the roof-top, air conditioned VIP rest room and Conference Hall. Other features of the stadium are also commentary boxes for All India Radio and TV along with several platforms for TV cameras, press boxes, dormitories and AC. rooms, player's changing rooms, practice grounds for football, cricket and kho kho, volleyball field and an ultra-medium gymnasium. The stadium has its own water arrangements and standby diesel generation sets. The floodlights which illuminate the stadium consist of 624 bulbs of 2 kW each and two electronic scoreboards consisting of 36,000 bulbs of 25 watt each. The four underground reservoirs have unique fire-fighting arrangements with a capacity of 10,000 gallons. The architectural and structural design of the stadium was the work of the Joint Consultants viz., M/S. Ballardie, Thompson & Matthews Pvt. Ltd. and M/S. H.K. Sen & Associates – both from Kolkata, West Bengal. The track was prepared by Reckortan Tartan Track, Germany. The electronic scoreboards were supplied by Electro Impex of Hungary. After its inauguration in January 1984 with the Jawaharlal Nehru International Gold Cup Soccer Tournament, the Salt Lake Stadium has hosted several important international tournaments or matches such as The Pre-World Cup Tournament in 1985, Super-Soccers in 1986, 1989, 1991 and 1994, 3rd S.A.F. games in 1987, U.S.S.R. Festival in 1988, Charminar Challenger Trophy in 1992, Jawaharlal Nehru International Gold Cup in 1995. The chief engineer of the stadium is Somnath Ghosh. The stadium also hosts different kinds of cultural programs such as dance and music concerts. Performance in AFC competitions Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance Group Stage: 1970 Notable players Below the players, are notable footballers who represented the West Bengal football team. Sailen Manna P. K. Banerjee Chuni Goswami Fred Pugsley Mohammed Rahmatullah Balai Dey Shabbir Ali Samar Banerjee Jarnail Singh Peter Thangaraj Krishanu Dey Subrata Bhattacharya Sponsors See also History of football in India Football in Kolkata References Further reading External links West Bengal football association website (Indian Football Association) West Bengal football team at Global Sports Archive Santosh Trophy teams