Surface Grass Opened 9 December 1995 Phone +92 9280563 Construction cost 30.7 million PKR | Broke ground 1988 Capacity 25,000 Owner Government of Karachi | |
Location Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Operator City District Government Karachi Address Mauripur Rd, Karachi, Pakistan Hours Open today · 8AM–2AMMonday8AM–2AMTuesday8AM–2AMWednesday8AM–2AMThursday8AM–2AMFriday8AM–2AMSaturday8AM–2AMSunday8AM–2AMSuggest an edit Similar Khaliq Deena Hall, Sindh Institute of Skin Dise, National Bank of Pakistan, Hockey Club of Pakistan, Hindu Gymkhana - Karachi | ||
The Peoples Football Stadium, is located near Port Grand, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is owned by the City District Government of Karachi. It has a capacity of 25,000.
Overview
The stadium was built in 1988, and opened on 9 December 1995. It covers an area of 10 acres (40,000 m2). In 1999, when Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto came into power, new floodlights imported from France worth PKR 30.7 million were installed, to enable evening matches to take place. The Pakistan national football team moved to the Peoples Football Stadium from the Railway Stadium in Lahore.
The stadium, hosted the South Asian Football Federation Championship in 2005 which was won by India. It also hosted all the matches in the inaugural Geo Super Football League in 2007.
HBL FC who currently compete in the Pakistan Premier League play their homegames at the Peoples Football Stadium.