Cooch Behar Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in
Cooch Behar
Cooch Behar (), or Koch Bihar, is a city and a municipality in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of the Cooch Behar district. It is in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas at . Cooch Behar is the only planned city in t ...
,
Bengal
Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...
. The ground is mainly used for organizing matches of football, cricket and other sports. The ground does not have any floodlights so the stadium cannot host day-night matches. It was made considering all norms of
BCCI so that
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy (also known as Mastercard Ranji Trophy for sponsorship reasons) is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between multiple teams representing regional and state cricket associations. Board of Control for Cr ...
matches can be played. The stadium was established in 2008 when they hosted a match of
Vijay Merchant Trophy between Gujarat Under-19s and Jharkhand Under-19s.
Scorecard
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References
External links
Wikimapia
Cricket grounds in West Bengal
Sports venues in West Bengal
Buildings and structures in Cooch Behar district
Sports venues completed in 2008
2008 establishments in West Bengal
Cooch Behar
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