Jinnah Sports Stadium

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Jinnah Sports Stadium (Template:Langx) is a multi-purpose stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and serves as the home venue for the Pakistan national football team. The stadium has a capacity of 48,700 people,[1] and is the largest stadium in Pakistan. The stadium is owned by the Pakistan Sports Board.[2] The stadium is part of the Pakistan Sports Complex which also houses Liaquat Gymnasium, a gymnasium sports complex for indoor sports.[3][4]

History

Early years

Named after Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the stadium was built in the 1970s by Chinese State Construction Engineering for hosting the 1978 Asian Games, which were ultimately shifted to Bangkok.[4][3] The Liaquat Gymnasium nearby was formally inaugurated as part of the complex when Pakistan played host to the seventh 1984 Asian Table Tennis Championships.[4]

Home of Pakistan football

In 1986, it hosted the 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament for football matches. The stadium was first renovated and used for the South Asian Games in 1989.[5] The same year, it also hosted the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification where Pakistan participated for the first time.[6]

The stadium was once again chosen as a venue for the South Asian Games when Pakistan again hosted the event in 2004.[7] Apart from being one of the main venues of several national sports events such as the National Games of Pakistan,[8] Quaid-e-Azam Inter Provincial Youth Games,[9][10] or football events such as the Pakistan Premier League and the National Women Football Championship,[11][12][13][14][15][16][17] the stadium has been a regular home venue for the Pakistan national football team since the 1980s. In 2014, the stadium hosted the 2014 SAFF Women's Championship for the Pakistan women national football team.[18]

Refurbishments

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Panorama view

The stadium was first renovated to serve as host for the South Asian Games in 1989 with help of Chinese engineers.[5]

After years of inactivity due to the ban on Pakistan Football Federation by FIFA, the stadium served as host after 11 years since Pakistan ever held an international football event, for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification on 17 October 2023, which resulted in Pakistan's first ever victory in a World Cup qualifying match against Cambodia. Due to the scarcity of stadiums in Pakistan meeting FIFA standards, the stadium was refurbished including the grass, goalposts.[19] For the matches at the next round, the stadium went more reforms upgrading the floodlights and seats.[20]

Hosting history

Multi-sport events

Football events

Baseball events

While football, baseball, and athletics have been the main international sports hosted at Jinnah Sports Stadium, the broader Islamabad Sports Complex has also hosted the 1984 Asian Table Tennis Championships and the 1988 Asian Wrestling Championships.[21][22]

Football tournaments

1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament

The stadium was the venue for the 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament.[23]

Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
25 April 1986 Template:Flagicon Pakistan Green 1–0 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Group stage N/A
25 April 1986 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 5–0 File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal Group stage N/A
26 April 1986 Template:Flagicon Pakistan Green 1–0 Template:Flagicon South Korea XI Group stage N/A
26 April 1986 Template:Flagicon Pakistan White 0–7 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Group stage N/A
27 April 1986 File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal 2–2 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Group stage N/A
27 April 1986 Template:Flagicon Pakistan White 0–4 Template:Flagicon South Korea XI Group stage N/A
28 April 1986 Template:Flagicon Pakistan White 2–3 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Group stage N/A
28 April 1986 Template:Flagicon Pakistan Green 0–3 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Group stage N/A
29 April 1986 Template:Flagicon South Korea XI 5–0 File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal Group stage N/A
30 April 1986 Template:Flagicon South Korea XI 4–0 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Group stage N/A
30 April 1986 Template:Flagicon Pakistan Green 7–0 Template:Flagicon Pakistan White Group stage N/A
1 May 1986 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 3–0 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Group stage N/A
1 May 1986 Template:Flagicon Pakistan White 0–2 File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal Group stage N/A
2 May 1986 Template:Flagicon Pakistan Green 5–0 File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal Group stage N/A
2 May 1986 File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 1–1 Template:Flagicon South Korea XI Group stage N/A

1989 South Asian Games

The stadium was the venue for the 1989 South Asian Games.[24]

Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
20 October 1989 File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives 0–0 File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal Group stage N/A
21 October 1989 File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 3–0 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Group stage N/A
22 October 1989 File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 0–0 File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal Group stage N/A
23 October 1989 File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh 1–1 File:Flag of India.svg India Group stage N/A
24 October 1989 File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 2–0 File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives Group stage N/A
25 October 1989 File:Flag of India.svg India 2–1 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Group stage N/A
26 October 1989 File:Flag of India.svg India 2–1 File:Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal Bronze medal match N/A
26 October 1989 File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 1–0 File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Gold medal match N/A

2004 South Asian Games

The stadium was the venue for the 2004 South Asian Games.[25]

Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
01 April 2004 File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 1–0 File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Group stage N/A
01 April 2004 File:Flag of India.svg India 2–0 File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan Group stage N/A
03 April 2004 File:Flag of India.svg India 4–1 File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan Knockout stage N/A
03 April 2004 File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 1–1 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Knockout stage N/A
05 April 2004 File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka 0–0 File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan Bronze medal match N/A
05 April 2004 File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan 1–0 File:Flag of India.svg India Gold medal match 37,000

2014 SAFF Women's Championship

The stadium was the venue for the 2014 SAFF Women's Championship.[26]

Date Team #1 Res. Team #2 Round Attendance
11 November 2014 Script error: No such module "flagg". 1–2 Script error: No such module "flagg". Group stage 6,500
12 November 2014 Script error: No such module "flagg". 8–0 Script error: No such module "flagg". Group stage 2,000
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14 November 2014 Script error: No such module "flagg". 3–0 Script error: No such module "flagg". Group stage 500
14 November 2014 Script error: No such module "flagg". 0–2 Script error: No such module "flagg". Group stage 1,700
15 November 2014 Script error: No such module "flagg". 1–0 Script error: No such module "flagg". Group stage 2,000
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21 November 2014 Script error: No such module "flagg". 6–0 Script error: No such module "flagg". Final 8,000

See also

References

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