KASA Stadium or Karbi Anglong Sports Association (KASA) Stadium is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...

Diphu Diphu (Pron:ˈdɪfu:) is the headquarter of Karbi Anglong district in the state of Assam in India. This small town is a popular tourist hill station for people of nearby cities. Etymology The word ''Diphu'' came from Dimasa language, meaning ' ...

, Karbi Anglong,

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

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. It is used mainly for

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and athletic games. The stadium has capacity of 9000 spectators. The inaugural friendly football match was held here between the reigning Champions of Assam State Premier League and home team, Karbi Anglong Morning Star Football Club and the Asaduzzaman FC, Bangladesh.

Stadium

This is the home ground of current champion of Assam State Premier League Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC. It hosts the CEM Gold Cup football tournament every year which is organised jointly by Karbi Anglong Sports Association and West Karbi Anglong Sports Association and supported by

Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) is an autonomous district council in the state of Assam, India for development and protection of tribals living in area namely Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong district. The council is constituted und ...

(KAAC). The 5th edition of the tournament was won by Karbi Anglong Morning Star FC by defeating

Hyderabad FC Hyderabad Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Hyderabad, Telangana. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. Founded on 27 August 2019, the club replaced Pune City after they ...

’s reserve team 4-2 in the penalty shootout.

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{{Football stadiums in India Football venues in Assam Multi-purpose stadiums in India Sports venues in Assam Karbi Anglong district 2018 establishments in Assam