People's Football Stadium

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People's Football Stadium
People's Football Stadium
Location Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Coordinates 24°51′31″N66°59′18″E / 24.85861°N 66.98833°E / 24.85861; 66.98833
Owner Karachi Metropolitan Corporation
(formerly City District Government)
OperatorKarachi Metropolitan Corporation
Capacity 40,000
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground1988
Opened9 December 1995
Construction costUSD 30.7 Million
Tenants
Pakistan national football team (2005–present)

The People's Football Stadium is a football stadium located in Lyari, a neighbourhood in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The stadium can accommodate 25,000 spectators, [1] [2] and has an upgradable seating capacity of 40,000. [3] [4] . Owned by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, the stadium serves as one of the home venues for the Pakistan national football team. [1]

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The stadium is part of the People's Sports Complex which also houses a boxing arena having capacity of 5,000 spectators, and a gymnasium sports complex where indoor sports like volleyball, badminton and basketball are played. [1]

History

The stadium was built in 1988, and opened on 9 December 1995 by the provincial government Pakistan Peoples Party and Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. [1] Covering an area of 10 acres (40,000 m2), [1] it was constructed in place of four football training pitches that reportedly had left more than 20 clubs without a playing field. The stadium had been built to promote sports and host international football matches, but within years of its completion, it was occupied by law-enforcement agencies such as the Pakistan Rangers for keeping an eye on the law and order situation in the area. [5] [1]

Apart from being one of the main venues of several national sports events such as the National Games of Pakistan, [6] or football events such as the Pakistan Premier League, PFF League and the PFF National Challenge Cup, the stadium was aimed to became one of the home venues for international matches, first hosting the 2005 SAARC Gold Cup. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] It also hosted all the matches in the inaugural Karachi Football League and Geo Super Football League in 2007. [14]

After years of inactivity due to the ban on Pakistan Football Federation by FIFA, and after 11 years since Pakistan ever held an international football event, the stadium was considered as one of the potential venues for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification on 17 October 2023, however it was ultimately deemed unfit by not meeting FIFA standards. [15] [16] [17]

Football tournaments

2005 SAFF Gold Cup

The stadium was the venue for the 2005 SAFF Gold Cup. [18]

DateTeam #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance
7 December 2005Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Group stageN/A
7 December 2005Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 9–1Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg  Afghanistan Group stageN/A
8 December 2005Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 3–0Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan Group stageN/A
8 December 2005Flag of India.svg  India 2–1Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Group stageN/A
9 December 2005Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 2–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Group stageN/A
9 December 2005Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1–0Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg  Afghanistan Group stageN/A
10 December 2005Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 2–0Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Group stageN/A
10 December 2005Flag of India.svg  India 3–0Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan Group stageN/A
11 December 2005Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1–2Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg  Afghanistan Group stageN/A
11 December 2005Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 0–0Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives Group stageN/A
12 December 2005Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 3–1Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan Group stageN/A
12 December 2005Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1–1Flag of India.svg  India Group stageN/A
14 December 2005Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 0–1Flag of India.svg  India Semi-finalsN/A
14 December 2005Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1–0Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Semi-finalsN/A
17 December 2005Flag of India.svg  India 2–0Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh FinalN/A

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