Barisal Divisional Stadium


Barisal Divisional Stadium (also known as Shaheed Abdur Rab Serniabad Stadium) is a multi-purpose, district stadium in Barisal, Bangladesh. It is currently used mostly for football and cricket matches. The stadium can hold up to 30,000 people.[3] District and national level cricket and football games are usually organized here. It currently has an area of 29.15 acres,[4] making it the largest stadium in Bangladesh by size.[5]

Shaheed Abdur Rab Serniabad Stadium
শহীদ আব্দুর রব সেরনিয়াবাত স্টেডিয়াম
Barisal Stadium
Barisal District Stadium
LocationBand Rd, Barisal, Bangladesh
Coordinates22°41′11.24″N 90°22′5.44″E
OwnerNational Sports Council[1]
OperatorNational Sports Council[1]
Capacity30,000
Field size188 m x 150 m (Oval)
Acreage29.15
SurfaceGrass [2]
Construction
Built1966
Tenants
Bangladesh national cricket team
Barisal Division
Barisal Bulls
Kirtankhola FC

History

In 1966, a facility called 'Barisal District Stadium' was started on Band Road in Barisal city for organizing sports events.[6]

Starting 2006, this facility was expanded to make viable for international events, along with this flood lights, gallery for spectators, five-story pavilion, media center for journalists were added to the stadium.

The stadium hosted its first youth international cricket match between Bangladesh U-19 and Sri Lanka U-19 on 26 October 2019.

Uses

This stadium is most commonly used for playing football and cricket. It is used for The District Gold Cup,[7] Premier Football Liege, and District Premier to Third Division Cricket League.

See also

References
  1. "All Others". National Sports Council, Bangladesh.
  2. "Barishal gears up for U-19 fixture". NEWAGE. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. "Barisal Divisional Stadium". Archived from the original on 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2013-06-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "পদ্মা সেতুর সুফল: বরিশালে হচ্ছে আন্তর্জাতিক মানের". .Somoynews.tv (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  5. "প্রতিবারই হতাশ হচ্ছেন বরিশালের ক্রিকেটপ্রেমীরা". Rising BD (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  6. "Gameless Stadium". bn-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  7. "বরিশাল জেলা প্রশাসক গোল্ডকাপ ফুটবলের উদ্বোধন". 2023-02-20. Archived from the original on 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-07-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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