Indira Gandhi Stadium (Kohima)

This article is about the stadium in Kohima. For the disambiguation page, see Indira Gandhi Stadium (disambiguation).

Indira Gandhi Stadium is a football stadium in Kohima, Nagaland. Opened in 2003, the stadium hosts major regional football matches including the Northeast T. Ao Trophy and the NSF Martyrs Trophy.^[1] With 20,000 seats, it is the largest stadium in Nagaland.^[2][3]

Indira Gandhi Stadium

Location	Khikha, Kohima, Nagaland
Coordinates	25°42′21″N 94°5′30″E
Owner	Government of Nagaland
Operator	Nagaland Football Association
Capacity	20,000
Field size	104 m × 66 m (341 ft × 217 ft)
Surface	AstroTurf
Construction
Broke ground	6 October 1987
Built	1987–2003
Opened	28 October 2003; 21 years ago (2003-10-28)
General contractor	Vilelie Khamo & Sons
Tenants
Nagaland football team Nagaland Premier League Nagaland Super League

History

The stadium is named after Indira Gandhi, the third Prime Minister of India and the country's only female premier. The foundation stone of the stadium was laid by her son Rajiv Gandhi on 6 October 1987, and it was inaugurated on 28 October 2003 by the then Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee.^[4] The stadium was built by Nagaland firm Vilelie Khamo & Sons.^[5]