Sheikh Kamal Stadium, Nilphamari Explained

Stadium Name:Saheed Abu Sayed Stadium, Nilphamari
Location:Nilphamari, Bangladesh
Owner:National Sports Council[1]
Operator:District Sports Association, Nilphamari
Surface:Mini Astro Turf (2018–present)
Natural Grass (1984–present)
Capacity:20,000
Dimensions:145xx
Tenants:Bangladesh national football team
Bashundhara Kings
Record Attendance:21,359
Former Names:Nilphamari District Stadium (1984–2017)

Saheed Abu Sayed Stadium (Bengali: [[:bn:শহীদ আবু সাইদ স্টেডিয়াম|শহীদ আবু সাইদ স্টেডিয়াম]]) is a football stadium in Nilphamari, Bangladesh. 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.[2] Like other public stadiums, this venue is also owned by National Sports Council (NSC) of Bangladesh, and managed by District Sports Association of Nilphamari. On 12 November 2017 National Sports Council has renamed this stadium from Nilphamari District Stadium to Sheikh Kamal Stadium after Sheikh Kamal.[3] This is the 14th venue used for Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) matches.[2]

Hosting international events

Current status (2018–present)

The stadium served as the home ground of Bashundhara Kings, a football team which plays in the Bangladesh Premier League in 2018.

Attendance record

Although the stadium has the capacity for 20,000; but 21,359 tickets were sold for Bangladesh versus Sri Lanka international friendly match. it remains the highest capacity crowd in the stadium's history.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://nsc.gov.bd/category/structure/ . bn:স্টেডিয়াম সমূহের তালিকা ৪- . List of Stadiums 4- . National Sports Council Bangladesh . bn . https://archive.today/20130616025224/http://nsc.gov.bd/category/structure/ . 2013-06-16.
  2. News: Nilphamari set for stunning debut . 2019-01-23 . The Daily Star . en . 2019-05-24.
  3. Web site: https://sportsonly.net/2017/11/15/%e0%a6%a8%e0%a7%80%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%ab%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%b0%e0%a7%80-%e0%a6%9c%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%b2%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%b8%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%9f%e0%a7%87%e0%a6%a1%e0%a6%bf%e0%a7%9f%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%ae/ . bn:নীলফামারী জেলা স্টেডিয়াম এখন শেখ কামাল স্টেডিয়াম . 2017-11-15 . SportsOnly . bn . 2019-05-28.
  4. News: Hoque . Shishir . Nilphamari coloured with football craze . Dhaka Tribune . 29 August 2018.
  5. Web site: Nilphamari ready for international football debut . 28 August 2018 . Bangladesh Football Federation . https://web.archive.org/web/20190904203117/http://www.bff.com.bd/nilphamari-ready-for-international-football-debut/ . 4 September 2019.
  6. News: https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/article/1555098/%E0%A7%A7-%E0%A6%98%E0%A6%A3%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B7-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F . bn:১ ঘণ্টায় শেষ বাংলাদেশ-শ্রীলঙ্কা ম্যাচের টিকিট . Prothom Alo . bn . 2019-05-24.
  7. News: Nilphamari ready for FIFA friendly . 2018-08-28 . The Daily Star . en . 2019-07-01.
  8. News: FIFA Friendly: Bashundhara Kings play New Radiant in Nilphamari Friday . UNB . en . 2019-05-25.