North-East Frontier Railway Stadium | |
Nickname: | NFRS |
Pushpin Map: | Guwahati |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Map of Guwahati |
Fullname: | North-East Frontier Railway Stadium |
Location: | Maligaon, Guwahati, Assam |
Coordinates: | 26.1542°N 91.6972°W |
Broke Ground: | 1976 |
Opened: | 1976 |
Owner: | Northeast Frontier Railway |
Capacity: | 10,000 |
North-East Frontier Railway Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium at Maligaon in Guwahati, Assam. It is mainly used for organizing matches of football and cricket. The stadium has hosted 33 first-class matches [1] in 1976 when Assam cricket team played against Orissa cricket team.[2] The ground hosted 32 more first-class matches from 1978 to 2009. The stadium also hosted 18 List A matches when Central Zone cricket team played against North Zone cricket team[3] but since then the stadium has hosted non-first-class matches.[4]