ISL: Home stadiums of the eight franchises in the Indian Super League

#2 Indira Gandhi Stadium (Guwahati) - NorthEast United FC

Indira Gandhi Stadium, Guwahati

NorthEast United FC represents all the eight states of India known as North East India: Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Manipur. The Indira Gandhi Stadium in Guwahati is the team’s home ground and in last season’s ISL it was claimed to be one of the loudest and most electrifying stadiums to travel to.

The Indira Gandhi Stadium can hold 35,000 spectators and it also consists of a running track encircling the playing field. It underwent major renovations before the start of the ISL season and it has been selected as one of the provisional venues for the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in India in 2017.

Along with the passion the north-eastern people have for this particular game, the stadium attracted more spectators thanks to the influence of club owner John Abraham. It received a huge number of attendants from the local community who sparked a lively and enthusiastic atmosphere in and around the stadium.

Despite receiving the extra support from their ‘12th man’ throughout the whole season, the team ended in the bottom of the table as they failed to fulfill the expectations set by the supporters and owner.