Kanchenjunga Stadium

Kanchenjunga Stadium, Siliguri
The stadium on a matchday in 2019
LocationSiliguri, West Bengal
Establishment1980s. The older name of this ground was Tilak Maidan donated by Tilak Bahadur Chhetri to the school children for the playing purpose.
Capacity40,000[1]
End names
Bidhan Road
As of 12 September 2012
The stadium at night

The Kanchenjunga Stadium, also known as Kanchanjungha Krirangan, is a multi-purpose stadium in Siliguri, India.[2][3] It is mainly used for staging cricket and football matches. Built in the 1980s, the stadium holds a capacity of 40,000[4] and is currently the home ground of Siliguri Premier League side Kanchenjunga FC. It also hosted two Kolkata Derby matches in 2016 I-league.[5]

In January 2014, a plan to upgrade the stadium at a cost of Rs 1.7 crore was announced.[6]

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