Karnali Province Stadium

{{Short description|Multi-purpose stadium in Nepal}}

{{distinguish|Kalinchowk Cricket Ground}}

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| name = Karnali Province International Stadium

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| nickname = कर्णाली प्रदेश अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय रङ्गशाला

| fullname = Karnali Province Stadium

| capacity = 20,000 https://www.facebook.com/share/v/14tqHtDrvd/?mibextid=oFDknk

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| operator = Karnali Sports Development Council

| owner = All Nepal Football Association

| coordinates ={{Coord|28.592664|81.622005|display=inline,title|format=dms|type:landmark_scale:4000}}

| location = Surkhet, Nepal

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| elevation = 895 m

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| built = 2024

| construction_cost = Rs. 1.594 Billion {{cite web|url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/rs-450-million-allocated-for-construction-of-stadiums-in-karnali/ |title=Rs 450 million allocated for construction of stadiums in Karnali |access-date=10 September 2024}}

| website = https://sports.karnali.gov.np

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The Karnali Province Stadium ({{langx|ne|कर्णाली प्रदेश रङ्गशाला}}) is a multi-purpose stadium in Surkhet, Karnali Province, Nepal. It has a capacity of 20,000 spectators. This stadium will be Nepal's one of the largest football stadium by capacity.

History

The construction of this stadium began on 21 December 2024 by laying the foundation stone by Province CM Jeevan Bahadur Shahi.

The facility comprises a football stadium as per the FIFA Standard, 8 lane athletics synthetic track of 400m, swimming pool, covered hall for games like badminton, karate and other indoor sports,a volleyball court, a basketball court, and TV broadcasting Platform as well as the Olympic Torch Stand.{{cite web|url=https://english.ratopati.com/story/22725 |title=Karnali CM Shahi lays foundation for first Province Pride Project |access-date=10 September 2024 }}

The administrative buildings of Surkhet district sports office and Karnali Sports Development Council are located here.

The construction of Stadium only begin after the conclusion of 9th National Games in Pokhara.{{cite web|url=https://nepalinewshub.com/?p=2114 |title=Karnali gears up for historic 10th National Games |access-date=10 September 2024}}

Hosted events

International games:

Football:

  • 10th National Games of Nepal{{cite web|url=https://risingnepaldaily.com/news/46084 |title=10th National Games: A launchpad for Karnali’s overdue development |access-date=10 September 2024}}

See also

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