Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium

Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium

রফিক উদ্দিন ভূঁইয়া স্টেডিয়াম
Mymensingh Stadium
The stadium during a 2022–23 BPL encounter between Police and AFC Uttara
Full name	Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium
Address	Police Lines Road (Inside Tangail Bus Terminal) Mymensingh Bangladesh
Owner	Bangladesh Sports Ministry Mymensingh Sports Council
Capacity	25,000
Surface	Grass
Construction
Built	1961
Tenants
Mohammedan SC (2023–present) Bangladesh Police FC (2023–present)

Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium (Bengali: রফিক উদ্দিন ভূঁইয়া স্টেডিয়াম), also known as Mymensingh Zilla Stadium or simply Mymensingh Stadium, is located by the side of Police Lines Road in the district of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. It is a multipurpose stadium, where cricket, football and cultural programs take place.^[1][2]

History

East Pakistan Youth Football Team at the Mymensingh Stadium in 1968

The stadium was built in 1961, and the first major tournament it hosted was the Pakistan National Youth Football Championship (East Zone) in 1968. The tournament was won by East Pakistan Combined University, defeating the East Pakistan Youth Football Team 1–0 in extra time.^[3]

In 1996, the stadium was named after late politician Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan.

It was also used for zonal games during the 2004 National Football League. The stadium first hosted a Bangladesh Premier League game during the 2016 edition, and during the first match it hosted on 5 August 2016, an attendance of 15,000 spectators was recorded in the game between Chittagong Abahani and Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club.^[4]

Bangladesh Premier Football League

• The stadium was one of the seven venues to host games for the 2016 BPL.
• The stadium served as the home venue of both Arambagh KS and Saif Sporting Club during the 2018–19 BPL.
• The stadium again served as the home venue of Saif Sporting Club during the 2019–20 BPL.
• AFC Uttara and Bangladesh Police FC acquired the stadium as their home venue for the 2022–23 BPL.
• Bangladesh Police FC and Mohammedan SC will use the stadium as their home venue for the 2023–24 BPL.

List of first-class cricket

• 27 November 2000: Biman Bangladesh Airlines v Dhaka Division (Green Delta National Cricket League 2000/01)
• 9 January 2002: Dhaka Division v Sylhet Division (Green Delta National Cricket League 2000/01)
• 23 January 2002: Dhaka Division v Chittagong Division (Ispahani Mirzapore Tea National Cricket League 2001/02)
• 7 February 2002: Dhaka Division v Rajshahi Division (Ispahani Mirzapore Tea National Cricket League 2001/02)

See also

• Stadiums in Bangladesh
• Tangail Stadium
• List of football stadiums in Bangladesh
• List of cricket grounds in Bangladesh
• Sheikh Kamal International Stadium, Gopalganj

References

1. "The Home of CricketArchive". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
2. "Mymensingh Stadium". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
3. "ফুটবলার ইকবালের স্বপ্ন ভেঙেছে একটি রাফ টেকলিং". Ctgsangbad (in Bengali). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
4. "A riveting stalemate". The Daily Star. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

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