List of stadiums in Pakistan

This is a list of major sport stadiums in Pakistan. Only stadiums with the capacity of 2,000 spectators or more are included.

## Current grounds

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1 | Jinnah Sports Stadium | 48,900[1] | Multi-Purpose | Islamabad | Islamabad Capital Territory | Pakistan national football team |
2 | National Hockey Stadium | 45,000[2] |  Hockey | Lahore | Punjab | Pakistan national field hockey team
3 | People's Football Stadium | 40,000[3][4] |  Football | Karachi | Sindh | Pakistan national football team |
4 | Arbab Niaz Stadium | 35,000[5] |  Cricket | Peshawar | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Pakistan national cricket team, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team, Peshawar Zalmi |
5 | National Stadium | 34,228[6] |  Cricket | Karachi | Sindh | Karachi cricket team, Karachi Dolphins, Karachi Zebras, Karachi Kings, Pakistan International Airlines cricket team, Pakistan national cricket team |
6 | Abdul Sattar Edhi Hockey Stadium | 30,000[7] |  Hockey | Karachi | Sindh | Pakistan national field hockey team |
7 | Multan Cricket Stadium | 28,000[8] |  Cricket | Multan | Punjab | Multan Sultans, Multan cricket team, Multan Tigers |
8 | Gaddafi Stadium | 27,000[9][10] |  Cricket | Lahore | Punjab | Lahore Qalandars, Lahore cricket teams, Pakistan International Airlines cricket team and Pakistan Cricket Team |
9 | Faisalabad Hockey Stadium | 25,000[11] |  Hockey | Faisalabad | Punjab | Pakistan national field hockey team |
10 | Zahoor Elahi Stadium | 25,000[12] |  Cricket | Gujrat | Punjab |  |
11 | Ayub National Stadium | 20,000[13][14] | Multi-Purpose | Quetta | Balochistan |  |
12 | Bugti Stadium | 20,000[15] |  Cricket | Quetta | Balochistan | Quetta Gladiators |
13 | Jinnah Stadium | 20,000[5] | Multi-purpose | Gujranwala | Punjab | Pakistan national cricket team, Gujranwala Cricket Association  |
14 | Qayyum Stadium | 15,000[16] |  Sports complex | Peshawar | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | Peshawar football team, Peshawar Olympic team, Peshawar badminton club  |
15 | Sargodha Cricket Stadium | 20,000 |  Cricket | Sargodha | Punjab | Sargodha Division Cricket Association, Sargodha cricket team |
16 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 15,000[17] |  Cricket | Rawalpindi | Punjab | Rawalpindi cricket team, Rawalpindi Rams, Islamabad United and Pakistan Cricket Team |
17 | Ibn-e-Qasim Bagh Stadium | 18,000 | Multi-Purpose | Multan | Punjab, Pakistan |  |
18 | Iqbal Stadium | 18,000[18] |  Cricket | Faisalabad | Punjab | Faisalabad cricket team, Faisalabad Wolves, Pakistan national cricket team |
19 | Jinnah Stadium | 18,000[5] |  Cricket | Sialkot | Punjab | Sialkot cricket team, Sialkot Stallions |
20 | Quaid-e-Azam Stadium | 16,000 |  Cricket | Mirpur | Azad Kashmir | AJK Jaguars |
21 | Bahawal Stadium | 15,000 |  Cricket | Bahawalpur | Punjab | Pakistan national cricket team |
22 | KPT Football Stadium | 15,000[19] |  Football | Karachi | Sindh | Karachi Port Trust |
23 | KMC Football Stadium | 15,000[20] |  Football | Karachi | Sindh |  |
24 | Niaz Stadium | 15,000[21] |  Cricket | Hyderabad | Sindh | Hyderabad cricket team, Hyderabad Hawks |
25 | Pindi Club Ground | 15,000[22] |  Cricket | Rawalpindi | Punjab | Pakistan national cricket team |
26 | Punjab Stadium | 15,000[23] | Multi-Purpose | Lahore | Punjab | Pakistan national football team |
27 | Sheikhupura Stadium | 15,000 |  Cricket | Sheikhupura | Punjab | Pakistan national cricket team |
28 | Marghzar Cricket Ground | 15,000  |  Cricket | Islamabad | Islamabad Capital Territory |  |
29 | Liaquat Gymnasium | 10,223  |  Sports complex | Islamabad | Islamabad Capital Territory |  |
30 | Army Stadium | 7,000[24] |  Football | Rawalpindi | Punjab | Pakistan Army |
31 | Gwadar Cricket Stadium | 10,000[5] |  Cricket | Gwadar | Balochistan |  |
32 | Hyderabad Football Stadium | 10,000[25] |  Football | Hyderabad | Sindh, Pakistan | Hyderabad District Football Association  |
33 | Hayatabad Sports Complex | 10,000 |  Cricket | Peshawar | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |  |
34 | Qayyum Papa Stadium | 10,000[26] |  Football | Quetta | Balochistan |  |
35 | Muzaffarabad Cricket Stadium | 10,000  |  Cricket | Muzaffarabad | Azad Kashmir |  |
36 | Southend Club Cricket Stadium | 10,000  |  Cricket | Karachi | Sindh |  |
37 | Shaheed Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto International Cricket Stadium | 10,000 |  Cricket | Garhi Khuda Bakhsh | Sindh |  |
38 | Zafar Ali Stadium | 10,000[5] |  Cricket | Sahiwal | Punjab |  |
39 | Bilawal Stadium | 10,000  |  Sports complex | Nawabshah | Sindh |  |
40 | Jinnah Municipal Stadium | 10,000  |  Sports complex | Sukkur | Sindh |  |
41 | Zamir Jaffri Cricket Stadium | 10,000  |  Cricket | Jhelum | Punjab |  |
42 | Shoaib Akhtar Stadium | 8,000[27] | Multi-purpose | Rawalpindi | Punjab | Khan Research Laboratories |
43 | Asghar Ali Shah Cricket Stadium | 8,000  |  Cricket | Karachi | Sindh |  |
44 | Sargodha Hockey Stadium | 7,000 |  Hockey | Sargodha | Punjab | Sargodha District Hockey Team  |
45 | Tehmas Khan Football Stadium | 6,000[28] |  Football | Peshawar | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |  |
46 | Railway Stadium | 5,000  |  Football | Lahore | Punjab | Pakistan Railways |
47 | Sadiq Shaheed Stadium | 5,000[29] |  Football | Quetta | Balochistan | Muslim FC |
48 | Drigh Road Union Football Stadium | 5,000  |  Football | Karachi | Sindh |  |
49 | Sialkot Hockey Stadium | 5,000 |  Hockey | Sialkot | Punjab | Silkot District hockey team, Crescent Hockey Club |
50 | Abbottabad Cricket Stadium | 4,000  |  Cricket | Abbottabad | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |  |
51 | Abbottabad Hockey Stadium | 3,000  |  Hockey | Abbottabad | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |  |
52 | Sialkot Hockey Stadium | 3,000  |  Hockey | Sialkot | Punjab |  |
53 | Karachi Race Club | 3,000  |  Horse racing | Karachi | Sindh |  |
54 | Railways Ground | 2,000[30] |  Football | Faisalabad | Punjab | Lyallpur |
55 | Karachi United Stadium | 2,000  |  Football | Karachi | Sindh | Karachi United |
56 | PAF Complex | 2,000 |  Sports complex | Islamabad | Islamabad Capital Territory | Pakistan Air Force |

## Future projects

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Rafi Cricket Stadium | 50,000 |  Cricket | Karachi | Sindh | Pakistan national cricket team
Islamabad Cricket Stadium | 50,000 |  Cricket | Islamabad | Islamabad Capital Territory | Pakistan national cricket team
Sialkot Sports Complex | 49,000 |  Sports complex | Sialkot | Punjab |
Marvi Sports Complex  | 10,000 |  Sports complex | Tharpakar @Mithi | Sindh |

## Defunct grounds

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Stadium  | Capacity  | Game(s)  | City  | Province  | Tenants

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Montgomery Cricket Club Ground |  |  Cricket | Sahiwal | Punjab | Pakistan national cricket team

## See also

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* List of cricket grounds in Pakistan
* List of football stadiums in Pakistan
* List of hockey stadiums in Pakistan
* List of sports venues in Karachi
* List of sports venues in Lahore
* List of sports venues in Faisalabad
* List of stadiums by capacity
* Lists of stadiums

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