Pokhara Rangasala
 Pokhara Rangashala | |
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| Former names | Annapurna Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Pokhara, Nepal |
| Owner | All Nepal Football Association, Gandaki Province Sports Development Council |
| Capacity | 18,500 [1] |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1980 |
| Construction cost | Rs. 1.3 Billion |
| Tenants | |
| Sahara Club (Pokhara), Nepal national football team, Pokhara Thunders | |
The Pokhara Rangasala (Nepali: पोखरा रङ्गशाला) is a multi-purpose stadium in Pokhara, Gandaki Province, Nepal. It has a capacity of 18,500[2] spectators. The venue is located to the south of Pokhara at Rambazaar on the eastern bank of Seti river.[3]
History
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The facility comprises a football stadium surrounded by an athletics track of 400m, one 7-A side football ground,[4] a volleyball court, a basketball court, a cricket ground and covered hall for games like badminton, karate and other indoor sports. The administrative buildings of Kaski district sports office and ANFA Kaski are located here. It is the only venue in Nepal beside Dasarath Rangasala Stadium to host international football matches. The stadium has hosted several international friendly matches of the Nepal national football team.[5][6][7] The other facilities near the stadium are used to host volleyball, basketball, cricket, wrestling,[8][9] boxing and badminton.
Hosted events
[edit]International games:
Football:
- Aaha Gold Cup (yearly)
- Selected matches of the Nepal national football team
- Football at the 2019 South Asian Games – Women's tournament
- Martyr's Memorial A-Division League[10]
- 9th National Games of Nepal
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ https://english.onlinekhabar.com/pokhara-cricket-stadium-unlikely-to-get-complete-anytime-soon-despite-big-investment-and-ambitious-plan.html
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- ^ "Pokhara Rangasala".
- ^ "Seven-A-Side Intl Football: MMC, Pokhara 'B' Advance | Breaking Nepal News". Archived from the original on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
- ^ "sarasansar.com".
- ^ "ekantipur.com : Nepal's No. 1 News Portal".
- ^ "MYREPUBLICA.com - News in English from Nepal: Fast, Full & Factual News".
- ^ "Professional Wrestling comes to Pokhara".
- ^ "Professional wrestling events to be held in Ktm, Pokhara - Nepalnews.com". Archived from the original on 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
- ^ "ANFA | Manang Marsyangdi Club to play league matches in Pokhara". the-anfa.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.