Muktijuddho Smriti Stadium
Stadium in Bangladesh
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Muktijuddho Smriti Stadium is a stadium located at Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is also known as Rajshahi District Stadium. Formerly a venue for international play, it currently hosts domestic football matches.[5]
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| Location | Rajshahi, Bangladesh |
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| Owner | National Sports Council[1] |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Surface | Grass (Oval) |
Record attendance | 40,000[2] |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1960[3] |
| Tenants | |
| Rajshahi Football Team Rajshahi Cricket Team Fortis FC (2023–24)[4] Brothers Union (2023–24)[4] | |
There are 3 multi-purpose sporting venue in the Rajshahi city. Rajshahi Divisional stadium and Rajshahi University Stadium being the other two.[6]
On 12 May 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]
