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Dashrath Rangasala Stadium
दशरथ रंगशाला
SAFF Championship Nepal v Afghanistan 2013 (6).JPG
Dasharath Rangasala during the 2013 SAFF Championship
LocationTripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal
CoordinatesCoordinates: 27°41′42″N 85°18′53″E / 27.695052°N 85.314835°E / 27.695052; 85.314835
OwnerGovernment of Nepal
OperatorAll Nepal Football Association (ANFA)
Capacity15,000 (as of 2020)
Surfacegrass
Construction
Built1956
Opened1958
Renovated2019

Dasharath Rangasala Stadium (Nepali: दशरथ रंगशाला; transl. Dasharath Stadium)[1] is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripureshwar, Kathmandu. With a seating capacity of 15,000, it is the biggest stadium in Nepal. It is named after Dasharath Chand, one of the four great martyrs of Nepal.

The stadium is used mostly for football matches and cultural programmes. It has floodlights installed, to facilitate matches and events in the evenings. Most of Nepal's national and international tournaments are held in this stadium. Nepal's primary football division, Martyr's Memorial League, is also held on this ground every year. The stadium has also been the only host of the inaugural 2021 Nepal Super League season.[2]

History[edit]

Main stand of the stadium in 2011

Dashrath Rangasala Stadium was built in 1956. It was renovated in 1998 to host the 1999 South Asian Games. In 2011 it was again renovated, to host the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup.

As Nepal's biggest stadium, the Dasharath Stadium has hosted many important events. The 2012 AFC Challenge Cup and the 2013 SAFF Championship were held here, with the Halchowk Stadium hosting some of the matches as well. Apart from sports, numerous cultural festivals and musical events take place here. The 2011 concert of Bryan Adams was held in this stadium and was his first rock concert in Nepal.[3]

The earthquake-damaged stadium in February 2018

The stadium suffered damage from the April 2015 earthquake that hit Nepal. The stadium has been renovated again after the destruction from a massive earthquake and the opening was done again on 1st Dec 2019 on the occasion of 13th South Asian Games (SAG). The stadium will host 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification events, after the Gorkhalis having played five matches away from home.[4]

Major Catastrophe[edit]

Main article: 1988 Kathmandu stadium disaster

Thousands of football fans were present in the stadium on March 13th, 1988. About 30,000 fans were present in the match between the club of Nepali and Bangladeshi team. According to the reports, about 93 people died including 2 police officers also 12-year-old kid was also stampede. People were trampled and suffocated during the hailstones. More than 100 people were hospitalized with injuries. The wind speed was about 50 mph which resulted in hailstorms, uprooting of trees across the Kathmandu valley. It was considered one of the worst catastrophe events in the history of sports.[5]

Major sports events[edit]

  • 1997 SAFF Football Championship (4–13 September 1997)
  • 1999 South Asian Games
  • 2012 AFC Challenge Cup (8–19 March 2012)
  • 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship (20–30 July 2013)
  • 2013 SAFF Championship (31 August - 11 September 2013)
  • 2019 South Asian Games (1 December - 10 December)

Major music and cultural events[edit]

  • Bryan Adams - live in concert by JPR events (February 19, 2011)[6]
  • Atif Aslam - live in concert (2013)

See also[edit]

  • All Nepal Football Association
  • Nepal national football team
  • Nepal women's national football team
  • Nepal national under-17 football team
  • Nepal national under-20 football team
  • Nepal Super League

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dasarath Rangasala Stadium". stadiumdb. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Nepal Super League Franchises unveiled". The Kathmandu Post. 14 March 2021.
  3. ^ Bryan Adams cuts history like a knife in Nepal, Canadian rockstar Bryan Adams creates history with Nepal’s first rock concert featuring an international star at the Bryan Adams live-in-concert in the Dasharath Stadium in the Capital on Saturday, February 19, 2011. The Himalayan Times online.
  4. ^ "Renovation of Dasharath Rangasala". Himalayan Times. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  5. ^ "93 Die in Nepal Stadium Stampede : Soccer Fans Rush to Locked Exits in Sudden Hailstorm". Los Angeles Times. 1988-03-13. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
  6. ^ http://www.last.fm/event/1837374+Bryan+Adams+live+in+Nepal,KTM

External links[edit]

  • FootballFans.eu: Dashrath Rangasala
  • Fussballtempel.net: Stadiums in Nepal (Bilder)
  • Soccerway: Dashrath Rangasala
  • Stadionwelt: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Nationalmannschaft Nepal
  • Stadium Database: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
  • Wildstat: Nepal, Kathmandu, Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
  • World Stadiums: Dasarath Rangasala Stadium
  • Worldstadia: National Dasarath Stadium, Katmandu