Editing Dhaka (section)

== Sports ==
[[File:Mirpur Indoor Stadium, Dhaka.jpeg|thumb|Mirpur Indoor Stadium]]
[[File:BPL Fire Works.jpg|thumb|Fireworks at the launch of a [[Bangladesh Premier League]] season at [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium]]]]
[[File:Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh.jpg|thumb|221x221px|[[National Stadium, Dhaka]], the largest football stadium in Dhaka]]
[[Cricket]] and [[Association football|football]] are the two most popular sports in Dhaka and across the nation.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The New Encyclopædia Britannica |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica |year=1993 |isbn=0-85229-571-5 |editor-last=MacHenry |editor-first=Robert |page=[https://archive.org/details/newencyclopaedia07ency/page/717 717] |chapter=Bangladesh |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/newencyclopaedia07ency/page/717 |chapter-url-access=registration}}</ref> Teams are fielded in intra-city and national competitions by many schools, colleges and private entities. The [[Dhaka Metropolis cricket team]] represents Dhaka City in the [[National Cricket League]], the oldest domestic [[first-class cricket]] competition in Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 March 2021 |title=NCL set to start today |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/news/ncl-set-start-today-2064609 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526090434/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/news/ncl-set-start-today-2064609 |archive-date=26 May 2021 |access-date=26 May 2021 |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]}}</ref> The [[Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League|Dhaka Premier League]] is the only domestic [[List A cricket]] tournament now in Bangladesh. It gained List A status in [[2013–14 Bangladeshi cricket season|2013–14 season]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Isam |first=Mohammad |title=Revamped Dhaka League ready for kick-off |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/669635.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203002509/http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/story/669635.html |archive-date=3 February 2017 |access-date=30 January 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In domestic [[Twenty20]] cricket, Dhaka has a [[Bangladesh Premier League]] franchise known as [[Minister Dhaka|Dhaka Capitals]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 January 2020 |title=Dhaka Platoon sent packing |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/cricket/news/dhaka-platoon-sent-packing-1853842 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525115137/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/cricket/news/dhaka-platoon-sent-packing-1853842 |archive-date=25 May 2021 |access-date=24 May 2021 |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]]}}</ref>

Dhaka has the distinction of having hosted the first official [[Test cricket]] match of the [[Pakistan cricket team]] in 1954 against India.<ref name="First test">{{Cite news |date=7 September 2006 |title=Stadium |url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/ground/56661.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060625130015/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/ground/56661.html |archive-date=25 June 2006 |access-date=26 May 2006 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> The [[National Stadium, Dhaka]] was formerly the main venue for domestic and international cricket matches, but now exclusively hosts football matches.<ref name="First test" /> It hosted the opening ceremony of the [[2011 Cricket World Cup]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 February 2011 |title=Cricket World Cup: Grand ceremony launches tournament |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/9400288.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219051338/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/9400288.stm |archive-date=19 February 2011 |access-date=20 June 2011 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref> while the [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium]], exclusively used for cricket, hosted 6 matches of the tournament including two [[2011 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#Quarter-finals|quarter-final]] matches.<ref name="2011WC">{{Cite news |title=ICC Cricket World Cup 2010/11 / Results |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/series/381449.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717161309/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/series/381449.html |archive-date=17 July 2011 |access-date=20 June 2011 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> Dhaka has also hosted the [[South Asian Games]] three times, in [[1985 South Asian Games|1985]], [[1993 South Asian Games|1993]] and [[2010 South Asian Games|2010]]. Dhaka is the first city to host the games three times. The National Stadium was the main venue for all three editions.<ref name="news1">{{Cite news |title=11th South Asian Games to start in January 2010 |url=http://www.china.org.cn/sports/news/2009-02/18/content_17295836.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211214613/http://www.china.org.cn/sports/news/2009-02/18/content_17295836.htm |archive-date=11 February 2010 |access-date=21 March 2009 |work=Xinhua News Agency}}</ref> Dhaka also hosted the [[ICC Men's T20 World Cup]], along with Chittagong and [[Sylhet]], in [[2014 ICC World Twenty20|2014]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 October 2013 |title=2014 T20 WC Fixtures |url=http://www.cricketworld4u.com/series/icc-twenty20-wc-2014/index.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101223826/http://www.cricketworld4u.com/series/icc-twenty20-wc-2014/index.php |archive-date=1 November 2013 |access-date=24 May 2021}}</ref>

In football, the [[Dhaka Derby]] between [[Dhaka Mohammedan|Mohammedan SC]] and [[Abahani Limited Dhaka]] is the biggest sports rivalry in the country. The two clubs have maintained their fierce rivalry over the years in the [[Bangladesh Premier League (football)|Bangladesh Football Premier League]] and previously in the historic [[Dhaka League]], which is the second oldest football league in South Asia, officially commencing in 1948.<ref name="starsport">{{Cite news |last=Sadi |first=Al Musabbir |date=17 June 2007 |title=Tasty derby drawn |url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/06/17/d70617040133.htm |access-date=21 February 2009 |work=The Daily Star |archive-date=16 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116191326/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2007/06/17/d70617040133.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The National Stadium in Dhaka has been the home venue for the [[Bangladesh national football team|national football team]] since 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangabandhu National Stadium to be decorated at a cost of Tk 96 cr – The Daily Industry |url=https://dailyindustry.news/bangabandhu-national-stadium-to-be-decorated-at-a-cost-of-tk-96-cr/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524004924/https://dailyindustry.news/bangabandhu-national-stadium-to-be-decorated-at-a-cost-of-tk-96-cr/ |archive-date=24 May 2022 |access-date=1 September 2023}}</ref> It has hosted the [[SAFF Championship]] on three occasions, with the first being the [[2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2003 edition]], which Bangladesh went on to win.<ref>{{Cite web |last=জামান |first=নওশাদ |script-title=bn:ফিরে দেখাঃ সাফ চ্যাম্পিয়নশিপ '০৩ |url=https://pavilion.com.bd/details/news/20155/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%83-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AB-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA-%27%E0%A7%A6%E0%A7%A9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104145721/https://pavilion.com.bd/details/news/20155/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%83-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AB-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA-%27%E0%A7%A6%E0%A7%A9 |archive-date=4 January 2022 |access-date=5 April 2022 |website=প্যাভিলিয়ন}}</ref> The [[1978 AFC Youth Championship]] was the first major international tournament hosted by the stadium.<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=bn:ঢাকার মাঠে সবচেয়ে বড় ফুটবল উৎসব |url=https://www.utpalshuvro.com/special-article/news/417 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723162135/https://www.utpalshuvro.com/special-article/news/417 |archive-date=23 July 2022 |access-date=23 July 2022 |website=উৎপল শুভ্র :: Utp al Shuvro}}</ref>

The [[National Sports Council]], responsible for promoting sports activities across the nation, is based in Dhaka. Dhaka also has stadiums largely used for domestic events such as the [[Bangladesh Army Stadium]], the [[Bir Sherestha Shaheed Shipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium]], the [[Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium]], the [[Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium]] and the [[Outer Stadium Ground]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grounds – Bangladesh: Dhaka |url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/town/56660.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006162140/http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/bangladesh/content/town/56660.html |archive-date=6 October 2007 |access-date=13 March 2008 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> The city's colleges and universities are active in intercollegiate athletics.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rahim |first=Muhammad Abdur |author-link=Muhammad Abdur Rahim |title=The History of the University of Dacca |publisher=University of Dacca |year=1981 |page=161 |oclc=8765658}}</ref>

There are two [[golf course]]s in Dhaka, [[Army Golf Club]] and [[Kurmitola Golf Club]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangladesh Golf Federation Member list |url=http://www.bgf-bd.org/ClubList |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202070318/http://www.bgf-bd.org/ClubList |archive-date=2 February 2017 |access-date=30 January 2017 |publisher=Bangladesh Golf Federation}}</ref>