Nilphamari International Stadium () or Nilphamari District Stadium is a multipurpose stadium in
Nilphamari
Nilphamari District () is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of Rangpur Division. It is about 400 kilometers to the northwest of the capital Dhaka. It has an area of . Nilphamari is bounded by Rangpur and Lalmonirhat in east, Ran ...
,
Bangladesh
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which is mainly used for domestic and international
football
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. It is located on the opposite of Nilphamari Government College and is occasionally used for national day parade and handball games. The stadium, built in 1984, took on a new look after huge renovation works were completed in 2018 with approximately Taka 14 crore being spent on building up nearly 750 square-feet of gallery, a new VIP stand, earth filling, and planting fresh grass among other tasks. The seating capacity of the stadium has been subsequently increased to 20,000.
Like other public stadiums, this venue is also owned by
National Sports Council (NSC) of Bangladesh, and managed by District Sports Association of Nilphamari. This is the 14th venue used for
Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) matches.
Hosting international events
* The
Bangladesh national football team
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played a
FIFA
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international friendly
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on 29 August 2018 against
Sri Lanka national football team
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in front of a packed stadium. It was the first ever international friendly hosted by this stadium.
* On 21 September 2018, The venue hosted the international club friendly match between Bashundhara Kings and
New Radiant SC
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of Maldives.
Current status (2018–present)
The stadium served as the home ground of
Bashundhara Kings
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, a football team which plays in the
Bangladesh Premier League
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in 2018.
Attendance record
Although the stadium has the capacity for 20,000; but 21,359 tickets were sold for
Bangladesh
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versus
Sri Lanka
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international friendly match. it remains the highest capacity crowd in the stadium's history.
See also
*
List of football stadiums in Bangladesh
The following is a list of Association football, football stadiums in Bangladesh, Stadiums with a capacity of 5,000 or more are included.
Current stadiums
See also
*List of Asian stadiums by capacity
*List of association football stadiums by ca ...
*
Stadiums in Bangladesh
Various types of sports are played in different districts of Bangladesh. The following locations (Absolute location) are sporting grounds (specially association football, football and cricket) of different districts in Bangladesh. A minimum capaci ...
References
Football venues in Bangladesh
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