Sports venue in Islamabad, Pakistan
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 49,000 people and is the largest stadium in Pakistan.[1]
Stadium
Panorama view
Named after Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah , the stadium was built in the 1980s by Chinese State Construction Engineering .[2] The stadium was first renovated and used for the SAF Games in 1989 .[3] The playing field also has a running track around its perimeter, facilitating its use for athletics .
Tournaments hosted
It has hosted the following sporting events:
South Asian Games : 1989 , 2004 [4]
SAFF Championship : 2005 (semi-finals and final only)
SAFF Women's Championship : 2014 [5]
National Games of Pakistan : 2013[6]
Quaid-e-Azam Inter Provincial Youth Games : 2016,[7] 2017[8]
Pakistan Premier League
National Women Football Championship : 2005 ,[9] 2006 ,[10] 2007 ,[11] 2008 ,[12] 2009 ,[13] 2010 ,[14] 2011 ,[15] 2012
PFF League : 2010 (region round and Group B matches only), 2011
All Pakistan Women Inter University Women Football Championship: 2011
FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: 2026
Athletics at the 2024 South Asian Games
See also
References