Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Capacity, Tickets, Seating Plan, Records, Location, Parking
The Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, popularly known as Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati, Assam, India, is a football stadium. It is the present home of North East United Football Club. The stadium is used for athletics as well as football matches.
It had a total capacity of 35,000, which was later reduced to 25,000 due to the installation of individual seats for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which was held in India. In 2007, it hosted the 33rd Indian National Games and in 2016, it hosted the 12th South Asian Games. The stadium hosted the Assam Global Investor Summit on February 3-4, 2018, and the 65th Filmfare Awards on February 15, 2020.
The stadium recorded the highest attendance for a football match in Assam when 32,844 spectators turned out to watch the ISL match between local club NorthEast United and visiting Chennaiyin on 20 October 2016.
| Built In: | 2007 |
| Capacity: | 25,000 |
| Home Teams: | North East United FC |
| Ground Size: | 103 m × 70 m |
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium History
This one-level multipurpose stadium is located in Pokhara, Guwahati, Assam, North East India. There are only a limited number of seats in the main stand, however, bucket seats have now been installed for the rest of the stands to host the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
The stadium pays tribute to the late Indira Gandhi, who was the third Prime Minister of India. An international friendly between India and Malaysia was played at this stadium on November 13, 2011. On March 12, 2015, India played Nepal for the 2018 World Cup qualification.
Since 2014, it has been the home ground of North East United FC in the newly formed Indian Super League and therefore underwent major renovations. The stadium has been selected as one of the provisional venues for the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in India in 2017. Further improvement plans are expected to be implemented, such as the introduction of bucket seats, media renewed and transmission boxes, etc.
The stadium was the main venue for the 2016 South Asian Games, which were held in both Guwahati and Shillong from February 5 to 16, 2016.
The stadium was also used by I-League champions Aizawl FC (2016-17) from Mizoram and Minerva Punjab FC (2017-18) from Punjab as their home ground for AFC group stage matches.
The stadium has been selected as one of the provisional venues for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup to be held in India in 2020, where it will host the opening ceremony.
In March 2020, the Assam Government built isolation wards at the facility during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
Stadium Capacity
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium has a seating capacity of 25,000.
Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Seating Plan
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