List of stadiums in Pakistan

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

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Current grounds

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1 Jinnah Sports Stadium 48,820 [1] Multi-Purpose Islamabad Islamabad Capital Territory Pakistan national football team Jinnah Sports Stadium track and field.jpg
2 National Hockey Stadium 45,000 [2] Field hockey pictogram.svg Hockey Lahore Punjab Pakistan national field hockey team
3 People's Football Stadium 40,000 [3] Football pictogram.svg Football Karachi Sindh Pakistan national football team
4 Arbab Niaz Stadium 35,000 [4] Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan national cricket team, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team, Peshawar Zalmi
5 National Stadium 34,228 [5] Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Karachi Sindh Karachi cricket team, Karachi Dolphins, Karachi Zebras, Karachi Kings, Pakistan International Airlines cricket team, Pakistan national cricket team NationalStadium Karachi Pak vs Eng.jpg
6 Abdul Sattar Edhi Hockey Stadium 30,000 [6] Field hockey pictogram.svg Hockey Karachi Sindh Pakistan national field hockey team
7 Multan Cricket Stadium 28,000 [7] Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Multan Punjab Multan Sultans, Multan cricket team, Multan Tigers Multan Cricket Stadium in 2020.jpg
8 Gaddafi Stadium 27,000 [8] [9] Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Lahore Punjab Lahore Qalandars, Lahore cricket teams, Pakistan International Airlines cricket team and Pakistan Cricket Team Gaddafi stadium lahore.jpg
9 Faisalabad Hockey Stadium 25,000 [10] Field hockey pictogram.svg Hockey Faisalabad Punjab Pakistan national field hockey team
10 Zahoor Elahi Stadium 25,000 [11] Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Gujrat Punjab
11 Ayub National Stadium 20,000 [12] Multi-Purpose Quetta Balochistan
12 Bugti Stadium 20,000 [13] Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Quetta Balochistan Quetta Gladiators Bugti Stadium in winter.jpg
13 Jinnah Stadium 20,000 [4] Multi-purpose Gujranwala Punjab Pakistan national cricket team, Gujranwala Cricket Association
14 Qayyum Stadium 20,000 Sports and games.png Sports complex Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar football team, Peshawar Olympic team, Peshawar badminton club
15 Sargodha Cricket Stadium 20,000 Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Sargodha Punjab Sargodha Division Cricket Association, Sargodha cricket team
16 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium 15,000 [14] Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Rawalpindi Punjab Rawalpindi cricket team, Rawalpindi Rams, Islamabad United and Pakistan Cricket Team RWPCS3.jpg
17 Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium 18,000 Multi-Purpose Multan Punjab, Pakistan Ismail Gold Shield Football Tournament at Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium.jpg
18 Iqbal Stadium 18,000 [15] Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Faisalabad Punjab Faisalabad cricket team, Faisalabad Wolves, Pakistan national cricket team Iqbal Cricket Stadium Faisalabad PAKISTAN.jpg
19 Jinnah Stadium 18,000 [4] Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Sialkot Punjab Sialkot cricket team, Sialkot Stallions
20 Quaid-e-Azam Stadium 16,000 Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Mirpur Azad Kashmir AJK Jaguars
21 Bahawal Stadium 15,000 Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Bahawalpur Punjab Pakistan national cricket team
22 KMC Football Stadium 15,000 [16] Football pictogram.svg Football Karachi Sindh KMC Football Ground - panoramio.jpg
23 KPT Football Stadium 15,000 Football pictogram.svg Football Karachi Sindh Karachi Port Trust KPT Sports Complex - panoramio.jpg
24 Niaz Stadium 15,000 [17] Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Hyderabad Sindh Hyderabad cricket team, Hyderabad Hawks
25 Pindi Club Ground 15,000 [18] Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Rawalpindi Punjab Pakistan national cricket team
26 Punjab Stadium 15,000 [19] Football pictogram.svg Football Lahore Punjab WAPDA FC, Wohaib FC, Pakistan national football team Stadium f.jpg
27 Sheikhupura Stadium 15,000 Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Sheikhupura Punjab Pakistan national cricket team
28 Marghzar Cricket Ground 15,000 Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Islamabad Islamabad Capital Territory
29 Liaquat Gymnasium 10,223 Sports and games.png Sports complex Islamabad Islamabad Capital Territory
30 Army Stadium 10,000 Football pictogram.svg Football Rawalpindi Punjab Pakistan Army
31 Gwadar Cricket Stadium 10,000 [4] Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Gwadar Balochistan
32 Hyderabad Football Stadium 10,000 [20] Football pictogram.svg Football Hyderabad Sindh, Pakistan Hyderabad District Football Association
33 Hayatabad Sports Complex 10,000 Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hayatabad Peshawar.jpg
34 Qayyum Papa Stadium 10,000 Football pictogram.svg Football Quetta Balochistan
35 Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium 10,000 Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Muzaffarabad Azad Kashmir Muzaffarabad cricket ground 2016.jpg
36 Southend Club Cricket Stadium 10,000 Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Karachi Sindh
37 Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto International Cricket Stadium 10,000 Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Garhi Khuda Bakhsh Sindh
38 Zafar Ali Stadium 10,000 [4] Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Sahiwal Punjab
39 Bilawal Stadium 10,000 Sports and games.png Sports complex Nawabshah Sindh
40 Jinnah Municipal Stadium 10,000 Sports and games.png Sports complex Sukkur Sindh
41 Zamir Jaffri Cricket Stadium 10,000 Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Jhelum Punjab
42 Shoaib Akhtar Stadium 8,000 [21] Multi-purpose Rawalpindi Punjab Khan Research Laboratories KRL cricket stadium Rawalpindi.png
43 Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium 8,000 Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Karachi Sindh
44 Sargodha Hockey Stadium 7,000 Field hockey pictogram.svg Hockey Sargodha Punjab Sargodha District Hockey Team Hockey Stadium Sargodha.jpg
45 Tehmas Khan Football Stadium 6,000 Football pictogram.svg Football Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tehmas Khan Football Stadium.jpg
46 Railway Stadium 5,000 Football pictogram.svg Football Lahore Punjab Pakistan Railways
47 Railways Ground 5,000 Football pictogram.svg Football Faisalabad Punjab Lyallpur
48 Sadiq Shaheed Stadium 5,000 [22] Football pictogram.svg Football Quetta Balochistan Muslim FC
49 Drigh Road Union Football Stadium 5,000 Football pictogram.svg Football Karachi Sindh
50 Sialkot Hockey Stadium 5,000 Field hockey pictogram.svg Hockey Sialkot Punjab Silkot District hockey team, Crescent Hockey Club
51 Abbottabad Cricket Stadium 4,000 Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Abbottabad Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
52 Abbottabad Hockey Stadium 3,000 Field hockey pictogram.svg Hockey Abbottabad Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
53 Sialkot Hockey Stadium 3,000 Field hockey pictogram.svg Hockey Sialkot Punjab
54 Karachi Race Club 3,000 Equestrian pictogram.svg Horse racing Karachi Sindh
55 Karachi United Stadium 2,000 Football pictogram.svg Football Karachi Sindh Karachi United
56 PAF Complex 2,000 Sports and games.png Sports complex Islamabad Islamabad Capital Territory Pakistan Air Force

Future projects

StadiumCapacityGame(s)CityProvinceTenants
Rafi Cricket Stadium 50,000 Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Karachi Sindh Pakistan national cricket team
Islamabad Cricket Stadium 50,000 Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Islamabad Islamabad Capital Territory Pakistan national cricket team
Sialkot Sports Complex 49,000 Sports and games.png Sports complex Sialkot Punjab
Marvi Sports Complex10,000 Sports and games.png Sports complex Tharpakar @Mithi Sindh

Defunct grounds

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Montgomery Cricket Club Ground Cricket pictogram.svg Cricket Sahiwal Punjab Pakistan national cricket team

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bahawal Stadium</span> Multi-purpose stadium in Bahawalpur, Pakistan

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