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List of stadiums in Pakistan

This is a list of major sport stadiums in Pakistan. Only stadiums with the capacity of 2,000 spectators or more are included.

Current grounds edit

# Stadium Capacity Game(s) City Province Tenants Image
1 Jinnah Sports Stadium 48,820[1] Multi-Purpose Islamabad Islamabad Capital Territory Pakistan national football team  
2 National Hockey Stadium 45,000[2]   Hockey Lahore Punjab Pakistan national field hockey team
3 People's Football Stadium 40,000[3]   Football Karachi Sindh Pakistan national football team
4 Arbab Niaz Stadium 35,000[4]   Cricket Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan national cricket team, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team, Peshawar Zalmi
5 National Stadium 34,228[5]   Cricket Karachi Sindh Karachi cricket team, Karachi Dolphins, Karachi Zebras, Karachi Kings, Pakistan International Airlines cricket team, Pakistan national cricket team  
6 Abdul Sattar Edhi Hockey Stadium 30,000[6]   Hockey Karachi Sindh Pakistan national field hockey team
7 Multan Cricket Stadium 28,000[7]   Cricket Multan Punjab Multan Sultans, Multan cricket team, Multan Tigers  
8 Gaddafi Stadium 27,000[8][9]   Cricket Lahore Punjab Lahore Qalandars, Lahore cricket teams, Pakistan International Airlines cricket team and Pakistan Cricket Team  
9 Faisalabad Hockey Stadium 25,000[10]   Hockey Faisalabad Punjab Pakistan national field hockey team
10 Zahoor Elahi Stadium 25,000[11]   Cricket Gujrat Punjab
11 Ayub National Stadium 20,000[12] Multi-Purpose Quetta Balochistan
12 Bugti Stadium 20,000[13]   Cricket Quetta Balochistan Quetta Gladiators  
13 Jinnah Stadium 20,000[4] Multi-purpose Gujranwala Punjab Pakistan national cricket team, Gujranwala Cricket Association
14 Qayyum Stadium 20,000   Sports complex Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar football team, Peshawar Olympic team, Peshawar badminton club
15 Sargodha Cricket Stadium 20,000   Cricket Sargodha Punjab Sargodha Division Cricket Association, Sargodha cricket team
16 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium 15,000[14]   Cricket Rawalpindi Punjab Rawalpindi cricket team, Rawalpindi Rams, Islamabad United and Pakistan Cricket Team  
17 Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium 18,000 Multi-Purpose Multan Punjab Pakistan national cricket team
18 Iqbal Stadium 18,000[15]   Cricket Faisalabad Punjab Faisalabad cricket team, Faisalabad Wolves, Pakistan national cricket team  
19 Jinnah Stadium 18,000[4]   Cricket Sialkot Punjab Sialkot cricket team, Sialkot Stallions
20 Quaid-e-Azam Stadium 16,000   Cricket Mirpur Azad Kashmir AJK Jaguars
21 Bahawal Stadium 15,000   Cricket Bahawalpur Punjab Pakistan national cricket team
22 KMC Football Stadium 15,000[16]   Football Karachi Sindh  
23 KPT Football Stadium 15,000   Football Karachi Sindh Karachi Port Trust  
24 Niaz Stadium 15,000[17]   Cricket Hyderabad Sindh Hyderabad cricket team, Hyderabad Hawks
25 Pindi Club Ground 15,000[18]   Cricket Rawalpindi Punjab Pakistan national cricket team
26 Punjab Stadium 15,000[19]   Football Lahore Punjab WAPDA FC, Wohaib FC, Pakistan national football team  
27 Sheikhupura Stadium 15,000   Cricket Sheikhupura Punjab Pakistan national cricket team
28 Marghzar Cricket Ground 15,000   Cricket Islamabad Islamabad Capital Territory
29 Liaquat Gymnasium 10,223   Sports complex Islamabad Islamabad Capital Territory
30 Army Stadium 10,000   Football Rawalpindi Punjab Pakistan Army
31 Gwadar Cricket Stadium 10,000[4]   Cricket Gwadar Balochistan
32 Hyderabad Football Stadium 10,000[20]   Football Hyderabad Sindh, Pakistan Hyderabad District Football Association
33 Hayatabad Sports Complex 10,000   Cricket Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa  
34 Qayyum Papa Stadium 10,000   Football Quetta Balochistan
35 Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium 10,000   Cricket Muzaffarabad Azad Kashmir  
36 Southend Club Cricket Stadium 10,000   Cricket Karachi Sindh
37 Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto International Cricket Stadium 10,000   Cricket Garhi Khuda Bakhsh Sindh
38 Zafar Ali Stadium 10,000[4]   Cricket Sahiwal Punjab
39 Bilawal Stadium 10,000   Sports complex Nawabshah Sindh
40 Zamir Jaffri Cricket Stadium 10,000   Cricket Jhelum Punjab
41 Shoaib Akhtar Stadium 8,000[21] Multi-purpose Rawalpindi Punjab Khan Research Laboratories  
42 Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium 8,000   Cricket Karachi Sindh
43 Sargodha Hockey Stadium 7,000   Hockey Sargodha Punjab Sargodha District Hockey Team  
44 Tehmas Khan Football Stadium 6,000   Football Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa  
45 Railway Stadium 5,000   Football Lahore Punjab Pakistan Railways
46 Railways Ground 5,000   Football Faisalabad Punjab Lyallpur
47 Sadiq Shaheed Stadium 5,000[22]   Football Quetta Balochistan Muslim FC
48 Drigh Road Union Football Stadium 5,000   Football Karachi Sindh
49 Sialkot Hockey Stadium 5,000   Hockey Sialkot Punjab Silkot District hockey team, Crescent Hockey Club
50 Abbottabad Cricket Stadium 4,000   Cricket Abbottabad Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
51 Abbottabad Hockey Stadium 3,000   Hockey Abbottabad Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
52 Sialkot Hockey Stadium 3,000   Hockey Sialkot Punjab
53 Karachi Race Club 3,000   Horse racing Karachi Sindh
54 Karachi United Stadium 2,000   Football Karachi Sindh Karachi United
55 PAF Complex 2,000   Sports complex Islamabad Islamabad Capital Territory Pakistan Air Force

Future projects edit

Stadium Capacity Game(s) City Province Tenants
Rafi Cricket Stadium 50,000   Cricket Karachi Sindh Pakistan national cricket team
Islamabad Cricket Stadium 50,000   Cricket Islamabad Islamabad Capital Territory Pakistan national cricket team
Sialkot Sports Complex 49,000   Sports complex Sialkot Punjab

Defunct grounds edit

Stadium Capacity Game(s) City Province Tenants
Montgomery Cricket Club Ground   Cricket Sahiwal Punjab Pakistan national cricket team

See also edit

References edit

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