Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium
মুক্তিযুদ্ধ স্মৃতি স্টেডিয়াম
LocationRajshahi, Bangladesh
OwnerNational Sports Council[1]
Capacity15,000
Record attendance40,000[2]
SurfaceGrass(Oval)
Opened1960[3]
Tenants
Rajshahi Football Team
Rajshahi Cricket Team
Fortis FC (2023–present)[4]

Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium is a former international stadium located at Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is also known as Rajshahi District Stadium. The venue currently hosts domestic football matches.[5]

There are 3 multi-purpose sporting venue in the Rajshahi district. Rajshahi Divisional stadium and Rajshahi University Stadium being the other two.[6]

On May 12, 2005, the stadium witnessed a record attendance of over 40,000 fans during the final of the Independence Day Football Tournament between Abahani Limited Dhaka and Sheikh Russel KC.[2]

International matches

On 27 October 2014, the stadium hosted a friendly football match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The match drew a crowd of almost 30,000.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to – Structure". Archived from the original on 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  2. 1 2 "AKC end trophy drought". archive.thedailystar.net. May 13, 2005. Archived from the original on January 8, 2024.
  3. ↑ "খেলাধুলা ও বিনোদন - রাজশাহী". rajshahi.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2023-02-16. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
  4. ↑ "এ মাসেই মাঠে গড়াবে প্রিমিয়ার লীগের নতুন মৌসুম". offsidebangladesh.com.
  5. ↑ "Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium (Rajshahi District Stadium), home to Swadhinata KS, Bangladesh Police FC". www.footballgroundmap.com. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  6. ↑ "রাজশাহী স্মৃতি স্টেডিয়ামের ফ্লাডলাইট সংস্কারের উদ্যোগ নেই". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 2015-04-27. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
  7. ↑ "Emily seals win, series for Bangladesh". Dhaka ribune. 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2024-01-09.

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