Railway Stadium, Lahore
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 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 |  |1993 SAARC Gold CupThe stadium was the venue for the 1993 SAARC Gold Cup.
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