Selected project · Indian Super League · 2014
From athletic ground
to football arena.
- Venue
- Pune Balewadi Stadium
- Location
- Pune
- Year
- 2014
The Indian Super League needed a football-specific venue. The ground was built for athletics.

Significant’s role
Significant Sports adapted an existing athletic facility into a football-specific arena for the Indian Super League in 2014, demonstrating the ability to transform infrastructure to meet the requirements of professional sport.
Home ground
FC Pune City
The transformation
Pune
Balewadi
Athletic ground

Football arena
Execution
- 01 Athletic ground
- An existing athletic facility identified for transformation.
- 02 Layout redesign
- Redesigned the layout to meet football-specific requirements.
- 03 Turf optimisation
- Optimised the turf to create a professional playing surface.
- 04 Spectator facilities
- Upgraded spectator facilities to deliver a professional match environment.
Before and after

Outcome
A professional match environment and the home ground of FC Pune City.
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Contact
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what happens next.
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