PSA Phuentsholing Stadium
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| Location | Phuntsholing, Bhutan |
|---|---|
| Owner | Phuentsholing Sport Association (PSA) |
| Type | Sport venue |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Field shape | Rectangular |
| Surface | Grass (until 2016) Artificial turf (2016–present) |
| Opened | 2011 |
| Tenants | |
| Phuentsholing Heroes FC (present) Phuentsholing United[1] Phuentsholing City FC (previously) Chukha District Football League District Women Football Tournament | |
PSA Phuentsholing Stadium, also known as Phuentsholing Football Ground, is a 5,000-capacity football stadium located in Phuntsholing, Bhutan. The Bhutan Olympic Committee instigated a major sport venue construction project in 2016 which included the insertion of multiple additions to the stadium.[2] Opened to the public in summer 2011, the field was previously prepared for paddy transplantations by the local footballers.[3]
It is the only recreational venue in Phuntsholing. For example, the annual inter-departmental football tournament start depends solely on the PSA Football Ground being ready for usage.[4]
Preparatory work on the stadium was needed as it was hosting an event to celebrate Bhutan's monarch Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.[3]
Ground
Hosting the 2011 Bhutan Monsoon Tournament, more fixtures were played irrespective of the rainfall reducing the pitch to a desolate field of uprooted grass roots which was a problem in the monsoon season.[3]
Artificial turf was built to supplant the sand pitch, costing a budget of 16.5 million Bhutanese ngultrums.[5]
Expansions
- 2009–2010
A facelift of the PSA Football Ground started in 2009 which saw a three-sided public gallery that could contain 5,000 people. A considerable sum of 9.8 million Bhutanese ngultrums was provided in assistance to the project from the Asian Development Bank.[6]
- 2017
A V-shaped drain was constructed as well as the laying of paved blocks. Around 90,428 Bhutanese ngultrums were paid to the contractors in accordance with the instruction to the bidders.[7]
References
- ^ "PSA Phuentsholing Stadium – Soccerway". Int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Major sports facilities in the pipeline". Kueselonline.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Nawang P Phuntsho". Nawangpenstar.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "Football season in Phuentsholing | Bhutan Observer". Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- ^ "Phuentsholing to get its own artificial turf". Kuenselonline.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- ^ "New stadium for Phuentsholing | Bhutan Observer". Archived from the original on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-19. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
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