Sylhet District Stadium (Bengali: সিলেট জেলা স্টেডিয়াম) is a stadium mostly used for football matches. It is located in Rikabi Bazar, Sylhet, Bangladesh with a capacity of 15,000.[1] This stadium is also used for international football matches.

History

In September 2011, the stadium hosted a friendly football match between the Under-23 teams of Bangladesh and Nepal as part of their preparations for the 2014 Asian Games. During the event, over 50,000 spectators forcefully entered the stadium premises by breaking through the main entrance.[2][3][4]

The stadium also hosted the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship where Bangladesh clinched the title and some matches of the 2015 Bangabandhu Cup.[5]

A renovation lasting nearly half a month, which began on September 20, was carried out on the stadium for the 2018 Bangabandhu Cup. The gallery was repainted, the dressing rooms were upgraded, and digital boards were installed. Additionally, 190 new bulbs were added to the four floodlight stands, each of which previously had 400 bulbs.[5]

International football

Friendlies

Date Competition Team Result Team Attendance
29 August 2014 International friendly  Bangladesh U23 0–1    Nepal U23 50,000
29 March 2022 International friendly  Bangladesh 0–0  Mongolia 10,000
25 March 2023 International friendly  Bangladesh 1–0  Seychelles 1,679
28 March 2023 International friendly  Bangladesh 0–1  Seychelles 1,040

2015 Bangabandhu Cup

Date Competition Team Result Team Attendance
29 January 2015 2015 Bangabandhu Cup  Bangladesh 0–2  Malaysia U23 20,000
31 January 2015 2015 Bangabandhu Cup  Malaysia U23 0–2  Sri Lanka 8,000
30 January 2015 2015 Bangabandhu Cup  Singapore U23 1–0  Thailand U23 8,000
5 February 2015 2015 Bangabandhu Cup  Singapore U23 0–1  Malaysia U23 12,000

2018 Bangabandhu Cup

Date Competition Team Result Team Attendance
2 October 2018 2018 Bangabandhu Cup    Nepal 0–2  Tajikistan 6,000
4 October 2018 2018 Bangabandhu Cup  Tajikistan 0–2  Palestine N/A
6 October 2018 2018 Bangabandhu Cup  Palestine 1–0    Nepal N/A
1 October 2018 2018 Bangabandhu Cup  Bangladesh 1–0  Laos N/A
3 October 2018 2018 Bangabandhu Cup  Philippines 3–1  Laos N/A
5 October 2018 2018 Bangabandhu Cup  Bangladesh 0–1  Philippines N/A

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Limited spectators at Afghanistan game?". The Daily Star. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Football sees hope of golden days". Risingbd.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Nepal beat BD to level series". Prothomalo. August 29, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  4. ^ "Nepal win frenetic Sylhet friendly". The Daily Star. August 30, 2014. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Hoque, Shishir (1 October 2018). "Sylhet stadium gets an upgrade for Gold Cup". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylhet_District_Stadium
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