Karachi Port Trust Stadium

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KPT Football Stadium
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KPT Stadium
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Karachi Port Trust Stadium
Full nameKarachi Port Trust Football Stadium
LocationWest Wharf, Karachi, Pakistan
Coordinates 24°51′02.6″N66°59′28.8″E / 24.850722°N 66.991333°E / 24.850722; 66.991333
Owner DHA
Capacity 20,000 [1]
Surface Grass
Scoreboardyes
Builder DHA
Tenants
Karachi Port Trust FC

The Karachi Port Trust Football Stadium is a football stadium in the West Wharf area of Karachi, Pakistan. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Located inside the Benazir Sports Complex, the stadium is the home ground of KPT FC, among other football clubs. [7] The stadium has a capacity of around 15,000 people. [8]

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Location

It is located inside the Benazir Sports Complex on Akbar Siddiqui Road in the West Wharf Industrial Area of Karachi. [9]

Matches

It has hosted several national and local football competitions, including the 2009-10, [10] 2010-11, and 2011–12 editions of the Pakistan Premier League, and the 2012 KPT Challenge Cup.

See also

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.footballgroundmap.com/ground/kpt-stadium/karachi-port-trust
  2. ↑ Khilari. "KPT Football Stadium - Sports Facility - Khilari". www.khilari.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  3. ↑ "KPT Football Stadium, Karachi - Paktive". www.paktive.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  4. ↑ "KPT Stadium, home to Karachi Port Trust, National Bank of Pakistan F.C., Sui Southern Gas Company, K-Electric Football Club, Afghan, Baloch Nushki, Muslim FC, Pakistan Navy - Football Ground Map". www.footballgroundmap.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  5. ↑ "Stadium". www.kda.gos.pk. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  6. ↑ "KARACHI: SPORTS CAPITAL OF PAKISTAN. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  7. ↑ "Kpt Football Stadium Benazir Sports Complex Tickets | Tickets for Kpt Football Stadium Benazir Sports Complex | Kpt Football Stadium Benazir Sports Complex Karachi Tickets | Karachi Tickets | Page 1". www.eticketing.pk. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  8. ↑ https://uk.soccerway.com/venues/pakistan/city-district-government-of-karachi-stadium/v6832/
  9. ↑ "Pakistan - Karachi Port Trust - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  10. ↑ "Zahid late strike gives KPT victory". DAWN.COM. 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
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