کراچی متحد اسٹیڈیم | |
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| Full name | Karachi United Stadium |
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| Former names | Rahat Stadium DHA Stadium |
| Location | Clifton, Karachi, Pakistan |
| Coordinates | 24°53′39″N67°4′43″E / 24.89417°N 67.07861°E |
| Owner | DHA |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | yes |
| Builder | DHA |
| Tenants | |
| Karachi United F.C. | |
Karachi United Stadium [1] is a football stadium in the DHA neighborhood of Karachi. It is the home ground of Pakistani professional football club Karachi United.
Besides hosting home matches of Karachi United, the stadium regularly serves as the venue for high school soccer tournaments. [2]
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