Nurul Amin Stadium

Nurul Amin Stadium
Full nameNurul Amin Stadium
Former namesNowgong Sports Club Ground
Jubilee Field
LocationNagaon, Assam
OwnerNagaon Municipality Board
OperatorNagaon Municipality Board
Capacity5,000
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Broke ground1958
Opened1958
Website
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Nowgong Sports Club Ground (known as Nurul Amin Stadium; Assamese: নুৰুল আমিন ক্ৰীড়াক্ষেত্ৰ) is a multi-purpose stadium in Nagaon, Assam. The ground is mainly used for football and cricket matches. It hosts the prestigious Independence Day Cup.[1]

The stadium has hosted eight Ranji Trophy matches[2] from 1964 when Assam cricket team played against Bihar cricket team[3] until 1989 but since then the stadium has hosted non-first-class matches.[4] The stadium is named after Nurul Amin, who was a renowned sports administrator in Assam.

References

  1. ^ Abhishek Ganguly (5 October 2018). "Mohammedan Sporting to open campaign in All India Independence Cup. Football News". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  2. ^ First-class matches
  3. ^ Scorecard
  4. ^ Other matches


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