Kanchenjunga Stadium

{{Short description|Multi-purpose stadium in siliguri, india}}

{{update|date=November 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}}

{{Infobox cricket ground

| ground_name = Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri

| nickname =

| image = Sports 4.jpg

| caption = The stadium on a matchday in 2019

| country = India

| location = Siliguri, West Bengal

| establishment = 1980s. The older name of this ground was Tilak Maidan donated by Tilak Bahadur Chhetri to the school children for the playing purpose.

| seating_capacity = 40,000{{cite web | url=https://siliguritourism.com/siliguri-kanchenjunga-stadium/ | title=Siliguri Kanchenjunga Stadium - Siliguri Tourism | date=16 May 2023 }}

| end1 = Bidhan Road

| end2 =

| year1 = = East Bengal FC

| date = 12 September

| year = 2012

| source =

}}

File:Football_Stadium_in_Siliguri.jpg

The Kanchenjunga Stadium, also known as Kanchanjungha Krirangan, is a multi-purpose stadium in Siliguri, India.{{cite web | title = Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri |publisher=World Stadiums| url = http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/asia/india/siliguri_kanchenjunga.shtml | access-date = 2014-03-10 }}{{cite web|title=I-league 2nd Division second phase|url=http://www.goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=257|website=Goalie365.com|date=7 June 2015|access-date=7 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180916202055/http://www.goalie365.com/show_details.php?article_id=257|archive-date=16 September 2018}} It is mainly used for staging cricket and football matches. Built in the 1980s, the stadium holds a capacity of 40,000{{cite web | url=https://siliguritourism.com/siliguri-kanchenjunga-stadium/ | title=Siliguri Kanchenjunga Stadium - Siliguri Tourism | date=16 May 2023 }} and is currently the home ground of Siliguri Premier League side Kanchenjunga FC. It also hosted two Kolkata Derby matches in 2016 I-league.{{cite web|title=East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan on 2nd April at Kanchenjunga Stadium Siliguri - Siliguri News and Updates|url=http://ilovesiliguri.com/east-bengal-vs-mohun-bagan-on-2nd-april-at-kanchenjunga-stadium-siliguri/|website=iLoveSiliguri|publisher=ILS|date=24 March 2016|access-date=25 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610173634/http://ilovesiliguri.com/east-bengal-vs-mohun-bagan-on-2nd-april-at-kanchenjunga-stadium-siliguri/|archive-date=10 June 2016|url-status=dead}}

In January 2014, a plan to upgrade the stadium at a cost of Rs 1.7 crore was announced.{{cite web| title = Mamata Banerjee stresses on unity in Darjeeling hills and plains |publisher=The Indian Express | url = http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/mamata-banerjee-stresses-on-unity-in-darjeeling-hills-and-plains/ |date=22 January 2014| access-date = 2014-03-10 }}