Jinnah Sports Stadium
Jinnah Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 48,000 people and is the largest stadium in Pakistan.[1]
جناح اسپورٹس اسٹیڈیم | |
 Panorama of Jinnah Sports Stadium | |
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| Location | Islamabad, Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 33°42′2″N 73°5′34″E |
| Elevation | 536 metres (1,759 ft) |
| Owner | Pakistan Sports Board |
| Executive suites | 26 |
| Capacity | 48,820 |
| Acreage | 45,000 sq. m |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1970 |
| Architect | China State Construction Engineering |
| Tenants | |
| Pakistan Television FC ZTBL F.C. Pakistan National Football Team | |
| Website | |
| http://www.sports.gov.pk/index | |
Stadium
This stadium was built in the 1970s. The stadium was renovated and used for the SAF Games in 2004. The playing field also has a running track around its perimeter allowing athletics use.
Tournaments hosted
It has hosted the following sporting events:
- South Asian Games: 1989, 2004
- SAFF Championship: 2005 (semi-finals and final only)
- SAFF Women's Championship: 2014
- National Games of Pakistan: 2013
- Quaid-e-Azam Inter Provincial Youth Games: 2016, 2017
- Pakistan Premier League
- National Women Football Championship: 2011,[2][3] 2012
- PFF League: 2010 (region round and Group B matches only), 2011
- All Pakistan Women Inter University Women Football Championship: 2011[4]
References
- "Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad". www.sports.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- Editorial Staff (2011-09-25). "National Women Championship group stage completed". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- Agencies (2011-09-30). "Young Rising Star beat Diya FC to clinch National Women Championship". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- Editorial Staff (2011-02-05). "Punjab, Frontier enter Pakistan Inter University Women Soccer final". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2022-01-03.
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