At the beginning of April 2012, Limonta Sport proudly delivered the first 11 aside first football turf ever installed in Bangladesh to the Bangladesh Football Association, a gift from FIFA for the development of the game in the Region.
This important project is part of the FIFA’s Goal Programme, and it represents a unique opportunity to spread and improve the game of football in the Sub-Continent, an area with a population of 160 million people and great potential for the future.
BFF House - Bangladesh
The pitch stands in a piece of land connected to the BFF house, surrounded by residential buildings in one of the most crowded areas of Dhaka. The only playing area available consisted in soil, stones, and some wasting material left in the area from previous construction works.
The construction of the new football pitch took time and dedication for all the parts involved in the project. One of the most delicate issue to face was the need to build a surface with top drainage capabilities, a subbase able to keep up with the intense rainy season typical of Bangladesh and a piping system underneath that could guarantee the integrity of the pitch even in the worst weather conditions.
Special tools and machineries to set the right level of compaction and the evenness of the surface were brought to the site from abroad, together with experienced staff who have already been responsible for similar projects with FIFA in Asia.
Limonta Sport and the local partners imported most of the sand, stones and the other materials needed for the construction of the subbase from neighbors countries, without taking any risk using material available on site that could have compromise the durability of the construction in the medium-long term.
The football pitch rapidly became the center of the activities of the local communities. Each day hundreds of kids of all ages uses the facility, thanks to the effort of the Bangladesh Football Federation and football schools that are pushing to grow the football awareness in the Region.
The national teams of Bangladesh intensively use the facility, taking advantage of what it’s considered the best football field in the Country.
International matches for young teams have been already hosted at the BFF House, location that finally became the center of the football movement activities in the Country.
USABILITY
A perfect playing surface is now available for 6-10 hours each day
ALL WEATHER PITCH
Possibility to practice and play in all weather conditions, with stable performance level
PROFESSIONAL
Athletic and technical training can be brought to professional level
SOCIAL IMPACT
Ability to build a program to develop a long term program for the growth of football in Bangladesh
FIFA and BFF are investing time and energy to guarantee a bright future to the young football movement of Bangladesh.
During the opening speech of the facility, Mr. Blatter reveled the FIFA plan to build a new professional academy in the Country, as acknowledgment of the efforts put by the local community to improve the football awareness in Bangladesh.
ACCURATE
project management
EXPERIENCE
in working in difficult areas and conditions
COMMITTMENT
in social sustainability