 during the local cricket match at District Stadium, Chittagong | |
 Interactive map of District Stadium, Chittagong | |
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Chittagong |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Establishment | 1 January 1955 |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Owner | National Sports Council |
| Operator | Bangladesh Football Federation |
| Tenants | Chittagong Abahani (Football) |
| End names | |
| Pedrollo End Ispahani End | |
| International information | |
| First Test | 15–19 November 2001: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe |
| Last Test | 6–10 January 2005: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe |
| First ODI | 27 October 1988: Bangladesh v India |
| Last ODI | 26 January 2005: Bangladesh v Zimbabwe |
| Source:District Stadium, Chittagong, Cricinfo | |
District Stadium, Chittagong (Bengali:জেলা স্টেডিয়াম, চট্টগ্রাম), also known asMA Aziz Stadium and formerly known asNiaz Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium inChittagong, Bangladesh. The stadium currently operated by theBangladesh Football Federation, predominantly hostsfootball matches and has previously been used by theBangladesh national football team.[1] Its total capacity is 30,000.[2]
On a historical note, it was used as headquarters[vague] during the 1971 Independence War. The stadium serves as the main football venue of Chittagong as the main cricket venue of the port city has been shifted to theBir Shrestho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Cricket Stadium.[3] It is the home venue ofChittagong Abahani inBangladesh Premier League. The stadium also hosts theSheikh Kamal International Club Cup, the country’s only international club football tournament.[4]
On 1 January 1955 Indian team led byVinoo Mankad came to play in the newly built stadium. Their opponents were East Pakistan Sports Federation. Then the stadium was called Niaz Stadium, after the name of District Administrator of that time who helped to build it. Then the name of the mountain covered area was Jongli Polton. Later it was changed. After the Mankad's team the stadium welcomedDonald Carr of MCC. MCC also came once more after thewar of liberation. In 1976–77 the name of the stadium was changed toChattagram Jilla Krira Porishod (Chittagong District Sports Organization) stadium. It was under the PG of that district.
The stadium became the centre of Chittagong's sports over the years. In 1957–58 Chittagong Commerce College met Jogonnath College at the final of the Inter College Cricket. Chittagong team was runners up. At the outer part of the stadium Star Jubo and Star Summer tournaments were also held.East Bengal also came to play. In the 1980s cricket started to be influenced by Asgar, Abedin and Ispahani family. Many of theNational Team cricketers likeMinhajul Abedin,Akram Khan,Shaheedur Rahman and Nurul Abedin started their careers here. Later tournaments like Star Jubo and Star Summer had stopped.
The firstOne Day International (ODI) took place back on 27 October 1988 during the1988 Asia Cup. Bangladesh's opponent wasIndia andPakistan in those two matches. Bangladesh lost the matches by 9 wickets and 173 runs respectively. Bangladesh played 7Tests and 8 ODIs so far at this ground. The stadium made a debut as the 82nd test venue on 15 November 2001 with the Test match between Bangladesh andZimbabwe.
The venue has also hosted group stage matches of2004 and2016Under-19 Cricket World Cup matches.
The stadium is the mainfootball venue ofport city, it hosted matches during the2006 AFC Challenge Cup and is also a regulars venue for theChittagong Football League. On 2 January 2025, theNational Sports Council leased the stadium to theBangladesh Football Federation for 25 years.[5]
In 2025, the interim government of Bangladesh renamed the stadium as District Stadium, Chittagong.[6][7]
The venue has hosted
After a long time the M. A. Aziz Stadium hosted cricket matches of thesecond edition ofBangladesh Premier League, along withSher-e-Bangla Stadium inDhaka andSheikh Abu Naser Stadium inKhulna. Home teamChittagong Kings played 4 matches here.[8] 10 matches were played from 25 January to 2 February 2013.[9]
Chittagong Kings 172/6 (20 overs) | v | Sylhet Royals 176/7 (19.3 overs) |
Sylhet Royals won by 3 wickets M. A. Aziz Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Jeremy Lloyds (Eng) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) Player of the match:Mohammad Nabi (Sylhet Royals) |
Duronto Rajshahi 213/6 (20 overs) | v | Barisal Burners 209/7 (20 overs) |
Duronto Rajshahi won by 4 runs M. A. Aziz Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match:Charles Coventry (Duronto Rajshahi) |
Dhaka Gladiators 158/5 (20 overs) | v | Sylhet Royals 127/8 (20 overs) |
Dhaka Gladiators won by 31 runs M. A. Aziz Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Jeremy Lloyds (Eng) and Masudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match:Darren Stevens (Dhaka Gladiators) |
v | Khulna Royal Bengals 89 (18.4 overs) | |
Rangpur Riders won by 33 runs M. A. Aziz Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Anisur Rahman (Ban) andMahfuzur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match:Fidel Edwards (Rangpur Riders) |
Sylhet Royals 126 (19.3 overs) | v | |
Sylhet Royals won by 5 wickets M. A. Aziz Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Jeremy Lloyds (Eng) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) Player of the match:Nazmul Hossain Milon (Sylhet Royals) |
Barisal Burners 182/5 (20 overs) | v | Chittagong Kings 176/6 (20 overs) |
Barisal Burners won by 6 runs M. A. Aziz Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Anisur Rahman (Ban) and Tanvir Ahmed (Ban) Player of the match:Azhar Mahmood (Barisal Burners) |
Dhaka Gladiators 137/5 (20 overs) | v | Duronto Rajshahi 124/9 (20 overs) |
Dhaka Gladiators won by 13 runs M. A. Aziz Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Jeremy Lloyds (Eng) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match:Alfonso Thomas (Dhaka Gladiators |
Chittagong Kings 137/2 (18 overs) | v | Khulna Royal Bengals 136/5 (20 overs) |
Chittagong Kings won by 8 wickets M. A. Aziz Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Masudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match:Brendan Taylor (Chittagong Kings) |
Barisal Burners 152/6 (20 overs) | v | Duronto Rajshahi 153/6 (19.4 overs) |
Duronto Rajshahi won by 4 wickets M. A. Aziz Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Jeremy Lloyds (Eng) and Gazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match:Jahurul Islam (Duronto Rajshahi) |
Dhaka Gladiators 88/8 (20 overs) | v | Chittagong Kings 142 (20 overs) |
Chittagong Kings won by 54 runs M. A. Aziz Stadium,Chittagong Umpires:Mahfuzur Rahman (Ban) and Masudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match:Naeem Islam (Chittagong Kings) |
Immediately east of MA Aziz Stadium lies Outer Stadium. Owned by the Bangladesh Army, it is on a 99-year lease to the Chittagong District Sports Association (Chattagram Jila Krira Sangstha or CJKS). By 2012, Outer Stadium was almost never being used for sports, instead being used to host various fairs.[10] TheChattogram Zila Krira Sangstha Swimming Complex opened in 2019 on one acre of the site.[11] In 2020, only one corner of the remaining ground could be used for batting and bowling practice. The rest of the field was described bybdnews24.com as an overgrown, waterlogged dump, "unusable for sports" because of chronic neglect and lack of maintenance.[12]
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