Nehru Stadium, Guwahati

A football match of Guwahati Sports Association underway at the Nehru Stadium.

26°10′50″N 91°45′28.8″E / 26.18056°N 91.758000°E / 26.18056; 91.758000
Nehru Stadium
View of Nehru Stadium
Nehru Stadium is located in Guwahati
Nehru Stadium
Nehru Stadium
Location in Guwahati
Nehru Stadium is located in Assam
Nehru Stadium
Nehru Stadium
Location in Assam
AddressIndia
LocationR.G. Baruah Sports Complex, Guwahati, Assam, India
Coordinates26°10′50″N 91°45′28.8″E / 26.18056°N 91.758000°E / 26.18056; 91.758000
OwnerRadha Govinda Baruah (1962)
Board of Sports of Assam (since 1962)
OperatorBoard of Sports of Assam, Government of Assam
Capacity25,000[1]
SurfaceGrass
Opened1962; 63 years ago (1962)
Tenants
Assam cricket team
Assam football team
Assam women's football team
Assam State Premier League
GSA Football leagues
Ground information
End names
Pavilion End
Railway End
First ODI17 December 1983:
 India v  West Indies
Last ODI28 November 2010:
 India v  New Zealand
First WODI14 November 1995:
 India v  England
Last WODI4 December 2005:
 India v  England
As of 9 December 2019
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Nehru Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Guwahati, Assam, India. In 1962, Radha Govinda Baruah supervised and built the stadium.[2] He named it after the first prime minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. It can host 25,000 spectators. The stadium is operated by the Board of Sports of Assam, Government of Assam. It has been mainly used for football and cricket.

Nehru Stadium has hosted 13 One Day Internationals matches and many matches of domestic cricket tournaments including Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Deodhar Trophy. In football, it hosts the prestigious Bordoloi Trophy and all three divisions of GSA Football League regularly. The stadium has also hosted the Santosh Trophy and Federation Cup,[3] two top level domestic football tournaments of India.

Nehru Stadium, Guwahati in the evening
  1. ^ "Board of Sports of Assam". Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Nehru Stadium completes glorious 50 years". The Assam Tribune. 16 December 2023.
  3. ^ "The resurrection of East Bengal". sportstarlive.com. Sportstar. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2018.

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