Peoples Football Stadium

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Peoples Football Stadium
Location	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Broke ground	1988
Opened	December 9, 1995
Owner	City District Government Karachi
Operator	City District Government Karachi
Surface	Grass
Construction cost	PKR 30.7 Million
Tenants	HBL FC
Capacity	40,000

The Peoples Football Stadium, is located in Lyari Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

Peoples Football Stadium is an important sporting arena here in Karachi, where people of diverse cultures live side by side with each other. The stadium was built in 1988, The stadium have spread over an area of 10 acres, reflects a lush green surface suitable for any type of soccer competitions. In 1999, when Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto came into power, a floodlights system imported from France worth PKR 30.7 million was installed, offering tremendous lighting suitable for the clashes to be played in the night. The stadium is owned by the City District Government of Karachi. The Pakistan national football team moved here from the Railway Stadium, but when the Rangers took over making it into their barracks, the national side was forced to move to the Punjab Stadium.

Peoples Football Stadium, hosted a full-fledged tournament of the SAARC countries, the SAFF Cup in 2005. The stadium holds more than 40,000 capacity. At the moment, it is hosting all the matches of the inaugural Geo Super Football League 2007.