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Railway Stadium, Lahore

Association football stadium in Lahore, Pakistan

Summary

Association football stadium in Lahore, Pakistan

Field	Value
name	Railway Stadium
location	Garhi Shahu, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
coordinates
opened
owner	Pakistan Railways Sports Board
surface	Natural Grass
tenants	Pakistan Railways FC (1932–present)
Pakistan national football team (1987–1997)
seating_capacity	5,000

Pakistan national football team (1987–1997)

Railway Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Garhi Shahu, Lahore, Pakistan. 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. It is owned by the Pakistan Railways Sports Board. Built and opened in 1932, it is the oldest stadium in the city of Lahore.

History

Built and opened as a multi-purpose stadium in 1932, it is the oldest stadium in the city of Lahore. The opening ceremony of the stadium was held on Friday, 18 March 1932.

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.

In 1987, the stadium hosted the 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament as well as the inaugural 1993 SAARC Gold Cup, which was the first edition of the eventually renamed SAFF Championship. It was also the home venue during the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification for Pakistan.

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, the stadium was chosen as one of the venues, along with Punjab Stadium, in the 2007 AFC President's Cup held in Lahore.

Football tournaments

1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament

The stadium was the venue for the 1987 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament.

Date	Team #1	Res.	Team #2	Round	Attendance
15 September 1987	PAK Pakistan Whites	1–0	PAK Pakistan Blues	Group stage	N/A
16 September 1987	CHN Guangzhou	4–0		Group stage	N/A
17 September 1987	NEP Nepal XI	0–2	PAK Pakistan Whites	Group stage	N/A
17 September 1987	CHN Guangzhou	2–1	PAK Pakistan Greens	Group stage	N/A
18 September 1987	NEP Nepal XI	0–2	BAN Bangladesh XI	Group stage	N/A
18 September 1987	MDV Victory Sports Club	2–0	PAK Pakistan Yellows	Group stage	N/A
19 September 1987	PAK Pakistan Whites	1–1	BAN Bangladesh XI	Group stage	N/A
19 September 1987	PAK Pakistan Greens	4–0	PAK Pakistan Yellows	Group stage	N/A
20 September 1987	NEP Nepal XI	0–1	PAK Pakistan Blues	Group stage	N/A
20 September 1987	CHN Guangzhou	4–0	MDV Victory Sports Club	Group stage	N/A
21 September 1987	PAK Pakistan Blues	0–0	BAN Bangladesh XI	Group stage	N/A
21 September 1987	PAK Pakistan Greens	4–0	MDV Victory Sports Club	Group stage	N/A
22 September 1987	PAK Pakistan Greens	0–1	PAK Pakistan Whites	Semi-finals	N/A
23 September 1987	CHN Guangzhou	2–0	BAN Bangladesh XI	Semi-finals	N/A
24 September 1987	PAK Pakistan Greens	Walkover	BAN Bangladesh XI	Third-place match	N/A
24 September 1987	CHN Guangzhou	3–1	PAK Pakistan Whites	Final	N/A

1993 SAARC Gold Cup

The stadium was the venue for the 1993 SAARC Gold Cup.

Date	Team #1	Res.	Round	Attendance
16 July 1993		2–0	Group stage	N/A
16 July 1993		1–1	Group stage	N/A
17 July 1993	PAK Pakistan Whites	0–0	Exhibition match	N/A
18 July 1993	PAK Pakistan Whites	1–3	Exhibition match	N/A
18 July 1993		0–4	Group stage	N/A
19 July 1993		0–0	Group stage	N/A
20 July 1993	PAK Pakistan Whites	0–2	Exhibition match	N/A
21 July 1993		1–0	Group stage	N/A
22 July 1993	PAK Pakistan Whites	1–2	Exhibition match	N/A
23 July 1993		1–1	Group stage	N/A

References

"Play on! {{!}} Shehr {{!}} thenews.com.pk".
https://uk.soccerway.com/venues/pakistan/garhi-shahus-railway-stadium/v7247/
"Railway Stadium gets all clear to hold President’s Cup – Business Recorder".
(2010-09-15). "PFF approves 13 venues for Pakistan Premier Football".
"Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Saturday 12 March 1932".
"Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Thursday 24 March 1932".
(2009-10-29). "AFC gives stamp of approval to Punjab Stadium".
(2009-10-08). "Eight teams to compete in SAFF championship".
(2009-08-30). "Pakistan hopes to set record straight in SAFF Championship".
(2007-12-31). "Pakistan to participate in SAFF championship".
(2016-02-04). "1998 FIFA World Cup France ™ - Matches - Pakistan-Kazakhstan".
"Quaid-E-Azam International Cup (Pakistan)".
"1st SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation) Tournament 1993".

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