Chyasal Stadium
{{Short description|Stadium in Lalitpur, Nepal}}
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| coordinates = {{Coord|27.6778|85.3342|display=inline,title|format=dms|type:landmark_region:NP}}
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| renovated = 2017–2021
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| owner = Government of Nepal
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| capacity = 10,000
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| surface = Grass
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| former_names = Chyasal ANFA Technical Football Center
| tenants = Chyasal Youth Club
Lalitpur City F.C.
Three Star Club
Church Boys United
Satdobato Youth Club
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Chyasal Stadium (previously known as Chyasal ANFA Technical Football Center) is a multi-purpose stadium in the Chyasal neighborhood of Lalitpur city in Nepal's Bagmati Province. It is mainly used for football matches and has a grass playing surface.{{cite web |title=CHYASAL ANFA TECHNICAL FOOTBALL CENTER |url=https://de.soccerway.com/venues/nepal/chyasal-anfa-technical-football-center/v9521/ |publisher=Soccerway |access-date=1 January 2022}}
History
The stadium was built in 2002 with the support of FIFA's football development project in South Asia.{{cite web |title=Blatter's corroded legacy on South Asian soccer fields |work=U.S. |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-fifa-southasia-insight-idUSKCN0R72AP20150907 |publisher=Reuters |access-date=1 January 2022}}
In 2017, the National Sports Council decided to upgrade the training grounds into a functional football stadium,{{cite web |title=NSC to upgrade Chyasal grounds |url=https://kathmandupost.com/sports/2017/08/24/nsc-to-upgrade-chyasal-grounds |publisher=The Kathmandu Post |access-date=1 January 2022}} with construction finishing in 2021.{{cite web |title=Chyasal Stadium Is Almost Ready to Play |url=https://goalnepal.com/news/detail/11084 |publisher=Goal Nepal |access-date=1 January 2022}}
The stadium was supposed to host regular matches of the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League{{cite web |title=Ticket price fixed, matches to be played on weekends |url=https://the-anfa.com/news-detail/1337 |publisher=The All Nepal Football Association |access-date=13 November 2021 |date=12 November 2021}} for the 2021–22 season, but only saw its first league game after renovation during the 2023 season, where it hosted regular matches after its re-inauguration by the Prime Minister of Nepal in February 2023.{{cite web |title=PM Dahal stresses development of sports sector |url=https://nepalnews.com/s/sports/pm-dahal-stresses-development-of-sports-sector |publisher=Nepalnews |access-date=6 May 2023}}
References
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Category:Football venues in Nepal
Category:Multi-purpose stadiums in Nepal
Category:2002 establishments in Nepal
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