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.

DateTeam #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance
15 September 1987Pakistan Pakistan Whites1–0Pakistan Pakistan BluesGroup stageN/A
16 September 1987China Guangzhou4–0NepalGroup stageN/A
17 September 1987Nepal Nepal XI0–2Pakistan Pakistan WhitesGroup stageN/A
17 September 1987China Guangzhou2–1Pakistan Pakistan GreensGroup stageN/A
18 September 1987Nepal Nepal XI0–2Bangladesh Bangladesh XIGroup stageN/A
18 September 1987Maldives Victory Sports Club2–0Pakistan Pakistan YellowsGroup stageN/A
19 September 1987Pakistan Pakistan Whites1–1Bangladesh Bangladesh XIGroup stageN/A
19 September 1987Pakistan Pakistan Greens4–0Pakistan Pakistan YellowsGroup stageN/A
20 September 1987Nepal Nepal XI0–1Pakistan Pakistan BluesGroup stageN/A
20 September 1987China Guangzhou4–0Maldives Victory Sports ClubGroup stageN/A
21 September 1987Pakistan Pakistan Blues0–0Bangladesh Bangladesh XIGroup stageN/A
21 September 1987Pakistan Pakistan Greens4–0Maldives Victory Sports ClubGroup stageN/A
22 September 1987Pakistan Pakistan Greens0–1Pakistan Pakistan WhitesSemi-finalsN/A
23 September 1987China Guangzhou2–0Bangladesh Bangladesh XISemi-finalsN/A
24 September 1987Pakistan Pakistan GreensWalkoverBangladesh Bangladesh XIThird-place matchN/A
24 September 1987China Guangzhou3–1Pakistan Pakistan WhitesFinalN/A

1993 SAARC Gold Cup

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

DateTeam #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance
16 July 1993India2–0Sri LankaRound RobinN/A
16 July 1993Pakistan1–1NepalRound RobinN/A
17 July 1993Pakistan Pakistan Whites0–0NepalExhibition matchN/A
18 July 1993Pakistan Pakistan Whites1–3IndiaExhibition matchN/A
18 July 1993Pakistan0–4Sri LankaRound RobinN/A
19 July 1993Sri Lanka0–0NepalRound RobinN/A
20 July 1993Pakistan Pakistan Whites0–2PakistanExhibition matchN/A
21 July 1993India1–0NepalRound RobinN/A
22 July 1993Pakistan Pakistan Whites1–2Sri LankaExhibition matchN/A
23 July 1993Pakistan1–1IndiaRound RobinN/A

See also