Municipal Football Stadium, Rawalpindi

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Municipal Football Stadium
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Municipal Football Stadium, Rawalpindi
Location Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Coordinates 33°37′56″N73°03′52″E / 33.632256°N 73.064323°E / 33.632256; 73.064323
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Municipal Football Stadium is an association football stadium in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. [1] It has hosted top-flight Pakistan Premier League fixtures. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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History

In 1978, the stadium hosted the final of the National Football Championship, between Pakistan Airlines and Sindh Red. [6]

Since the 2000s, the stadium has hosted top-flight Pakistan Premier League fixtures. [7] [6] [2] [3] [4] [5] It also hosted the 2023–24 National Football Challenge Cup first phase. [8] [9] [10]

In 2024, the stadium wad upgraded, as part of provincial and city efforts to improve youth facilities. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Yasin, Aamir (2024-10-28). "Sports complexes in Rawalpindi get new facilities". Dawn. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  2. 1 2 APP (2011-06-15). "PFF Premier League to kick off from July 5". Dawn. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
  3. 1 2 Newspaper, From the (2011-09-14). "PPFL match venue changed". Dawn. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
  4. 1 2 Tatheer (2021-10-14). "PPFL 2nd leg gets underway from today". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
  5. 1 2 Tatheer (2021-10-06). "PPFL second phase from October 14 in Rawalpindi". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
  6. 1 2 "PFF hoping to pull in big crowd for PPFL 2010". Dawn. 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  7. ↑ "18 PPFL matches under floodlights". Dawn. 2005-10-04. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
  8. ↑ Correspondent, Our (2023-01-26). "Army make winning start in Challenge Cup". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2025-11-06.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ↑ Correspondent, Our (2023-01-29). "KRL register second straight win". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2025-11-06.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ↑ Correspondent, Our (2023-02-10). "AGM winning run comes to end". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2025-11-06.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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