MA Aziz Stadium

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MA Aziz Stadium
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place BangladeshBangladesh Chittagong , Bangladesh
Coordinates 22 ° 21 '21 "  N , 91 ° 46' 4"  E Coordinates: 22 ° 21 '21 "  N , 91 ° 46' 4"  E
owner Chittagong Division
operator Bangladeshi national soccer team , Chittagong Abahani , Chittagong Mohammedan
capacity 30,000 seats
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The MA Aziz Stadium ( Bengali এম এ আজিজ স্টেডিয়াম ; also known as Chittagong Stadium) is a multifunctional stadium in Chittagong , Chittagong District , Division Chittagong , Bangladesh . It is mainly used for cricket and soccer .

history

During the Bangladesh War in 1971, the Curcuit House , which overlooks the stadium, served as the army headquarters. In 1981, the Bangladeshi President Ziaur Rahman was murdered in a failed military coup in the stadium .

Capacity and infrastructure

The stadium now offers space for 30,000 spectators. The two ends of the wicket are called the Pedrollo End and Ispahani End .

International cricket

The stadium was used for international cricket from 1988 to 2005. The first One-Day International was held here during the Asia Cup in 1988 between Bangladesh and India . The first test was held here in November 2001 during a tour between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe . Since 2006 international games have been played in Chittagong at the Chittagong Divisional Stadium . Until then, eight tests and 10 ODIs had taken place here.

National cricket

In the 2013/14 season have been in the Premier League Bangladesh held here ten games.

Soccer

During the AFC Challenge Cup 2006 numerous preliminary and final round games were played here.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b MA Aziz Stadium ( English ) Cricinfo. January 29, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  2. ↑ BPL T20 2016 Live Stream Online - Watch Live Bangladesh Premier League ( English ) Sports Live News. October 26, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ 2nd ODI, Wills Asia Cup at Chittagong, Oct 27 ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ 2nd Test, Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh at Chittagong, Nov 15-Nov 19 ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  5. ↑ Bangladesh gets three new international venues ( English ) Cricinfo. January 31, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  6. ↑ Records MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong / Test Matches / Match Results ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  7. ↑ Records MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong / One-Day Internationals / Match Results ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved August 1, 2017.