NATIONAL STADIUM

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Dasharath Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tripureshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal. It is the Biggest stadium in Nepal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and cultural and entertainment programs. The stadium holds 25,000 spectators and seats 5,000 was built in 1956. Most of Nepal's national and international tournaments are held in this stadium. Martyr's Memorial League is also held in this ground every year. It is named after Dashrath Chand, one of the martyrs of Nepal.

It has floodlights installed so that it is able to organise matches and events in the evenings. The stadium was renovated in 2011 before the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup held in Nepal. Before this stadium was renovated in 1998 for 1999 South Asian Games

It has hosted many important matches. The 2012 AFC Challenge Cup's matches were held in Dasharath Rangashala Stadium and Halchowk Stadium and Nepal hosted that tournament successfully. Apart from sports numerious festival, cultural and entertaintment event takes place here. Noticiably 2011 concert of bryan adams was held in this stadium.

This stadium has a dark page because of tragic 1988 Kathmandu stadium disaster. On March 12 1988 hailstorm started during a football game. With hailstorms in Nepal being very intensive at this part of the year and causing pain to unprotected people, most spectators from the uncovered stands rushed to the only grandstand with some roof. There was no room for them and so police forces started to fight the crowd off. In an attempt to flee the ground people then rushed towards one of the gates, but it had been closed after game began to avoid illegal entry. In a massive crush 93 people were killed with some 100 more injured. Despite its giant scale, this tragedy hasn’t received international attention.

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