Railway Stadium

Not to be confused with Railways Ground.

Railway Stadium

Location	Garhi Shahu, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates	31°34′N74°21′E / 31.567°N 74.350°E / 31.567; 74.350
Owner	Pakistan Railways Sports Board
Capacity	5,000
Surface	Natural Grass
Tenants
Pakistan Railways FC Pakistan national football team (1987–1997)

Railway Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Garhi Shahu, Lahore, Pakistan. ^[1] It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home venue for the Pakistan Railways football team, and was one of the primary venues for the Pakistan national football team in the 1990s. The stadium can accommodate around 5,000 spectators. ^[2] It is owned by the Pakistan Railways Sports Board. ^{[3] [4]}

History

Built as a multi-purpose stadium, it is the oldest stadium in the city of Lahore. ^[1]

In the 1990s the Railway Stadium served as one of the primary venues for the Pakistan national football team, until eventually being replaced by the bigger and more advanced Peoples Football Stadium in Karachi and Punjab Stadium in Lahore. ^{[5] [3]}

In 1987, the stadium hosted the 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament ^[5] as well as the inaugural 1993 SAARC Gold Cup, which was the first edition of the eventually renamed SAFF Championship. ^{[6] [7] [8]} It was also the home venue during the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification for Pakistan. ^[9]

Apart from being one of the main venues of several national football events such as the Pakistan Premier League and the PFF National Challenge Cup, ^[4] the stadium was chosen as one of the venues, along with Punjab Stadium, in the 2007 AFC President's Cup held in Lahore. ^[3]

Football tournaments

1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament

The stadium was the venue for the 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament. ^[10]

Date	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Attendance
15 September 1987	Pakistan Whites	1–0	Pakistan Blues	Group stage	N/A
16 September 1987	Guangzhou	4–0	Nepal	Group stage	N/A
17 September 1987	Nepal XI	0–2	Pakistan Whites	Group stage	N/A
17 September 1987	Guangzhou	2–1	Pakistan Greens	Group stage	N/A
18 September 1987	Nepal XI	0–2	Bangladesh XI	Group stage	N/A
18 September 1987	Victory Sports Club	2–0	Pakistan Yellows	Group stage	N/A
19 September 1987	Pakistan Whites	1–1	Bangladesh XI	Group stage	N/A
19 September 1987	Pakistan Greens	4–0	Pakistan Yellows	Group stage	N/A
20 September 1987	Nepal XI	0–1	Pakistan Blues	Group stage	N/A
20 September 1987	Guangzhou	4–0	Victory Sports Club	Group stage	N/A
21 September 1987	Pakistan Blues	0–0	Bangladesh XI	Group stage	N/A
21 September 1987	Pakistan Greens	4–0	Victory Sports Club	Group stage	N/A
22 September 1987	Pakistan Greens	0–1	Pakistan Whites	Semi-finals	N/A
23 September 1987	Guangzhou	2–0	Bangladesh XI	Semi-finals	N/A
24 September 1987	Pakistan Greens	Walkover	Bangladesh XI	Third-place match	N/A
24 September 1987	Guangzhou	3–1	Pakistan Whites	Final	N/A

1993 SAARC Gold Cup

The stadium was the venue for the 1993 SAARC Gold Cup. ^[11]

Date	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Attendance
16 July 1993	India	2–0	Sri Lanka	Group stage	N/A
16 July 1993	Pakistan	1–1	Nepal	Group stage	N/A
17 July 1993	Pakistan Whites	0–0	Nepal	Exhibition match	N/A
18 July 1993	Pakistan Whites	1–3	India	Exhibition match	N/A
18 July 1993	Pakistan	0–4	Sri Lanka	Group stage	N/A
19 July 1993	Sri Lanka	0–0	Nepal	Group stage	N/A
20 July 1993	Pakistan Whites	0–2	Pakistan	Exhibition match	N/A
21 July 1993	India	1–0	Nepal	Group stage	N/A
22 July 1993	Pakistan Whites	1–2	Sri Lanka	Exhibition match	N/A
23 July 1993	Pakistan	1–1	India	Group stage	N/A

See also

• List of stadiums in Pakistan

References

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11. "1st SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation) Tournament 1993". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-12-21.