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 | |
| 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[2]
- SAFF Championship: 2005 (semi-finals and final only)
- SAFF Women's Championship: 2014[3]
- National Games of Pakistan: 2013[4]
- Quaid-e-Azam Inter Provincial Youth Games: 2016,[5] 2017[6]
- Pakistan Premier League
- National Women Football Championship: 2005,[7] 2006,[8] 2007,[9] 2008,[10] 2009,[11] 2010,[12] 2011,[13][14] 2012[15]
- PFF League: 2010 (region round and Group B matches only), 2011[16]
- All Pakistan Women Inter University Women Football Championship: 2011[17]
References
- "Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad". Pakistan Sports Board. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- "South Asian Games - Day One | NEWS | World Athletics". World Athletics. 2004-04-02. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- Abbasi, Kashif (2014-11-22). "India humble Nepal 6-0 to lift SAFF trophy for third time". Dawn. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- Hashmi, Nabeel (2013-06-27). "Let the Games begin". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- Saba, Fazeela (2016-05-06). "Quaid-e-Azam inter-provincial games: A light at the end of Pakistan's barren sports tunnel". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- "Quaid-e-Azam Inter Provincial Games 2017 - Khilari". www.khilari.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- "WOMEN'S SOCCER: Khadija strikes as Punjab lift title". Dawn. 2005-09-30. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- "Wapda lift women soccer trophy". Dawn. 2006-08-30. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- "Lahore Club claim women soccer title". Dawn. 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- "Giant-killer Rising Star stun Wapda". The Nation. 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- "Malavan FC thrash Sports Sciences to clinch football title". Dawn. 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- "Young Rising Stars beat WAPDA to win NWFC". Dawn. 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- "National Women Championship group stage completed". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- "Young Rising Star beat Diya FC to clinch National Women Championship". Dawn. 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- "Young Rising Star fight hard to retain Women Championship". footballpakistan.com. FPDC. October 9, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- "PFF League results 1-2 December 2011". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). 2011-12-01. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- "Punjab, Frontier enter Pakistan Inter University Women Soccer final". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). 2011-02-05. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
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