Nilphamari Stadium

Sheikh Kamal Stadium, Nilphamari
Location Nilphamari, Bangladesh
Coordinates 25°55′55″N 88°50′44″E / 25.93194°N 88.84556°E / 25.93194; 88.84556Coordinates: 25°55′55″N 88°50′44″E / 25.93194°N 88.84556°E / 25.93194; 88.84556
Owner National Sports Council[1]
Operator National Sports Council[1]
Capacity 21,359 [2]
Field size 125 × 125 metres (410 × 410 feet)
Surface Grass
Tenants
Bangladesh national football team
Bashundhara Kings

Sheikh Kamal Stadium (Bengali: শেখ কামাল স্টেডিয়াম) is a multi-use stadium in Nilphamari, Bangladesh. It is located on the opposite of Nilphamari Government College and is primarily used for football matches and tournaments.

The Bangladesh national football team played a FIFA international friendly on 29 August 2018 against Sri Lanka national football team in front of a packed stadium. It was the first ever international friendly hosted by this stadium.[3][4]

Bashundhara Kings

The stadium currently serves as the home ground of Bashundhara Kings, a football team which plays in the Bangladesh Football Premier League.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  2. ↑ https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/article/1555098/১-ঘণ্টায়-শেষ-বাংলাদেশ-শ্রীলঙ্কা-ম্যাচের-টিকিট
  3. ↑ https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/2018/08/29/nilphamari-coloured-with-football-craze
  4. ↑ https://www.bff.com.bd/nilphamari-ready-for-international-football-debut/


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