| Stadskanaal | |
| Settlement Type: | Town and Municipality |
| Flag Size: | 100x67px |
| Map Alt: | Highlighted position of Stadskanaal in a municipal map of Groningen |
| Coordinates: | 52.9833°N 63°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Groningen |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Governing Body: | Municipal council |
| Leader Party: | GL |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Klaas Sloots |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 6 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
| Postal Code: | 9500–9509, 9580–9599, 9660–9661 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 0599 |
Stadskanaal (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˌstɑtskaːˈnaːl/) is a town and municipality with a population of 32,715 in the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands. It was named after the canal Stadskanaal.
From 1800 until 1900 this area was ideal for its peat mining, and so the canal came to ship all the peat to Groningen, the capital of the province.
In the Gronings dialect the town is called "Knoal" and the locals are called "Knoalsters".
The population centres in the municipality are:
Stadskanaal is twinned with
