Railway Stadium

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Railway Stadium
Railway Stadium
Location Garhi Shahu, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates 31°34′N74°21′E / 31.567°N 74.350°E / 31.567; 74.350
OwnerPakistan Railways Sports Board
Capacity 5,000
SurfaceNatural 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]

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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 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup [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

1993 SAARC Gold Cup

The stadium was the venue for the 1993 SAARC Gold Cup. [10]

DateTeam #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance
16 July 1993Flag of India.svg  India 2–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Group stageN/A
16 July 1993Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1–1Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Group stageN/A
17 July 1993 Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan White 0–0Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Exhibition matchN/A
18 July 1993 Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan White 1–3Flag of India.svg  India Exhibition matchN/A
18 July 1993Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 0–4Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Group stageN/A
19 July 1993Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 0–0Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Group stageN/A
20 July 1993 Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan White 0–2Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Exhibition matchN/A
21 July 1993Flag of India.svg  India 1–0Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Group stageN/A
22 July 1993 Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan White 1–2Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Exhibition matchN/A
23 July 1993Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1–1Flag of India.svg  India Group stageN/A

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