Tangail Stadium

Tangail Stadium

টাঙ্গাইল স্টেডিয়াম
Former names	Tangail Zilla Stadium
Location	Club road, Tangail, Bangladesh
Coordinates	24°15′11.36″N 89°54′44.74″E / 24.2531556°N 89.9124278°E / 24.2531556; 89.9124278Coordinates: 24°15′11.36″N 89°54′44.74″E / 24.2531556°N 89.9124278°E / 24.2531556; 89.9124278
Owner	National Sports Council[1]
Operator	National Sports Council[2]
Capacity	10,000
Field size	185 × 140 m (607 × 459 ft)
Field shape	Oval
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	1938 (1938)
Tenants
Tangail Cricket Team Tangail Football Team

Tangail stadium also called as Tangail Zilla Stadium ( Bengali: টাঙ্গাইল স্টেডিয়াম ) is located at Club road, north side of Vashani Hall and Tangail Eid-gah, 200 metres away and west side of Shaheed Sriti Pouro Uddan ( Bengali: শহীদ স্মৃতি পৌর উদ্যান ) in the district of Tangail, Bangladesh. It is a multipurpose stadium. Cricket, football, concert and cultural programs take place here. It was established in 1938.

Cricket

Cricket is the most popular sport in Bangladesh, Tangail district is not far from that. The stadium is mostly used for cricket. The stadium has become a venue of inter district cricket events as well as local events too.^{[3][4][5][6] [7]}

Football

Different local teams play among each other and it's a venue of inter district football matches. National Football also played here from 2014. ^[8][9][10]

See also

• Stadiums in Bangladesh
• List of cricket grounds in Bangladesh
• Tangail District
• Tangail Bus Stand, Mohakhali

References