is used by Atletico de Kolkata in the Indian Super League. The stadium has also hosted a number of matches for the National team along with an international friendly where Lionel Messi's Argentina played Venezuela.

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

I-League Team : NA

Indian Super League Team : Kerala Blasters

The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium or the Kaloor International Stadium was the venue for the 2017 Indian Super League final where Atletico beat home side Kerala Blasters on penalties. The stadium has a capacity of 60,500 and is usually filled to the brink during the ISL. Although it does not host any current I-League team, Chirag United used it during their short stint in the league. In the past, the stadium has been used for international cricket matches as well.

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

I-League Team : NA

Indian Super League Team : Delhi Dynamos

The stadium in the capital was built in 1983 and brags of hosting 60,000 fans during a match after it was renovated for the Commonwealth Games in 2010. Due to the absence of an I-League team from Delhi, the stadium only hosts the Dynamos during the ISL and some matches for the National team. It did, however, host Baichung Bhutia's farewell match against Bayern Munich in 2012. 

DY Patil Stadium

I-League Team : NA

Indian Super League Team : NA

The Mumbai stadium is a multi-purpose arena that has hosted both cricket and football matches in the domestic leagues. Even though Mumbai City FC use the Mumbai Football Arena as their home ground, they have played a few matches in the 55,000 capacity stadium as well. The stadium was built in 2008 and hosted the first-ever IPL final between the Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals.

Indira Gandhi Stadium

I-League Team : NA

Indian Super League Team : NorthEast United 

Built in 2007, the Indira Gandhi Stadium plays host to the Indian National team and NorthEast United FC. In the year that it was made available for use, the stadium hosted the National Games, and last year, it was the venue for the South Asian Games. The senior national team is unbeaten in three matches, winning the last one 6-1 against Laos in the play-off round of the Asian Cup qualification.

Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium

I-League Team : Churchill Brothers

Indian Super League Team : FC Goa

The Jawarharlal Nehru Stadium was built over a period of just 6 months in 1989 and has acted as the home ground of all four major Goan clubs namely Dempo, Churchill Brothers, Salgaocar, and Sporting Clube de Goa. From 2014, FC Goa have also used it to host matches in the ISL as well. Along with football, it has hosted quite a few number of cricket matches as well.