Sylhet Stadium

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Sylhet Stadium
Location Sylhet, Bangladesh
Opened 1960
Owner Bangladesh government
Surface Grass
Capacity 20,000
Tenants
Sylhet Division
Beanibazar SC

Sylhet Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is currently used mostly for cricket matches as well as football. The stadium holds 15,000 people and was built in 1965. The stadium recently got funding from the government to increase its capacity of seats and make magnificent improvements on flood lights and the field. The stadiums construction is suppose to begin soon this spring and will finish before 2013, after the construction the stadium will qualify as a international stadium. The capacity after construction will be 35000 seats. The stadium after construction will be leased by Sylhet Royals cricket league of bangladesh (BPL) to use as home field for the team.

Coordinates: 24°53′54″N 91°51′48″E / 24.898315°N 91.863422°E / 24.898315; 91.863422


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