Shamsul Huda Stadium

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Shamsul Huda Stadium
Shamsul Huda Stadium
Location Jessore (city), Bangladesh
Owner National Sports Council [1]
Capacity 12,000 [2]
Surface Grass

Shamsul Huda Stadium, also known as Jessore Stadium, is a football and cricket stadium located near municipality park in the Jessore city, Bangladesh. It has become a venue of first class and list A cricket since 2000. [3] [4]

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History

The stadium most notably hosted the Pakistan National Football Championship from 9 February to 3 March 1968. [5]

On 24 March 2014, the stadium, which has a capacity of 12,000 was filled with more than 30,000 viewers during a friendly match against Sri Lanka, where the hosts won 1–0. [6] [2] It also hosted games during the 2016 Bangabandhu Cup. [7]

International football

DateCompetitionTeamResultTeamAttendance
24 October 2014 International friendly Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 30,000
8 January 2016 2016 Bangabandhu Cup Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 4–2Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 12,000
9 January 2016 2016 Bangabandhu Cup Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 0–0 Flag of Malaysia.svg Felda United 6,000
10 January 2016 2016 Bangabandhu Cup Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh U23 1–1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain U21 11,000
11 January 2016 2016 Bangabandhu Cup Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 3–2Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 10,000

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to – Structure". Archived from the original on 2013-09-12. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  2. 1 2 "Jessore's taste of int'l football". The Daily Star. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Jessore District Stadium - Bangladesh - Cricket Grounds". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Shamsul Huda Stadium, Jessore". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Pakistan - List of Champions". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 12 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  6. ↑ "Bangladesh Football sees hope of golden days". Risingbd.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Bangladesh make winning start beating SL 4-2". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 22 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.

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