Pokhara Rangasala
The Pokhara Rangasala (Nepali: पोखरा रङ्गशाला) is a multi-purpose stadium in Pokhara, Gandaki Province, Nepal. It has a capacity of 16,500[1] spectators. The venue is located to the south of Pokhara at Rambazaar on the eastern bank of Seti river.[2]
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Location | Pokhara, Nepal |
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Owner | All Nepal Football Association, Gandaki Provincial Sports Association |
Capacity | 16,500 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2017 new stadium construction 2017 - 2021 |
Built | First build 1980 |
Construction cost | Rs. 1.3 Billion |
Tenants | |
Sahara Club (Pokhara), Nepal national football team, Pokhara Thunders |
History

The facility comprises a football stadium surrounded by athletics track of 400m, one 7-A side football ground,[3] a volleyball court, a basketball court, cricket ground and covered hall for games like badminton, karate and other indoor sports. The administrative building of Kaski district sport office and ANFA Kaski lies here. It is only venue in Nepal beside Dasarath Rangasala Stadium to host international football matches and beside Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground to host international cricket matches. The stadium has hosted several international friendly matches of the Nepal national football team.[4][5][6] The other facilities near the stadium are used to host volleyball, basketball, cricket, wrestling,[7][8] boxing and badminton. The yearly sports meet of PABSON and NPABSON is also held in same venue. The venue is also utilized for concerts and large gathering.
Hosted events
National Games:
- 2nd National Games
Football:
- Balram Memorial Kaski District League[9] (district football league)
- Aaha Gold Cup (yearly)
- selected matches of the Nepal national football team
- 2019 South Asian Games
- Martyr's Memorial A-Division League[10]
Cricket:
References
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- "Pokhara Rangasala".
- http://hamropalo.com/sports/seven-a-side-intl-football-mmc-pokhara-b-advance.html
- "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.
- "socceragenepal - Balram KC Memorial Football: Pokhara Club out from the league". soccer.hwbnepal.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-27.
- "ANFA | Manang Marsyangdi Club to play league matches in Pokhara". the-anfa.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.