Sahid Rangsala

Sahid Rangasala
सहिद रंगशाला
Full name Sahid Rangasala Stadium
Location Biratnagar, Morang, Nepal
Owner Morang Football Association
Operator Morang Football Association
Capacity 10,000
Surface grass
Opened 2025 B.S.
Tenants
Morang XI

Sahid Rangasala (सहिद रंगशाला) is a biggest stadium of Eastern Development Region, Nepal. It has a capacity of 10,000 spectators. There are 3 main door to enter inside it. Now, its parafit and covered hall is being re-constructed. It is hosted the opening ceremony of Seventh National Games (Nepal) on Poush 8 or December 23. It is Nepal's third highest capacity stadium and highest capacity stadium of Purwanchal. It is the home of Morang F.c. . It is one of the popular stadium in Nepal. Many functions are organised such as krisi mela etc.

Sahid Rangasala is going to be developed into International Stadium. It is only the football stadium of Nepal that has closed parafit and could be developed into International Stadium. For the renovation of this ground government allocated 8.7 Millions rupees budget from sports ministry. It is also said that the stadium is going to host some games of 2019 South Asian Games.

Facilities

There are many facilities given to the spectators. There are 3 main doors to enter and go outside. There is VIP seats too for spectators. It can hold 30,000 spectators at once. Solar light's are installed inside the stadium which gives the night view to the stadium. The ground is barred from all side for security purpose. The parking system is there where you can park many vehicles at once. Tennis court as well as covered hall is touched with the stadium.

History

The stadium has organised Mahendra Gold Cup (presently Birat Gold Cup) for the first time in 1961 A.D. It held the opening ceremony of Seventh National Games by the president of Nepal, Bidhya Devi Bhandari.

Red Bull National League

Some matches of Nepal National League 2015 or Red Bull National League were held on this ground. National League match where Morang XI held Manang Marsyangdi Club on a draw was played on this ground.[1] This ground is home to Morang XI during Red Bull National League.[2]

Birat Gold Cup

2015 Birat Gold Cup was hosted on this ground. In the final match, Tribhuwan Army Club defeated Jhapa XI 2-1 to clinch title victory.[3] 2016 Birat Gold Cup was hosted on Sahid Rangsala, Biratnagar by Morang Football Club.[4] In the final match, Nepal Police Club clinched title victory by defeating Jhapa XI 1-0 when Bharat Shah scored the only goal of the match.[5]

Seventh National Games

This stadium hosted the opening ceremony of Seventh National Games (Nepal) held on December, 2016.[6] It couldn't host the football matches of seventh national games because the stadium was not in proper condition. Covered Hall nearby it hosted some indoor games such as Table Tennis, Karate, and etc.

Sports Events

References

  1. ↑ http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/printedition/news/2015-04-16/morang-fc-hold-mmc.html
  2. ↑ http://www.goalnepal.com/tournament_details.php?tid=128
  3. ↑ http://www.goalnepal.com/tournament_details.php?tid=130
  4. ↑ https://thehimalayantimes.com/business/hosts-morang-thru/
  5. ↑ https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/npc-lift-title/
  6. ↑ https://thehimalayantimes.com/sports/venue-for-event-closure-changed-thanks-to-poor-management-seventh-national-games/
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