Peoples Football Stadium

People's Football Stadium

Location	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates
Owner	City District Government Karachi
Operator	City District Government Karachi
Capacity	25,000
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	1988
Opened	9 December 1995
Construction cost	PKR 30.7 Million
Tenants
HBL FC Pakistan national football team

The Peoples Football Stadium, is located near Port Grand, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is owned by the City District Government of Karachi. It has a capacity of 25,000.

Overview

The stadium was built in 1988, and opened on 9 December 1995. It covers an area of 10 acres (40,000 m²). In 1999, when Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto came into power, new floodlights imported from France worth PKR 30.7 million were installed, to enable evening matches to take place. The Pakistan national football team moved to the Peoples Football Stadium from the Railway Stadium in Lahore.

The stadium, hosted the South Asian Football Federation Championship in 2005 which was won by India. It also hosted all the matches in the inaugural Geo Super Football League in 2007.

HBL FC who currently compete in the Pakistan Premier League play their homegames at the Peoples Football Stadium.

See also

• List of stadiums by capacity
• List of stadiums in Pakistan
• List of cricket grounds in Pakistan
• List of sports venues in Karachi
• List of sports venues in Lahore
• List of sports venues in Faisalabad
• List of football stadiums
• Pakistan Football Federation
• Football in Pakistan

External links

• Pakistan Football Federation - Official website